My cat howls at night. I sometimes wonder why.
I don't think it's 'cause he's lonely.
The door is open a crack and he knows how to get in.
Maybe he's going deaf. I heard that can happen.
"They howl real loud, like echolocation."
Or maybe my cat is a mutant.
All I can tell you, when he starts up like that,
is when I call his name he stops.
And comes into the room.
And jumps up on the bed.
And starts to purr.
So here's what I think—
that maybe what he's doing,
when he howls like that,
is scaring away the monsters so we can sleep.
Nov 2, 2011
Nov 2, 2011 at 12:23 AM UTC
My cat howls at night. I sometimes wonder why.
I don't think it's 'cause he's lonely.
The door is open a crack and he knows how to get in.
Maybe he's going deaf. I heard that can happen.
"They howl real loud, like echolocation."
Or maybe my cat is a mutant.
All I can tell you, when he starts up like that,
is when I call his name he stops.
And comes into the room.
And jumps up on the bed.
And starts to purr.
So here's what I think—
that maybe what he's doing,
when he howls like that,
is scaring away the monsters so we can sleep.
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