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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2004Eager beaver
Sometimes Nikki does what i call her eager-beaver thing. It's not just her face, but her whole body seems to hum with excitement. Her eyes are big as saucers and popping out of her head. She pushes her whiskers so much forward that her whiskers pads stand out from her face. It's especially noticeable now that her chin has been shaved. She paws at anything that happens to be in front of her, with her claws just a little out, so they make little holes. I've never seen any other cat do this. She's not sharpening her claws, it's just light pawing, but with the claws out a little. Just now, she was sitting out on the balcony, doing the eager beaver and pawing the bookshelf I have there for the cats to sit on. Paw, paw, paw, with the claws sticking a little at each pawing, so there's a row of little holes along the edge of the shelf. And purring very loudly all the time. I don't know what she was so excited about, but then she went to the litterbox, a huge stink spread throughout the flat, and then she climbed to the top of the cat tree and fell asleep.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Sometimes Nikki does what i call her eager-beaver thing. It's not just > her face, but her whole body seems to hum with excitement. Her eyes are [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > to the litterbox, a huge stink spread throughout the flat, and then she > climbed to the top of the cat tree and fell asleep. Grant does this!! He does it on carpet, with butt in air. Whiskers all pushed forward. He does that same thing with his claws just a leeeeetle bit out, but not enough to really catch. He too, also, goes and lays down after ward (or he may make a small detour and briefly wrestle a nip stick). It's SO cute. >> Sometimes Nikki does what i call her eager-beaver thing. It's not just >> her face, but her whole body seems to hum with excitement. Her eyes are [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> this. She's not sharpening her claws, it's just light pawing, but with >> the claws out a little. Stinky does this too! He has favorite places where he does it, and he gets to doing it with great enthusiasm! No claws, just paws. After he does it awhile, he flops and rolls over. It looks rather like he is in the litter box. I can get him to do it if I make pawing motions. He jumps up and does it immediately. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Stinky does this too! He has favorite places where he does it, and he > gets to doing it with great enthusiasm! No claws, just paws. After [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I can get him to do it if I make pawing motions. He jumps up and does > it immediately. Yes, I can get Nikki to do it too. She sems to be so happy that I *get* it, though of course, I don't. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Grant does this!! He does it on carpet, with butt in air. Whiskers all > pushed forward. He does that same thing with his claws just a leeeeetle bit > out, but not enough to really catch. He too, also, goes and lays down after > ward (or he may make a small detour and briefly wrestle a nip stick). It's > SO cute. Oh, I'm so glad to hear other cats do this too. So it's not just Nikki being weird again. ;o) Nikki usually does it against something like a chair (my dining room chairs all have rows of little holes along the crossbars near the floor) or that shelf on the balcony. I'd just like to know what it *means*, but I suppose I'll only have resign myself to giving her a good scritching when she does it. (After the scritching, she goes right back to doing it, sometimes even more eagerly than before.) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Grant does this!! He does it on carpet, with butt in air. Whiskers all >> pushed forward. He does that same thing with his claws just a leeeeetle bit [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > giving her a good scritching when she does it. (After the scritching, > she goes right back to doing it, sometimes even more eagerly than before.) I think it just means that they feel good :_) >> Grant does this!! He does it on carpet, with butt in air. Whiskers all >> pushed forward. He does that same thing with his claws just a leeeeetle bit [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >giving her a good scritching when she does it. (After the scritching, >she goes right back to doing it, sometimes even more eagerly than before.) I don't think I've ever seen this. I guess not all cats do it, if Frank, Pearl, or Sugar don't do it. It's hard to picture! >>> Grant does this!! He does it on carpet, with butt in air. Whiskers all >>> pushed forward. He does that same thing with his claws just a leeeeetle bit [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > I don't think I've ever seen this. I guess not all cats do it, if > Frank, Pearl, or Sugar don't do it. It's hard to picture! Grant is the first one I've ever had that does it. It's like he is "delicately clawing the hell" out of the carpet or post he is at. He likes the oriental carpet best for this. He doesn't damage it at all. It's really quite thoughtful. (snip) > And purring very loudly all >the time. I don't know what she was so excited about, but then she went >to the litterbox, a huge stink spread throughout the flat, and then she >climbed to the top of the cat tree and fell asleep. Marina, it's so weird that you posted this, because last night while I was in the kitchen I was thinking about posting something to the group about this very thing (I just wasn't quite sure what subject to give it)............. For years now, I've noticed most of my cats go ripping around the house, tail like a question mark - right before they go and make a big stink in the litter box!! What do y'all suppose the connection is there? -bonbon >(snip) >> And purring very loudly all [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -bonbon Don't know, but Stinky usually goes on the tear AFTER the litter box visit. He saunters to the box very nonchalantly and casually; then when he's done, he tears out of the room like-- well-- like he's had a great weight lifted from him. