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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2006Out of the closet
I came up to check on Sabrina and found her out of the closet, and having taken possession of some pieces I had crocheted and put into hot water to "felt." I'd taken them up and set them on a towel on the other desk in the computer room, also our sequestering place for new kitties. That was a few days ago. Now she has absolutely no intention of yielding me my wool. She was inching toward my hand, yet cussing up a storm. The poor thing probably doesn't know yet that she can trust me, and at the same time wants to know that she really is loved. And she is a sweet little girl. She's just lying there right now, reaping the benefits of the air conditioner--just chilling, literally. Yesterday she scarfed down nearly two pouches of Whiskas. She had also drunk quite a bit, and this is after the emergency vet gave Sabrina IV fluids. Louie couldn't sleep all night. The running around, combined with an unshakeable desire to give Richard a repeated pummeling about the head and shoulders, kept him on edge. We also learned that the guy who was supposed to deliver Richard one of our carriers to make this whole business easier, never bothered. He was too busy with his Yugioh gaming crapola. We blame a Yugioh addiction at least in part for Richard having put Sabrina out--after all, you can't be a gaming champ without buying into the stuff, and that cuts into kitty money--and so the game has become rather a cussword in its own right. On the other hand, what delightful things you realize when a new little one comes to you. Sabrina's a Beatles fan! She was so upset at the vet last night that we started singing to her like you do a kid, and we learned by plain old trial and error. She'd growl at some things (for instance, she doesn't like Chuck Berry or ELO) but when singing Beatles or the Monkees, she calmed down. And she did again, after we brought her home. And Louie went and serenaded her before going to work. It may be why she came out of the closet. I just gave her a few lines of "All My Loving," and she perked right up! She's still not letting go of my wool though. Blessed be, Baha > I came up to check on Sabrina and found her out of the closet, and > having taken possession of some pieces I had crocheted and put into [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > champ without buying into the stuff, and that cuts into kitty > money--and so the game has become rather a cussword in its own right. Oh fer cryin' out loud! Gaming... good lord, I was "sort of" into dungeons and dragons when I was in my 20's but I didn't let it overtake my life to the point of forgetting my pets. > On the other hand, what delightful things you realize when a new > little one comes to you. Sabrina's a Beatles fan! She was so upset at [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha She likes wet wool? Interesting :) I don't blame her about the Beatles and I even liked some of the early Monkees songs but what the heck, I was a pre-teen for both of those eras :) My mom told me after George Harrison died she had always been a Beatles fan and wasn't he always a very spiritual person? Yes, but *what*? (I said) You were a Beatles fan? I never knew that! She said well, your dad didn't like them so I didn't say so. Geeze. Talk about a woman under someone's (military) thumb. He listened to big band stuff (nothing wrong with that, really but come on!) and denied Hendrix ever served in VietNam. Oh, okay, right. And we got kicked out of Thailand why? Something to do with an addiction on the part of your favoured son? Sorry folks, I'm feeling a little bitter at the moment. I'm very glad you got Sabrina and now keep her inside so you don't lose her! Jill No, she likes it dry; I'd put it up here to dry over a week ago, and for all my stretching and trying to pull into shape they came out looking like huge, clownish bowties, narrow in the middle and wide on both ends. I just got up here ten minutes ago; she still is protecting the wool like a lioness with cubs. I got into gaming too, in my 20's and for about fifteen minutes before the thrill wore off. Feh! Blessed be, Baha > She likes wet wool? Interesting :) I don't blame her about the Beatles and > I even liked some of the early Monkees songs but what the heck, I was a [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jill > No, she likes it dry; I'd put it up here to dry over a week ago, and > for all my stretching and trying to pull into shape they came out > looking like huge, clownish bowties, narrow in the middle and wide on > both ends. I just got up here ten minutes ago; she still is > protecting the wool like a lioness with cubs. I think you're going to have to accept that it's her wool now. ;-)  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I don't blame her about the Beatles and > I even liked some of the early Monkees songs but what the heck, I was a > pre-teen for both of those eras :) Me, too. I was ages 9 - 12 during those periods. (It's funny how we think of them as different "eras", but when you're that age, two or three years is a long time!) > My mom told me after George Harrison died she had always been a > Beatles fan and wasn't he always a very spiritual person? Yes, but > *what*? (I said) You were a Beatles fan? I never knew that! She > said well, your dad didn't like them so I didn't say so. My mother was also a Beatles fan during that time, and she and I had the radio on Top 40 all the time. We were both hooked. Not just the Beatles, but all the British groups, as well as many American ones. My dad thought it was all kids nonsense and made fun of it (especially of my mother - it wasn't so bad that we liked it since we *were* kids, after all). But my mother didn't let that stop her, I'm happy to say. In