
Quarantine Cat Tricks
I should be writing about something serious. These are serious times, after all.
There are many candidates, although some, like the Democratic Party in New York state being particularly shameless about screwing Sanders, is so sadly predictable as to not rate as news. Another is how a bunch of squillionaries is going to save us: The Secret Group of Scientists and Billionaires Pushing a Manhattan Project for Covid-19. Maybe I should be grateful, but I am reminded of the Japanese saying: “Too many captains and the ship climbs up the mountain.” And I am even crankier than usual.
So distraction is in order. A lot of people stuck at home have too much time on their hands, and their cats are getting more attention. That may or may not be a plus from the perspective of the cat.
For instance, a selection from a post on cat tanks. These are my faves, but check them all out! Hat tip DK:
The one star matching the cat and the texturing (tread, rivets) are nice touches. By contrast, the next is self-consciously silly and the cat is in on the joke:
A battlefield promotion?
A more interactive, multi-cat project:
SNL tried getting in on the act:
There’s a lot on #QuarantineCats.
More construction projects:
day ???
we make the cats a cardboard house #quarantinecats #billieandbing pic.twitter.com/j6LuJMU2qL— jiselle (@jiselleabelle) April 24, 2020
More opportunities to get really good cats doing their thing pix:
work from home set up #QuarantineCats pic.twitter.com/rNdVVALtH7
— grasya (@grasyalav) April 25, 2020
Best Creative Collaborator for the Quarantine 😻 💋 💖#CatsOfTheQuarantine #CatsAgainstCovid #CatsOfTwitter #QuarantineCats #QuarentineLife #CuteCatspic.twitter.com/ZJpQ9jRn5s
— Cute & Funny Cats (@CuteFunnyCats1) April 22, 2020
When things look dim… try a new Purrspective…#MondayMotivation #MondayMeowtivation #CatsOfTheQuarantine #QuarantineCats #QuarantineLife
Whaaaazzzzzuuupppp? pic.twitter.com/k38vO28wFj— The Feline Philosopher (@ThePhilosopurr) April 27, 2020
#MondayMood #QuarantineCats pic.twitter.com/HTRyodhWGZ
— Ann of Pompano (@Pompano_Ann) April 27, 2020
This cat is me in quarantine. https://t.co/8suFhkEUMu
— 🐱 Lucipurr 🐱 (@devourerofwrlds) April 28, 2020
Not necessarily with happy expected outcomes:
My cat tryna find a way to escape quarantine…#QuarantineCats #CatsOfTwitter #cats pic.twitter.com/BTkLsgE2tZ
— Resistance is NOT Futile! (@EmmaLine004) April 28, 2020
One not sure of what to make of his human hovering:
“What are you doing here daddy? This is The Ella Show!!”
🐾👑🐾👑🐾 #QuarantineCats pic.twitter.com/G1aLG4A8lD— 👑Precious Ella👑 (@KatDaddyLaw) April 25, 2020
Human briefly modeling mask wearing:
Magnus has been taught that “cocaine” means creamy chicken treats #ragdollcats #quarantinecats pic.twitter.com/nRX3hQrNEB
— Merlin von Snuggles (@merlinvsnuggles) April 26, 2020
Lessons:
Focus, advanced level by Greta😼😹 #DontDisturbeMe #QuarantineCats #mondaythoughts #StayAtHome #CatsOfTwitter #workingfromhome pic.twitter.com/SNq86MNLmV
— Greta & Sophie (@Greta__Sophie) April 20, 2020
Posing:
Sunday looks a lot like this. #QuarantineCats #QuarantineKatz pic.twitter.com/0D127Ixfzf
— Naté Virrey (@NateVirrey) April 26, 2020
A non-quarantine find:
rabbit hunting #cat #cats #CatsOfTwitter #Caturday pic.twitter.com/BlLcktkpX9
— funny cats (@funnycat96) April 28, 2020
And some fine portraits:
Merlin sitting inside one of the boxes in the cat tree #ragdollcats #quarantinecats pic.twitter.com/ruKoQM5kc3
— Merlin von Snuggles (@merlinvsnuggles) April 22, 2020
There are never too many favorites! I do miss having a cat.