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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2006Wet Kitten Alert!
Well, kittens are kittens, you know, which means they are sometimes a bit lacking in the smarts department. Kate and Jack, in addition to the above, are also fascinated with water. They're in the tub, the sink, back to the tub, back to the sink. They get water all over their little paws and track it everywhere, oblivious to the fact that they are a teeny bit wet. So I decided to take a bath last night, with the kittens roaming around. Of course they were curious, and peered over the side of the tub wondering what the silly human was doing sitting in a big, giant vat of water. You don't have to be psychic to guess what was coming next. Intrepid Jack the Explorer got a wee bit *too* curious, and took a leap into the full tub of water. I'm not sure how he managed to mostly stay above water. I'm beginning to think he can *walk* on water almost! But there he was, standing there for a few seconds, in the bathtub, with a look on his face like "Do I like this? Did I do that? I didn't do that! I don't like this!" Flumpftht. He jumps out of the tub. Being fully wet myself, I yell downstairs to DH: "Wet kitten alert!" He duly comes upstairs with a few paper towels, just enough to get a few drops of water off Jack's belly. I suggest an actual towel might be more helpful, and he wraps Jack up in one like a swaddled baby, and rubs his legs and belly mostly dry before Jack decides he has had enough of this and bolts off, still intrepid, but a bit cleaner. Wonder when Kate will take the plunge? Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) wow, was this a really bad story, or what? Zero responses. Did I become invisible suddenly? Knock, knock. Helloooo? Am I here? Ginger-lyn just fooling around Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > wow, was this a really bad story, or what? Zero responses. Did I > become invisible suddenly? Knock, knock. Helloooo? Am I here? It just happened to appear at the same time as another cat-and-water story (Dan's about Ranger), and I was thinking of both these stories when I replied to that thread, though you couldn't know that, of course. ;o) I especially liked your description of Jack's face: "Do I like this? Did I do that? I didn't do that! I don't like this!" That's exactly the way Caliban reacts to water (and snow). It takes him a while before he realises that it's his own fault that he is getting wet (or cold paws) and that he does not like it. You can see those exact thoughts running through his brain.  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 > wow, was this a really bad story, or what? Zero responses. Did I > become invisible suddenly? Knock, knock. Helloooo? Am I here? > > Ginger-lyn > just fooling around That happens with me sometimes too Ginger-lyn. In fact there are times when I post several things and get no responses or maybe only one reply. Of course, egomaniac that I am, I start to think that everybody here hates me and have killfiled me and want me to go away and never post here again. While that may be true of some of the people here, I don't think that this is always the case. I think it's just that sometimes I hit a time period where nobody posts, or somebody else has posted something more important or more urgent to them than my little story (and that's how it should be, of course), or maybe it's just a day or two in a row when everybody is just busy with RL and can't take the time to post a reply. Please know, however, that I read all the posts here and appreciate all the stories even when I don't have time to post a reply. SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > Home Pages: > http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ > http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) > http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) > That happens with me sometimes too Ginger-lyn. In fact there are times > when I post several things and get no responses or maybe only one reply. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Please know, however, that I read all the posts here and appreciate all > the stories even when I don't have time to post a reply. Me too. I about have a panic attack if I post a story and no one replies. I'm always wondering if I was more obnoxious than usual, and now everyone hates me, or if I just don't write as well as I'd like to think. I'm very insecure. I need a hug. Pam S. who really needs a hug right now > > That happens with me sometimes too Ginger-lyn. In fact there are times > > when I post several things and get no responses or maybe only one reply. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Pam S. who really needs a hug right now (((((((((((Pam)))))))))))) I subscribe to five newsgroups, and have a lot of other things going on, too. One of the groups I subscribe to is even busier than this one. I often read and enjoy posts without commenting. I sometimes mark a thread as read after reading two or three posts. I just can't read and comment on everything. Joy Pamela Shirk wrote: >> That happens with me sometimes too Ginger-lyn. In fact there are >> times when I post several things and get no responses or maybe only [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Pam S. who really needs a hug right now {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ Pam }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >> That happens with me sometimes too Ginger-lyn. In fact there are times >> when I post several things and get no responses or maybe only one reply. