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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2005Big'Ead..........It's The Only Sollution.
Right as we were moving to the new house, a tall, skinny, brown and black tabby tom with an enormous head (hence the name) with his right eye permanently and partially closed from an old battle wound decided he was going to live with us. We had him neutered and shots as soon as we were moved in, but Big'Ead still stays out in the garage when we're not home until he starts taking the litter box more seriously. (The garage door stays propped open, but only during daylight hours because of owl activity.) Anyway, 'Ead has filled out so incredibly well we were noticing the other day, that now his head appears to be rather small compared to the rest of him. But he likes his name of Big'Ead. I'm relatively sure it was the first and only name the poor guy ever had. I think the answer is to change the spelling to Big Ed. Even though cats CAN count, most of them can't spell, so I think we'll be alright. -bonbon > Right as we were moving to the new house, a tall, skinny, brown and black > tabby tom with an enormous head (hence the name) with his right eye [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I think the answer is to change the spelling to Big Ed. Even though cats > CAN count, most of them can't spell, so I think we'll be alright. Sounds like a wonderful solution to me! Good luck with this cat (wouldn't want to call him a kitty and injure his pride), and good luck with the litter box respect!  Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > Right as we were moving to the new house, a tall, skinny, brown and > black tabby tom with an enormous head (hence the name) with his right [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -bonbon Sounds like a good solution to me. However, I wouldn't be too sure about cats not being able to spell. When Bandit would come running every time we even whispered the word tuna, DH and I resorted to spelling it out (along with chicken), but after just a little while she soon came running even when we spelled it (and before anyone even headed towards the kitchen much less opened a can, so it was definitely the spelling she reacted to). We even tried spelling out other words, but she ignored those and only came when we spelled the word tuna!!! Hugs, CatNipped Ohhh!! How wonderful he found a home! Do you have pictures??? > Right as we were moving to the new house, a tall, skinny, brown and > black tabby tom with an enormous head (hence the name) with his right [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -bonbon > Anyway, 'Ead has filled out so incredibly well we were noticing the > other day, that now his head appears to be rather small compared to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > -bonbon This sounds exactly the way Sam looked to us. His head was enormous and since he has slightly crossed eyes it gave him a dumb, goofy kitty look. Now that the food is plentiful and he doesn't have to worry about running from bad events he's filled out. These days I just think of him as a 60's flower-cat. Sending purrs that Big Ed turns out to be as special as Sam has been in our lives. Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey and Sam Awww, you're really nice to have taken him in. There is a cat litter made by Dr. Elsey called Cat Attract litter (Petsmart carries it) ; it does work and you might think about buying a bag and putting it in a litterbox in the garage? It is not cheap but it does help I think and maybe he'd get the idea with a little assist from this. Christine > Right as we were moving to the new house, a tall, skinny, brown and > black tabby tom with an enormous head (hence the name) with his right [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -bonbon Or even putting a mixture of it and dirt? My vet carries Cat Attract too. > Awww, you're really nice to have taken him in. There is a cat litter made > by Dr. Elsey called Cat Attract litter (Petsmart carries it) ; it does work [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > -bonbon Thank you for taking such good care of the poor kitty! Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > Right as we were moving to the new house, a tall, skinny, brown and > black tabby tom with an enormous head (hence the name) with his right [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -bonbon > Right as we were moving to the new house, a tall, skinny, brown and > black tabby tom with an enormous head (hence the name) with his right [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I think the answer is to change the spelling to Big Ed. Even though > cats CAN count, most of them can't spell, so I think we'll be alright. Oooh! I do love those battle weary ones, all tough and macho on the outside, all sweet and gooey on the inside. May the purr be with him - and his slaves Jpgs? Yowie He's not a tough kitty, he just looks the part! =o) I think Big Ed is a great way to solve the conundrum. It will sound the same to him, and he'll know that his Hoomins mean him. Melissa Welcome the 'Ead! Your story reminds me of one of LB's kittens, Sammy's brother Jughead. He had a much bigger head than any of the other kittens, but unfortunately I think it was also empty. He was easily the biggest of the litter, but also the last to try anything new ;-) SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy and Little Bit stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html What a lovely story. You were so wonderful to take him in and he sounds like he's right at home. Let's hope he gets this whole litterbox thing down. Susan M Otis and Chester > Right as we were moving to the new house, a tall, skinny, brown and > black tabby tom with an enormous head (hence the name) with his right [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -bonbon Thanks for all the good luck wishes for Big Ed. He's a pretty smart boy, and is fitting in real well. He has only eliminated once inside the house that wasn't in the litter box, and that was way back in the beginning. He does tend to terrorize a few of the other cats, however I'm pretty sure he's just trying to play, and no one wants anything to do with him. You know how a bunch of crotchety ol' cats who are set in their ways act when a new-comer shows up. He gets to sleep inside at night now, and the only time he has to stay in the garage/outside is when my husband and I are at work. As soon as I'm sure he's not going to attack or really badly upset any of the other fur babies (we all know cats and stress don't mix well) he'll become a full fledged stay inside/supervised outside during daylight hours cat. I'm going to post some before and after pictures of Big Ed as soon as I can. Our daughter is moving back home again in about a week - and this time she's got her partner, their baby, and three cats, so I've been spending every minute when not at work, readying the house. It's just a temporary arrangement, until they get jobs and a place, so I must be careful to not make them too awfully comfortable here -evil grin- Is that terrible? -bonbon > Thanks for all the good luck wishes for Big Ed. He's a pretty smart > boy, and is fitting in real well. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > -bonbon Purrs that they find job and place REAL soon. >Purrs that they find job and place REAL soon. Thanks Karen. I'll take all the spare purrs I can get for that one. -bonbon >>Purrs that they find job and place REAL soon. > > Thanks Karen. I'll take all the spare purrs I can get for that one. We'll be purring for that, too, then. Congrats also to Big Ed and you for the happy solution. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Thanks for all the good luck wishes for Big Ed. He's a pretty > smart boy, and is fitting in real well. Congrats on Big Ed! I'm still catching up with all the posts, and I loved reading this thread. :) SignatureCheryl |
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