Le pire diable chasse le moindre

~ iamthesunking

If it’s true that cats are master actors when it comes to hiding pain, Louis Catorze is giving us the full Day-Lewis (younger followers: ask your parents) at the moment. Somehow, in the midst of all his dental issues, he is continuing to hunt.

Cat Daddy heard him gadding about in the corridor one evening. Now, this is nothing unusual in itself, but something about the sound of the gadding – a short burst of absolutely manic hyperactivity, then chilling silence – made him suspicious, so he went to investigate. There, he was greeted by this:

Nooooo.

Having seen him on Rodent Duty, we know exactly where he is finding the mice. What we still can’t figure out is how an old cat with dodgy teeth is managing to hunt in the middle of winter. Worse yet, Catorze has been prowling ominously in the kitchen, notably under the units where Cat Daddy and I keep our shoes, so we fear that there may be more rodent surprises saved there for later.

If you’ve been feeling sorry for him because he’s not very well (and you wouldn’t be alone in this; even we fell for it for a while), don’t bother. If he can manage this kind of caper, he’s doing all right.

13 thoughts on “Le pire diable chasse le moindre”

  4. Here, cats are accustomed to entering the place with living rodents they can neglect after toying with them for a while. Then the more or less alive rodent can vanish anywhere in the house.
    Is Louis used to doing so too?

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    1. I fear that he is, yes. I think the ominous prowling indicates an extra houseguest hidden somewhere in the depths of Le Château.

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