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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2005Darn Cave Crickets!
I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts down the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell fountain. It's in my bedroom and it was dark in there. I walked in and flipped on the light, expecting to see her on the bed. She was crouched in front of the fountain, just staring at it. She looked at me and meowed. I looked and there was one of those darned ugly crickets in the fountain. It had drowned and was (sorta) being sucked up in the intake valve. I got a tissue and removed the offender, but she's still just sitting there looking at the fountain. I washed it thoroughly yesterday but it may require another cleaning before she trusts it again. Jill > I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts down > the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell fountain. It's [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jill Awww, poor Persia! That's *her* fountain! And poor you, having to wash the thing again. I believe it was deliberately designed to have as many tiny nooks and crannies as possible. ;-) ------ Krista Who uses a teeny bottle brush to wash the fountains >> I looked and there was one of those darned ugly >> crickets in the fountain. It had drowned and was (sorta) being [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Krista > Who uses a teeny bottle brush to wash the fountains I have a tiny brush courtesy of MMJ. I'm not a designer but they sure made these things with tiny parts! I think the Memphis water (it comes from Artesian wells) has more mineral content than it did before. I used to only have to clean the fountain once a week. Now I'm washing off the filter twice a week and having to scrub the fountain every 4-5 days instead of every 7 days. The things we do for our kitties :) Jill >>> I looked and there was one of those darned ugly >>> crickets in the fountain. It had drowned and was (sorta) being [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > and having to scrub the fountain every 4-5 days instead of every 7 > days. The things we do for our kitties :) I used to have one of those 2-gallon water dispensers, so I could be sure they all had plenty of water when I had to leave on a VA trip. At that time, I still had 3 cats. For a long time, I couldn't figure out why I had to refill it so often. I meantersay, a cat can only drink just so much, right? Well, it turned out Freddie was emptying it by sitting there, scooping pawsful out, and enjoying listening to the gurgle as it refilled the dish... >>>> I looked and there was one of those darned ugly >>>> crickets in the fountain. It had drowned and was (sorta) being [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > pawsful out, and enjoying listening to the gurgle as it refilled the > dish... ROFL! Cats... can't live with 'em, cat live with 'em :) Jill > I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts > down the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I washed it thoroughly yesterday but it may require another cleaning > before she trusts it again. ??? And just why are you living in a cave? >> I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts >> down the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> > ??? And just why are you living in a cave? I'm hiding out from the evil ... oh, wait, this is 2005. Well, dammit, I don't know. The damned crickets followed me? And Persia likes to play with them, but not when they are in HER fountain! She is Her Majesty, Persia the Queen :) Jill >>> I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts >>> down the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > likes to play with them, but not when they are in HER fountain! She > is Her Majesty, Persia the Queen :) YOU ARE OSAMA BIN LADEN, AND I CLAIM THE L5! >>>> I don't know how to keep them out of my house. >>> ??? And just why are you living in a cave? >> I'm hiding out from the evil ... oh, wait, this is 2005. > > YOU ARE OSAMA BIN LADEN, AND I CLAIM THE L5! Okay, Duke - that's not even funny. I lost 295 co-workers in the WTC (30 of whom I knew personally who were transferred from Memphis after a corporate takeover). On a slightly lighter note, I'm going to meet with a survivor of that tragedy for dinner on 2/12. Ian Robb was in the elevator on the ground floor when the first plane hit the north tower. The elevator didn't go anywhere. When it finally opened up about an hour later, he and other stunned people walked into the lobby to find it filled with firefighters, surrounded by rubble, glass, blood and body parts. Ian got on a train for home and was talking to his daughter on the phone assuring her he was okay when he heard the sound and turned and saw the north tower crumble. I know he'll never get over it and it will NOT be a topic at our dinner unless he chooses to bring it up. He quit the company, moved to Savannah, GA almost immediately afterwards. They have no tall towering buildings there. Ian's