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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2006Talking to your kitty
All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your cats even when they're not around? When I had Betty, I would talk to her, and sing to her, and dance with her, but I would continue even when I wasn't talking to her directly. When I was washing dishes, taking a shower, taking a walk, or doing anything else where I was too occupied to play and cuddle with Betty, but idle enough to talk out loud or sing a ditty. Especially if nobody is within earshot. The things that I say are things that I would normally have said to Betty if we happened to be cuddling. The most common are phrases like, "I love you", and "We'll always be together". Followed by exclamations like, "So soft!" and grammatically mangled exclamations like, "Such whisker! Such cutifulness!" Sometimes, these segue into songs. Some just fragments, like a single refrain. Pretty embarrassing songs. These include: Together Forever Being in Love So Pretty Love Cat Adorawonderbeauticute I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) > Sometimes, these segue into songs. Some just fragments, like a single > refrain. Pretty embarrassing songs. These include: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like > I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) Ha! I'm NOT the only nut who has KittySongs (tm)! Also, when we describe what we think our cats are saying or thinking, they each have a distinct "voice." Nocturne's voice is very elegant and snooty, in a dictator sort of way. Smokey sounds like a hoser/"hick." The bitties have similar voices except that Kumani's is softer, and Tyche's is louder, faster, and interspersed with random shrieking. Some of the kittysongs are wordplay: A Smokey boy A pokey boy A pokey Smokey boy , etc it's so tawny it's Kumani scrawny tawny...Kumani etc others are rhymes, often ripping off other songs: I'm a cat what do you think you're gonna do 'bout that we spend our mornings poly in the bye and if you move us we will scream and cry you won't know why I'm a cat I spend my afternoons just getting fat I will eat most anything I please if I don't like it then I just might sneeze or have to wheeze... etc. and, sadly, there are kitten-songs full of swearing and shocking profanities. Usually interspersed with: "Holy f*** we're cute! And f***ing DARLING! Say we're cute little kittens or we'll BITE YOU, b!tch!" (We did not raise Kumani and Tyche very well at all.) But they make us giggle because they're just so over the top, like South Park. --Fil >Ha! I'm NOT the only nut who has KittySongs (tm)! > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >softer, and Tyche's is louder, faster, and interspersed with random >shrieking. LOL. So Smokey sounds like he's from Newfoundland or something? I like the idea of Tyche's random shrieking. >"Holy f*** we're cute! And f***ing DARLING! Say we're cute little >kittens or we'll BITE YOU, b!tch!" > >(We did not raise Kumani and Tyche very well at all.) I have to admit that I also find South Park dialogue hilarious. I haven't had an opportunity to watch it in a few years, but I'm pretty sure I've seen every single episode up to season 5. Dude! A South Park fan? Pretty f**king sweet, Uncle F.... Do you like Family Guy too? > >Ha! I'm NOT the only nut who has KittySongs (tm)! > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > haven't had an opportunity to watch it in a few years, but I'm pretty > sure I've seen every single episode up to season 5. > Dude! A South Park fan? Pretty f**king sweet, Uncle F.... > > Do you like Family Guy too? Got to love Stewie he makes the show Heck yeah Well Kyle mom is a big fat b@tch song is my favorite in south park the one from the movie is the best Also go to love Mr. Hanky the christmas poo And yes I baby talk my cats they usually twitch their ears back and give me a look as what have you been smokin' and where is my treat >> >Ha! I'm NOT the only nut who has KittySongs (tm)! >> > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> haven't had an opportunity to watch it in a few years, but I'm pretty >> sure I've seen every single episode up to season 5. >Dude! A South Park fan? Pretty f**king sweet, Uncle F.... > >Do you like Family Guy too? What I've seen, I liked. I like how it sometimes gets almost surreal with the "Peter, remember when..." and other sequences. > Dude! A South Park fan? Pretty f**king sweet, Uncle F.... > > Do you like Family Guy too? Actually, I don't usually like Family Guy unless you can get me drunk enough. Then I'll watch it and laugh. I don't drink much, so the opportunity is rare. Smokey doesn't sound like a Newfie--Smokey sounds like the rougher part of Belleville, Ontario. That's where he was living wild. He likes to remind us that he has "forest cred." It's like street cred, except there weren't any streets where he was. :) Come to think of it, a Newfie cat would be hilarious: "Wake up, my son, I'se not been fed since I was a fart in a mitt!" --Fil >> Dude! A South Park fan? Pretty f**king sweet, Uncle F.... >> >> Do you like Family Guy too? > Actually, I don't usually like Family Guy unless you can get me drunk > enough. Then I'll watch it and laugh. Does this show have live actors, or is it animated? I'm not sure I've ever seen it. Joyce animated it is on FOX network here at least http://www.familyguy.com/ > >> Dude! A South Park fan? Pretty f**king sweet, Uncle F.... > >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Joyce Both are animated, and are two of my favorite ways to wind down, after petting my five owners of course! Blessed be, Baha > > Singh wrote: > >> Dude! A South Park fan? Pretty f**king sweet, Uncle F.... [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Joyce > All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your > cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like > I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) My song: Cuddle up a little closer, baby mine Cuddle up and be my little clinging vine................ MLB > All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your > cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like > I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) To Sammy... (to the tune of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful") You're beautiful, You're beautiful, You're beautiful, it's true. And I saw your face, In a crowded place, [PetsMart] And I knew just what to do, To always be with you. [Adopted her] A beautiful song, and not just the lyrics get mangled when I sing it (I can't carry a tune in a bucket and Sammy will usually come bite me to make me stop).  SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ >> All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your >> cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > (I can't carry a tune in a bucket and Sammy will usually come bite me > to make me stop). I "sing" that one to Snoopy, I'm not sure she appreciates it. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >Catnipped said: > To Sammy... (to the tune of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful") [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Noooooooooooo argh! I loved that song, but its become such an earworm, because it was played everywhere. Suz(with fingers in ears)&Spicey >To Sammy... (to the tune of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful") > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >can't carry a tune in a bucket and Sammy will usually come bite me to make >me stop). Whenever I mangle lyrics, it's usually in the style of John Valby ;) but here's a clean one for our cat. McDonalds had an old commercial jingle "McDonald's is My Kind of Place", so that's the rhythm for this: Cat Five is the tabby cat. She knows just where it's at. My heart goes pitter-pat, When she purrs on my lap. Oh, Cat Five is the tabby cat. She's begging for a snack. Cat Five is the tab-by cat. Meow, meow! Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl > All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your cats > even when they're not around? All the time. I talk to them when they aren't around, and I also find myself singing nonsense songs to them, sometimes when they aren't around. The screen-savers on my computers at work is Harri Roadcat; as I'm getting ready to leave I touch her picture and tell her "see you soon, pretty girl". And I can't leave the house in the morning without telling them "be happy, healthy, safe, and comfy". Even if nobody is in the room with me :) >I talk to them when they aren't around, and I also find myself singing >nonsense songs to them, sometimes when they aren't around. The [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >And I can't leave the house in the morning without telling them "be happy, >healthy, safe, and comfy". Even if nobody is in the room with me :) You're worse than I am. I'm so glad! ;) > >I talk to them when they aren't around, and I also find myself singing > >nonsense songs to them, sometimes when they aren't around. The [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > You're worse than I am. I'm so glad! ;) Oh yeah, I have to say good bye to Rita every morning when I go to work. And I assure her that I have to go to work ' to keep my baby in kibble'. That's the only reason I work, according to her. Sometimes she's off hiding somewhere, sometimes she's sitting in the window, but lately she's been very clingy on the couch in the mornings when I leave. I feel bad then. Jane - owned and operated by Princess Rita >>> I talk to them when they aren't around, and I also find myself singing >>> nonsense songs to them, sometimes when they aren't around. The [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > lately she's been very clingy on the couch in the mornings when I > leave. I feel bad then. I have to seek out the cats and say bye-bye separately to each