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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2006Smokey attacked my face
Smokey Poke may be a cat, but he is in the doghouse today. Dylan had to be at work at 5:30 am. I needed the car to go to the library, do research, then get to work by noon. So after dropping Dylan off, I went back to bed for two hours. Well. Despite the fact that Dylan put down soft food at 5, Smokey started whining and bugging me for food when the alarm went off at 8. Wet nose leather on face, patty-paws on cheeks, etc. I was ignoring this, since I knew damn well Smokey had had his breakfast. And then Smokey pushed the "dad-didn't-feed-me" routine too far and bit me on the cheek. And drew blood. The bite is shallow, but it hurt. I sat straight up in bed and HISSED at Smokey, and his fur puffed out and he ran like all the hordes of hell were after him. An hour later he came slinking up to me to see if he was forgiven. Is there any point in my still hissing at him when I get home from work or will he have forgotten by then what he did? I can't believe I have this red mark under my eye now. He knew better than to lunge at faces, PARTICULARLY when he actually HAD been fed already. --Fil I highly doubt he will be able to connect hissing after work with this, but I think he got the message. > Smokey Poke may be a cat, but he is in the doghouse today. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > --Fil > And then Smokey pushed the "dad-didn't-feed-me" routine too far and > bit me on the cheek. And drew blood. Oww! > Is there any point in my still hissing at him when I get home from > work or will he have forgotten by then what he did? I can't believe > I have this red mark under my eye now. I don't think so .. I think it needs to be immediate, which you handled with the hiss. That doesn't mean you have to be super-nice to him if you're still upset, though.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Is there any point in my still hissing at him when I get home from work > or will he have forgotten by then what he did? I can't believe I have > this red mark under my eye now. No. Don't hiss at him tonight. He will have forgotten by then what he did in the morning. For example: Smokey greets you home from work. You hiss. Smokey's understanding "OMG. I was pleased to see meowmie and said hello and she HISSED AT ME. Your understanding: Smokey bit your face this morning and you are still p*ssed off with him. My understanding: He went a bit too far in trying to make you understand what he was trying to say. My recommendation: Keep cats out of your bedroom. I do, and it makes for harmony. Tweed > He knew better than to lunge at faces, PARTICULARLY when he actually > HAD been fed already. > > --Fil >> Is there any point in my still hissing at him when I get home from >> work or will he have forgotten by then what he did? I can't believe [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Tweed The wind blew my bedroom door shut last night, so this morning I was woken at 6:30 by Snoopy meowing pathetically at the door asking to be let in. After I let her in I went back to sleep with a purring cat. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > No. Don't hiss at him tonight. He will have forgotten by then > what he did in the morning. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > My recommendation: Keep cats out of your bedroom. I do, and > it makes for harmony. I am always in awe of your replies to behavior issues. You really understand animals, no matter what species. I'm glad you're here. SignatureCheryl > My understanding: He went a bit too far in trying to make you understand > what he was trying to say. Yes. He's back to being our love boy and I am back to snuggling him. > My recommendation: Keep cats out of your bedroom. I do, and it makes for > harmony. That would never work here. Not when kittens sleep on top of their motherfather and Nox sleeps on our heads every night. Dylan and Nox would BOTH be cranky beyond belief if (or rather, when) they don't have "the headnox arrangement." He has trouble getting to sleep without her on his head now. She is wrathful and irritable every night he is overnight at the hospital instead of sleeping beneath her belly where he belongs. In fact, he is having a nap right now (7 pm) and she is on his head. No, I think I'm going to take the risk that Smokey has learned the consequences of facebiting, unless it starts to become a regular occurrance. --Fil > Dylan and Nox > would BOTH be cranky beyond belief if (or rather, when) they don't have > "the headnox arrangement." He has trouble getting to sleep without her > on his head now. Who needs Ambien when you have a headnox! > No, I think I'm going to take the risk that Smokey has learned the > consequences of facebiting, unless it starts to become a regular > occurrance. If he does it again, hiss at him again. That seemed pretty effective - he really seemed to get the message. But it might require a few repeat occurrences before he learns the lesson permanently. Joyce . Dylan and Nox > would BOTH be cranky beyond belief if (or rather, when) they don't have > "the headnox arrangement." He has trouble getting to sleep without her [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >-We need a photo of a full-on headnox! