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Red Dot on the Loose

Pierre: The red dot escaped from under the ottoman in the living room, and I’m on the job trying to catch him.

gray tabby cat chases the red dot

He’s slippery. Every time you think you’ve caught him….

gray tabby cat chases the red dot

… the red dot somehow gets away again.

gray tabby cat chases the red dot

A little help over here? I’m not tall enough to get him if he goes any higher!

gray tabby cat chases the red dot

Does the red dot get loose in your house?

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June 8, 2016 Filed Under: Cats Tagged With: Pierre 25 Comments

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  1. Summer says

    June 8, 2016 at 3:28 am

    Nobody here cares much for that red dot! We know it’s a sham.

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  2. Hannah and Lucy says

    June 8, 2016 at 7:47 am

    We never ever play with the red dot as we’d sooner be outside.

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  3. S'more Dogs says

    June 8, 2016 at 8:00 am

    It makes an occasional appearance around here but it leaves pretty quickly when the dogs start chasing the cats chasing the dot!

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  4. Jeanne Foguth says

    June 8, 2016 at 9:11 am

    Purrseidon loves the red dot. I suspect that’s why she is usually so good about looking at the camera.

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  5. da tabbies o trout towne says

    June 8, 2016 at 9:28 am

    dood…..de vizshuz dot waz last seen goin under de door
    two de pantree oh all placez….18 centz anda sack o friez sayz it in ther
    steelin all R foodz……….

    :)♥♥♥

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  6. Connie says

    June 8, 2016 at 10:41 am

    in our house the red dot loves to run from one end of the house to the other. It moves fast..

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  7. Random Felines says

    June 8, 2016 at 12:39 pm

    it shows up here sometimes but mom worries that we run each other over since we don’t have a lot of open space in our condo

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  8. The Florida Furkids says

    June 8, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    That red dot really is a sneaky fellow.

    The Florida Furkids

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  9. Katie Kat and Katie Kitty Too says

    June 8, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    The red dot am loose alots.. sneaky little bug that him is… Katies camera won’t pick up on him as goods as your moms does. And oh is he so much fun to chase!

    -Katie Too, who likes sneaky bugs

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  10. Annabelle says

    June 8, 2016 at 3:22 pm

    Pierre we have that same problem too!

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  11. Melissa & Truffles says

    June 8, 2016 at 5:34 pm

    The red dot doesn’t climb my walls, it only stays on the floor. Mommy says she doesn’t want me getting any bad ideas, whatever that means. –Mudpie

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  12. Emma and Buster says

    June 8, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    That darn thing goes everywhere.

    Emma and Buster

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  13. William's Kith & Kin says

    June 8, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    Pierre, our mom told us our red dot went to live on a farm in the country. 🙁

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  14. The Island Cats says

    June 8, 2016 at 8:30 pm

    We’ve been trying to catch that dot for years with no luck.

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  15. Fraidy Cats! says

    June 8, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    nice stretch, Pierre! we’ve never had a red dot on the loose here. it looks like tricky prey 🙂

    pip, smidgen, minnie, hollie, sharpie, ditto

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  16. Cathy Keisha says

    June 8, 2016 at 9:03 pm

    Yes, yes it does. Sometimes I tell TW to fetch it and sometimes I’ll look at it. I’m too wise for it.

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  17. Three Chatty Cats says

    June 8, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    Oh yes, the red dot get loose all the time over here, despite our the best efforts of the kitties.

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  18. The Swiss Cats says

    June 9, 2016 at 3:51 am

    Red dots are so sneaky ! We never understood how it manages to escape ! Purrs

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  19. Ellen Pilch says

    June 9, 2016 at 8:46 am

    Good luck! We have yet to catch a red dot.

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  20. mommakatandherbearcat says

    June 9, 2016 at 8:48 am

    Bear used to chase that blasted dot for hours. Now? Eh. He’ll make one good pounce and quit. He’s a fangs and claws cat so he easily gets bored when he can’t use either. My favorite story is when he was still a kitten and Kitty was alive. He’d chase the flashlight beam frantically for hours. Kitty came out to see what all the commotion was about. She already knew that if you just stayed still and waited, the flashlight would come back again. It was hilarious to watch her pretend not to care until the light was within the range of her paw. No doubt she thought Bear was a fool for chasing it everywhere when all she had to do was sit and wait. Then again, that’s always been the biggest difference between them – Kitty had patience and Bear gets too excited and can’t help himself <3

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  21. Brian says

    June 9, 2016 at 9:43 am

    Don’t give up, you can catch it!

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  22. Shadow says

    June 9, 2016 at 10:44 am

    That red dot is a dangerous one. Chasing it has thrown me into a chair or two when we had tile floors.

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  23. Jean Dion says

    June 9, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    The red dot is enemy No. 1 in this household. My cats will not rest until they capture that thing.

    Jean from Welcome to the Menagerie

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  24. caren gittleman says

    June 9, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    Wow you ARE tall Pierre!! My red dot gets loose too sometimes, but I haven’t seen him in ages! Love, Cody

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  25. Kitties Blue says

    June 9, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    Pierre, you can really stretch out. We had no idea how long your are. Astrid will jump about four feet off the floor trying to catch the dot. It’s fun to watch. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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