before I leave for work. ;o) 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 > Oh yeah, I have to say good bye to Rita every morning when I go to > work. And I assure her that I have to go to work ' to keep my baby in > kibble'. That's the only reason I work, according to her. Sometimes > she's off hiding somewhere, sometimes she's sitting in the window, but > lately she's been very clingy on the couch in the mornings when I > leave. I feel bad then. OMG, I tell mine to be good and take care of Rob, the d-thing and the house. I tell them that I go to school so that I can make better and more tuna money. Pam S. Following the tradition of my mother, who would not let me leave the house without drawing a cross on my forehead three times while saying a Polish blessing, I don't leave without making a house blessing to protect the cats especially, and the property in general, from any and all harm. I don't try to cross them; it would turn into a game of tag with Odessa, and anyway i'm not Christian; and Stosh would ask "Are you stoned or stupid?" Blessed be, Baha > >I talk to them when they aren't around, and I also find myself singing > >nonsense songs to them, sometimes when they aren't around. The [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > You're worse than I am. I'm so glad! ;) Kitty ditties have been a long-standing tradition for me, since the time my Fritzie was very young. I read to him a lot, and also made up kitty songs out of the blue that I'd even sing in the shower: I love-a my Fritzie cat, He is my spoiled brat, I always tell him that I love my kitty cat! (I think the tune is called "Santa Lucia.") We do it now with our babies. Roxie in particualr likes the little song we pulled out of the Japanese Iron Chef/Backdraft music: Roxie, Roxie! Roxie, she's our girl (meow meow meow!) Pretty--Roxie--she is--our girl-- We love our girl! She also has a great liking for the Alan Parsons Project, and sings along with Louie when he practices for karaoke. Stoshu is our Little Guy, He is--the Boss! He big and tough but made of mush And he just loves his Mama, Our Stoshu Guy, We love our little fella! (Dixie, I think; or maybe a version of Yankee Doodle?) Dolly, my Odessa Dolly, Gentle little Dolly, With us you're here so never fear You'll never be alone... (after the Emerson Lake & Palmer vocal version of The Great Gate of Kiev.) I want Candy! Brandy Candy! Am armful of Brandy, nothing's better! I just want to pick her up and pet her! (I want Candy, I think by Bow Wow Wow.) We're still working on Sabrina's; I think it'll be based on the Beatles! Blessed be, Baha > All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your > cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like > I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) > Roxie, Roxie! Roxie, she's our girl (meow meow meow!) > Pretty--Roxie--she is--our girl-- > We love our girl! For my Roxy cat, I sing: You know, you're a cute little heartbreaker Roxy! And you know, you're a sweet little lovemaker Roxy! I wanna take you home I won't do you no harm, no You've got to be all mine, all mine Oooh, Roxy lady! Usually gets an ear twitch or two. Joyce > > Roxie, Roxie! Roxie, she's our girl (meow meow meow!) > > Pretty--Roxie--she is--our girl-- [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Joyce Cat is probably wonder what is wrong with its slave ;-) > > Roxie, Roxie! Roxie, she's our girl (meow meow meow!) > > Pretty--Roxie--she is--our girl-- [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Joyce I am NOT ALLOWED to write Shmogg's song here. I have been *told*. It starts with "Shmogglewoggleogglecat" Yowie > All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your > cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like > I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) Not crazy. But maybe you do need to think about getting a kitten. Betty wouldn't want you to be alone. Jo >Not crazy. But maybe you do need to think about getting a kitten. > >Betty wouldn't want you to be alone. My level of inexperience with kittens would surprise you. I've actually seen kittens *once*. I've *never* held or touched a kitten. Betty was my only experience taking care of any kind of cat. So I don't know why anyone would think I'd know what to do with a kitten, of all things. :) > My level of inexperience with kittens would surprise you. > I've actually seen kittens *once*. I've *never* held or touched a > kitten. Betty was my only experience taking care of any kind of cat. > So I don't know why anyone would think I'd know what to do with a > kitten, of all things. :) If a kitten is fully weaned, it's not really much different from an adult cat, just more destructive :) Oh, and you have to make sure it hasn't squirmed its little body into someplace where it might get hurt, such as inside the machinery of a recliner chair. Adult cats can do this, too, but they're usually more able to extricate themselves when necessary, and if they do get hurt, it's more likely to be a foot or a tail, not their whole body. Kittens often need more attention than adults, but probably no more than what Betty seemed to want, so you've already been broken in as far as that goes. Whenever I've adopted a kitten, they've pretty much been good to go. They'll eat and use the litterbox just like an adult. The original turnkey product. :) Joyce >Kittens often need more attention than >adults, but probably no more than what Betty seemed to want, so you've >already been broken in as far as that goes. Attention she did want, but she didn't strike me as being very kitten-like. :) >> Not crazy. But maybe you do need to think about getting a kitten. