Uh oh. That cat's too smart for his own good!

You've got a live one there. Good luck :)

Well, when I get home from my trip tomorrow night, I'll have a chat with that cat!

Please do!

Mine likes to open cupboards - and then walk in and wander around ;-)

Mine get into the closet we keep the cat food in and go on midnight raids. It's lots of fun the next time we pick up the bag and food pours out of the shredded holes. grrrr.

My friend's cat figured out how to open a closed door. They kept blaming the kids for leaving the door open and letting the cat out- until they caught her in the act.

Although your story is both unbelievable and hillarious, threatening to kick your cats "ass" was revolting. Animal Abuse in neither a humorous or light-hearted issue, it is a serious problem facing our society. You should be ashamed of yourself even if your threat was empty. I have nothing but true sorrow for your cat because he must be miserable living in constant fear of being abused.

Jared -
we are the last people in the world to abuse our animals. Hal sleeps with us at night, he sits on our laps or on our keyboards while we type and he really lives the life of Riley - along with our other cats, dogs and horses.
All of our cats are indoor cats because we want to protect them from traffic and our outdoor wildlife from kitties.

You are certainly jumping to a very silly conclusion.

Jared - I have not met the amazing Hal or the rest of the feline residents who allow Beth and John to take care of them, but I am certain Hal can do exactly what John described. I've watched my own cat open the cupboard doors, and have gotten him to do it when I want to show him off, by putting a treat inside the cupboard to entice him.

My cat will also sit on the sink and rub his head on the spigot, begging to have the water turned on. So if I had the kind of control where a head but turned on the water, I can see the water being left on!

Oh - and I took the 'kicking his a$$ out of the podbay' comment to mean he would be locked out of the bedroom - the Ultimate insult to a cat!!!

Gee, I thought *I* was too literal-minded! At least I'm not completely humorless!

Dude! Do some B6 and Magnesium! Relax! Count to ten, slowly! Take 20 slow, deep breaths! Put on some soothing music! etc etc

Kick the kitty' s booty out of your room?
He will just take up with someone else just to
show you who is boss.

We had friends who had a feline that could open every door in their apartment in Germany.
That little booger (Yes, Jared, I called the cat a *booger* Get over it)could swing her way around the apartment without dropping. I watched her do it and nearly had an asthma attack from laughing.

Of course you also keep a catnip patch for your kitties, right?