You're listening to Pet Candy. This show was brought to you by Zoetis, maker of Celensia. Learn more at www.zoetispetcare.com. We'll be right back with more Pet Candy. What's considered normal for your cat is interesting. You know your cat's normal behavior better than anyone, quarks and all. But if your cat is acting differently, it may be time to talk to your vet about Celensia for an event-mavenjection. Changes in your cat's everyday behavior could mean they need help getting back to their quirky self. Ask your vet about how you could help your cat get back to their normal, whatever that means for them. Visit Celensia.com to learn more. Welcome to Cat Daddy, the only game show where the contestants are humans, but the real stars are cats. That's right, Caitlyn and today we have a very special guest. Someone who left the bright lights of Broadway for the bright lights of vet exam table. From belting showtunes to battling fleas, this woman has done it all. She's a military spouse, a mom of three and a future vet who once thought organic chemistry was scarier than a room full of feral cats. Well to be fair it is, please welcome the woman who can spay a cat faster than you can say Hamilton. Welcome aboard, Michaela, we're happy to have you. Hello! So I have to ask, I'm a theater girl myself, what is your favorite musical? I knew you were going to ask that at the moment that you started the question. One of my very favorite musicals is once the musical, it's a very different kind of musical that's not the normal like, but it's, but I feel like it's very true to the heart, heart feelings and it's just beautiful. Love it. It's called once. Can you sing a little bit of once for us? You don't have to do that. You don't have to. I gotta think that it's close. I was gonna say there's a power dynamic here and that this is our space and you're a guest. And we're like, now if you would just sing and dance for us. Well I wasn't actually on a cruise and I was literally just walking by and there was a performer in like a piano lounge and he stalks me. It was like, can you sing Les Mizz and I was like, yes? Can I sing Les Mizz? It was the greatest moment of my life. That's gonna be able to sing that. That sounds like a moment from a musical. Right? It was something I've always wanted to happen. Like, just stop me and let me perform. Yes! That's so good. Normal life, just living and doing with being and then going to do a whole entire concert. Yeah. That's amazing. That's one of my favorite songs from Les Mizz then. I mean, my favorite song to sing from Les Mizz is definitely, And I'm all alone again, I know where to go, I'm the word to turn to. I think of him. What is that song? Oh my gosh. Shit. Now I can't think of anything. You can't think of it. I'm proud. On my own. Yes! On my own. Pretending he's beside me. There's no way that's gonna be synced up. It's like the echo, the back room, like the echo. That's right. Yeah. It's, it's raining, it's echoing at the same time. Correct. Correct. Seek play, you don't get it. Okay, I guess I don't. What's playing that? Well, I'm not a theater person, so. You like, you like musicals, though. I don't like to watch musicals. I like to listen to songs from musicals that I've never seen. My parents would always, well, my mom would always say like, I don't like musicals, but I only like the things that you are in. Right. Right, yeah. I'll take it. That's fine, mom. Absolutely. That's beautiful. I love play, Ms. We like to listen to, do you hear the people saying? Oh, yeah. That's a good one. Especially wicked. We wicked. Yes. I liked wicked before. Wicked. Okay, all right. I do. I have been waiting for Wicked the Movie since I was in high school. Right. And that's kind of like over 10 years. Do you remember? Yeah. Like in the days before streaming music, they had the channel on Dish. And it just played show tunes. Yes. Yeah. The Wizard and I. Me and a Dean of Menzel, clean that house while Mama was at work. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. I was alone listening to musical theater, but whenever I was in high school, like I would listen to a new musical every single morning while I'd get ready so that I could like expand my repertoire. Ooh. And like knowledge of musical theater. Because I was going to musical theater school so I needed to know everything. Absolutely. That's what I did too. I went for musical theater. I can't dance. I'm good at a lot of things. I can carry my own. I'm not the greatest dancer, but dancing is one of my favorite things to do. Really. I'm so crazy. Yes. All right. Well, let's get to the game. You'll be answering 10 Cat Tastic Questions. Get five, right? And you'll win our grand prize. A lifetime supply of imaginary cat treats. We ran out of budget for the real ones. All right. Here's your first question. Round one. A is for... Ah! A cat just knocked that over. A cat's genome is 95.6 Tiger. Which of the following behaviors do they share with their jungle ancestors? A. Sit marking by scratching furniture like it owes them money. B. Staring at you while slowly pushing things off tables. Or C. Yalling at 3am like they're summoning the spirit of Mufasa. I'm going to go with... I feel like this question's unfair. I'm a tweaked scratching and like... Yalling at 3am. What if I said... There's also D, which is all of the above. I want