Remember a week or so ago when Cat was up under the dash on the passenger side of the RTV and jumped out when I started the thing? Well . . she just scared the bejeebers out of me again!
I was going to drive down to the mail box. When I walk up to the RTV, I look to make sure Cat isn’t stretched out on the floor or on the seat. She hangs out there a lot. If she isn’t in there, I next look in the little opening behind the seat for a snake. Can you imagine going to the hospital with a snake bite on the butt? No, thanks! I figure if Cat is in there, chances are there’s not a snake in there but I still look.
After Cat jumping out of the dash, and realizing there’s a perfect kitty hiding spot on the passenger side of the dash, I look up under the dash on the passenger side. No cat. I climb in and start the thing and just about that time, this big, black, hairy thing jumps from under the dash on the DRIVER’s side and lands on my legs and feet. (I had on shorts and flip flops) I’m not sure what I screamed but I am sure that I’m very thankful we don’t have close neighbors. I *screamed*. I jumped out with the RTV rolling backwards!
Cat hit the deck going about 90 miles per hour so it took me a second to realize it was Cat and not a big, hairy snake . . or worse. I drove all the way to the mail box and back and am still shaking!
I hope Cat realizes that humans don’t have 9 lives and she probably just knocked about 10 years off my remaining years!
Dianne Smith says
Is there a video of this??? lol
Tam McBride says
When the weather cools, you might want to check under the hood. My MIL’s cat was lying on the warm engine when she started the car. The fan belt cut up the cat so bad that she died. My MIM never wanted another cat. So sad.
Tee says
wonder if you put a pad or blanket in the RTV for her to sleep on if she would use it most of the time so you could find her easily.
Sherrill Pecere says
Maybe you need to bang around on the vehicle before you ever get in. That might startle the cat and then cat wouldn’t be startling you!! LOL
Ruth says
Honk the horn. Rattle a feed bucket and give Cat a treat. Sing loudly. Maybe Cat really wants a ride in the rtv.
Anybody would be frightened of a live hairy body falling on their legs and feet!
Dottie N. says
I know it’s NOT funny, BUT, it is kind of funny!
Carol c says
A hairy snake!!!!???LOLROFLMBO
That was a sight to see I bet. 🙂
Theresa says
I concur with rattling a treat can. Get her used to the sound, give lots of treats, within a day or so she’ll come running when she hears it. No sense risking a heart attack.
liz says
I agree with the treat/rattling can theory – it is basic Pavlovian psychology. He did it with dogs and you can do it with cats!
Heck, back in the college days, a friend & I would go over to the men’s dorm to find some friends to go out drinking and dancing. I wore some necklaces which made noise as I walked down the hall. After a few weeks, we noticed that more guys were leaving their doors open and coming out to meet us…. so even men can be trained. 😉