general, my mom doesn't have a strong personality, and is easy to push around. My father had a big mouth, and he was the boss of the family. But NOBODY tells mom what music she can like! This past January she really surprised me. Usually she presents herself as kind of a scatterbrain, and as someone very passive and dependent on others, unable to do things for herself, not very knowledgeable. But one night while I visited her last January, we went out for dinner at a place that had live Jazz. This was a 3-piece band (piano, bass and drums), and they played a lot of be-bop and other stuff from the 40s, 50s and 60s. My mother knew all the songs, knew who had recorded each one originally and who had written it, and had opinions about the band's rendition of each one. The guys in the band made a bunch of "musical jokes" - by playing things a certain way, they would make references to music from 50, 60 years ago in a humorous way. My mother got all the jokes and was having a grand time. I knew she liked jazz, but I didn't realize she was so knowledgeable. I hadn't seen that side of her before. It was pretty cool. Joyce > Oh fer cryin' out loud! Gaming... good lord, I was "sort of" into dungeons > and dragons when I was in my 20's but I didn't let it overtake my life to > the point of forgetting my pets. I got into it in my 30's and am still well and truly into it. And yes, I am a completist for certain game lines and have tons of books etc etc But the Furballs come first....I know the pecking order in our household, from top to bottom, Sarrasine, Redunzel, Dave...Me Lesley Nothing wrong with gaming or fan stuff. Louie and I like Doctor Who. But we also like our house and electricity and food for us and for five cats. Game all you want but keep the priorities in mind, for Godsake! Even fellow gamers of Richard's now want to kick his tuchus sideways over this business. Blessed be, Baha > > Oh fer cryin' out loud! Gaming... good lord, I was "sort of" into dungeons > > and dragons when I was in my 20's but I didn't let it overtake my life to [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Lesley > Nothing wrong with gaming or fan stuff. Louie and I like Doctor Who. But > we also [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha He doesn't sound like the sort who has ever learned anything from experience, but maybe some of the other gamers will get a wake up call to make sure their own priorities are in order. And it does sound like you have yourself a sweet cat who has integrated nicely. Jo > Nothing wrong with gaming or fan stuff. Louie and I like Doctor Who. But > we also [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Blessed be, > Baha Good. I haven't met gamers yet, that would treat an animal, especially a cat, in such a manner. In our house cats are considered "acts of G*d" and it's against the rules to remove them from the gaming area. The cats love to be part of the game and a couple of them act like they'd like to roll up characters and join in the fun. Merlin, QC, and Qui Gun Kit are especially interested in getting their paws into D & D, while Huey just wants to be petted, admired, and steal the dice. Pam S. > Good. I haven't met gamers yet, that would treat an animal, especially a > cat, in such a manner. In our house cats are considered "acts of G*d" and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > interested in getting their paws into D & D, while Huey just wants to be > petted, admired, and steal the dice. I tried D&D when I was still dating "The Prophet," eons and eons ago, and gave it up just because of the dice: Fritzie wanted to make toys of them and was always batting them off the table. Similar for the twenty minutes or so I tried to get into Magic cards. Fritzie liked to sprawl across any cards I lay out, whether Magic or solitaire or Tarot. I have a friend who used to like me doing cards for her because Fritzie had an unusual talent for picking a card of certain relevance for her. I'd lay them out in the traditional Celtic Cross pattern, and Fritzie often would lay his paw on any given card, or swat ti out of the layout. My friend usually took this to mean that the card and its meaning were of special significance. Needless to say, with five in the house, I'm very careful with cards now! Blessed be, Baha > Pam S. >>Good. I haven't met gamers yet, that would treat an animal, especially a >>cat, in such a manner. In our house cats are considered "acts of G*d" and [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >>Pam S. For the record, "The Prophet" never really cared for D&D either. He's played it once in his entire life and thought it was boring. Been kept in the loop on the cat situation. Have advised Baha against kicking the crap out of His Royal Painfulness on the grounds that it won't make him stop. Getting his name around to the shelters will. If we can do that, there's a fighting chance that the scumbag will never abandon another cat as long as he lives. THAT--keeping it from happening AGAIN--is the priority! Jeff >I came up to check on Sabrina and found her out of the closet, and > having taken possession of some pieces I had crocheted and put into hot [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > little girl. She's just lying there right now, reaping the benefits of > the air conditioner--just chilling, literally. I'm glad that Sabrina is settling in, though you may never get your wool back. My cats agree with her about The Beatles and The Monkees. They have a lot of preferences that make me laugh. Pam S. > I'm glad that Sabrina is settling in, though you may never get your wool > back. My cats agree with her about The Beatles and The Monkees. They have > a lot of preferences that make me laugh. > > Pam S.