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com LOL this thread! Christine > >(snip) > >> And purring very loudly all [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>(snip) >Don't know, but Stinky usually goes on the tear AFTER the litter box >visit. He saunters to the box very nonchalantly and casually; then >when he's done, he tears out of the room like-- well-- like he's had a >great weight lifted from him. ;) > >Theresa Of course, cats can be pretty darn sly. Could be Stinky gets busy in the box and then tears out of the room in an attempt to trick you so you won't notice that it was him who made the big PU. ;)) -bonbon > Don't know, but Stinky usually goes on the tear AFTER the litter box > visit. He saunters to the box very nonchalantly and casually; then > when he's done, he tears out of the room like-- well-- like he's had a > great weight lifted from him. ;) AWWWW, the pause that refreshes.... Pam S. who's see all of her seven do this at times. > Marina, it's so weird that you posted this, because last night while I > was in the kitchen I was thinking about posting something to the group > about this very thing (I just wasn't quite sure what subject to give > it)............. Nikki just seems so excited and eager when she does this, so I've named it eager beaver. > For years now, I've noticed most of my cats go ripping around the > house, tail like a question mark - right before they go and make a > big stink in the litter box!! What do y'all suppose the connection is > there? I've always assumed it's to 'get things moving', especially for indoor cats who might not get that much exercise. Mine do the tearing around both before and after making a stinky deposit in the litter box. For the tear-around afterwards, I think Theresa's explanation sounds plausible. :o) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Marina, it's so weird that you posted this, because last night while I >> was in the kitchen I was thinking about posting something to the group [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > tear-around afterwards, I think Theresa's explanation sounds >plausible. :o) What I really love is how casual/nonchalant he acts when he is going upstairs to the litterbox. I always know when he's going up there because that's when he's like "Oh, I'm not going anyhere in particular, la-de-da-de-da." ;) Afterwards he comes bouncing down the stairs. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > What I really love is how casual/nonchalant he acts when he is going > upstairs to the litterbox. I always know when he's going up there > because that's when he's like "Oh, I'm not going anyhere in > particular, la-de-da-de-da." ;) Afterwards he comes bouncing down the > stairs. ;) LOL! Stinky's such a funny guy! SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >What I really love is how casual/nonchalant he acts when he is going >upstairs to the litterbox. I always know when he's going up there [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Theresa Well see.......there you have it ! Stinky: 'I do believe I'll take a stroll upstairs to the Stinky's grand box, being so nonchalant that I really am actually invisible.' Theresa: 'Oh if only I were a clever kitty like Stinky, I would be able to see him going upstairs.' Stinky: 'WOW! I feel great ! I shall now make myself visible to my Theresa and allow her to tell me how wonderful I am.' -bonbon > What I really love is how casual/nonchalant he acts when he is going > upstairs to the litterbox. I always know when he's going up there [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com That is hilarious! I started thinking la-de-da-de-da before I read it. HHaaaa. Psycho tears out of the litter box too but not before. She runs out like, "Damn! That came out of me?" Bob > That is hilarious! I started thinking la-de-da-de-da before I read it. >HHaaaa. Psycho tears out of the litter box too but not before. She runs >out like, "Damn! That came out of me?" > > Bob Psycho reminds me of our Gidget (all gray, and thinks she's a Russian Blue). Gidget, about a year ago made such a stink in the grand box, that she felt the need to go back to bury it three more times over a span of roughly half an hour. -bonbon > Psycho reminds me of our Gidget (all gray, and thinks she's a Russian > Blue). Gidget, about a year ago made such a stink in the grand box, > that she felt the need to go back to bury it three more times over a > span of roughly half an hour. > > -bonbon LOL! I guess they are a lot alike. Psycho's nickname is Poo. I'm sure you can figure out why. Bob >> Psycho reminds me of our Gidget (all gray, and thinks she's a Russian >> Blue). Gidget, about a year ago made such a stink in the grand box, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > LOL! I guess they are a lot alike. Psycho's nickname is Poo. I'm sure >you can figure out why. hmmmm.......it is 'cause she looks like a bear? No - wait a minute, that would be Pooh. Well, I could go ask Gidget, but I wouldn't want to give her any ideas. -bonbon > Sometimes Nikki does what i call her eager-beaver thing. It's not just > her face, but her whole body seems to hum with excitement. Her eyes are [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > anything that happens to be in front of her, with her claws just a > little out, so they make little holes. Sounds like she's getting into a predatory mood. Try dangling some string (or other favorite toy) in front of her when she's doing this, and see if she goes after it any more than usual. Joyce |
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