We keep this wooden ship model up on a very high shelf. You know, so the cats won't get into it, what with all the rigging and such.
Clearly, our plan is working perfectly.
The kitten will never get up there. Never.
So when she did (that's my little sweetie Poppet, by the way), after I took the "we were so wrong" picture for posterity, I had to do a little quick image editing and throw the ocean in behind her.
Sometimes these things almost make themselves happen. :)
Here's the original:
Some more shots of Poppet:
Cats hate the water because their fur does not insulate well when it’s wet. The Turkish Van, however, is one cat that likes swimming. Bred in central Asia, its coat has a unique texture that makes it water resistant.
Spanish-Jewish folklore recounts that Adam’s first wife, Lilith, became a black vampire cat, sucking the blood from sleeping babies. This may be the root of the superstition that a cat will smother a sleeping baby or suck out the child’s breath.
The cat's clavicle, or collarbone, does not connect with other bones but is buried in the muscles of the shoulder region. This lack of a functioning collarbone allows them to fit through any opening the size of their head.