Jan 11 2004, 7:12 am
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My cat usually sleeps at the foot end of my bed. But last night he decided to come up to my face and start sniffing...and biting. I don't know why he did it but he kept on doing that, til I finally kicked him off the bed...
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In response to Xooxer
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you dont hit the keyboard -_-
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In response to Xooxer
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Oh, and your keyboard will just love a fine mist of water spayed at it. Remember, always spay or neuter your peripherals! |
In response to Hedgemistress
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That's what happens when I post before I had a cup of coffee. Punny, though, so I'll leave it be.
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In response to Xooxer
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My cats used to take showers with me, My bathroom door, I broke the handle so it just swings open, and the cats would just walk in, and hop into the shower.. lol
Anyways, when my cats were bad, I sprayed them with vinigar, they dont like that! I wouldnt either. I also would put hot sauce on my plants cause my cats would try to eat them, even the cactuses! |
In response to Shades
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One of my cats likes to watch me take a shower.We have sliding glass doors on our show, they are foged, but you can still tell someone is in there.
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My cat, Everest, will not take "No" for an answer. If you scold him, he'll act as if you've given him the emotional equivalent of decapitation, and if he notices that's not fazing you, he'll haul off and try to sneak and do what you told him not to do earlier (and, if that's under lock and key, he'll go knock something over -- or make a lot of noise -- out of spite).
He has a very powerful personality, though; he's the extreme of everything -- he has a great sense of humour (I cover my eyes and then uncover them and go "Peekaboo!" and he starts purring), loves to get chased, and wakes me up every morning by rubbing against my face and purring. I actually have a fun game with him, which I've coined Statue. He runs down the hallway and ducks out of sight in my bedroom. I go to the opposite end of the hallway and then stand completely still, staring at the doorway. He pokes his head out of the door after about a minute, then meows with the empathetic mixture of "Quit staring at me!" and "What are you doing?". I, of course, don't move at all, aside from tracking his movement with my eyes. He takes a couple experimental steps out of the door, repeating the same tone a few times, and then walks down the hall, zig zagging with his back arched in a little combat stance and meowing at regular intervals. When he gets near me (I randomly pick a distance), I suddenly lunge towards him and chase him into the bedroom. I then go back to the end of the hallway and repeat the whole process. We can do that for upwards of half an hour before he gets bored of it. |
In response to Spuzzum
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We can do that for upwards of half an hour before he gets bored of it. That's some attention span, for a cat. My cat gets bored of most games within 5 minutes, 10 if she's really into it. Does your cat go outside? I think learning how to hunt probably has something to do with learning patience and focus... ours is very much an indoor kitty, so she likes to hunt yo-yos and sock puppets. Her archnemesis is the wily otter puppet. |
In response to Hedgemistress
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Everest is absolutely terrified to go outside. The one time we let him out, he ran around in circles until he found the door back in and then jumped at it, trying to push it open (as he discovered he can do to doors that aren't closed to the point of latching: unfortunately, the door was latched). We let him back in and he started giving the whole "You saved my life!" purring after he got settled down.
That 30 minute span is the exception, not the rule -- usually it's more in the bound of two or three rounds, which is about 5-10 minutes like you mentioned. I have a chicken marionette that Everest has nearly torn limb from limb, so I suppose that's his nemesis. He's ruthlessly efficient -- he goes straight for the neck and face. If it really was alive, it wouldn't be for long. =P |
In response to Spuzzum
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he goes straight for the neck and face. That's how big cats in their natural state bring down prey... it's funny to watch a little six pound kitty play it out. And yes, my cat is only six pounds. She's full grown, she's just careful about her weight. She has access to dry food around the clock, gets treats at least once a day, and gets a serving of canned food at night. She just doesn't overeat. Against cat stereotypes, if I leave out too much canned food, she just leaves the rest to go bad. She does know how to milk my liberal guilt... whenever I'm overcome by one of those irresistable impulses cat owners have, like holding something she wants just out of reach so she'll stand on her hind paws, or picking her up and talking baby talk, as soon as the matter is resolved she goes and waits patiently by her plate. We used to negotiate these things on a case by case basis, but now she's got me trained. :P Speaking of training, I believe I've mentioned this before, but they say you can't teach a cat to come when you call them... that's not quite true, they just require a little more coaxing than dogs. Our cat comes, but only when you sing her theme song. |
Brace yourself, I've got a few. :P
Buger(Was Batman until we noticed the spot on his nose): The biggest cat we've had(had about 15 in the past 10 years, usually temporary strays that we found in need of help or as kittens) at about 20 pounds if I had to guess. He loves busy people, if you are busy doing anything he will be there in the way. A very loving cat who even brings gifts(pine cones, butterflies, lizards) to me and then meows just incase I didn't notice the poor butterfly suffering right by my feet. Ever since his mom died he has been the boss of all the cats. He's usually nice to the other cats(with the exception of one, Tigger), but sometimes he will give them this evil glare and they back away slowly until they are out of his view(Not sure how he does it, but I'm trying to get him to train the dog too). He is also the protector, we get a lot of stray cats, raccoons, possums(sp?), and foxes(sp again?), and he fights with all of them. We leave the back door of the house open so the cats can go in or out whenever they wish, the raccoons seem to think of it as an invitation, but as soon as it enters the pool area Buger makes it clear that they aren't wanted. He fears only thunderstorms and ceiling fans. He is also one half of the Garr Brothers(BuGARR and TigGARR), which aren't really brothers. Tigger(Also called Damnit, as in "Damnit, get of the table."): The other half of the Garr