My cat Emily likes to use an old dart board as a scratching post, a habit that doesn’t concern us, since a previous owner had her declawed, so it doesn’t damage the dart board at all. If I were a stiff old dart board that had had its share of pointy things thrown at it through the years, I wouldn’t mind a little cat paw massage now and then either.
We don’t play darts much anymore. It’s just leaning there against something else because when we moved into this smaller house from a larger one we couldn’t think where else to keep it.
Today I watched Emily lean up against it and give it the once over with her toes, and I wondered why she likes it so much. Then I noticed the brand name at the top. “Pub Master” has a part of the “b” in “Pub” worn out so that it almost looks like a crippled “h” — or an “r”. Do you suppose she thinks it says Pur Master and translates that as Purr Master?
Surely you’re not implying that cats can’ spell. My cat is offended!!
Heavens no. But Emily probably thinks whoever painted the name on there couldn’t spell.
I think a de-clawed cat makes a better pet. You don’t have to keep chasing them from furniture, or dart boards.
Cas
Purr master - what a great name for a scratching “board”
Of course cats can spell-mine casts spells all the time. You can almost hear the buzz in the air. Wait. There *is* a buzz in the air. A purr.