Pet StoriesWhen one of my cats was younger and a lot fatter, he came bowling in from the garden with an almighty crash. Looking slightly stunned, he'd arrived into the kitchen having ripped the cat flap from the door and was still wearing it as a cat-tutu. Did I mention he was quite fat?
In honour of Jake, a well loved cat, who died on Wednesday, tell us your pet stories and cheer us up.
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chthonic, Fri 8 Jun 2007, 9:15)
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Gerbil escape team.We had three gerbils, quite a few years back now, who were like a WW2 escape group. They lived in an aquarium, about half full of sawdust and shredded paper for them to dig in. There was a lid on the tank, wooden frame with a wire mesh top. What they would do, is pile the sawdust up at one end, so that it was almost to the top of the tank. Then, they'd push up at the corner of the lid.
Now, gerbils are not very big or strong animals, and lifting this lid took all three of them. But eventually there'd be enough of a gap for one to squeeze out. However, as soon as the escapee had, the two remaining wouldn't be able to keep it open. So, you come downstairs one morning and find two gerbils in a tank, and one loose in the house.
It took us bloody ages to work out what they were doing.
(, Fri 8 Jun 2007, 12:34, Reply)
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