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LOL - 17 Feb 2004 05:01 GMT

Tonight while I was standing at the stove cooking supper, DH walked up
to me and thanked me for doing something-or-other. I replied "I gotta
take care of my Dave," and after a few seconds I felt a little head
bonking into the back of my leg, clearly saying "Me Too!". Of course,
we all know that without this subtle reminder, I would completely
forget to take care of my Mike, and he would suffer horrible neglect.
;-)

This afternoon at work, I opened the front door and Tiger came in - he
went immediately and directly to the spot by my desk where he is
accustomed to receive scritches, and sat himself down. I was standing
by the front door, not sitting at my desk, but naturally I remedied
that right away and he was duly scritched.

Now ordinarily, the furry rulers are not given to hints or polite
requests, but rather outright demands. Was it Kitty Etiquette Day?
Did I miss something? Should I worry?

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Krista

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Marina - 17 Feb 2004 05:23 GMT

> Tonight while I was standing at the stove cooking supper, DH walked up
> to me and thanked me for doing something-or-other. I replied "I gotta
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> requests, but rather outright demands. Was it Kitty Etiquette Day?
> Did I miss something? Should I worry?

It's a conspiracy to make you freak out. :o) Aww, about Mike's headbonk.

But seriously, cats are such creatures of habit. When Frank wants to sit in
my lap, he walks me to the one chair where my lap is good enough for him. He
will not stay in my lap if I sit in any other chair. When I visited Lena in
Sweden, her Thea was a pretty aloof kitty, except when she was up on Lena's
desk by her computer. There she changed into a total lovebug. Nikki likes
roughhousing, but only when she is on top of the cat tree. Of course, this
is just to torture me, because she knows I'm afraid she'll fall off the tree
as she rolls around in wild kitty mode. If I try to play rough with her on
the bed, for example, she stalks away in a huff.

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jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 17 Feb 2004 11:19 GMT

> But seriously, cats are such creatures of habit. When Frank wants to
> sit in my lap, he walks me to the one chair where my lap is good
> enough for him. He will not stay in my lap if I sit in any other chair...

It's true. Roxy has an area on the floor in the living room, which is her
official "Petting Area". So if she's on the couch, and I start petting her,
she'll actually get up, go over to the Petting Area, and roll over onto
her back, with her front paws curled up and under in the trademark "cute
kitty" pose. In her Petting Area, she expects me to scratch her up and
down her spine, pat her flank hard and fast, over and over, and play a bit
of "move the stick in and out from under the throw rug".

If I start petting her in some area other than the Petting Area, and she
*doesn't* happen to be in the mood (and thus doesn't get up to go to the
Petting Area), she will flick her tail in annoyance and glare at me.

Joyce

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Steve Touchstone - 17 Feb 2004 06:25 GMT

>Tonight while I was standing at the stove cooking supper, DH walked up
>to me and thanked me for doing something-or-other. I replied "I gotta
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>------
>Krista

if in doubt - worry! It certainly could be that the furryones at
office and Mike have been communicating and are hatching something LOL

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