Sometimes, Quint hides very well. Like a couple of weeks ago when he knew he had a vet visit. Mom carefully timed out her day, figuring it would take approximately 2.56 minutes to find Quint and either plop him into the nearby waiting carrier or take him downstairs and whisk him into the carrier sitting by the door. Add another minute or two to get him into the car, carrier buckled in, and a light, soft blanket tossed over and tucked in here and there. And they’d be off for the 20 minute drive, with 5 minutes to spare once they got there.
Except he wasn’t upstairs and wasn’t downstairs. Mom’s brain was racing, “Did I see Quint this morning? Yes, he demanded his brushies. I saw him. But where is he now? Quint, where’s my Quint?”
Nothing. Not a peep.
She looked in the usual upstairs spots and then, systematically searched all rooms, even the forbidden entrance ones, and closed each off. All clear. No Quint upstairs. Downstairs, Mom checked the bathroom and closed it off. She checked both closets. Nope. Closed those off. She looked in spaces much too narrow and small for Quint, but she looked and felt around anyway.
She looked behind things, thinking all the while there was no way he’d get out into the garage, would he? No, not Quint, who’s scared of anything garage-like, even the door leading to the garage. Mom whirled around and saw the tip of an orange tail. Ah-HA!
There he was, practically right out in the open, sitting on Viola’s favorite kitchen chair not more than five feet away.
So really, the question is will he be “hiding” there again today when he goes back to the vet to check something else?
What do you think?
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Dearest Carole,
Quint might pull off a similar trick of hiding…
You have to drive a long distance to the vet.
Here we are around the corner, that is a blessing but finding them and getting them into their carrier is the HARD part as they sure sense what is coming…
Hugs,
Mariette + Kitties
Hiding in plain sight!
dood…heerz hopin that yur vet vizit waz roo teen N knot cauz oh
like a …bad sum thin…..ya noe. eye will bee sendin ewe sum direct shunz ta
trout towne, just in case viola iz in her fave rite chair next time. bee well
dood 😺💙💚🐟
Praying Quint is feeling OK. XO
We hope your vet tests all come out okay, Quint.
Cats have a cloaking device too; you can use that for the next time.
You excel in so many areas Quint!!! Hiding is a gold medal sport – right? With the Olympics coming up.
Hiding in plain sight is a tremendous skill to possess, Quint! We purr your test results come back good. XO
My cats have to be quarantined the night before if there’s any hope of getting them to the vet the next day. The bathroom works well.