The origin of "like a cat on wheels"

Posted by ESC September 28, 2004In reply to The origin of "like a cat on wheels" posted by K Thompson on September 28, 2004

That's a totally new one to me. What's the approximate meaning? As a cat herder, I can kinda picture 'a cat on wheels', and it's scary.

It sounds like "independent as A Hog on Ice."