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > So I don't know why anyone would think I'd know what to do with a > kitten, of all things. :) There's nothing to it, Tak. Kittens come litterbox trained and eat their own food. They are just more playful than older cats and tend to cause more havoc around the house. But they are great entertainment and it's so nice to see them grow up and then when they're all old and stuff, you can look back on all the cute kitten pics and remember their childhood :-) SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > There's nothing to it, Tak. Kittens come litterbox trained and eat > their own food. They are just more playful than older cats and tend to > cause more havoc around the house. But they are great entertainment and > it's so nice to see them grow up and then when they're all old and > stuff, you can look back on all the cute kitten pics and remember their > childhood :-) Nothing like a hoolikitten! And if you're lucky you'll get one who's Ritalin-challenged like the Juvies. Two and three years old, and still hoolikittens. You'd make a great kitten-daddy, Tak! Blessed be, Baha > -- > Britta > Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness > overflow. > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >Nothing like a hoolikitten! And if you're lucky you'll get one who's >Ritalin-challenged like the Juvies. Two and three years old, and still >hoolikittens. You'd make a great kitten-daddy, Tak! Well, I have no doubt that if I happened to encouter a kitten, I would immediately love it, and I love hearing stories about and seeing pictures of kittens. But I'm really not historically a kitten-experienced person. Also, I had the vague feeling that with Betty's passing, someone up there might have been sending me the message, "You thought you could have a cat? Well, you thought wrong." I would not take it in that way. Not from reading over all this time of your love for Betty and the quality of care you gave her. The important thing is that you loved her. You wanted to do right by her, and you did. I know it may not seem like it right now, but you did what was right by Betty and didn't let her suffer. Think about it...how many of us have the cojones to let go of someone we love almightily, although we know it will crush us to do it? Do you have any concept of what a courageous man you are? If you were getting a message from someone, I don't think it was from "up there," if you know what I mean. There are all kinds of little demons that can whisper nasty stuff at you and try to shoot down your dreams and happiness. If I were a cat, I'd be honored to have you be my two-leg. You've proven you love, and hold the welfare of the one you love above your own. You're worthy. You're above worthy. Blessed be, Baha > >Nothing like a hoolikitten! And if you're lucky you'll get one who's > >Ritalin-challenged like the Juvies. Two and three years old, and still [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > there might have been sending me the message, "You thought you could > have a cat? Well, you thought wrong." > The important thing is that you loved her. You wanted to do right by her, > and you did. I know it may not seem like it right now, but you did what [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > two-leg. You've proven you love, and hold the welfare of the one you love > above your own. You're worthy. You're above worthy. When I croak off, I wanna come back as Tak's cat. I know he'd take great care of me and cater to my every whim. Pam S. > >Nothing like a hoolikitten! And if you're lucky you'll get one who's > >Ritalin-challenged like the Juvies. Two and three years old, and still [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > there might have been sending me the message, "You thought you could > have a cat? Well, you thought wrong." Betty could not have found a better human to take care of her. And I know that when the time is right you will give a kitty or two (or more) a purrfect home. Lots of hugs and purrs, Polonca and Soncek > There's nothing to it, Tak. Kittens come litterbox trained and eat > their own food. They are just more playful than older cats and tend to > cause more havoc around the house. But they are great entertainment and > it's so nice to see them grow up and then when they're all old and > stuff, you can look back on all the cute kitten pics and remember their > childhood :-) And even better is watching two kittens play with each other and with you. ;o) Nobbut, seriously, I promise never again to pressure Tak into taking a pet, however good a cat-daddy I think he is. 