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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2007Heart attacks
... when a full set of sharp claws suddenly embed themselves in my back as I am chopping veggies for dinner - Miranda wanting to supervise me. She settles down on my shoulder to watch intently while I prepare dinner. ... when I turn from the counter towards the fridge and see 5-6 kilos (11-13 lbs) of Caliban sailing through the air towards me. He was aiming for my shoulder, but I turned at the wrong moment, but managed to put up my arms on time and catch him. Then I tried to swallow my heart. ... when I'm sitting at the computer and suddenly 5-6 kilos of Caliban lands on my shoulder. He jumps down from the cat tree above my desk. Or he takes a flying leap from the floor. ... when I am bending over anything for whatever reason - this is always the cue for Miranda to jump onto my back and then climb up to my shoulder. I just wish Caliban hadn't decided to mimic her and use me as his personal climbing furniture. It was enough with Miranda's sharp claws, I don't need the huge weight of Caliban suddenly landing on me from various directions. ;)  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > ... when I turn from the counter towards the fridge and see 5-6 kilos > (11-13 lbs) of Caliban sailing through the air towards me. He was aiming > for my shoulder, but I turned at the wrong moment, but managed to put up > my arms on time and catch him. Then I tried to swallow my heart. Yikes - its official. You are a slave in need of a bullet proof vest (and lightening fast reflexes)! Susan M Otis and Chester >> ... when I turn from the counter towards the fridge and see 5-6 kilos >> (11-13 lbs) of Caliban sailing through the air towards me. He was aiming [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Yikes - its official. You are a slave in need of a bullet proof vest (and > lightening fast reflexes)! Yes, that one almost killed me. I can't help but wonder what goes through his little fuzzy head when he pulls stunts like that - I think he believes he's still a little kitten-boy. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > >> ... when I turn from the counter towards the fridge and see 5-6 kilos > >> (11-13 lbs) of Caliban sailing through the air towards me. He was aiming [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Stories and pics athttp://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ > Pics athttp://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/http://community.webshots.com/use r/frankiennikki I know the feeling. Nina fortunately doesn't do that very often, but when she was a baby, she would leap up to my back from the floor, and then use all her claws to make her way up my back to my shoulder. I think we need a reverse kevlar apron and shoulder pads to protect us from these attacks! Melissa > I think > he believes he's still a little kitten-boy.//// I certainly forget that Miss Lily Whiskers is not the baby kitten that used to be able to sit on my hand. I often refer to her as the baby, or the kitten, and people look at me blankly when an 18 month old 4.5kg cat thunders into the room! Helen M > > I think > > he believes he's still a little kitten-boy.//// [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > -- > Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server -http://www.Mailgate.ORG I know that one. =o) Possibly because Nina still has the adorable round kitten face. And I have these indelible memories of her climbing all over my shoes. Not to mention that when she was new born, she fit in the palm of my hand, and her tail was a little fuzzy piece of string. =o) Now she rules my apartment with a benevolent iron paw, and bullies her poor mother without mercy. Melissa > ... when a full set of sharp claws suddenly embed themselves in my > back as I am chopping veggies for dinner - Miranda wanting to [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > from > various directions. ;) Oh the joys of being owned by cats. ;o) SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Now we know why you have white hair ;o) Suz&Spicey PS I know your hair is actually very blond. > Now we know why you have white hair ;o) > Suz&Spicey > PS I know your hair is actually very blond. Some advice to take to heart -- take a nap Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:07am ET CHICAGO, Feb 12 (Reuters Life!) - Regular naps are good for your heart, researchers said on Monday. A six-year study of nearly 24,000 Greek adults found those who regularly took midday naps lowered their risk of dying from heart disease by more than a third. Those who made it a practice of napping at least three times a week for a minimum of 30 minutes had a 37 percent lower risk of dying from heart disease compared to non-nappers. <snip> [Editor's Addendum: Although inconclusive, evidence points to a strong link between even longer longevity {sic} and napping with a cat or cats. Something to do with "transference of nine lives." :-)] SignatureJoey DoWop Dee Remember: It is To Laugh >> Now we know why you have white hair ;o) >> Suz&Spicey [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > between even longer longevity {sic} and napping with a cat or cats. Something > to do with "transference of nine lives." :-)] Oh, naps with cats are definitely good for you. :) I try to take as many naps with the cats as I can. I'm lucky in that I can work from home if I want to (I also have an office to go to), and when I do, I always take a nap after lunch. Miranda usually comes and asks to be let under the blanket, and then curls up in the crook of my arm. Sometimes, Caliban also wants under the blankie, and it can get a bit crowded, but still lovely. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> Oh, naps with cats are definitely good for you. :) I try to take as many > naps with the cats as I can. I'm lucky in that I can work from home if I [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > also wants under the blankie, and it can get a bit crowded, but still > lovely. Boy, I could go for a nap right now. >> Some advice to take to heart -- take a nap >> Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:07am ET [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > also wants under the blankie, and it can get a bit crowded, but still > lovely. Soncek sometimes joins me for a nap and it's wonderful! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > ... when a full set of sharp claws suddenly embed themselves in my back > as I am chopping veggies for dinner - Miranda wanting to supervise me. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Stories and pics athttp://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ > Pics athttp://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/http://community.webshots.com/use r/frankiennikki Obviously more instances of cats being standoffish! Patm Am 12.02.2007 schrieb Marina: > ... when I am bending over anything for whatever reason - this is always > the cue for Miranda to jump onto my back and then climb up to my shoulder. This is, what Tientje does when I bend over. Unfortunately he doesn't climb up to my shoulder. Instead he does: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/03150003.jpg and he stays there until Volker comes to save me:-) > I just wish Caliban hadn't decided to mimic her and use me as his > personal climbing furniture. It was enough with Miranda's sharp claws, I > don't need the huge weight of Caliban suddenly landing on me from > various directions. ;) Tientje's claws are very sharp to and I can imagine, how your shoulders must look - poor Marina. Purrs to you Inge and the catgang SignatureCatManiacs World: http://www.gwsystems.com/inge > This is, what Tientje does when I bend over. Unfortunately he doesn't > climb up to my shoulder. Instead he does: > > http://www.gwsystems.com/inge/03150003.jpg > > and he stays there until Volker comes to save me:-) LOL I remember seeing that picture before, it still makes me smile. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk In her younger days, Mandy was notorious for leaping on people's backs and either settling there or climbing the rest of the way to their shoulder, with a liberal use of claws. The cat I remember best for this sort of thing was living with one of my aunts many years ago. Cleo liked sitting on the top of open doors and then leaping to the shoulder of anyone passing through the door. I was staying with my aunt and uncle, and carelessly walked through the kitchen door while wearing a sleeveless nightgown that did not have a high neckline. I must have jumped, startled by Cleo's sudden landing on my shoulder, and she lost her balance and slid down my chest, desperatedly trying to slow her fall with her claws. It took many years for the deepest of the resultant scars to disappear - one doctor actually asked me if I'd had breast surgery. I don't think the doctor was much of a cat fan - she appeared to find my explanation a bit odd. SignatureCheryl > Am 12.02.2007 schrieb Marina: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > and he stays there until Volker comes to save me:-) LOL! Caliban does that too! And there's no one around to save me! The only way to get him off me is to wiggle around violently, but of course that makes him hang on with all his claws, until he gets fed up and jumps off. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://s120.photobucket.com/albums/o185/frankiennikki/ http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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