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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / March 2007Extreme finicicity
I'm into making up new words today. Finicicity means "degree of finicky-ness". (Earlier on, in a different context, the word "catworthiness" came rolling off my fingers. It may not be entirely new, but I've never seen or heard it before.) My bunch have revealed a very high level of finicicity today. I cooked fish for them, simmered in organic crab bisque, which I got for cheap at the discount store. It smelled awfully good to me, but they had to be urged to eat it. Normally, whenever I cook fish, they pester me half to death before it's off the stove. Not this time. Even after it had cooled and I placed the skillet on the floor FILLED with freshly cooked fish, there were no takers. They sniffed and looked at it, but no one wanted to eat any. And they hadn't been fed since early morning. What did I do wrong???? > I'm into making up new words today. Finicicity means "degree of > finicky-ness". (Earlier on, in a different context, the word "catworthiness" [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > What did I do wrong???? <Asking the cats> <Blank looks> <raised eyebrow> <shrug> Beats ME. I tried to help. Will in New Haven -- | > What did I do wrong???? | [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] | | I tried to help. The fish was gone when I got up this morning. Entirely, completely, down to the last crumb, gone. Pat kirjoitti: > | > What did I do wrong???? > | [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > The fish was gone when I got up this morning. Entirely, completely, down to > the last crumb, gone. That, of course, is part of the finicicity. They cannot show you they like it as it is made for them specially. If it had been intended for your consumption, they would have been weaving around your legs to get at it. Then, as soon as you were out of sight, they could eat it freely.  SignatureChristine in Laitila, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 >| > What did I do wrong???? >| [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >The fish was gone when I got up this morning. Entirely, completely, down to >the last crumb, gone. HA HA- BASTID KAT TRIK! OH SHOOT NOW I CANT EAT IT LUV DANTE Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >I'm into making up new words today. Finicicity means "degree of >finicky-ness". (Earlier on, in a different context, the word "catworthiness" [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >What did I do wrong???? NUFFINGK! BRING IT HEEEER!!!!!!! LUV DANTE Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > >I'm into making up new words today. Finicicity means "degree of > >finicky-ness". (Earlier on, in a different context, the word "catworthiness" [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > LUV DANTE Fish iz gud. I magine my wil ansestors hunting the mighty toona. In der nachral viroment. Wazzat, Uncl Bill? In De middle of the BIG WET THING? Stop laffing uncl Bill. Stop Laffing rite now! Winnie -- "I see where you went wrong. You are llying and you are possibly insane." Inez on talk.origins > Theresa > Stinky Pictures:http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > > Make Levees, Not War- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - | Fish iz gud. I magine my wil ansestors hunting the mighty toona. In | der nachral viroment. Wazzat, Uncl Bill? In De middle of the BIG WET | THING? Stop laffing uncl Bill. Stop Laffing rite now! Winnie, we both know that we could use the Jedi Mind Trick to make the tuna beach themselves if we wanted. So let the damfoolslave laugh, he knows nothing! "Pat" <patricia251.catlitter@centurytel.net> wrote: > My bunch have revealed a very high level of finicicity today. Oooo, I like that word. It applies well to a certain striped member of my household. The one with the nasty eye infection, who is on her second course of antibiotics. She's been barfing a lot lately, more than usual, and I thought it might be due to her beneficial bacteria being all killed off. So I got her some yogurt - a nice, creamy kind - and I put a little honey in it so it wouldn't taste sour. Was she grateful? Was she even interested? I even dipped my fingertip in the bowl and put a bit of it on her nose so she'd get a good whiff. Nothing. Of course, Smudge was happy to slurp it down... and I finished the stuff that was still in the container. Joyce >"Pat" <patricia251.catlitter@centurytel.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >Joyce Dante will chug down yogurt by the quart if I let him. Stinky not so much. He wants ice cream. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > What did I do wrong???? You expected them to let you see that they actually wanted something you offered them :) With my crew, if I go out of my way to get them something special, as soon as I put it down them their reaction is "Oh, you got that for us? And you actually thought we'd like it? Well, thanks for trying.", then they walk away and ignore it. If I leave it down, though, by the next morning it will be completely gone. I think it's a violation of the Cat Code to allow a human to see that you enjoy something that human has brought you. > I think it's a violation of the Cat Code to allow a human to see that you > enjoy something that human has brought you. Someone forgot to tell Caliban. 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 >> I think it's a violation of the Cat Code to allow a human to see that you >> enjoy something that human has brought you. >> >Someone forgot to tell Caliban. WE WILL EET EFFURRYFING, TOO LUV DANTE Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > I'm into making up new words today. Finicicity means "degree of > finicky-ness". (Earlier on, in a different context, the word [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > What did I do wrong???? The only thing you did wrong was to cook it especially for them. It seems essential for cats to turn their nose up then to make you feel bad. Mine do the same. Or did, as they shot themselves in the foot over specially treatie foods, cooked with love. Two or three times of "huh? is this the best you can do? <sneer>" means they are now back full time on standard cat food. It's all about rejection of a special effort to please, isn't it? It seems hurtful and I react by refusing to go to a lot of trouble again. I know that's silly. It's just cats being cats says my head. My heart says differently. It says "why do you refuse this lovely food that I have prepared for you so lovingly?" Tweed | The only thing you did wrong was to cook it especially for them. It seems | essential for cats to turn their nose up then to make you feel bad. | Mine do the same. Several folks have said similar things, but it still baffles me. On average once a week I cook fish for myself (and toss in some extra quantity cuz I know the cats will beg to share it) and can't eat it in peace. This fish was cooked in the same manner as if I was making it for myself, and everyone watched and sniffed with great interest while it was cooking. They even cried as if to say "hurry up, we're starved!!!" but were nowhere near as pushy as they normally are in the kitchen when there's fish on the stove. How on earth did they KNOW that I was cooking *for them* and not for myself (and a bit extra for them)? It's never happened in this house before! And if it was so bad, why was the skillet so clean in the morning? > | The only thing you did wrong was to cook it especially for them. It seems > | essential for cats to turn their nose up then to make you feel bad. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > And if it was so bad, why was the skillet so clean in the morning? It was a joak, hooman, dey wuz jus being funny. Dey luv u. Now send me fishes. Winnie > | The only thing you did wrong was to cook it especially for them. It > seems [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > And if it was so bad, why was the skillet so clean in the morning? Well, it's a feline secret, of course! It's their JOB to play mind games with you! One of the rules in our house is that it is impossible to "put" a cat--if a cat is going to be in our laps, it must be the cat's decision. And, of course, they have impeccably accurate sensors to tell them when it's the most inappropriate time for them to become lap fungi. Must be the same with their favorite foods. David |
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