Khan the Music Lover

Tonight I was playing my electronic keyboard (we're saving up for a real piano), and I was going back and forth between classical and pop tunes, and my own compositions, when I saw that Khan had come out of the back bedroom and laid down next to my chair on top of a pile of sheet music. :-) The other cats sometimes like to jump onto my lap or the keyboard when I play, but since Khan's hearing is compromised I never thought he could hear it very well (especially from the bedroom!). The speakers are up on top of a cabinet, so to help him hear it I plugged in some headphones and set them down on the floor in front of him. He listened for a little while longer, but the second I stopped playing he walked away. Still, this was another "first" for him (coming out to listen) so it was cool. My husband and I wondered if he'd like being set up on top of the piano once we get it (to feel the vibrations). I doubt that he would, though. He becomes very anxious if I try to put him up onto any surface other than a big, wide bed. Counters make him nervous. Plus, the jump down (as with the jump up) is just too high for him. He never attempts to use any of the cat climbers we have, with the multi-level perches. We bought one with a fairly low perch for him, but it's too narrow for his comfort. Speaking of which, I'll have to post a pic of the step-stool hubby made for Khan shortly after we got him, to help him jump up to the master bed. The ones at the pet store were all too narrow in the steps. He needs to be able to get all four feet on every step/level before he can go to the next one.