Brothers, this tag team never gets along unless there is an outside threat. If Buger is chasing something away this one usually follows, though not for too long. Once thought to be an extremely lazy cat, but we found at that from 2:00 am to 4:30 am he goes absolutely bonkers in the cat room slapping at anything in sight, or not in sight for that matter. He is very loving, but way to trusting for his own good, as long as you talk nicely to him you could beat him senseless and he would love you for it. He is the king of cheap shots around here, every cat has to watch out when going around corners because he loves to sit there and wait for the chance to attack. It's not fun and games when he does it either, he's genuinely looking for a fight. On to the females. Lucky(Also Midnight because she's all black): Buger's sister, she's all about food. This cat eats non-stop and doesn't gain an once. When she isn't eating she's usually outside somewhere, she seems to like the house but not the yard so we can never find her until she's in the house. She's a bit of a hunter, but not as much as the other female cats, it's mainly lizards and moths for her. She is a traditionally cat in that she will only do something if it benefits her, love can be bought and the price is treats. :) Little [deleted](Kitty Vicious is her more fitting name): Apparently she doesn't like our brand of cat food, and she lets us know. Judging by the body parts left around she prefers squirrels, birds, or moles, and the dog loves her for it. I've seen her stalking prey and nothing else in they world matters when she does it, I've also learned that squirrels seem to think cats can't climb trees. When she not hunting, she is very lovable and even more so towards me. This is the only cat that will run straight to me every time I call her no matter where she is, even when I'm in a moving car(very slowly, mind you). She used to be afraid of cars, but now she isn't, which scares me, so I'm slowly breaking her of that habit. People who come over and leave their windows down will return to a car inhabited by her or Lucky. Squirt: We got her as a stray kitten outside of a doctor's office, she couldn't have been more than 3 weeks old. A very scared/cautious cat, a lot of times she will run from you if you look at her, if that fails just says something and she's gone. We have a lot of glass door walls in our house and she loves to play games with them, she walks up to any that are closed acting like she wants through and immediately runs when you touch the door. She does it constantly and it bugs the hell out of everyone. If you happen to be able to sneak up behind her(not an easy task at all) and pet her, she becomes the most loving creature on the planet. Once you pet her she won't let you stop too easily, if you start to pull your hand away expect a few claws in you hand pulling it back to her. On the hunter level she's between Lucky and Little [deleted]. One time we saw a bird right outside the back door with a couple socks over all of it body except the head, when we lifted the socks there was only a skeleton below the neck and we suspect it was here because she seems to find harassing us funny. Well, if anyone read through that I commend you on your patience and hope you enjoyed it. :) |
In response to Hedgemistress
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Its funny to see my cat do that to my other cat. Considering one of them is normal-small sized and the other one is large-extra large(but not fat). The big one always goes for the neck, doesnt bite hard, but makes the small cat squil. The big cat is only 1 year old while the small one is 3 or 4.
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In response to Scoobert
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All of you he think your cats are wierd, I am about to beat you in the wierdness quotient. My cat likes to lick plastic bags. Yes, you did hear right, plastic bags. The ones that you get from the supermarket to put the food in. I don't know why she does this, and it probably doesn't taste good either. The annoying part is that it is loud, and I have some plastic bags in my room so when I am trying to use the computer she will sometimes start licking away repeatedly for half an hour.
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In response to Leproman
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That's not so weird... they undoubtedly taste like whatever food was in them.
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In response to Hedgemistress
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Not really, because the last time my cat was licking was a bag from Models, so unless she likes the taste of the cardboard that was in them previously, she was licking the bag for its taste, or for some other wierd reason known only to her and the big guy up there.
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In response to Leproman
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My cat likes to play in plastic bags, he will charge into one and then slide a foot or too, then sit inside looking at everything all blury like, then repeat if his attention is big enough that day. Oh ya, today i dropped a piece of ice and he went and layed down by it and just sat there with it in front of him, he normaly swats it wround the floor because it slides nice.
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In response to Leproman
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Both of my cats chew on plastic bags for no apparent reason, its not that strange.
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In response to Kusanagi
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Mine lays down on them.
I think cats worldwide have some sort of "plastic bag agenda", with different cats fulfilling different roles. |
In response to Hedgemistress
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Mine usually lay down on the ripped apart bag once they have completed their plastic feast. I have also noticed that my siamese will be totally calm at times and then will just look up behind me or around me while I'm petting him, and will begin moving his head slowly like he is watching something move across the room, but usually there is nobody there, I was wondering if anybody else has experienced this with their cat?
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In response to Kusanagi
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Kusanagi wrote:
I have also noticed that my siamese will be totally calm at times and then will just look up behind me or around me while I'm petting him, and will begin moving his head slowly like he is watching something move across the room, but usually there is nobody there, I was wondering if anybody else has experienced this with their cat? Terry Pratchett's theory is that cats can see dead people. Including ghosts, recently dead spirits who aren't ghosts (because they're going to whichever afterlife they believe in), and of course Death himself. So according to his theory, your house is probably haunted. =P Edit: I do not believe in the supernatural. This was a joke. You may now laugh. With me or at me, your choice. |