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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2005Holy Bowl!
Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to see what would happen if I left it open. Caliban is always veeery interested in what happens in the toilet (we'll not get into details - let me just say he gets very upclose and personal). Here is what happened: http://tinyurl.com/8o4qv http://tinyurl.com/7ryrv I think I'd better keep the lid down in future, as well. I made a couple of ice lanterns and set them up in the enclosure. I took this pic with flash: http://tinyurl.com/bxr9e And these without: http://tinyurl.com/dnoyw http://tinyurl.com/8kvgz (Caliban's paw was nowhere near the actual flame, he was just batting the air. He does this in the litterbox, too. Stands above his offerings and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near the litter.)  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Awww, Caliban is a very handsome cat. I love the way they are so fascinated my everything! I do know a cat who likes to drink from the toilet bowl - so watch out! Carolyn > Awww, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Carolyn Pua does that and when I go to sit down, the seats always wet. I try to keep the lid closed, but my husband never remembers. I usually get a wet tushy. :~) kili > Awww, > > Caliban is a very handsome cat. I love the way they are so fascinated > my everything! I do know a cat who likes to drink from the toilet bowl > - so watch out! I had a kitten who fell in, once! I usually keep the lid down, but forgot. She was used to jumping up on the closed lid, and evidently didn't look before she leaped. I was sitting in a chair, reading, so my first inkling of what had happened was when a throughly drenched white kitten crawled up on my lap! > Carolyn >Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the >toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to see [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >I think I'd better keep the lid down in future, as well. I have to keep mine closed, otherwise the inside is covered with little black Dante pawprints. >I made a couple of ice lanterns and set them up in the enclosure. I took >this pic with flash: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >the air. He does this in the litterbox, too. Stands above his offerings >and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near the litter.) Silly bit! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War >>(Caliban's paw was nowhere near the actual flame, he was just batting >>the air. He does this in the litterbox, too. Stands above his offerings >>and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near the litter.) > > Silly bit! The funny part is, he has this utterly disgusted look on his face while doing it, like 'I cannot bear to touch this filth. Will you please come and clean it up, slave?' SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >(Caliban's paw was nowhere near the actual flame, he was just batting >the air. He does this in the litterbox, too. Stands above his offerings >and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near the litter.) Silly bit! =================================== Maybe he was blessing the lantern and litterbox offerings. He might have been a Priest in a past life ;o) Suz&Spicey > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the > toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to see [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > http://tinyurl.com/8o4qv > http://tinyurl.com/7ryrv Holy monster mog, batman! Either you have very dainty miniature loos over there, or Caliban is getting REALLY big. What handsome markings he has. > Holy monster mog, batman! > Either you have very dainty miniature loos over there, or Caliban is > getting REALLY big. > What handsome markings he has. He is getting REALLY big. And he's only eight months old. :o/ The trouble is, his brain hasn't caught up with the rest of him yet, so he still thinks he's a tiny little kitten. He tries to creep into places he has no chance of fitting in, and he tries to curl up on my chest while i watch TV, but he's just too big. Very clumsy too. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > Holy monster mog, batman! > > Either you have very dainty miniature loos over there, or Caliban is [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > has no chance of fitting in, and he tries to curl up on my chest while i > watch TV, but he's just too big. Very clumsy too. But that's the funny stage! LOL. Enjoy it. :~) kili > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the toilet > bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to see what [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I think I'd better keep the lid down in future, as well. With Waffles & being outnumbered by the males in the household, most of the time at Chateau Simmons, the lids are up.... Frequently I have to remind Francis and Marble that they fill me full of angst when I hear the sounds of said boycats lapping from the bowl.... Waffles, of course, is more refined than the boys as she prefers a dripping tap. > I made a couple of ice lanterns and set them up in the enclosure. I took > this pic with flash: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://tinyurl.com/dnoyw > http://tinyurl.com/8kvgz *Lovely* Cheers, helen s > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the > toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I think I'd better keep the lid down in future, as well. Those two certainly show how big he's grown, and he's still a kitten. I think you may need a larger home. ;o) > I made a couple of ice lanterns and set them up in the enclosure. I > took this pic with flash: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > the air. He does this in the litterbox, too. Stands above his > offerings and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near the litter.) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the > toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to see [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > http://tinyurl.com/8o4qv > http://tinyurl.com/7ryrv Very nice lantern! I think an interest in toilets and sinks must be a normal kitten thing. Here's a few of Ranger exploring: http://catfolks.net/photos/ranger/IMG_1166.JPG http://catfolks.net/photos/ranger/IMG_1167.JPG http://catfolks.net/photos/ranger/IMG_1169.JPG http://catfolks.net/photos/ranger/IMG_11701.JPG > Very nice lantern! > > I think an interest in toilets and sinks must be a normal kitten thing. > Here's a few of Ranger exploring: He's so big already! He looks like he might have some Russian Blue in him - the colour and those faint stripes along his back legs. