By accident (not checking) I shut my cat out in the rain and snow for about 4 hours. On letting her in she was making all sorts of happy squeaking noises and was over the moon to see me. Now if that had been a person it would have led to a big argument etc.

So is ignorance bliss?

By accident (not checking) I shut my cat out in the rain and snow for about 4 hours. On letting her in she was making all sorts of happy squeaking noises and was over the moon to see me. Now if that had been a person it would have led to a big argument etc.

So is ignorance bliss?
Yes, it can be.

In this case, she was just so happy to be back inside - and that's all that mattered to her. People should be smart enough to be appreciative too, but they usually aren't.

I've done that too, and my cat reacted the same way. All they know is they are uncomfortable, and you have come to their rescue.

i can't focus on the question because i was distracted by the thought of a happy cat making squeaky sounds

aww

A similar experience with my dog made me wonder about why did such incident happen in the first place. It seemed to me like the dog din't have to go through the stress of having to wait for me, and then I come back to open the door to let her in looking like her savior or something while it was me who put her in that situation.

Yes, it can be.

In this case, she was just so happy to be back inside - and that's all that mattered to her. People should be smart enough to be appreciative too, but they usually aren't.

But maybe if the cat had bitten me rather than praised me, she might not get locked out again tommorow?

My cat was happy, but also kind of mewing pathetically, as if trying to tell me how bad it was to get locked out in the rain all day.

I got locked out once with a friend, we ended up sleeping in the garage and nearly caught pnemonia. Sleeping on Deckchairs with nothing but some old curtains for covers wasn't exactly warm, none the less I don't think it was that much of a problem, didn't argue about although I didn't exactly pur when I eventually got in either.

The situation has developed today and added greater understanding to the cat and its ability to not get locked-out by being ignorant.

Gary (our other cat) has been locked-out today for about 1 hour. On letting her in I only got a fraction (5%) of the amount of grateful squeaking noise that I received from our other cat the day before. However, on letting Gary inside, Hitler (the first cat) escaped. Instead of bringing her back in, I left her out so that I could, at a later time get a full quoter of grateful squeaking from her on letting her in.

you arent a PETA person, are you?
:p

But maybe if the cat had bitten me rather than praised me, she might not get locked out again tommorow?
Possibly, but more likely that it would have resulted in her getting locked out again right then ! :D

But maybe if the cat had bitten me rather than praised me, she might not get locked out again tommorow?

Or, she might have been taken a long, long way, away, tied up in a bag.

Or, she might have been taken a long, long way, away, tied up in a bag.

Oh Yes to the river! I have spoken to her about that.