"Marina" wrote in message
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wafflycat wrote:
Last night was strong gusting winds. Same this morning with added
horizontal rain. So last night was noisy with the sound of the wind
against the windows. Cue freaked out felines. My three really don't like
the noise and are wide-eyed, unsettled, tail-lashing felines wandering
from room to room in a most upset fashion. Poor beasties!


When we had some real autumn storms here lately, I was surprised to
discover that Caliban loves strong winds and horizontal rain! I had the
door to the enclosure ajar, but Miranda mostly stayed inside, curled up on
the cat tree. Then I would get to wondering where Caliban was, peek
outside, and there he would be sitting, looking at the driving rain in
wide-eyed wonder. The wind in the shrubbery outside my garden wall was
also irresistible to him. As long as he sat in the innermost nook, under
the balcony of the flat above mine, he could stay dry and watch the storm,
and there he would sit for hours.

Our cats don't much mind. It never gets that cold here and the wind is kind
of a novelty. They will tolerate almost any weather to avoid the indoor
litterbox. The wind makes things move and they love to chase leaves etc.

Kayla on the other hand. Bred for generations to tend to herds in the wild
weather of northern England and Scotland, hates wind. She is OK with rain,
and doesn't mind the cold. But she draws the line at wind. If she was a
working dog with her own herd to care for they would be flat out of luck on
windy days. (Or maybe she would just drive them into the least windy place
she could find and make them stay there)

Jo