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My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off the floor and take off as if I had caught them stealing off the dinner table. It's like they saw something that startled them that was not visible to me! Is there a reason for this? circa Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:32:50 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Goat Roper (xxxxx@sssss.fffff) said, > My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just > walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is there a reason for this? Instructions from the mothership. Laura  SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote in message > > My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just > > walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Laura <delurk> Whoooop!!!! 8))) Only arrived here today. When I have done reading the thousands of headers and a lot of the posts, I will probably ask my question. <back to lurking - expect to have read all by about September> Vee > <delurk> Whoooop!!!! 8))) > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Vee **giggles** It will take longer, cus they just keep piling up :) Welcome, Vee! There are some great people here and a lot of fun reading as well as interesting and informative. Lots of people with lots of insights :) Hailey > > <delurk> Whoooop!!!! 8))) > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > well as interesting and informative. Lots of people with lots of insights :) I did a search for 'over-fed' and 'plump' and 'tubby,' Then gave up and looked for 'great bloated lump' and 'rather like a pot-bellied pig only going meow,' but had no luck. I read a couple of hundred then used Mark. It is a very cheerful group, by the read of it. 8) For your info, I am middle-aged female, grey and grumpy, living right in the middle of England in a well built-up housing area. All cats round here are 'hop out the window and let's go terrorising' kinds of animals. The local dogs, I am pleased to announce, are terrified of all of them - even when walking past on their leads with their owners to protect them. vee. circa Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:45:26 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Vee (marrowjam@[totally) said, > I did a search for 'over-fed' and 'plump' and 'tubby,' Then gave up and > looked for 'great bloated lump' and 'rather like a pot-bellied pig only > going meow,' but had no luck. I assume you were looking for information about cats (I'm guessing similar to your own)? ;-) > I read a couple of hundred then used Mark. Did Mark mind? <G> > It is a very cheerful group, by the read of it. 8) Occasional troll infestations and spats aside, this is definitely one of the more pleasant groups on Usenet. > For your info, I am middle-aged female, grey and grumpy, living right in the > middle of England in a well built-up housing area. All cats round here are > 'hop out the window and let's go terrorising' kinds of animals. The local > dogs, I am pleased to announce, are terrified of all of them - even when > walking past on their leads with their owners to protect them. In the spirit of introductions, I'm a thirty-something female, blonde (starting to find white hairs in there) and grumpy, currently a bit gimpy, living in Brooklyn (New York City, New York State, United States, Earth, etc.) in a neighborhood full of brownstones and other charming buildings. All the cats around here are kept inside except for a couple of stray/feral/I-don't-know-whats, and for the most part, they seem to scare off the infamous NY rat population. Not that I've not seen my share of rats running around, mind you, but most of 'em have been in the subways rather than outside my building. The dogs here tend to be larger than the little pocket-puppies everywhere on the Upper East Side, but that's because the living spaces here are larger, too. My three cats are geriatric and wouldn't know what to do with themselves outside, and as of Thursday, I'll be adopting two lovely young cats (2.5-ish years old) from a family that is moving to the UK. Welcome! Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote in message > > It is a very cheerful group, by the read of it. 8) > > Occasional troll infestations and spats aside, this is definitely one > of the more pleasant groups on Usenet. Yes, I noticed, and enjoyed, the spitting and hissing attacks. > > For your info, I am middle-aged female, grey and grumpy, living right in the > > middle of England in a well built-up housing area. All cats round here are [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > gimpy, living in Brooklyn (New York City, New York State, United > States, Earth, etc.) Yo! I have never addressed a real New Yorker before! In common with most 'ordinary' people here in the UK we all know what it is like living in America because we see so much of it on TV. 8) New York is Sesame Street. Everything else is either California, or a small town surrounded by delightful countryside only the devil lives in a big hole just behind those old mine-workings. Hold on - or you live in a desert and have UFOs in your back garden. in a neighborhood full of brownstones and