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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2004I'm a bit slow
Last night, I was lying on the couch watching TV. Vino was really agitated, he kept meowing, jumping up and standing on my chest (Ouch, boobs! Why are cats' feet so pointy?) He'd give me one headbutt and then just stand on my chest like he'd conquered me and look about. After a little while he would jump off and sit on the chair next to the couch. After a few minutes, the cycle would repeat. Finally, I decided to go to bed. Took Vino upstairs with me as usual and we cuddled for a bit. I turned off the light and started to doze off. Suddenly, there was Vino on top of the covers, chasing something! Eeeeeep, cockroaches! I flew out of bed and turned on the light. Oh, it was just a furry mousie. The little bugger must have gone downstairs, picked up a mousie from his scratching post (that's where we keep them), brought it all the way across the living room, down the hall, up the stairs into the bedroom. Just to get me to play with him. Guess I'm a bit slow on the uptake sometimes! Anyway, my heart was still pounding from the cockroach scare that I happily stayed up and chucked the mouse across the room for him for 20 minutes. Then we were both exhausted and had a good sleep. -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Anyway, my heart was still pounding from the cockroach scare that I happily > stayed up and chucked the mouse across the room for him for 20 minutes. > Then we were both exhausted and had a good sleep. Aww. I was sure, at one point, that next you would say it wasn't a toy mousie but a real one. So relieved that it wasn't! I bet you are even more happy about that than me. ;o)  SignatureMarina, who has woken up with a real vole dangling in her face Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > > Anyway, my heart was still pounding from the cockroach scare that I > happily [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > mousie but a real one. So relieved that it wasn't! I bet you are even more > happy about that than me. ;o) Hmmm, I don't know if they have mice in Thailand. I know they have rats though, humungous rats the size of 2 month old kittens! I see them at the market all the time. I'd be really worried if I started seeing them in the house though! -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >Hmmm, I don't know if they have mice in Thailand. I know they have rats >though, humungous rats the size of 2 month old kittens! I see them at the >market all the time. I'd be really worried if I started seeing them in the >house though! Does that mean that there are rats crawling all around the market, or that they sell rats at the market (for food??) I notice that you're trying to emphasize the *bad* portion of your name. (Perhaps trying to differentiate yourself from Debbie?) :) > >Hmmm, I don't know if they have mice in Thailand. I know they have rats > >though, humungous rats the size of 2 month old kittens! I see them at the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I notice that you're trying to emphasize the *bad* portion of your > name. (Perhaps trying to differentiate yourself from Debbie?) :) No, they don't sell them for food, thank goodness. I think Thailand is prosperous enough for people to not have to resort to eating rats. There always seems to be plenty of chicken, pork and seafood available. Mind you, less chicken nowadays :-( The rats seem to come up from holes in the ground, I'm guessing from the sewers. Often one will scurry across my path and disappear again. Doesn't bother me too much, I wash my meat and vegetables before eating ;-) About the stars before and after the bad, that's just for spam protection. I figured people would figure out to remove the stars before emailing me, so then I wouldn't have to put anything about how to reply to me in my sig line. -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Re your first paragraph, Britta....this is terrible but I just can't resist: is it possible that the rats could "taste like chicken"? (nationwide USA joke). : > >Hmmm, I don't know if they have mice in Thailand. I know they have rats : > >though, humungous rats the size of 2 month old kittens! I see them at [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] : Check out pictures of Vino at: : http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Re your first paragraph, Britta....this is terrible but I just can't resist: > is it possible that the rats could "taste like chicken"? (nationwide USA > joke). Ok, the rats are big, but they are not *that* big ;-) Oh, and usually they don't have wings either, LOL! -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Re your first paragraph, Britta....this is terrible but I just can't resist: > is it possible that the rats could "taste like chicken"? (nationwide USA > joke). Exactly what I was thinking! :o) -- Marina ROFL - maybe that's a "worldwide" joke, then. : > Re your first paragraph, Britta....this is terrible but I just can't : resist: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : -- : Marina > ROFL - maybe that's a "worldwide" joke, then. I think you may be right, it's certainly a long standing joke here in the UK as well. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > There always seems to be plenty of chicken, pork and seafood available. > Mind you, less chicken nowadays :-( Why less chicken? (Did I miss something?) Joyce > > There always seems to be plenty of chicken, pork and seafood available. > > Mind you, less chicken nowadays :-( > > Why less chicken? (Did I miss something?) > > Joyce Well it's because of that bird flu. Seems that there's a mass hysteria here now and many people are not selling chicken anymore. Maybe it's because they are killing all the chickens off trying to get rid of the flu, I don't know. Thank goodness Tesco (big British supermarket chain) still sells the boneless skinless chicken breasts that I eat so much of. -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>> There always seems to be plenty of chicken, pork and seafood available. >>> Mind you, less chicken nowadays :-( [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > know. Thank goodness Tesco (big British supermarket chain) still sells the > boneless skinless chicken breasts that I eat so much of. They did kill most of the chickens on farms in Thailand. Made the news all the way over here. > Well it's because of that bird flu. Seems that there's a mass > hysteria here now and many people are not selling chicken anymore. Oh, that's right. Well, one of the photos TJ posted about yesterday mentioned that flu. It was the photo of the Thai monk trying to meditate while being surrounded by cats. But the caption mentioned that two cats had died from that same flu. So apparently it can affect cats as well as humans. Joyce ...> I notice that you're trying to emphasize the *bad* portion of your > name. (Perhaps trying to differentiate yourself from Debbie?) :) Tak, Think *B*ritta *a*nd *D*ennis. Put the first letters of the words together and you get "bad." This has been Britta's sig for a long time. Annie > >Hmmm, I don't know if they have mice in Thailand. I know they have rats > >though, humungous rats the size of 2 month old kittens! I see them at the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > I notice that you're trying to emphasize the *bad* portion of your > name. (Perhaps trying to differentiate yourself from Debbie?) :) Believe me, I'm no angel ;-))) Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >>> Hmmm, I don't know if they have mice in Thailand. I know they have >>> rats though, humungous rats the size of 2 month old kittens! I see [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Deb. We belive you.;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > furry mousie. The little bugger must have gone downstairs, picked up a > mousie from his scratching post (that's where we keep them), brought it all > the way across the living room, down the hall, up the stairs into the > bedroom. Just to get me to play with him. Guess I'm a bit slow on the He's such a good boy... :) We just ignore anything that's brought to bed during the night. We figure worse case scenario it's already dead, so why should we care...???.... :) SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >Last night, I was lying on the couch watching TV. Vino was really agitated, >he kept meowing, jumping up and standing on my chest (Ouch, boobs! Why are [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >stayed up and chucked the mouse across the room for him for 20 minutes. >Then we were both exhausted and had a good sleep. Even the thought of bugs gives me the creeps. > Last night, I was lying on the couch watching TV. Vino was really > agitated, he kept meowing, jumping up and standing on my chest (Ouch, > boobs! Why are cats' feet so pointy?) He'd give me one headbutt > and then just stand on my chest like he'd conquered me and look about. > After a little while he would jump off and sit on the chair next to > the couch. After a few minutes, the cycle would repeat. He misses his daddy! > Suddenly, there was Vino on top of the covers, chasing something! > Eeeeeep, cockroaches! I flew out of bed and turned on the light. > Oh, it was just a furry mousie. Whew! That would've been gross. Does that ever happen?? (That you get roaches in your bed? Ewww!) > Anyway, my heart was still pounding from the cockroach scare that > I happily stayed up and chucked the mouse across the room for him > for 20 minutes. Then we were both exhausted and had a good sleep. Awwww. Does he bring it back for you to throw it again? Joyce > > Last night, I was lying on the couch watching TV. Vino was really > > agitated, he kept meowing, jumping up and standing on my chest (Ouch, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > He misses his daddy! Yes, Dennis usually scraps with him for a bit right before bed to make sure he's good'n tired. He doesn't go for it if I try to scrap with him though. Just gives me this "I know you're a woman and therefore you can't scrap like a man" look. He's such a chauvenist! > > Suddenly, there was Vino on top of the covers, chasing something! > > Eeeeeep, cockroaches! I flew out of bed and turned on the light. > > Oh, it was just a furry mousie. > > Whew! That would've been gross. Does that ever happen?? (That you get > roaches in your bed? Ewww!) Well it only happens when Vino brings the cockroaches into the bed. Never do they get there on their own. I mean it doesn't happen all that often, maybe twice a year do I see a roach in the house, but if there is one, Vino is sure to bring it to bed for me! I'm getting much better about dealing with it. I only jump up about 3 feet now instead of hitting the ceiling like I did in the beginning. And after the roach is disposed of, I can go back to sleep normally instead of wrapping myself in the sheet like a mummy! > > Anyway, my heart was still pounding from the cockroach scare that > > I happily stayed up and chucked the mouse across the room for him > > for 20 minutes. Then we were both exhausted and had a good sleep. > > Awwww. Does he bring it back for you to throw it again? Yup, he fetches it back. Well, most of the way. He has an aggravating habit of dropping it just beyond my reach so that I cannot stay in a comfortable position while playing with him. Maybe he's just looking out for my daily exercise? -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Well it only happens when Vino brings the cockroaches into the bed. > Never do they get there on their own. Gee, isn't that thoughtful? Of all the gross things cats do (bringing headless mice into the house, etc), I think bringing *living* prey, especially of the insect variety, would be the worst. I get spiders in my apartment from time to time, but thankfully, none of the cats has thought to bring it into the bed. > He has an aggravating habit of dropping it just beyond my reach so > that I cannot stay in a comfortable position while playing with him. Yes, all the cats I've ever played fetch with do this. This past week, I house-sat for someone who had 2 dogs (among other pets), and I discovered how rewarding it is to play fetch with an actual dog, as opposed to a dog- like cat. :) Don't worry, I'm not changing my allegiance - I'll always be a cat slave first and foremost - but fetch is a dog's game, and dogs do it just plain *better* than cats. > Maybe he's just looking out for my daily exercise? Or maybe getting back at you for making him exercise! :) Joyce Quoth jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net: > > He has an aggravating habit of dropping it just beyond my reach so > > that I cannot stay in a comfortable position while playing with > > him. > > Yes, all the cats I've ever played fetch with do this. Firstborn does this too; usually he'll carry it to an area he thinks is "quite far enough", and then drop it, walk to my legs, and look at me expectantly, saying "OK, your turn, I've done my bit". > Don't worry, I'm not changing my > allegiance - I'll always be a cat slave first and foremost - but fetch > is a dog's game, and dogs do it just plain *better* than cats. I'm not convinced that they do. They do it better for the human, but I think it's all wrapped up in the huge "must please God" complex dogs seem to have. (Terry Pratchett is delightful when he writes about dogs, by the way.) > > Maybe he's just looking out for my daily exercise? > > Or maybe getting back at you for making him exercise! :) I think it's just making the point that equal participation is expected from _both_ parties, thank you very much. Snooty-whiskers. :P (Hehe! I just turned round and looked at the snooty-whiskers in question, and his head moved very quicky from a position that was clearly pointed straight at me. He knows he's being mentioned!) SignatureGwenhwyfaer (slave to Firstborn, Blackie and Calliope) some girls wander by themselves Yes your comments about fetch play easily relate to Wilson But why , when he does fetch live toys in does he always drop them right at my feet, I dread the day when he may leave me a live cockroach on my bed, I once found a half dead fly, he leaves dead flies for me, but I think I'd have a heart attack if he left a cocky, dead or alive. Jean.P. > > Well it only happens when Vino brings the cockroaches into the bed. > > Never do they get there on their own. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Joyce > Last night, I was lying on the couch watching TV. Vino was really agitated, > he kept meowing, jumping up and standing on my chest (Ouch, boobs! Why are [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > stayed up and chucked the mouse across the room for him for 20 minutes. > Then we were both exhausted and had a good sleep. Well, some owners are just harder to train than others. Signature;^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ > Last night, I was lying on the couch watching TV. Vino was really > agitated, he kept meowing, jumping up and standing on my chest [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > across the room for him for 20 minutes. Then we were both exhausted > and had a good sleep. Heh. Well, at least you're trainable... > Heh. Well, at least you're trainable... Oh, am I ever! Last night he wanted me to play mousie fetch with him again. I started off by sitting on the bed and throwing the mousie to the far side of the room. My bedroom is very long and skinny and the bed is against one end. So Vino would charge off to the other side after the mousie, but be unable to stop in time because of the hardwood floors so he would go smacking into the wall. After 2 or 3 throws, he suddenly stopped chasing the mousie. I had to go to the other side of the room to get it myself and so I threw it from that end onto the bed. Well! That was met with much more enthusiasm :-) I ended up crouching at the far end of my bedroom for 20 minutes, shivering and throwing the mousie onto the bed for Vino. But it was so worth it because he was so unbelievably *cute* jumping around on the bed after his mousie! -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > My bedroom is very long and skinny and the bed is against one > end. So Vino would charge off to the other side after the mousie, but be > unable to stop in time because of the hardwood floors so he would go > smacking into the wall. I find that hilarious. When I toss a toy into the kitchen (from the living room), Licorice goes tearing after it, but he can't stop himself on the linoleum floor, and just goes sliding along until he crashes into the cupboards. :) Doesn't faze him in the least, though - he just bounces back to capture the wily prey before it gets away. > I ended up crouching at the far end of my bedroom for 20 minutes, > shivering and throwing the mousie onto the bed for Vino. Is it cold there?? Joyce > > My bedroom is very long and skinny and the bed is against one > > end. So Vino would charge off to the other side after the mousie, but be [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > into the cupboards. :) Doesn't faze him in the least, though - he just > bounces back to capture the wily prey before it gets away. Yes, it is pretty funny how they can take such hits in their stride. But for some reason Vino was getting sick of smacking his head into the brick wall...maybe he's getting smarter as he gets older? ;-) > > I ended up crouching at the far end of my bedroom for 20 minutes, > > shivering and throwing the mousie onto the bed for Vino. > > Is it cold there?? LOL, no it's so damn hot that I crank the air conditioner 1/2 hour before going to bed, so then it's cold in the bedroom :-) -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Yes, it is pretty funny how they can take such hits in their stride. But > for some reason Vino was getting sick of smacking his head into the brick > wall...maybe he's getting smarter as he gets older? ;-) I can understand that, if he's smacking his head into the wall! Licorice sort of turns as he's sliding by the toy (on the floor), so by the time he hits the cabinet, he's moving sideways, and his side is what gets the impact. It's hysterical to see him turning as he slides along the floor, with his feet scrambling around, trying to get some traction. He looks like a cartoon animal. Maybe Vino should learn this maneuver. :) Joyce "badwilson" <*bad*wilson@yahoo.com> wrote > I ended up > crouching at the far end of my bedroom for 20 minutes, shivering and > throwing the mousie onto the bed for Vino. LOL! What a good and eminently trainable slave you are, Britta! ;o) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki Awww! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek <snip> The little bugger must have gone downstairs, picked up a > mousie from his scratching post (that's where we keep them), brought it all > the way across the living room, down the hall, up the stairs into the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album April, cat I used to have did something similar. I went to bed one night and she got under covers shortly thereafter. She started jumping around under sheets and wouldn't settle down. I turned on light and pulled back covers and she had a live mouse under sheets. I don't suppose I am terribly afraid of mice but I don't particularly enjoy them under the sheets. Serena and Sonscere' have never seen a mouse but they come down hallway at about 4AM with a cloth ball in their mouth and make that sound like they have caught something live. Then I have to get out of bed and play ball for half an hour. 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