Being an animal lover to the "n"th degree I have thoroughly enjoyed reading the thread "Animals response to music" (especially about Schooner). I wanted to post to it in the worst way but, alas, my two cats seem to be insensitive to music. They never "help" me play the piano and are no where to be found when I am attempting to play. Wait, maybe I should rethink this . . . that may be a clue. . .they are probably holed up in a closet somewhere with their little paws covering their "sensitive" ears.

Anyway, I wanted to start this thread because one of my cats, K.C. (short for Kitty Cat, of course) is definitely a junk food junkie. She sleeps about 23 hours a day off in a corner somewhere but always knows the moment the munchies come out. Rustle a package of crackers and cut up some cheese and she is there meowing for a treat. And it's not just any package rustling, never a ceral box or other "normal" food, just crackers, chips, pretzels, you get the idea. She also can distinguish the difference in the noise made by a can of tuna being opend and a can of anything else. The one thing that really baffles me, though, is how she knows when the bagels and cream cheese come out. It's not like bagels are a "loud" food and make much noise when being sliced, but before I can get the thing cut in half she is there waiting for her portion of cream cheese. She's not greedy, just wants her fair share. Once she gets it, off she goes to sleep again.

I don't usually add much to the postings and when I do it's "short and sweet", well, short anyway, so I appreciate your time in reading this. Now if I don't get at least one response, even if it's, "Cute Muse, but boring", I'll be devastated.

From one of few words - :-) TheMuse