other > charming buildings. All the cats around here are kept inside I find this curious and disturbing. It is a practice practically unknown over here. I do understand though that a cat brought up in this way is just as healthy - probably more so - as our roam free and defend their territory and gobble up anything they are lucky enough to catch, kind of cat. I ake no excuses for what some people call 'cruel cats'. They are cats, acting like cats. Mummy taught them to hunt, so they hunt. That's all there is to it. except > for a couple of stray/feral/I-don't-know-whats, and for the most > part, they seem to scare off the infamous NY rat population. Not that > I've not seen my share of rats running around, mind you, but most of > 'em have been in the subways rather than outside my building. I have! Walking down the road when a great sleek rat darted out from behind a bush and slithered down a drain. No reports of local cats ever catching one, though... We also have squirrels and foxes and the usual assorment of small, brown, half-eaten mamals. The > dogs here tend to be larger than the little pocket-puppies everywhere > on the Upper East Side, but that's because the living spaces here are > larger, too. My three cats are geriatric and wouldn't know what to do > with themselves outside, and as of Thursday, I'll be adopting two > lovely young cats (2.5-ish years old) from a family that is moving to > the UK. Gosh. And all indoors? I bow my head in respect. How DO they divide up their territory? > Welcome! Thak you. 8) My web site is bare at the moment, but I usually have a cat page (don;t we all, who own cats?). On the whole when I look at other people's webs, and see some of the beautiful animals out there, I am consumed with envy. Two cats is more than enough for this small house but in my heart I would like more - and ducks. I would love to be able to keep ducks. When God designed the domestic cat he was thinking of style. When he designed a duck he was giggling. Vee. circa Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:55:10 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Vee (marrowjam@[totally) said, > "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote in message > > > It is a very cheerful group, by the read of it. 8) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Yes, I noticed, and enjoyed, the spitting and hissing attacks. They help us keep our claws sharp. > Yo! I have never addressed a real New Yorker before! Ah, well I'm an adopted New Yorker, so I don't have the "Yo" and "Youse" stuff down yet, but I definitely have the attitude. > In common with most 'ordinary' people here in the UK we all know what it is > like living in America because we see so much of it on TV. 8) > New York is Sesame Street. Everything else is either California, or a small > town surrounded by delightful countryside only the devil lives in a big hole > just behind those old mine-workings. Hold on - or you live in a desert and > have UFOs in your back garden. That about covers things. > in a neighborhood full of brownstones and other > > charming buildings. All the cats around here are kept inside [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > acting like cats. Mummy taught them to hunt, so they hunt. That's all there > is to it. In New York, letting one's cats outside is just begging for trouble. There is just too much danger for cats in the city. I do know that it's very common in the UK to let one's cats outside; nay, it seems to be the norm. However, in most parts of the US, it's just not feasible to let one's cats outside. And it's sometimes a hotly debated topic hereabouts. :-) > except > > for a couple of stray/feral/I-don't-know-whats, and for the most [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > We also have squirrels and foxes and the usual assorment of small, brown, > half-eaten mamals. Most of the dead critters I see in NY have either been squashed by cars or killed by poison. Or, in the case of chickens, sacrificed on the steps to my subway station. Really. > The > > dogs here tend to be larger than the little pocket-puppies everywhere [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Gosh. And all indoors? I bow my head in respect. How DO they divide up their > territory? I am lucky to have a large apartment, which is a rarity in this city, and my beasties have had many years to grow accustomed to each other. Their territory is shared with remarkable equanimity, thankfully. I'm sure that there will be some jostling for turf with the new arrivals, but it will work itself out over time. :-) > > Welcome! > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > cats is more than enough for this small house but in my heart I would like > more Wouldn't we all? > - and ducks. I would love to be able to keep ducks. When God designed > the domestic cat he was thinking of style. When he designed a duck he was > giggling. And when he designed the platypus, he was peeing his pants laughing. