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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2007Silly question of the decade
My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to Chloe and Tigger) and he just called me up and asked me the silliest question of the decade About midnight last night, he was walking home and was somewhat surprised to see a kitten in the middle of the road. Kitten seemed friendly enough but Hugh was concerned that a kitten was out alone in the road, in the cold. So he looked round and no-one seemed to be looking for a kitten, There was only one flat with an open window so he called out and after a few minutes someone shouted down "We don't have no f***ing cat!" and slammed the window shut. So Hugh picked the kitten up and took her home and he called me to ask if I thought he'd done the right thing! I had to resist the urge to say "Certainly not you should have left where she was so you could see her dead in the gutter the next morning!" Anyway kitten is we think about 3-4 months old (her eyes are brown but there's still a tiny hint of blue) largely white with tortie patches, black socks and a black bandit mask around the eyes, She wasn't collared and Hugh said he didn't think she was chipped to which the answer was "You can't tell by looking at her". She's got a medium length coat, she looked reasonably well groomed but a bit on the thin side through it could just be that she is a small kitten who will grow into a small cat He fed her some IAMS, which she ate with enthusiasm. Tigger seems quite happy to have someone else to play with but Chloe is being a bit of a drama queen through it's mostly fluffing up (Impressive as Chloe is a large long hair!) and walking off with her nose in the air whenever kitten is near. She slept wrapped around Hugh's neck until he moved her by making a little nest in his duvet, which she then settled down in with her legs in the air and went to sleep for all of 20 minutes before getting up and going to his flatmate's bedroom to trash the computer desk (luckily Mark is also a good slave). Oh and she ambushes people on the stairs....in other wordd she's a kitten! Anyway Hugh has asked at the vet's, GP's and the local cafe if anyone has mentioned losing a kitten. He plans to put posters up (without a photo). If not, he tells me, there's a friend who might take her in, the vet receptionist at their vets rehomes cats and would be sure to check out she got a good home and she wouldn't be put to sleep,..and anyway Hugh tells me he really can't afford another cat, he didn't want a kitten (to which I replied "Yeah but nobody told the kitten she seems to have picked you") but ends with...."I'll probably keep her" Yeah alright, Hugh, if her slaves aren't found (and what were they thinking of letting a cat that young out anyway!), I don't think there's a probably involved.......... Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk > you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to > Chloe and Tigger) and he just called me up and asked me the silliest > question of the decade > About midnight last night, he was walking home and was somewhat > surprised to see a kitten in the middle of the road. [snip] She sounds adorable. I hope she finds a good home soon, whether with Hugh or with someone else. Joyce > My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk > you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > Lesley Yup. He's a goner. He'll probably be broken hearted if the slaves do show up. Joy > My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk > you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > thinking of letting a cat that young out anyway!), I don't think > there's a probably involved.......... Its entirely possible that she got out without being let out. Cats have a way of doing that. Jo >> My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk >> you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jo Yes, they do. But the question about whether or not to pick the young cat up from the middle of the road in the middle of the night is a silly one. He doesn't have to keep the cat. My (rehomed) rescue "Spotty" would probably be a flat spot on the road if I hadn't brought him in out of the pouring rain where he was running under cars in the parking lot to try to stay dry. He took the right action. Jill He knew he had been had when he took her home! Yepper, sitting in the middle of the road at night would really have been the perfect place for her. Why do they pretend to be so dumb, he knew better all along. Men!!! > My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk > you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk > you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Good on ya, Hugh. What's he going to name him/her? Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >Good on ya, Hugh. What's he going to name him/her? The plot thickens....Mark, his flatmate says "we can't keep her- we can'r have another cat". Hugh in the meantime has made the all-time big mistake and named her...because of her face he's called her Bandit Hugh's only concern is at the moment, money is tight and he'll need to get her vetted so I said if it's really tight then I can lent him some money until payday or whatever as long as it doesn't run into thousands Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Hugh just called- he got home last night to find Tigger, Chloe and Bandit (who might now be called Minnie the Minx) sitting together in the living room. If she gets too out of hand either of the older cats will hiss and bap her but Chloe has stopped fluffing up when she's in the same room. She's now making friendly advances to Mark who is now saying he's uncertain as to whether or not they