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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2005Sophie - cat burglar
This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the razor case. After a moment she marched to the edge of the bed and jumped down - and I noticed something in her mouth. It was the clear plastic cover for the shaver heads! I climbed out of bed to retrieve it and saw she'd dropped it on the floor where she'd landed. It's interesting the things a bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in your household? > This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my > electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in your > household? Frequently. My little delinquent has been known to steal (or try to steal) my embroidery floss bobbins, earrings (not being worn at the time), pens, pencils, balls of yarn, sewing pins, paper clips, bracelets, a partial roll of stamps, film canisters, various hair binding accessories (clips, barrettes, combs, ties, etc.), and a bunch of other things I can't remember right now. I've learned to not chase after her or make a big deal about it. That makes it a game. She gets bored fairly quickly if it's not a game. Denise Brennasmeowmy >> This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with >> my electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > it's not a game. > Denise Brennasmeowmy Uh-oh. That's an omen of what's in store for us with Sophie. That, and the fact the human female in the house says that the other day she left her house key, which she keeps on a long squishy plastic key-ring, on the kitchen table. Next thing she knew, Sophie had hauled it half-way up the stairs! >>>This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with >>>my electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > kitchen table. Next thing she knew, Sophie had hauled it half-way up the > stairs! Just keep track of where "dead" toys end up. That's where I usually find the "stolen" items, too. Also, that list covers a 5.5 year period. Denise Brennasmeowmy > Uh-oh. That's an omen of what's in store for us with Sophie. That, > and the fact the human female in the house says that the other day > she left her house key, which she keeps on a long squishy plastic > key-ring, on the kitchen table. Next thing she knew, Sophie had > hauled it half-way up the stairs! This reminds me of my neighbor's barekitten. He has a thing for keys and cell phones. I dropped by to chat one day and put the keys on the sofa next to me. Vance kept edging closer with his eyes on the keys. "No, Vance, these are my keys." "Mike's keys," he'd repeat (he pronounces Monique as Mike) ... and then a minute later be edging closer, eyes glued to teh keys. It was pretty entertaining, but after about half an hour I put the keys in my pocket so that he wouldn't abscond with them. Of course, when we went out of town for a long weekend, Vance had the keys all to himself all weekend =) Except when his mom came over to feed Oscar.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my >electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in your >household? Dante has enthusiastically began a whole process of moving things around the house, especially from the upstairs to the downstairs. Reminds me of the old days with Mimi when I used to find my makeup brushes everywhere. Oddly enough, he did bring a disposable razor downstairs yesterday. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my > electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in your > household? Caliban frequently tries to steal my glasses. I have a chain on them for wearing around my neck, but sometimes I take them off completely and lay them on a table. Caliban loves to push them to the floor and push them around as long as he can before I can get to them and pick them up. He also steals a piece of meat from Miranda's plate every now and then, and scampers off under a chair to eat it. It looks so funny that I can't be mad at him. Another thing both Caliban and Miranda find fascinating is the kind of aluminium pill tray (what do you call them? The pills are in plastic 'pockets' and you push them through the aluminium to get them out.). If they find any of those they will carry them away and play with them, so I keep them all in drawers. Wouldn't want them to swallow some medicine meant for me or Frank! SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with >> my electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > keep them all in drawers. Wouldn't want them to swallow some medicine > meant for me or Frank! I think they call those blister packs here. I hate the darn things. Had to wait for my grandson to get home from school today to get my cold medicine opened. Jo > This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my > electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > things a bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in > your household? Cali used to steal pencils off my desk in a previous life, before she got FAT! Now she jsut steals food out of smokey's bowl. > This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my > electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in your > household? Tyrone steals my contact case. I'll wake up in the morning, go to put my contacts in and it's like, um, where did the case go? I have to frantically search for it. Not a good thing to play with, IMO, I need those things! kili >> This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my >> electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >contacts in and it's like, um, where did the case go? I have to frantically >search for it. Not a good thing to play with, IMO, I need those things! You folks are reminding me once again that neither of my cats is running the full-featured version of the B*st*ard Cat program. They seldom even move their own toys when I'm not there to animate them. SignatureWayne M (indulged by Will and Heidi) > >> This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my > >> electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Wayne M > (indulged by Will and Heidi) I have two, count them TWO, B*stard Cats (and yes, it should be capitalized!). I wake up in the middle of the night to the bed vibrating. Why? The cats have dug a hole in the lining of the box spring and are sharpening their claws on the wood inside the box spring. I have a perfectly good scratching post for them, which they use, but they prefer my bed - in the middle of the night, of course. They climb, hang and swing from my shower curtains. They climb my screen doors (to the TOP!) get stuck and need to be pulled off. They jump on my counters and bat my salt and pepper shakers to the floor. I used to hang my shower body scrubbies from a sticky hook thingy way up on the shower tile wall. It must have looked enticing, because these two would jump up and snag the scrubby. If they succeeded in snagging it, they would hang from their claws, screaming until I could rescue them. Well, they've now since pulled the hanger down as well as shredded the scrubbies. I no longer use body wash when I bathe. It's only bar soap for me. I've also got one of those hanging triple basket things, that you put garlic, onions, potatoes in. They jump up from the table and hang on that, too. Oh, and let's not even get into digging in the houseplants! I no longer have houseplants. Sigh. Christy who is completely owned by Tyrone and Pua, but is affectionately adored by Miss Chloe. > I've also got one of those hanging triple basket things, that you > put garlic, onions, potatoes in. They jump up from the table and > hang on that, too. I always wondered what they are for. Why specifically garlic, onions, and potatoes? Why do they need to be in tiered pans? Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> I've also got one of those hanging triple basket things, that you >> put garlic, onions, potatoes in. They jump up from the table and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Why specifically garlic, onions, and potatoes? Why do they need to be > in tiered pans? I know all three are supposed to be stored in a dry place and must not touch each other as it will cause spoilage. But thought they were better off in the dark as well. Jo >>>I've also got one of those hanging triple basket things, that you >>>put garlic, onions, potatoes in. They jump up from the table and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Jo Potatoes especially don't take well to light. Light makes a toxic alcaloid (sp?) called solanine (sp?) develop on the potatoes, and makes them go green on the surface. One should not eat green potatoes, as solanine doesn't break down even when the potato is cooked. Potatoes should preferrably be stored in a dark place at abt +4-5 C (abt 39-41 F). (I used to sell fruits and veggies before I went into hardware...) SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 >>>>I've also got one of those hanging triple basket things, that you >>>>put garlic, onions, potatoes in. They jump up from the table and [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >should preferrably be stored in a dark place at abt +4-5 C (abt 39-41 F). >(I used to sell fruits and veggies before I went into hardware...) If you discover that a batch of potatoes have gone green, and need to make use of them, you can pare off the skins, the green layer, and a small amount of the white flesh below the green layer, and you won't have any bitter flavor from the solanine. I have done this on a number of occasions. 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 > >>>>I've also got one of those hanging triple basket things, that you > >>>>put garlic, onions, potatoes in. They jump up from the table and [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > have any bitter flavor from the solanine. I have done this on a > number of occasions. Potatoes are such a rare treat in this house, that solanine isn't an issue. My husband won't touch a potato, so if I happen to buy one on a whim at the store, it goes in the basket and I usually use it the next day. kili >> >>>>I've also got one of those hanging triple basket things, that you >> >>>>put garlic, onions, potatoes in. They jump up from the table and [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > kili I wonder why he doesn't like potatoes?Way back about 1867. my paternal grandfather ,who was 15 years old, ran away from home. He lived on potatoes for over a year. He said that was all he could afford to eat. He remained healthy. > > I've also got one of those hanging triple basket things, that you > > put garlic, onions, potatoes in. They jump up from the table and [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > -- I don't know, that's just what I use mine for. Could put fruit in it, too, I guess. kili >>> This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with >>> my [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > animate them. > Wayne M Depends on your point of view I guess. Our term is Br*t C*t - a slightly milder epithet. After all (to mangle the words of the great Robert Burns) - "A cat's a cat, for a' that" and there's not much we can do about it except love 'em, the little b*g*ers! > This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my > electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > things a bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in > your household? Loomis, the first Devon Rex I had the pleasure to know, made me change my routines on undressing for bed when he was a kitten. I used to put my clothes in a slightly organized heap on the floor, with my wrist watch on top of the heap. One morning when I was getting up, I couldn't find my watch. I searched everywhere, but I just had to leave without it. When I got home, I continued searching, but the watch was nowhere to be found. It showed up again several weeks later, when I was cleaning under the bed. There, behind a big cardboard box, was the watch. So then it was Loomis who was the misdeeder... Playful kitten finding a new toy on top of some clothes, oh yes! I was happy getting my watch back, but ever since I have put my watch securely in the right pocket of my pants before going to bed. BTW, Loomis is five years old now, living with my ex-wife, but he still loves me coming to visit him. And he doesn't steal so many things anymore... Hans > Any instances of cat burglary in your household? Candy wrappers, twist-ties, and paper clips. I would swear to you that these things all get carefully put away, but then Oscar would trot up with a piece of plastic in her mouth. Oh, and string. I have to keep all string under tight control, because she will not just steal it but eat it completely. Very dangerous. I can't dangle the mouse off of her cat tree because she ignores the mouse and starts chewing on the string from which it hangs. At least she doesn't eat shoelaces (anymore ...) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Any instances of cat burglary in your household? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > At least she doesn't eat shoelaces (anymore ...) I forgot the shoelaces! That's another joy I wake up to. The scratching of my shoes and the shredding of their laces. kili > This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my > electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in your > household? One of my bedroom slippers has disappeared. It was on the bedroom floor with some shoes. The remaining slipper, the shoes and the throw rug in the bedroom are all disarranged, as they are when Nanki-Poo has been playing. I know he must be the culprit who stole my slipper. Joy >> This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with >> my [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > know he must be the culprit who stole my slipper. > Joy How can you gaze on Nanki-Poo's angelic little face and accuse him of the crime? Because cats' best defense mechanisms are their cuteness and their feigned innocence, that's how! Lily has stolen 2 of my insulin vials. And she refuses to tell me where they are. I have now learned to put them into a container on the counter. Lily's mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > >>> This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > crime? Because cats' best defense mechanisms are their cuteness and their > feigned innocence, that's how! > Lily has stolen 2 of my insulin vials. And she refuses to tell me where they > are. I have now learned to put them into a container on the counter. Oh, that's bad. Caliban just steals the protective caps off the needles. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >This morning I was sitting in bed trying to wake up while I shaved with my >electric razor. Sophie climbed up beside me and started nosing around the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >bored cat will do for amusement. Any instances of cat burglary in your >household? Not burglary, but the first time I used my nebulizer, Rita had to examine the noisy box, then she reached her paw up and tried to knock it off the table!! Silly girl. She ignores it now. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita |
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