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote in message > > > It is a very cheerful group, by the read of it. 8) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Yes, I noticed, and enjoyed, the spitting and hissing attacks. Yep, I like you just fine! ;) > > "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote in message > > > > It is a very cheerful group, by the read of it. 8) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Yep, I like you just fine! ;) Baaaad Pussy cat! Go and sit in the corner! Oh, flame wars. I defy anyone to find a group that doesn't have them now and then. Gosh, I have been responsible for starting a few myself. I can manage reading most things with a wry smile, but uneeded four letter words send me into orbit. This, I have been told, is a culture thing or because I am pushing sixty (how the heck does age have anything to do with it?)I have also been told to 'grow up' and 'get real'. In practice, I can let go verbally myself with gusto when seriously roused but I certainly wouldn;t do it in the middle of a (say) crowded room, filled with pepole I do not really know. Like usenet. However, I don't attack unless someone calls me bad names first - usually. The last offering was 'What a spiteful, vindictive bitch you are...' Oh boy! I enjoyed answering that one. 8) It wasn't true BTW. Just a result of posts being a bad indication of tones of voice unless you scatter smileys all over the place. Just take it as read that I am generally in a good mood and hearty and don;t mean to offend - people can soon tell when I do. Ah well. Vee circa Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:03:38 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Vee (marrowjam@[totally) said, > > Yep, I like you just fine! ;) > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Just take it as read that I am generally in a good mood and hearty and don;t > mean to offend - people can soon tell when I do. Well, now I like you just fine, too. BTW, I've noticed that many Brits eschew emoticons. ;-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > Baaaad Pussy cat! Go and sit in the corner! I already am. The problem is, there's a computer in my corner! > Oh, flame wars. I defy anyone to find a group that >doesn't have them now and then. Gosh, I have been >responsible for starting a few myself. I can manage > reading most things with a wry smile, but uneeded four >letter words send me into orbit.This, I have been told, is >a culture thing or because I am pushing sixty (how the >heck does age have anything to do with it?) I don't think age does have anything to do with it. We all have our "buttons" that, when pushed, send us into orbit. For example, what does it for me is stupidity that, in action, has the same ultimate result as maliciousness. I really don't care whether the person involved has a brain that works but won't use it, or has a brain with, say, some limitations. Combine this with actions that amount to the abuse of power (such as the power humans have over other creatures due to opposable thumbs and a larger forebrain) and I will take aim and fire. Often with the very words that send you, and others, into orbit. My stance is, we have many reasons for our reactions to things, and I cannot see even beginning to attempt to justify those reactions. (It isn't any more "right" that I hate moronic bullies, in other words, than it is "right" that you hate foul language. It isn't any more wrong, either. We just hate what we hate.) Because of the subjective nature of our likes and dislikes, if there is one rule, it must be that nobody is allowed to suppress or censor ANY reaction that is merely made of words. As long as you and I are free to read or not read, then nobody is getting hurt. It is when anyone is getting forced to do anything that things go wrong, in my opinion. No censorship is allowed! >I have also been told to 'grow up' and 'get real'. In >practice, I can let go verbally myself with gusto when >seriously roused but I certainly wouldn;t do it in the >middle of a (say) crowded room, filled with pepole I do >not really know. Like usenet. I admire good manners and gentle people. I always will, too. And I hope the only violence I ever do another creature is verbal. I wish that were the case everywhere. In the middle east, for example. Everybody facing off and just swearing their heads off. It beats the hell out of blowing people up. > However, I don't attack unless someone calls me bad names first - usually. > > The last offering was 'What a spiteful, vindictive bitch you are...' Oh boy! I enjoyed answering that one. 8) LOL! I would too! And that brings me to this simple admission: I have no doubt that my insistence on "venting" in any way I wish, verbally, that is, amounts to sheer selfish indulgence. It makes me feel better. No justification, just fact. circa Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:33:44 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, > LOL! I would too! And that brings me to this simple admission: I have no > doubt that my insistence on "venting" in any way I wish, verbally, that is, > amounts to sheer selfish indulgence. It makes me feel better. Better to let it out than to stew it. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > circa Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:33:44 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, > > LOL! I would too! And that brings me to this simple admission: I have no doubt that my insistence on "venting" in any way I wish, verbally, that is, amounts to sheer selfish indulgence. It makes me feel better. > Better to let it out than to stew it. :-) I think so, and the thing is, not only can I dish it out, but I can take it, too. If everyone would just be straightforward life would be a lot simpler. circa Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:59:53 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, > If everyone would just be straightforward life would > be a lot simpler. I have no patience for inability to 'cut to the chase', so to speak. It drives me absolutely batty. Hemming and hawing and beating around the bush just makes the whole experience longer and more painful for all involved. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > circa Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:59:53 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Laura Oh, come to my arms! I agree absolutely. For a few years I visited a family where the couple believed in 'talking things over in a sensible manner.' In practice, I disovered this meant, that if you disagreed with anything the woman said, then she sat you down and talked at you until you changed your mind. She was the one being reasonable. If you continued to disagree, the you were either 'in denial' (such a useful term!) or 'didn;t fully understand the problem.' My method of solving disagreement by a good argument, thrashing out the details, bouncing about, and, if it was a good argument, yelling, was a Bad Thing and solved nothing. Actually it does. Just because I don;t mind noise it doesn;t mean I intend to be right come what may. Sometimes I come out on top, sometimes I give in. Winning/losing an argument is a BAD THING. One should reach a compromise. Yers. I saw that in action. Her compromise. She made her victories sound as if the other person had won. Very clever. Very clever indeed, but I didn;t think it was very honest, to be truthful. I grew to dislike her 'just lapped up all the cream' attitude, quite a lot. I no longer visit. 8) I am happy now. V. V circa Sat, 26 Jun 2004 08:20:22 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Vee (marrowjam@[totally) said, > > > If everyone would just be straightforward life would > > > be a lot simpler. [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > I am happy now. V. I can't stand all that passive-aggressive pseudo-psychological bunk. Give me a good knock-down-drag-out-clear-the-air argument over that any time. Don't get me wrong- if a logical discussion is warranted and feasible, I'm all for it. Just don't give me that touchy-feely crap. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > > I am happy now. V. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > and feasible, I'm all for it. Just don't give me that touchy-feely > crap. :-) Oh bliss! I KNEW I wasn't the only person in the world who was badly mistaken. But the very word 'logical' is fraught with problems. Whose logic? Yours, or theirs - or Mr Spock's? V. circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 09:10:18 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Veronica (marrowjam@wildblueyonder.co.uk) said, > > > I am happy now. V. > > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > But the very word 'logical' is fraught with problems. Whose logic? Yours, or > theirs - or Mr Spock's? Mine, of course. Which usually resembles Mr. Spock's. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 09:10:18 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > Veronica (marrowjam@wildblueyonder.co.uk) said, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > Mine, of course. Which usually resembles Mr. Spock's. :-) Well as long as your ears don't... V circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:03:22 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Veronica (marrowjam@wildblueyonder.co.uk) said, > > > Oh bliss! I KNEW I wasn't the only person in the world who was badly > > > mistaken. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > Well as long as your ears don't... Nope. Sadly, I didn't get his cool eyebrows, either. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 20:03:22 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > Veronica (marrowjam@wildblueyonder.co.uk) said, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > Nope. Sadly, I didn't get his cool eyebrows, either. Tut! Where is your spirit of adventure? Wax, dear. Wax and a pot of black paint. Let me know how it turns out. >8^) V circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:08:45 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Veronica (marrowjam@wildblueyonder.co.uk) said, > > > > Mine, of course. Which usually resembles Mr. Spock's. :-) > > > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Let me know how it turns out. >8^) Hm. I'm not sure it worked. Am I supposed to look like a drag queen? Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:08:45 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > Veronica (marrowjam@wildblueyonder.co.uk) said, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > Hm. I'm not sure it worked. Am I supposed to look like a drag queen? Start a fashion trend. You want me to send the rubber ears? I say! Taken me ages to read new posts in here this morning. What a lot of hissing and spitting going on. Is it always like this? Not that I am tutting... 