If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Can cats be embarrassed?
"Joy" wrote in message ... Takayuki" wrote in message ... On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:42:26 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: Boyfie knows very well that the only place he is not allowed is my bedroom. He snuck in there today and nearly jumped out of skin when I found him in there looking around. He rushed back down the stairs. Kitties are very contextual too. Buster likes being pet in some rooms, but not in others. I do think that cats can feel somewhat guilty. Buster gets this coy look, glancing over his shoulder, when he thinks that he might be doing something "bad". The girls, Dot and Spicey, are more likely to brazen out any situation though. Definitely about contextual kitties. Waffles loves to have me skritch his ears if he comes on my lap, or if he comes to me when I'm in bed. However, I have a scratch on my wrist to remind me that, no matter how cute and pettable he looks, when he's lying on the couch, I am *not* to try. Joy Kitty Farmcat was like that. She would sometimes even invite me to pet her and then give me a good slash. I was surprised to find that Boyfie is not like that, I thought all cats were! Even the cat of my childhood, Pooey Pruie, although I know he adored me, and let me carry him into the house every day, would only allow me to stroke his head. I thought it was normal. My mother didn't want to keep him (he was a stray) but I pleaded so in the end she said yes. He was an intact very old tomcat and he really stunk. We kept him in overnight once and he pooed in my shoes. I had to plead again and I convinced her he must have been poorly. We did see the vet but he said Pruie was way too old to take an anaesthetic to be neutered and he was probably into his late teens. To say he smelled would be an understatement. He absolutely STUNK. But hey, he kind of loved me and my mother did not want to upset me by saying "no cat like that is coming into this house" He was obviously an old feral. He often had abcesses through fighting and I would bathe them with hot water until they burst. I was 11 at the time but I have never forgotten him and what a bad life the boys can have if they don't get the snip. I remember my grandmother visiting and she said "that cat stinks enough to blind you, get it out of the house." So I put him outside until she'd gone home. I have to admit she had a point. He did stink not just a slight tomcat smell. I thought he was the bees knees and my mother was kind enough to allow me to keep him. He was a horrible grump though. Not surprising is it? He always had some kind of wound from fighting. After the shoe episode we did try again to keep him in overnight but he blew that chance. He hooked the grill off from under the fridge and crawled into the wallspace to poo there. That was his last chance. After that he had to stay out overnight. The house smelt for weeks. Ah, but, if then was now. No-one neutered the boys then or spayed the girls. Tweed |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Can cats be embarrassed?
Takayuki wrote:
Kitties are very contextual too. Buster likes being pet in some rooms, but not in others. My guys are like that, too. Roxy has her specific "petting areas." One is the throw rug on the living room floor. She often flops over and then looks up at me expectantly. If I don't seem to be paying attention, she curls up her front paws fetchingly, which I *swear* she knows will get me to come right over to her. How did she figure that out? (Joke - I know very well how she "figured it out.") If Roxy isn't in one of her petting areas, she gets annoyed when I try to pet her. She's a nice girl and doesn't slash me, but if I don't follow her cue and stop, she will get up and leave. Licky won't let me near him unless he is in/on one of the officially sanctioned Safe Areas. One of the important features of a Safe Area is that if I want to reach him, it should require me to bend and reach in ways that are very uncomfortable for me. I do think that cats can feel somewhat guilty. Buster gets this coy look, glancing over his shoulder, when he thinks that he might be doing something "bad". The girls, Dot and Spicey, are more likely to brazen out any situation though. Licky always looks like that, even when his behavior is perfect. Poor guy, he always thinks I'm about to do something terrible to him. I don't think it's about guilt. It's anxiety - they don't like to be yelled at, clapped at, etc., and if they know their behavior might get them in trouble, the get *that look*, which to me says, "Uh oh, better get out of here!" -- Joyce "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -- Howard Thurman |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Can cats be embarrassed?
"Bastette" wrote in message
... Takayuki wrote: Kitties are very contextual too. Buster likes being pet in some rooms, but not in others. My guys are like that, too. Roxy has her specific "petting areas." One is the throw rug on the living room floor. She often flops over and then looks up at me expectantly. If I don't seem to be paying attention, she curls up her front paws fetchingly, which I *swear* she knows will get me to come right over to her. How did she figure that out? (Joke - I know very well how she "figured it out.") Lindy (RB) used to do that. I called it her "precious pose", because it always made me call her "precious". Joy If Roxy isn't in one of her petting areas, she gets annoyed when I try to pet her. She's a nice girl and doesn't slash me, but if I don't follow her cue and stop, she will get up and leave. Licky won't let me near him unless he is in/on one of the officially sanctioned Safe Areas. One of the important features of a Safe Area is that if I want to reach him, it should require me to bend and reach in ways that are very uncomfortable for me. I do think that cats can feel somewhat guilty. Buster gets this coy look, glancing over his shoulder, when he thinks that he might be doing something "bad". The girls, Dot and Spicey, are more likely to brazen out any situation though. Licky always looks like that, even when his behavior is perfect. Poor guy, he always thinks I'm about to do something terrible to him. I don't think it's about guilt. It's anxiety - they don't like to be yelled at, clapped at, etc., and if they know their behavior might get them in trouble, the get *that look*, which to me says, "Uh oh, better get out of here!" -- Joyce "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -- Howard Thurman |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Can cats be embarrassed?