keep her if she isn't claimed....but Hugh thinks he will come round She's also demonstrated that she knows what her litter box is for but she is ravenously hungry eating her food , Hugh thinks perhaps she hasn't had a meal in a few days possibly she's lost but she was only 20yards from a motorway when he found her so it's a good thing he came along Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Hugh just called- he got home last night to find Tigger, Chloe and > Bandit (who might now be called Minnie the Minx) sitting together in [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs It sounds like Hugh and Mark are now owned by three cats. :-)  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Hugh just called- he got home last night to find Tigger, Chloe and > Bandit (who might now be called Minnie the Minx) sitting together in [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > saying he's uncertain as to whether or not they keep her if she isn't > claimed....but Hugh thinks he will come round I've heard many people here say one more cat won't break the bank (except, of course, possible vet bills). I suppose that's true, assuming the bank isn't already broken! LOL If his cats are already so quickly accepting of her I'd say it's probably a done deal even if he hasn't specifically said so. ;) Jill If his cats are already so quickly accepting of >her I'd say it's probably a done deal even if he hasn't specifically said >so. ;) I think his cats have sealed the deal amongst themselves Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > She's now > making friendly advances to Mark who is now saying he's uncertain as to > whether or not they keep her if she isn't claimed....but Hugh thinks he will > come round It certainly sounds that way. If Mark has gone from "no way" to "uncertain", then that's progress. :) Joyce >> She's now >> making friendly advances to Mark who is now saying he's uncertain as [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce Of course, being called Mark he's probably a natural cat whisperer. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Just had a call from Hugh- Mark took kitten to the vets this morning. We thought she was 3-4 months old, vet says nope, she's 3 months tops but he reckons two and half months is more likely maybe even only two months! She passed her blood tests for nastys but is covered in fleas (Hugh knew that he's been itching since she started to sleep with him) and seriously loaded with worms. So Mark paid the vet (very reasonable) and mentioned he wasn't sure they were keeping her and asked the receptionist what she'd suggest- and she said she wouldn't be putting up lost cat posters because if someone "could lose a kitten that small and apparently not go looking then they didn't deserve a cat anyway" Also the fleas and worms suggest even if she had a home before it wasn't a good one. Mark is one of those people whose bark is a lot worse than his bite so when he got back from the vets he said that hw'd pay half the vet bill for that morning...oh and keeping her? Go on then I suppose you're going to I'm okay with that (she'd worked on him as well). They have called her Bandit and she is now sitting in their living room of her forever home giving the kitten glare of death for having to go to the vets Nice to have a happy ending after the month this list has had Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Just had a call from Hugh- Mark took kitten to the vets this morning. > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Did you mention to them, if Bandit has brought fleas in the other two will need to be treated as well? SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Did you mention to them, if Bandit has brought fleas in the other two will > need to be treated as well? As Chloe and Tigger do sometimes go out (They have access via a LARGE cat flap- I kid you not one of them could crush both my two just by sitting on them- they really are not fat just big boned- there must be a lot of Maine Coone in there somewhere) Hugh doses them with Advantage (or Frontline) on a regular basis Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Mark is one of those people whose bark is a lot worse than his bite so > when he got back from the vets he said that hw'd pay half the vet bill > for that morning...oh and keeping her? Go on then I suppose you're > going to I'm okay with that (she'd worked on him as well). > They have called her Bandit and she is now sitting in their living > room of her forever home giving the kitten glare of death for having > to go to the vets She has yet to find out just how lucky she is! And she is lucky. Hooray for Hugh - and for Mark, too, for coming around. Nice indeed to hear about a happy ending. Joyce "Lesley" <LMadigan@hhnt.nhs.uk> wrote > They have called her Bandit and she is now sitting in their living > room of her forever home giving the kitten glare of death for having > to go to the vets A warm RPCA Welcome to the new girl with the perfect name :) Bandit, Snowball, Claudius & Raki As dictated to Gordon the Hoomin because if someone "could lose a kitten > that small and apparently not go looking then they didn't deserve a > cat anyway" Also the fleas and worms suggest even if she had a home > before it wasn't a good one. I think I have sussed out how she came to be there on Wednesday night Imagine the scene- 11.30pm Wednesday the 24th of October and just a few yards from the A13 voices: "Mum! Mum! Are we there yet?!" "Mum! Mum! Wanna go toilet!" "Mum! Are we THERE yet?" Then "Be quiet- all of you!" A youngish female cat emerges from the bushes and looks round then addresses the bush "Stay there!" (Sullen voice) "Don't wanna- wanna come out and see!" (Timid voice) "It's so noisy" (Yawning) "Mum