And for my next trick.........

"They" say you cannot teach an old dog new tricks, but THIS Cat has taught himself a great new trick!

First let me preface what I am about to tell you with the fact that my Owners have recently been away - and despite leaving me in the care of kindly neighbours, I consider their absence to be dereliction of duty. The surrogate feeders dutifully filled bowls, but there was no fuss, no attention to my foibles, no frills.

In those two long nights sans cuddles, I honed a new vocal trick. 

Since my Owners' return they have been subjected to almost non-stop guttural "Yeowls" best achieved by standing at the bottom of the stairs, where the acoustics are best, and emitting a blood curdling "YEOWWWWWWURGHHHHHHHHH!" sound for hours on end, making their hair stand up and teeth grind! Amused, I let them try everything to "calm" me;

More food - Stop?- mmmmm, NO!
Changed tray? - Stop? - mmmmm, NO! "
"The Holy Grail" - Allowing me on the bed - Stop? - mmmmm, tempting, but still NO!

I find that this trick is most effective if carried out in the middle of the night, and while it was funny the first few times this week to be confronted in the wee small hours by my male Owner, dishevelled and blinking at me, non-plussed in the harsh hallway light , if the "What the %*%* is up with YOU!!!!" he hissed at me last night is anything to go by, I need to learn a new trick!

So Dear Reader, although you will not find me on Youtube with my new trick, suffice it to say I overheard my Owners wondering if their recent trip away had anything to do with my changed behaviour, and I consider that "Job done", and maybe they will reconsider going away at all, or take me on the their next foray?

Now, where is my Catty-case?