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Silly things your cats do?
We love our fuzzy friends for their amazing behavior, but today I'm
asking about some of the especially silly & funny things they do. For my big orange "RJ", I've got a couple... (1) RJ has a patio where he can play out, with a high fence he can't climb, so he gets out there most days and enjoys the fresh air. From time to time I'll "ask" him if he's ready to come back inside by sliding the patio door open so he can decide if it's time to come in. If he's ready, he'll scoot back inside. But if he's not ready, instead of simply ignoring me, he runs over and "bites" my arm or hand, then runs away to a corner of the patio, being a "bad kitty". (2) At other times (when he's inside), he will suddenly decide to be a "bad kitty" without any warning. He will run over, bite my ankle, then hop away on his toes, standing sideways and hunching up his back (you know how they do). Then he'll run back over and bite my ankle again, and run away. He will do this at random times, with no provocation or excuse. Just when he feels like it. |
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Daisy & I have a bedtime ritual. When she comes to bed, which can be
any time, I MUST hold up the blankets so she can walk under them. She walks under, stands there & thinks about several things, then walks back out & curls up on my head. We must repeat this ritual every time I flop from one side to the other, which is many times a night. I have no idea what she "gets" out of this exercise. LOL. |
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"katdad" wrote in message oups.com... We love our fuzzy friends for their amazing behavior, but today I'm asking about some of the especially silly & funny things they do. For my big orange "RJ", I've got a couple... (1) RJ has a patio where he can play out, with a high fence he can't climb, so he gets out there most days and enjoys the fresh air. From time to time I'll "ask" him if he's ready to come back inside by sliding the patio door open so he can decide if it's time to come in. If he's ready, he'll scoot back inside. But if he's not ready, instead of simply ignoring me, he runs over and "bites" my arm or hand, then runs away to a corner of the patio, being a "bad kitty". (2) At other times (when he's inside), he will suddenly decide to be a "bad kitty" without any warning. He will run over, bite my ankle, then hop away on his toes, standing sideways and hunching up his back (you know how they do). Then he'll run back over and bite my ankle again, and run away. He will do this at random times, with no provocation or excuse. Just when he feels like it. With our furry trio, it's difficult to know where to begin describing their silly cat antics (cantics?). With Emily's practice of jumping onto the counter of the bathroom sink and demanding that you paddle her butt with a roll of paper towelling? Or with Sophie's bulldog act in which she grabs a bathrobe sash or a shoelace and tugs it in her teeth, refusing to let go? Or Martha's habit of pouncing on circles or large dots on paper? I won't continue, but for more on Emily's quirks check out Flippy's web site, at: - http://www.flippyscatpage.com/emilybath.html |
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On 20 Dec 2004 10:05:39 -0800, "Katz"
yodeled: Daisy & I have a bedtime ritual. When she comes to bed, which can be any time, I MUST hold up the blankets so she can walk under them. She walks under, stands there & thinks about several things, then walks back out & curls up on my head. We must repeat this ritual every time I flop from one side to the other, which is many times a night. I have no idea what she "gets" out of this exercise. LOL. The knowledge that you will obey her. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:31:45 -0500, "Bobcat"
yodeled: "katdad" wrote in message roups.com... We love our fuzzy friends for their amazing behavior, but today I'm asking about some of the especially silly & funny things they do. For my big orange "RJ", I've got a couple... (1) RJ has a patio where he can play out, with a high fence he can't climb, so he gets out there most days and enjoys the fresh air. From time to time I'll "ask" him if he's ready to come back inside by sliding the patio door open so he can decide if it's time to come in. If he's ready, he'll scoot back inside. But if he's not ready, instead of simply ignoring me, he runs over and "bites" my arm or hand, then runs away to a corner of the patio, being a "bad kitty". (2) At other times (when he's inside), he will suddenly decide to be a "bad kitty" without any warning. He will run over, bite my ankle, then hop away on his toes, standing sideways and hunching up his back (you know how they do). Then he'll run back over and bite my ankle again, and run away. He will do this at random times, with no provocation or excuse. Just when he feels like it. With our furry trio, it's difficult to know where to begin describing their silly cat antics (cantics?). With Emily's practice of jumping onto the counter of the bathroom sink and demanding that you paddle her butt with a roll of paper towelling? Ummm-- just as in the case of the first person who ate a snail--- I can't help wondering how that got started. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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Katz wrote:
Daisy & I have a bedtime ritual. When she comes to bed, which can be any time, I MUST hold up the blankets so she can walk under them. She walks under, stands there & thinks about several things, then walks back out & curls up on my head. We must repeat this ritual every time I flop from one side to the other, which is many times a night. I have no idea what she "gets" out of this exercise. LOL. That is hilarious. Who knows what goes on in the mind of a cat, but sometimes, I swear I can hear the wind howling in there. Roxy does the same thing, except she's not under there long enough to "think about several things". (I love that phrase - isn't that from that "bad kitty" list of things to do to annoy the human, like standing in the doorway during mosquito season or -40 degrees?) She goes under the covers, does a little prancing around for 10 seconds, and then comes barrelling out. Licky is always a bit alarmed at this behavior. Joyce |
