Typing

2006

Cats really don’t like typing. That is to say they don’t like it when people type, but they thoroughly enjoy jumping onto the keyboard and running across it, though unfortunately (despite my best efforts) they don’t take dictation!

I discovered this while trying to type with Maggie the kitten in the same room. She delighted in hiding behind the computer until I was engrossed in work, and then leaping onto my hands with teeth and claws bared. After several of these incidents (and numerous scratches), I had to continuously keep one eye on her and one on the screen in order to escape further injury. When she found this source of amusement frustrated she contented herself by running up my back and latching onto my hair. As it is actually quite difficult to remove a kitten from your back, I was forced to concede defeat and never again type in her presence.