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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / July 2004Cat on the Computer
Okay, this is driving me nuts. I can't sit down with my laptop without having Tucker jump up next to me. Okay, that part is fine, but then he insists on putting paws on the computer. Still fine, mostly. Then he wants in the middle of the darn thing! He's crazy, we all know all kitties are <G> But this is way weird. He's never cared, since being a kitten, about the computer. Then he was fascinated with the PC, but this isn't that computer. Maybe he just wants to be very very close to me LOL Anyone else's little monsters want to be *this* close? <G> hailey Hailey-- I'm guessing the laptop is in your LAP, right? :') If so, there might be your problem >Okay, this is driving me nuts. I can't sit down with my laptop without having Tucker jump up next to me. Okay, that part is fine, but then he insists on putting paws on the computer. Still fine, mostly. Then he wants in the middle of the darn thing! >He's crazy, we all know all kitties are <G> But this is way weird. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >hailey Yes and she isn't little. Well I don't consider my cats monsters but Isis likes to rest in the computer chair and then get up next to the monotor and also lay on top of it. Both she and Jade will also sometimes jump in my lap as well when I am using the computer. I really don't mind it at all. I even used a picture of Isis laying on top of a computer as my business logo which has been a great eye catcher.  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 Okay, this is driving me nuts. I can't sit down with my laptop without having Tucker jump up next to me. Okay, that part is fine, but then he insists on putting paws on the computer. Still fine, mostly. Then he wants in the middle of the darn thing! He's crazy, we all know all kitties are <G> But this is way weird. He's never cared, since being a kitten, about the computer. Then he was fascinated with the PC, but this isn't that computer. Maybe he just wants to be very very close to me LOL Anyone else's little monsters want to be *this* close? <G> hailey Calm down CP. Tucker *is* a monster. but he's *my* monster and I adore him. Well I don't consider my cats monsters but Isis likes to rest in the computer chair and then get up next to the monotor and also lay on top of it. Both she and Jade will also sometimes jump in my lap as well when I am using the computer. I really don't mind it at all. I even used a picture of Isis laying on top of a computer as my business logo which has been a great eye catcher. Okay, this is driving me nuts. I can't sit down with my laptop without having Tucker jump up next to me. Okay, that part is fine, but then he insists on putting paws on the computer. Still fine, mostly. Then he wants in the middle of the darn thing! He's crazy, we all know all kitties are <G> But this is way weird. He's never cared, since being a kitten, about the computer. Then he was fascinated with the PC, but this isn't that computer. Maybe he just wants to be very very close to me LOL Anyone else's little monsters want to be *this* close? <G> hailey circa Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:58:56 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Hailey (hailey@cmi.net) said, > Calm down CP. Tucker *is* a monster. but he's *my* monster and I adore him. CP has dain bramage. Or he's just stupid. Whatever it is, he won't listen to you so you might as well hang it up before you get pulled into one of his convoluted, irrational "debates". Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde circa Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:01:40 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cat Protector (catprotector@cox.net) said, > Well I don't consider my cats monsters but Boy, when are you going to develop a sense of humor? How about of irony? Hell, when are you going to form coherent thoughts? Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde circa Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:01:40 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cat Protector (catprotector@cox.net) said, > I even used a picture of Isis laying on top of a computer as my business logo which has been a great eye catcher. I'm sure that's drawing you tons of business, too. How do you manage to find people who know less about computers than you do, anyway? Sacrificial virgins are easier to find. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde Anyone else's little monsters want to be *this* close? <G> Sammy likes to perch on top of my wife's monitor. She snuggles down and actually sleeps up there. Sometimes, just to be a pest, she will slowly raise her head up and study the effect on Heidi as she lowers her tail to partially obscure the screen. Cassie insists on working her way onto my lap and expanding the space available to make room for whatever degree of stretching out she's in the mood for. She's been known to drool while sleeping inverted in this pose and sometimes rolls off if shifting position in her sleep. I have a white mac iBook. I have three black cats. I therefore have a grey hairy keyboard. Pearl is particularly bad about "It's ME time" and plopping right down on the keys. Karen Okay, this is driving me nuts. I can't sit down with my laptop without having Tucker jump up next to me. Okay, that part is fine, but then he insists on putting paws on the computer. Still fine, mostly. Then he wants in the middle of the darn thing! He's crazy, we all know all kitties are <G> But this is way weird. He's never cared, since being a kitten, about the computer. Then he was fascinated with the PC, but this isn't that computer. Maybe he just wants to be very very close to me LOL Anyone else's little monsters want to be *this* close? <G> hailey circa Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:25:28 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Hailey (hailey@cmi.net) said, > Okay, this is driving me nuts. I can't sit down with my laptop without having Tucker jump up next to me. Okay, that part is fine, but then he insists on putting paws on the computer. Still fine, mostly. Then he wants in the middle of the darn thing! > He's crazy, we all know all kitties are <G> But this is way weird. > He's never cared, since being a kitten, about the computer. Then he was fascinated with the PC, but this isn't that computer. > Maybe he just wants to be very very close to me LOL > > Anyone else's little monsters want to be *this* close? <G> I actually beta tested a program designed to keep cats off keyboards some years back. Pawsense! (It just came to me, sorry for the exclamatory text. <G>) It plays sounds such as hissing or growling when the keys are pressed in a "catlike" way, and the sound gets louder and louder until the cat gets off the keyboard. You can choose your own sounds, as well. In any case, my cats have learned to stay off the laptop, but they're furry keyboard and monitor covers if I'm working on desktop machines. Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote > I actually beta tested a program designed to keep cats off keyboards some years back. Pawsense! (It just came to me, sorry for the exclamatory text. <G>) It plays sounds such as hissing or growling when the keys are pressed in a "catlike" way, and the sound gets louder and louder until the cat gets off the keyboard. I wish I had been a fly on the wall to see this tested! It sounds hilarious. circa Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:50:33 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Mary (rosefan@email.com) said, > "Laura R." <UseFirstInitialPlusRobinson@technologist.com> wrote > I actually > beta tested a program designed to keep cats off keyboards some years back. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I wish I had been a fly on the wall to see this tested! It sounds hilarious. Try it: http://www.bitboost.com/pawsense :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde >From: "Hailey" hailey@cmi.net >Anyone else's little monsters want to be *this* close? <G> Yep, lol. My cats will sit right in front of the monitor (blocking my view of course) until I pay them some attention. Mickey will wrap his paws around my neck and then rub his head on my head. If that doesn't get mommy to play with him, then he bites my head. *That* usually works :) 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 >Yep, lol. My cats will sit right in front of the monitor (blocking my view >of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Lauren Sounds like Frank. He jumps up here and does the usual "FOR GOD'S SAKES, LOOK AT MY BUTT" routine. If that doesn't work, he starts licking my fingers. *Licking*. Ewww. It feels weird. Sherry Listen, as long as you cat's spelling isn't so bad that the spell checker can't recognize what your cat is trying to write, don't complain. My cat does the same thing and even though she is 9 years old (63 in kitty years) she can't even come close to spelling her name. circa Wed, 30 Jun 2004 01:44:03 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Clyde Ferndock (cfXXXdock@nothere.org) said, > Listen, as long as you cat's spelling isn't so bad that the spell checker > can't recognize what your cat is trying to write, don't complain. > > My cat does the same thing and even though she is 9 years old (63 in kitty > years) she can't even come close to spelling her name. Does your kitty know that you think she's eleven years older than she is? ;-) (No, really, there's not an even mapping of years- check out this chart for an example: http://cats.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/agechart.htm ) See, your kitty is only 52. Not even old enough to retire! Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde That explains why they were both "hot to trot" towards the end of their first year;-] If you ask me my cats have both been retired since I got them. I did catch one of them looking at the "want adds" once, but I suspect that she thought that it was a listing of things she might want! BTW, your diagnosis of "constipation" for one of my cats a two or three weeks ago appears to have been right-on. I started giving both of them a cat laxitive/hair-ball supliment every morning and we havn't had a single cat turd on the floor next to the cat box since. Thanks for your input! circa Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:05:24 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Clyde Ferndock (cfXXXdock@nothere.org) said, > That explains why they were both "hot to trot" towards the end of their > first year;-] Ah, yes, prime dating age. ;-) > If you ask me my cats have both been retired since I got them. I did catch > one of them looking at the "want adds" once, but I suspect that she thought > that it was a listing of things she might want! Well, cats do prefer early retirement. Verrry early. > BTW, your diagnosis of "constipation" for one of my cats a two or three > weeks ago appears to have been right-on. I started giving both of them a > cat laxitive/hair-ball supliment every morning and we havn't had a single > cat turd on the floor next to the cat box since. Thanks for your input! Excellent! Glad to hear your cat is doing better! :-) Laura SignatureExperience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde > Okay, this is driving me nuts. I can't sit down with my laptop without > having Tucker jump up next to me. Okay, that part is fine, but then he [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > hailey > -- Yes, but mine is 5 months old and humanoid... -L. > > Okay, this is driving me nuts. I can't sit down with my laptop without > > having Tucker jump up next to me. Okay, that part is fine, but then he [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Yes, but mine is 5 months old and humanoid... Well, for the first time I may agree with those who say the ones who breed are often the very ones who shouldn't. > > "Hailey" <hailey@cmi.net> wrote in message > news:<JEhEc.15322$J82.5046@fe25.usenetserver.com>... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Well, for the first time I may agree with those who say the ones who breed > are often the very ones who shouldn't. I'll be sure and tell his Birthmother you feel that way. Could you possible *be* any more obnoxious? Didn't think so. -L. |
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