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Nervous Boyfiend
I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is
probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. Whereas when I talk on the phone, my cats seem convinced that I'm talking to *them*. -- Joyce Beauty and music seduce us first; later, ashamed of our own sensuality, we insist on meaning. -- Clive Barker |
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barbi is disturbed by any noise that doesn't concern opening the food box,
ours or theirs... phone, doorbell, horn from a car outside, she really is a jumpy cat, Lee "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. Tweed I can't speak for Boyfriend but Persia hates the sound of a ringing doorbell. Oh no! Someone's here! I have to hide! Silly cat. There are some television commercials with doorbells that sound like mine. I have to assure her "It's on TV". G Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. Tweed I can't speak for Boyfriend but Persia hates the sound of a ringing doorbell. Oh no! Someone's here! I have to hide! Silly cat. Is it silly? How do you know why she does it? Tweed |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. Tweed I can't speak for Boyfriend but Persia hates the sound of a ringing doorbell. Oh no! Someone's here! I have to hide! Silly cat. Is it silly? How do you know why she does it? Tweed You are correct, of course. She just doesn't like strangers. I don't get many visitors. It's usually the UPS guy delivering a package. Jill |
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:47:29 -0000, "Christina Websell"
wrote: I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. I have two cats that run in opposite directions when the doorbell rings. Buster runs away from the door, and Dot runs towards the door. She loves visitors. Buster takes about 10 minutes to warm up to visitors. They don't react to the cell phone though. Maybe it's because there are so many ringtones that it's not very recognizable to them. |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. Tweed I can't speak for Boyfriend but Persia hates the sound of a ringing doorbell. Oh no! Someone's here! I have to hide! Silly cat. Is it silly? How do you know why she does it? Tweed You are correct, of course. She just doesn't like strangers. I don't get many visitors. It's usually the UPS guy delivering a package. I think therein lies the problem for both of us. My visitors have declined as my friends have almost all passed away, so the house is very quiet and Boyfie has always been timid. As my s-i-l Claire has been instrumental in getting him into his carrier to go for his Important Injections So He Doesn't Get Sick, she is on his "run for the hills" list, even though she fed him for a few days when we weren't too sure if back-up man from over the road was coming when I was incapicitated. June has looked after him lots of times and this time for several weeks but when that period is over, she is on his "retire upstairs to my duvet when she comes" list. I don't know why, she is really kind and gentle. The only person he likes is Simon, who is equally kind and gentle, who has never fed him and once shock, horror applied Stronghold to Boyfie's neck while I held him down and parted his fur. He will even come into the room when Simon visits and once only, very nearly, almost..he was going to go right up to him and let him pet him but he decided it was maybe a tad too risky. Simon is a counsellor, for county council employees who need it - and OMG did I ever and there any many still there who need someone to talk to for whatever reason. He is completely independent from the employer, so they don't pay him but as he said to me recently "they think they can treat their workers like sh*t as long as they refer them to me to try to help the mental health issues they've caused afterwards.." Anyway, Boyfie loves him and I do - he has a tabby cat of his own for years and chickens recently! I was offered a female counsellor - which I thought I might prefer but then she was not available, so I agreed to have Simon as what I thought would be a poor substitute. I have never regretted it. He was the first at my bedside in hospital when I broke my ankle badly recently, even before my family could bother themselves to come, and I will never forget when he cried at the side of my bed in 2005 when he had insisted I go to hospital and we then found out I had ovarian cancer. He turned away to weep, but I saw. We are chicken friends now, when things are good, he visits and we talk about our birds, the gossip in the county council, and recipes. However when things are bad, he is back to a counsellor. Perfect. Tweed |
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"Takayuki" wrote in message ... On Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:47:29 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. I have two cats that run in opposite directions when the doorbell rings. Buster runs away from the door, and Dot runs towards the door. She loves visitors. Buster takes about 10 minutes to warm up to visitors. They don't react to the cell phone though. Maybe it's because there are so many ringtones that it's not very recognizable to them. I have mine slung around my waist and whatever the ringtone, if he is snoozing on my lap, imagine it.. Tweed |
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On Jan 26, 1:59*pm, "Christina Websell"
wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "jmcquown" wrote in message ... "Christina Websell" wrote in ... I don't know if he will ever be a calm sort of cat, but my kind of house is probably best, just me and quiet. If the doorbell rings he rushes to the back door to escape. However recently he was on my knee when my cell phone rang (I have it slung around my waist since I keep breaking myself) and it was enough to send him running. Now he runs away if my home phone rings. *I can only think that when I talk on the phone he thinks there is another person in the house. Tweed I can't speak for Boyfriend but Persia hates the sound of a ringing doorbell. *Oh no! *Someone's here! *I have to hide! Silly cat. Is it silly? * *How do you know why she does it? Tweed You are correct, of course. *She just doesn't like strangers. *I don't get many visitors. *It's usually the UPS guy delivering a package. I think therein lies the problem for both of us. *My visitors have declined as my friends have almost all passed away, so the house is very quiet and Boyfie has always been timid. *As my s-i-l Claire has been instrumental in getting him into his carrier to go for his Important Injections So He Doesn't Get Sick, she is on his "run for the hills" list, even though she fed him for a few days when we weren't too sure if back-up man from over the road was coming when I was incapicitated. June has looked after him lots of times and this time for several weeks but when that period is over, she is on his "retire upstairs to my duvet when she comes" list. I don't know why, she is really kind and gentle. The only person he likes is Simon, who is equally kind and gentle, who has never fed him and once shock, horror applied Stronghold to Boyfie's neck while I held him down and parted his fur. *He will even come into the room when Simon visits and once only, very nearly, almost..he was going to go right up to him and let him pet him but he decided it was maybe a tad too risky. Simon is a counsellor, for county council employees who need it - and OMG did I ever and there any many still there who need someone to talk to for whatever reason. He is completely independent from the employer, so they don't pay him but as he said to me recently *"they think they can treat their workers like sh*t as long as they refer them to me to try to help the mental health issues they've caused afterwards.." Anyway, Boyfie loves him and I do - he has a tabby cat of his own for years and chickens recently! I was offered a female counsellor - which I thought I might prefer but then she was not available, so I agreed to have Simon as what I thought would be a poor substitute. *I have never regretted it. He was the first at my bedside in hospital when I broke my ankle badly recently, even before my family could bother themselves to come, and I will never forget when he cried at the side of my bed in 2005 when he had insisted I go to hospital and we then found out I had ovarian cancer. He turned away to weep, but I saw. We are chicken friends now, when things are good, he visits and we talk about our birds, the gossip in the county council, and recipes. *However when things are bad, he is back to a counsellor. Perfect. Tweed I am so glad to hear you have a such nice counsellor and friend. Sometimes it can be hard to find somebody nice to talk to. Take care. -- Winnie |
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