Cats

[Thomas Veil]

Our laundry room has two doors, and that leads into the garage, so we go in, confirm no kitty, open the second door. It's like leaving a space station ...

That is exactly how my mom is whenever anyone wants to leave the house. I’ve trained myself to think of it as “the airlock maneuver”.

 

[Renzatic]

So I brought Polly into the house because she kept being beat up by Pete. I figured that would be the end of it, because she's always been the most timid of the bunch.

...but no. As it turns out, all it did was cause Pete to turn his aggression on Fuzzy. Now she's being beat up and harassed by Pete, and is actually taking it much worse than Polly ever did, fretting far more, and losing weight. I'm now acclimating her to the house as well.

I don't know what it is that made Pete so bullying and territorial, but he's incredibly mean to his sisters.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

So I brought Polly into the house because she kept being beat up by Pete. I figured that would be the end of it, because she's always been the most timid of the bunch.

...but no. As it turns out, all it did was cause Pete to turn his aggression on Fuzzy. Now she's being beat up and harassed by Pete, and is actually taking it much worse than Polly ever did, fretting far more, and losing weight. I'm now acclimating her to the house as well.

I don't know what it is that made Pete so bullying and territorial, but he's incredibly mean to his sisters.

I was about to write "has he been vaccinated", (for lamentably, this has become a sequence of letters and words that is now almost automatic) when I belatedly realised that the question I really wished to ask is whether he has had his Visit To The Vet for the purpose of curbing or curtailing his reproductive desires, or urges.

 

[Renzatic]

I was about to write "has he been vaccinated", (for lamentably, this has become a sequence of letters and words that is now almost automatic) when I realised that the question I really wished to ask is whether he has had his Visit To The Vet for the purpose of curtailing his reproductive urges.

Yup. He received the snip while he was still a kitten.

He's great towards people. Always friendly, comes when called, always wants to play and be pet. But when it comes to the other cats, he's a jealous bully. No idea why.

 

[Yoused]

For that you need a goat, since it will mow the lawn for free. Downside: will also eat things should leave alone.

There is an area in eastside downtown Portland (between 11th and 12th, south of Morrison) that has come to be known as the "Goat Blocks" because a developer cleared the vegetation from the neglected area by bringing in a herd of goats.

 

[Runs For Fun]

He's the cuddly one

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

We are currently looking for a British Short Hair as after doing our research, they fit our house the best in terms of temperament etc. I am not really a car person but have been overruled by the 3 females I live with on this one lol. Plenty of these for sale but want to make sure we source a female BSH from a reputable breeder.

 

[Yoused]

I am not really a car person but …

Yeah, I have heard that before. It will become your cat, treating everyone else with feline-meh. It will insist on sleeping on your face and you will end up revising your feelings about cats. Or at least about this one.

 

[lizkat]

Yeah, I have heard that before. It will become your cat, treating everyone else with feline-meh. It will insist on sleeping on your face and you will end up revising your feelings about cats. Or at least about this one.

Yep. Next up: bits of bacon fed under the table at breakfast.

 

[ericwn]

“In ancient times cats were treated like gods. They have not forgotten. “
(Terry Pratchett)

 

[Renzatic]

Yep. Next up: bits of bacon fed under the table at breakfast.

My cats get pureed leftover steak sometimes.

 

[Alli]

My cats get pureed leftover steak sometimes.

My late mother-in-law used to feed her Siamese fresh shrimp. Shelled. Talk about spoiled!

 

[lizkat]

A cat will walk over fire to snag a piece of chicken, I know that much. I learned a long time ago to take my plate with me back to the kitchen if I'd gone out to the deck for lunch and got there with some chicken and then thought something like "oh I know what would go great with this...."

Meanwhile my most favorite cat-caught-stealing collection is this one:

https://www.boredpanda.com/cats-stealing-food

 

[Renzatic]

A cat will walk over fire to snag a piece of chicken, I know that much. I learned a long time ago to take my plate with me back to the kitchen if I'd gone out to the deck for lunch and got there with some chicken and then thought something like "oh I know what would go great with this...."

Meanwhile my most favorite cat-caught-stealing collection is this one:

https://www.boredpanda.com/cats-stealing-food

#7 reminds me of something one of my old cats did once. I had a glass of milk, and he decided he wanted a taste, so he stuck his head in, and...

...REALIZED IT WAS STUCK! So he started trashing his head around, and running into walls until I managed to stop him, and pull the glass off his head. Lucky for him, it was plastic.

 

[lizkat]

#7 reminds me of something one of my old cats did once. I had a glass of milk, and he decided he wanted a taste, so he stuck his head in, and...

...REALIZED IT WAS STUCK! So he started trashing his head around, and running into walls until I managed to stop him, and pull the glass off his head. Lucky for him, it was plastic.

Yeah stuff like that does happen. One of the cats up at the family farm was missing for three days, turned up dragging his sorry self and an attached empty mayo jar backwards up the farm lane, apparently having fished that jar out of the trash down at a neighboring farm. My kinfolk extricated him by applying liquid soap around the jar lid and his neck fur in that area. Next step was gonna be try to hacksaw the bottom of the jar off, so it's nice that the soap trick worked. Kitty was grateful enough not to complain about the ensuing warm bath and toweling activity. Vet later said only thing saved the cat's life was condensation from his breath in the jar overnights, when the temperature had dropped and the cat was smart enough to turn so the liquid ran towards him. He quit venturing down the road after that and started hanging out underfoot near the door to the milkroom where he'd been taken for the rescue and washing-up process.

 

[thekev]

That is one ticked off looking cat...

Cat's awesome. If they look at you that way the first time you see them, it is merely a challenge.

 

[thekev]

Yeah stuff like that does happen. One of the cats up at the family farm was missing for three days, turned up dragging his sorry self and an attached empty mayo jar backwards up the farm lane, apparently having fished that jar out of the trash down at a neighboring farm. My kinfolk extricated him by applying liquid soap around the jar lid and his neck fur in that area. Next step was gonna be try to hacksaw the bottom of the jar off, so it's nice that the soap trick worked. Kitty was grateful enough not to complain about the ensuing warm bath and toweling activity. Vet later said only thing saved the cat's life was condensation from his breath in the jar overnights, when the temperature had dropped and the cat was smart enough to turn so the liquid ran towards him. He quit venturing down the road after that and started hanging out underfoot near the door to the milkroom where he'd been taken for the rescue and washing-up process.

It's a fremen cat. He was born knowing how to use a stillsuit.

 

[Renzatic]

Yeah stuff like that does happen.

That poor kitty. At least he got out of it okay.

Cat's awesome. If they look at you that way the first time you see them, it is merely a challenge.

You know, I'm pretty sure I could take that cat in a fight.

 

[Renzatic]

It's a fremen cat. He was born knowing how to use a stillsuit.

 

[lizkat]

It's a fremen cat. He was born knowing how to use a stillsuit.

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Of course I had to look it up. LOL at the fortuitous search results