I
am writing again so SOON because THERE WAS SOMETHING IN
THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT!
I was woken up just after 4am by the terrible sound of
Rusty our cat screaming downstairs in the sitting room.
I leapt out of bed and rushed downstairs, wide awake and
primed for action. I thought maybe another cat had
gotten in, because I had left the window open for Rusty
to go out if she wanted, and they were fighting, but I
did not hear another cat screaming or climbing out of
the window (they do make a lot of noise going out of the
window).
Well
when I came down the stairs to find Rusty shaking with
fear, walking up and down on the settee and growling at
something I could not see. As I drew level with her on
the stairs she climbed through the banister and tried to
stop me going any further down the stairs, still
growling not at me but at something that wasn’t there
and I could not see. I had turned on the lights as I
came down the stairs and there wasn’t anything but Rusty
and no sign or sound of another cat either in, or
leaving, the house via the window.
Rusty
then crouched very low and was snarling and hissing at
something under the table so I bent down to have a look
but there was nothing there. Behind me Rusty was
demented running backwards and forwards snarling and
growling into fresh air. She seemed to be watching
something moving on the floor but there was nothing to
be seen. I checked the whole house and there was
nothing, only Rusty following me around snarling and
growling. When I tried to go downstairs Rusty would not
let me and stopped snarling and growling long enough to
bite my ankles to let me know she didn’t want me to go
downstairs and she wouldn’t let me pass her but she was
still looking at something as it moved across the
sitting room floor. The hairs on the back of her neck
were all standing up on end and she was really
frightened of something.
Then
she shot over to the stairs going downstairs still
snarling and growling before she very gingerly made her
way down a few steps, me right behind her, all the
lights were on but there was nothing to see. When I
followed Rusty down the stairs she still would not let
me pass her and then she stuck her head through the
banister rail and was snarling and growling down the
hallway towards the back of the house towards the back
door that leads out into our garden. When I tried to
pass her she bit me again and would not let me get in
front of her so I could go downstairs. We were there for
several minutes before she let- me go down and check
there wasn't anybody or anything there.
When
we came back upstairs, Rusty was still growling and
snarling and it took me ages to calm her down so I could
go back to bed, where of course it took me ages to go
back to sleep and we all slept in. That is something
else I have noticed, when these things happen we sleep
in the next morning, coincidence or what!
Anyway,
I’ve seen this before with our other cat Truffles when
things have happened in the house. The significant part
is that Rusty followed whatever it was down the stairs
and towards the back door which is where we used to hear
them coming in because they made a racket with the
catflap - I have had a new back door put in and have not
bothered to replace the catflap.
Anyway, last night when I went back to bed Rusty
followed me about five minutes later and settled on the
bed beside my daughter’s head (yep, she’s sleeping with
me again as she doesn’t want to sleep on her
own!!!!!!!!!!!!) and was standing guard over her for the
rest of the night. Rusty seemed to instinctively know to
protect her.
Today,
Rusty is restless, very jumpy and nervous, her ears
pricking up at the lightest sound. It is unnerving and I
must admit to feeling more than a little scared last
night. Mind you it was fascinating too, watching Rusty
watching something I could not see and snarling at it to
let it know she could see it. It was interesting too to
watch her when I went back to bed because for a little
while she was facing the window that overlooks the
garden and was quietly snarling and growling. I have
seen Truffles do that many times in the past. The
strange thing was, Rusty seemed to be watching something
on the ground and at one point was poised to pounce and
then I watched her lift her head up and she seemed to be
taking in the full height of whatever it was she could
see, before she seemed to change her mind and started to
growl louder. Now that frightened me.
Your
view please.
Regards, “Susan”
Sorry about the typos. I have to get this down quick or
I feel too sick to do it. Sorry. HELP.
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