I had almost finished decorating our sitting room and the job was going well, although it had taken several coats of emulsion to cover the blue walls. The furniture, pushed into the middle of the room and draped in old sheets provided a very interesting place for our cat: 'Wickett' to hide. I was walking towards the tray full of emulsion paint on the floor, looking forward to finishing and having a rest. Suddenly a paw aimed at my foot, shot out from beneath the sheet covering the sofa, it missed my foot, instead the claw became entangled in the sheet. I quickly put my roller down with my right hand and grabbed hold of the panicking cat with my left. I was desperately trying to release the offending claw when Wickett, who wasn’t having any of that, decided that he just wanted to escape. He took one flying leap out of my arms and landed right in the middle of my full tray of paint!

Now, if you look at “Wickett’s Web Page” on this site you will see that he is a very fluffy cat with a large tail. Yes that’s right, he proceeded to run around the house flicking emulsion with his tail and making little paw prints, with me in hot pursuit. I finally caught him and with the help of my wife, managed to wash his tail and rear end with water in the sink. Wickett, like most cats, is not too keen on water but strangely enough he didn’t seem to mind us washing him on this occasion. He soon dried out and was no worse for wear after his experience. It did take us quite a while to clean the house, but I am just very thankful that it was emulsion and not gloss!

Neville Hawkins

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