International Cat Day: A Delicate Balancing Act

Posted on Aug 8, 2019 | No Comments

HIGHLAND, Calif (Jun 21, 2019) Blanca entertains herself, swatting at her own tail, while balanced on the bannister. (Photo: © 2019 Greg Vojtko/All Rights Reserved)

For International Cat Day, here’s a photo of Blanca, a kitten I rescued from the local shelter back in April. For a while, she would hop up onto the stair railing and entertain herself by swatting at her tail. One morning a few months back I heard her, grabbed a camera and made several frames. She slipped and fell a few weeks later, catching herself on the edge of the carpet and hauling herself back up. I haven’t observed her engaging in this behavior since. A lesson learned perhaps. One life down, eight to go.