Cats In Sinks
Monday, 22 August 2022
Image Credit Flickr User William McCamment
Image Credit Flickr User IBM4832
Did we say that sinks are good places to have a nap?
Or just waiting to nap. This is Panda. For a long time he slept in the sink. Then, he changed his mind and slept in a slither of sunlight that fell on the bedroom floor. After eighteen months of doing that he was back in the sink. Nothing to do with the 'owners' of course. Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other.
Kafka the cat likes that sinking feeling too. Why? Because he wants to. The mathematical probability of a common cat doing exactly as it pleases is the one scientific absolute in the world. Besides, of all animals, it is the cat alone attains to the Contemplative Life.
Even before a sink is installed for human use it has a feline one. They say that the term domesticated cat is an oxymoron. Cleo certainly looks like a cat who can get her own way easily enough. It is, inevitably, true that cats are cleverer than dogs. After all, when did you last see eight cats pulling a sleigh? They're all in the sink having a snooze (or in this case a slinky pose).
JellyBean - yet another cat who loves to cosy up in the sink.
At the end of the day there is little reason to speculate as to why cats like to sit (or lie) in sinks. It may be obvious why, but don't be fooled. The reason cats climb is so that they can look down on almost every other animal...its also the reason they hate birds. Who can, then, say why they do this and risk being wrong? The only safe answer to the question is because they can.
This is Punky. His owner was convinced that Punky in sinky meant an ensuing furball situation. Personally, we think that Punky just found another place to chill out and ignore the rest of the world. You can learn a lot from your cat: When you're hungry, eat. When you're tired, nap in a sink. When you go to the vet's, pee on your owner. Talking of naps...
Image Credit Flickr User IBM4832
This is Buff, who is eight months old and has suddenly rebelled against his usual sleeping quarters. His owner thought perhaps he was just proving his independence and hoped that he would outgrow it - or the sink. Wilful is a word that could be used to describe cats (just a little) - so don't live in hope. He will make his mind up - but if and when is up to him. Cats make kindly masters, but only as long as you remember your place.
Sinks are also very good places for philosophical contemplation. No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat and they will remember things way after you have forgotten about them. Oh, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.
Did we say that sinks are good places to have a nap?
At the end of the day there is little reason to speculate as to why cats like to sit (or lie) in sinks. It may be obvious why, but don't be fooled. The reason cats climb is so that they can look down on almost every other animal...its also the reason they hate birds. Who can, then, say why they do this and risk being wrong? The only safe answer to the question is because they can.
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