My morning ritual with Wakame

For the past several months, Dav and I have noticed that Wakame, the girl cat of our furry family, brings a toy sock to our bedroom door during the night. Every morning, we wake up to find this sock, with its tiny golden bell attached, placed right in the middle in front of the door . And every morning, I pick it up and place it back in the cat toy pile that is in the living room. I began feeling that I 'had' to put the sock back so Wakame would be able to carry out her nightly ritual.

Well, this morning there was a change. Wakame brought the sock toy into our room. When I first moved in, Dav kindly changed the whole bedroom door so he could cut a cat door into it. This way, we could actually close our bedroom door and the cats could still go in and out freely.

This first picture shows where the sock usually is: just outside the door in the long hallway to the living room. The second picture is the new sock drop-off point: just inside the room by the cat door.

Yes, I picked the sock up again and put it back in the toy pile. Let's see where it'll be placed tomorrow morning...

Comments

[mademoiselle a.]

Well :) by now it is still 'where it'...not 'what will'. I guess it's a token of appreciation?

[jean]

i'm so glad you play with your cats, even if it's mysterious, indirect communication, like the sock. in fact, that's even better. my cats often bring their toys to bed with them, but there's no method to their madness yet. they're simply strewn everywhere(but i do put them back in the basket at night). enjoy! jean

[kitten]

How nice for Waka-butt to have a mom that pays attention to her in this way (among others). Life is in the details!

[Mie]

Aw, thank you! I love it when people get how much i love my furry ones. They are weird though...I suppose a sock is better than a deat rat or something...

[jr]

Outdoor cats will regularly bring home each night conquest. They will leave it at the door for you to show that they care.