Hello, I’m Christopher! Learn my introduction to study extra about me and my foolish Russian Blue cat, Olga.
Earlier than a good friend gave me a Siamese cat a number of years in the past, I knew little about them and had no concept 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 suppose they fashioned their opinions from their private experiences.
Cartoon Animals
After they had been children, they most likely watched Woman and the Tramp and didn’t admire how Am and Si handled the canine. Films and tv applications affect us greater than we wish to admit, and Disney, specifically, has had a profound affect on our understanding of animals.
The writers and producers have good intentions, and it’s not their fault that we make assumptions primarily based 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 appear to be manipulative fiends or portraying Dalmatians as pets any household can personal doesn’t hassle me. Cartoonists and writers have an inventive license to magnify; they’re not sure by breed requirements or veterinary proof. Nonetheless, I don’t like seeing live-action motion pictures with cats consuming milk.
Milk and Hollywood Cats
Most cats are lactose illiberal, however characters who discover or rescue cats normally give them milk even in right now’s exhibits and movies. I perceive that it’s a staple in most houses, and unprepared, new house owners are unlikely to have cat meals. Due to the fats and protein, cats typically like consuming milk till they get abdomen aches or diarrhea.
Since most cats don’t get significantly ailing 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 occupied with dairy merchandise and would ignore a bowl of milk if she escaped and was rescued by a considerate neighbor. She may be affectionate and playful but in addition shows the stereotypical conduct of “evil cats” within the motion pictures.
Olga’s Similarity to Church
If she had been resurrected like Church in Pet Sematary, Olga would most likely toss a useless mouse into my bathtub. Regardless 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 once I return from a visit, and I really feel honored that I’m the one one who has seen her scary aspect.
She likes hiding in the dead of night, stunning me with fast assaults, and hovering over me once I sleep late, similar 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 wonderful horror movie cat, she wouldn’t take pleasure in being round unusual folks or capturing a film away from house.
Movies and tv exhibits 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.
This text is part of Christopher and Olga’s sequence.
