<p>DH took a mild tumble down the stairs, courtesy of Mr. Kitty. At first I thought it was just a random act of catdom, but now that I think about it, Mr. Kitty has taken to leaving strange items under the covers on DH’s side of the bed. I’m wondering if this might be a cat’s version of the horse head.</p>
<p>Possibly. When I was a teenager, our family went away for about five days, and a neighbor came in to feed the cat and change the kitty litter every day while we were gone. When we returned, we discovered the cat had defecated on top of each of our beds, despite the availability of a clean litter box. We assumed that this was intended as an editorial comment on the unpleasantness of living in an empty house for five days.</p>
<p>Mmm, at my house it’s my DH who’s trying to “off” the cat…</p>
<p>I believe it must be a conspiracy, as our cat is very weird too, and her name is Mr. Kitty also.</p>
<p>Of course he is.</p>
<p>Another poster with a cat named Mr. Kitty, here!</p>
<p>He never tries to kill anyone but heaven forbid you eat anything in front of him.</p>
<p>Note to self: never name a cat Mr. Kitty.</p>
<p>MY cat has an official name, but she is called Kitty or Kittie Girl (but not Miss Kitty) and DH would be happy if she moved out as she keeps him up at night- especially when she sleeps on my back and purrs ;)</p>
<p>Having been raised with cats, I’ve no doubt of Mr. Kitty’s murderous intentions. Lucky for all us that they lack opposable thumbs. I shudder to think of the carnage if they could grasp items.</p>
<p>Marian, cats locate their territory uses mounds of feces. Your cat was trying to help you find your way home–not making an editorial comment.</p>
<p>You should read:</p>
<p>[Should</a> you sleep with your dog? - By Emily Yoffe - Slate Magazine](<a href=“http://www.slate.com/id/2108762/]Should”>Should you sleep with your dog?)</p>
<p>Emily Bazelon describes her cats’ nocturnal wanderings. Her husband had been complaining and she didn’t believe him. He said,</p>
<p>"“Do I have to install a video camera?” he said. “They march up and down my body like they’re on a picket line, then they sit on me. They’re driving me crazy.”</p>
<p>Then Emily witnessed this:</p>
<p>A few nights later, cats still in the bed, I got up at 4 a.m. to go to the bathroom. When I returned, there was Biscuit, sitting in the middle of my sleeping husband’s chest, peering into his open mouth as if about to perform periodontal surgery. Goldie was climbing up my husband’s legs. I was shaken. It was painful, but I agreed the next morning to banish the cats to the basement at night.</p>
<p>this thread has given me my much needed laugh today ! And I also have a cat who takes issue with my husband being near me</p>
<p>It may mean the opposite of hate.</p>
<p>If the cat was lying in the dark on or at the stairs, it likely thought he’d avoid it because cats can see in complete dark and they expect we can too. If the cat moved near him - or as one of my cats used to do, through his legs - that usually means it likes him. If it leaves things in bed, it’s being playful and friendly and again probably likes him, his smell and that spot. I’ve known cats that brought birds to a kid’s high chair.</p>
<p>Marian - same thing happened to our neighbor. They didn’t have the heart to tell our other neighbor girl who dutifully came in and took care of the kitty every day while the family was away.</p>
<p>I’ve had several cats over the years, and each cat had the habit of getting underfoot - especially when stairs and laundry baskets were involved. My current kitty likes to sneak up and lay down right behind me when I’m cooking. I’ve learned to look before I try to carry a hot pan across the kitchen. The cat always get so indignant when I step on her. </p>
<p>Our cat has learned to play hide and seek (although another cat I owned 20+ years ago was the best hide and seeker ever.) My DD likes to pace around the house, and kitty waits on top of the couch and takes a flying leap at DD as she passes by. Kitty will also wait in hiding for me to walk by then jump out and swat at me with her paw. This begins the game of tag. We’ve also noticed that when we are all gathered together in a room, she wanders in to join us. She can’t stand to be left out of the fun. Who says cats are loners?</p>
<p>Our cat doesn’t like it if we are focusing on something besides her. If we sit on the floor to spread out the newspaper or play a board game…she sits right in the middle of the paper or board. Try to read while she’s on your lap…she’ll try to block your vision.</p>
<p>She’s also a tough cookie. The vet told us two years ago that she was suffering from kidney failure and probably only had six months to live. I guess he forgot to tell the cat!</p>
<p>If you want to know what cats are really doing when we aren’t looking read: [Amazon.com:</a> Cats In Cyberspace (9781892065445): Beth Hilgartner: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Cats-Cyberspace-Beth-Hilgartner/dp/1892065444]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Cats-Cyberspace-Beth-Hilgartner/dp/1892065444)</p>
<p>I forgot to add in my original post that Mr. Kitty also knocked the nightstand lamp onto hubby’s head while he was sleeping last week. I think the motive may be that DH mistakenly brought home weight control cat food. Mr. Kitty was not happy.</p>
<p>So we have motive and opportunity…</p>
<p>Yikes, we need a cat whisperer stat!</p>
<p>Alas, I no longer have cats since my children both turned out to be allergic. I had a cat that did all those crazy cat stunts, including march on me nightly while I was sleeping, hide behind the doorway forever, waiting for H to walk by so he could jump out and ambush him, but he was also very tolerant and allowed H to do all kinds of silly cat tricks with him (like balance the cat on its butt on top of his head). So I guess it went both ways.</p>