Here I was, pleased that Nystagmus quickly learned how to signal that he wanted the door to be opened so that he could go out. Nope – he wants the door to be opened, all right, but often not for going out but just so that he can sit there and watch and sniff and listen. We clearly have different opinions about the value of keeping the heat inside. The warmer seasons are going to be so good for him, and we should probably start looking for a cat door.

When he comes back from one of his walks – which have now grown from five minutes to fifteen and twenty – he’s all full of energy. Comes inside, races back and forth through the house, play-attacks my feet. Even if he doesn’t go all the way out, just after sitting at the door gap for a while he’s more playful and energized. I guess this is what he was missing. Not made to be an indoor cat, clearly!