Fez got an unscheduled bath (BW, maybe GW)

[Victor M. Martinez]

What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I was
getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
realized I needed to pee (is there a more proper word for that other than
urinate?) so there I was, buck naked and peeing. In comes Fez, running,
jumps on the edge of the bowl and balances himself. Next thing I know,
he's getting wet, so I try to aim away from him, but it doesn't quite work
as intended. I ended up trying to grab him, but I can't stop peeing (it's
hard to stop once you get going!)...
Luckily, I already had the shower running, so I just checked the
temperature and put Fez under the water stream to rinse him off. He did
not like that one bit, and I have the scars to prove it. He's very strong
for a 4 lb kitten! I think I got all of the pee off of him, but I couldn't
hold on to him any longer anyway, so he ran off as fast as his little
legs would take him. I showered and when I came out I found him sitting on
the bed, drying himself. He didn't seem too angry at me, perhaps he
realized I was just trying to help?
I just hope he's learned his lesson and won't come running into the
bathroom and jump on the toilet while it's being used. (Basho once fell
into the bowl, and Luna also got a "shower", both when they were kittens).



Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[Nanny]

How short is a short memory ?
I took Yoschi to the vet last Monday to open a very large abscess, and it
took him 36 hours before he wanted to come near me again..........

Nanny

"Hopitus2" > schreef in bericht
...
> Fond as the Evil 3 are of congregating around the Porcelain God while in
use
> by their hoomin slaves, none of them has *ever* had that kind of "shower",
> although we have caught them drinking out of it long ago (probably by
> example of the now RB d-pet Akita, who, being what he was, lacked the
> refined manners of his feline companions!). I had just now cleaned out a
> horrible mess around the PC of old CD's, printout instructions, years-old
> Zip backups of long-ago-forgotten red-cd hard-drive " lobotomies", and
badly
> needed a good loud laugh, which you've provided, Victor.....poor Fez (who
> I'm sure wasn't laughing); Vic, couldn't you at least have spared him the
> 2nd shower and gently cleaned him off in the sink, as he is only a kitten?
> Hope he did get in a few scratches in retaliation! Bet he did *not*
realize
> you were "only trying to help", but as we all know, cats have short
memories
> of those they love actually doing evil things to them (tail-stepping comes
> under this category too)!
> ROFLMAO.
>
>
>
> Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
> ...
> : Victor M. Martinez > wrote:
> : >What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I
was
> : >getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
> :
> : I need to rephrase this. In our household, getting ready for bed
includes
> : taking a shower. There, much better.
> :
> : --
> : Victor M. Martinez
> :
> : http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
> :
>
>

[m. L. Briggs]

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 16:57:15 -0500, "Victor M. Martinez"
> wrote:

>What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I was
>getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
>realized I needed to pee (is there a more proper word for that other than
>urinate?) so there I was, buck naked and peeing. In comes Fez, running,
>jumps on the edge of the bowl and balances himself. Next thing I know,
>he's getting wet, so I try to aim away from him, but it doesn't quite work
>as intended. I ended up trying to grab him, but I can't stop peeing (it's
>hard to stop once you get going!)...
>Luckily, I already had the shower running, so I just checked the
>temperature and put Fez under the water stream to rinse him off. He did
>not like that one bit, and I have the scars to prove it. He's very strong
>for a 4 lb kitten! I think I got all of the pee off of him, but I couldn't
>hold on to him any longer anyway, so he ran off as fast as his little
>legs would take him. I showered and when I came out I found him sitting on
>the bed, drying himself. He didn't seem too angry at me, perhaps he
>realized I was just trying to help?
>I just hope he's learned his lesson and won't come running into the
>bathroom and jump on the toilet while it's being used. (Basho once fell
>into the bowl, and Luna also got a "shower", both when they were kittens).
>
>
>
>Victor M. Martinez

>http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
>
To answer your question: how about wee wee, widdle, or tinkle??

[Stacey]

I was thinking... "Hmm.. a shower in your bed, how eccentric that Victor
is!"...

