The Attack Cat

I once was attacked by a cat in a vacant house!  At least the listing company told me the house was vacant when I requested the showing.  I LIKE cats!  I'm comfortable with cats!  Cats don't bother me!  But this cat was the big mama of all cats and she had it out for me!  I had invaded her territory and she was totally unhappy with MY presence in HER domain!

The house was a split entry (you come in the entry on the ground floor and go up or down a half flight of stairs to get to the living areas) and I obediently removed my shoes upon arrival .  I walked to the "UP" stairs only to come face to face with a hissing growling fur ball!  Knowing by the twitching tail (as if the hissing and growling weren't evidence enough) that I should choose to go downstairs instead of up, I proceeded downstairs.  The house appeared to be empty.  Much to my chagrin the fur ball followed me growling and spitting all the way.  Had I not removed my shoes the poor feline would have gotten a mouth full of foot, but the thought of shoving my bare foot anywhere near those fangs was not real tantalizing.  The cat stood its ground in the hallway, blocking my exit to the stairs.  I searched for an alternate route.  I even considered braving a cold snowy exit out the sliding glass door without shoes!  Lightbulbs went on as I saw a couch and grabbed one of the cushions to shield my movement down the hall to the bathroom.  The bathroom was my sanctuary while I waited for the growling to lessen.  When the growling receded, I quickly exited the bathroom, sprinted up the half flight of stairs, dropped the cushion, grabbed my shoes and left!  I even put my shoes on outside the front door.  Needless to say, I called the listing company to report the ferocious beast who had made its home in their supposedly vacant house!  They were unaware of its presence.  I thought it belonged to the owner as it wore a collar and tags.  It just goes to show how traumatic moving is on animals . . . or at least that one big cat!  And how one big cat can be traumatic on REALTORS!    

Comments

[lmercer]

Hi Bonnie,

I just read your article about the attack cat. How hilarious. It is great to find another agent with a sense of humor. You might like my article "No Such Thing as a Free Jacuzzi". http://lmercer.realtownblogs.com/fun-stuff/no-such-thing-as-a-free-jacuzzi/ True story!