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Pericles turns 6
Greetings everyone. I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but it's
about a cat rather than a bubbel :-) Angelmaine Pericles, Red Tabby Maine Coon of the parish of Stoke Climsland in Cornwall, UK, celebrates his 6th birthday today. His festive lunch of a huge quantity of Cod having been demolished, he's busy sleeping off the swollen tummy, so I thought I'd commemorate the day with an anecdote. His under-fur is dreadfully prone to matting, in little knots close to the skin, so they're difficult to remove with electric trimmers without leaving him quite bald in patches, which means that they have to be combed out. He's something of a wimp when it comes to a bit of pain so this has to be done where he can't run away and hide under immovable furniture. This means the bathroom or utility room, the latter on this occasion. As he's normally tolerant of the first two tugs I try and get it over with fast, but this time one particular knot was difficult. In the past he always hiss-spits a warning and then goes for my offending hand if I have another go, when he grabs the hand with his teeth but doesn't bite down (bless him). But this time he hissed, then reached up with one hefty front paw and biffed me over the head, exactly like he does to Snowball the hoolikitten when S gets "in his face" - this occurs daily. From complete instinct the offended me (after all I'm his mother substitute not the hoolikitten) hisses back at him and cuffs him (gently but firmly) over the head right back, then holds him firmly by the scruff to complete the job, accomplished with no more hisses from him. I thought he'd be highly upset and ignore me for days, but not a bit of it. Ever since, and it's been nearly a month, he's been seeking me out daily, more than ever before, to invite a caress, scritch and stroke, and has even settled down in my lap several times. Brushing sessions, sometimes the precursor to the evil combing, are now enjoyed rather than uneasily tolerated. So we're closer than ever. I guess the re-establishment of the natural order of things, where I re-asserted my role as parent in a way he clearly understood, turned out rather well. Purrs to all Gordon & the TT No new pics just yet, but several recent ones of Pericles are in the "Owners Past & Present" album he http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat |
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Happy Purrday Pericles!!!
"Exocat" wrote in message ... Greetings everyone. I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but it's about a cat rather than a bubbel :-) Angelmaine Pericles, Red Tabby Maine Coon of the parish of Stoke Climsland in Cornwall, UK, celebrates his 6th birthday today. His festive lunch of a huge quantity of Cod having been demolished, he's busy sleeping off the swollen tummy, so I thought I'd commemorate the day with an anecdote. His under-fur is dreadfully prone to matting, in little knots close to the skin, so they're difficult to remove with electric trimmers without leaving him quite bald in patches, which means that they have to be combed out. He's something of a wimp when it comes to a bit of pain so this has to be done where he can't run away and hide under immovable furniture. This means the bathroom or utility room, the latter on this occasion. As he's normally tolerant of the first two tugs I try and get it over with fast, but this time one particular knot was difficult. In the past he always hiss-spits a warning and then goes for my offending hand if I have another go, when he grabs the hand with his teeth but doesn't bite down (bless him). But this time he hissed, then reached up with one hefty front paw and biffed me over the head, exactly like he does to Snowball the hoolikitten when S gets "in his face" - this occurs daily. From complete instinct the offended me (after all I'm his mother substitute not the hoolikitten) hisses back at him and cuffs him (gently but firmly) over the head right back, then holds him firmly by the scruff to complete the job, accomplished with no more hisses from him. I thought he'd be highly upset and ignore me for days, but not a bit of it. Ever since, and it's been nearly a month, he's been seeking me out daily, more than ever before, to invite a caress, scritch and stroke, and has even settled down in my lap several times. Brushing sessions, sometimes the precursor to the evil combing, are now enjoyed rather than uneasily tolerated. So we're closer than ever. I guess the re-establishment of the natural order of things, where I re-asserted my role as parent in a way he clearly understood, turned out rather well. Purrs to all Gordon & the TT No new pics just yet, but several recent ones of Pericles are in the "Owners Past & Present" album he http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat |
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Happy Purrday Pericles!!!