that one. I want D, all of the above. That's correct. Cats are basically tiny judgemental tigers who think your couch is their personal scratching post. She did not put an answer D in there. And I was like, that seems targeted. We're off to a great start. I was going to suggest like... Can I choose D, all of them? Correct. I opened the door for you. I don't want you to have to get there on your own. Such a gentleman. Round 2. B is for... But why is my cat like this? Cats have an extra organ that lets them taste since. What's the scientific term for when your cat stares at you with their mouth open like a confused dragon? A, the D, B, the Flemon response, or C, prove their judging your life choices. Ooh. I do feel like it could be C. This would be the scientific term. B kind of sounds more scientific. Flemon? F-L-E-H-M-E-N. I'm not sure. But that sounds more scientific. I'm not sure. B is correct, the Flemon response. But C is also kind of correct. Double points. Round 3. C is for... Cats are weirdos. Cats walk like camels and giraffes. But what does this mean? A, they move both right feet, then both left feet, like a tiny, very marching band. B, they're secretly planning a journey. Secretly planning a coup. Or C, they're just showing off. Hmm. I mean, they're probably just showing off. But I'm going to guess the answer is A. The A is correct, although B is still a possibility. Round 4. D is for... Don't touch my belly unless I say so. When a cat flops over and shows their belly, what are they really saying? A, I trust you, but also this is a trap. B, I'm too lazy to roll back over, or C, pet me, or perish. I mean, I feel you definitely not C unless it's my cat. I'm going to go with A again. A is correct. It's the ultimate trust test. One wrong move and bam. Claws are out. Correct. And yet, we all fall for it every time. My cat actually is a belly rubbing cat, and I love it. Yeah, that's honestly like what drew me to her whenever I was like reading about like adoption stories and stuff. And it said that like she loves belly rubs. And I was like, she's mine. She's not the same. Yeah, she's a scary cat. But when she comes around, she wants all the cuddles. And she's okay if you rub her belly, like I love it. It's, it's the best. Why are those bellies just so smushy? Some of our cats are into the belly rubs. Yeah, they all love butt slaps. They all love butt slaps. Really? Love it. I feel like my cat like she's not into butt. She's not in a butt stuff. Round five. E is for, excuse me, why is my cat yelling? Cats have up to 100 different vocalizations. What does it mean when your cat does the little trill meow chirp combo at 4 a.m.? Hey, I have slain and invisible demon in your honor. B, I require snacks, immediately, or C, the void spoke to me, and it's said to feed me. I definitely would like to think that my cat has slain demons of darkness for me, but she's probably saying feed me. I said, we, we all have, I'll have my dog ate her food, and I needed to refill her bowl. So I guess I'll get with B. We all have dreams and hope that our cats will one day be useful in some capacity. But it is B. Please feed me. Although C is deeply accurate. I'm the ANC. We're key. Round six. F is for fluffy overload. Why do cats need with their paws as if they're making bread? A, they're trying to get you to make them a snack. B, it's a leftover kitten behavior from when they needed their mother's belly to stimulate milk flow. Or C, they just really like soft surfaces. I just thought that my cat was expert level bread making, but I suppose it's actually B to meet on the mom. I think I actually thought about that. Yes, B, it is likely instinctive behavior, although it hasn't been proven they could just be training to be the next top chef. And yet it still feels like they're trying to bake something on your lap. Round seven. G is for got a cat, groom it. How many hours a day does the average cat spend grooming themselves? A, one hour. B, three hours. Or C, five hours. This is tricky. I feel like my cat. What? I said they're getting harder. They are getting harder. I feel like my cat's not like a cat after all these questions. She's like a different breed. I don't know. She gets a little naughty on her tummy. Don't we all? Three hours is probably appropriate. I feel like I'm going to be wrong though. No, you were correct. They groomed themselves for three hours a day. Cats are full time self-care professionals. See, this question would have tricked me because I would have assumed it was more than five hours. I feel like that was excessive. I don't know. It's like whenever you think you're seeing it all the time, then you see it all the time. But as I have nothing. Well, it's not three hours consecutively. It's like throughout the day. Right. Three minutes here. Thirty minutes here. Right. Two hours here. 17 minutes later. Round eight. H is for how did you fit in there? Why do cats insist on squeezing into boxes even if they're clearly too small? A, they're hoarding the box for later. B, they like the snug feeling of being enclosed. Or C, they're trying to make us question their intelligence. I'm going to say that they're like little babies and they like to be all snugly and cozy in their little space. So B. B is correct. Cats do in fact love feeling enclosed for security purposes. And let's be honest, too, hasn't