Capricorn: The Cat Burglar (December 21 – January 19)
1. The Capricorn Cat is a serious and shy creature, rarely taking time out for fun. In addition, this feline is probably one
of the most selfish Zodiac. A prudent soul from the start, the Capricorn Cat will work calmly and deliberately toward the
achievement of his or her life’s ambition.
2. This feline will plod through life in a punctillious way, head turned to the skies, falling over his or her own paws.
3. This cat is constantly working out ways to improve his or her lot, and devising schemes to eliminate the owner’s
shortcomings.
4. The Capricorn Cat harbors a great desire to climb ever-higher up the ladder of social success but will never be the “life
and soul of the party” type.
5. Physically, the Capricorn Cat is difficult to recognize by appearance alone. Ugly knees are really the only obvious
characteristic attributable to this feline.
6. The fur is usually sleek and lank and the expression slightly despondent. Indeed, this feline is very much an ordinary
sort of cat, unlikely to draw any laudible gasps of admiration as he or she waddles across the floor. Possessed of a strong
maternal/paternal instinct, the Capricorn Cat will view all the world’s inhabitants as his or her “children.” This feline
often enjoys doing things that are out of the ordinary, such as sleeping in the bathtub on hot days or drinking water
directly from the faucet. The Capricorn Cat is frequently frightened by things that do not normally bother other
cats…shadows on the wall, the dark or high places, for example.
7. In fact, it is likely that this feline feels most secure when sleeping under the bed or tucked behind shoes in a closet.
8. The Capricorn Cat prefers city life to country living. This feline is ideally suited for the position of Chief Mouser at
the Town Hall, where hours could be whiled away playing with red tape.
9. In the beginning, the Capricorn kitten appears to be fitting-in quickly. He or she will be house-trained almost overnight
and may only once make the mistake of jumping onto the kitchen table.
10. Later, however, it will become apparent that this feline has trained the family to live his or her own way…doing what
he or she wants to do, when he or she wants to do it.
Many stray cats seem to be governed by the Sign of Capricorn and such kittens are often abandoned when they are very
young…luckily, they appear to adapt quite well to a life in the wild. Personal interaction is important to the Capricorn
Cat. This feline’s instinctive understanding of human frailty means that he or she will be more than generous in overlooking
an owner’s shortcomings…perceiving them as trials that this feline is obliged to bear in order to help him or her along the
road to success. Constantly hopeful of improving the personal standard of living, however, there is always a strong chance
that this cat will move out of his or her present home in order to assume residence in a more affluent household.