The Evil Tail

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:51:28 -0600, "CatNipped"
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"mlbriggs" wrote in message
news On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:01:04 -0600, CatNipped wrote:

Bandit it tripping! Or else it's Alzheimer's. Or else she's just
her
usual mean old B*tch Cat From H*ll self!

I was walking past my bedroom door a few minutes ago and I heard,
"MRRROOOWWWW, GGGRRRRR, MMMMRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWW,
HIIIISSSSSSSSSS/SPITTTTTTT".

OK, one of the younger cats must be in there doing something
horrible to
her like breathing her air or something, right?

Nope! She's all alone on her usual perch atop my bed pillows. I
stood
there a moment to see if maybe Sammy was hiding under the pillows
and
swatting at her. Nope.

All of a sudden Bandit's tail twitched in typical cat aggravation...
"MRRROOOWWWW, GGGRRRRR, MMMMRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWW,
HIIIISSSSSSSSSS/SPITTTTTTT". And she swatted her tail back into
submission! The nerve of that tail attacking her while she was
trying to
rest!!!

Hugs,

CatNipped


Could it be hurting? MLB

No, she's always doing this. She just gets p*ssed off at it for
fwapping
around her head (which it tends to do when she gets aggravated at the
world - which is always).

Hugs,

CatNipped

No way. Cats are *far* too intelligent to get ****ed off at their own
tails. Even the dumbest of cats still recognize control of their own
tail. I would think something is wrong with her if you see her
hissing/growling for no apparent reason, while she is completely alone.

Sherry

I would if this were a new behavior, but she's done this all 15 years of her
life. She just seems to get the greatest pleasure out of being p*ssed off
and aggravated at everything and everyone - including her own tail. I've
also seen other cats who were startled or angry at their own tails - I've
even read a cat who was also tormented by her tail, so I don't think that
this is all that unusual.

Hugs,

CatNipped



IM TELLIN YOU MISS LORI THEY SNEEK UP ON YOU.

DANTE

Theresa
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My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War

CatNipped wrote:
I would if this were a new behavior, but she's done this all 15 years of her
life. She just seems to get the greatest pleasure out of being p*ssed off
and aggravated at everything and everyone - including her own tail. I've
also seen other cats who were startled or angry at their own tails - I've
even read a cat who was also tormented by her tail, so I don't think that
this is all that unusual.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Well OTOH that's not unlike some hoomin senior citizens I know. :-)

But honestly that's a new one on me. I've seen how cute it is when
kittens "discover" their tails and think it's a toy. Just never myself
had an adult cat who looked at their own appendage as a separate
entitity.
I wonder if they give them names. Like "johnson" or "willie." Heh.

Sherry

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CatNipped wrote:
I would if this were a new behavior, but she's done this all 15 years of
her
life. She just seems to get the greatest pleasure out of being p*ssed
off
and aggravated at everything and everyone - including her own tail.
I've
also seen other cats who were startled or angry at their own tails -
I've
even read a cat who was also tormented by her tail, so I don't think
that
this is all that unusual.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Well OTOH that's not unlike some hoomin senior citizens I know. :-)

But honestly that's a new one on me. I've seen how cute it is when
kittens "discover" their tails and think it's a toy. Just never myself
had an adult cat who looked at their own appendage as a separate
entitity.
I wonder if they give them names. Like "johnson" or "willie." Heh.

Sherry

ROTFLMAO! Maybe "Sneaky Snake"! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped

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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:51:28 -0600, "CatNipped"
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news On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:01:04 -0600, CatNipped wrote:

Bandit it tripping! Or else it's Alzheimer's. Or else she's
just
her
usual mean old B*tch Cat From H*ll self!

I was walking past my bedroom door a few minutes ago and I heard,
"MRRROOOWWWW, GGGRRRRR, MMMMRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWW,
HIIIISSSSSSSSSS/SPITTTTTTT".

OK, one of the younger cats must be in there doing something
horrible to
her like breathing her air or something, right?

