My kittens, Jenny and Cannoli, are about four months old. Jenny is a black cat when yellow eyes, while Cannoli has a white underbelly, chest, and legs, while his top half is a grayish-brown horseshoe pattern. They are both extremely active and athletic, especially Jenny. When surprised, she’s been known to jump a foot in the air. Cannoli, meanwhile, loves trying to steal food off the table, so we’ve taken to closing them both off in my room when we eat. They don’t seem to mind, as long as I give them treats to keep them occupied.
A few days ago, I opened the door after we finished dinner. Cannoli came running out, like usual, looking for any remaining food he could steal. I didn’t see Jenny, but I wasn’t too worried. My room is connected to a hallway and you can only see a tiny strip of the bedroom from the hallway door. Since I had to go help my brother wash dishes, I shrugged it off, thinking she was just further in the room.
We finished the dishes and I headed into my room. I found Jenny clinging to the side of my bed, my laundry hamper sitting next to her on the floor. It’s one of those collapsible mesh kinds. I’ve had it since college. Usually, I leave the laundry hamper across the room, so I figured Jenny and Cannoli must have been playing and knocked it toward the bed. That’s when I noticed the hamper’s strap. It was tangled and twisted around Jenny’s middle. She couldn’t get out on her own.
Picking up Jenny and the hamper, I hurried into the living room, where my parents were watching tv. We tried to untangle her, but she was well and truly stuck. We decided to cut the strap. As long as Jenny was free, I didn’t care about losing that strap. Jenny, meanwhile, have been flailing her paws, in a desperate attempt to free herself. She scratched both me and my mom. While I held Jenny steady, my mom cut her loose. The poor kitten was shaking. I returned the hamper to my room, while Cannoli comforted her. When I checked on Jenny again, she was happily eating. Apparently, she had forgotten about the laundry hamper. She was free now and that was all that mattered. It was time to return to her normal kitten routine, starting with a snack.
Never a dull moment.