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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2004What was the stupidest purchase you've made as a cat slave?
Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that you went "Duh!" and hit yourself on the forehead and said why would I have ever bought that with a cat around? My dumbest thing was recently. I bought some new lamps and shades. The shades do not have a harp but balance on the bulb. DUH! It only took Oliver about 20 seconds to show me the error of my ways and almost start a fire as he rubbed against the shade, caused it to tilt against the bulb, and smoke to start spiraling upward. Margaret  SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > a fire as he rubbed against the shade, caused it to tilt against the > bulb, and smoke to start spiraling upward. Carpet. I'm kicking myself something aweful for not choosing a more moppable and less fur collecting floor surface. Then again, if there's no carpet in the hosue, where does a self respecting cat go to barf? Yowie >>Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the >>stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Yowie LOL! You're too right. I've seen Oliver run from the kitchen into the living room just so he can barf on the carpet! Hope you're resting comfortably (or as comfortably as you can with the impending arrival). SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com > LOL! You're too right. I've seen Oliver run from the kitchen into the > living room just so he can barf on the carpet! I don't have carpet, but I do have rugs, and Frank always seeks out a rug to be sick on. The linoleum floor will not do, because that would be too easy for the hoomin to clean up. ;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 Two words: White carpet. Besides all the obvious reasons white carpet is a stupid choice, I had Cherokee at the time, who was a black longhair. Sherry >> Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the >> stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Yowie Why, the underwear drawer, of course. Our hoomin has his in the top drawr, but I can still open it without much trouble. Sammy channeling through SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html <snipped> > I'm kicking myself something aweful for not choosing a more moppable and > less fur collecting floor surface. Then again, if there's no carpet in the > hosue, where does a self respecting cat go to barf? To the hoomins' bed, of course! Smokey > <snipped> > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > To the hoomins' bed, of course! > Smokey Oh Smokey, I can do you one better. Twice now I have barfed on my paw's back as he slept in bed. Boy was that fun! You could tell that he wanted to jump up and get it off of him but Meowmie made him lay there until she got the worst of it off.... Oliver SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com > > <snipped> > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Oliver OK, Oliver. You win this round, but I accept the challenge to top it! Smokey >> Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the >> stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Yowie In my shoe, of course. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) Kreisleriana skrev i meddelandet <3lqq60dbhkr1h01apu1mm84dppm32887ft@4ax.com>... >>> Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the >>> stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. >(Aldous Huxley) You too, T? Hugo Katt did that on my birthday. Elisabet >Kreisleriana skrev i meddelandet ><3lqq60dbhkr1h01apu1mm84dppm32887ft@4ax.com>... [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >>In my shoe, of course. ;) >You too, T? >Hugo Katt did that on my birthday. >Elisabet How thoughtful. Yes, I mentioned a couple of days ago-- it was sheer luck that I happened to look in the shoe before I put it on-- I *never* do that. So his surprise was spoiled. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) >>I'm kicking myself something aweful for not choosing a more moppable and >>less fur collecting floor surface. Then again, if there's no carpet in the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >In my shoe, of course. ;) On the keyboard! Regards and Purrs, O J >>>I'm kicking myself something aweful for not choosing a more moppable and >>>less fur collecting floor surface. Then again, if there's no carpet in the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > On the keyboard! Whoa! Computer or piano? ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) > > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that > > you went "Duh!" and hit yourself on the forehead and said why would I > > have ever bought that with a cat around? A fresh salmon steak, which I left on the kitchen table while I went into another room for about 30 seconds. I returned in time to see an empty plate, and a furry tail disappearing down around the landing of the stairs to the basement. >Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the >stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Margaret I bought a long fleece coat with fringes that is so soft and warm and comfortable. But...The fleece attracts every cat hair within range and won't let go of it; and the fringes attract every cat that sees it and they won't let go! <G> CATherine >Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the >stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Margaret Dark pants, and I keep doing it. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) > Dark pants, and I keep doing it. ;) You'd think that black clothes and two mostly black cats would be an ideal combination, but they just keep shedding all these white hairs on my clothes. ;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 > >Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > >stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Theresa A beige carpet. It isn't quite so bad now that Skeeter is on KD. The yellow barf doesn't show up quite so much as the red from Friskies did. Joy > Dark pants, and I keep doing it. ;) > > Theresa > alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Hee hee. Me too. Though I just can't win, with white Mike, ginger Ozzy, and brown and black Tiger. They're ready for every possible outfit. ------ Krista >> Dark pants, and I keep doing it. ;) >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >------ >Krista Stinky is black and white, so he's ready all by himself. ;) You got it, he can shed a contrasting color on it. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) I can't think of which bad choice was worst right now. But I think my daughter just made her worst major decision. She usually has between three and five long hair indoor cats. And she just bought a lovely dark brown suede looking sofa. Jo > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Margaret > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Margaret the Cy-Purr mouse.. my cats were all afraid of it.. Kristy Signature(( /\ /\ )) /@ @\ (( \ _* _/<\\\\\\> / * \ / \ /\ / \ // / \ // | | | | | |/ # # # # *Bomber* >> Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the >> stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Kristy In that sense-- the most useless things I ever bought with the misguided attention of amusing him-- was a little carpeted bit of board, with a spring attached to it, with a toy on top of the spring, that bobbed back and forth-- pretty standard cat toy kind of thing. He couldn't-- couldn't-- have cared less. And there were the catnip bubbles, which my usually impeturbable boy thought were spawn of Satan. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) > >> Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > >> stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > bubbles, which my usually impeturbable boy thought were spawn of > Satan. > Theresa I once bought a ball that has a light inside that starts flashing when you bounce the ball. Neither of my girls showed the slightest interest in it. Joy >I once bought a ball that has a light inside that starts flashing when >you bounce the ball. Neither of my girls showed the slightest interest >in it. Wasn't I with you when I bought the same thing in Disney-whatever? The cats were scared of it. SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <cat2@blakjak.com> Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI Bp+W B 10 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P B+ PA+ PL+ SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 1 Y++ L-- W- C+ That's right! I'd forgotten. I got mine at a Relay for Live (fundraiser for the American Cancer Society). -- Joy Life is what happens to you while you are planning to do something else. > >I once bought a ball that has a light inside that starts flashing when > >you bounce the ball. Neither of my girls showed the slightest interest [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Nanki Poo: SI Bp+W B 10 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P B+ PA+ PL+ SC > Minke: SI W+Cp B 1 Y++ L-- W- C+ >... And there were the catnip >bubbles, which my usually impeturbable boy thought were spawn of >Satan. Catnip bubbles?? Regards and Purrs, O J Bubble soap with catnip in it. The bottle I got wouldn't bubble, even after I tried adding extra soap. But I think my stupidest purchases were the things that were powered, either by battery or by plugging in, such as a ball that rolled itsself around the floor and the water dish that circulated water. At least one of the cats always disliked (or were even scared of) the noise. SignatureDo the math to email me directly. > > >... And there were the catnip [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Regards and Purrs, > O J >>... And there were the catnip >>bubbles, which my usually impeturbable boy thought were spawn of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Regards and Purrs, >O J Yes, voila: <http://store.yahoo.com/pet-king/26851061052.html> I thought he would love them. I blew a bubble, he watched it, and it burst on his nose. He freaked, poor little goofball, and he ran away every time I took them out again. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) > I thought he would love them. I blew a bubble, he watched it, and it > burst on his nose. He freaked, poor little goofball, and he ran away > every time I took them out again. Awww, poor beastie. Licorice, on the other hand, LOVES soap bubbles (I don't have the catnip kind - they get plenty of that fresh from my garden). When I blow bubbles at him, he meows and chirps at them in a predatory way, and jumps around batting at as many of them as he can. It's gotten to the point where he'll start chirping if I even open the drawer where I keep the bubble stuff! (And I do keep other things in that drawer, but now I feel obliged to blow a few bubbles his way if I need to get into that drawer for anything else.) Joyce Betta fish - Elmo had a field day trying to get little fishy. After four upsets on the floor I finally gave the poor fishy to the neighbors daughter. At one point I resorted to putting the fish on a shelf in my bedroom closet, which has bifold doors - which Elmo learned to open just to get to the fish. That was it, it amazes me the fish never dropped over dead from a heart attack. :) JoJo http://home.comcast.net/~zookeepr/fosters.html > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Margaret Betta fish. How that poor thing didn't drop over from a heart attack is beyond me. Elmo had it in for the poor thing. Knocked it on the floor a few times. I finally "wised" up