Cat Chronicles: Cat Owners Don't Sleep

I will not go into the long and convoluted explanation on how it happened, but we have a cat. Now when I say we have a cat, I mean we have a roommate with orange tabby markings. At least that's how he sees it.

We thought that a 1 1/2 yr old cat would bypass some of the more annoying kitten stages while still maximizing our cat shelf-life. So Henri the Tab moved in - Harry to us and his friends.

However we have two small problems, he is still a young cat and he is smart. Smart enough to keep us sleep deprived, dazed and muttering the phrase "what can he come up with today?"

His favorite thing so far are sinks. He never tires of trying to find where the water goes down the drain. Unfortunately it never ceases to scare me when he springs effortlessly into the kitchen sink and jams his little paw into the disposal up to his shoulder. A new "cat-proof" drainer was purchased.

His lounging in the bathroom sink provides for interesting toothbrush scenes. Flossing is almost a martial arts drill in defensive maneuvers. He's been examining the faucet with great intensity so I'm expecting phone calls from the neighbors about water dripping though the ceiling while we're at work.

So far the biggest challenge has been Harry's preferred breakfast time. The factory settings for the little guy has been 4 am. Daylight savings cranked that back to 3 am this Sunday since it's not like Harry's clock changes like all my other computer gadgets. So far I've managed a stand off at 5 am which still results in much whining, crying and other cat tantrums. I'm pretty sure he's wearing me down as I stumble through my work day in a daze. So much for skipping the annoying stages.

When sharing this with another cat owner, she looked at me with a surprised look and said, "You realize cat owners don't sleep? Did you forget that part?" 

Yes, I did.