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"katdad" wrote in message oups.com... We love our fuzzy friends for their amazing behavior, but today I'm asking about some of the especially silly & funny things they do. Like many cats, my 5 month old kitten, Chablis, likes to wake me up in the morning when she figures it's time to get fed. If I'm not ready to get up, I simply put her in the hall & close the bedroom door. Now, with the addition of a 3 month old male kitten to our house, Muscat. the routine has changed.... Muscat comes in to wake me, while Chablis just stands in the door. If I respond favorably to Muscat, Chablis will come join him in trying to get me up. If I go to put Muscat out of the room, Chablis is nowhere to be seen when I reach the door...... "Psst, hey kid... I'll give you some of my kibble if you go over there and......." Cheers Mathew |
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katdad wrote:
We love our fuzzy friends for their amazing behavior, but today I'm asking about some of the especially silly & funny things they do. For my big orange "RJ", I've got a couple... Pine Cone loves to wedge his head between the cat condo's top shelf and the wall. He's only been doing this since we painted the living room blue. I think there's some deep dark meaning there, but I've been afraid to ask. Tanada loves to perch on the computer monitor, but only when I'm on the computer, and preferably when I'm playing games...on the internet...at some early or strange hour of the day. Again I think there's some deep dark meaning there, especially since she loves to hang her tail down into the middle of where the action occurs. Merlin is a gentlecat. Except when it comes to drinking water. He prefers it from my glass, and in the middle of the night. It wouldn't be so bad but he prefers to walk up my body, stand on my breast, and brace his front two paws on the night stand to get his h2o fix. Berfert is just so strange, it's hard to know where to start on his quirks. My personal favorite is when he stalks up my body, stands with his front paws on my arm/shoulder joint, and yowls into my ear looking concernedly into the ear hole. I suspect he's listening for an echo. Huey loves Rob's beard, and gets upset when Rob shaves. He'll climb on Rob's chest and rub the top of his head on the underside of Rob's goatee. I don't have a goatee, so I don't get this kind of service. We got a package from Rob's parents today full of christmas presents. As we placed them under the tree, QC watched intently to see what was happening. He noticed that the action was on the kitchen table, so he jumped up there and inspected packages while they were being placed. As soon as the box was empty, he jumped down and planted himself in the center of the box. He sat there, looking regally around him to make sure everyone noticed. Unfortunately, Speedy is learning about stealth techniques, as he snuck up on QC and stuck a large and cold nose on the back of QC's neck. QC jumped up and chased the d-thing around the house a couple of times. Not silly, but cute, Rob is sitting up in bed reading with Merlin in the place of honor between Rob's knees. Huey is snuggled up at Rob's hip, and QC is snacking down on kibble before joining the two on the bed. Usually Berfert is sacked out at the foot of the bed by Rob's feet. I don't know where he is this time. Pam S. |
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Rufous loves to come to the bathroom in the morning when I go potty
before taking my shower. I will open the shower faucet slightly so that a small drip falls, and he goes in the shower and plays with the water until I'm ready to shower. Sometimes he comes out while I'm still in the throne and shakes himself clean, right next to me! -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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"Marina" wrote in message ... Bobcat wrote: "katdad" wrote in message oups.com... We love our fuzzy friends for their amazing behavior, but today I'm asking about some of the especially silly & funny things they do. For my big orange "RJ", I've got a couple... (1) RJ has a patio where he can play out, with a high fence he can't climb, so he gets out there most days and enjoys the fresh air. From time to time I'll "ask" him if he's ready to come back inside by sliding the patio door open so he can decide if it's time to come in. If he's ready, he'll scoot back inside. But if he's not ready, instead of simply ignoring me, he runs over and "bites" my arm or hand, then runs away to a corner of the patio, being a "bad kitty". (2) At other times (when he's inside), he will suddenly decide to be a "bad kitty" without any warning. He will run over, bite my ankle, then hop away on his toes, standing sideways and hunching up his back (you know how they do). Then he'll run back over and bite my ankle again, and run away. He will do this at random times, with no provocation or excuse. Just when he feels like it. With our furry trio, it's difficult to know where to begin describing their silly cat antics (cantics?). With Emily's practice of jumping onto the counter of the bathroom sink and demanding that you paddle her butt with a roll of paper towelling? LOL! Frank's Dad, Panther, used to love a good beating with a fly swatter. None of our current cats are weird (Much), but we used to have a Tom who loved to be vacuumed. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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