Otis - one determined feline

Hi all:

You know all the stories from when I haven't let Otis as quickly as he
would've liked? The time when he jumped *seven* feet into my open kitchen
window and put muddy paw prints over my cooking surface ... and the time
when he jumped about six feet up and attached himself to the previously
unblemished window screen in my new kitchen?

Here's a new one. I heard him meowing outside on the patio when I was
upstairs covered in craft glue. I yelled out the window to wait a moment.
Shortly thereafter I heard a *really* loud set of yowls. Yep. He found a
way onto the roof of the new house. He was right outside my window screen
giving me a lecture.

Turns out its a lot easier going up than coming down. Going up, he jumps
from a narrow surface (the top of the fence) to a wide surface (the roof).
Coming down .... ouch ... all his claws were at maximum extension as he
struggled to hold onto the fence. It must not have hurt too much the
first time since he went right back up again after.

Crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Susan M
Otis and Chester

Otis is obviously in better shape than many of us hoomins. I catgratulate
His Fitness Guru
on ability to work out in that way. You go, Otis!


"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
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: Hi all:
:
: You know all the stories from when I haven't let Otis as quickly as he
: would've liked? The time when he jumped *seven* feet into my open kitchen
: window and put muddy paw prints over my cooking surface ... and the time
: when he jumped about six feet up and attached himself to the previously
: unblemished window screen in my new kitchen?
:
: Here's a new one. I heard him meowing outside on the patio when I was
: upstairs covered in craft glue. I yelled out the window to wait a moment.
: Shortly thereafter I heard a *really* loud set of yowls. Yep. He found a
: way onto the roof of the new house. He was right outside my window screen
: giving me a lecture.
:
: Turns out its a lot easier going up than coming down. Going up, he jumps
: from a narrow surface (the top of the fence) to a wide surface (the roof).
: Coming down .... ouch ... all his claws were at maximum extension as he
: struggled to hold onto the fence. It must not have hurt too much the
: first time since he went right back up again after.
:
: Crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:
: Susan M
: Otis and Chester
:
:

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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 03:44:24 GMT, "Susan M" smawdsley remove
@shaw.ca wrote:

Hi all:

You know all the stories from when I haven't let Otis as quickly as
he would've liked? The time when he jumped *seven* feet into my
open kitchen window and put muddy paw prints over my cooking surface
... and the time when he jumped about six feet up and attached
himself to the previously unblemished window screen in my new
kitchen?

Here's a new one. I heard him meowing outside on the patio when I
was upstairs covered in craft glue. I yelled out the window to wait
a moment. Shortly thereafter I heard a *really* loud set of yowls.
Yep. He found a way onto the roof of the new house. He was right
outside my window screen giving me a lecture.

Turns out its a lot easier going up than coming down. Going up, he
jumps from a narrow surface (the top of the fence) to a wide surface
(the roof). Coming down .... ouch ... all his claws were at maximum
extension as he struggled to hold onto the fence. It must not
have hurt too much the first time since he went right back up again
after.

Crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When my sister was in graduate school, her kitten once climbed a tree
and then jumped down onto the roof of the house next door. She
didn't own a ladder, so she had to go borrow one, climb up, and then
pop her kitten into the front of her jacket so that she would have
both hands free for climbing back down the ladder.

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On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 03:44:24 GMT, "Susan M" smawdsley remove
@shaw.ca yodeled:

Hi all:

You know all the stories from when I haven't let Otis as quickly as he
would've liked? The time when he jumped *seven* feet into my open kitchen
window and put muddy paw prints over my cooking surface ... and the time
when he jumped about six feet up and attached himself to the previously
unblemished window screen in my new kitchen?

Here's a new one. I heard him meowing outside on the patio when I was
upstairs covered in craft glue. I yelled out the window to wait a moment.
Shortly thereafter I heard a *really* loud set of yowls. Yep. He found a
way onto the roof of the new house. He was right outside my window screen
giving me a lecture.

Turns out its a lot easier going up than coming down. Going up, he jumps
from a narrow surface (the top of the fence) to a wide surface (the roof).
Coming down .... ouch ... all his claws were at maximum extension as he
struggled to hold onto the fence. It must not have hurt too much the
first time since he went right back up again after.

Crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Susan M
Otis and Chester



But very resourceful. My grandma's cat, Pandora, was an expert at
letting everyone know when she wanted in. Grandma had a little
ornamental window in her front door, about six feet up the door, and
Pan would leap up and hang off the window, bracing herself against the
door with her hind legs, stick her little face in the window, and
yell. You'd turn around and see what looked like the little head of a
six-foot-tall cat at the door.


Theresa
alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/

Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal
claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful.
(Aldous Huxley)

"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote
Hi all:

You know all the stories from when I haven't let Otis as quickly as he
would've liked? The time when he jumped *seven* feet into my open kitchen
window and put muddy paw prints over my cooking surface ... and the time
when he jumped about six feet up and attached himself to the previously
unblemished window screen in my new kitchen?