"Exocat" wrote in message ... Greetings everyone. I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but it's about a cat rather than a bubbel :-) Angelmaine Pericles, Red Tabby Maine Coon of the parish of Stoke Climsland in Cornwall, UK, celebrates his 6th birthday today. His festive lunch of a huge quantity of Cod having been demolished, he's busy sleeping off the swollen tummy, so I thought I'd commemorate the day with an anecdote. His under-fur is dreadfully prone to matting, in little knots close to the skin, so they're difficult to remove with electric trimmers without leaving him quite bald in patches, which means that they have to be combed out. He's something of a wimp when it comes to a bit of pain so this has to be done where he can't run away and hide under immovable furniture. This means the bathroom or utility room, the latter on this occasion. As he's normally tolerant of the first two tugs I try and get it over with fast, but this time one particular knot was difficult. In the past he always hiss-spits a warning and then goes for my offending hand if I have another go, when he grabs the hand with his teeth but doesn't bite down (bless him). But this time he hissed, then reached up with one hefty front paw and biffed me over the head, exactly like he does to Snowball the hoolikitten when S gets "in his face" - this occurs daily. From complete instinct the offended me (after all I'm his mother substitute not the hoolikitten) hisses back at him and cuffs him (gently but firmly) over the head right back, then holds him firmly by the scruff to complete the job, accomplished with no more hisses from him. I thought he'd be highly upset and ignore me for days, but not a bit of it. Ever since, and it's been nearly a month, he's been seeking me out daily, more than ever before, to invite a caress, scritch and stroke, and has even settled down in my lap several times. Brushing sessions, sometimes the precursor to the evil combing, are now enjoyed rather than uneasily tolerated. So we're closer than ever. I guess the re-establishment of the natural order of things, where I re-asserted my role as parent in a way he clearly understood, turned out rather well. Purrs to all Gordon & the TT No new pics just yet, but several recent ones of Pericles are in the "Owners Past & Present" album he http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat |
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Might try your grooming idea with Kitty. Tweed Here's a birthday song for Pericles song mode Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you Happy 6th birthday, Pericles, happy birthday to you end song mode Many shrimpies for your supper Kitty FC & Boyfriend "Exocat" wrote in message ... Greetings everyone. I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but it's about a cat rather than a bubbel :-) Angelmaine Pericles, Red Tabby Maine Coon of the parish of Stoke Climsland in Cornwall, UK, celebrates his 6th birthday today. His festive lunch of a huge quantity of Cod having been demolished, he's busy sleeping off the swollen tummy, so I thought I'd commemorate the day with an anecdote. His under-fur is dreadfully prone to matting, in little knots close to the skin, so they're difficult to remove with electric trimmers without leaving him quite bald in patches, which means that they have to be combed out. He's something of a wimp when it comes to a bit of pain so this has to be done where he can't run away and hide under immovable furniture. This means the bathroom or utility room, the latter on this occasion. As he's normally tolerant of the first two tugs I try and get it over with fast, but this time one particular knot was difficult. In the past he always hiss-spits a warning and then goes for my offending hand if I have another go, when he grabs the hand with his teeth but doesn't bite down (bless him). But this time he hissed, then reached up with one hefty front paw and biffed me over the head, exactly like he does to Snowball the hoolikitten when S gets "in his face" - this occurs daily. From complete instinct the offended me (after all I'm his mother substitute not the hoolikitten) hisses back at him and cuffs him (gently but firmly) over the head right back, then holds him firmly by the scruff to complete the job, accomplished with no more hisses from him. I thought he'd be highly upset and ignore me for days, but not a bit of it. Ever since, and it's been nearly a month, he's been seeking me out daily, more than ever before, to invite a caress, scritch and stroke, and has even settled down in my lap several times. Brushing sessions, sometimes the precursor to the evil combing, are now enjoyed rather than uneasily tolerated. So we're closer than ever. I guess the re-establishment of the natural order of things, where I re-asserted my role as parent in a way he clearly understood, turned out rather well. Purrs to all Gordon & the TT No new pics just yet, but several recent ones of Pericles are in the "Owners Past & Present" album he http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat |
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Might try your grooming idea with Kitty. Tweed Here's a birthday song for Pericles song mode Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you Happy 6th birthday, Pericles, happy birthday to you end song mode Many shrimpies for your supper Kitty FC & Boyfriend "Exocat" wrote in message ... Greetings everyone. I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but it's about a cat rather than a bubbel :-) Angelmaine Pericles, Red Tabby Maine Coon of the parish of Stoke Climsland in Cornwall, UK, celebrates his 6th birthday today. His festive lunch of a huge quantity of Cod having been demolished, he's busy sleeping off the swollen tummy, so I thought I'd commemorate the day with an anecdote. His under-fur is dreadfully prone to matting, in little knots close to the skin, so they're difficult to remove with electric trimmers without leaving him quite bald in patches, which means that they have to be combed out. He's something of a wimp when it comes to a bit of pain so this has to be done where he can't run away and hide under immovable furniture. This means the bathroom or utility room, the latter on this occasion. As he's normally tolerant of the first two tugs I try and get it over with fast, but this time one particular knot was difficult. In the past he always hiss-spits a warning and then goes for my offending hand if I have another go, when he grabs the hand with his teeth but doesn't bite down (bless him). But this time he hissed, then reached up with one hefty front paw and biffed me over the head, exactly like he does to Snowball the hoolikitten when S gets "in his face" - this occurs daily. From complete instinct the offended me (after all I'm his mother substitute not the hoolikitten) hisses back at him and cuffs him (gently but firmly) over the head right back, then holds him firmly by the scruff to complete the job, accomplished with no more hisses from him. I thought he'd be highly upset and ignore me for days, but not a bit of it. Ever since, and it's been nearly a month, he's been seeking me out daily, more than ever before, to invite a caress, scritch and stroke, and has even settled down in my lap several times. Brushing sessions, sometimes the precursor to the evil combing, are now enjoyed rather than uneasily tolerated. So we're closer than ever. I guess the re-establishment of the natural order of things, where I re-asserted my role as parent in a way he clearly understood, turned out rather well. Purrs to all Gordon & the TT No new pics just yet, but several recent ones of Pericles are in the "Owners Past & Present" album he http://community.webshots.com/user/exocat |
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Angelmaine Pericles, Red Tabby Maine Coon of the parish of Stoke
Climsland in Cornwall, UK, celebrates his 6th birthday today. His festive lunch of a huge quantity of Cod having been demolished, he's busy sleeping off the swollen tummy, so I thought I'd commemorate the day with an anecdote. Happy birthday, Pericles. |
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Angelmaine Pericles, Red Tabby Maine Coon of the parish of Stoke
Climsland in Cornwall, UK, celebrates his 6th birthday today. His festive lunch of a huge quantity of Cod having been demolished, he's busy sleeping off the swollen tummy, so I thought I'd commemorate the day with an anecdote. Happy birthday, Pericles. |
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Exocat wrote in message ... Greetings everyone. I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but it's about a cat rather than a bubbel :-) I think cats are still on topic. snip . Brushing sessions, sometimes the precursor to the evil combing, are now enjoyed rather than uneasily tolerated. So we're closer than ever. I guess the re-establishment of the natural order of things, where I re-asserted my role as parent in a way he clearly understood, turned out rather well. cool. I'll try that with Cav, he's always trying to assert himself, little sod that he is. Jeanette |
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Exocat wrote in message ... Greetings everyone. I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but it's about a cat rather than a bubbel :-) I think cats are still on topic. snip . Brushing sessions, sometimes the precursor to the evil combing, are now enjoyed rather than uneasily tolerated. So we're closer than ever. I guess the re-establishment of the natural order of things, where I re-asserted my role as parent in a way he clearly understood, turned out rather well. cool. I'll try that with Cav, he's always trying to assert himself, little sod that he is. Jeanette |
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Happy purr-day, Pericles!
Best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Exocat" wrote in message ... Greetings everyone. I'm sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but it's about a cat rather than a bubbel :-) Angelmaine Pericles, Red Tabby Maine Coon of the parish of Stoke Climsland in Cornwall, UK, celebrates his 6th birthday today. snip |
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