Chapter 6 of 44

Animals Have Plans

Pets, wildlife, and other people's creatures — all of them operating on intentions of their own. The cat is not an obstacle. The cat is a party to this.

87 verses

1. 1 The cat is in heat Plausible
2. 2 The cat has taken a position on the stairs and won't be moved Concerning
3. 3 My cat brought something in and I can't find where it went Concerning
4. 4 The cat has got into the wall Concerning
5. 5 My cat is sitting on the only shoes I can wear Unverifiable
6. 6 The cat sat on my laptop and sent something. I don't know what. I don't know to whom Concerning
7. 7 My cat has been sick in three separate rooms and I've found two Unverifiable
8. 8 The cat won't come in and I can't leave with it out Plausible
9. 9 My cat has learned to open the bedroom door and slept on my face Unverifiable
10. 10 The dog got into something with a name on it Plausible
11. 11 My dog has decided that today is a Saturday Unverifiable
12. 12 The dog has eaten a sock and we are waiting Unverifiable
13. 13 My dog won't get out of the car Plausible
14. 14 The dog chewed my charger and the alarm didn't go off Plausible
15. 15 My dog is having a nervous breakdown Concerning
16. 16 The dog has found the trash and distributed them Unverifiable
17. 17 My dog is barking at a wall and I need to know why Concerning
18. 18 The dog got out and a stranger has him Concerning
19. 19 A bird got in. It's still in Unverifiable
20. 20 There's a bird on the car and it won't accept the situation Concerning
21. 21 A pigeon has been standing outside the door for an hour Concerning
22. 22 There's a wasp in the car and I have pulled over Unverifiable
23. 23 I've been dealing with something adjacent to a hornet Concerning
24. 24 There's a spider between me and the door Unverifiable
25. 25 A moth got into the closet and I have to assess it Concerning
26. 26 The moths have organized Please take the day
27. 27 There's a raccoon situation and it has escalated Concerning
28. 28 A fox has been sitting on the wall since six Not reassuring
29. 29 There's a squirrel in my car Concerning
30. 30 Something is living under the hood and I don't want to start it Not reassuring
31. 31 A cow is in the road and nobody is doing anything Concerning
32. 32 There are baby goats and somebody has to check on them Concerning
33. 33 My neighbor's rooster has been lying to me about the time Concerning
34. 34 The neighbor's dog has been in my yard all morning and won't leave Unverifiable
35. 35 There's a cat on my car that's not my cat Unverifiable
36. 36 Something in the tank has doubled and I need to know which one Not reassuring
37. 37 My fish is at the top and I can't tell if that's bad Unverifiable
38. 38 The hamster is out and the apartment has a lot of furniture Concerning
39. 39 My rabbit has chewed through something structural Concerning
40. 40 A snake was in the shed and now it's not in the shed Not reassuring
41. 41 The vet can only see us at eleven Plausible
42. 42 We are at the vet and they have taken him through Plausible
43. 43 The dog has to be watched for six hours and I'm the six hours Unverifiable
44. 44 My cat has to be given something every four hours by hand Unverifiable
45. 45 I have to wait in for the man about the bees Not reassuring
46. 46 Pest control gave me a four hour window and hour one has gone Concerning
47. 47 Somebody has to be here when they take the wasp nest out Unverifiable
48. 48 The dog walker has cancelled and the dog hasn't been told Unverifiable
49. 49 My neighbor's cat has had kittens in my linen closet Concerning
50. 50 There are birds in the attic and something has stopped moving up there Not reassuring
51. 51 I can't leave the dog tonight, he has been odd since Thursday Concerning
52. 52 The cat has started waiting by the door when I go out Concerning
53. 53 My dog has worked out what a coat means Unverifiable
54. 54 I'm fostering something and it's at a delicate stage Concerning
55. 55 The cat will only eat if I'm in the room and standing Not reassuring
56. 56 I have to be home before the dog realizes I'm not Concerning
57. 57 Somebody has to feed the neighbor's fish and it turns out it's me Concerning
58. 58 Two dogs were loose on the highway and I stopped Unverifiable
59. 59 I hit something and I have to know what it was Not reassuring
60. 60 There were deer fighting outside my window all night Concerning
61. 61 A duck has sat down in the middle of the junction Concerning
62. 62 Swans have taken the path and there's no other route Concerning
63. 63 There's a dog in the elevator and it won't come out Concerning
64. 64 A seagull has taken my breakfast and my composure Unverifiable
65. 65 I've found a cat that's definitely not fine Unverifiable
66. 66 A horse got out onto the road and there's now a line Concerning
67. 67 The dog has to have something every four hours and I'm the four hours Unverifiable
68. 68 My cat has stopped eating and that's not a thing she does Unverifiable
69. 69 The dog has been sick twice and I need to see if there's a third Unverifiable
70. 70 My cat has brought something in that's still moving Concerning
71. 71 The dog has found something in the yard and won't give it up Concerning
72. 72 My rabbit has stopped moving around and I'm watching him Unverifiable
73. 73 The dog has got into the trash and distributed it across two rooms Unverifiable
74. 74 My cat has been on the roof since last night Concerning
75. 75 Somebody's dog has got into my yard and I can't get it out Concerning
76. 76 The dog is limping and it's a new limp Concerning
77. 77 My cat has hidden somewhere in this house and I've checked everywhere Concerning
78. 78 There's a bird stuck behind the blinds Concerning
79. 79 I've got two animals who have fallen out and can't be left together Concerning
80. 80 The dog has learned to open the yard gate Not reassuring
81. 81 My cat has started sitting in a place she has never sat Not reassuring
82. 82 The dog barks at one particular spot on the stairs Not reassuring
83. 83 I've got a fish that's at the top and I can't tell if that's bad Unverifiable
84. 84 My dog has stopped wanting to go past a house on our route Not reassuring
85. 85 Something has been eating the birdseed and it isn't birds Not reassuring
86. 86 The cat has brought in something I can't identify Concerning
87. 87 My dog has been staring at the door for an hour and nobody has come Please take the day