Blizzard Concerns from a Cat's Perspective

My husband Marty has recently been developing a very special relationship with Hubble, our highly intelligent and sensitive white Oriental Shorthair cat.

While Hubble is both an affectionate and charming feline, he has, over the years tended to be a "mama's boy," constantly following me around the house, sharing his thoughts with his rather unique "chirps" and "chortles." And when he becomes ecstatically happy, his tail bushes up, resembling a baby bottle brush.

But let me to get to the heart of the matter! The other morning as I was just awakening, my eyelids barely open, Marty turned to me and softly whispered in my ear, "Our Hubble is going through a major crisis, and for the past few weeks has been 'talking' to me about them. He is extremely worried about Global Warming!" You can only imagine how astonished I was upon hearing that our sweet, gentle little kitty, who generally is without a care in the world, is now in crisis mode.

Almost in a trance-like state, Marty continued sharing with me that Hubble has become extremely worried with the bitterly cold weather, with horrendous blizzards recently blanketing many parts of the county.

Additionally, with the unusual weather and climate patterns that developed during the Fall, causing record-breaking snowfall in Siberia, with frigid temperatures and howling winds blowing over the Himalayas, he has become overly troubled about how all these weather conditions will affect his relatives living in Egypt, Turkey and Africa. Hubble also confided in Marty that his feline ancestors have been haunting him with thoughts about how cats throughout the world will survive, especially the white cats that will no longer be visible against the backdrop of the fallen snow.

Marty tried in vain to comfort Hubble, even trying to enlist assistance from Hush Puppy, our Lilac Point Oriental. But being a fully enlightened bodhisattva, not attached to world events, simply fell into a deep state of meditation, purring away to his heart's content. Of course there is no solution to our problem. All we can do is hope and pray that somehow Hush Puppy's state of well-beingness rubs off on our little worried white warrior.

Meanwhile, even though Hubble feels slightly guilty about doing it, he seeks comfort by spending time snuggling up, digging a nest in the pile of warm blankets on our bed.

Do your cats ever confide in you? Tell us all about it in a comment.

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