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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2004You've gotta see this cat video!...
... if you're on high speed that is (it's about a 500MB download). http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectionid=0 0961&from=pickList It's the life of a cat family -- mom, dad and 5 little kittens. It's B&W and there's no sound but it's oh so touching. You get to see the kittens being born and watch them grow and learn from mom and dad up to the age of about 3 weeks or so. VERY cute... and sure to invoke a case of kitten fever. I'm sure you'll love it.... >... if you're on high speed that is (it's about a 500MB download). >http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectionid=0 0961&from=pickList [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >I'm sure you'll love it.... I'm impatient, so just picked the quick 70 MB DivX download. :) I just watched the first three minutes. The mom cat is so cute! Her eyes and ears are very expressive, and her acting is top-notch. :) I sort of paused it at the point where there appears to be an "Alien"-like plot twist where something slimy slithers out her back end. I'll build up my courage later and continue to watch. >> ... if you're on high speed that is (it's about a 500MB download). >> http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectioni [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > "Alien"-like plot twist where something slimy slithers out her back > end. I'll build up my courage later and continue to watch. OK but report back. >> I sort of paused it at the point where there appears to be an >> "Alien"-like plot twist where something slimy slithers out her back >> end. I'll build up my courage later and continue to watch. >> >OK but report back. The movie is so sweet! It's a silent film, made in the 1940's, and it's about a momcat, a dadcat, and their five adorable kittens! It's a very close family. The parents cuddle and wash each other, and the tom plays with the kittens and babysits them. >>> I sort of paused it at the point where there appears to be an >>> "Alien"-like plot twist where something slimy slithers out her back [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > a very close family. The parents cuddle and wash each other, and the > tom plays with the kittens and babysits them. I watched it this morning. Wow. Bigtime kitten fever. It really is a great little movie. The camera work and editing is TERRIFIC. I love when she is moving them and He is watching in fascination. Or the first time he sees them. Or when He teaches them to climb the scratching post. What a great little film. I find myself looking at my cats and thinking "you were wobbly little things once!" >I watched it this morning. Wow. Bigtime kitten fever. It really is a great >little movie. The camera work and editing is TERRIFIC. I love when she is >moving them and He is watching in fascination. Or the first time he sees >them. Or when He teaches them to climb the scratching post. What a great >little film. I find myself looking at my cats and thinking "you were wobbly >little things once!" Have you seen any of them when they were that wobbly? :) I liked how the parentage was so obvious. Two of them looked like little versions of the queen, and three of them looked like little versions of the tom. When I was watching the film, I looked down at Betty (who I thought was sleeping), and she was *fascinated*! It was so funny watching her eyes go back and forth following the action. She purred when the kittens started walking, and when they were drinking from the saucer. When it was over, she kept looking back towards the monitor to see if it would produce more kittens. :) >>I watched it this morning. Wow. Bigtime kitten fever. It really is a great >>little movie. The camera work and editing is TERRIFIC. I love when she is [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > When it was over, she kept looking back towards the monitor to see if > it would produce more kittens. :) Tnere! You see? Betty needs a kitten! :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 >> When I was watching the film, I looked down at Betty (who I thought >> was sleeping), and she was *fascinated*! It was so funny watching her [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Tnere! You see? Betty needs a kitten! :o) The problem is, I don't know what Betty was thinking. Maybe when she saw the cute kittens in the movie, she saw them as potential prey. ;) Or maybe she was reminded of when she was a kitten and played with her littermates. Actually, I have no idea how she would react to another cat or another kitten. > The problem is, I don't know what Betty was thinking. Maybe when she > saw the cute kittens in the movie, she saw them as potential prey. ;) > Or maybe she was reminded of when she was a kitten and played with her > littermates. Actually, I have no idea how she would react to another > cat or another kitten. Purrs tend to be from pleasure or pain. Betty was pleased to see the kittens. NOW GET HER A KITTEN! Pam S. enough already >Purrs tend to be from pleasure or pain. Betty was pleased to see the >kittens. NOW GET HER A KITTEN! I understand, so purrs are like human moans! Humans can moan from either pleasure or pain. From this, I can hypothesize that cats can also purr under the following conditions: 1. The cat hears a bad joke. 2. The cat is given bad news. 3. The cat is a ghost. 