Over the last couple of days, something strange has happened. One of our cats, Toby, has started watching television. In the 2.5 years that I have had Toby and Socks, neither one of them has ever shown any interest at all in the television. However, I guess since Christopher and I have had it on more than normal (what with the Olympics and all), Toby has discovered it. Now, when the TV is on, he looks straight at it, with a glazed expression.
Are we bad pet owners for having introduced our cat to the TV?!?! Fortunately, unlike Alexandra (who is not supposed to watch TV until she is 2, says the pediatrician), Toby is over 2 years old and can watch television without the risk of developing autism. But, as Christopher points out, we wouldn't know the difference if our cat was autistic or not.
Hi, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteThis reminded me of Sister Mary Martha's comment about research on sleep deprivation that was done using feline subjects. Apparently, after so many days without sleep, the patients become psychotic. Sister said she wasn't sure how they could tell with the cats. :)