Stacey :)
"Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> Victor M. Martinez > wrote:
> >What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I was
> >getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
>
> I need to rephrase this. In our household, getting ready for bed includes
> taking a shower. There, much better.
>
> --
> Victor M. Martinez
>
> http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
>

[Seanette Blaylock]

Cheryl > had some very interesting things to say
about Re: Fez got an unscheduled bath (BW, maybe GW):
>> Victor M. Martinez > wrote:
>>>What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets?
>I wish I knew! I have a really long work commute and of course first thing
>into the house means a bathroom trip. Trip is right! Shamrock is always
>underfoot and blocking my way. lol

Felix will come snuggle against my legs and demand attention if he
gets a chance. :-)

--
"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing
(or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL

[Karen Chuplis]

in article ,
Victor M. Martinez at wrote on 8/20/03 4:57 PM:

> What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I was
> getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
> realized I needed to pee (is there a more proper word for that other than
> urinate?) so there I was, buck naked and peeing. In comes Fez, running,
> jumps on the edge of the bowl and balances himself. Next thing I know,
> he's getting wet, so I try to aim away from him, but it doesn't quite work
> as intended. I ended up trying to grab him, but I can't stop peeing (it's
> hard to stop once you get going!)...
> Luckily, I already had the shower running, so I just checked the
> temperature and put Fez under the water stream to rinse him off. He did
> not like that one bit, and I have the scars to prove it. He's very strong
> for a 4 lb kitten! I think I got all of the pee off of him, but I couldn't
> hold on to him any longer anyway, so he ran off as fast as his little
> legs would take him. I showered and when I came out I found him sitting on
> the bed, drying himself. He didn't seem too angry at me, perhaps he
> realized I was just trying to help?
> I just hope he's learned his lesson and won't come running into the
> bathroom and jump on the toilet while it's being used. (Basho once fell
> into the bowl, and Luna also got a "shower", both when they were kittens).
>
>
>
> Victor M. Martinez
>
> http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
>
>

Hmm. Now this is a problem I've never encountered ;)

Karen

[Seanette Blaylock]

CATherine > had some very
interesting things to say about Re: Fez got an unscheduled bath (BW,
maybe GW):

>I always say, "potty" or "gotta go".

I refer to using the litterbox. :-)
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try cutting down their developers' drug dosages, but if that's not
possible they should at least make sure they're all on the same
drugs.--Darren Tucker

[Helen Miles]

ROTFLMAO!!!! Oh Victor - I am so glad you put a BW on that!

Helen M


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[lrulan]

Heh. This reminds me of when Jazz was a baby. I was just getting up from
sitting on the bowl when a little blur just flew and a splash, then another
blur flying out! Jazz had jumped into the toilet
and then just as quickly jumped right back out! Thank goodness it was just
pee in the bowl. Shocked the hell out of both of us, I tell you.
He never did that again.

Jazz's mama

--

Irulan
from the stars we came, to the stars we return
from now until the end of time


"Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I was
> getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
> realized I needed to pee (is there a more proper word for that other than
> urinate?) so there I was, buck naked and peeing. In comes Fez, running,
> jumps on the edge of the bowl and balances himself. Next thing I know,
> he's getting wet, so I try to aim away from him, but it doesn't quite work
> as intended. I ended up trying to grab him, but I can't stop peeing (it's
> hard to stop once you get going!)...
> Luckily, I already had the shower running, so I just checked the
> temperature and put Fez under the water stream to rinse him off. He did
> not like that one bit, and I have the scars to prove it. He's very strong
> for a 4 lb kitten! I think I got all of the pee off of him, but I couldn't
> hold on to him any longer anyway, so he ran off as fast as his little
> legs would take him. I showered and when I came out I found him sitting on
> the bed, drying himself. He didn't seem too angry at me, perhaps he
> realized I was just trying to help?
> I just hope he's learned his lesson and won't come running into the
> bathroom and jump on the toilet while it's being used. (Basho once fell
> into the bowl, and Luna also got a "shower", both when they were kittens).
>
>
>
> Victor M. Martinez
>
> http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
>
>

[polonca12000]

Poor Fez and poor you, Victor.
Best wishes and purrs,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? <snip>

[polonca12000]

Poor Yoschi and poor you, Nanny. I do hope Yoschi's abscess is all healed
now and that you are forgiven.
Best wishes and purrs,
--
Polonca & Soncek

"Nanny" > wrote in message
...
> How short is a short memory ?
> I took Yoschi to the vet last Monday to open a very large abscess, and it
> took him 36 hours before he wanted to come near me again..........
>
> Nanny

[Caroline S.]

The way I see it, every cat must have a baptism of sorts: either by falling
in the Holy Bowl or in the tub.
Victor just added a new method :)

-Caroline S.

"Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I was
> getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
> realized I needed to pee (is there a more proper word for that other than
> urinate?) so there I was, buck naked and peeing. In comes Fez, running,
> jumps on the edge of the bowl and balances himself. Next thing I know,
> he's getting wet, so I try to aim away from him, but it doesn't quite work
> as intended. I ended up trying to grab him, but I can't stop peeing (it's
> hard to stop once you get going!)...
> Luckily, I already had the shower running, so I just checked the
> temperature and put Fez under the water stream to rinse him off. He did
> not like that one bit, and I have the scars to prove it. He's very strong
> for a 4 lb kitten! I think I got all of the pee off of him, but I couldn't
> hold on to him any longer anyway, so he ran off as fast as his little
> legs would take him. I showered and when I came out I found him sitting on
> the bed, drying himself. He didn't seem too angry at me, perhaps he
> realized I was just trying to help?
> I just hope he's learned his lesson and won't come running into the
> bathroom and jump on the toilet while it's being used. (Basho once fell
> into the bowl, and Luna also got a "shower", both when they were kittens).
>
>
>
> Victor M. Martinez
>
> http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
>
>

[bewtifulfreak]

Helen Miles wrote:
> ROTFLMAO!!!! Oh Victor - I am so glad you put a BW on that!

Enlightenment needed.... :)

[Hopitus2]

Well I think the pilling helps keep the other "atrocities" fresh in his
memory!


"Nanny" > wrote in message
...
: Yoschi's feeling better now, but is still a bit distrustful of me. I
wonder
: if that could have something to do with those 2 pills a day that I have to
: give him.......... :-)
:
: Nanny
:
: "polonca12000" > schreef in bericht
: ...
: > Poor Yoschi and poor you, Nanny. I do hope Yoschi's abscess is all
healed
: > now and that you are forgiven.
: > Best wishes and purrs,
: > --
: > Polonca & Soncek
: >
: > "Nanny" > wrote in message
: > ...
: > > How short is a short memory ?
: > > I took Yoschi to the vet last Monday to open a very large abscess, and
: it
: > > took him 36 hours before he wanted to come near me again..........
: > >
: > > Nanny
: >
: >
:
:

[Nanny]

Makes me wonder how he'll react to his castration when that's done..........

Nanny

"Hopitus2" > schreef in bericht
...
> Well I think the pilling helps keep the other "atrocities" fresh in his
> memory!
>
>
> "Nanny" > wrote in message
> ...
> : Yoschi's feeling better now, but is still a bit distrustful of me. I
> wonder
> : if that could have something to do with those 2 pills a day that I have
to
> : give him.......... :-)
> :
> : Nanny
> :
> : "polonca12000" > schreef in bericht
> : ...
> : > Poor Yoschi and poor you, Nanny. I do hope Yoschi's abscess is all
> healed
> : > now and that you are forgiven.
> : > Best wishes and purrs,
> : > --
> : > Polonca & Soncek
> : >
> : > "Nanny" > wrote in message
> : > ...
> : > > How short is a short memory ?
> : > > I took Yoschi to the vet last Monday to open a very large abscess,
and
> : it
> : > > took him 36 hours before he wanted to come near me again..........
> : > >
> : > > Nanny
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>

[Hazel Az]

"bewtifulfreak" > wrote in message
...
> Helen Miles wrote:
> > ROTFLMAO!!!! Oh Victor - I am so glad you put a BW on that!
>
> Enlightenment needed.... :)
>
>
BW is a beverage warning. Put it down and swallow what you have before you
read the following story or you will have your drink sprayed all over the
monitor, keyboard and possibly an indignant cat or two. Stories by several
folks here are automatically BW's and most folks here have learned to be
cautious.

TW is tissue warning and that is an unusually sad story that may make you
cry.

There are more explanations in our faq, but I don't have the link handy.
I'm sure Yowie can tell you where it is.

Hazel Az

[LOL]

"bewtifulfreak" > wrote in message >...
> Helen Miles wrote:
> > ROTFLMAO!!!! Oh Victor - I am so glad you put a BW on that!
>
> Enlightenment needed.... :)


BW = Beverage Warning, which provids fair warning that you may laugh
and spew whatever you're drinking all over your computer. :-)

This is included in the invaluable information contained in the rpca
faq - I don't have the url handy, but I'm sure some nice person will
point you faqward. It's a good read all by itself.

------
Krista

[Adrian]

Victor M. Martinez wrote:
> What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I
> was getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
> realized I needed to pee (is there a more proper word for that other
> than urinate?) so there I was, buck naked and peeing. In comes Fez,
> running, jumps on the edge of the bowl and balances himself. Next
> thing I know, he's getting wet, so I try to aim away from him, but it
> doesn't quite work as intended. I ended up trying to grab him, but I
> can't stop peeing (it's hard to stop once you get going!)...
> Luckily, I already had the shower running, so I just checked the
> temperature and put Fez under the water stream to rinse him off. He
> did not like that one bit, and I have the scars to prove it. He's
> very strong for a 4 lb kitten! I think I got all of the pee off of
> him, but I couldn't hold on to him any longer anyway, so he ran off
> as fast as his little legs would take him. I showered and when I came
> out I found him sitting on the bed, drying himself. He didn't seem
> too angry at me, perhaps he realized I was just trying to help?
> I just hope he's learned his lesson and won't come running into the
> bathroom and jump on the toilet while it's being used. (Basho once
> fell into the bowl, and Luna also got a "shower", both when they were
> kittens).
>
LOL, Snoopy sometimes weaves through my legs in this situation, a couple of
times she's got a wet tip to her tail which she holds up when rubbing round
my legs.
--
Adrian
A House Is Not A Home, Without A Cat.

