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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2007ARCHER!!!!
That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which is off the garage on the other side from the main house, reading the group and petting Ozzy who was laying in my lap. All of sudden we heard a HUGE CRASH. I jumped three inches and Ozzy left tread marks down my legs trying to get out of the way of the house falling down around us (or so it seemed from the sound). I saw an orange streak out of the corner of my eye - Archer running like all the demons in h*ll were on his tail. I ran to the door to see what damage he had done this time. It seems he had decided to climb the metal ladder we have leaning against a wall in the garage. The ladder was lying on the floor and I can only assume Archer leaped away in time to prevent it from crushing him. I have NO idea how he managed to move such a heavy object out and away from the wall on which it was leaning - it was at a 30 degree angle so he had to push away from the wall really hard (I had a hard time lifting it back up again!). The ladder is not leaning against the wall in a safer, sideways position. Archer is running around, unfazed with his close encounter with death, and Ozzy and I are still shaking!  SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ > That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a > KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > again!). The ladder is not leaning against the wall in a safer, sideways > position. Archer is ^^^^ now, of course - amazing how one little typo can completely change the meaning of a sentence. > running around, unfazed with his close encounter with death, and Ozzy and > I are still shaking! >> That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a >> KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> running around, unfazed with his close encounter with death, and Ozzy and >> I are still shaking! OMG! I can only imagine that sound of that crash!! It always amazes me how our fur babies can escape w/out a scratch on them, and a look on their faces as if they were no where near said crash!! And we sit there trying to recooperate while our hearts beat out of our chests!! Hey!! At least Archer keeps your blood flowing!!! :) Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. ~Abraham Lincoln > OMG! I can only imagine that sound of that crash!! It always amazes me how > our fur babies can escape w/out a scratch on them, and a look on their faces > as if they were no where near said crash!! Redunzel is always falling off things when she was a kitten she had this habit of climbing on top of the bookcase in the bedroom (still a favourite for both of them, Sarsi's asleep up there now) and when she saw a Hoomin she would roll about, yowling to demand skritchies and many's the time, she would be so determined to reach the Hoomin hand (it goes without saying this is a tall bookcase and standing on tiptoe I could just reach her chin) she would roll over and straight off. She once dragged an old pillow to the base of the bookcase and we thought "how cute, she's making herself a little bed" but after a week or so we concluded she'd done it so she would have a soft landing Well recently we had cupboards fitted in the kitchen and of course, being a high place (and near the window so she could get some Sun as well- how nice of us to have fitted this extra amenity for her!) it is instantly attractive to a cat whose favourite vantage point in the living room is the top of the door! (through thankfully she hasn't tried sleeping on it!) So now we have an added danger in the kitchen- never mind sharp knives, boilinhg water etc. We have a dive bombing cat! Worse of all, if she's in the corner of one of the cupboard tops, she can't be seen so there I am making a cup of coffee and THUMP!!!! Redunzel plummets past me! Or on one occasion landed on my head! We just have to hope she gets bored of it and wear crash helmets in the kitchen until she does Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Too funny! SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA >> >> OMG! I can only imagine that sound of that crash!! It always amazes me [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > OMG! I can only imagine that sound of that crash!! It always amazes me > how our fur babies can escape w/out a scratch on them, and a look on > their faces as if they were no where near said crash!! I call that their "Who? Me?" expression! > "CatNipped" <CatNipped@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message > news:5si806F192emqU1@mid.individual.net... > > "CatNipped" <CatNipped@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message >> That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a >> KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> so it seemed from the sound). I saw an orange streak out of the corner >> of my eye - Archer running like all the demons in h*ll were on his tail. I know you didn't find this funny, but I couldn't help but laugh at this. What a rambunctious little MONSTER!! He brings the word "hoolikitten" to a whole new level. Glad everything's OK... more or less. Purrs for everyone's nerves (especially yours and Ozzy's), and that Archer doesn't kill himself before he's old enough to stop pulling all these death-defying maneuvers. Joyce > > "CatNipped" <CatNipped@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote in message > > news:5si806F192emqU1@mid.individual.net... [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > before he's old enough to stop pulling all these death-defying > maneuvers. I know, huh!? He is so tiny (well, tiny compared to Ozzy, 11 pounds, or Sammy, 20 pounds - he weighs the same as Jessie and Demi, 7.5 pounds) - how the heck did he manage to more that heavy ladder. He had to have had some help from the mothership - teleportation or something! ;> Hugs, CatNipped > Joyce > He is so tiny (well, tiny compared to Ozzy, 11 pounds, or > Sammy, 20 pounds - he weighs the same as Jessie and Demi, 7.5 pounds) - how > the heck did he manage to more that heavy ladder. He had to have had some > help from the mothership - teleportation or something! ;> We have a 12 foot stepladder inside the house - nowhere outside to put it and with tall ceilings it was the first thing we brought when we moved And Dunzi knocked it over for the first time (there have been so many more) when she was about 8 weeks old and weighed less than 2 pounds! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >> He is so tiny (well, tiny compared to Ozzy, 11 pounds, or >> Sammy, 20 pounds - he weighs the same as Jessie and Demi, 7.5 pounds) - how >> the heck did he manage to more that heavy ladder. He had to have had some >> help from the mothership - teleportation or something! ;> > We have a 12 foot stepladder inside the house - nowhere outside to put > it and with tall ceilings it was the first thing we brought when we > moved > And Dunzi knocked it over for the first time (there have been so many > more) when she was about 8 weeks old and weighed less than 2 pounds! They have powerful muscles in their legs, disproportionate to their size! (At least, disproportionate when compared to other animals.) Don't let their cuteness fool you. :) Joyce On 15 Dec, 15:58, bastXXXe...@sonic.net wrote: > They have powerful muscles in their legs, disproportionate to their > size! (At least, disproportionate when compared to other animals.) Don't > let their cuteness fool you. :) Ditto rabbits- I know of an incident where a Polish (about 3 pounds in weight when fully grown) broke a guys ribs with a kick (the back legs are the most powerful) and I have heard of a larger rabbit kicking someone in the head and knocking them out Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a KLUTZ > and he is into everything. <snip> And I thought Sam (who doesn't have the excuse of being a kitten; he must be around 2 years old) was bad! He's always knocking stuff over. This morning, it was the top shelf in the back porch - this is on three brackets with a kind of lip to stop the shelf from slipping, and survived about 15 years with Mandy and Betsy - and I thought Mandy was very active and into things in her young days. The shelf was knocked off the brackets, and an assortment of heavy, rarely-used objects such as an axe, a saw, and some flowerpots were scattered over the washer, dryer, hot water heater and floor. Sam was leaving the area as I arrived, looking a bit skittish and no wonder! He's now sleeping peacefully like a total innocent. I wonder how many of his 9 lives he used up in the year or so before he moved in here, considering how things here seem to collapse under his paws? Cheryl You and your cats have such adventures. You are such a good story teller too. I could almost hear that CRASH! SignatureCharleen Aggie Marble, Victor Velcro The Spirit of Mr. Pumpkin St. Cloud, Florida USA > That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a > KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > position. Archer is running around, unfazed with his close encounter with > death, and Ozzy and I are still shaking! Come on Lori at least he is good for your blood pressure ;-) > That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a > KLUTZ and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > position. Archer is running around, unfazed with his close encounter with > death, and Ozzy and I are still shaking! >That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He's just practicing his rendition of the Night Before Christmas: "When in the garage, there arose such a clatter that Ozzy left treadmarks on poor old sweet Mater..." Hugs and Purrs, Mark SignatureProof of Sanity Forged Upon Request > He's just practicing his rendition of the Night Before Christmas: > > "When in the garage, there arose such a clatter that Ozzy left treadmarks > on poor old sweet Mater..." For that, Mark, you have to come up with the full version of Night Before Christmas as sung by Ozzy Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs Gramby and usens three second dat motion. Piglet likin diz idearment. >> He's just practicing his rendition of the Night Before Christmas: >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >>That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! > > He's just practicing his rendition of the Night Before Christmas: > > "When in the garage, there arose such a clatter that Ozzy left treadmarks > on poor old sweet Mater..." ROTFLMAOWTIME! A-yup! ;> Oh my, I needed that laugh! Hugs, CatNipped > Hugs and Purrs, > Mark > That kitten is going to be the death of me (or him) yet! He is SUCH a KLUTZ > and he is into everything. This morning I was in my office, which is off [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > running around, unfazed with his close encounter with death, and Ozzy and I > are still shaking! Neither of my girls are kittens any longer, but they had a real attack of the "zoomies" a couple of nights ago. First they knocked over the floor lamp in my living room (fortunately it missed the computer monitor, and all the lightbulbs remained intact and functional). Next I heard a "crash!" from the bedroom and when I investigated found my desk lamp on the floor. It's the kind that has various nooks and crannies for pencils, etc. so all that stuff was scattered on the floor, wall-to-wall. I love my cats, but there are times...... On 15 Dec, 10:57, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgm...@earthlink.net> wrote: Next I heard a > "crash!" from the bedroom and when I investigated found my > desk lamp on the floor. Sarsi's speciality is the radio clock in the bedroom- if the manufacturers wanted a testimony as it it's durability I could provide one! "Been knocked over more times than I care to mention and still works perfectly" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs On Dec 15, 1:57 pm, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgm...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > I ran to the door to see what damage he had done this time. It seems he had > > decided to climb the metal ladder we have leaning against a wall in the [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > scattered on the floor, wall-to-wall. I love my cats, but > there are times...... Wow. Who needs children? The cats are destructive enough! Jane - owned and operated by the less-destructive Princess Rita |
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