Joy wrote:
"Bastette" wrote in message My guys are like that, too. Roxy has her specific "petting areas." One is the throw rug on the living room floor. She often flops over and then looks up at me expectantly. If I don't seem to be paying attention, she curls up her front paws fetchingly, which I *swear* she knows will get me to come right over to her. How did she figure that out? (Joke - I know very well how she "figured it out.") Lindy (RB) used to do that. I called it her "precious pose", because it always made me call her "precious". LOL. I call it the "fetching" pose. It really cracks me up because it's such a transparent, over-the-top manipulation. OK, it's adorable, and it works. But it's still funny. -- Joyce A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. -- Groucho Marx |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Can cats be embarrassed?
"Bastette" wrote in message
... Joy wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message My guys are like that, too. Roxy has her specific "petting areas." One is the throw rug on the living room floor. She often flops over and then looks up at me expectantly. If I don't seem to be paying attention, she curls up her front paws fetchingly, which I *swear* she knows will get me to come right over to her. How did she figure that out? (Joke - I know very well how she "figured it out.") Lindy (RB) used to do that. I called it her "precious pose", because it always made me call her "precious". LOL. I call it the "fetching" pose. It really cracks me up because it's such a transparent, over-the-top manipulation. OK, it's adorable, and it works. But it's still funny. -- Joyce A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. -- Groucho Marx Oh, I agree. Joy |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
Can cats be embarrassed?
On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:15:36 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "Joy" wrote in message m... Takayuki" wrote in message ... On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:42:26 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: Boyfie knows very well that the only place he is not allowed is my bedroom. He snuck in there today and nearly jumped out of skin when I found him in there looking around. He rushed back down the stairs. Kitties are very contextual too. Buster likes being pet in some rooms, but not in others. I do think that cats can feel somewhat guilty. Buster gets this coy look, glancing over his shoulder, when he thinks that he might be doing something "bad". The girls, Dot and Spicey, are more likely to brazen out any situation though. Definitely about contextual kitties. Waffles loves to have me skritch his ears if he comes on my lap, or if he comes to me when I'm in bed. However, I have a scratch on my wrist to remind me that, no matter how cute and pettable he looks, when he's lying on the couch, I am *not* to try. Joy Kitty Farmcat was like that. She would sometimes even invite me to pet her and then give me a good slash. I was surprised to find that Boyfie is not like that, I thought all cats were! Even the cat of my childhood, Pooey Pruie, although I know he adored me, and let me carry him into the house every day, would only allow me to stroke his head. I thought it was normal. My mother didn't want to keep him (he was a stray) but I pleaded so in the end she said yes. He was an intact very old tomcat and he really stunk. We kept him in overnight once and he pooed in my shoes. I had to plead again and I convinced her he must have been poorly. We did see the vet but he said Pruie was way too old to take an anaesthetic to be neutered and he was probably into his late teens. To say he smelled would be an understatement. He absolutely STUNK. But hey, he kind of loved me and my mother did not want to upset me by saying "no cat like that is coming into this house" He was obviously an old feral. He often had abcesses through fighting and I would bathe them with hot water until they burst. I was 11 at the time but I have never forgotten him and what a bad life the boys can have if they don't get the snip. I remember my grandmother visiting and she said "that cat stinks enough to blind you, get it out of the house." So I put him outside until she'd gone home. I have to admit she had a point. He did stink not just a slight tomcat smell. I thought he was the bees knees and my mother was kind enough to allow me to keep him. He was a horrible grump though. Not surprising is it? He always had some kind of wound from fighting. After the shoe episode we did try again to keep him in overnight but he blew that chance. He hooked the grill off from under the fridge and crawled into the wallspace to poo there. That was his last chance. After that he had to stay out overnight. The house smelt for weeks. Ah, but, if then was now. No-one neutered the boys then or spayed the girls. Tweed Thanks for a good laugh. Your mom was a nice lady. When I was 11, my folks bought a house from a very old woman who was going into a nursing home, so we kept her cat, Pearl. I really don't remember too much about her but she did have a smell and she was indoor/outdoor. She did ok with us for a few years and then died, probably just of old age. It's really odd how little I remember of her considering how much I adore my current brood. |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
Can cats be embarrassed?
