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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2007Who's Cat is the Most Pathetic?
Isis sleeps in a box underneath a 250 watt lamp. Sometimes when I walk by she reaches out, grabs me, and whines because she wants to me stop what I'm doing and scratch her ears. That's how spoiled she is. I would like someone to top that story with a pathetic spoiled cat story of their own. I'm sure it can be done. Mike in Illinois I have a couple cats who, if they are hungry in the morning and I dont get up when they want me to, clean off my nightstand...telephone, clock and lamp..all go on the floor! :(  SignatureBarb > Isis sleeps in a box underneath a 250 watt lamp. Sometimes when I walk by > she reaches out, grabs me, and whines because she wants to me stop what [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Mike in Illinois | I have a couple cats who, if they are hungry in the morning and I | dont get up when they want me to, clean off my | nightstand...telephone, clock and lamp..all go on the floor! :( Same here with one of my cats, he starts showing off and making a noise as well. Signature"A horse a horse, my kingdom for a horse". I haven't had a winner for six months. The Count When I come home in the evening I go into my studio and check my email. That is when Tank sits on my lap and gets his scritches. I was away for the weekend. My husband reported that Tank spent the two evenings sitting on the coffee table looking at the door. I felt so guilty. When I got home I was so tired I started to go to bed without checking my email and there was this horrendous howl from Tank who was sitting at the door to my studio. I went in, turned on the computer, and looked for Tank. He's sitting at the far end of the studio with his back to me in the "I'm pissed off at you pose". >Isis sleeps in a box underneath a 250 watt lamp. Sometimes when I walk by >she reaches out, grabs me, and whines because she wants to me stop what I'm [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Mike in Illinois > Isis sleeps in a box underneath a 250 watt lamp. Sometimes when I walk by > she reaches out, grabs me, and whines because she wants to me stop what I'm > doing and scratch her ears. That's how spoiled she is. I asked Big Mama if she thought that was spoiled. She didn't seem to think it was. Well, tell Big Mama if she can up the ante I'm all ears. Isis whines. She whines when I lift her from the hot radiator and carry her to her bed. She whines when I disturb her meditations and move her upstairs to the den so I can sleep without being bedhogged all night. She hisses at me if I mooch her out of the living room into the kitchen. This cat resents being told what to do. Here, let me tell you this. At night Isis goes to her food bowl and waits. She waits for me to come over, get down on the floor, and feed her bits of food by hand. Yes. I have to drop them on the floor so she doesn't have to plink them out of the bowl herself. Mike in Illinois >> Isis sleeps in a box underneath a 250 watt lamp. Sometimes when I walk by >> she reaches out, grabs me, and whines because she wants to me stop what [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I asked Big Mama if she thought that was spoiled. > She didn't seem to think it was. > Well, tell Big Mama if she can up the ante I'm all ears. > Isis whines. She whines when I lift her from the hot [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Yes. I have to drop them on the floor so she doesn't have > to plink them out of the bowl herself. Missy will come and jump on my bed at any hour, but usually 4am or thereabouts. I then have to get up, go downstairs and feed her a fresh pouch of whatever her current favourite is (she invariably gets fed up with whatever it is she's been eating for a month or more *just* after I've bought a fresh month's supply..!) despite the fact that there is a bowl of dry crunchies down at all times. She also likes me to lie on the floor next to her and keep her company while she eats; if I get up and go away, she'll stop eating and follow me. Ivor > Well, tell Big Mama if she can up the ante I'm all ears. Isis whines. It's all in how someone describes "spoiled". Many people around here think Big Mama is spoiled, but she's really not. Her background was of a stray who had nothing. Now she has everything. Some people might say that's spoiled, I just say she's happy to have a nice safe place to call home. She's not spoiled or fussy at all...but that's just my interpretation. Big Mama says; 'any cat with a name like Isis is going to want the best of everything'. So it doesn't suprise her at all that she gets it. In my heart of hearts, I resent the life Isis leads. I have a business to run, bills to pay, stress things, and I'm getting older. When I look at her sleeping and napping and eating food and napping and sleeping in some way it makes me crazy. I think it's jealousy. And I only make it worse by making her life ever more easier. It's some form of self-punishment insanity. And that is why I have to say my pain out here from time to time. Mike in Illinois >> Well, tell Big Mama if she can up the ante I'm all ears. Isis whines. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the best of everything'. > So it doesn't suprise her at all that she gets it. > In my heart of hearts, I resent the life Isis leads. I have a business to > run, bills to pay, stress things, and I'm getting older. When I look at [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Mike in Illinois You want to feel better? Some day in the not too distant future, your cat will get sick. She will come to you and try to tell you that she hurts, and hope that you will be able to help her. You will take her to the vet eventually, when she stops eating or some such thing, and the vet won't be able to fix her. So he will give her a shot of morphine, and she will feel real good for a little while, and you will hold her and say goodbye to her. Then he will give her a shot that will stop her heart, and kill her. So, when you see her enjoying the good life now, project yourself to that time in the future when all you will want in life is for her to be alive and well, and pick her up and hold her and tell her how sorry you are that you aren't the God that all of us really need. >> In my heart of hearts, I resent the life Isis leads. I have a business to >> run, bills to pay, stress things, and I'm getting older. When I look at [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > alive and well, and pick her up and hold her and tell her how sorry you > are that you aren't the God that all of us really need. I don't mean to condemn you for feeling that way. I am just trying to say, "count your blessings." I know that one day I'll lose her. I didn't realize how bad it would be until the day she conked her noggin on the stairs and had epileptic seizures for a couple of days. Oh, boy. She