The PSSST Game

I’ve played a game with my cats over the years that I call The PSSST game. The rules are simple:

• Hide around a corner from the cat.
• Peek around and say, “PSSST!”
• If the cat doesn’t come the first time, repeat.
• Often if the cat doesn’t come after two or three times, peek around the corner and give a Bronx Cheer. Usually that brings the cat running to you.

I’ve noticed that my male cats are more likely to play The PSST Game than the females. Roscoe would come after three iterations. Jasper would come after one or two. Luka is in between his predecessors. While Chubbette would play, Phoebe would have no part of it. Neli follows the lead of the other females. Maybe the females understand object permanence better than the males.