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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    I know the origination of the term 'scaredy cat' after observing my two scaredy cats.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Annie's very smart and a pretty darned well behave cat despite enjoying a good craze session now and then.   But there are a few things she does to test me.  Two of them involve getting behind things where there are wires to be messed with.  I finally figured out a humane way to deal with that without having to use a spray bottle-- don't need that on electrical wires!  I just barely spit at her.  Just the tiniest little ptttut.  Enough to let her know I mean business.  She gets the message and hops out of the way, no foul, no harm.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    edited November 2018
    brianlux said:
    Annie's very smart and a pretty darned well behave cat despite enjoying a good craze session now and then.   But there are a few things she does to test me.  Two of them involve getting behind things where there are wires to be messed with.  I finally figured out a humane way to deal with that without having to use a spray bottle-- don't need that on electrical wires!  I just barely spit at her.  Just the tiniest little ptttut.  Enough to let her know I mean business.  She gets the message and hops out of the way, no foul, no harm.


    Stupid cats.

    Our cords have taken a beating. We got Mika to stop gnawing on them, but Kieli still thinks they're kinda cool.

    You're a better man than me- I not only spray Kieli... I chase her down a bit more and give her a couple extra squeezes. She knows right away- she lets out this hilarious chirp and starts dashing away as soon as I make a move for the spray bottle. I get her good. I sit back down. In about a minute or two... she comes back in licking the water of herself and proceeds to torment us again lol.

    I love her.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,707
    edited November 2018
    I'm feeling a whole new level of appreciation for my cat. She never does anything like that. Doesn't chew on anything, doesn't fuck with anything she shouldn't, doesn't scratch the furniture, nothing. I've never used a spray bottle on her in her whole life because she's never done anything to warrant it, not even as a kitten. My biggest complaint about my cat is that she's overly affectionate. :lol:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,500
    For sale. Contact me if interested. The colors are all different as these are hand made by my GF. 
  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,361
    My sister sent me these two links today... I never realized Freddy Mercury was such a huge cat fan!

    https://youtu.be/Dltf3tk-o9o

    Second link Delilah is song dedicated to his favorite cat Delilah. Why was this not one of their greatest hits??!  Ha ha!


    https://youtu.be/yEYRoXWmWYU
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I recall reading that about him.  Many of my favorite artists were cat lovers - even Dali, who collaborated on the throwing of cats and water for Dali Atomicus.
  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,361
    Wow... amazing still from that scene.

    Many of mine are as well especially one of our favorites JFru..he sums it up perfectly ;)

    https://youtu.be/gzWrFAgiQIk


  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    George found his special warm spot :)

  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,361
    Go George!!!
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    hedonist said:
    George found his special warm spot :)

    The one on the right is looking rather regal lol.

    And looks like a splash of Maine Coon in her too! Yah?
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I'm not sure, Thirty - we rescued her (vice versa, really) from the shelter after she'd been found on the streets.  She's earned her dues to have that haughty puss!

  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    hedonist said:
    I'm not sure, Thirty - we rescued her (vice versa, really) from the shelter after she'd been found on the streets.  She's earned her dues to have that haughty puss!

    Beautiful animals.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    brianlux said:
    Annie's very smart and a pretty darned well behave cat despite enjoying a good craze session now and then.   But there are a few things she does to test me.  Two of them involve getting behind things where there are wires to be messed with.  I finally figured out a humane way to deal with that without having to use a spray bottle-- don't need that on electrical wires!  I just barely spit at her.  Just the tiniest little ptttut.  Enough to let her know I mean business.  She gets the message and hops out of the way, no foul, no harm.


    Stupid cats.

    Our cords have taken a beating. We got Mika to stop gnawing on them, but Kieli still thinks they're kinda cool.

    You're a better man than me- I not only spray Kieli... I chase her down a bit more and give her a couple extra squeezes. She knows right away- she lets out this hilarious chirp and starts dashing away as soon as I make a move for the spray bottle. I get her good. I sit back down. In about a minute or two... she comes back in licking the water of herself and proceeds to torment us again lol.

    I love her.
    Also known as "tough love".  :lol:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    hedonist said:
    George found his special warm spot :)

    Nothing like snuggling up to a warm butt.  :smile:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,274
    eeriepadave said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Kali is losing a lot of weight.  I took her in for her yearly check-up in April and the vet was concerned with her weight.  She was at 7 1/2 pounds when she weighed her.  I was pretty shocked cause I thought she was about 12 pounds or so.  She was always bigger than Willow.  You can see where her hips would be (back legs) are kinda caved in.  She eats, drinks and goes to the bathroom normally.  So i told her i would keep an eye on her weight.  She stayed the same for about a month or two.  Then within the past week I noticed it alot and decided to weigh her.  She was under 7 pounds now.  I made an appointment for her on Monday night.  Hoping it's not too bad and manageable.
    she has diabetes :disappointed:


    took Kali to the vet on Saturday for her glucose and her glucose count was low at 40 (not quite sure what the count means though, might be good?). Doctor wants me to go back this Saturday to double check. There's a possibility she might not have it anymore so that's good. She's maintained her weight now which has been ranging from 10 1/2-11 pounds which isn't too bad. We'll see. :smile:
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    eeriepadave said:
    eeriepadave said:
    eeriepadave said:
    Kali is losing a lot of weight.  I took her in for her yearly check-up in April and the vet was concerned with her weight.  She was at 7 1/2 pounds when she weighed her.  I was pretty shocked cause I thought she was about 12 pounds or so.  She was always bigger than Willow.  You can see where her hips would be (back legs) are kinda caved in.  She eats, drinks and goes to the bathroom normally.  So i told her i would keep an eye on her weight.  She stayed the same for about a month or two.  Then within the past week I noticed it alot and decided to weigh her.  She was under 7 pounds now.  I made an appointment for her on Monday night.  Hoping it's not too bad and manageable.
    she has diabetes :disappointed:


    took Kali to the vet on Saturday for her glucose and her glucose count was low at 40 (not quite sure what the count means though, might be good?). Doctor wants me to go back this Saturday to double check. There's a possibility she might not have it anymore so that's good. She's maintained her weight now which has been ranging from 10 1/2-11 pounds which isn't too bad. We'll see. :smile:

    Rock on!
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Mika and Kieli curl up between my legs each night to sleep. Sometimes I feel the need to move, but I don’t want to disturb them so I lie there and make the best of my uncomfortable situation.

    Last night the bed was shaking. I woke up and they were having a massive sibling scrap between my legs. I yelled, “Hey. That’s enough!”

    They both leaped off the bed and took off out of the room. My daughter informed me they made it into her room and picked up where they left off.

    But aside from their occasional spats... they love each other:


    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    I'm loathe to go to bed until they've gotten their ya-ya's out.  Nothing like being on the edge of sleep than two cats scrapping it out on the covers over me.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    hedonist said:
    I'm loathe to go to bed until they've gotten their ya-ya's out.  Nothing like being on the edge of sleep than two cats scrapping it out on the covers over me.

    haha

    Good to know we're not the only ones with the 'scrapping problem'!
    "My brain's a good brain!"

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