The Cat Calls and the Leap of Faith!

The great species smackdown.

It’s either this or that. You decide who’s feeding whom ? 😹🤟

What happens when humans play as matchmakers ( or match destroyers,) for ecosystems.

Caught up in relativistic doctrines, cats and humans try to cohabit, yet in that realm—many ideas and intents behave; but, emotions might not. What prevails?! A deeper dive reveals many co-evolutionary understandings which both humans as well as our furry friends have learnt. Who’s domesticating whom ? You decide!

Looking at this situation of feline-human mutualism — more intently —thro’ a magnifying 🕵️‍♀️ glass, Humanity could be held guilty, ‘offering truth prayers @ the altar of vitriolic nature. “Here, give me your listen, I will show you how.”

This may sound Nonsensical, but passing thro’ affinity with cats, partly by recent pet ownership, I am daring to reveal pet peeves thro’ these truth discussions, quite earnestly.

Bumped by catnip what if your cat undoubtedly finds your actions overwhelmingly limpid — be like —overly decisive —even dubious. What if you don’t get them, and they do actions quite the opposite to what you might expect. Human decency requires us to not presuppose anything about our feline companions , yet we continue to hit the trial and error button while trying to attend to them. Amiably, our gentle quadruped recognizes our endeavors of doing so much and accomplish only so little. They don’t complain except for settling on our laps with their (miserable )paw 🐾 pinches 🤏.

In terms of reading their thoughts, what if their gestures are like snitch games springing off as helplessness disguised in the way of battle runs.

Dear Reader, I know, I can hear you yelling, trying to say something in contrary to what I just said.

Hold on, upon occasions, I do find my cat —almost hopping mad , moving room to room.

A good reason to get angry when I do something different than what it would expect from me —okay. Cats do disguise their feelings with a bewildered stare ,as though, judiciously tuning out of the problem without any fuss nor explaining.

But, have you ever seen your cat chronically worry or display annoyance at their own limitations of not seeking exact parity with human reason. No , never. They adjust. Resolved to not examining humans, cats seem to be ruling the roost with their twaddling tails, and with other notable solemn gestures.

No pseudo-scopic construals of right or wrong in their philosophical endeavor of dealing with life. My cats just disappear when their construals settle to conditions of seeking a testimony. If all else fails they seek temporary respite alongside hour long abandonment.

But, Whatever it is, they don’t perennially disagree nor disappear totally. Luckily, their own memories and thoughts( just like relatives,) don’t tease them and they go far towards resolving their own differences (problems,) with hoomans. Innit it great?!

Uniquely, For example, let’s take humans and cats symbiosis to professional capacity. Cats 🐈 being the kings 🤴 of the castle 🏰 and we ( hooomans,) trying to do good for them —like give them a bath, feed veggies 🥕 or entertain them giddily with our new found tactical wisdom/ wizardry games. Meanwhile our curious cats could be thinking entirely different —say like, street combing while we try to play wheel of favors/flavors with them. In such situations, Have you ever thought 💭 how nonsensical humans c’d turn out to be.

Such a situation could turn into a strange kind of predicament for our kitty. Their “Cat 🐱 dreams,” c’d get caught between lurching forward and leaning backwards like —“stay- put- stationary ,” situation.

In such scenarios, Cats could be visualized as luminaries, coexisting in “oneness,” with their symbiotic partners—humans. Haven’t you seen degrees of armchair mysticism displayed by cats —to the degrees of what might be spoken as “ odd ball /sniff gaming,” pursuits —purely to offer oodles of sit down courtesies. Hard resolved, cats don’t flair up whiskers to human peculiarities.

Besides, cats don’t contract any leisurely diseases during such show down- times. But, hard to deny their foraging habits start very early. At the strike of every wakeful hour they feed themselves voraciously, and there’s no telling, when it all ends. In the evening, finally , when they prefer resting, their most touted station is resting between their owners legs. Mine do the same. Their chosen destination —the infamous groin cuddle. Therein, my cats dutifully log in each release to every tumbling appease! To that, it doesn’t come as a surprise when they suddenly jump off the couch —as though their premonitions were looming large towards some world war bombings 💣. A few minutes later … forgetting everything when their stomach growls —how they sprint towards the kitchen dodging arsenals 🐱💣.

All this serenade reaching crescendo while their humans are resting in their majestic sleeps.

