Otherwise known as Fred.Ever since Holden came home from the hospital, Mike and I have been locking the cats in the basement at night to avoid any trouble for all involved as we tend to the baby overnight. The cats have meowed from time to time from behind the door, but until recently the problem has been minimal. But this week, as we've been working on helping Holden learn how to sleep, Fred has (strategically?) decided to up the volume. And...he's decided to wait to meow until Holden goes to sleep, of course. So one set of cries ends and another begins, and it's not like we can let Fred "cry it out," since he a) might wake the baby, and b) will drive us insane, since as those of you who have met Fred know, this cat can has no ordinary meow.
To combat this unique form of torture that Fred has been inflicting upon us, Mike has decided to spray him with water. But since we don't have a spray bottle in the house, he's been filling a baby bottle with water, opening the basement door when Fred yells, and promptly squirting him. Yes, a baby bottle. Because that's the way we roll around here.
To combat this unique form of torture that Fred has been inflicting upon us, Mike has decided to spray him with water. But since we don't have a spray bottle in the house, he's been filling a baby bottle with water, opening the basement door when Fred yells, and promptly squirting him. Yes, a baby bottle. Because that's the way we roll around here.
This reminded me of an article that I remember reading: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17455-hungry-cats-trick-owners-with-baby-cry-mimicry-.html . I'm glad my dogs aren't that smart!
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy! That so explains our other cat Tim's loud hunger purrs. By the way our oldest cat Alice has just decided to take a different annoying tactic: after Holden goes to sleep rattles the basement door.
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