watched a cat try to fit into a box that's half their size. I like to, when my cats are on the bed, go up and like hug around them and then seal them up with the lower part of my chin. And one cat in particular hates that. And I still do it to myself. You probably do it more since she hates it. Right. Oh, it's so fun. He's a good sport about it. Well, he's not. But he comes back for more. He comes back. Well, you still have your eyes on him. So I mean, can't be that bad of a sport. Hey, it's not taking your eyes out. No, it's not to the death. It's a little apprehension. We show our love violently in this house. I do too. I mean, yeah, yeah, no, don't do that. Yeah, that's not nice guys. Yeah, I mean, I think it's kind of an office cat that is a butthole a lot of times. So when she like swats or bites at me for petting her or being around her, I will just pick her up and like hug her and she hates it. But she does calm down. Did she knows I won't put her down until she chills so plays very warm. So cats flock to him. Well, I was about to say, I wonder if it's like on Grey's Anatomy, there is this episode where one of the doctors was having a freak out and they like hunter to like it sparks something. Yeah, it's like a security thing. Yeah, and so thinking that you're okay, maybe you're just you're tricking your brain. Yeah, it's kind of like how the weighted blankets help with your impacts. Yeah, exactly. So maybe boxes for cats are like hugs. Oh, yeah. That's what you're talking about. We have so many boxes just hanging around. Yeah, they love the boxes. We did you, but not on purpose. It's just we can't fit all over the trash cans. No, get taken out. Round nine. I is for I'm not fat. I'm just fluffy. Cats body language says a lot. What does it mean when a cat has its tail upright and quivering? A, they're excited to see you. B, they're ready for a little snack. Or C, they're preparing for battle. I'm going to say they're ready for battle. The correct answer is actually A, they're happy to see you. My cat's not unfair. I'm talking to my cat weird. I always thought it was they were farting. Me too. They're just minding their own business and all of a sudden the tail starts to shake. I'm like, you farted. They're just locked in the air for you. Yeah, this is too good. I got to share this. Round 10. J is for just a little jumpy. Why do cats jump straight up in the air at the slightest noise? A, they're training for the cat Olympics. B, they're startled by noises and trying to land on a higher perch. Or C, they've secretly learned how to dance. Ooh, I like to see a lot. That's a really fun option. But I do think it's B. B is correct cats. Pray instincts make them jump to escape perceived danger. Every jump is a potential graceful pirouette. Or a disaster waiting to happen. Or sometimes it's just really funny. They made a whole movie about how cats don't dance. That's one of my favorite movies. Wait, like cats and musical? Love that too. I think it's Disney. No, it's Dreamworks. It's either Disney or Disney. It's like one of those famous movies that everyone thinks is Disney, but it's not. But it's cats don't dance. And it's got a little girl in Broadway, I think. Oh, I'm a little smoothie. Oh, it's a good movie. You should watch it. I'm just checking that out. I haven't seen it in years. I love it. Recently watched it a couple of months ago. You did? Yeah. Where was high? Over at TJ and Brandy's house. Oh, they spun it on the movie wheel. That was when it was selected. That's again, maybe. So this is a game of this or that. So we're going to give you two things. And you've got to pick which one of those two things I suppose you'd rather. Right. It's a this or that. Don't just go with your instinct. First thing. Okay. Kitten Zoomies or Catnap Cuddles. Catnap Cuddles. Playing with string or laser pointing chaos. Laser pointing. Siamese Sass or Black Cat Mystery. Black Cat Mystery. Letterbox Studio, trimming claws. Trimming claws. Sphinx snuggles or fluffy fur everywhere. Sphinx. Cat meows back or gives you the judgmental stare. Cat meows back. Cat selfies or viral cat ticktocks. Ticktocks. Late night Zoomies are a morning wake up purrs. Late night Zoomies. Tuna treats or chicken bites. Tuna treats. Cat's in a hoodie or cat's in a crown. Cat's in a cram. You know what this solvers do. Pawpads like jelly beans or elegant tobeens. Jelly beans. What do this last one? She said it's a whole bunch of... Yeah. Cat hogs the bed or cat scratches the door. Hogs the bed. And that's a wrap for today's episode of Cat Daddy. Big round of applause for our contestant who bravely face the fiercest feline facts and came out on top. That's right, Caitlin. They rule the house, but at least they let us be in charge for a few minutes. Right. And remember folks, no matter how many times you try to train your cat, they're really the ones running the show. Exactly. Join us next time when we ask the questions, can cats be trained to do tricks? Or is it just another one of their do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do moments? And we'll finally answer the age-old question. Why do they love boxes so much? Until then, keep your cats close, your snacks closer, and your cat toys hidden. Unless you want them scattered all across the living room. Good night, everybody. It's pet candy. Pet candy. It's pet candy radio.