I'm sooo tired" The female rolls her eyes "There;s a lot to be said for spaying- now listen you lot!" Three little heads peer at her then one says "Mum- what's spaying?" Female cat looks embarrased "It's...when you can't have kittens...you know birds and bees and that stuff" "I nearly caught a bird once!" Female cat: "No you didn't which is why we're here...I should have never listened to your respective fathers (sighs) but the trouble is when the urge comes what's an unneutered queen to do? (sighs) anyway this is winter- this is cold you understand cold?" (muttering from hedge) "Yes we do mum...we're all freezing now- we wanna huddle!" "Huddle up if you want to while I talk-you might as well be as warm as you can ...Thing is when it's winter and it's cold then it's hard to find food. Mousies and ratties.." (interuption) "An' I nearly caught a mousie once" (Sigh) "You've NEARLY caught everything once! Ten out of ten for effort..one day you will be a great killer of mice and rats but you need some practice! Anyway....not only is it cold and there's not a lot of mousies and ratties about but even Hoomins aren't out much" (Sullen) "Huh Hoomins!" (Sighs) "an' what have I told you all about Hoomins?" (Three voices) "That not all of them are bad!" "Exactly which is why I am doing this (sighs) I would have liked to keep you with me a little longer but the weather is getting cold and apart from the ratties and mice the Hoomins aren't out so much" (Sullen) "huh Hoomins!" "I am not choosing you tonight! you and I my little Tom are going to have words before I do! If I hadn't begged food from kind Hoomins when I was expecting all of you....Let's not have a discussion about that because if all goes to plan none of you will have to worry about it! Anyway I carried the three of you (pauses to wipe eyes) an' there was five of you but two of you crossed the Bridge because they was small because I was wasn't gettin' enough to eat an' they were weak. Anyway when I was expecting you...." (mutter) "Expecting us to do what?" "In Your case, my little Tom, the worse you can....anyway, if I hadn't managed to beg scraps as well as get mousies and ratties,,,,and bugs" (Laughter) "Mum you ate bugs?! UGH!" "When you is hungry you eat anything an' bugs is pretty easy to catch (sarcastically) even you, little Tom can do that! (sighs) anyway what I am sayin' is winter is comin' and that's when it's all us cats for ourselves if we don't have slaves..Used to have slaves once (sadly) little boy was nice but when I grew up and stopped bein' cute...I think I was still cute but the bigger Hoomins didn't wanna feed me no more an' they put me in the car thing and took me a long way an' left me there....then when I was with you lot I thought I'd found new slaves but when they saw I was expecting they threw things at me so I left them- they didn't deserve me....(musing) maybe one day I find proper slaves an' always be warm and not hungry...so here I am with the big cold startin' an' I gonna find it hard enough to keep me let alone you from the Bridge 'cos there;s not much food an' there's still them Hoomins who want to throw things at us and the cars....so last night I says a special prayer to Bast askin' her what I should be doin' for you" (Timid voice) "An' Bast said what?" "She guided me here..she tells me soon a Hoomin will come along for one of you an' give them a forever home- you all know what that is?" (Various voices) "Where we gets fed all day?" "Where's always warm?" "Get toys?" "Where a Hoomin looks after us and does what we wants and even enjoys it?" "Where we gets strokies an skritchies?" "Good. An' a little way off there will another place where a Hoomin will come along- she has told me that much as I love you all an' wanna keep you a bit longer it is time I saw you all safe forever then maybe I go and find someone for me if Bast is generous even if not for me then for you" Dramatic pause "Okay I gotta choose the one of you what listened best...answer me this, if a Hoomin were to take you in what's the big thing you should remember?" "Gotta be cute?" "Good answer I taught you cute look but cute don't always just cut it- an?" (Timid voice) "An gotta use the box, make no mess an' if there is other cats in there to get on with them" "Excellent! A house with other cats is a house with slaves an' the other owners can tell you what they like 'cos to start with you gotta act like they's bosses and gradually get 'em used to the idea that an opposable thumb don't mean they're better for anything but opening tins of food....I shall leave you here " "MUM!!" "Come on..show me the cute look ...That very good now come with me....the rest of you wait an' watch..little Tom you might wanna learn from this!" They walk up the road a short distance then Mum says "Here the hoomin comes remember what I taught you!" "Mum- I don't wanna go" "I know my kitten but it is for the best..look (ducks slightly back into the bushes) if it don't work an' he don't take you then I am here but remember if he takes you, he will love you an' feed you an' keep you warm (sniffs) he snells like a nice Hoomin, has other owners an' all means he'll have a meal for you an' you ain't tellin' me you ain't hungry we all are I've come a long way tonight on one mousie an' I still have to sort your other sisfur out an' your brofur (snorts) before he does learn nearly catching something don't fill the belly....the hoomin is coming over..Remember what your meowmie taught you" "Using the box is good?" "That's my girl!" A few minutes later the queen watches one of her kittens being carried away by a Hoomin who is already stroking her and saying "What a pretty girl" "Okay she's sorted. Come on..We got maybe half an hour before the next place Bast told me to go an' then