# What fresh kitty hell is this?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 18, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fresh-kitty-hell-is-this/486369 "2009-02-18T05:09:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fresh-kitty-hell-is-this/486369/21 "2009-02-19T17:07:53Z")
> [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](#): > > My (spayed female) cat grabs at my feet when I’m trying to leave the house, as if she’s trying to physically prevent me from leaving. I try explaining to her that I have to go to work so I can buy cat food, but she just can’t grasp simple economics. I’ve never met a cat who understands any sort of economics. They won’t even trade a dead mouse for a piece of tasty ham. My female Siamese (spayed) used to grab my husband’s arm or hand when he headed out the door. She DID NOT want him to leave. She was an only cat at the time, and even clingier than Siamese normally are. We got another two cats, and now she is not nearly as clingy. Of course, being a meezer, she’s still very much a drama queen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fresh-kitty-hell-is-this/486369.md?page=1)