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My cat Max (well, nominally my cat; he's pretty much adopted my eldest stepdaughter now) picks up his Purina in his paw and puts it in the water dish. Every single time.
Of course, he doesn't use the water dish for anything except that. He won't drink from anything that's not running water. He's gotten too old to jump up to the bathroom sink anymore, though he can still get down by himself; so now he yowls until one of us picks him up and puts him there.
Sadly, Max's kidneys gave out yesterday, and we had to put him to sleep. :-(
Rest in peace, grey fuzzball.
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I am sorry to hear that Thunderspirit, that is literally the worst part of being a pet owner, I have had to go through the same thing more than I care to admit. Hang in there, and cherish the good memories!
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Our condolences Thunderspirit on your loss.
May the paw prints on your heart never fade, just be gently covered with warm fuzzy new ones.
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Thanks, folks. We had him for almost ten happy years; and better to have loved and lost than never have loved, after all.
I hate to be such a downer, so: back to crazy, hilarious,annoying, and amazing stuff. Our other cat, Lily, is a runt, and was rescued from outside by my mother-in-law. She's skittish to the point of outright paranoia; if she comes to you, all is well, but if you try it the other way around, forget it. Doesn't matter if you have food or catnip or whatever — you're obviously COMING TO GET HER AND SHE HAD BEST RUN AND HIDE RIGHT EFFING NOW.
Loud noises do this too. You know, like opening the door or blowing your nose. Or (sometimes) talking.
Ouch, now that is a scared cat. Have you had people try the blink method of cat introduction? Seems blinking is one of the things cats do when they are figuring each other out. I have on many occasions used the blink method successfully to start de-ferraling cats and kittens.
I think basically that blink slowly at the feline to them means you are not going to attack, as you are safe enough to close your eyes even in the presence of a possible foe. When they start to relax and blink back at your, you know it is working.
That said, cat running in place before escaping IS really funny.
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Yes, slow double-blink right at them!
I've been doing that lately to our two, so far I'm getting equal amounts of double-blinky back, chirp & cat-size over on the carpet, and jump into lap.
Our longhaired, Gothmog, has super-furry paws and never uses his claws when running. Its hilarious watching him run at full speed for 2 seconds and only advance 6"!
Cat burn outs! ::scrabble, scrabble, whooosh::
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This morning I woke up but couldn't move, because Bonzer and Cooper were busy grooming and had chosen me as the location. But at a glance I could tell Cooper had been out hunting in the night; on the floor, at a spot nearest to my head, was one of the plastic balls from Baby Gersen's ball pit.
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Plastic balls, the deadliest of all domestic feline prey...
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Our Russian Blue has an amusing habit, he likes chewing plastic, but does it from a foot away and ends up chewing only air. He looks ridiculous, but air plastic chewing is better for his health.
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Blinking means not showing aggression. Eye contact is a very aggressive communication in cats. The proper thing to do is showing you see them, quickly, and then looking away. It is, perhaps, what leads cats to decide to "OMGANALLERGICHUMANIMUSTCUDDLEYOUFOREVERANDEVER!!!"
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Sammy has a habit in old age. She has discovered that the warmest spot is under the blanket. So she will stand next to a blanket and cry till I cover her up.
Heat seeking cats..its a thing. Also AWWWWWWW!! The cuteness is over 9000!
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When my Siamese was younger, he would howl at me in the morning to get out of bed, so that he could crawl under the covers and go to sleep. Now that he's older, he could care less if I'm still in bed when he crawls in. In fact, I think he prefers it, since it means more warmth for him! Oddly enough, during the night when he sleeps with me, it's always above the covers. Maybe he just really likes it to be dark?
Likely feels safe, or at least more comfy than in a bright area. Our white deaf cat Zoe has similar feelings it seems, as she loves going under any blanket me or the wife are using, making space for her is officially called "making a buggie yurt" as her nick name is Zoe Buggie (as in, bugs us for petting and constant attention)
Upside, kitty bed warmers, green, reusable, and non-toxic :)
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Bonzer had recently gotten into the habit of plaguing me in the morning when I would get up and be stumbling around trying to make coffee -- getting underfoot so that I would trip over him, pulling down my sweat pants in hopes of getting me to stop and pay attention to him, and, if all else failed, biting me on the hand until I pet him, and if I tried to stop.
Thankfully, I have temporarily outsmarted him. The last week or so, I've been getting up and then pulling the blankets down to cover him up to his chin. It's so warm and comfy he goes back to sleep for an extra 15 minutes, allowing me to get the coffee on before he realizes I'm up. I hope this trick will last.
Thats good, could have been a bad spot for claws ;)
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My cats aren't allowed in the bedroom, but they've learned what time I get up normally and what my normal morning routine is like. So they tend to perch themselves on the living room table pointed toward the bedroom and bathroom doors, so that as soon as I step out they can start meowing for my attention before I get to the shower. It's usually enough to distract me from my usual morning stupor and get me into the kitchen to refill food/water bowls before stumbling toward the bathroom again.
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Humans training cats, or cats training humans, the debate goes on.
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Likely feels safe, or at least more comfy than in a bright area. Our white deaf cat Zoe has similar feelings it seems, as she loves going under any blanket me or the wife are using, making space for her is officially called "making a buggie yurt" as her nick name is Zoe Buggie (as in, bugs us for petting and constant attention)
Upside, kitty bed warmers, green, reusable, and non-toxic :)
Downside - occasionally pointy when you roll over unexpectedly.
I'd somehow tangled the sheets so she couldn't get out and was woken by a frantic cat trying to claw her way out through either my arm or the sheets.