Here's a new one. I heard him meowing outside on the patio when I was
upstairs covered in craft glue. I yelled out the window to wait a moment.
Shortly thereafter I heard a *really* loud set of yowls. Yep. He found a
way onto the roof of the new house. He was right outside my window screen
giving me a lecture.

Turns out its a lot easier going up than coming down. Going up, he jumps
from a narrow surface (the top of the fence) to a wide surface (the roof).
Coming down .... ouch ... all his claws were at maximum extension as he
struggled to hold onto the fence. It must not have hurt too much the
first time since he went right back up again after.

Crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tsk, tsk, Susan, have you still not learned that you must drop everything at
once when Otis calls. ;o)

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Jake gets up on the roof on the easy side, crosses over the ridge and then
acts all pathetic when he can't get down on the difficult side.

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"Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message
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Hi all:

You know all the stories from when I haven't let Otis as quickly as he
would've liked? The time when he jumped *seven* feet into my open kitchen
window and put muddy paw prints over my cooking surface ... and the time
when he jumped about six feet up and attached himself to the previously
unblemished window screen in my new kitchen?

Here's a new one. I heard him meowing outside on the patio when I was
upstairs covered in craft glue. I yelled out the window to wait a moment.
Shortly thereafter I heard a *really* loud set of yowls. Yep. He found a
way onto the roof of the new house. He was right outside my window screen
giving me a lecture.

Turns out its a lot easier going up than coming down. Going up, he jumps
from a narrow surface (the top of the fence) to a wide surface (the roof).
Coming down .... ouch ... all his claws were at maximum extension as he
struggled to hold onto the fence. It must not have hurt too much the
first time since he went right back up again after.

Crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Susan M
Otis and Chester

Years ago, I also had one determined feline: She was spending her summer
cleaning out a nest of garter snakes that was in our backyard. (That is not the
'determined' part, though.)
She would hold the snake in the middle so that both ends flopped in the
breeze, and jump a good 7 feet up to get through the opened sunporch window,
and then jump down to the floor and up again through the kitchen window to
bring it inside.
Often times, my mother would spot the cat heading toward the house carrying
her snake, and she would begin frantically closing the sunporch windows,
yelling to me that the 'stupid cat had another snake.'
If the cat was unable to get into the house that way, she would run around to
the front of the house and hold the snake at bay next to the screen door,
yowling like a mother cat to our yorkie terrier to come see what she had
brought home.
Being the last of the kids living at home, it became my job to get the
snake off of the cat. I must have given away 12 snakes to people around town
who had gardens that year! I was trying not to return them to whence they had
come for fear the cat would just bring them back again.
She really was a sweet cat, but wherever she got the idea to bring, of all
things, snakes, home to feed the dog, I cannot tell you!
-cindy

Otis and Fez would make a frightening duo...

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On 26 Mar 2004 01:30:47 GMT, (Crdamz) yodeled:

Years ago, I also had one determined feline: She was spending her summer
cleaning out a nest of garter snakes that was in our backyard. (That is not the
'determined' part, though.)
She would hold the snake in the middle so that both ends flopped in the
breeze, and jump a good 7 feet up to get through the opened sunporch window,
and then jump down to the floor and up again through the kitchen window to
bring it inside.
Often times, my mother would spot the cat heading toward the house carrying
her snake, and she would begin frantically closing the sunporch windows,
yelling to me that the 'stupid cat had another snake.'
If the cat was unable to get into the house that way, she would run around to
the front of the house and hold the snake at bay next to the screen door,
yowling like a mother cat to our yorkie terrier to come see what she had
brought home.
Being the last of the kids living at home, it became my job to get the
snake off of the cat. I must have given away 12 snakes to people around town
who had gardens that year! I was trying not to return them to whence they had
come for fear the cat would just bring them back again.
She really was a sweet cat, but wherever she got the idea to bring, of all
things, snakes, home to feed the dog, I cannot tell you!
-cindy

They're there, they're long and wiggly. Hey, what could be better? I
can feel Stinky getting jealous as we read this. "Mom, why can't I
have a nest of garter snakes?"



Theresa
alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/

Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal
claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful.
(Aldous Huxley)

Crdamz wrote:


Being the last of the kids living at home, it became my job to get the
snake off of the cat. I must have given away 12 snakes to people around town
who had gardens that year! I was trying not to return them to whence they had
come for fear the cat would just bring them back again.
She really was a sweet cat, but wherever she got the idea to bring, of all
things, snakes, home to feed the dog, I cannot tell you!


LOL Berfert is jealous, he only got to protect his Grandmeow from worms
in her garden, not snakes. But then I'd rather he didn't bring home snakes.

Pam S.