[bewtifulfreak]

Hazel Az wrote:
> "bewtifulfreak" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Helen Miles wrote:
>>> ROTFLMAO!!!! Oh Victor - I am so glad you put a BW on that!
>>
>> Enlightenment needed.... :)

Thank you all for the enlightenment. :) I was going to check the FAQ, but I
didn't know where to find it (I suppose I could have resisted my natural
laziness and at least done a search, but thank you all for the link)!

Ann

--

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak

[Steve Touchstone]

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:01:59 +0300, "Marina"
> wrote:

>
>"LOL" > wrote
>>
>> This is included in the invaluable information contained in the rpca
>> faq - I don't have the url handy, but I'm sure some nice person will
>> point you faqward. It's a good read all by itself.
>
> The FAQ is here:
>http://www.angelfire.com/mt/yowie/catfaq.htm

Thanks for the link, Marina. I started to post it and realized it's
one of those still on the old system - got to get around to getting
all my bookmarks onto the new one

[Nanny]

"bewtifulfreak" > schreef in bericht
...
> Nanny wrote:
> > And by the time things got a bit better he got cat flu :-(
> > Very strange because he was already on the antibiotics that are
> > supposed to work against cat flu. He now gets 3 pills a day instead
> > of 2, and today he seems a bit more "with it".
>
> Poor sweetie....maybe his body got resistant to the antibiotics, as
> sometimes happens? At any rate, I hope he continues on the road to
> recovery, sounds like he's been through a lot, bless him.
>
> Ann
>
> --
> I think he's on the road to recovery now. He's still sneezing like crazy,
but I just had a nice snuggle session with him for the first time this week,
and this happened on the balcony as he was interested enough today to come
outside.

Nanny
>
>
>
>
>
>

[bewtifulfreak]

Nanny wrote:

>> I think he's on the road to recovery now. He's still sneezing like
>> crazy,
> but I just had a nice snuggle session with him for the first time
> this week, and this happened on the balcony as he was interested
> enough today to come outside.

I'm glad to hear it. :) And nothing is better when you're feeling poorly
than to get lots of cuddles and some nice, fresh air!

Ann

--

http://www.angelfire.com/ca/bewtifulfreak

[Jean H]

I had mycat Henri doctored when he was 6 months old when he came back he was
groggy so I laid him on my bed when I checked later he was soaking wet and I
thought he was feverish and was about to call the vet when I suddenly
realised he'd tried to get a drink out of the toilet *his doggy mate had
shown him this trick of drinking out of the toilet* and because he was still
half doped he'd fallen in I dont know how he got out but I dried him off and
alls well that ends well jp"Adrian" > wrote in message
...
> Victor M. Martinez wrote:
> > What is it with cats and their fascination with toilets? Last night I
> > was getting ready for bed, which in our household includes a shower. I
> > realized I needed to pee (is there a more proper word for that other
> > than urinate?) so there I was, buck naked and peeing. In comes Fez,
> > running, jumps on the edge of the bowl and balances himself. Next
> > thing I know, he's getting wet, so I try to aim away from him, but it
> > doesn't quite work as intended. I ended up trying to grab him, but I
> > can't stop peeing (it's hard to stop once you get going!)...
> > Luckily, I already had the shower running, so I just checked the
> > temperature and put Fez under the water stream to rinse him off. He
> > did not like that one bit, and I have the scars to prove it. He's
> > very strong for a 4 lb kitten! I think I got all of the pee off of
> > him, but I couldn't hold on to him any longer anyway, so he ran off
> > as fast as his little legs would take him. I showered and when I came
> > out I found him sitting on the bed, drying himself. He didn't seem
> > too angry at me, perhaps he realized I was just trying to help?
> > I just hope he's learned his lesson and won't come running into the
> > bathroom and jump on the toilet while it's being used. (Basho once
> > fell into the bowl, and Luna also got a "shower", both when they were
> > kittens).
> >
> LOL, Snoopy sometimes weaves through my legs in this situation, a couple
of
> times she's got a wet tip to her tail which she holds up when rubbing
round
> my legs.
> --
> Adrian
> A House Is Not A Home, Without A Cat.
>
>