today’s episode of CSI: Cat Scene Investigation involved a curly ribbon from the gift bag Mom and Dad brought during their visit this past weekend.
i exited the bedroom and was southbound in the hallway when i noticed the 4 suspects tailing me because they hadn’t had breakfast. then i saw the evidence at my bare feet: a dark red curly ribbon in a pool of saliva. i headed west towards the kitchen to get paper towels to collect it. i nearly stepped in more evidence.
although i have 4 leads, i don’t know which one is the perpetrator. i witnessed one of them chewing on the ribbon last night, but can’t remember who. it doesn’t matter who did it because ingesting ribbon is dangerous to their health. the bag, curly ribbon and all, is now secure in the front closet.
case closed.
update, 4:54pm: case re-opened. a witness has come forward and claims it was Basil. case closed.
I’ve always wondered how and why cats get into what they do.
We’ve had to start keeping the bathroom door closed because they’ve discovered the joy of hair clips.
This makes me grin a lot more than it should.
It was Basil.
I didn’t put it together immediately that it was that curly red ribbon–it looked to me like the casing off of summer sausage (which I’ve been eating), so I thought someone had gotten into the trash.
Basil was the one I saw throwing up this morning. I also picked up a piece of red curly ribbon, along with cleaning up some various pukes in the bedroom (both next to your socks, by the way–it was like he was aiming for them)!
mr. ernest has a fetish for crinkly plastic wrappers from almost anything he can get his little paws on. the other day, while sitting in front of my monitor blogging, i heard the most ghastly noise and looked over to find my little fat man’s tongue fully extended and his eyes crossed (no joke). suddenly this entire length of plastic from something came spewing onto the floor. i was disgusted and felt saddened for any pain that he may have felt at that time..i cleaned it up and, not much to my surprise, came back into the room to find ernest laying exactly where he puked. nice, huh?
dan, we just make sure the lid is down because Basil drinks out of the toilet. my hair clips, however, are up on a shelf where they can’t reach them.
Joefish, to be honest, i’d love to see the look on my face at that moment.
pantheranon, luckily, he’s fine. no trips to the vet E.R. necessary. i’m just glad all the puking happened before the floors were washed.
gen, i can totally picture it. i don’t mean to laugh, but i so know what you’re talking about.
Girl, I love these CSI cases! It’s not so fun in my house to play it since I always know who is who by looking at the contents. Heidi is the bulimic cat. She loves food, but she eats too fast and then barfs it up almost immediately after eating. Ted is the one who is a garbage gut. He will eat anything he can get in his mouth. Drives me INSANE.
That makes me wonder where they are right now because they’re being AWFULLY quiet!
This is why I have a dog…
My felines have been acting the role of U.S. Marshals, out to collect on debts which are owed the Holy Government of Bast.
All hail the Cat Goddess! She Who Mews!
The way you have this written up is too cute, I loved it.
Haha, kitties can be quite the lil turds at times eh. Mine are but I love ‘em!!
Barb – I’ve been reading your blog for the past year or so, and your recent post on CSI: Cat Scene Investigation prompted me to write you. You really have a knack for writing – sly, cute, creative, funny and inventive. I sooooo admire that capability (I don’t have it, you see!). You should have some fund with it and use it more – you are quite good.
Elizabeth
LOL! I loved the way you presented this! Glad all kitties are safe.
My husband and I joke that our beloved (our cat)Smokey has a brain the size of a pea. Which means we have to watch over what he decides to play with, and ingest.
3T
Ohhh be careful they can choke on those things!!
KG, put a golf ball in her food bowl. she’ll have to eat around it and should slow her down. in a recent comment April also suggested spreading the kibbles out on a cookie sheet so they’re harder to scarf.
eV, when i worked at an animal hospital, Seamus the sheepdog had emergency surgery because he ate speaker wire!
lysie6211, you’re totally right. i should have put the bag away the moment i saw Basil chewing on it.
i’m glad you all enjoyed this case. hopefully, my apartment will stay crime-free for a while.
Ooh! Good tips on what you called “scarf and barf” LOL I swear. It drives me bonkers.
Lol, I enjoyed this entry a lot. Keep these entries up. At least we all know who did it… Basil! Hehehhe.
KG, i hope it works.
crime-free, April, crime-free. i hope i don’t have to write any more of these!