kittens, vacuums and kookie behavior

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My late cat Hobbes used to walk past the vacuum cleaner--while it was
off--and stop, look, hiss at it....and move on, lol.
Stephanie


lol

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wrote in message
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My late cat Hobbes used to walk past the vacuum cleaner--while it was
off--and stop, look, hiss at it....and move on, lol.
Stephanie


lol




Karen - Maybe a witch tried to make your cat fly on the back of her
broomstick and that is why he is afraid?

I have a robot vacuum called a Roomba. It wanders around the room by
itself so it really looks like another creature. Betty used to repeated
stalk and pounce on it, but now she just watches with cool reserve.

For most cats that day never comes.

CK wrote:
Should I just keep
vacuuming until he realizes the noisy monster is harmless

One of mine is 4 and he still runs like hell.

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For most cats that day never comes.

CK wrote:
Should I just keep
vacuuming until he realizes the noisy monster is harmless

On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:51:35 GMT, CK dijo:

All the cats I have had over the years have headed for the cat-flap
and outdoors whenever I turned on the vaccum. Shortly after Cat-Boy
came to live with me (from the local shelter), I needed to vacuum.
Expecting him to take off as soon as I turned it on, I brought it out
slowly. He was lying on top of the recliner in the living room at the
time, looking out the picture window to make sure no unauthorized
birds or mice came into the yard.

He watched me as I hooked it up. I turned it on, expecting him to run
in fright. He just looked at it and me nonchalantly. I proceeded to
vacuum the living room. As I did so he went back to surveying the
front yard. As I finished up a throught struck me.

I had the hose attached at the time, so I took off the tool and with
just the metal end approached him, still lying on top of the recliner.
With the vacuum running I held the end toward him so he could smell
it. He did so, then yawned. On a lark, I placed the sucking end on his
fur. He didn't flinch. I decided to go ahead and vacuum him. He loved
it. Even got down on the floor and rolled over so I could vacuum his
tummy.

He's mostly Maine Coon. They say Maine Coons are laid back. He
certainly demonstrates that trait.

Considering his long, dense fur, at least it's easier than brushing
him constantly. I mean, why not vacuum up the fur *before* it ends up
all over the house?

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