8) Vee > > circa Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:08:45 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, > > Veronica (marrowjam@wildblueyonder.co.uk) said, [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > hissing and spitting going on. Is it always like this? > Not that I am tutting... 8) It emerges every now and then. I never take any of it personally. I can't stand Megan due to her very tone, and have recoiled at her posts since first reading this group, and of course had to tell her so. :-) So she has to come out and say "I can't stand Mary" and I say "I don't care" and then everyone continues as they always have. Think of it as a dance. And just skip over the posts of those you don't care to read. That's what I usually do unless I'm in the mood to tear some sanctimonious halfwit a new ... er ... earhole. circa Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:23:22 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Veronica (marrowjam@wildblueyonder.co.uk) said, > > > > > > Mine, of course. Which usually resembles Mr. Spock's. :-) > > > > > > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > hissing and spitting going on. Is it always like this? > Not that I am tutting... 8) No, today is special. Usually the hissing and spitting only lasts a moment. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde (how the >heck does age have anything to do with it?) > I don't think age does have anything to do with it. We all have our > "buttons" that, when pushed, send us into orbit. For example, what does it [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > forebrain) and I will take aim and fire. Often with the very words that send > you, and others, into orbit. Ah but you have just typed 9 lines there and I see nothing to raise my eyebrows. I can see, gosh... at least twenty-five places where a swearer would have inserted something suitable - without even thinking it was bad; that's what makes me cringe. > My stance is, we have many reasons for our reactions to things, and I cannot > see even beginning to attempt to justify those reactions. (It isn't any more > "right" that I hate moronic bullies, in other words, than it is "right" that > you hate foul language. It isn't any more wrong, either. We just hate what > we hate.) I am with you on the power-trip thing. I wag a lonely flag when it comes to bad language. > Because of the subjective nature of our likes and dislikes, if there is one > rule, it must be that nobody is allowed to suppress or censor ANY reaction > that is merely made of words. As long as you and I are free to read or not > read, then nobody is getting hurt. It is when anyone is getting forced to do > anything that things go wrong, in my opinion. > No censorship is allowed! Ahh. Now you have it, and a fine argument we could all make of it as well. 'Free not to read,' is what the ... you know I can't think of the right word. Plonk button, sounds completely wrong. Adding a rule to a name, anyway. I always think 'would I invite this person into my house for coffee?' Which isn;t all that bad, really, saying no. Would I cross over the road to talk to this person? is a bit more sniffy and nose in the air. Then finally: Would I run and hide if I saw this person walking towards me? They are the ones who end up under a rule, as a rule. If I know that most of the time what i read will make me slobber, then I kill em. I might miss a few genuine words of wisdom, but it keeps me cool. > >I have also been told to 'grow up' and 'get real'. In >practice, I can let > go verbally myself with gusto when >seriously roused but I certainly [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I admire good manners and gentle people. I always will, too. And I hope the > only violence I ever do another creature is verbal. And what of people who quite enjoy a bit of verbal violence? (Blame it on my stars) A thing isn;t worth doing if it isn;t worth doing with a great waving about of arms, and grand guestures - a dramatic speech with much tearing of hair helps, as well. Put me on a stage mind, and I freeze. Vocal uproar and cries of vengeance comes naturally to some people - why am I thinking of Maria Callas? I wish that were the > case everywhere. In the middle east, for example. Everybody facing off and > just swearing their heads off. It beats the hell out of blowing people up. Like the original Druids before history started tarting them up, you mean? The best slanger-offer of each tribe going at it hammer and tongs. When one backs down, red faced and incoherent with rage, they have lost. Sounds fun. It was my ex taught me 'Yaw! Your mother wears army boots!' which is wasted in the UK, but I still say it now and then. > > However, I don't attack unless someone calls me bad names first - usually. > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > amounts to sheer selfish indulgence. It makes me feel better. No > justification, just fact. YES!!! Oh, you sound like me! That wonderful feeling when all the stops are pulled out and your brain