Door Latches and Window Catches

There's a kind of door handle, and it is fancy. It has a horizontal arm, which you turn. Lulu knows how to use it. I put him in the office with me, sometimes, and I close the door. My kitten, who has been in a room forgotten at least once before, by accident, has examined door knobs.

He can stand up and try to open the door. It's pretty cool. One day, he will succeed.

Today, because Lulu wanted to watch the big snow clumps come down, and he had tried the deck, but did not like getting wet, he reached up to open the window catch. He knows when you open the window catch, it lifts (usually I lift it). He stands up, reaches his paw, and he tries to move the lock. CatDad saw, so I opened the window. It is chilly, but it is also what he wants.

We opened the window, and he's been there at least an hour. And he is happy looking out at the snow falling, without being too cold. Instead, he's on a nice cushion, curled up, and he's not cold.

My cat understands door latches and window catches. How about yours?

In portions of Lulu's time on the deck, not all the time, the door is left tucked. It's not open, nor closed. And he opens it on his own. By then, I know he's done his outdoor time. I go shut the door. How I know to shut the door, is he comes and lays down in front of me. And I start his and my music, because together we listen to music. I keep music at lullabye level, so he can sleep. It's not too loud. I try to let my cat do things. The more freedom he has, the more he takes care of me. That said, you also heard sometimes, I may keep him in a room with me. I can't recall all the reasons for that. Sometimes, CatMom needs an advantage in a chase. He's too quick! Give him two minutes, and he comes and stays with me. And he forgets about our chase, and I open the door.

In my life, my cats chase me, and I chase my cats. And that's our fitness plan. In our room, say I shut the door, I have these cat hide-outs. When my cat goes in one, my chase is off, till he comes out. Instead, we play we don't see him. There's his whisker. There's his paw. Maybe, there's his tail. Do you see him? Do you? He's pretty hidden. He could pounce any time. He might reach out and grab our toe. So, be aware walking around corners in CatMom's room, because you never know what is next.

CatDad makes cat tents for his cat. Lulu can make them on his own. He does the same concept as he was shown. I am so proud of my smart cat. CatDad enables his cat to manage his own happiness.

My cats understand our general conversation. If I tell my cats I have plans to feed them in the kitchen, they follow me to the kitchen, and jump on the table. That's both my cats. And then, they wait while I prepare their food there.