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Cat-Boy and the vacuum
OK, you're all assuming he runs in terror. All my previous cats took
off for parts unknown as soon as I turned it on. Well, a few weeks ago my old Hoover croaked. Being tired of replacing vacuum cleaners every couple of years (I continually burn up the motors, for some reason), I decided to get a good one for a change. I got a new Royal, which so far I love. I brought it home, opened the box and set the vacuum on the floor in the living room. It's an upright, but I got the hose accessory kit. I attached the hose and started cleaning stuff. At the time Cat-Boy was sitting on the back of the recliner chair looking out the living room window. (Bottom picture at http://home.comcast.net/~johnxj/.) He didn't seem even remotely afraid of it. He just yawned and watched me going around the room. When I got over to "his" chair he kept looking at the tool on the end of the hose that was making this whooshing noise. I decided to see if he would bolt, so I slowly moved it toward him. As I got it close he cautiously reached out with one paw to grab it and bring it closer so he could examine it. I let him grab it. He sniffed all over it, the machine still running. Finally a brilliant idea hit me. He is a long-hair with a lot of Maine Coon in him, so there is hair everywhere in this house. I wondered if he would let me vacuum him. I took the tool off the end of the hose and slowly brought the open end toward him. He yawned as I did so. Slowly and gently I began vacuuming him, starting with a paw first. Eventually I vacuumed his back, sides and tail. At that point he jumped down into the seat of the chair and rolled on his back. Clearly he wanted his tummy vacuumed as well, so I obliged. He loved every minute of it! So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much faster and more efficient method! -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. |
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"Marek Williams" wrote So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much faster and more efficient method! What a cool cat!! Cojones of Steel! -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. |
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"Marek Williams" wrote So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much faster and more efficient method! What a cool cat!! Cojones of Steel! -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. |
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in article , Marek Williams at
wrote on 6/6/04 6:35 PM: OK, you're all assuming he runs in terror. All my previous cats took off for parts unknown as soon as I turned it on. Well, a few weeks ago my old Hoover croaked. Being tired of replacing vacuum cleaners every couple of years (I continually burn up the motors, for some reason), I decided to get a good one for a change. I got a new Royal, which so far I love. I brought it home, opened the box and set the vacuum on the floor in the living room. It's an upright, but I got the hose accessory kit. I attached the hose and started cleaning stuff. At the time Cat-Boy was sitting on the back of the recliner chair looking out the living room window. (Bottom picture at http://home.comcast.net/~johnxj/.) He didn't seem even remotely afraid of it. He just yawned and watched me going around the room. When I got over to "his" chair he kept looking at the tool on the end of the hose that was making this whooshing noise. I decided to see if he would bolt, so I slowly moved it toward him. As I got it close he cautiously reached out with one paw to grab it and bring it closer so he could examine it. I let him grab it. He sniffed all over it, the machine still running. Finally a brilliant idea hit me. He is a long-hair with a lot of Maine Coon in him, so there is hair everywhere in this house. I wondered if he would let me vacuum him. I took the tool off the end of the hose and slowly brought the open end toward him. He yawned as I did so. Slowly and gently I began vacuuming him, starting with a paw first. Eventually I vacuumed his back, sides and tail. At that point he jumped down into the seat of the chair and rolled on his back. Clearly he wanted his tummy vacuumed as well, so I obliged. He loved every minute of it! So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much faster and more efficient method! -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. Lucky you! I know some cats like to be vaccumed but they are rare. Karen |
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So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much
faster and more efficient method! He's cute. Impressive tail. Is he big like a Maine Coon, too? He doesn't look all that big in the pics. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much
faster and more efficient method! He's cute. Impressive tail. Is he big like a Maine Coon, too? He doesn't look all that big in the pics. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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"Marek Williams" wrote in message
