You know how when you first wake up and the brain hasn't kicked in yet and some things just don't look right and you haven't had any coffee, mind plays tricks on you.

Well we get up this morning, stumble out of the bedroom, tripping over dogs, glance in the other bedroom (cat's room) and there she is hanging on the window screen, 2 front paws on screen, back paws on window sill. I shout out to her (the cat) Nermal don't you tear that screen, new windows. Cat ignores me, nothing new. Then it sort of dawns on my sleepy mind that she is stuck to the screen. Nermal doesn't meow, her meow has been broken for years, she sort of squeaks, which makes it tricky if she gets stuck in a closet or on a window screen, there is this tiny squeak....

So wife and I stumble into the other bedroom and attempt to dislodge the cat from the screen, now mind you we aren't awake yet, haven't gotten a chance to put on protective armor, leather gloves, welding suit etc.

First the left paw, OK so far, nothing damaged, screen OK, wife OK, now the right paw, claws stuck in screen, cat getting nervous, other legs starting to move, wife grabs legs, I grab cat, screen will have to fend for itself, now lift cat very gently to dislodge paw from screen, dodge other razor sharp claws, cat released from screen, all is well.

Of course we didn't have time to get the camera, dogs of course want to see what is up, come into bedroom, now cat sees dogs, and climbs up wife, I grab old dogs and usher them swiftly out of the room.

all is quiet, crisis averted, cat dislodged, dogs put outside

Go make coffee, sit and contemplate the day, trying to figure out what is going to happen next considering how the day has started out.

Actually most of the dogs love the cat, just the old ones sort of like to chase her, not that they could catch her, they love to bark at her and watch her jump.

So have put on tin foil hat, barricaded myself in computer room, closed windows, blinds, shades and am waiting for the next calamity to occur.

db

db Amazing how different the world can look after that first cup of coffee in the morning.

Closed window immediately. She has never done this before, something must have landed on the outside to peak her interest. She usually just sits and watches what goes on outside. She is an inside cat, wouldn't know what to do outside, was a feral that we brought in as a kitten, not sure of her age, probably around 15.

db

Personally, I'm very afraid of tin foil hats.
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Such a great image - thanks db! 

Laurie

No room, 5 big dogs take up most of the space, barely enough room to walk, especially in the middle of the night when nature calls, have to stumble over dogs in the dark

db

Klondike LOL! It's not angry, it's a Persian! 

Great story. Ah, cats and screens. Well, one day (about 3 years ago) husband and I had to leave for a couple of hours and when we got back the window screen was on the ground and the cat sitting by the front door, meowing hysterically. She must have gotten stuck to the screen (2nd floor bedroom) and somehow the screen and cat went flying. She was not injured, just scared.