How to Recognise a Cat’s Sense of Humour.

Along with being spoiled and many other things cats have a real sense of humour. However, they may be the only ones that fully understand it. Nevertheless, in time, you may begin to. This article is put together after dealing with some very amusing cats.

Get a new sofa or shift the cat gently

Do you find yourself sitting in the middle of the sofa while one of your cats is laying in your favourite place to sit? If so chances are your cat is spoiled, especially if you try to reclaim your spot and he or she isn’t moving. Instead, they fuss at you for the annoying idea of moving them. If you look over and your cat has a very pleased look on its face, well that’s the cat’s sense of humour showing. What you need is an extra sofa or sweet talk the cat into moving.

Try to enjoy your meal despite the cat’s displeasure

Do you find yourself feeding the cat before eating yourself? And yet when you sit down to eat they are right there checking out your dinner plate? However, when they see that you do NOT plan to share your meal they’ll eat their cat food. Nevertheless, they are not very happy about it, nor with you. Their sense of humour, suddenly, took a “nose dive”, so to speak. Well just continue to enjoy your meal. They’ll get over it, or get you back.

Do your reading elsewhere

Do you ever try to read the newspaper or a magazine and your cat comes over and lies down on top of it? The cat wants you to stop what you are doing and pet them. And you oblige – figuring you’ll read the article later. The trouble with that idea is that they just cat nap and then are back up for more petting. So by the time that you get to read the newspaper, it is old news and the magazine is a back issue. You can always go to the park or a restaurant to catch up on your reading.

Buy the cat a gift too

Have you ever bought your spouse a greeting card or a balloon and your cat ends up puncturing the balloon with their claws or teeth, or tears up the card? Cats get jealous too and it might be a good idea to get it a little something as well.

Expect unwanted interruptions

Have you ever been sitting on the couch, holding hands with your mate, and the cat comes over and sits smack dab in the middle of you two? They haven’t heard that three’s a crowd. So pick back up later during their catnap. Cats do the funniest things, but sometimes not so humourous at the time.

Close the bathroom door – properly

Do you ever go into the bathroom and leave a small crack in the door and suddenly hear a creak? It is the cat coming to join you. Who needs privacy anyway? But sometimes their timing can be a bit off especially on wanting to be petted or on being cute. Also if your cat can easily get to the tank of the toilet you could end up with a cat standing on your shoulders. Close that door all the way. You should pay no mind to that little paw poking under the door… even if you hear a soft “miaow”. Some things do call for a certain amount of privacy.

Accept your fall from grace

Do you ever try to walk and your cat keeps getting under your feet while herding you towards their cat food? Well, the only thing that you can do is take precautions and do not trip. Then go ahead and feed them. If you should trip don’t be amazed if the cat finds it humourous.

Be phone-savvy around your cat

Be careful getting on phones that aren’t cordless, especially while handling business calls. Have you ever been talking on the phone and had to switch to the cordless? You leave the one that you were on off the hook, start talking on the other, and suddenly hear “miaow, miaow”. You then have to excuse yourself and go hang up the other phone ruining the cat’s curiosity and fun. It is a good thing that cats can’t easily dial numbers, especially long-distance.

Tips:

Your cat or cats might be spoiled; plus their humour and your humour may differ. However are they helpful around the house? A good cat can help keep the lawn down low while rolling around, waiting for a belly rub. Don’t forget to rub your kitty’s belly – after all your cat took time out just for you. The cat may have already finished sliding around on the kitchen floor giving it a freshly polished look.

If you notice that your clean clothes basket is filled to the brim, not to worry –  if you have a cat, they’ll be more than glad to flatten things out for you. Then you’ll have lots of space left in the basket, with just a little fur on the clothes. Cats do tend to look for soft cosy places to sleep. It might pay to buy them a cat bed. However, it may not, for cats tend to pick their own chosen spots to cat nap – like the clothes basket. You may want to put an old towel on top of the clean clothes.

You may have noticed tiny pieces of cat food in your cat’s water bowl. Well, watch them to see if they are dipping their dry cat food in the water bowl. The cat may be trying to give you a hint that they prefer softer food. If your cat is getting old, his or her teeth may be going bad. It isn’t necessary to buy all canned cat food, just add water to the dry food. You’ll find that it will be less work on you because you won’t always need to clean their water bowl of food scraps.

Let’s say you’re using a spray bottle to train your cat. In some cases, the cat may act as though it’s bathtime and will jump in your lap to be dried off. That’s just part of their sense of humour.

Cats are very clean animals and might sometimes dip one paw into their water bowl and wipe their faces and heads. Therefore, it is important to always make sure that they have plenty of clean water… they do totally depend on us for their care.

Warnings:

Cats do love to rearrange your closet, so be sure to keep your closet door closed and latched if possible. Before leaving the house, always check to see if there is any chance at all that your cat has gotten past you and inside your closet. Think how dangerous it would be for them to be locked up in a closet all day without water.