daughter, Alexis, went to live with him and brought 2 cats. He didn't want cats. Guess what? He now is owned by two cats :) Jill > Ian's daughter, Alexis, went to live with him and brought 2 cats. He > didn't > want cats. Guess what? He now is owned by two cats :) > > Jill Sometimes we learn we really need something we didn't have sense enough to want. Jo >> Ian's daughter, Alexis, went to live with him and brought 2 cats. He >> didn't [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Jo True! And despite it all he's got a great sense of humour, too. When I asked if he wanted to go someplace casual, like jeans or should I wear a dress he wrote: "I leave it up to you in terms of whether it is a jeans or a dress place. If the latter, please give me lots of warning as my dresses are all a bit tight these days and I'll have to shave my legs." LOL Jill >>>>> I don't know how to keep them out of my house. >>> ??? And just >>>>> why are you living in a cave? >>> >>> I'm hiding out from the evil ... oh, wait, this is 2005. >> YOU ARE OSAMA BIN LADEN, AND I CLAIM THE L5! > > Okay, Duke - that's not even funny. I lost 295 co-workers in the WTC > (30 of whom I knew personally who were transferred from Memphis after > a corporate takeover). You know I didn't mean to hurt you - if we can't laugh, we can only cry. You got the reference, I take it? > On a slightly lighter note, I'm going to meet with a survivor of that > tragedy for dinner on 2/12. Ian Robb was in the elevator on the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > saw the north tower crumble. I know he'll never get over it and it > will NOT be a topic at our dinner unless he chooses to bring it up. Unbelievable that no 5-ton chunk fell down the shaft! > He quit the company, moved to Savannah, GA almost immediately > afterwards. They have no tall towering buildings there. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jill The elevator >> didn't go anywhere. When it finally opened up about an hour later, >> he and other stunned people walked into the lobby to find it filled [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> > Unbelievable that no 5-ton chunk fell down the shaft! Quite. If you get a chance to see the film done by the two French brothers who were simply documenting the life of a firefighter, you'll see Ian walk out of the elevator when the doors finally opened (along with a bunch of other startled people). From what I gather, the first plane hit directly in the office of our former director of I.T., Gary Lasko's office. Ian and another couple of guys had met the night before over drinks to discuss Gary's 50th birthday party. Gary was commuting weekly between Memphis (where his family lives) and a corporate apartment in NYC. Wrong place, wrong time :( Jill > I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts down > the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell fountain. It's [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jill Yuck! I'm bad. I got one of those baskets they sell that go inside your dishwasher and put all the small parts in there and dishwasher the small parts and the big parts. The only thing I don't wash in the dishwasher is the clear reservoir and the motor. Someone told me that the hard plastic pieces are OK to put in there but the reservoir is too fragile. It just think it gets cleaner in the dishwasher. Of course I've got a cat and a dog drinking out of it so mine probably gets pretty dirty compared to someone who has a "cat only" fountain.  SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com >> I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts >> down the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > small parts and the big parts. The only thing I don't wash in the > dishwasher is the clear reservoir and the motor. Make sure you remove the little part of the motor (repeller? propeller?) and brush inside. A toothbrush will work. Keep the shaft clean. You can rinse the end of it in hot water and then push the part back inside. Jill >>> I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts >>> down the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Make sure you remove the little part of the motor (repeller? propeller?) > and LOL, impeller. > brush inside. A toothbrush will work. Keep the shaft clean. You can > rinse > the end of it in hot water and then push the part back inside. > > Jill >>>> I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually >>>> hunts down the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > LOL, impeller. Thanks! Now I know I'm getting old and senile... or just senile :) Jill >>>I don't know how to keep them out of my house. Persia usually hunts >>>down the "hoppy bugs". But a while ago she went to her Drinkwell [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jill I bought a baby bottle brush that has a little end on it that does the trick nicely. It is amazing how gunky that little area gets! SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com |
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