Odessa's little indulgence

I'm sure we can all say our cats are weird. Or maybe just quirky. And I
suppose we can get into a contest over this. And some days I look at one of
mine, scratch my head and go "What the...?"

Odessa, it seems, has a little shoe fetish going on. When she thinks no one's
looking she'll start rolling around on a shoe--mine or Louie's--and then sink
her little claws in and turn it around so she can stuff her head inside as
deeply as she can manage. I do want to stress that the shoes are not being
worn at the time, otherwise I'd be sending this to one of those naughtier
magazines, or the Stilettos-R-Us catalog. She'll be lying there purring away,
rolling on her back with her paws wrapped around a sneaker and filling her
nostrils with that intoxicating bouquet of Eau De Foote. But let her be
caught and she'll toss that shoe away like a chicken bone and skulk off, no
doubt blushing beneath the black silk of her fur, and plot her next seduction.

Blessed be,
Baha

Caroline S....

Pippin loves shoes too. He likes to "dig" on the liner, especially
leather interiors that are slippery. He'll also shove both front paws
as far as possible into the shoe and doze off. If the liner is loose,
he'll often leave it bunched or pulled up. He doesn't appear to be
ashamed of himself when I chase him off, just annoyed that he got
caught.

-Caroline S.

kilikini...

Tyrone is infatuated with my husband's work boots, unfortunately. He has
scratched holes into the leather and chews up the padding above the ankles.
Steel toe work boots aren't cheap to replace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jmcquown...

Lock 'em in a closet? (the work boots, not Tyrone!)

kilikini...

Ha ha ha! I would if I could; our closet doesn't have doors. Another
favorite of Tyrone's is jumping on the clothes in the closet and swinging.
Did I mention his nickname is Dr. Evil???

CATherine...

Aw, she sounds so cute. Djoser used to act like that when I would
catch him wrestling with a soft throw rug. I snuck up on him one time
and caught him with a look of bliss on his face. I have always
wondered just what was going on in his mind!