Catnip Cats

For many years now, I have not been under the influence of catnip. I would sniffle it, but it didn't make me act silly. Kasey, on the other hand, liked to sniffle it and roll around ,  but Kasey does not like attention, so she kind of acted low-key about it. Then along came Kate. Kate would act just like the kittens in the cartoons. She would roll and wiggle and like her catnip. Remember, Kate had claws, and we don't, so He got her a scratching post. Kate was used to scratching on trees, so she didn't care much about the scratching post. It seemed a good idea to rub a bunch of catnip into the scratching post, which Kate enjoyed, but she didn't scratch. There were catnip toys that occupied our Kate. Kasey and I were not all that interested. Now Kate has gone to live somewhere else, and her toys are still here. All of a sudden I like the toys. I like the scratch-lounge, which is a box with scratching paper in it, where She also put catnip. I love that thing. Kasey loves the scratching post. It makes Her baffled. Kasey scratches her non-claws on it, and rolls all over the base of it. She likes the scratch-lounge as well. I like playing with the catnip toys. It as if I were just a kitten again. The funniest thing is to see Kasey, who has always acted as if nothing were of interest to her, rolling around and scratching and being silly. This is quite a change for Her, who is  used to seeing neither Kasey nor me acting silly over catnip. It just goes to show you, She says. We had nearly a year when Kate kept us stuck in the bedroom, and now she has left us this legacy of joyful playing.  It is not easy to figure out how that works, or why, but She appreciates that it happened. Very mysterious - but nice. As a matter of fact, I think I'll go play in the scratch-lounge now. Buh-bye.