Lately my cat Tabby has been acting nuts. She’s always been a bit more energetic than her brother Mr. Meow, but only because she was basically a kitten when I found her. Mr. Meow’s up there in age. (Going on 12 or 14, depending on how old he was when we took him in. We’ve had him over 10 years now. Tab just turned three.)
However, Tab’s really had no desire to escape outside whenever the door’s opened. That’s usually Mr. Meow’s trick. Lately, though, she’s all about getting out of the house.
I’ve learned over the years to pay attention when my pets act weird. It’s taken me years to do it, but since they’re behavior has indicated all sorts of things from snakes in the house to my mom’s impending stroke to detecting my cancer, yeah, I’m more inclined to try and figure out why they’re acting a certain way.
As I swept the floor this morning listening to the Today show and heard about yet another big earthquake, this time in Turkey, the light dawned over my head: maybe Tab’s behavior is an indicator of something much bigger than I realize.
Because she’s fine otherwise. She’s eating, playing, still loving on us. But she talks a lot more than ever, and her cries are almost desperate. And when we open the door, she just wants OUT! She only heads to the bushes and seems content to hang there.
Now I’m thinking it might not be physical or behavioral why she’s acting like she is. She’s got me thinking about how there’s a fault over near Memphis that runs up to St. Louis. It rocked the land a couple of hundred years back. Trouble was, things weren’t as populated back then. According to the show “It Could Happen Tomorrow” it would cause tremendous damage nowadays if it hit with the same force. We’re talking buildings as far as Chicago and Atlanta being affected.
I’m wondering if she’s sensing that? And that maybe she understands instinctively that being inside could be deadly.
Man, I sure hope I’m wrong and it’s just a matter of she’s got Spring Fever like never before!