and put the fish in a closet on a shelf. Ha, stupid hoomin. Bifold closet door is no match for determined kitty paws. 6 AM one morning I awake to a loud crash, there's the poor fish on the floor again. You got it, Elmo learned how to open the door. After that I gave up, gave the fish to the neighbors daughter where he died in peace. JoJo http://home.comcast.net/~zookeepr/fosters.html > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Margaret >Betta fish. How that poor thing didn't drop over from a heart attack is >beyond me. Yeah, that was another bad decision I made. I got it for Yoda's entertainment when he was so sick. He didn't bother it too bad, he did enjoy watching it though. But I felt sorry for it in that little vase. So I bought a 5-gallon aquarium. ($70). The betta died a few years later, and the empty tank looked...well...empty. So I bought two guppies. (Ya'll have heard the guppy explosion story before.) Had to get another tank to hold all the babies. ($100). And all that started with the purchase of a two-dollar betta fish. Sherry Sorry, after this fishs' many near death experiences I gave up on fish. I had a few aquariums but got tired of cleaning tanks so that ended that too. Your guppy story reminded me of the hamster story. Woman I used to work with bought her daughter (age 10) and stepson (age 15) hamsters. Male and female, kept in seperate cages. Sneaky little stepson had other ideas, kept putting them together so they kept having babies (she said they looked like little eraser heads). I'm not sure what happened after that, I got a new job. I'm assuming she took one, or both hamsters, along w/babies to the pet store. She tried to get me to take one, no thanks. Now I've got my hands full of kittens, my God are they cute. I'm going to hate to give these guys up :( JoJo http://home.comcast.net/~zookeepr/fosters.html > >Betta fish. How that poor thing didn't drop over from a heart attack is > >beyond me. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Sherry >>Betta fish. How that poor thing didn't drop over from a heart attack is >>beyond me. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Sherry Reminds me a little of how I was "given" my first cockatiel by a pet store. When I returned from the first Gulf War I ended up giving my parakeet to the family who had looked after it while I was gone. So I had a pefectly good cage for a parakeet and was looking for a new one. When I started looking around I saw a cage with sign saying that this cockatiel was free. I asked, and learned that it had been returned because the previous owner said it was a bad biter, and it had a broken wing which drooped. Great deal, I thought, so I took the 'tiel home, along with a couple books about 'tiels, tiel food, etc. When I get home and put the bird in the old cage I start thinking that it looks cramped in the 'keet cage. So, back to the pet store and buy a proper cage for $150. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Margaret If you ask the cats, they'd say the d*g was the stupidest purchase I made. If you ask me, ... new furniture that wasn't made out of high tensile steel :) Stacey :) > > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > If you ask the cats, they'd say the d*g was the stupidest purchase I made. Shmogg woud certainly agree with you that that Fluffy is the most stupid thing we've ever bought home, but she was purchased on a whim by Joel and not me :-). And besides, although Fluffy isn't all that bright, sh ecan still out think the furniture, so she's not *strictly* the most stupid thing in the house. Not as smart as Shmogg, of course, but smarter than the average lounge chair (no offence to lounge chairs) Yowie > Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the > stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that > you went "Duh!" and hit yourself on the forehead and said why would I > have ever bought that with a cat around? House plants. Specifically, an Aloe plant that Berfert kept biting into and which we later found out is caustic to animals. Rob says $500 of materials to make a cat enclosure, but I think that was more of an investment in sanity. Pam S. Not long after Maya moved in, I bought a wicker basket for the spare bathroom to put towels in. Seemed like a nice practical decorating touch. Maya watched me roll the towels and put it them in there and put it on the bathroom counter. She jumped up and walked all around the edge on the wicker. Then she stepped on the towels turning circles, dug around under them checking them out. Next, she laid down on the towels, looked at me as if to say "Oooh, I love the new bed you got me" and went to sleep. Since then its her favorite place to take a nap during the day. No one is ever going to use those towels. How nice of you to decorate just for the Maya! :) What a kind mommy you are. :) Mine would do the same, except I think the towels would be all through the house at some point. :) JoJo > Not long after Maya moved in, I bought a wicker basket for the spare > bathroom to put towels in. Seemed like a nice practical decorating [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to sleep. Since then its her favorite place to take a nap during the > day. No one is ever going to use those towels. >Kind of a long subject line, I know, but was wondering, what was the >stupidest purchase you've ever made as a cat slave? The one item that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >a fire as he rubbed against the shade, caused it to tilt against the >bulb, and smoke to start spiraling upward. Besides the various cat trees and beds that are totally ignored, my stupidest purchase was a beautiful floral needlepoint rug. Callisto has torn it up in about 14 different places. Jennie |
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