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FlexGunship
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arabianights said:you think schrodinger is odd? :)
arabianights said:no
what happened ;)
Math Is Hard said:
Math Is Hard said::-)
FlexGunship said:Awwwwwww... I'm pretty sure Pixel feels the same way.
EDIT: She shared one of her treats with me the other day. I took one and tore it into three pieces (they're too big for her). She brought one piece to me (in her mouth, of course), and dumped it on my lap. Then she laid down. I think it was for me, but I'm not sure... about 10 seconds later, she saw it again, and ate it.
FlexGunship said:I made some Pixel-based memes. The picture is just a random cat picture I found on a meme-generator site... no Pixel, unfortunately.
netgypsy said:there's a coyote up the road so you go first cause my mama didn't raise no fool.
netgypsy said:Our equine and cat lovers say that cats and horses have a lot in common even though horses don't purr.
Cats (and horses) have NO GUILT. If they get caught doing something naughty they give the look that says DARN, I be more careful next time so I don't get caught. Scolding them after the deed is pointless. (Dogs feel guilty even if they didn't do it)
They will follow some rules to a certain extent but you know you don't "own them". They live in another dimension and sometimes allow you in.
They don't work for free (yes there are some exceptions but it's not typical). If they do something you want them to do, you'd better pay them like giving them a carrot or a warm lap.
They can always tell the difference between good and bad people. You can't lie to them and they don't lie to you.
And neither of them make any noise without a good reason. I'm hungry, I'm happy, I want attention, my friend just jumped the fence, there's a coyote up the road so you go first cause my mama didn't raise no fool.
Both species also have a vivid imagination and "see things" that aren't there - at least not to us dumb humans.
Gotta love'em.
lisab said:If you catch your cat being naughty, the cat thinks, "I will never, ever let you catch me doing that again!"
That is funny, Ms Music, hopefully we will see more of you posting around here, you have been scarce as of late.Ms Music said:If I tell my cat NO, he tells me to f*** off...
rhody said:Pixel, meet Sparta, Flex meet one close to crazy kitty owner, this guy is short a few cards in the deck if you know what I mean, funny to watch though...
The Mean Kitty Song
Rhody...
Moonbear said:I just read this whole thread and was smiling and laughing through it all. Those of us with cats likely all noticed the moment that Pixel chose you at the shelter, not the other way around. I love that name, Pixel, by the way!
Men who care for critters are very attractive to women, and not at all weird (well, at least the weirdness has no relation to the critter). It doesn't matter what the critter is.
As for earlier questions on bathing, I bathe mine about twice a year, which is when her fur starts getting sticky and she starts scratching a lot of itches that indicate she needs a bath. As a kitten, she managed to find extra special messes often, so she was bathed pretty frequently then. That started as soon as she came home because she lived in a barn and while she was welcomed into my home, fleas were not. We also used to have dogs as neighbors, so before I moved, she would pick up fleas from even the briefest outdoor excursion onto the deck (I kept her on a leash, she was allowed outside, but not without supervision and limits on how far she could roam...just enough to soak up some sunshine and chase a cricket or watch the birds). She thought the printer was fun to play with and appeared with black printer ink all over her paws, she has long hair, so had some litterbox issues until I figured out just how much butt fur to trim, etc. So she had a lot of baths as a kitten. She now calmly accepts the bath and doesn't use my arm as a ladder to the top of my head to escape the water, but still hates the brushing and blowdrying afterward. When I can anticipate a bath (not the emergency messes), I trim her claws a day or two before the bath. That gives her time to work off the rough edges from the trim but not enough time to regrow points on them. Then, even if she does cling to my arm, it isn't with little needles, and a long-sleeved t-shirt is enough body armor.
I've done okay on clawing. Mostly, it was accomplished by keeping plenty of approved scratching surfaces available and redirecting her to those. She was persistent on one sofa arm, but the sheets of double stick tape applied there worked as a deterrent (and she also used to climb inside the sleeper sofa and would find places where she could get inside the back of the sofa and had a blast removing stuffing...I ended up turning the sofa over and stapling an old bedsheet under it like a dust cover, but to keep the cat out instead of dust). I have one newer chair in my living room now that she seems to be testing me on. She's already claimed it as her chair, and I keep it draped with an old blanket, but the blanket doesn't cover the arms. She clearly knows she isn't supposed to scratch it, but is like a mischievous little kid about it. She very deliberately goes over to the chair while I'm on the couch, stretches her paws onto the arm, then looks directly at me as she hooks one claw to pluck. I clap my hands and yell, "no!" and she knows she lost the game once again an bounces over to the scratching post next to the chair or to the blanket on the chair. She also stops if I respond by asking, " Do your claws need trimming?" She hates being held still long enough for claw trimming. If she starts trying to scratch in a lot of places, it's usually when her claws are getting long and need trimming. Otherwise, she normally just scratches during a good stretch after waking up (that's why the scratching post is right next to her chair), or while playing (she'll run around like a lunatic, then "tag" the post like it's home base, give me a look of, "you can't catch me now, I'm safe," attacks the post for a bit, then resumes our game of tag...if I can catch her, I get to give belly snorgles).
Hmm...on second thought, maybe people with cats really are odd.
Moonbear said:She thought the printer was fun to play with and appeared with black printer ink all over her paws, she has long hair, so had some litterbox issues until I figured out just how much butt fur to trim, etc. So she had a lot of baths as a kitten. She now calmly accepts the bath and doesn't use my arm as a ladder to the top of my head to escape the water, but still hates the brushing and blowdrying afterward.
Sounds like you have things under control. Myself, I just keep them outside most of the time. Not that I currently have any cats. If they feel like coming back for food, fine. If not, fine.FlexGunship said:We had a "messy" tail incident. So I dunked her in a warm bath. I don't own a blowdryer, but I towel dried her as best I could and let her sit in front of my little electric heater.
Last night I pulled apart my server rack and re-ran all of the cables for my gaming computer, my audio work station, and related hardware. I must've had 100 cables of varying purpose and size on the floor.
She about lost her little kitty mind.
She knows she's not supposed to play with them, and she resisted for a while... a good... uh, six minutes, or so. When she went for the first swipe I snapped my fingers (something I've trained her to associate with being sprayed with water) and she sat on the computer chair for the next hour... just watching me... her head darting back and forth, eyes wide with a mix of excitement, terror, and hopeless intrigue. I gave her a treat every few minutes that she sat still in the chair and things went well.
Then I went to bed...
...for half an hour I could hear her exploring the area, trying to find one left over cable. I could hear her lightly scratching the server rack and running around.
ThomasT said:Myself, I just keep them outside most of the time. Not that I currently have any cats.
Yes, apparently I've confused myself again. Did you go away for a while or something? If so, welcome back. Sounds like you're getting on well with your cat(s). I actually have almost always had some sort of animal around. Cats, dogs, the occasional human, etc. Currently my girlfriend has the cats at her place. She likes them and it's probably a bit safer there ... less auto traffic on her street.FlexGunship said:For a guy who has no cats you sure seem to have a lot of cats.