we gotta sort you out, little Tom" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > because if someone "could lose a kitten >> that small and apparently not go looking then they didn't [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > place Bast told me to go an' then we gotta sort you out, little > Tom" That's a good little piece of anthropomorphisation, Lesley! And who's to say it's not true? :-) SignatureMatSav > "Lesley" <LMadigan@hhnt.nhs.uk> wrote in message >> I think I have sussed out how she came to be there on Wednesday >> night >> >> Imagine the scene- 11.30pm Wednesday the 24th of October and >> just a few yards from the A13 voices: > That's a good little piece of anthropomorphisation, Lesley! And > who's to say it's not true? :-) I liked the bit about "your *respective* fathers", LOL. How true that is! Joyce >That's a good little piece of anthropomorphisation, Lesley! And >who's to say it's not true? :-) I always suspect The Fabulous Furballs mum had a conversation like that with them- only Sarsi wasn't listening! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk > you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > thinking of letting a cat that young out anyway!), I don't think > there's a probably involved.......... Sounds like she is just adorable. Sounds like she is already home. ;) > My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk > you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Awww -- bless Hugh, and purrs to him and his new owner :-) Ginger-lyn SignatureHome Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > My friend, Hugh, is a reasonably intelligent guy, interesting to talk > you, funny, who knows his status in life as a catslave (currently to [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Congrats to Hugh and the kitten! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek I have seen pictures of little Bandit and she is a cutey! After one week at Hugh's she is already showing signs of running the house with an iron paw and filling out nicely A couple of days ago, there was one of those moments when you wish he'd had a camera handy! Tigger was in the hallway and Bandit launched herself from halfway up the stairs and landed on his head- Hugh said it looked like Tigger was wearing a Davy Crockett hat! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Bandit does have one very odd feature through (yes Hugh phones me quite a lot with progress reports on his new owner) - her tail What made us think she was 3-4 months old was that she doesn't have the cute little kitten tail (I am a sucker for those! The merest sight of one gives me outrageous kitten fever). Her tail is longer than her body at two and a half months old (Average guess)- does this mean she'll grow up to be a giant cat! She might be- deflead, dewormed and getting regular meals, she's filling out quite a lot- still given the other two cats are massive she might need to grow a bit Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Bandit does have one very odd feature through (yes Hugh phones me > quite a lot with progress reports on his new owner) - her tail [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Lesley Rosie had a very long tail, and she stayed quite a tiny cat. I'm partial to small cats with big ears and long tails. Jo Just thought you'd like to know about this No-one ever claimed little Bandit so she is now cat number three at Hugh and Mark's and she's not so little anymore, once wormed she's filled out nicely and has gained a good few pounds- she's been with them almost 2 months and no way if her former slaves (if she had any) tried to claim her would they get her back! She's got the Hoomins wrapped around her paws Chloe and Tigger have turned back into kittens with a little one to remind them what a joy it is to be a hoolikitten! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Just thought you'd like to know about this > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Very glad to hear it! Thanks for the update. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > No-one ever claimed little Bandit so she is now cat number three at > Hugh and Mark's and she's not so little anymore, once wormed she's > filled out nicely and has gained a good few pounds- she's been with > them almost 2 months and no way if her former slaves (if she had any) > tried to claim her would they get her back! She's got the Hoomins > wrapped around her paws > Chloe and Tigger have turned back into kittens with a little one to > remind them what a joy it is to be a hoolikitten! How cute! I'm glad it's turned out so well. Sounds like Mark doesn't regret agreeing to keep her. :) Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > Just thought you'd like to know about this > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Chloe and Tigger have turned back into kittens with a little one to > remind them what a joy it is to be a hoolikitten! Great news, Lesley. Sounds like Bandit was the perfect match for her new home. SignatureMarina Hugh showed me a video from his mobile- Bandit sandwiched between Chloe and Tigger and washing them, apparently when she stopped they washed her so I think we can say there's one little kitten with a happy Xmas coming! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Hugh showed me a video from his mobile- Bandit sandwiched between > Chloe and Tigger and washing them, apparently when she stopped they > washed her so I think we can say there's one little kitten with a > happy Xmas coming! Awww! SignatureMarina > Just thought you'd like to know about this > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Great update! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek
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