Don't vacuum the kitty

I am beginning to wonder if all cats hate vacuum cleaners. As a kid we had a cat who ran from the vacuum as if it was going to eat her. As an adult I have had two more cats that don't want anything to do with the sucking machine. Our current cat won't even stick around while I use our power sweeper. It is not nearly as noisy or large as the regular vacuum.

When I searched the Internet for stories on the subject, they were by and large about cats being afraid of the vacuum. Or I could watch videos of cats in fear of the noisy electronic beasts. I found one article that claims most cats will grow accustomed to the sound. The three kitties in my life never did. The one I have now is pretty old, so I doubt she'll change anytime soon.

Her name is Pandora. We usually just call her Kitty. Which brings me to another point about pets. I've often referred to my pets by their species, not their actual names. I call cats, "Kitty." I called our family dog, "Puppy." We also have turtles here and I will greet them with, "Hello turtles!" Their names are Leonardo and Michelangelo.

You'd think that with names like that, the critters would be females right? Well, my dear husband got them when he was a little boy. As such, he could not conceive of having female pets. So he named them after two of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Yes kids, the cartoon characters are pretty old. I think it's safe to say that they would no longer be teenagers if they lived outside of cartoon and movie world. Even our very real turtles are at least twenty years old.

At least they aren't afraid of the vacuum cleaner. But they are in fact afraid of some of the fish they live with.
By all rights, the turtles should be terrorizing the fish. After all they eat fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Don't worry pet specialists - they eat their veggies too! (Here I go talking about food again...) Of course, these fish are too big to fit in the turtles' mouths, but seriously. Why are they letting a little fishy boss them around?

Then there are the salamanders. They aren't afraid of anything except their owners. They don't do much either. I don't know if they are males or females or one of each, so they are called Sampson and Delilah. Each of them is about ten inches long. I have never been able to get an exact measurment as they squiggle too much when I try to handle them. I think they would like very much if we vacuumed up the kitty. For kitties love to catch and eat critters such as salamanders!