Our Persian Cat, Garfield (aka Fluffy Nuts,.... yes, he answers to that name!) (Cruel aren't I!) has recently exhibited a very strange behavior.... When let outside a couple of times recently (He is an "indoors" cat) he has come back to the front door,
very vocal, with a "prize". Not unusual for a cat you say..yes... except you see, his "treasure" is a dried up Camellia flower, all brown and crispy! I have not yet figured out why, but the obvious theory could be taste or texture? The first time he did it I just opened the door and he scampered past me, back to the cats retreat, the Laundry, and was very reluctant to release the dead flower, exactly the behavior shown by our current champion "mouser" Bingo when she has collared a rodent! On the theory side, another possibility may be he has seen a small skink lizard or bug disappear under the copious amounts of dropped flowers under one of our camellia bushes and just chomped into what he thought was his snack!
I don't think he's the brightest feline around, he still thinks he can catch the "Laser Pointer" light (which Bingo just totally ignores, she even gives you a "look" as if to say "yeah...its a light, so what!")
... and its not like he is a kitten anymore either at 3 yrs old!
All in all, I guess he's just another kooky pet in our menagerie! with his own odd-ball quirks and as such fits in well around here!!!
Cecil