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >That would never work here. Not when kittens sleep on top of their >motherfather and Nox sleeps on our heads every night. Dylan and Nox [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >he belongs. In fact, he is having a nap right now (7 pm) and she is on >his head. That reminds me of the Simpsons segment, "Hell Toupee". And some cats really do belong in the bedroom. I can't even imagine going to bed without Betty. >> That would never work here. Not when kittens sleep on top of their >> motherfather and Nox sleeps on our heads every night. Dylan and Nox [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > And some cats really do belong in the bedroom. I can't even imagine > going to bed without Betty. This is true. Vino was built for bed. I can't imagine what I'd do without my furry purry bed buddy with me every night. It would just be *wrong*. 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 > This is true. Vino was built for bed. I can't imagine what I'd do > without my furry purry bed buddy with me every night. It would just be > *wrong*. Is he still curling up with his back spooned into your chest? I thought that sounded so cute. Joyce >> This is true. Vino was built for bed. I can't imagine what I'd do >> without my furry purry bed buddy with me every night. It would just [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Joyce Yup, yup. He's such a love slut now. I love it! It took 8 years and a major illness, but I finally have a lapcat :-) 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 > He knew better than to lunge at faces, PARTICULARLY when he > actually HAD been fed already. Uh oh. Well, (devils advocate mode) maybe he left the wrong kind of meat food and Smokey wanted face? Ok ok, sorry for the bad joke. I understand. I have a bitey cat (Shamrock) and luckily for me he has a broken fang (sealed with something or other by TED) and if it wasn't for a blunt instrument, I'd have more puncture wounds. He's only capable of breaking skin with one fang, and he usually doesn't succeed. Today though Scarlett got me GOOD. Not by biting, but scratching. It isn't her fault, so I wasn't mad at her. I had a delivery of a new washer and dryer and since they were taking my old ones, I knew the door would be propped open for a while, so I wanted all 4 kitties to be in my bedroom with the door shut during this. Rhett was hard to corral, but I finally got him in. Scarlett wouldn't come out from behind the couch so I had to catch her and when she saw the delivery man, she FLIPPED out and scratched my chest, my arms and almost my face trying to get out of my arms while I carried her to my bedroom. One scratch bruised within seconds! They've all finally forgiven me for having to chase/catch to get them in my room. But that's better than leaving them out to possibly accidently get out of the house. Especially through the front door. I'd be the one to flip out if they did. SignatureCheryl > I had a delivery of a > new washer and dryer and since they were taking my old ones, I > knew the door would be propped open for a while, so I wanted all > 4 kitties to be in my bedroom with the door shut during this. My new washer doesn't have a filter that sits on top of the agitator like my old (17 years old) one did. That thing filtered out tons of cat fur. Mostly from sheets, blankets, and even my clothes. I don't see anything in the owners manual about something to clean out lint/fur/etc, so where does the fur go? Anyone know? It wasn't a cheap washing machine, and it has all sorts of other features, but nothing that addresses where the stuff stuck to fabric goes when it's washed. SignatureCheryl >> I had a delivery of a >>new washer and dryer and since they were taking my old ones, I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > nothing that addresses where the stuff stuck to fabric goes when it's > washed. Check to see whether the booklet lists a web-site or telephone number for questions. The kind of washers I grew up with didn't have lint filters, but nothing was enclosed, and you had to drain them manually, so there really wasn't any place lint could accumulate, it just drained out into the sink, along with the water. (Maybe eventually clogging the drains, but if you could see it, you could put a strainer in the sink drain to catch it.) >>> I had a delivery of a new washer and dryer and since they were taking my >>> old ones, I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > but if you could see it, you could put a strainer in the sink drain to > catch it.) Our washers haven't had a filter for a long time. Twenty or more years. We would likely be better off if they did at we have to have that drain cleared almost once a year. Not so much because of the washer as because of strange construction, but the hair and fur don't help. Jo > Our washers haven't had a filter for a long time. Twenty or > more years. We would likely be better off if they did at we > have to have that drain cleared almost once a year. Not so much > because of the washer as because of strange construction, but > the hair and fur don't help. So now I know why I've