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Very nice lantern! >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > He's so big already! He looks like he might have some Russian Blue in > him - the colour and those faint stripes along his back legs. I've been thinking that too. And he is big! Though he's a lot younger than Harri, he's quite a bit larger than her. Soooo cute! > Very nice lantern! > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > http://catfolks.net/photos/ranger/IMG_1169.JPG > http://catfolks.net/photos/ranger/IMG_11701.JPG > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the > toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to see > what would happen if I left it open. Caliban is always veeery interested > in what happens in the toilet (we'll not get into details - let me just > say he gets very upclose and personal). We've got a toilet-Tyche. she swims in the bowl. ALL FOUR PAWS GO IN. --Fil This is Sugar's customary pose after flushing. She slinks around a moment then rushes and hangs over the edge and then ruuuuuuuuns off like the devil is after her. Makes me just laugh mysefl silly. > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the > toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to see [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > the air. He does this in the litterbox, too. Stands above his offerings > and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near the litter.) > This is Sugar's customary pose after flushing. She slinks around a > moment then rushes and hangs over the edge and then ruuuuuuuuns off > like the devil is after her. Makes me just laugh mysefl silly. Persia accidentally flushed the toilet once. She was sitting on the lid and decided the flush handle was a toy. She started pushing on it with her paw... then she pressed down and FLUSSSSSHHHHH. Scared the crap out of her (pun intended) and she went dashing off. Oooh, that evil white bowl! :) Jill >> Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the >> toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ >> and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > This is Sugar's customary pose after flushing. She slinks around a moment > then rushes and hangs over the edge and then ruuuuuuuuns off like the devil > is after her. Makes me just laugh mysefl silly. Caliban does the flushing himself. The mechanism is an oval button. if you press one side of it, you get a small flush, if you press the other side, you get a big flush. Sometimes when I'm sitting on the throne, Caliuban comes careening into the small room, rushes up me, over my shoulder, and jumps on the tank, hitting the button and flushing the toilet. Sometimes he does it when I'm not even there. I'll just suddenly hear a >flush< from the bathroom. The worst thing is when it happens in the middle of the night. :oP SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > The mechanism is an oval button. if > you press one side of it, you get a small flush, if you press the other > side, you get a big flush. Now, why aren't all toilets designed this way? That is so smart, and yet, so obvious, really. > Sometimes when I'm sitting on the throne, > Caliuban comes careening into the small room, rushes up me, over my > shoulder, and jumps on the tank, hitting the button and flushing the > toilet. Sometimes he does it when I'm not even there. I'll just suddenly > hear a >flush< from the bathroom. The worst thing is when it happens in > the middle of the night. :oP And it kind of defeats the purpose of the dual-flush mechanism, which I assume is to save water when you don't need to flush that much. I often wonder, when someone talks about their cat being fascinated by a flushing toilet (and who learns how to do it), what their water bill must be like! Joyce >> The mechanism is an oval button. if >> you press one side of it, you get a small flush, if you press the >> other side, you get a big flush. > > Now, why aren't all toilets designed this way? That is so smart, and > yet, so obvious, really. It's what all toilets in Australia seem to be like. Personally, I'd never seen it before we went there. SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>> The mechanism is an oval button. if >>> you press one side of it, you get a small flush, if you press the >>> other side, you get a big flush. >> >> Now, why aren't all toilets designed this way? That is so smart, and >> yet, so obvious, really. And quite common, in Europe, I think - at least most of my hotel bathrooms have had such an arrangement. (Fewer things to go wrong with the flush mechanism, too, since the button controls the plug directly, instead of the system of ball-cocks and levers you find in the U.S.) > It's what all toilets in Australia seem to be like. Personally, I'd > never seen it before we went there. <sssssnip> > Joyce CROW PIE put your foot in your mouth then come back and post anyway it's best served cold, makes one giant helping It's a good think Sugar can't do it herself!! > > This is Sugar's customary pose after flushing. She slinks around a moment > > then rushes and hangs over the edge and then ruuuuuuuuns off like the devil [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > hear a >flush< from the bathroom. The worst thing is when it happens in > the middle of the night. :oP Very cute! I think all of my cats were (accidentally) baptised in the bowl and/or tub as kittens. That only had to happen once per cat and they learned to avoid it. I have, however, caught MIthu drinking from the bowl, so I enforce a "lids-down" policy in the house at all times now. -Caroline S. > Caliban is always veeery interested > in what happens in the toilet Cute! Though, what would happen if he did lap some of the water? I don't think it's bad for cats. Remember, these are animals that lick their own butts after using the litterbox! :) > I made a couple of ice lanterns and set them up in the enclosure. This is really pretty! How does it stay frozen - is it outside? I guess I'm not sure what you mean by the "enclosure" - is it a non-insulated part of your apartment? I'll bet you're glad the solstice is almost here!! Joyce > > Caliban is always veeery interested > > in what happens in the toilet > > Cute! Though, what would happen if he did lap some of the water? I > don't think it's bad for cats. Remember, these are animals that lick > their own butts after using the litterbox! :) Oh, I'm not really worried about him drinking the water, but rather that he will fal in and not get back out. He's a bit clumsy, what with his body growing faster than his brain can keep up. ;o) > > I made a couple of ice lanterns and set them up in the enclosure. > > This is really pretty! How does it stay frozen - is it outside? I guess > I'm not sure what you mean by the "enclosure" - is it a non-insulated > part of your apartment? The place where I live now has a little garden attacjhed to it, and I had an enclosure built for the cats. Here's an album of pictures from the enclosure when it had just been built: http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/album?.dir=5608&. > I'll bet you're glad the solstice is almost here!! It wouldn't be so bad if there was snow to lighten things up, but there isn't. They're saying there should be snow at the end of the week. Somehow, it always seems to snow just a few days before Xmas. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki Awww! This made me have to go into my picture archives and dig out this one of when Vino was just a kitten: http://tinyurl.com/7cyva I love the ice lanterns, what a cool idea! No chance in hell of me ever being able to make one considering when I'm living and were I will be living. Still cool though :-) SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the > toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I decided to [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > the air. He does this in the litterbox, too. Stands above his > offerings and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near the litter.) > Awww! This made me have to go into my picture archives and dig out this > one of when Vino was just a kitten: > http://tinyurl.com/7cyva AAawwww, what a face! > I love the ice lanterns, what a cool idea! No chance in hell of me ever > being able to make one considering when I'm living and were I will be > living. Still cool though :-) My ice lanterns are pretty simple. Here are some others: http://sim.1g.fi/Muikkula/jaalyhty.html http://aukea.net/mp/db/Teos/yksi/?K=1396519&NRO=1 http://vaunut.org/luonto/kuvasivu.php/248.html?paikka=raahe&x=10 http://members.surfeu.fi/kribe/jaalyhty.jpg SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Awww! This made me have to go into my picture archives and dig out >> this one of when Vino was just a kitten: >> http://tinyurl.com/7cyva > > AAawwww, what a face! Yes, he was such a little cutie pie as a kitten :-) >> I love the ice lanterns, what a cool idea! No chance in hell of me >> ever being able to make one considering when I'm living and were I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > http://vaunut.org/luonto/kuvasivu.php/248.html?paikka=raahe&x=10 > http://members.surfeu.fi/kribe/jaalyhty.jpg They're gorgeous! I wish I'd have known about this when I was living in Yellowknife. SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>> Awww! This made me have to go into my picture archives and dig out >>> this one of when Vino was just a kitten: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Yes, he was such a little cutie pie as a kitten :-) He's still a little cutie pie. :-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > My ice lanterns are pretty simple. Here are some others: > http://sim.1g.fi/Muikkula/jaalyhty.html > http://aukea.net/mp/db/Teos/yksi/?K=1396519&NRO=1 > http://vaunut.org/luonto/kuvasivu.php/248.html?paikka=raahe&x=10 > http://members.surfeu.fi/kribe/jaalyhty.jpg Wow - doesn't the flame melt them? (And then, doesn't the water from the melted ice put out the flame?) Joyce > > My ice lanterns are pretty simple. Here are some others: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Wow - doesn't the flame melt them? (And then, doesn't the water from > the melted ice put out the flame?) I can't explain the thermodynamics behind it, but they seem to work fine. This is the first time I've made any, though, so don't know yet what will happen. Of course, mine are completely open, so there is no melting above the candles. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Awww! This made me have to go into my picture archives and dig out this > one of when Vino was just a kitten: > http://tinyurl.com/7cyva Aah, he's so peaches and cream-y. Very sweet/ > I love the ice lanterns, what a cool idea! No chance in hell of me ever > being able to make one considering when I'm living and were I will be > living. That's for sure! >> Awww! This made me have to go into my picture archives and dig out >> this one of when Vino was just a kitten: >> http://tinyurl.com/7cyva > > Aah, he's so peaches and cream-y. Very sweet/ Yes, he's very peachy :-) The people we got him from had actually named him Peaches, but we had to change that. >> I love the ice lanterns, what a cool idea! No chance in hell of me >> ever being able to make one considering when I'm living and were I >> will be living. > > That's for sure! Yes, well the lady at the ANZ bank in Margaret River told us that a friend of a friend told her that she knows someone who had to actually scrape frost off her windshield twice last winter when heading to work in the early morning. Brrrr! But the story does seem a bit farfetched, being 4th hand info and all that ;-) SignatureBritta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Awww! This made me have to go into my picture archives and dig out this > one of when Vino was just a kitten: > http://tinyurl.com/7cyva EEEEK! Baby Vino!!!! What a cutie! Joyce AAAAAWWWWWWW! A baby Vino!!! My goodness, how cute is that. ;) Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > Awww! This made me have to go into my picture archives and dig out this > one of when Vino was just a kitten: [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> the air. He does this in the litterbox, too. Stands above his >> offerings and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near the litter.) > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on the > toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. that's nasty, im sure your sh.tter is clean, but the cat is putting his hands in piss then walking on the kitchen counter next to the meat i think I'd put the lids back down > Ever since Miranda joined the family, I've kept the lid shut on > the toilet bowl to keep out curious little kitties. Today, I [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > above his offerings and waves his paw in the air - nowhere near > the litter.) Great pics, Marina. Thanks! SignatureCheryl |
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