Cat-Boy and the vacuum

Well, a few weeks ago my old Hoover croaked. Being tired of replacing
vacuum cleaners every couple of years (I continually burn up the
motors, for some reason), I decided to get a good one for a change. I
got a new Royal, which so far I love.

I brought it home, opened the box and set the vacuum on the floor in
the living room. It's an upright, but I got the hose accessory kit. I
attached the hose and started cleaning stuff. At the time Cat-Boy was
sitting on the back of the recliner chair looking out the living room
window. (Bottom picture at http://home.comcast.net/~johnxj/.)

He didn't seem even remotely afraid of it. He just yawned and watched
me going around the room. When I got over to "his" chair he kept
looking at the tool on the end of the hose that was making this
whooshing noise. I decided to see if he would bolt, so I slowly moved
it toward him. As I got it close he cautiously reached out with one
paw to grab it and bring it closer so he could examine it. I let him
grab it. He sniffed all over it, the machine still running.

Finally a brilliant idea hit me. He is a long-hair with a lot of Maine
Coon in him, so there is hair everywhere in this house. I wondered if
he would let me vacuum him. I took the tool off the end of the hose
and slowly brought the open end toward him. He yawned as I did so.
Slowly and gently I began vacuuming him, starting with a paw first.
Eventually I vacuumed his back, sides and tail. At that point he
jumped down into the seat of the chair and rolled on his back. Clearly
he wanted his tummy vacuumed as well, so I obliged. He loved every
minute of it!

So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much
faster and more efficient method!


LOL How funny! And how jealous I am! Tucker is still a fur bearing problem
LOL Good thing I love him.
He HISSES when the vacuum comes out. poor little guy, though I must say it's
pretty funny to see him arch his back and hiss as it passes him, like he's
warning it or something.
Lovely lovely boy you have there! He is darling and looks content even if he
didn't get to choose his own name LOL

Thanks for sharing with us!

Hailey

On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 14:17:18 -0400, dgk
wrote:

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 16:35:03 -0700, Marek Williams
wrote:

OK, you're all assuming he runs in terror. All my previous cats took
off for parts unknown as soon as I turned it on.


Nipsy (big Maine Coon wannabe) runs for the hills as soon as I turn on
the vacuum cleaner. Espy likes being vacuumed. He sheds more so it
works out fine.


I have 4 cats - all hide at the sight of the vacuum - they don't even
wait for it to be turned on. I have 4 scaried cats

Karryl

On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 14:17:18 -0400, dgk
wrote:

On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 16:35:03 -0700, Marek Williams
wrote:

OK, you're all assuming he runs in terror. All my previous cats took
off for parts unknown as soon as I turned it on.


Nipsy (big Maine Coon wannabe) runs for the hills as soon as I turn on
the vacuum cleaner. Espy likes being vacuumed. He sheds more so it
works out fine.


I have 4 cats - all hide at the sight of the vacuum - they don't even
wait for it to be turned on. I have 4 scaried cats

Karryl

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:16:13 -0700, "Hailey" dijo:

Lovely lovely boy you have there! He is darling and looks content even if he
didn't get to choose his own name LOL

Yeah, that was a silly thread about his name. He does have a couple
nick-names -- Kitty-Boy and Sweetie-Pie.

Talk about content! I've had a number of cats over the years, and this
guy is the most laid-back cat I've ever known. He wants to be
everyone's friend -- people, other cats, etc. Except for birds, mice,
squirrels, etc. Those he has other plans for. And dogs. But people
walking by with dogs always have them on leashes, and he seems to
grasp the idea of a leash. He keeps a wary eye on them, but doesn't
bolt.

I'm especially impressed with how unafraid he is. For example, he
doesn't mind traveling in the car, like to the vets. He wants to stand
on the passenger seat and put his paws up on the dash so he can watch
where we're going. His tail is swishing back and forth in excitement
all the way.

I probably should have named him Dog.

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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:16:13 -0700, "Hailey" dijo:

Lovely lovely boy you have there! He is darling and looks content even if he
didn't get to choose his own name LOL

Yeah, that was a silly thread about his name. He does have a couple
nick-names -- Kitty-Boy and Sweetie-Pie.

Talk about content! I've had a number of cats over the years, and this
guy is the most laid-back cat I've ever known. He wants to be
everyone's friend -- people, other cats, etc. Except for birds, mice,
squirrels, etc. Those he has other plans for. And dogs. But people
walking by with dogs always have them on leashes, and he seems to
grasp the idea of a leash. He keeps a wary eye on them, but doesn't
bolt.

I'm especially impressed with how unafraid he is. For example, he
doesn't mind traveling in the car, like to the vets. He wants to stand
on the passenger seat and put his paws up on the dash so he can watch
where we're going. His tail is swishing back and forth in excitement
all the way.

I probably should have named him Dog.

--
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:16:13 -0700, "Hailey" dijo:

Lovely lovely boy you have there! He is darling and looks content even if he
didn't get to choose his own name LOL

Yeah, that was a silly thread about his name. He does have a couple
nick-names -- Kitty-Boy and Sweetie-Pie.

Talk about content! I've had a number of cats over the years, and this
guy is the most laid-back cat I've ever known. He wants to be
everyone's friend -- people, other cats, etc. Except for birds, mice,
squirrels, etc. Those he has other plans for. And dogs. But people
walking by with dogs always have them on leashes, and he seems to
grasp the idea of a leash. He keeps a wary eye on them, but doesn't
bolt.

I'm especially impressed with how unafraid he is. For example, he
doesn't mind traveling in the car, like to the vets. He wants to stand
on the passenger seat and put his paws up on the dash so he can watch
where we're going. His tail is swishing back and forth in excitement
all the way.

I probably should have named him Dog.

--
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:23:28 -0400, ".oO rach Oo."
dijo:

LOL That's hilarious! I guess you solved the shedding issue as well as the
brushing issue. Have you thought of video taping this and sending it to the
company or at least America's funniest home videos?

Sorry, I have a digital still camera, but never saw the need to buy a
video camera.

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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:23:28 -0400, ".oO rach Oo."
dijo:

LOL That's hilarious! I guess you solved the shedding issue as well as the
brushing issue. Have you thought of video taping this and sending it to the
company or at least America's funniest home videos?

Sorry, I have a digital still camera, but never saw the need to buy a
video camera.

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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 08:23:28 -0400, ".oO rach Oo."
dijo:

LOL That's hilarious! I guess you solved the shedding issue as well as the
brushing issue. Have you thought of video taping this and sending it to the
company or at least America's funniest home videos?

Sorry, I have a digital still camera, but never saw the need to buy a
video camera.

--
Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here.

I'm especially impressed with how unafraid he is. For example, he
doesn't mind traveling in the car, like to the vets. He wants to stand
on the passenger seat and put his paws up on the dash so he can watch
where we're going. His tail is swishing back and forth in excitement
all the way.

I probably should have named him Dog.

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He sounds just like my Cellie, who actually *enjoyed* car trips. I think
Cat-Boy is a fine name. He might resent "Dog-Boy" though. :-)

Sherry