"dgk" wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:15:36 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: "Joy" wrote in message om... Takayuki" wrote in message ... On Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:42:26 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: Boyfie knows very well that the only place he is not allowed is my bedroom. He snuck in there today and nearly jumped out of skin when I found him in there looking around. He rushed back down the stairs. Kitties are very contextual too. Buster likes being pet in some rooms, but not in others. I do think that cats can feel somewhat guilty. Buster gets this coy look, glancing over his shoulder, when he thinks that he might be doing something "bad". The girls, Dot and Spicey, are more likely to brazen out any situation though. Definitely about contextual kitties. Waffles loves to have me skritch his ears if he comes on my lap, or if he comes to me when I'm in bed. However, I have a scratch on my wrist to remind me that, no matter how cute and pettable he looks, when he's lying on the couch, I am *not* to try. Joy Kitty Farmcat was like that. She would sometimes even invite me to pet her and then give me a good slash. I was surprised to find that Boyfie is not like that, I thought all cats were! Even the cat of my childhood, Pooey Pruie, although I know he adored me, and let me carry him into the house every day, would only allow me to stroke his head. I thought it was normal. My mother didn't want to keep him (he was a stray) but I pleaded so in the end she said yes. He was an intact very old tomcat and he really stunk. We kept him in overnight once and he pooed in my shoes. I had to plead again and I convinced her he must have been poorly. We did see the vet but he said Pruie was way too old to take an anaesthetic to be neutered and he was probably into his late teens. To say he smelled would be an understatement. He absolutely STUNK. But hey, he kind of loved me and my mother did not want to upset me by saying "no cat like that is coming into this house" He was obviously an old feral. He often had abcesses through fighting and I would bathe them with hot water until they burst. I was 11 at the time but I have never forgotten him and what a bad life the boys can have if they don't get the snip. I remember my grandmother visiting and she said "that cat stinks enough to blind you, get it out of the house." So I put him outside until she'd gone home. I have to admit she had a point. He did stink not just a slight tomcat smell. I thought he was the bees knees and my mother was kind enough to allow me to keep him. He was a horrible grump though. Not surprising is it? He always had some kind of wound from fighting. After the shoe episode we did try again to keep him in overnight but he blew that chance. He hooked the grill off from under the fridge and crawled into the wallspace to poo there. That was his last chance. After that he had to stay out overnight. The house smelt for weeks. Ah, but, if then was now. No-one neutered the boys then or spayed the girls. Tweed Thanks for a good laugh. Your mom was a nice lady. When I was 11, my folks bought a house from a very old woman who was going into a nursing home, so we kept her cat, Pearl. I really don't remember too much about her but she did have a smell and she was indoor/outdoor. She did ok with us for a few years and then died, probably just of old age. It's really odd how little I remember of her considering how much I adore my current brood. It was not remotely funny. |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
Can cats be embarrassed?
"Joy" wrote in message ... "Bastette" wrote in message ... Joy wrote: "Bastette" wrote in message My guys are like that, too. Roxy has her specific "petting areas." One is the throw rug on the living room floor. She often flops over and then looks up at me expectantly. If I don't seem to be paying attention, she curls up her front paws fetchingly, which I *swear* she knows will get me to come right over to her. How did she figure that out? (Joke - I know very well how she "figured it out.") Lindy (RB) used to do that. I called it her "precious pose", because it always made me call her "precious". LOL. I call it the "fetching" pose. It really cracks me up because it's such a transparent, over-the-top manipulation. OK, it's adorable, and it works. But it's still funny. Boyfie jumps from the worktops if he thinks I see him. Tigger doesn't, he is up there all the time with no shame whatsoever. Maybe Boyfie was punished for that in his previous home. He is not allowed on the worktops and he knows it. I have never told him that, althought I agree. I would love to find his previous owners and tell them he is safe, pity they didn't neuter and get him a microchip. I did both. They missed having a wonderful cat. Although I'm quite glad that he |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
[BW] I am so embarrassed | Mark Edwards | Cat anecdotes | 21 | May 9th 07 09:21 PM |
Exhausted and embarrassed | Baha via CatKB.com | Cat anecdotes | 28 | January 17th 07 09:01 PM |
Huey was Embarrassed | Tanada | Cat anecdotes | 8 | August 9th 06 09:44 PM |
I'm sooo Embarrassed (was Boy I hope this works) | Smokie Darling (Annie) | Cat anecdotes | 9 | April 10th 05 09:51 PM |
God, I'm so embarrassed | Allegra640 | Cat anecdotes | 1 | January 4th 04 09:50 AM |