Aren't cats supposed to dislike water? This has been disproved by Mr. Rufus, aka, The Fisher Cat. Here's what happened. In the orgy of attention around the newly arrived kittens, the fish has been sadly under-attended. He bravely gulped away in a tank that looked like the Don River on a bad day. So I set out to clean his tank yesterday. This involves bailing the thing out into a bucket.
Of course, any new activity rates interest wih the boys and Rufus started first by leaning into the full bucket of water and then actually jumping in. I pulled him out dried him off with a dish towel and oddly enough, he didn't seem to be alarmed at all. But then, remember he is the kitten who washes his feet in the water bowl every morning - so he seems to actually like getting wet.
I thought this might chasten him and I continued to fill the newly cleaned tank a pitcher at a time. I'd almost gotten it all the way full when I came into the old kitchen (where the fish tank lives inside an old jukebox) and there's Rufus hanging precariously over the edge of the tank just about to go in after the fish and I grabbed him. I probably should have let the fur-face have a little swim.But I think he might have enjoyed it. Think I'll try him in the bathtub tonight. Could be a furry Michael Phelps. xxxdad
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