Nope! She's all alone on her usual perch atop my bed pillows. I
stood
there a moment to see if maybe Sammy was hiding under the pillows
and
swatting at her. Nope.

All of a sudden Bandit's tail twitched in typical cat
aggravation...
"MRRROOOWWWW, GGGRRRRR, MMMMRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWW,
HIIIISSSSSSSSSS/SPITTTTTTT". And she swatted her tail back into
submission! The nerve of that tail attacking her while she was
trying to
rest!!!

Hugs,

CatNipped


Could it be hurting? MLB

No, she's always doing this. She just gets p*ssed off at it for
fwapping
around her head (which it tends to do when she gets aggravated at the
world - which is always).

Hugs,

CatNipped

No way. Cats are *far* too intelligent to get ****ed off at their own
tails. Even the dumbest of cats still recognize control of their own
tail. I would think something is wrong with her if you see her
hissing/growling for no apparent reason, while she is completely alone.

Sherry

I would if this were a new behavior, but she's done this all 15 years of
her
life. She just seems to get the greatest pleasure out of being p*ssed
off
and aggravated at everything and everyone - including her own tail. I've
also seen other cats who were startled or angry at their own tails - I've
even read a cat who was also tormented by her tail, so I don't think that
this is all that unusual.

Hugs,

CatNipped



IM TELLIN YOU MISS LORI THEY SNEEK UP ON YOU.

DANTE

That's what Bandit keeps telling me. She says she'll be lying down
peacefully minding her own business when all of a sudden that thing baps her
right on her head!

Hugs,

CatNipped

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War

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I say this because I recently learned that some of the larger dinos
apparently had several "brains" throughout their bodies, presiding over
various local neurological issues.

What I don't remember is what clues, if any that paleontologists may
have found to support this theory, aside from the existence of the
problem of how to control such a large body. Maybe we should ask
Marina.

Another phenomenon that sounds similar happens to epilepsy patients
after they've had surgery to sever some of the nerves connecting the
two hemispheres of their brain. The two sides of their bodies, their
hands, eyes, etc., apparently acquire information and act more
independently than before? I'll have to look that up sometime.

Jazz, RB, once had a fight with his tail and I'm sure nothing was bothering
him. He was just looking out a window and spied this thing behind him and he
actually made a 360 turn to grab it. It was his tail.
Lily & her mama
Jazz, RB

--

Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time
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No way. Cats are *far* too intelligent to get ****ed off at their own
tails. Even the dumbest of cats still recognize control of their own
tail. I would think something is wrong with her if you see her
hissing/growling for no apparent reason, while she is completely alone.

Sherry

With all due respect, I have to disagree!

My dear tubbytabby, Min (RB), was often tormented by her tail, which
apparently had its own brain. When she was trying to sleep she'd have
to put a paw on the tip to keep it still, otherwise it would tickle her
nose. Purrs of gratitude were guaranteed to anyone who held the
offending article still in front of her face so she could wash it, for
if she attempted such a thing alone, it would skitter away.

And George (RB also, dammit) the tuxedo loon was often amazed by his
tail, looking over one shoulder and then the other to see if the thing
was still there. I saw him more than once, staring and growling at his
own tail while curled up, because the impertinent appendage was
*keeping him awake*.

Neither of these were kittens (who can be excused a little juvenile
tail chasing). But neither would have been queueing up for kitty-Mensa
application forms either. Still, I really don't think CatNipped's story
suggests Bandit has a problem, apart from her already famous temper.

Cheers!
Al.

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:30:59 -0600, "CatNipped"
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"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 06:51:28 -0600, "CatNipped"
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CatNipped wrote:
"mlbriggs" wrote in message
news On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:01:04 -0600, CatNipped wrote:

Bandit it tripping! Or else it's Alzheimer's. Or else she's
just
her
usual mean old B*tch Cat From H*ll self!

I was walking past my bedroom door a few minutes ago and I heard,
"MRRROOOWWWW, GGGRRRRR, MMMMRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWW,
HIIIISSSSSSSSSS/SPITTTTTTT".