did get over that. And then things returned to normal. She reclaimed the house and took over everything and I went back to slavery. It's just that what passes for normalcy with a cat is this highly skewed relationship similar to what is, I suppose, a dominatrix/slave dynamic. I find myself surrendering more and more. <-: At the same time, her arrogance appeals to me. She has very high expectations regarding life and the nature of my service. I suppose I would like to be that way. I have fantasies about being born into the Royal Family and being Prince Charles. In fact, I am convinced that some kind of mistake was made in the karmic wheel and that I was supposed to be a Prince of Lichtenstein. Over the years I have learned that a relationship with a cat is very psychological. <-: Mike in Illinois >>> In my heart of hearts, I resent the life Isis leads. I have a business >>> to run, bills to pay, stress things, and I'm getting older. When I look [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > I don't mean to condemn you for feeling that way. I am just trying to say, > "count your blessings." >I know that one day I'll lose her. I didn't realize how bad it would be >until the day she conked her noggin on the stairs and had epileptic [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Mike in Illinois Yes, that's the appeal of cats. they are independent, and yet they always expect the best out of life. They live to take advantage of people like you and I..... "William Graham" <weg9@comcast.net> wrote in message > and you will hold her and say goodbye to her. Then he will give her a shot > that will stop her heart, and kill her. Yeah, I think about that sometimes. I've got my two year old cat here and to her, I'm her whole world. If I'm gone out of my apartment for five minutes, when I come back she greets me like I've been gone for several days. She always wants to be in the same room as me, bathroom, bedroom or kitchen and when the door is closed so she can't, she's always within line of sight of where I am. Even then, it's not too long before I hear the rustle of her pawing at the door. If that doesn't produce results than she starts a soulful whimpering with ever increasing volume. One of these days I know I'm going to have to put her down and she won't understand why. My only thought right now is that I might not live as long as her and be spared the agony of having to have he killed to put her out of her pain. > "William Graham" <weg9@comcast.net> wrote in message >> and you will hold her and say goodbye to her. Then he will give her a [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > of > having to have he killed to put her out of her pain. At 71, there is a real possibility that my cats will outlive me. One of my worries in life is that they will think that I left and abandoned them voluntarily. I hope I am dead in the house long enough for them to know what happened to me.....They should understand death after killing all those birds and mice! > In my heart of hearts, I resent the life Isis leads. I have a business to > run, bills to pay, stress things, and I'm getting older. When I look at her > sleeping and napping and eating food and napping and sleeping in some way it > makes me crazy. I think it's jealousy. And I only make it worse by making > her life ever more easier. It's some form of self-punishment insanity. And > that is why I have to say my pain out here from time to time. Well, the very reasons this is so goes back thousands of years when cats and dogs made their value to humanity apparent. The bonds of cats and dogs to humans is not a "new thing", rather a manifestation of the modern lifestyles we lead now. They didn't complain thousands of years ago when the lifestyles were of a more equal footing. Even back then, they had a wagging tail, or a soft purr for a friendly human. Human nature is to nuture growth. They just want to belong to something greater than themselves..... but don't most humans as well? | Isis sleeps in a box underneath a 250 watt lamp. Sometimes when I | walk by she reaches out, grabs me, and whines because she wants to me [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] | | Mike in Illinois One of my cats insists that he food is paced on top of the fridge-freezert he other one is a big guy and is scared of his own shadow. Signature"A horse a horse, my kingdom for a horse". I haven't had a winner for six months. The Count I have 7 cats...4 are males...in the morning the boys are on the tabletop "helping" me get their breakfast. I can do w/o their kind of help. SignatureBarb > | Isis sleeps in a box underneath a 250 watt lamp. Sometimes when I > | walk by she reaches out, grabs me, and whines because she wants to me [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > One of my cats insists that he food is paced on top of the fridge-freezert > he other one is a big guy and is scared of his own shadow. >I have 7 cats...4 are males...in the morning the boys are on the tabletop >"helping" me get their breakfast. I can do w/o their kind of help. Wow! - 7 of them! - And I thought I was unusual with 4. Ours like to lie on your newspaper while you are trying to read it on the table in the morning.....They are thinking that it's got to be something good if mom and dad are paying so much attention to it...... I should tell you about Feisty..the youngest..almost 1 yr old.. I bought the kids some catnip scented blowing bubbles for Christmas. Feisty is the only one who goes crazy over the bubbles when I blow them. I keep them on a dresser in the basement. Well...last night while I was cleaning the litter pool, he climbed on the dresser and looked for the bottle of bubbles. So, I suspended my cleaning job and went over to the dresser and he jumped down and sat by my feet waiting for me to blow my bubbles for him! SignatureBarb > Isis sleeps in a box underneath a 250 watt lamp. Sometimes when I walk by > she reaches out, grabs me, and whines because she wants to me stop what [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Mike in Illinois Hi, Barb. I never heard of catnip bubbles until now. <-: I'm trying to visualize how Isis would react to catnip bubbles floating around. I am thinking she might go wacko. Are these like soap bubbles? What is the bubble fluid made of? I may have a new toy for Isis which she'll like for a day or two and then be bored of! Thanks. Mike in Illinois >I should tell you about Feisty..the youngest..almost 1 yr old.. > I bought the kids some catnip scented blowing bubbles for Christmas. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> >> Mike in Illinois I bought them at petsmart,Mike. I dont think its harmful for the cat. They are like the old fashion bubble stuff we used as a kid ourselves, only scented with catnip. SignatureBarb > Hi, Barb. > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>> >>> Mike in Illinois |
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