Sport Fishing – Passion of Brian

What is it with cats and ice cubes anyway?

No sooner than I plop a few cubes in the water dishes, three of our cats have to take up station to play the time honored game of “Fishing For Fun!”–entailing each cat scooping out the cubes to play with them. (And making a cold mess in the process.)

It’s not he ice, cats are naturally curious about and interested in anything that moves. As the ice floats in the water they see an opportunity to have a little fun while getting a cold drink. I think cats are the “clowns of the animal world’. They’ll entertain themselves and you with their antics. Just like the ice in the water bowl. They probaly look forward to that game! If indoors, put a towel or bath mat under their water dish and let them have fun. If they’re outside you have nothing to worry about. I’ve had cats actually use their front paws to get something out of the water and then sit on their back legs and lick whatever they retrieved. One of my cats, a calico, gets on the edge of the deck and stretches her paws as far as she can to try to catch the colorful toys in our pool. She’s very careful now after taking a few unexpected swims. That’s why I love cats so much. They’re hilarious…they’re imaginative and very intelligent. How many dogs do you know who can make a game of playing with their own tail? We have a new litter and I could watch them for hours. They wrap themselves around each other and roll around like a ball. Leaves become prey and they creep up then pounce on it! They were all in their box fit together like a jig-saw puzzle.
Bodies entertwined until each had a tail of another to swat. Every now and them one of them would smack ‘mama’ and she didn’t like it one bit. She smacked him back!
I guess I’ve said all that to say this…who cares why they’re playing with the ice. They’re playing, having fun, interacting with each other and entertaining you. Where can you get that kind of comedy for free?

Pro Pilkki 2 Winter ice fishing game