Oscar in the bathtub - with Dusty in the bottom left corner
Although my beloved cat Oscar is about 14-15 years old, he's still a kitten at heart - and hasn't changed much over the years.
When Oscar was a baby, he was fascinated by running water. He played with it like it was a string, and would get soaking wet having fun in the sink. But over the years he seemed to move on - forgetting about his little obsession with running water.
However, when we moved to Astoria, the faucet in the bathtub leaked - producing a constant thin stream of water. Almost immediately, Oscar remembered how much fun running water could be...
Oscar also decided that - even though I give the cats fresh, cold water twice per day - DRINKING out of the shower is way tastier and way more fun...
But Oscar's entire soggy world came tumbling down around him about a week ago. The landlord sent a plumber to our apartment to fix a couple of things - including the leaky shower. This did NOT make Oscar a happy boy. In fact, he wouldn't even look at me, he was so mad ...
So now, even though there is fresh water in his dish, Oscar will sit in the doorway of the bathroom and cry until I turn on the water in the shower for him - then he drinks and plays and has a fabulous time.
At this point I just leave the damn thing running 24/7 so I don't have to hear his pitiful meows of pain and sorrow. Seriously, it's a Meryl Streep-worthy performance that I've seen (and heard) WAY too many times already.
Happy Caturday!
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