Cat in the air-conditioning duct

[vilakins]

Jasmin must have read one of the stories I uploaded onto my site yesterday, Rebels and Rats (in which Vila and Avon are reduced to the size of cats to infiltrate a Federation facility via the air conditioning ducts) because I was unnerved (to say the least) to hear scrabbling in the hot-air exhaust last night.


We have proper installed air conditioning in the dining/TV/kitchen area but I had to buy this portable unit to make the living room, in which I spend a lot of time, liveable in summer. See the flexible tube snaking towards the door?


That's where she was. Luckily it was evening, not the blazingly hot afternoon it is now, and the unit was off. There's a narrow flared end (that's hard to see in the bright sun) that must have been loose because it was lying on the deck outside. I was about to disconnect the duct from the unit to get whoever it was out when there was more frantic scrabbling and the tip of a tawny tail appeared followed by the rest of Jasmin. [shakes head at lunacy of cat now sitting on couch looking like butter wouldn't melt]

I did disconnect the thing and look down it in case there was a lizard or a cat toy in there but it was clear. The narrow end is now very firmly on.

Comments

[san-valentine.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it all ended well.

I've had to haul Iella out from a narrow space behind the sofa by the scruff of her neck a couple of times now. She probably could get herself out if necessary, but I'm hoping that the undignified removal will disencourage her from going down there in the first place.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

They seem to be able to back out of most places. She might learn though; I'm glad that Jasmin hasn't been up on the high kitchen shelves since she brought down half the contents with her. She was nosing around the duct again yesterday after I posted and I gave the aircon a quick burst to discourage her.