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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / October 2004Cats and Water
On another group I mentioned that since I deaf I can't hear water running and a friend replied with her efforts to get her cat to stop turning the water on. Reposted here with her permission. "Jo Firey" <JAfirey@NETZERO.NET> wrote in message news:2tnlujF22q9hfU1@uni-berlin.de... > My big problem is I can no longer hear water running. > > Jo that would be a huge problem around here. my himalayan tortie is fascinated by running water and has figured out how to turn lever handles on to either just watch it or get her own drink. we're talking bathtub, two bathroom sinks, a bidet and a kitchen sink that the stinker kept me running to, to turn off. i tried duct taping them down (which made it too hard for me to turn on), and rubber banding balloons to their handles (looked cute, but i think she thought so too).LOL tried tobasco sauce and just plain pepper and cayennne---the stinker likes the smell and rubs herself on them, then i get it in my eyes when i cuddle her (y'think she figured out how to get her revenge?LOL) tried wd40, cat repellant and citris sprays, which didn't even phase her. thankfully, she's a little older now and does it less often than she used to, but stil, every now and then . . . kate > On another group I mentioned that since I deaf I can't hear water running > and a friend replied with her efforts to get her cat to stop turning the [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > kate ROFL!! Gossamer loves to drink out of the faucet and will hop up to the bathroom sink for a drink every time someone goes in there. Thankfully she hasn't figured out how to turn them on herself!  SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) dragonandthistle at snet dot net <sniip> > ROFL!! >Gossamer loves to drink out of the faucet and will hop up to the bathroom >sink for a drink every time someone goes in there. Thankfully she hasn't >figured out how to turn them on herself! We call that a 'chick lick'. -bonbon > ... that would be a huge problem around here. my himalayan tortie is >fascinated by running water and has figured out how to turn lever handles on >to either just watch it or get her own drink ---------------------<snip>---------------------- OK, which would you rather have, a cat that turns on the water, or one that waits till you sit down to take a break from housework and then meows at the top of his voice for you to come turn the faucet on? Regards and Purrs, O J > On another group I mentioned that since I deaf I can't hear water > running and a friend replied with her efforts to get her cat to stop > turning the water on. Reposted here with her permission. That's funny! But the answer for your friend is a cat fountain. Give her her own running water fountain and she won't get toothpaste spit on her head (I was afraid of that with Persia!) when you are brushing your teeth. Of course it's one more thing to clean every week... but they do love running water. Funny, isn't it? Jill > > My big problem is I can no longer hear water running. > > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > kate There are always special cases. I haven't seen some divorced friends' Dorian Gray -- unfortunately, their cats went to a third party -- but he was an aquatic cat. Obviously, he'd drink from the faucet and play with the stream. It still isn't unprecedented that he would sit in the corner of an active shower stall and watch. But to jump into an active Jacuzzi, and happily spin in the whirlpool? The part I especially liked was that he'd hold his tail high -- I was never sure if it was a snorkel or periscope. >There are always special cases. I haven't seen some divorced friends' >Dorian Gray -- unfortunately, their cats went to a third party -- but he [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >The part I especially liked was that he'd hold his tail high -- I was >never sure if it was a snorkel or periscope. <scream> <THUD> Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > There are always special cases. Our Tyche is a toilet-tyche who swims in the toilet, all four paws in. She also jumps into the shower with MomDad and has been known to lie in the sink with a trickle of water dribbling over her back. Tyche is warped. --Fil >> There are always special cases. Mischief once upon a time loved to stand at the back of the stall when I was taking a shower. But, one day I stepped aside and let the shower stream past me, which of course hit poor Mischief full on......in the next instant Mischief, the shower curtain, 2 rolls of toilet tissue and a bar of soap were all headed for the bedroom. He's not been much of a shower kitty since then. Mike The early bird gets the worm; but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese!! > Our Tyche is a toilet-tyche who swims in the toilet, all four paws in. Goodness - how big is your toilet? ;-))) 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 > > Our Tyche is a toilet-tyche who swims in the toilet, all four paws in. > > Goodness - how big is your toilet? ;-))) > > Deb. Normal size...that's why she has to fold herself up into the meatloaf position (cosmic muffin) to fit all four legs in. --Fil > Normal size...that's why she has to fold herself up into the meatloaf > position (cosmic muffin) to fit all four legs in. :-)) I *love* 'cosmic muffin'! 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 >But to jump into an active Jacuzzi, and happily spin in the whirlpool? The part I especially liked was that he'd hold his tail high -- I was >never sure if it was a snorkel or periscope. Rudder? Tailfin? Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel. |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") |
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