Not really, but they are not my favorite houseguests at the moment.
It seems that they figured out how to remove the drain cover in my shower. I'm sure that they had tons of fun kicking it around. That small piece of metal probably made the best hockey puck on the tile. That alone would have been a bit annoying, but it seems there is something more interesting than a hockey puck--a hole in the floor. Yep, when you remove the little metal grate, there is a pipe. 1-1/2 inches, and nicely flush with the floor. In kitty terms, "Where do it go?"
Now, what do you do with a hole in the floor? Obviously, you drop cat toys down it.
Yes, I spent all day fishing cat toys out of my plumbing because my entire system was plugged. Sinks, toilets, and of course the shower. Water came in, but wouldn't go away.
I fished several things out of the drain today. In this order...
- 2 plastic balls (about 1-1/4 inch diameter)
- A stuffed mouse
- A bunch of feathers (ripped off the end of a string on a stick)
- Another stuffed mouse
- A small pillow filled with catnip
Finally, I managed to get the drains working. They still aren't perfect (it glugs loudly) but they drain. So, I cleaned up (including scrubbing the shower) and then... took a shower. I was filthy. After that, I sat down and started typing a blog... It goes something like this:
Anybody want two cats?
I'll be back on author duty tomorrow.
Until we meet again
Keep Dreaming