starts working ten times faster than your mouth? Bliss. But it is a dangerous and humiliating tool at times. I haven;t given a good, real-life dressing down for years. Sigh... People avoid me, you see. I can;t imagine why. Vee - circa Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:09:16 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Vee (marrowjam@[totally) said, > you know I can't think of the right > word. Plonk button, sounds completely wrong. Adding a rule to a name, > anyway. Killfile. :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde circa Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:51:44 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Vee (marrowjam@[totally) said, > > > It's like they saw something that startled them that was not visible to > me! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Vee LOL! (and I never post "LOL" <G>) Looking forward to seeing what else you have to say. ;-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just > walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > It's like they saw something that startled them that was not visible to me! > Is there a reason for this? Ghosts. ;) Signature-- ~kaeli~ Kill one man and you are a murderer. Kill millions and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone and you are God. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace > > My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just > > walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Ghosts. ;) You haven't lived until you've lived alone with a cat and had her, always late at night of course, suddenly stare with great interest at a closet, or a window. Honestly I think Gnarly did this just to scare the crap out of me. >From: "Mary" rosefan@email.com >> > Is there a reason for this? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >late at night of course, suddenly stare with great interest at a closet, or >a window. Honestly I think Gnarly did this just to scare the crap out of me. LMAO! Cats love to use us for entertainment purposes :) BTW, I had a cat that would stare for hours at this particular cabinet. Then one day I came home to find her with a mouse. Apparently it came in from outside into that cupboard. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm "PawsForThought" <darnit7@aol.comnolitter> wrote> LMAO! Cats love to use us for entertainment purposes :) > BTW, I had a cat that would stare for hours at this particular cabinet. Then one day I came home to find her with a mouse. Apparently it came in from outside into that cupboard. Lauren, The one time I found Cheeky staring intently under the couch, I moved it saying "See, nothing there!" only to find a tiny chipmunk crouched flat and trying to be invisible. this led to a wild chase with the chippie jumping under the high fourposter and Cheeks following and me diving under too screaming "NOOOOO CHEEKY! NOOOO!" The chipmunk had somehow come up through the ventilating system and out a bathroom vent. I never did catch him--he lived behind my dressing table for an evening, then was gone the next morning. I think he found his way back out, otherwise I would have *smelled* him. I stopped chasing for fear of giving the baby a heart attack and just shut the cat out of my bedroom. >> > My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when >just [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >late at night of course, suddenly stare with great interest at a closet, or >a window. Honestly I think Gnarly did this just to scare the crap out of me. sometimes, for no apparent reason, after sitting quietly, they start hopping sideways, all puffed up, in attack position. there's nothing or no one around, they are in an empty living room, but theya re acting like there's a rabid dog attacking their kittens. yep, my kitty is having another one of those hallucinations. -L "MadHatter" <devil_m@y_care.lost> wrote > >sometimes, for no apparent reason, after sitting quietly, >they start hopping sideways, all puffed up, in attack >osition. there's nothing or no one around, they are in an >empty living room, but they are ting like there's a rabid >dog attacking their kittens. > > -L LOL!! I think this is so cute. There is just so much to love about them! > You haven't lived until you've lived alone with a cat and had her, always > late at night of course, suddenly stare with great interest at a closet, or > a window. Honestly I think Gnarly did this just to scare the crap out of me. *ROTFLMAO* <scrappy squirrel> Now, THAT'S comedy. </scrappy squirrel> Signature-- ~kaeli~ Murphy's Law #2000: If enough data is collected, anything may be proven by statistical methods. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace circa Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:38:07 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, > You haven't lived until you've lived alone with a cat and had her, always > late at night of course, suddenly stare with great interest at a closet, or > a window. Honestly I think Gnarly did this just to scare the crap out of me. It's the bogeyman... Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >Mary" rosefan@email.com wrote: >> > My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when >just [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >late at night of course, suddenly stare with great interest at a closet, or >a window. Honestly I think Gnarly did this just to scare the crap out of me. You know, cats really can see and hear things we can't. They have better eyesight in some ways--better motion vision and better night vision--and much better hearing. I've read that in fact cats' hearing is even better than a dog's. It shouldn't really surprise us all that much that cats detect things we can't. Sometimes when our cats do this, eventually, we may be able to sharpen our perception enough to see a tiny moth or bug on the wall. Or as Lauren described, a mouse behind the cupboard. > Sometimes when our cats do this, eventually, we may be able to sharpen our > perception enough to see a tiny moth or bug on the wall. Or as Lauren > described, a mouse behind the cupboard. Poor old Gideon has always been vary nearsighted. He's always had an odd habit of jumping at lightswitches in the hall from time to time. I think in his nearsightedness, he mistakes them for bugs on the wall. Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." > My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just > walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is there a reason for this? Mine will do this for the tiniest gnat or mosquito. Then sometimes they come racing back and execute a perfect 5' vertical jump and roll after something I can't even see. I call it their "Jackie Chan Cat Olympics". Isis does this on occasion. I used to think it was because of the air conditioning and it got a little too cold for her. But since cats spend plenty of time in the astral then perhaps they see something we don't ordinarily see. I'll have to ask Isis about this. SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just > walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is there a reason for this? >Isis does this on occasion. I used to think it was because of the air >conditioning and it got a little too cold for her. But since cats spend >plenty of time in the astral then perhaps they see something we don't >ordinarily see. I'll have to ask Isis about this. Do that, and get back with us. Or better yet, just have Isis post herself and cut out the middle man. Sherry >>Isis does this on occasion. I used to think it was because of the air >>conditioning and it got a little too cold for her. But since cats spend [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Do that, and get back with us. Or better yet, just have Isis post herself and >cut out the middle man. Yes, I expect Isis would make a lot more sense than the middle man ever does. circa 16 Jun 2004 19:48:30 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Yngver (yngver@aol.comnospam) said, > >>Isis does this on occasion. I used to think it was because of the air > >>conditioning and it got a little too cold for her. But since cats spend [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > Yes, I expect Isis would make a lot more sense than the middle man ever does. Yes, but so would a gerbil with a keyboard. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > >Isis does this on occasion. I used to think it was because of the air > >conditioning and it got a little too cold for her. But since cats spend [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Sherry ;-D Cathy circa Wed, 16 Jun 2004 08:59:13 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cat Protector (catprotector@cox.net) said, > Isis does this on occasion. I used to think it was because of the air > conditioning and it got a little too cold for her. But since cats spend > plenty of time in the astral then perhaps they see something we don't > ordinarily see. I'll have to ask Isis about this. <Twilight Zone theme music> Ask her to find you a good shrink while she's there. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just >walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Is there a reason for this? they are playing. they "scare" themselves. that's the only thing i can come up with to explain y cat's behavior. -L > It's like they saw something that startled them that was not visible to me! > > Is there a reason for this? My theory is that cats have a wayward body chemistry. Amongst all the adrenalin, hormones, etc comes an occasional burst of a substance similar to mescaline. Having a homebrew psychedelic launched into the system without warning produces predictable results. >My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just >walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Is there a reason for this? 10 O'clock crazies is what I call it. LOL I just love this group. These answers are priceless! Someone should write a book. Oh, probably have LOL Thanks for the chuckles. Sleepless night, so much appreciated :) Hails My cats will often, both while fighting with a piece of paper and when just > walking down the hall, look up at a bare wall and jump about two feet off > the floor and take off as if I had caught them stealing off the dinner [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Is there a reason for this? |
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