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Pam S. who really needs a hug right now {{{{{{{{{{Pam}}}}}}}}}} Your posts are *ALWAYS* read and *ALWAYS* welcome! SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Ginger-lyn, CatNipped, Pam and the rest of rpca: I usually reply only to a fraction of all the posts I read. The reason vary daily, could be that there's nothing to say, could be that I'm overloaded with other stuff, could be that I forget to... That does not mean your contributions are not appreciated, on the contrary. It's hard to predict when one story/post will generate lots of responses and when it won't. It's already hard to keep up with rpca, imagine if every one of us replied to every single post!!! It would be impossible to read! Pamela Shirk wrote: > Pam S. who really needs a hug right now *hugs* all around! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > It's already hard to keep up with rpca, imagine if every one of us > replied to every single post!!! It would be impossible to read! This is a very good point, Victor. I would definitely have to unsub if that were the case. I think I'd rather live with a bit of insecurity (which I definitely do feel when I post something and nobody replies) than have an ng overrun with "me too" posts that I would never be able to keep up with. Such is the ecology of Usenet. :) Joyce > Ginger-lyn, CatNipped, Pam and the rest of rpca: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > *hugs* all around! I know, you're right, but I have an insecurity blanket big enough to cover a lot of room. I don't reply to very many posts, though I read them all, and appreciate almost all of them. Hey trolls are good for at least a recipe or two. Pam S. who appreciates and loves all the hugs from all of you >Me too. I about have a panic attack if I post a story and no one replies. >I'm always wondering if I was more obnoxious than usual, and now everyone >hates me, or if I just don't write as well as I'd like to think. I'm very >insecure. I need a hug. > >Pam S. who really needs a hug right now {{{{{{{{{{{{{{Pam}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Feel better? :-) Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > {{{{{{{{{{{{{{Pam}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} > > Feel better? :-) > > Ginger-lyn YES!! Thank you for the hugs and I'm sending hugs back to you all Pam S grateful for her friends here at RPCA Pamela Shirk wrote: > Me too. I about have a panic attack if I post a story and no one replies. > I'm always wondering if I was more obnoxious than usual, and now everyone > hates me, or if I just don't write as well as I'd like to think. I'm very > insecure. I need a hug. > > Pam S. who really needs a hug right now Lots of hugs and purrs just for you, Pam, Polonca and Soncek > Pamela Shirk wrote: >> Me too. I about have a panic attack if I post a story and no one [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Lots of hugs and purrs just for you, Pam, > Polonca and Soncek More Hugs Pam from me and believe it or not, Victor Velcro, who is a gooood hugger. Mr. Pumpkin sends rumbly purrs, Aggies purrs are no less sincere but do come from under the bed. <snipped> > Me too. I about have a panic attack if I post a story and no one replies. > I'm always wondering if I was more obnoxious than usual, and now everyone > hates me, or if I just don't write as well as I'd like to think. I'm very > insecure. I need a hug. > > Pam S. who really needs a hug right now {{{{{{{{{{ Pam }}}}}}}}}} And there's more where that came from if you need another! Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >> wow, was this a really bad story, or what? Zero responses. Did I >> become invisible suddenly? Knock, knock. Helloooo? Am I here? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Please know, however, that I read all the posts here and appreciate all the > stories even when I don't have time to post a reply. Re: Posting replies -- I'll never get caught up. Right now I have 1,478 unread Anecdotes; 406 unread Health and Behavior and various amounts in 7 other groups I look at. I go to the computer to see what is there several times a day, but cannot stand to sit to long at one time. Heartfelt purrs for all who mourn or suffer. MLB I read your story, Ginger-lyn! I just have a bad habit of not commenting on most of the stories I read. I actually have to remind myself to post more replies or else I wouldn't post any. I'm just lazy. But your story was very cute and I liked it :-) 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 > wow, was this a really bad story, or what? Zero responses. Did I > become invisible suddenly? Knock, knock. Helloooo? Am I here? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against > Animals in Movies Website) > I read your story, Ginger-lyn! I just have a bad habit of not > commenting on most of the stories I read. I actually have to remind > myself to post more replies or else I wouldn't post any. I'm just > lazy. But your story was very cute and I liked it :-) That is me too, plus I have not been online much with my Christmas break as I am getting computer fatigue. I want to see pictures of Kate and jack someday. >I read your story, Ginger-lyn! I just have a bad habit of not >commenting on most of the stories I read. I actually have to remind >myself to post more replies or else I wouldn't post any. I'm just lazy. >But your story was very cute and I liked it :-) Thanks, Britta. I have to admit I'm bad about that, too. lol! So I guess one of my resolutions will have to be to post more replies to stories :-) Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) >>I read your story, Ginger-lyn! I just have a bad habit of not >>commenting on most of the stories I read. I actually have to remind [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Ginger-lyn I'm bad too. I read them all eventually, and I do appreciate them (I read yours) but if I am pushed for time which I usually am, and nothing intelligent springs to mind immediately as a reply, I don't. The time difference can be a problem too. You are all just getting going in the USA when it's time for me to go to bed. By the time I log in again after work the next day, everything is all over. Tweed > wow, was this a really bad story, or what? Zero responses. Did I > become invisible suddenly? Knock, knock. Helloooo? Am I here? Actually, I didn't see your original post. So that's why I didn't reply. Could you post it again? Thanks, Joyce > > wow, was this a really bad story, or what? Zero responses. Did I > > become invisible suddenly? Knock, knock. Helloooo? Am I here? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Thanks, >Joyce Here 'tis. Well, kittens are kittens, you know, which means they are sometimes a bit lacking in the smarts department. Kate and Jack, in addition to the above, are also fascinated with water. They're in the tub, the sink, back to the tub, back to the sink. They get water all over their little paws and track it everywhere, oblivious to the fact that they are a teeny bit wet. So I decided to take a bath last night, with the kittens roaming around. Of course they were curious, and peered over the side of the tub wondering what the silly human was doing sitting in a big, giant vat of water. You don't have to be psychic to guess what was coming next. Intrepid Jack the Explorer got a wee bit *too* curious, and took a leap into the full tub of water. I'm not sure how he managed to mostly stay above water. I'm beginning to think he can *walk* on water almost! But there he was, standing there for a few seconds, in the bathtub, with a look on his face like "Do I like this? Did I do that? I didn't do that! I don't like this!" Flumpftht. He jumps out of the tub. Being fully wet myself, I yell downstairs to DH: "Wet kitten alert!" He duly comes upstairs with a few paper towels, just enough to get a few drops of water off Jack's belly. I suggest an actual towel might be more helpful, and he wraps Jack up in one like a swaddled baby, and rubs his legs and belly mostly dry before Jack decides he has had enough of this and bolts off, still intrepid, but a bit cleaner. Wonder when Kate will take the plunge? Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) On Sun 08 Jan 2006 01:21:19p, wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (news:0rl2s1dsed3344b2bgvrpj4udo8p1n2mjo@4ax.com): > Well, kittens are kittens, you know, which means they are > sometimes a bit lacking in the smarts department. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Wonder when Kate will take the plunge? Scarlett and Rhett love water! I don't take baths, but they do the edge walk when I take a shower. Both stick their faces in past the shower curtain, and look about to fall in. Hasn't happened yet! SignatureCheryl > Scarlett and Rhett love water! I don't take baths, but they do the > edge walk when I take a shower. Both stick their faces in past the > shower curtain, and look about to fall in. Hasn't happened yet!/// Lily should have been named "Splash" given her love of water. She gets in the shower with me all the time, plays with the water in the washing-up bowl, paddles in the dog bowl, she is fascinated by water. It's a right pain because as soon as she is soaking wet, she comes to me for kitty kisses. Helen m LOL... she's a Water Lily! > > Scarlett and Rhett love water! I don't take baths, but they do the > > edge walk when I take a shower. Both stick their faces in past the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Helen m > You don't have to be psychic to guess what was coming next. > Intrepid Jack the Explorer got a wee bit *too* curious, and took a > leap into the full tub of water. You know, whenever I hear this, I'm always a bit frightened for the poor human. They're lying there, with the most vulnerable parts of their anatomy completely exposed to a cat who has every reason to start flailing its claws around (at whatever the cat can catch them on... meaning YOU). Hope you got through this mostly unscathed! Thanks for the re-post. Joyce > > You don't have to be psychic to guess what was coming next. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Joyce I suppose I was lucky when Snoopy fell in, about 12 years ago, I got quite a few scratches on my tummy, but it could have been worse. ;o) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I suppose I was lucky when Snoopy fell in, about 12 years ago, I got quite a > few scratches on my tummy, but it could have been worse. ;o) I think Betsy levitated. I knew, once I got over the shock (I'd been lying back with my eyes closed), that a cat had bounced off me and splashed a lot of water around, but she didn't dig her claws in. And she doesn't normally hesitated to do that if she thinks it is necessary. SignatureCheryl >> I suppose I was lucky when Snoopy fell in, about 12 years ago, I got >> quite a few scratches on my tummy, but it could have been worse. ;o) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > lot of water around, but she didn't dig her claws in. And she doesn't > normally hesitated to do that if she thinks it is necessary. Snoopy has very sharp claws and she panicked, she still looks worried when I'm in the bath but hasn't tried to jump on the dge since then. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >You know, whenever I hear this, I'm always a bit frightened for the >poor human. They're lying there, with the most vulnerable parts of [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Joyce You're welcome. And yeah, amazingly, I didn't get a single scratch (unlike years ago, when Circe (RB) jumped into the tub on top of my legs and created a nice pattern of scratches before he managed to leap out!). Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) >> > wow, was this a really bad story, or what? Zero responses. Did I >> > become invisible suddenly? Knock, knock. Helloooo? Am I here? [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Wonder when Kate will take the plunge? I didn't see the original either so thanks for reposting it. Poor Jack. But the look on his face must have been priceless! LOL! Yowie What a great story! Soncek being the wise old kitty that he is ;) stays away from the tub when it is full of water. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > Well, kittens are kittens, you know, which means they are sometimes a > bit lacking in the smarts department. 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