... OK, you're all assuming he runs in terror. All my previous cats took off for parts unknown as soon as I turned it on. Well, a few weeks ago my old Hoover croaked. Being tired of replacing vacuum cleaners every couple of years (I continually burn up the motors, for some reason), I decided to get a good one for a change. I got a new Royal, which so far I love. I brought it home, opened the box and set the vacuum on the floor in the living room. It's an upright, but I got the hose accessory kit. I attached the hose and started cleaning stuff. At the time Cat-Boy was sitting on the back of the recliner chair looking out the living room window. (Bottom picture at http://home.comcast.net/~johnxj/.) He didn't seem even remotely afraid of it. He just yawned and watched me going around the room. When I got over to "his" chair he kept looking at the tool on the end of the hose that was making this whooshing noise. I decided to see if he would bolt, so I slowly moved it toward him. As I got it close he cautiously reached out with one paw to grab it and bring it closer so he could examine it. I let him grab it. He sniffed all over it, the machine still running. Finally a brilliant idea hit me. He is a long-hair with a lot of Maine Coon in him, so there is hair everywhere in this house. I wondered if he would let me vacuum him. I took the tool off the end of the hose and slowly brought the open end toward him. He yawned as I did so. Slowly and gently I began vacuuming him, starting with a paw first. Eventually I vacuumed his back, sides and tail. At that point he jumped down into the seat of the chair and rolled on his back. Clearly he wanted his tummy vacuumed as well, so I obliged. He loved every minute of it! So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much faster and more efficient method! -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. Cat-Boy is quite a character! -- Flippy in Melbourne, Australia. My Cats: http://www.flippyscatpage.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 04/06/2004 |
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"Marek Williams" wrote in message
... OK, you're all assuming he runs in terror. All my previous cats took off for parts unknown as soon as I turned it on. Well, a few weeks ago my old Hoover croaked. Being tired of replacing vacuum cleaners every couple of years (I continually burn up the motors, for some reason), I decided to get a good one for a change. I got a new Royal, which so far I love. I brought it home, opened the box and set the vacuum on the floor in the living room. It's an upright, but I got the hose accessory kit. I attached the hose and started cleaning stuff. At the time Cat-Boy was sitting on the back of the recliner chair looking out the living room window. (Bottom picture at http://home.comcast.net/~johnxj/.) He didn't seem even remotely afraid of it. He just yawned and watched me going around the room. When I got over to "his" chair he kept looking at the tool on the end of the hose that was making this whooshing noise. I decided to see if he would bolt, so I slowly moved it toward him. As I got it close he cautiously reached out with one paw to grab it and bring it closer so he could examine it. I let him grab it. He sniffed all over it, the machine still running. Finally a brilliant idea hit me. He is a long-hair with a lot of Maine Coon in him, so there is hair everywhere in this house. I wondered if he would let me vacuum him. I took the tool off the end of the hose and slowly brought the open end toward him. He yawned as I did so. Slowly and gently I began vacuuming him, starting with a paw first. Eventually I vacuumed his back, sides and tail. At that point he jumped down into the seat of the chair and rolled on his back. Clearly he wanted his tummy vacuumed as well, so I obliged. He loved every minute of it! So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much faster and more efficient method! -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. Cat-Boy is quite a character! -- Flippy in Melbourne, Australia. My Cats: http://www.flippyscatpage.com --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.699 / Virus Database: 456 - Release Date: 04/06/2004 |
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LOL That's hilarious! I guess you solved the shedding issue as well as the
brushing issue. Have you thought of video taping this and sending it to the company or at least America's funniest home videos? -- rach "Marek Williams" wrote in message ... OK, you're all assuming he runs in terror. All my previous cats took off for parts unknown as soon as I turned it on. Well, a few weeks ago my old Hoover croaked. Being tired of replacing vacuum cleaners every couple of years (I continually burn up the motors, for some reason), I decided to get a good one for a change. I got a new Royal, which so far I love. I brought it home, opened the box and set the vacuum on the floor in the living room. It's an upright, but I got the hose accessory kit. I attached the hose and started cleaning stuff. At the time Cat-Boy was sitting on the back of the recliner chair looking out the living room window. (Bottom picture at http://home.comcast.net/~johnxj/.) He didn't seem even remotely afraid of it. He just yawned and watched me going around the room. When I got over to "his" chair he kept looking at the tool on the end of the hose that was making this whooshing noise. I decided to see if he would bolt, so I slowly moved it toward him. As I got it close he cautiously reached out with one paw to grab it and bring it closer so he could examine it. I let him grab it. He sniffed all over it, the machine still running. Finally a brilliant idea hit me. He is a long-hair with a lot of Maine Coon in him, so there is hair everywhere in this house. I wondered if he would let me vacuum him. I took the tool off the end of the hose and slowly brought the open end toward him. He yawned as I did so. Slowly and gently I began vacuuming him, starting with a paw first. Eventually I vacuumed his back, sides and tail. At that point he jumped down into the seat of the chair and rolled on his back. Clearly he wanted his tummy vacuumed as well, so I obliged. He loved every minute of it! So y'all can spend hours brushing your cats. Cat-Boy and I have a much faster and more efficient method! -- Bogus e-mail address, but I read this newsgroup regularly, so reply here. |
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