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CatNipped - 28 Dec 2004 00:49 GMT

I really feel the need to lighten things up again, so I'd like to make an
observation that has me grinning right now.

Sammy, at almost 9 months old, is still sucking her toe. She likes to get
on my lap, of curl up on the couch next to me so she can knead Mommy while
she's doing so.

The problem is that she is 13 pounds (~6 kilograms) and 3 1/3 feet (101.6cm)
long and she doesn't fit very well. She'll turn around and then lay down
and stick her left back paw up to her mouth, but then most of her back is
hanging over into space and she starts to fall. She'll get up, turn around,
and try again - only to have another part of her hanging over into space.
Several times she's been in the middle of a good toe suck when she's fallen
to the floor!

Poor girl, it "sucks" to be bigger in body than you are in mind!!! ;>

Hugs,

CatNipped

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jmcquown - 28 Dec 2004 01:23 GMT

> I really feel the need to lighten things up again, so I'd like to
> make an observation that has me grinning right now.
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> CatNipped

That's too funny! Persia never sucked her toe nor her tail. But she
occasionally chases her tail, like it's something that just snuck up on her
and she didn't realize it was there! I love it when she rolls over
grappling with it!

Jill

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Mathew Kagis - 28 Dec 2004 09:20 GMT

> I really feel the need to lighten things up again, so I'd like to make an
> observation that has me grinning right now.
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> CatNipped

LOL, poor kitty, can you get that on film? What about trying a blanket on
your lap and a (*ahem*) slighly wider stance? ...To make her more stable?
Like Jill's cat, Chablis likes to chase her tail, round & round the
scratching post. I think she does it when she's bored & trying to get pumped
up. Gods! they're cute creatures, aren't they?

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CatNipped - 29 Dec 2004 14:40 GMT

> LOL, poor kitty, can you get that on film? What about trying a blanket on
> your lap and a (*ahem*) slighly wider stance? ...To make her more stable?
> Like Jill's cat, Chablis likes to chase her tail, round & round the
> scratching post. I think she does it when she's bored & trying to get
> pumped
> up. Gods! they're cute creatures, aren't they?

Here's some of her sucking her toe a while back...

http://www.possibleplaces.com/toesucking/

and

http://www.possibleplaces.com/toesucking2/

Hugs,

CatNipped

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Denise Clere - 28 Dec 2004 15:21 GMT

aw,too cute!

>I really feel the need to lighten things up again, so I'd like to make an
> observation that has me grinning right now.
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> CatNipped

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bonbon - 29 Dec 2004 06:22 GMT

>I really feel the need to lighten things up again, so I'd like to make an
>observation that has me grinning right now.
>
>Sammy, at almost 9 months old, is still sucking her toe. She likes to get
>on my lap, of curl up on the couch next to me so she can knead Mommy while
>she's doing so.

She's probably just 'resting up' a bit so she can go another 10 rounds
of flying through the air after a toy.

>The problem is that she is 13 pounds (~6 kilograms) and 3 1/3 feet (101.6cm)
>long and she doesn't fit very well. She'll turn around and then lay down
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>Poor girl, it "sucks" to be bigger in body than you are in mind!!! ;>

LOL! That brings to mind my Louie. Lastnight while I was in the
kitchen an empty Tyson Chicken box fell to the floor from the counter
top. The box measures roughly 8" x 5" x 2" and Louie I guess figured
he'd look pretty smart inside of it. He scooted that thing all over
the kitchen trying to get in, and clearly it wasn't going to happen.
He even gave it the ol' "Leave The Room And Come Back In 5 Minutes To
Try It Some More" approach, which didn't work either.

I mean good grief. A small kitten would have trouble getting inside
of that box, and Louie is a big puss. A big silly puss.

-bonbon

>CatNipped

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CatNipped - 29 Dec 2004 14:44 GMT

>>I really feel the need to lighten things up again, so I'd like to make an
>>observation that has me grinning right now.
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> -bonbon

Jessie is like that - always trying to get into any box or bag left out, no
matter how small. But what amazes me is the places she *can* squeeze
herself. Granted she is very tiny (at least compared to Sammy), only about
5 pounds (2.267962 Kg), but she can squeeze herself into holes just inches
across!

Hugs,

CatNipped

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Adrian - 29 Dec 2004 17:42 GMT

> I really feel the need to lighten things up again, so I'd like to
> make an observation that has me grinning right now.
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> CatNipped

At 9 months she's still got plenty of growing left to do, I wonder how
long it will take for her mind to catch up. ;-)

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A house is not a home, without a cat.

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