seen filters that you attach to the hose that drains washer water into the wash tub. I think I can make something that'll work. Some screen material attached by a clamp, but it would have to be easily removed for cleaning, and something that doesn't block the water from being drained. Thanks all. I thought I must have gotten a cheap (not $$ cheap) washer. Kenmore is a brand everyone I know swears by. SignatureCheryl >> Our washers haven't had a filter for a long time. Twenty or >> more years. We would likely be better off if they did at we [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks all. I thought I must have gotten a cheap (not $$ cheap) > washer. Kenmore is a brand everyone I know swears by. I've been using Kenmores for 30 years, and I just recently got my third one. I'd say they're pretty good. ;-) I do miss the lint filter you can clean, though. My last one didn't have one either. Joy >> Our washers haven't had a filter for a long time. Twenty or >> more years. We would likely be better off if they did at we [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks all. I thought I must have gotten a cheap (not $$ cheap) > washer. Kenmore is a brand everyone I know swears by. My mom used to have her washing machine set up to drain into a laundry tub and she had a metal kitchen colander rigged up to catch lint. Jo >> Our washers haven't had a filter for a long time. Twenty or >> more years. We would likely be better off if they did at we [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Thanks all. I thought I must have gotten a cheap (not $$ cheap) > washer. Kenmore is a brand everyone I know swears by. If your hose drains into the wash tub, you could tie an old nylon stocking to the end to act as a filter. When it gets too much lint in it, put another one in its place. Mine drains into a pipe in the wall. A number of years ago Princess (RB16) was at the bathroom door making moaning sounds. I went to see what she was looking at and found the bathroom flooded. To make the story short, the pipe in the wall had become clogged and it flooded. (This was after about 30 years of use). The plumber had to replace the pipe because the lint had hardened and a pencil lead sized hole was all that remained. MLB >> I had a delivery of a new washer and dryer and since they were taking >> my old ones, I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > washing machine, and it has all sorts of other features, but nothing > that addresses where the stuff stuck to fabric goes when it's washed. For me it just sticks to the sides of the drum and I have to wipe it out. >> I had a delivery of a >> new washer and dryer and since they were taking my old ones, I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > nothing that addresses where the stuff stuck to fabric goes when it's > washed. Down the drain. >> I had a delivery of a >> new washer and dryer and since they were taking my old ones, I [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > nothing that addresses where the stuff stuck to fabric goes when it's > washed. I haven't had filters on the washers I have had for the past 28 years (first a GE, then a Maytag Neptune since moving to this house 10 year ago). No problems! I think they simply are not needed in most situations. Now, the dryer is a different story. I clean that after every one or two loads. MaryL > I haven't had filters on the washers I have had for the past 28 > years (first a GE, then a Maytag Neptune since moving to this > house 10 year ago). No problems! I think they simply are not > needed in most situations. Now, the dryer is a different story. > I clean that after every one or two loads. I'm still thinking that I need to pour drain cleaner down the washer tub on a regular basis if there's nothing to filter it from the washer. Plus, the hose from the washer to the tub must get clogged over time; sort of like plaque in the veins of someone with heart/high blood pressure health problems. SignatureCheryl >> I haven't had filters on the washers I have had for the past 28 >> years (first a GE, then a Maytag Neptune since moving to this [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > over time; sort of like plaque in the veins of someone with > heart/high blood pressure health problems. I have never had a problem with clogging, in all the years I have used washing machines without filters. My mother used to have a washing machine that collected lint on the outer edge of the agitator (by design), but that was many years ago. The washing machine seems to simply flush everything out into the sewage system, and I have never had a problem. MaryL > > I haven't had filters on the washers I have had for the past 28 > > years (first a GE, then a Maytag Neptune since moving to this [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > over time; sort of like plaque in the veins of someone with > heart/high blood pressure health problems. Check with the manufacturer AND a plumber before you obsess yourself into serious problems. > Smokey Poke may be a cat, but he is in the doghouse today. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > --Fil Some days you just seem to be more hungry than usual. |
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