Feline Dangers

I am increasingly suspicious and wary of feline telepathic powers.  What in the hell made me rise up and go to the door to let the hairy creature in?  Perhaps I heard her meow but it was so faint as to not register consciously.  But if that is the case is not that a form of manipulation?  Animals manipulating humans in the same way the broadcast media does, subliminally.  How can we protect our sponge like brains from this onslaught?