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 Of course you know--you'd love it, take care of it, play with it and be there, just like for any other cat, only one who's more hyperactive! Blessed be, Baha > >Not crazy. But maybe you do need to think about getting a kitten. > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > So I don't know why anyone would think I'd know what to do with a > kitten, of all things. :) >>Not crazy. But maybe you do need to think about getting a kitten. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > So I don't know why anyone would think I'd know what to do with a > kitten, of all things. :) Isn't this what you said about taking care of a cat before Betty got and trained you? I think you need to visit the shelter again. Pam S. > So I don't know why anyone would think I'd know what to do with a > kitten, of all things. :) *Two* kittens, remember. ;-) 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 >>Not crazy. But maybe you do need to think about getting a kitten. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >So I don't know why anyone would think I'd know what to do with a >kitten, of all things. :) Aw, Tak. Once past infancy-- they're incredibly self-sufficient little buggers. Just feed 'em, litter box 'em, and skritch 'em, and they'll wreck your house all by themselves. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > Aw, Tak. Once past infancy-- they're incredibly self-sufficient > little buggers. Just feed 'em, litter box 'em, and skritch 'em, and > they'll wreck your house all by themselves. ;) LOL! Reminded me of when we first got the Furballs, it had been 16 years since we had had kittens and we'd plain forgotten just what handfuls two tiny balls of fur can be. I remember during one fraught session where they were trying to zoom round the room without putting any part of their anatomy on the floor and Dave said to me "You realise, of course, once they settle down we will miss all this" Of course they haven't settled down yet Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like > I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) Oh, I never talk to myself, I always talk to the kitties. Even if they are sleeping in another room. ;o) 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 >> I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like >> I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) >> >Oh, I never talk to myself, I always talk to the kitties. Even if they >are sleeping in another room. ;o) Exactly! > All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your > cats even when they're not around? Guilty as charged! kili >All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your >cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like >I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) Well, you may be a crazy person. ;) But if you are, I am, too. I talk to the Boyz all the time. And say things equally silly. And sing t Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your >cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like >I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) Of course! And we've had threads before about the Kitty Hit Parade, haven't we? I made up the Upside-Downy Head song for Stinky (same words, many different tunes). ;) And the Ballad of Stinky Todd. And a song to the tune of the Grinch song when he's looking exceptionally shiningly, blindingly white "You're a clean one, Mr. Stink, You really are a sight! Your white fur is so blinding, You glow in the dark at night, Mr. Stink!" ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >> All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your >> cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > You glow in the dark at night, > Mr. Stink!" ;) Hey, that sounds a bit like my Mr. V song: You're a long one, Mr.V You really are a hoot! You're as cuddly as a teddy And so charming and so cute! Mr. V! SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >>> All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your >>> cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] >And so charming and so cute! >Mr. V! And he is all that! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War Talk to the cat(s) when there's no cat around? For sure I've done it. Countless times. This includes both speaking to my cat(s) when I am somewhere other than at home, and therefore am well out of earshot of said cat(s), and also forgetting myself and addressing aloud a cat who's already gone to the RB. The latter has been more likely to take place during the timespan when I've had no cat at home, the time between the loss of the RB cat and the adoption of the cat's successors. Someday, someone's going to hear me speaking to cats who aren't there. Fortunately, anyone who knows me knows I'm cuckoo anyway, so hopefully it won't make much difference. Maybe I'll tell them I'm trying out to become the next Pet Psychic or something. ;o) Donna and the frequently-spoken-to felines, Captain and Stanley >Talk to the cat(s) when there's no cat around? For sure I've done it. >Countless times. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Donna and the frequently-spoken-to felines, Captain and Stanley This is precisely what I've been experiencing too! I'll have to borrow your pet psychic excuse for when I'm eventually overheard. Talk to the cat(s) when there's no cat around? For sure I've done it. Countless times. This includes both speaking to my cat(s) when I am somewhere other than at home, and therefore am well out of earshot of said cat(s), and also forgetting myself and addressing aloud a cat who's already gone to the RB. The latter has been more likely to take place during the timespan when I've had no cat at home, the time between the loss of the RB cat and the adoption of the cat's successors. Someday, someone's going to hear me speaking to cats who aren't there. Fortunately, anyone who knows me knows I'm cuckoo anyway, so hopefully it won't make much difference. Maybe I'll tell them I'm trying out to become the next Pet Psychic or something. ;o) Donna and the frequently-spoken-to felines, Captain and Stanley > The things that I say are things that I would normally have said to > Betty if we happened to be cuddling. The most common are phrases [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like > I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) lets see: Sung to the tune "Jingle Bells" Tanda Shoes, Tanda Shoes Tanada's wearing Shoes Tanda Shoes, Tanda Shoes Tanada's front page news Or "She's my pretty little Sonyakin She makes me feel all young again Or to the Spiderman tune from the old cartoons: Merlieman, Merlieman He's a really burley man Can he swipe at a cat Being gentle's where he's at and so forth. Nope never talk to them, sing to them, or interact with them. I never sing music from the CD player with them either, like Blood Sweat & Tears "You made me so very happy", or "Bless the child" Pam S. > All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your > cats even when they're not around? All the time. Usually "Where's she gone?" in the direction where I hope Dunzi has hidden herself and "Stop that now!" aimed at whatever mischief Sarsi is up to. As for singing....I can't sing but it doesn't stop me trying! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your > cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > I hope that others will say that they do this, or else I'll feel like > I'm a crazy person, always talking to myself. ;) I used to talk and sing to my dogs while they were alive and I carried on doing it for a while after they had passed away. It was a ritual that I didn't want to let go. They all had their own little songs just for them (silly ones) mentioning their name frequently. I would gather one up into my arms and sing the song. They loved it. Neither KFC nor Boyfriend like to be handled without consent, it freaks them out. If they feel the need for contact they will ask, or get on my knee but I cannot push myself on them and lift them up for a cuddle. Until tonight I actually hadn't realised that I sang to them! I do. When I got home from work today Kitty was at the bottom of the stairs waiting. So I sang "Hey, here's Kitty Farmcat, Kitty, Kitty Farmcat, she so lovely tiny and tuxie waiting for her meowmie." Boyfriend appeared moments later. I sang to him too! (I didn't realise I did it, honestly!) His song was: "Oh, here is the Boyfriend, the lovely lovely Boyfriend. Here is Boyfie the handsome cat." and more. <blush> Am I crazy too? Tweed >> All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your >> cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > >Tweed Haven't you been reading these? ;) This ng is a virtual loony bin. ;) Dante just went charging up the stair for no apparent reason, so he got "Dan- Dan- Dante, goodbye . . ." ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >>> All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to your >>> cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > Dante just went charging up the stair for no apparent reason, so he > got "Dan- Dan- Dante, goodbye . . ." ;) If this ng is a loony bin, I'm happy to be on the ward :-) Tweed > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > > Make Levees, Not War >>>> All of us have babytalked to our cats, but do any of you talk to >>>> your cats even when they're not around? [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > > Tweed Nurse! She's out of bed again. ;-) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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