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Post by Linda_Wells on Feb 22, 2002 22:09:00 GMT
Well, we all are, aren't we? ::)Last night, Rosie was asleep on Malcolm's pillow, Saffie was on mine, and Tia the kitten in the middle. We both woke up with a stiff neck because we were trying to sleep round the cats. ;)The night before, they were all between us and there was I, half uncovered, because the cats had my part of the duvet! Cat mad or simply just mad?  |
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Post by Lesley on Feb 22, 2002 22:48:58 GMT
;)cat mad! me too! most nights i have a very hot left armpit!!!! (yes, nice of me to share isn't it?) unless i'm wearing a lotion, or perfume she doesn't approve of; coco sleeps under my left - curled up as close as possible. *hubby's on the right - i don't think she is too fond of him. cleo is hubby's girl. so. yes, cat mad here in canadaland too!  |
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Post by Maria on Feb 22, 2002 22:53:32 GMT
Definately mad about cats! I often wake up under a pile of cats and some mornings I can hardly move.
It's not just the sleeping arrangements we have to contend with. A great proportion of my kitchen space is taken up by the food and water bowls on newspaper and plastic mats (poor 'table manners' I'm afraid) and a whole cupboard full of food and treats, spare bowls etc.
There are the other aspects of cats in the home....forget having nice furniature and be careful where those precious ornaments are kept! Bella is very good about using the scratching posts, but the boys much prefer the bed, armchair and the carpet at the bottom of the stairs.
Then there's the fleas, the hacked up furballs, and my favourite...the litter tray, but I won't go into that. (!?) LOL.
Why are we so mad about cats? Why is it that we can't live without them? It beats me, but for so many reasons, they are just wonderful to have share your life!
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Post by Ann on Feb 22, 2002 22:58:21 GMT
Cats have a knack of getting themselves into "pole position"! I sometimes wake up and find I'm lying on my back, spreadeagled, with an ice cold foot sticking out of either side of the duvet. No prizes for guessing where Spock and Dracs are - right in the centre of the duvet!
I always wondered how those with more than two cats coped.
Ann
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Post by Maria on Feb 22, 2002 23:03:50 GMT
Message from Bella, Liffey and Pie.....
Hello there. We just sneaked onto mom's computer while she nipped out to pour another glass of wine. (Friday night...we're used to it!)
We have read the above message from our mom and we would like to give our point of view. Living with humans is ok, cos we get fantastic food, a warm place to sleep and generally receive regular worship and affection. But there are sacrifices. For example, our humans insist on sleeping in our bed, and complain when they wake up with backache. How inconsiderate! Do someone a favour and they moan!
Then there is the question of the kitchen. Have you ever tried to eat in peace when a huge human is lumbering around cooking their own food? It's really too much.
We do a great service to humans by allowing them to share our home, and we do love them, but they do need to realise that this is our house, and they are merely the guests, as well as honoured and treasured servants to our every need.
Ooh, she's coming back...
Hello to all the other cats whose humans post here...
Kitty Kisses, Bella, Liffey and Pie.
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Post by Spock and Dracs on Feb 22, 2002 23:19:43 GMT
Bella, Liffey and Pie,
We're in complete agreement with you! We're very glad someone else is around to speak up for much maligned, totally abused and abandoned cats like us. (Ann went out ALL day on Tuesday, it's not on you know.)
And how will Dracs cope in the summer when Ann turns the central heating off? He can't be expected to stretch out on a cold radiator. It's all wrong. What harm would it do her to leave the heating on all year? She wears far too many clothes as it is. If she followed our example and didn't wear any at all, she'd manage perfectly well. It's such a small price to pay when our comfort's at stake.
Spock and Dracs
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Post by jcobbold on Feb 23, 2002 11:27:26 GMT
Why don't you do what we do? Llay out on the bed in the sunshine. Humans don't mind during the day.
Gyspy and Tim
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Post by Spock and Dracs on Feb 23, 2002 20:13:56 GMT
Gypsy and Tim,
You have SO much to learn yet!
Spock and Dracs
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Post by topaz on Feb 24, 2002 14:47:13 GMT
Our cats nocturnal habits are very particular. First it's bum in the armpit then what we call 'fingers-n-thumbs', which consists of scargs putting her nose between my wifes thumb and forefinger, followed by one of her back legs over her other arm. Many is the time when my wife has awoken to find puss standing over her staring into her eyes in anger as if to say 'you moved, now get back into position at once!'
I of course don't enter into the equation at all, coming home off night shift with no room for me and a look of 'well, what are you just standing there for - go and make my breakfast'.
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Post by Maria on Feb 24, 2002 23:37:31 GMT
Talking of cat's sleeping habits, i simply have to mention my last kitty, Bop. She was known to be rather ...ummm... 'independent' and visitors to the house genuinly feared her. Anyone stupid enough to try and stroke her, despite my cautions, paid the price! She was a complete 'baby-lamb' with us though. She just hated everyone else. She used to curl up on my pillow all night and every night, sort of draped around my head, and purr in my ear.
If we went away, a good friend used to 'cat-sit' for us and stay at our house. He knew Bop well enough, and knew to keep a respectful distance, but one time we returned from a weekend away to find him looking a little weary. He told us how he woke up in the middle of the night to find Bop on the pillow, staring at him, with her nose an inch from his. He said that he froze solid for the rest of the night, dared not go back to sleep. LOL.
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Post by jcobbold on Mar 2, 2002 14:36:41 GMT
We don't do badly, once they light the fire downstairs we go there, its nearer the food as well.  G & T |
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Post by Miles on Mar 3, 2002 12:05:04 GMT
Spock and Dracs,
Why do beans have to sleep so long...? They sleep in my big bed with me every night (they call it "their" bed - can you believe it...? I even let them get under the blankets with me), but they never seem to want to get up after a few hours and play...? They just keep telling me "Bailey...settle down now, it's 2:30am..."...geeeezzzz.....!
Bailey
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Post by Spock and Dracs on Mar 3, 2002 12:50:03 GMT
Hi Bailey,
Good to hear from you. We didn't think it would take you long to work out the intricacies of the keyboard.
Humans are incredibly lazy aren't they? Ann is amazing. She can spend 8 full hours asleep and do you know what? Her ears never twitch, not even once! And we quite believe you when you say Miles and Deb tell you it's their bed. All humans are completely deluded and live in little worlds of their own.
You may have to wait until you're a bit older before you can make any real impact, but Spock, who's a full 13lbs finds walking all over Ann usually does the trick. The alternative, which Dracs, being a lot smaller, finds best, is to walk back and forth over the pillow a few times to rouse her, then be sick on the bedroom carpet. That usually gets her moving.
So glad we could help you.
Spock and Dracs
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Post by topaz on Mar 3, 2002 13:00:29 GMT
I'm getting a bit worried about the amount of sick Spock and dracs are depositing on your carpets. Do they not make the usual strange "neyauu, neyauu, neyauu" sounds as a 'graba paper' warning?
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Post by Ann on Mar 4, 2002 1:18:12 GMT
Topaz, I'm afraid it's an occupational hazard of having Siamese. Some of them are professional vomiters. Spock actually isn't sick all that often, but Dracs makes up for him, usually because he's been chewing one of my plants. There's a very funny article written by Sass, one of our Board members called "Projectile Vomiting for Beginners". You can find it at www.freddie-street.com Naturally, Sass was a Siamese! Ann |
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