If Cats Could Talk

Four Things I'd Like to Ask Jeter

Wouldn't it be great if our pets could talk? Even if just for one day?
I've thought about this quite a bit and if my cat Jeter could talk, I'd ask him these four questions.

Here's Jeter a few days after I brought him home.

1. Where did you come from?

Here's Jeter with his beloved green frog.

My brother-in-law found Jeter hanging around a little cardboard box out on the main road near his gravel driveway, most likely because that's where he was dumped. I didn't have a cat at the time and when I found out that the little fella was wearing a tuxedo, I said I'd take him in, sight unseen.(There's just something about a guy in a tux... isn't there?)

He looked to be about 8 weeks old and he was clean, well fed, very friendly & well-socialized, so he must've had a home before he came to ours. So if he could talk, I would also ask him..."What was your other family like?"... "Did you have brothers & sisters?" ..."Were you the only kitten they couldn't give away?"...and "Were you scared when they put you out?"

2.  What is it about that little green frog?

I've detailed in a previous post how Jeter LOVES his green frog, but I have honestly never had a pet with such a strong attachment to an inanimate object. Whenever I leave him, whether it's to go to bed for the night, or to go some where in my car, he immediately finds his baby (the green frog), so if Jeter could talk, I would ask him..."What is about that funny-looking frog that comforts you?"... and "Why do you only go and get it when you're left alone?"

The only way Jeter will tolerate Canaan
is if there is glass between them.

3. Why are you so afraid of babies?

Jeter's never really been crazy about small children, but that's really not that unusual for cats in adult-only households. The thing is though, Jeter really can't stand Canaan. When my grandson  comes to visit, Jeter basically lives under my bed until Canaan takes a nap, goes to bed for the night, or leaves altogether.  And here's the deal... Canaan is fascinated with Jeter but he's never so much as touched him, so if Jeter could talk, I  would ask him..."Why can't you just give the baby a chance?"... and "Is it REALLY necessary to spit and hiss at him?"

4. How can you POSSIBLY sleep 23 hours per day?
I know that all cats sleep a lot, but I have on many occasions seen Jeter sleep ALL day without so much as twitching a muscle. So if Jeter could talk, I would like to ask him..."If you're sleeping so soundly, how is it then, that you can hear me pouring milk on my cereal when you're DOWNSTAIRS?"... and  "How is it that you magically appear when I unwrap a piece of cheese for a sandwich?"

So how about you? 

If YOUR pets could talk, what question 

would YOU like to ask them?

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