The following c’d be their feline wake-up serenade 😹! It's like they orchestrate a tiny intervention:

- Phase 1: Soft purr-bombing (gentle vibrations on your face)

- Phase 2: Nose nudges (like tiny pokes saying "Rise, human")

- Phase 3: Paw placement (gentle kneading... or claws-out jamming 😺)

- Phase 4: The meow crescendo ("FEED ME NOW, HOUMAN!" 🐱)

They saunter in like owners of the bed, giving you "sleep is over, rated E for Entertainment" vibes 😄. So in our furry friends—speak and stealthily rule the night. Speaking of which call them the purr-fect whiskered sentinels of the night 😺, prowling shadows, ears perking for sneaky snacks... or just vibing moonbeams 🌙🐱. 🐈‍⬛. Not to forget our own night shift squad, minus the uniform.

There you go— I said —things as it is.

Here, I am just trying to log the feels of my cats🐈 as they dwell with me under the same roof , abiding by my unconventional wisdom/ ways while our combined empathy makes us both vehemently handle understand each other in our own ways.

Nature doesn’t relish anything fishy, yet humans always end up feeding fish to a cat . We think fish could be their favored food. Our extremely high rated intelligence prohibits us from feeding milk to them, yet cats naturally take to it. Have you wondered why?

Have you seen cats retching when they lick a lil’milk , cherishing the misconceptions that it’s not good for them. On the other hand, if it isn’t relevant to their desire to be let loose in the streets then what is ?!

That’s precisely their stance. They are simply curious and we don’t let them be.

To all that the humans put them through, our lil furry minds hold a stance like —“No problem.” It’s ok.

Isn’t that incredible enough to be have a feline friend.

But, will there be any wonder when our cats (one day,) counter attack visualizing a duct tape over our mouths.

Yet they hardly ever! Instead , they just wander room to room. Perhaps endangering their digestion ( accordingly, best left unasked,) about doing something else than their natural instincts. They don’t command anything yet have full control over their owners. They continue to stream their convictions with extreme casualness as if reading off of that urbane aplomb, presumably, regarding what we are doing as favors to them. Even if our resounding shows of “light flicking,” pound their heads into a delirium. They play along.

Even if those stupid repetitive pointer games make them feel teased —just like relatives, they might pack up and leave us uninformed. But they don’t!

Next morning everything rearranges to this .

Human: "Time for bed, kitty!"

Cat: stretches "Let's party!"

(Human starts closing curtains calling it a day! But our cat jumps onto keyboard)

Human thinks: "They're so dramatic about bedtime."

Cat thinks: "Yes, the humans are finally joining the party! 🎉"

Or just imagine the following scenes as humans try to feeds themselves and our lil invasive shenanigans compete for food with them . A fiasco indeed !

Imagine this scene 🎬 take 1 :

Have you ever experienced walking into the kitchen and your cat padding after you. I am sure you do especially if you are an ardent cat owner. Well, that’s me 👩 as well.

And furthermore our furry friend

sighs and thinks this :

Cat 🐈: “ Again going for coffee ☕️.”

And you 👩 respond almost instantly: “yeah, I need a pick-me -up boost.”

Cat 🐈: Jumping onto the kitchen counter . I have been awake the whole night and now I am trailing behind you like a hog.

Spoiler alert : you are not all that —-interesting!

👩 Human : Have I been neglecting you?! Sorry kitty 🐱!

Cat 🐈 looking unimpressed, almost implying : “it’s an understatement.”

👩 Human : Picking up cat and telling her — How about we ditch coffee and pick treats instead ?

Cat: 🐈 : perking up . Now we vibe . You have learnt my lingo😺.

👩 Human : hurriedly pouring treats. peace ✌️ truce!

The cat 🐈 munches on..

To say the least, for now. For now !

But then, for now, what issues could emerge while humans and cats cohabit together.

The Great Outdoors Debate: Cats want to roam free, but humans worry about their safety and the local wildlife. It's like they're saying, "I'm a cat, I can take care of myself!" 😹

- Food Fights: Humans try to serve up healthy cat food, but cats insist on gourmet tuna 🍽️. Who's really in charge here?

- Cuddle vs. Personal Space: Humans want snug time, but cats are like, "Chill, human, I'm trying to nap" 😴.

The thing is, despite all the misaligned squabbling, humans and cats somehow manage to coexist (mostly).

Conclusion: "Perhaps the greatest delight of cohabiting with another species is the reminder that, despite our differences, we share a common rhythm – the beat of life itself." 🐈 🐱

© ✍️ Madhu Goteti February 26 th, 2026