OK, one of the younger cats must be in there doing something
horrible to
her like breathing her air or something, right?

Nope! She's all alone on her usual perch atop my bed pillows. I
stood
there a moment to see if maybe Sammy was hiding under the pillows
and
swatting at her. Nope.

All of a sudden Bandit's tail twitched in typical cat
aggravation...
"MRRROOOWWWW, GGGRRRRR, MMMMRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWW,
HIIIISSSSSSSSSS/SPITTTTTTT". And she swatted her tail back into
submission! The nerve of that tail attacking her while she was
trying to
rest!!!

Hugs,

CatNipped


Could it be hurting? MLB

No, she's always doing this. She just gets p*ssed off at it for
fwapping
around her head (which it tends to do when she gets aggravated at the
world - which is always).

Hugs,

CatNipped

No way. Cats are *far* too intelligent to get ****ed off at their own
tails. Even the dumbest of cats still recognize control of their own
tail. I would think something is wrong with her if you see her
hissing/growling for no apparent reason, while she is completely alone.

Sherry

I would if this were a new behavior, but she's done this all 15 years of
her
life. She just seems to get the greatest pleasure out of being p*ssed
off
and aggravated at everything and everyone - including her own tail. I've
also seen other cats who were startled or angry at their own tails - I've
even read a cat who was also tormented by her tail, so I don't think that
this is all that unusual.

Hugs,

CatNipped



IM TELLIN YOU MISS LORI THEY SNEEK UP ON YOU.

DANTE

That's what Bandit keeps telling me. She says she'll be lying down
peacefully minding her own business when all of a sudden that thing baps her
right on her head!

Hugs,

CatNipped


YOO CANT LET EM GET AWAY WIF IT.

DANTE


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War

ROFL! Great story!
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek

CatNipped wrote:

Bandit it tripping! snip
All of a sudden Bandit's tail twitched in typical cat aggravation...
"MRRROOOWWWW, GGGRRRRR, MMMMRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWW,
HIIIISSSSSSSSSS/SPITTTTTTT". And she swatted her tail back into submission!
The nerve of that tail attacking her while she was trying to rest!!!

Hugs,

CatNipped

"CatNipped" wrote in message
...
All of a sudden Bandit's tail twitched in typical cat aggravation...
"MRRROOOWWWW, GGGRRRRR, MMMMRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOWWWWW,
HIIIISSSSSSSSSS/SPITTTTTTT". And she swatted her tail back into
submission!
The nerve of that tail attacking her while she was trying to rest!!!

She's obviously a victim of a particularly vicious attack by tail
Greeblings. This sub-species is invisible (like most Greeblings) and likes
to take over control of a cat's tail. You often see them attacking sleeping
cats, when the Greebling first attacks he goes for the tip of the tail which
starts to twitch, then his control spreads down the tail till the whole tail
can start thrashing until it's true owner wakes up and drives the Greebling
out by attacking the tail. It seems to affect some cats more than others,
poor Emily can barely get to sleep without an attack!


--
Nik Simpson

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Well OTOH that's not unlike some hoomin senior citizens I know. :-)

But honestly that's a new one on me. I've seen how cute it is when
kittens "discover" their tails and think it's a toy. Just never myself
had an adult cat who looked at their own appendage as a separate
entitity.
I wonder if they give them names. Like "johnson" or "willie." Heh.

Well, I have seen it. My ex-wife's youngest cat, a Devon Rex called Isis, is
a grown-up woman of three years old now.

She is the mother of two great litters, and she is a very good and
understanding mother. BUT, as soon as the kittens have left for new owners,
she gets all childish again. Chasing her tail, teasing her neutered father,
Loomis, just like a kitten and runs around fetching balls tossed for her. It
doesn't seem that bringing up kittens will take away the little girl that
lives inside her head :-)

Well, she will soon be calming down again, she is going to give birth to a
new litter next spring...

Hans