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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2004The Door Is Closed
The back screen door I leave cracked for the cats to enter is now officially closed for the duration of the summer. I got up this morning and found a huge salamander in my shoe. Threw a towel over him and tossed it outside, shoe and all. He'd apparently been traveling all over the house, becuase he had kitty litter stuck to him. They'll just have to learn to ring the doorbell. Sherry > The back screen door I leave cracked for the cats to enter is now officially > closed for the duration of the summer. I got up this morning and found a huge > salamander in my shoe. Threw a towel over him and tossed it outside, shoe and > all. He'd apparently been traveling all over the house, becuase he had kitty > litter stuck to him. > They'll just have to learn to ring the doorbell. How about hanging a bell from the door knob for them to whap at? TBird <---- trying to be helpful > Sherry >How about hanging a bell from the door knob for them to whap at? > >TBird <---- trying to be helpful You know, cats are pretty smart. With the right training, I just bet a cat could learn that. Sherry >>How about hanging a bell from the door knob for them to whap at? >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Sherry Yes, but you can also be sure she'd take about a million whaps at it just for fun. ;) That's if she doesn't completely mess with your brain, and just ignore 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) > >How about hanging a bell from the door knob for them to whap at? > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry I bet they could, but they'd need your help. I was thinking about the potential for it to become a toy. I think for the first week or so, when they ring it, they must be inside for 15 minutes minimum. That way they understand what the bell is for, and that it's not just a cool toy. TBird <----- that's the best thinking I could do with a headache and before the salamader in the shoe image threw me into fits of giggles >I bet they could, but they'd need your help. I was thinking about the >potential for it to become a toy. I think for the first week or so, when >they ring it, they must be inside for 15 minutes minimum. That way they >understand what the bell is for, and that it's not just a cool toy. You know, it's not that I mind them playing the door game. I don't work anymore and don't have much else to do these days besides letting cats in & out :-) But dang that Yoda. He's got that thing going where he seems to want his front half out, and his back half in, while he sniffs forever and decides what he wants to do while I stand there and hold the door!! Sherry >>I bet they could, but they'd need your help. I was thinking about >>the potential for it to become a toy. I think for the first week [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Sherry Obviously, what you have is a Schroedinger's cat. He wants to be both inside and outside until he makes up his mind which he prefers. I have had several cats like that in the past.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >Obviously, what you have is a Schroedinger's cat. He wants to be >both inside and outside until he makes up his mind which he prefers. >I have had several cats like that in the past. LOL! I like that! What *really* beats all is if I give Yoda a push with my foot, he *glares* at me with an indignant "MRROOOWF!" Sherry > Obviously, what you have is a Schroedinger's cat. He wants to be > both inside and outside until he makes up his mind which he prefers. > I have had several cats like that in the past. I think every cat I have ever met has been like that. Hence "Hamlet's Cat's Soliloquy" by William Shakespeare's cat (as written down by Henry Beard): To go outside and there perchance to stay Or to remain within: that is the question Whether 'tis better for a cat to suffer The cuffs and buffets of inclement weather That Nature rains on those that roam abroad, Or take a nap upon a scrap of carpet... And it goes on and on and on... Remember next time Yoda stands halfway, he is pondering the deepest questions of a cat's life. ;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 > >I bet they could, but they'd need your help. I was thinking about the > >potential for it to become a toy. I think for the first week or so, when [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Sherry GOOD kitty slave! TBird <---- giggling >>I bet they could, but they'd need your help. I was thinking about the >>potential for it to become a toy. I think for the first week or so, when [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Sherry That is why I stand there saying "IN or OUT? Make Up Your Mind!" m. L. Briggs <mlbriggs@nospam.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: The Door Is Closed: >>You know, it's not that I mind them playing the door game. I don't work anymore >>and don't have much else to do these days besides letting cats in & out :-) >>But dang that Yoda. He's got that thing going where he seems to want his front >>half out, and his back half in, while he sniffs forever and decides what he >>wants to do while I stand there and hold the door!! >That is why I stand there saying "IN or OUT? Make Up Your Mind!" Have you been eavesdropping on "conversations" with Felix? :-) Cats give a whole new meaning to the phrase "fuzzy logic". Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL > But dang that Yoda. He's got that thing going where he seems to want > his front half out, and his back half in, while he sniffs forever and > decides what he wants to do while I stand there and hold the door!! He read that memo that's gone around the net for the past several years that encourages cats to "stand halfway in and halfway out an open door, and think about several things." Joyce >You know, it's not that I mind them playing the door game. I don't work anymore >and don't have much else to do these days besides letting cats in & out :-) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Sherry Having had only indoor cats for fifteen years now, I'd forgotten just how much my indoor/outdoor cats liked to play that game. My Sasa used to love to stand in the doorway like that. Heaven forbid I should get tired of the game and just close the door and walk away. That pitiful ploy was greeted with moww's, woww's, yoww's, and meeout's. Regards and Purrs, O J >> You know, it's not that I mind them playing the door game. I don't work >> anymore [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Regards and Purrs, > O J Me too. I can't remember how many times growing up, I or another member of the family would be standing at the back screen door saying, "In or OUT but you can't just stand there!" Of course, they could. Karen > Me too. I can't remember how many times growing up, I or another member of > the family would be standing at the back screen door saying, "In or OUT but > you can't just stand there!" > > Of course, they could. Exactly what happened at our house, and we said the exact same thing (except in Swedish). SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > You know, it's not that I mind them playing the door game. I don't work anymore > and don't have much else to do these days besides letting cats in & out :-) > But dang that Yoda. He's got that thing going where he seems to want his front > half out, and his back half in, while he sniffs forever and decides what he > wants to do while I stand there and hold the door!! We call that "sending the decision to a committee." Rob says that the reason cats can't make up their minds about anything except food is that they are operated by a committee and the only thing a committee can agree on is that they need to eat or adjourn (sleep). Pam S. > You know, cats are pretty smart. With the right training, I just bet a cat > could learn that. My "little sister" Thompson used to bang the letter flap in the door to get our attention. I'm sure your cats would learn to ring a bell if you hung it low enough for them to reach it easily. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki >> You know, cats are pretty smart. With the right training, I just bet a cat >> could learn that. > >My "little sister" Thompson used to bang the letter flap in the door to get >our attention. I'm sure your cats would learn to ring a bell if you hung it >low enough for them to reach it easily. Many years ago a friend of mine had a cat. When he was out he would bang the letter box to be let in. If that did not work he would bang the letter boxes up and down the row of dwellings until someone let him in. SignatureDavid Stevenson Storypage: http://blakjak.com/sty_menu.htm Liverpool, England, UK <cat2@blakjak.com> Emails welcome Nanki Poo: SI O+W B 11 Y L+ W++ C+ I T+ A- E H++ V- F Q P+ B+ PA+ PL SC Minke: SI W+Cp B 2 Y L W+ C++ I T A- E H++ V++ F- Q- P B PA+ PL+ SC- >> The back screen door I leave cracked for the cats to enter is now >officially [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> Sherry Oh, the cats, I thought you meant the salamanders could learn to whap the bell! :) Jennie > The back screen door I leave cracked for the cats to enter is now officially > closed for the duration of the summer. I got up this morning and found a huge > salamander in my shoe. Threw a towel over him and tossed it outside, shoe and > all. He'd apparently been traveling all over the house, becuase he had kitty > litter stuck to him. > They'll just have to learn to ring the doorbell. how about a little flap door? that should hold unwanted sneakers out ... or was that not the shoe didn't want in the house? :) :: lewe ------------------------------------------------------------- lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi >how about a little flap door? that should hold unwanted sneakers out ... or >was that not the shoe didn't want in the house? :) > >:: lewe Darn DH doesn't want to cut a hole in the door. Do they leak cold air very much in the winter? Somebody give me some testimonials that will convince him. The cats don't bring critters in, maybe twice, mostly they crawl/slither/scamper in on their own because I have propped the door open. A cat flap is what we need for sure. Sherry >>how about a little flap door? that should hold unwanted sneakers out ... or >>was that not the shoe didn't want in the house? :) [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Sherry Guess it's all depends on the cat. I have one in my screen door, but only let Sammy and LB when I'm gong to be outside to supervise. I sometimes go out, shutting the screen door behind me, sit in the chair and watch to see how long it will be before they follow through the pet door. They usually sit there in the door and call to me to come perform my doorman duties, but will eventually come out. Course, if something startles them and they want back inside, they don't even hesitate popping through the door. So, they know how it's supposed to work, but think the hoomin should open the door for them. Rocky never uses the flap - he always has to be convince to come inside, though he's usually happy to go out. 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 >Darn DH doesn't want to cut a hole in the door. Do they leak cold air very >much in the winter? Somebody give me some testimonials that will convince him. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Sherry If your cats are anything like my neighbor's cats, this is what you'll end up with. One cat that uses the door both ways, one that will go out but wants doorman service to get back in, and the other door at that, and one cat who wants to be let in *and* out. Good luck! Whatever you choose, the cats will continue with their job of ruining your mind, making you an easy victim of the mother ship's mind control rays. Regards and Purrs, O J > The back screen door I leave cracked for the cats to enter is now > officially closed for the duration of the summer. I got up this [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry <fits of laughter at this image> I just have to wonder how he made it around the house without being seen by the furrys? Or maybe since he came in on his own, they showed him to the food dish, the litter box and then found him a place to crash for the night? Awww.. such gracious hosts! SignatureCheryl ><fits of laughter at this image> I just have to wonder how he made it >around the house without being seen by the furrys? Or maybe since he came >in on his own, they showed him to the food dish, the litter box and then >found him a place to crash for the night? Awww.. such gracious hosts! Yeah, it says something for the hunting prowess of this crew. Digging in their litterbox, no less. DH says it's a good thing it didn't bite them on the butt or they'd have never used the box again. Sherry > The back screen door I leave cracked for the cats to enter is now officially > closed for the duration of the summer. I got up this morning and found a huge > salamander in my shoe. Threw a towel over him and tossed it outside, shoe and > all. He'd apparently been traveling all over the house, becuase he had kitty > litter stuck to him. > They'll just have to learn to ring the doorbell. The salamanders? >He'd apparently been traveling all over the house, becuase he had kitty >> litter stuck to him. >> They'll just have to learn to ring the doorbell. > >The salamanders? LOL, you and Adrian just gave me a mental picture of answering the door, and hearing a voice, "Hello. Land Shark." (remember the old Saturday Night Live" skit) 'Hello. Salamander." "Uh... Candygram...." Sherry >> He'd apparently been traveling all over the house, becuase he had kitty >>> litter stuck to him. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry LOL!!!!! > LOL, you and Adrian just gave me a mental picture of answering the > door, and hearing a voice, "Hello. Land Shark." (remember the old > Saturday Night Live" skit) > 'Hello. Salamander." > > "Uh... Candygram...." LOL I remember!! SignatureCheryl I can't stand this anymore. Is a salamander some kind of tiny alligator? : > LOL, you and Adrian just gave me a mental picture of answering the : > door, and hearing a voice, "Hello. Land Shark." (remember the old [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] : : LOL I remember!! >I can't stand this anymore. Is a salamander some kind of tiny alligator? <http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam/idguide/atigrin.htm> 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) Eeeeew. It is ugly and - "robust salamanders" - over 12 inches long? I would have blown the thing away on the spot. : >I can't stand this anymore. Is a salamander some kind of tiny alligator? : [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] : claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. : (Aldous Huxley) >>I can't stand this anymore. Is a salamander some kind of tiny alligator? > ><http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam/idguide/atigrin.htm> > >Theresa Yup, that's it. The yellow & black striped one. It was about 6-8 inches long. It pretty much filled up my sandal. Sherry "Kreisleriana" <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> wrote > >I can't stand this anymore. Is a salamander some kind of tiny alligator? > > <http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam/idguide/atigrin.htm> Aww, how cute they are! SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > The back screen door I leave cracked for the cats to enter is now > officially closed for the duration of the summer. I got up this [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry How do you expect a salamander to reach the doorbell? ;-) -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Milo & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > The back screen door I leave cracked for the cats to enter is now officially > closed for the duration of the summer. I got up this morning and found a huge > salamander in my shoe. Threw a towel over him and tossed it outside, shoe and > all. He'd apparently been traveling all over the house, becuase he had kitty > litter stuck to him. > They'll just have to learn to ring the doorbell. Sherry, if you get binary newsgroups, look in abpa, the thread called Velcro rings the bell. Apparently this cat isn't the sharpest egg in the basket, so if he can learn to do it, yours could, too. :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 >Sherry, if you get binary newsgroups, look in abpa, the thread called Velcro >rings the bell. Apparently this cat isn't the sharpest egg in the basket, so >if he can learn to do it, yours could, too. :o) Say, that's pretty neat!! Thanks for sharing it. I wonder if you really can teach an old cat new tricks...they sure are sulking these days over the closed door. Boots has taken up screen-climbing (which *really* gets my attention quick--I hate that!) when she wants in. I hope the others don't learn *that*. Sherry >> Sherry, if you get binary newsgroups, look in abpa, the thread called Velcro >> rings the bell. Apparently this cat isn't the sharpest egg in the basket, so [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sherry I bet they would get it down in a hurry. Keep us posted! >>> Sherry, if you get binary newsgroups, look in abpa, the thread >>> called Velcro rings the bell. Apparently this cat isn't the sharpest [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I bet they would get it down in a hurry. Keep us posted! Besides. She's a natural climber. :) SignatureCheryl |
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