Now it’s the cat who wants to play and the guinea pig who wants a nap. The tables are turned!
[Personal to Z.W.–Sorry, but my wife doesn’t let me fight duels. Bad for the ol’ blood pressure.]
Tag: cats and guinea pigs
Whose Chair Is It, Anyway?
Two guinea pigs, one cat, and one comfy chair with room for all three of them–and watch the one guinea pig set about bothering the cat. The other’s not interested.
Is this a guinea pig death-wish? Nah. It’s just domestication. Just a peaceable kingdom in your living room.
Guinea Pigs Testing Cat’s Patience
What did the poor cat do to deserve this? I’m sorry, but this is one of my all-time favorite animal videos. Watch the cat try to ignore the playful guinea pigs. Watch him finally give up… but that doesn’t ensure his escape.
Guinea Pig Tag-Team vs. Cat
(Yes, I know I’ve posted this before. But it’s just so funny!)
See the cat try to take a nap. See the two guinea pigs pestering the living daylights out of him. See the cat resolutely trying to ignore them. But do they stop? Heck no! How do they know he won’t just break down and eat them? Their humans must have taught them to be friends; or else they taught themselves.
And when the cat finally gives up and leaves the room… they follow him.
Cat & Guinea Pig Role Reversal
Domestication brings out unexpected behavior in animals. In the wild, Cat + Guinea Pig = Guinea Pig gets eaten. But here on the sun porch, we get a different result: Guinea Pig chases Cat all around the porch. The owner says they do this all the time, it’s their idea of fun.
Do you sometimes suspect our pets have more fun than we do?
Stoic Cat, Not-so-Stoic Guinea Pigs
Those little balls of fluff running all around the playroom are guinea pigs, and the cat is trying heroically to ignore them. They don’t want to be ignored. Maybe the cat is preparing for an audition as a Buckingham Palace guard. Maybe the guinea pigs are helping him rehearse.
If you can get a cat to stop ignoring you, that’s an achievement.