Tail Talk

Over the past weeks I’ve been telling Tim that I’ve seen Booger, the inside cat, drinking out of the toilet just like Jack.  Tim said he had seen cats drink out of the toilet; they get up with all four feet on the rim or with their feet in the bowl but not in the water.  I said no, Booger is standing with two feet on the floor, paws around the bowl, stretched as long as he can manage to drink out of the bowl.  Tim then proceeded to tell me that this is impossible, the cat’s body is not long enough to reach from his toes on the floor to nose to the water in the bowl.  Well, I know I’m not crazy and his body may not be long enough but I’ve seen him and he’s drinking from the toilet.  So every time after that time I told him I saw Booger again, toes on the floor, nose in the toilet bowl, drinking.  We were watching a movie the other evening when I saw Tim jump up from his chair and very quietly run across the living room.  I had no idea what he was doing until he came walking back into the living room, shaking his head, muttering “that must be some really good water.”  I had to laugh because it really must be some really good water because everyone in the house except us prefers their water from the toilet bowl.  Action Jackson, the shelter dog rescued from the high kill shelter almost one year ago and Booger the rescue cat, continue to be the very best of friends, playing together inside and out.  Before Booger, Jack had to be content running from room to room by himself, working off his puppy energy.  Now he has a buddy that runs from one end of the house to the other with him, Jack in chase one way with Booger in chase the other.  I’ve never been quick enough to see what happens at the end to make the switch but it involves the dining room table and the rolling office chair.  Together they are learning to get into the kind of trouble you expect out of children.  This morning Tim wasn’t quick enough getting to the door to let them in so there was Booger, up on the outside deck railing, trying to open storm door handle.  When the animals are outside we leave the exterior door open with only have the storm door closed for entrance to the house.  I don’t know what Booger would have done if he would have gotten the storm door open but I’m sure they would have worked together to find a solution to get inside.  Oh if only people of different persuasions worked together the way our cat and dog have managed, considered mortal enemies in everything from the animal kingdom to the cartoon network, think of what the world could be.  We can all start small by adopting a kitten along with that really cute puppy that grows up and ends up back in a shelter because it becomes more demanding in its care than we are willing to provide.  It’s a win-win relationship for everyone, especially if you adopt your new family members from your local shelter.  And never forget, it is only through you that the Randolph County Humane Society continues to save lives, one by one.