My mom's cats have learned that by snuggling strategically around me while I sleep prevents me from rolling over... But I do wake with stiff joints when they do that
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Sadly, Max's kidneys gave out yesterday, and we had to put him to sleep. :-(
Rest in peace, grey fuzzball.
You and your family have my deepest condolences, TS.
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My mom's cats have learned that by snuggling strategically around me while I sleep prevents me from rolling over... But I do wake with stiff joints when they do that
Apparently, this is part of the Feline Agenda; Summer (and her departed sister Sprinkles) does (did) this too, also leaving me with stiff joints and/or less than well-rested.
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My brother and his fiancée adopted an all-black stray kitten over a year ago. They quickly learned they had to remove all the sproingy doorstops in their rental house, as Bear loved to play you the song of his people in the wee hours of the morning. He seemed to enjoy it even more if he had to snake his paw under the door and then reach up to grab it.
A couple months back, they bought their first home. The first night they slept there, they were awoken by the cat... sproinging a door stop. My brother's fiancée was delighted to tell us later about my brother angrily cursing continuously at 2-3AM as they had to find the still-packed channel-lock pliers and remove every doorstop (all sproingy kind) in the new house.
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Sproinging door stop jam session!
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Been far to long since my last cat tail, so here goes.
Two of our most fluffy cats, Kegan (a, orange tiger Norwegian forest cat) and Misty (grey DLH) have an on going domestic partnership. When Misty comes in from outside, Kegan comes and purrs, head butts her, and waits to go up stairs and eat until she is ready, then they entwine tails and walk upstairs together to get nums. It may be the most adorable thing I have ever seen, and I am not known for my mushy nature.
But, it is hilarious when Misty gets annoyed by Kegan being too affectionate for her tastes and she then bops him one (no claws). Makes it a real and authentic marriage LOL.
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Today, Misty successfully tracked and slew a number of maple leaves, not to lessen the impact of her quest, but I dare say, the leaves were not the most clever of prey.
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Bonzer got hip to my ploy of covering him up to keep him asleep, and now gets up with me every morning. He's changed his tactics though. Now he beats me to the kitchen and lurks on the counter until I have a scoop full of coffee grounds about to go into the filter, and he runs up and head-butts my hand, causing the grounds to fly everywhere. Apparently this is incredible fun, for a cat, although it makes me cranky -- not even Bonzer gets to interfere with my coffee, dammit!
Messing with caffeine intake time, not cool.
That sounds about right, dinner that sits more than 30 seconds unattended is fair game according to cat law.
Honey Bee, my DSH tortie came to us because her "owner" had killed her sister cat, and I went there to rescue her (and kick the guys arse if he was there, fortunately for him, he was not). But when we brought her home, she hid, hissed, and attacked us for about 3 days straight. But for some reason on the fourth day, just as I was getting worried she was just too feral or fearful after what had happened, she all of a sudden decided she liked us, and went from angry to super loving in a day.
We still have Honey Bee, my wife jokes that she is my cat mistress, given her extreme need to cuddle with me and lick me, she may not be far off. Tortietude indeed!
You are not the only one to have retrieved a cat in their unmentionables :)
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I can honestly say I have never gone out after a cat in my underwear. It only takes a moment to toss something on.
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I can honestly say I have never gone out after a cat in my underwear. It only takes a moment to toss something on.
well.
There goes my "see aranna in her underwear" plan.I have returned your cat, who, for all intents and purposes, was my willing cohort the whole time...
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I can honestly say I have never gone out after a cat in my underwear. It only takes a moment to toss something on.
well.
There goes my "see aranna in her underwear" plan.
I have returned your cat, who, for all intents and purposes, was my willing cohort the whole time...
Not that Sammy wouldn't be anyone's cohort if they are willing to cuddle her. But she also stays on the porch and doesn't venture into the dangerous wilderness of the yard anymore in her old age.
Cats hate age penalties to their Dex score, for obvious reasons. ;)
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They do have good use of their Wis and Int bonuses, tho.
Too good of a use sometimes...I swear there was a left over salmon patty, wonder where that went...(this did happen to me, and I really wanted that second salmon patty)
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They also have very good perception scores. My boyfriend tried to feed Sammy some of his left over fish, she wouldn't eat it however. Later it turns out the fish was bad. My boyfriend really wishes he had paid better attention to what Sammy was telling us. Since he had that fish coming out both sides for a day... Ewwww.
I know that feeling....Oh good gods do I know.
This is NOT fresh! ::sound of MRE hitting the floor::
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Back during the apartment phase of living, we had a neighbor who got a kitten that would get bored/lonely when he was at work. It discovered the answering machine, and that smacking it just right would let it hear it's owners voice, and so we'd hear the neighbors voice over and over (and over...) repeating, 'I'm not home right now, but if you leave a message...' whenever the cat missed his friend.
AWWWWWW KITTEN!!!
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My big boy Ramses (THE GREAT!) was an only cat for a few months and in that time got so worked up over me being out at work he would try to dig his way under the front door. To this day I have a patch in front of my door where the carpet is completely gone (down to the tack strip).
I've been meaning to cut a portion of the carpet out and putting some tile in that spot
burrowing cats, like land sharks, but more fluffy and less dangerous...
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I don't know the gamer I refer to as "newbie" once lost six consecutive characters to cat attacks in game. To this very day his characters quake in fear at the sight of a big kitty. And he has become the target of numerous cat jokes. It is widely hypothesized that he must have been mean to kitties in a previous life and now suffers the curse of the kitties.