This is why our cats don't trust small hoomins

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Victor Martinez - 13 Oct 2004 14:44 GMT

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Kreisleriana - 13 Oct 2004 16:17 GMT

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BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!

My experience has been that small hoomins tend not to trust my
extremely sweet and harmless cats.

When I was still with the Former Mr. Theresa, some years ago, his
goddaughter came to visit us. We just had little Mimi, then, who was
usually shy with strangers, but intrigued by the little hoomin. The
two-year-old girl had an absolute meltdown when she saw poor Mimi--
absolutely terrified.

*She burst into tears, howling (in an Australian accent, yet) "TAKE IT
AWAY! TAKE IT AWAY! GO AWAY, PUSSYCAT!"

Well, there were a lot of things that made Mimi run and hide, but
yelling was not one of them. When she heard yelling, she seemed to
figure something really cool was going on. So this reaction made
Elizabeth particularly fascinating to Mimi. Elizabeth shrieked "I
DON'T LIKE IT! TAKE IT AWAY!"

I shut Mimi in the bedroom just to gain a little time-- there was no
door she couldn't open. We got Elizabeth calmed down and settled in a
nice comfy chair, where she had de-escalated to that kind of hiccuping
sobbing we all know so well. But Mimi was riveting by the little
noise-making hoomin, and soon appeared perched on the back of
Elizabeth's chair, where she gingerly leaned over to look right into
the baby's face.

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{SHRIEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HOWL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Repeat from *. ;)

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Marina - 14 Oct 2004 04:20 GMT

> My experience has been that small hoomins tend not to trust my
> extremely sweet and harmless cats.
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> Repeat from *. ;)

LOL!

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CatNipped - 13 Oct 2004 19:37 GMT

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All my small hoomins have learned to respect the power of the claw! ;>

Hugs,

CatNipped

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Adrian - 15 Oct 2004 12:10 GMT

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> CatNipped

I learned to respect the power of the claw when I was 2 years old. I was
having a "game" chasing our cat, Figaro, round the garden. When she'd
had enough, she stopped, turned and scratched me down both legs. When I
told my mother she just said I shouldn't annoy the cat. It never stopped
me loving cats though, it taught me to respect them. :-) Figaro went to
the bridge 15 years later, aged 21.

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CatNipped - 16 Oct 2004 02:49 GMT

> I learned to respect the power of the claw when I was 2 years old. I was
> having a "game" chasing our cat, Figaro, round the garden. When she'd
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> Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
> A house is not a home, without a cat.

21!! Wow, and elder statesman of a cat. Yep, I would never punish a cat
for doing what comes naturally, I only chide the small hoomins to leave them
be if they don't want to be scratched. I have found, though, that unless
they are *really* harassed, cats will give only a token scratch to keep the
little ones at bay.

Hugs,

CatNipped

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Seanette Blaylock - 16 Oct 2004 17:44 GMT

"CatNipped" <CatNipped@ix.netcom.com> had some very interesting things
to say about Re: This is why our cats don't trust small hoomins:

>21!! Wow, and elder statesman of a cat. Yep, I would never punish a cat
>for doing what comes naturally, I only chide the small hoomins to leave them
>be if they don't want to be scratched. I have found, though, that unless
>they are *really* harassed, cats will give only a token scratch to keep the
>little ones at bay.

When I was little, if one of the cats nailed me, my mother's reaction
to ask me what I'd done to provoke the cat. :-)

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Marina - 16 Oct 2004 03:51 GMT

> I learned to respect the power of the claw when I was 2 years old. I was
> having a "game" chasing our cat, Figaro, round the garden. When she'd
> had enough, she stopped, turned and scratched me down both legs. When I
> told my mother she just said I shouldn't annoy the cat. It never stopped
> me loving cats though, it taught me to respect them. :-) Figaro went to
> the bridge 15 years later, aged 21.

I learned to respect cats the same way (my family always had cats ever
since my eldest sister brought one home a few months before I was born).
My mother's reaction was pretty much the same as yours, and I soon
learned not to complain if a cat scratched me. I still don't. ;o)
Sometimes, I don't even notice when the cat scratches me, but some time
later I will see a huge scratch on me and wonder, 'where did I get that?'

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Kreisleriana - 18 Oct 2004 16:31 GMT

>> I learned to respect the power of the claw when I was 2 years old. I was
>> having a "game" chasing our cat, Figaro, round the garden. When she'd
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>Sometimes, I don't even notice when the cat scratches me, but some time
>later I will see a huge scratch on me and wonder, 'where did I get that?'

When I was three years old, I followed my grandma's big tabby cat
around the garden. He was waving his tail gently in the air, so I
grabbed it. The cat turned round, and bopped me, claws out, and left
a scratch. I couldn't believe it. I thought, "If it's not a toy, why
are you waving it around like that?"

Of course when I grew up, I realized that the same rationale had been
used to defend sexual harrasment. ;)

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Tanada - 20 Oct 2004 03:36 GMT

> When I was three years old, I followed my grandma's big tabby cat
> around the garden. He was waving his tail gently in the air, so I
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> Of course when I grew up, I realized that the same rationale had been
> used to defend sexual harrasment. ;)

Sounds like about the same mental level to me.

Pam S.

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Tanada - 17 Oct 2004 00:09 GMT

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> All my small hoomins have learned to respect the power of the claw! ;>
>
> Hugs,

And most of my cats have learned to fear the miniature hoomin.

Pam S.

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