I must also add that when Chuts does his somersaults, he is quite consistent. Complete rotations, thereby earning full points. Excellent GOE!
I must also add that when Chuts does his somersaults, he is quite consistent. Complete rotations, thereby earning full points. Excellent GOE!
That was the artistic impression.
please video chuts i have never seen a somersaulting cat. is it like a backward flip?
The one time a cat of mine somersaulted in my presence, he just rolled forward and curled his head down, kind of a shrimp position, so he was on his back and then around and up in no time. It wasn't really a jump or a flip at all. Other cats may approach the task differently. My cat was right by the corner of a wall, and he may have used the wall to slide along. It sure made my jaw drop to behold it. Doubtless somewhere there's some Rory Flack Burghardt of a cat who can execute a somersault in pike position. Cats are talented!
Last edited by Olympia; 01-16-2012 at 05:00 PM.
Funny Olympia, I was wondering where Mike Weiss money making back flip went-he did not use it on Improv Ice Sunday. Maybe it's too risky.
Cats are so adorable. I had to go to the ER (chestpain but not heart) last nite and Otis was sittng on the bed amidst all the lites I left on and he clearly looked like cat parent, wondering why I was coming in at 5 am. He certainly is the most sleepy cat I've had. He is so big, and jumps so easily to the fridge top. I am always amazed by how powerful the haunches are.
I'm so sorry you had to spend time in the ER! I had to put in many ER hours with Mom, and even for a healthy person it's a difficult and exhausting experience. I agree that cats are a comfort after all sorts of ordeals. As amazing as their leaps up are, their jumps down are equally astonishing. How do they land and absorb the shock onto their forelegs without just breaking apart?
Egads! I can barely manage links let alone video! But I will happily describe. First he does a back arch, telegraphing his intentions, then front entry, head tucked in, using his broad shoulders to flip himself forward, then he curls so his point of impact goes from there, through his spine and down to his butt. He ends up with toes up in air awaiting bellyrubs. I've had a few cats do this sideways which is more a shoulder roll but what amazes me is that he is so long (Coon cats are) and does it head on!Originally Posted by skateluvr
If Lord Chutney were a skater, he would have to be Kurt (funny, social, great jumper, versatile, expressive, smart). My Jools, the sort of ragdoll, would be Barb Underhill (small, spunky, likes to be thrown about) and Lady Arabella, the other ragdoll, would be an ice dancer but one who is just too lazy to get out there as she is having a beauty sleep.
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