Jane (the Pain)

Category: The animals that allow us to live with them | Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:31 pm

This is Jane.

Jane is the youngest of our cats. She is approx 9 months old. She was a stray at the stand, it took me about 3 weeks to finally catch her and take her home.

She is the smallest of our cats. (This however does not mean Jane is the lightest)

Jane rules the roost. She picks on the other cats regardless of size. Takes their toys. Edges them from the food bowl. Jane is the first to the food bowl, the last to leave. Jane won't let the other cats in her room, or on her bed. (Until Jane, this room was known as mine, as was the bed). This is all done in a spoiled-baby-sister kind of way that the other cats seem fine with.

We believe Jane had dogs in her ancestral gene pool. Jane fetches. Jane roles over (but only for my Hubby). Jane 'speaks' for her food and toys. Jane does somersaults (We don't know what gene pool that came from)

Jane allows my husband and me to sleep in her bed. We are grateful. She leaves the bed several times each night to see if there is someone who she can annoy for a little while, then comes back to bed.

Last night Jane came back to bed for the second time around 3am. I felt her jump on, walk up my side, and come towards my shoulder. I thought she was seeing if I was awake and wanted to play. I 'stayed asleep'... until I heard an 'eeek eeeeeeek'. I opened my eyes to see Jane almost nose to nose with me, holding a mouse in her mouth.

It was my turn to say 'EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK!'

I scared Jane, Mouse, and Hubby. Mouse scampered across me towards the end of the bed. Jane scampered after Mouse. Hubby scampered out his side of the bed. (People he DID scamper, I promise, he says no).

No Mouse to be found. We take all covers off bed. No Mouse. Jane is not happy. Jane insists Mouse is still in bed. No Mouse on floor, or in room that we can find. We put bed back together. Jane keeps searching bed for Mouse.

It creeped me and Hubby out for remainer of the night; each time we brush the other as we move/turn in bed, we ask "That was you right? Not the mouse?"

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eileen wrote on Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:48 pm:

Oh dear Chitweed I haven't laughed so hard in ages!!! Sorry I know it couldn't have been funny at the time but reading it - well - I have tears of laughter in my eyes just imagining the scenario of mouse, Jane and hubby scampering about the bedroom!!! LOL

Jane looks so sweet and innocent too in her photographs!!! I hope you eventually found that mouse.

Frank wrote on Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:08 am:

Hahaha, very funny Chitweed. I pictured the whole situation. Did you find the mouse eventually?

Netty wrote on Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:39 am:

Too funny Chitweed! But I'm not too sure that I would have gotten back into that bed until the mouse was found!
Jane is a cutie and it's nice of her to share her bed with you.

zuzu's petals wrote on Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:44 am:

LMAO!!! Ya gave me facial cramps!!

I wonder how long it took Jane and mouse to work out this act?
I wonder if there will be a repeat performance tonight??
I wonder how long it will take before you and hubby get a truly resful night's sleep???

glendann wrote on Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:45 am:

I haven't had a good laugh in so long but my stomach hurts that had to be one of the funniest piece of action that has ever occured.For some reason Lucy and Desi flashed across my mine and I laughed that much harder.I'm glad Jane lets you share hers and the mouses bed with them.L.M.A.O.

Chitweed wrote on Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:33 pm:

Jane, nor I, have found the mouse yet. Changed the bed again, just in case.
I went to bed around 11 last night. Hubby said he'd be up in a bit. He ended up staying on the couch all night. wimp! :)
I must say, I did't have a good nights sleep myself, and should have sleep on the other couch!

Chitweed wrote on Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:35 pm:

BTW...Jane slept just fine.

Desert Rat wrote on Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:17 pm:

Poor Jane was just bringing you a peace offering of a fine mouse and you scared her away. She just wanted to share.

hummingbird3172 wrote on Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:56 pm:

Hehe! That mouse is probably looooong gone! I'll bet he has a good story too. I had to reread the story because I was thinking of a toy mouse...then I saw the part about it running! What a great story!

StarLiteFarms wrote on Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:27 am:

LOLOL that story was just the highlight of my night! LOLOL (Im sorry for your 'night mare' you had to go thru)
good for us, bad for you. I bet your cat had this allll planned. It was her way of saying.. you guys are such bed hogs!! scoot over! lolol