//// Thomasina my grans cat *HATES* Abba with a passion. I had to drive her somewhere once, and normally she's a very good & quiet traveller. An Abba song came on the radio and she cried and howled in protest until I switched the radio off - at which point she settled down and went back to sleep. HeLen M > Thomasina my grans cat *HATES* Abba with a passion. I had to drive her > somewhere once, and normally she's a very good & quiet traveller. An Abba [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > HeLen M Harri Roadcat is much the same way with Tom Jones. I'm not a big fan of his, but one dark night driving along a central California back road I was singing along with the radio with Harri napping in my lap. When I started singing along with a Tom Jones song, she stood up and put her paw on my mouth. Several times. Didn't do that for any other performers, just Tom Jones. For some reason I am NOT allowed to sing along with him. Come to think of it, maybe she likes his music and doesn't want to listen to me butchering it :) Our Fritzie could not stand Queen. I don't know if there was something in Freddie Mercury's voice or what, but if I put on anything but the Royal Philharmonic's Queen Tribute, he would yowl and gripe so loudly that after a while I gave up. He was a classical music fan. Stosh likes alternative: Barenaked Ladies, Tragically Hip, GooGoo Dolls, etc. Roxie likes adult contemporary pop. Brandy likes Gershwin and orchestral pops. Odessa likes any music usually associated with cannabis, I mean catnip. And if Sabrina keeps up with the Beatles stuff, she may soon be hitting the nip with some crazy thing that John and Yoko did while rolling around in bed in front of journalists. Blessed be, Baha > > I'm glad that Sabrina is settling in, though you may never get your wool > > back. My cats agree with her about The Beatles and The Monkees. They have [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > -- > Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG He was too busy with his Yugioh > gaming crapola. We blame a Yugioh addiction at least in part for Richard > having put Sabrina out--after all, you can't be a gaming champ without > buying into the stuff, and that cuts into kitty money--and so the game > has become rather a cussword in its own right. My friend's fiance likes Yugioh but at least HE makes sure he 1. pays all his bills before he buys cards and 2. does other things than just play Yugioh! It doesn't matter if it's card games, DVD collections, music, toy collections, comics, stamps, clothes, whatever....ANYTHING to excess is bad news. I could probably buy a lot more for my toy collection if I didn't buy so much fresh litter and premium cat food and yearly vet visits but I would never DREAM of not putting my family (feline and human) first. --Fil > I could probably buy a lot more for my toy collection if I didn't buy > so much fresh litter and premium cat food and yearly vet visits but I > would never DREAM of not putting my family (feline and human) first. Are you saying you pay for fresh litter, premium cat food and yearly vet visits for your human companion too? (Hee hee - sorry. :)) Joyce No, but I do for mine. Louie likes to scratch in Swheat Scoop and likes Fancy Feast warmed and served over toast. :-P I think they serve something like this in the Army and call it SOS! Blessed be, Baha > > I could probably buy a lot more for my toy collection if I didn't buy > > so much fresh litter and premium cat food and yearly vet visits but I [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Joyce >> Are you saying you pay for fresh litter, premium cat food and yearly vet >> visits for your human companion too? (Hee hee - sorry. :)) > No, but I do for mine. Louie likes to scratch in Swheat Scoop and likes > Fancy Feast warmed and served over toast. :-P OK, but what does he do when the vet sticks the thermometer up his butt? :) Joyce Hiss and spit all the way home, like Sabrina did! > >> Are you saying you pay for fresh litter, premium cat food and yearly vet > >> visits for your human companion too? (Hee hee - sorry. :)) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce > No, but I do for mine. Louie likes to scratch in Swheat Scoop and likes > Fancy Feast warmed and served over toast. :-P I think they serve something > like this in the Army and call it SOS! Been a while since I've noticed your sense of humor. I'm really glad to see it back. Not having to go somewhere you hate on a regular basis is a very good thing. Jo > > I could probably buy a lot more for my toy collection if I didn't buy > > so much fresh litter and premium cat food and yearly vet visits but I > > would never DREAM of not putting my family (feline and human) first. > > Are you saying you pay for fresh litter, premium cat food and yearly vet > visits for your human companion too? (Hee hee - sorry. :)) I like to think I feed him decently well :) I share my toilet paper, too. But...he is a medical student, he can be his own vet :) LOL! --Fil >On the other hand, what delightful things you realize when a new little >one comes to you. Sabrina's a Beatles fan! She was so upset at the vet [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Loving," and she perked right up! She's still not letting go of my wool >though. I'm so envious! What a happy home! I just gave her a few lines of "All My > Loving," and she perked right up! She's still not letting go of my wool > though. Aww, what a sweetie! But you can kiss that wool bye bye! So glad to hear she is out of the closet. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. 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 > On the other hand, what delightful things you realize when a new little > one comes to you. Sabrina's a Beatles fan! Sarrasine likes Motorhead and the Sex Pistols....It figures, there's a cat born to pogo! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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