4. The cat has many complaints. :) >>Purrs tend to be from pleasure or pain. Betty was pleased to see the >>kittens. NOW GET HER A KITTEN! [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > :) With the type of humor my cats tend to display, the joke would have to be extremely bad for them NOT to purr in humor. If the cats were human, one would never dare bend over in front of them, especially Berfert and Pine Cone. Bad news is generally that their food dish is empty, their litter box needs cleaning, or that the excess hoomin population is going up again. Basically, I really think it means that Betty was getting pleasure from seeing the kits and wants a buddy of her own. SO GET BETTY A KITTEN!!! Pam S. >> I watched it this morning. Wow. Bigtime kitten fever. It really is a great >> little movie. The camera work and editing is TERRIFIC. I love when she is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Have you seen any of them when they were that wobbly? :) I didn't know Pearl as a kitten at all. It's almost hard to picture because she is so...adult. Grant and Sugar were probably 9 weeks or so old when I got them. No longer wobbly, but tiny. Sugar sometimes still looks like a kitten to me. She's so cute. Grant of course is now such a big boy, it's hard to remember. I'm amazed when I see the few pics I have of them as youngsters. > I liked how the parentage was so obvious. Two of them looked like > little versions of the queen, and three of them looked like little > versions of the tom. Little white puffballs!! > When I was watching the film, I looked down at Betty (who I thought > was sleeping), and she was *fascinated*! It was so funny watching her > eyes go back and forth following the action. She purred when the > kittens started walking, and when they were drinking from the saucer. > When it was over, she kept looking back towards the monitor to see if > it would produce more kittens. :) Awwww. She is interested :) > When I was watching the film, I looked down at Betty (who I thought > was sleeping), and she was *fascinated*! It was so funny watching her > eyes go back and forth following the action. She purred when the > kittens started walking, and when they were drinking from the saucer. > When it was over, she kept looking back towards the monitor to see if > it would produce more kittens. :) Tak, Betty needs a kitten of her own. Pam S. hoping Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: >When I was watching the film, I looked down at Betty (who I thought >was sleeping), and she was *fascinated*! It was so funny watching her >eyes go back and forth following the action. She purred when the >kittens started walking, and when they were drinking from the saucer. >When it was over, she kept looking back towards the monitor to see if >it would produce more kittens. :) She needs a kitten, Dad. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to >say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >She needs a kitten, Dad. :-) Well, maybe, but Betty will have to take full responsibility for it. :) >>Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to >>say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Well, maybe, but Betty will have to take full responsibility for it. > :) Well??? What are you waiting for? GET THAT POOR LITTLE GIRL A KITTEN OF HER OWN!! Pam S. how many times do we have to tell you this? >Well??? What are you waiting for? GET THAT POOR LITTLE GIRL A KITTEN >OF HER OWN!! > >Pam S. how many times do we have to tell you this? It's been only a few hours since you last told me that! It's a really long, drawn out process that normally takes not hours, but days, months, years, sometimes even centuries. I mean, I have to, um, honor the traditions of my ancestors and perform the rite of the Japanese Zulu-Tango contemplation. > It's been only a few hours since you last told me that! It's a really > long, drawn out process that normally takes not hours, but days, > months, years, sometimes even centuries. I mean, I have to, um, honor > the traditions of my ancestors and perform the rite of the Japanese > Zulu-Tango contemplation. Yeah, right. Pam S. snickering Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: >>Well??? What are you waiting for? GET THAT POOR LITTLE GIRL A KITTEN >>OF HER OWN!! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >the traditions of my ancestors and perform the rite of the Japanese >Zulu-Tango contemplation. Bravo Sierra :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to >say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Bravo Sierra :-) LOL! Good one. I'll see what I can do to shorten the contemplation period. ;) But it's more likely that Betty's eventual companion would be older than younger, because that's what the shelters usually have. Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: >>I mean, I have to, um, honor >>>the traditions of my ancestors and perform the rite of the Japanese [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >period. ;) But it's more likely that Betty's eventual companion would >be older than younger, because that's what the shelters usually have. OTOH, she'll be more likely to amicably accept a younger cat, and probably do better with a male. An older cat, especially another female, is more likely to have her feeling that her territory is being threatened, IMO. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to >say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >female, is more likely to have her feeling that her territory is being >threatened, IMO. This is exactly the kind of thing that needs to be considered during the contemplation period. If I got another cat, I could keep it on the second floor, which Betty does not seem to consider her territory. I'll keep the gender issue in mind, but all this advice is coming from two people who don't even seem to be sure whether their own pets are boys or girls. ;) Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: >>>But it's more likely that Betty's eventual companion would >>>be older than younger, because that's what the shelters usually have. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >two people who don't even seem to be sure whether their own pets are >boys or girls. ;) In my defense, it's very hard to tell with birds, short of invasive medical procedures or egg-laying :-).*I* have no trouble determining gender in dogs or cats, where the external evidence usually speaks for itself ;-). (The Attilla incident wasn't my fault, since I was about six or seven at the time ;-) ). I'll let Pam speak for herself. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > This is exactly the kind of thing that needs to be considered during > the contemplation period. If I got another cat, I could keep it on [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > two people who don't even seem to be sure whether their own pets are > boys or girls. ;) LOL However, the kitties had no doubts about their genders. Pam S. smiling > Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to > say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Bravo Sierra :-) LOL! 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 > Takayuki <Takayuki9z@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to > say about Re: You've gotta see this cat video!...: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Bravo Sierra :-) ROFL!!!!! > I watched it this morning. Wow. Bigtime kitten fever. It really is > a great little movie. I'm planning to download it when I have time, but yesterday when I started the d/l, it said it would take half an hour. And I have DSL! Is it really that huge a file?? Also, I noticed the film was available in all these weird formats, like "mp2" and "mp4". Do standard video players recognize these formats? What is DivX? I seem to remember downloading something related to DivX about a year ago, but it kept telling me I needed this and that patch, etc, so I never used it. What software will play these files? Thanks, Joyce in article jim4d.14716$54.221078@typhoon.sonic.net, jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net at jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net wrote on 9/22/04 4:39 PM: >> I watched it this morning. Wow. Bigtime kitten fever. It really is >> a great little movie. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Thanks, > Joyce I think the MPEG1 will play on about any machine. The video is 22 minutes long so, it does take about a half hour. They touched my heart - but then, cats always do that! Renee "There are no ordinary cats." Colette > ... if you're on high speed that is (it's about a 500MB download). > http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectionid=0 0961&from=pickList [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I'm sure you'll love it.... As Tak says, the acting is superb! I loved it when the Papa cat climbs up on the scratching post and the babies try to follow and he looks down like he saying: Atta boy, son! You can do it! Really nice video. I'm saving it. Jazz & his mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time. >> ... if you're on high speed that is (it's about a 500MB download). >> http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collectioni [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Really nice video. I'm saving it. > Jazz & his mama how about when momma keeps "nagging" the kittens not to go very far when they are learning to walk. I can't get over how well they did filming and editing this. It's really a mini masterpiece. > ... if you're on high speed that is (it's about a 500MB download). > http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collecti > onid=00961&from=pickList Absolutely adorable film - what a sweet family :-))) 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 >> ... if you're on high speed that is (it's about a 500MB download). >> http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.php?collection=prelinger&collecti [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Deb. and wasn't the homemade scratchpost great? No way you could "buy" one in 1947. Smart people. > and wasn't the homemade scratchpost great? No way you could "buy" one in > 1947. Smart people. Oh yes! I hadn't thought of that. I also liked the bit where he shows 'She' moving the kittens to the woodpile, so they can learn to walk better. Another shot shows a little face peeking out from between the logs while a second kitten prances by. So gorgeous :-)) 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 >> and wasn't the homemade scratchpost great? No way you could "buy" one in >> 1947. Smart people. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >better. Another shot shows a little face peeking out from between the >logs while a second kitten prances by. So gorgeous :-)) I liked the beginning when momcat was just looking around, breathing, and swiveling her ears this way and that. If I could pick any of them to take home, it would be her. :) There was also a cute shot of one of the kittens in the box yawning and stretching. They were all very cute. |
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