the kitten chronicles - part 63

Persistence and stubbornness are two new kitten characteristics. This weekend while downstairs doing the official Big Cat laundry
I noticed the boys have become very adept at removing the metal grate that sits over the drain in the basement floor. They can hook the grate with their claws and they drag in off. Then they like to stare down the drain hole and ponder. Where does it go? Is that water down there? It fascinates them. And scares me. Here's why. I caught Roo-face halfway down the drain hole with just his back paws braced to hold him up. I pulled him out just in time I figured and then to stop them from doing this I put a pair of winter boots on top of the drain. Ha! This is a red flag to a persistent kitten. They just knocked the boots over dragged them out
of the way and moments later I caught Rufus again halfway down the drain hole. Kitty suicide? Who knows with these fur-brains ?
Then I put the laundry basket with the boots in it on top of the drain to stop them. The boys left, defeated. A Big Cat can be curious, too. So when they left I removed the basket and peered down the drain on my hands and knees. Damn, if there wasn't something down there about 2 feet down the hole. I reached in and pulled out 2 soaking wet stuffed mice and a Midnight Crazy ball. Amazing. The boys had knocked them down the drain hole and Rufus remembered and was trying to retrieve them! Smart
these kitties. I hung the two drenched cloth mice by their tails from the bra dryer - that looked very weird and gave Roo-face a quick pat - clever kitten! xxx dad