Hello, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to be taught extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Earlier than a buddy gave me a Siamese cat a number of years in the past, I knew little about them and had no thought how vocal they had been. I met a number of individuals who thought they had been meaner and extra devious than different breeds, which isn’t correct, however I don’t assume they shaped their opinions from their private experiences.
Cartoon Animals
Once they had been children, they in all probability watched Woman and the Tramp and didn’t admire how Am and Si handled the canine. Films and tv packages affect us greater than we want to admit, and Disney, specifically, has had a profound impression on our understanding of animals.
The writers and producers have good intentions, and it’s not their fault that we make assumptions based mostly on the actions of animated cats and canine. Some blame 101 Dalmatians for a rise in overbreeding and deafness in Dalmatians, however the movie didn’t include subliminal messages encouraging everybody to undertake and mistreat a high-energy breed.
Making Siamese seem like manipulative fiends or portraying Dalmatians as pets any household can personal doesn’t hassle me. Cartoonists and writers have a creative license to magnify; they’re not certain by breed requirements or veterinary proof. Nevertheless, I don’t like seeing live-action films with cats ingesting milk.
Milk and Hollywood Cats
Most cats are lactose intolerant, however characters who discover or rescue cats normally give them milk even in right now’s reveals and movies. I perceive that it’s a staple in most houses, and unprepared, new homeowners are unlikely to have cat meals. Due to the fats and protein, cats usually like ingesting milk till they get abdomen aches or diarrhea.
Since most cats don’t get severely in poor health from milk, it’s higher for them to drink it in movies than eat a loaf of garlic bread or a bowl of raisins. Olga isn’t excited about dairy merchandise and would ignore a bowl of milk if she escaped and was rescued by a considerate neighbor. She might be affectionate and playful but in addition shows the stereotypical habits of “evil cats” within the films.
Olga’s Similarity to Church
If she had been resurrected like Church in Pet Sematary, Olga would in all probability toss a dead mouse into my bathtub. Despite the fact that Church, performed by seven cats, was a British Shorthair, he’s one of many few film cats that barely resembles Olga. When he hisses within the movie, he jogs my memory of her. Olga solely hisses at me after I return from a visit, and I really feel honored that I’m the one one who has seen her scary facet.
She likes hiding at the hours of darkness, shocking me with fast assaults, and hovering over me after I sleep late, identical to the fictional felines in movies. She makes the stereotypes appear extra believable however is extra manipulative and violent than my Siamese cat. Though Olga could be a superb horror movie cat, she wouldn’t enjoy being around strange people or taking pictures a film away from house.
Movies and tv reveals have portrayed cats as evil, insane, playful, detached, and ignorant, which isn’t an issue, however I’m stunned by how many individuals consider what they see on a display screen.
This text is part of Christopher and Olga’s sequence.
