CATS!!!!

[julianthegypsy]

Cats just decide who to own basically. I have two, or rather I'm owned by two. They take it in turns to drive me nuts, its a double act. They take it in turns to want to go in or our or be fed, and they both wait until I've just sat down. If I open the door to let one out, the one outside has an understanding that she won't want to come in, even if she'd been sitting by the door for twenty minutes, until I've sat down again, when she will suddenly desperately need to come in and be fed. Feed that one, sit down, the other one needs to go out again etc etc. Little s*ds, I don't know what I'd do without them....

 

[dobbslc]

Get an automatic cat flap that senses the I'D chip in his neck, you won't have to keep getting up and down then. It also stops other cats coming in the house.

 

[dobbslc]

Here's my beast ....

 

[wookie]

Get an automatic cat flap that senses the I'D chip in his neck, you won't have to keep getting up and down then. It also stops other cats coming in the house.

We have one of those but decided not to refit it when we moved, there is too much local wildlife here for them to bring in, I'd rather the half eaten rabbits/birds/mice stay outside on the step.

Here's our current pair of trouble makers, but you gotta love 'em....

 

[rtbcomp]

My mums cat brought a frog in, obviously in some moment of excitement the frog got under a carpet tile in the kitchen. Mum came down and couldn't work out why she couldn't stamp the tile down

One of mine caught a toad. The cat reacted to toxins and it's mouth frothed up.

...They take it in turns to drive me nuts, its a double act. They take it in turns to want to go in or our or be fed, and they both wait until I've just sat down. If I open the door to let one out, the one outside has an understanding that she won't want to come in, even if she'd been sitting by the door for twenty minutes, until I've sat down again, when she will suddenly desperately need to come in and be fed. Feed that one, sit down, the other one needs to go out again etc etc. Little s*ds, I don't know what I'd do without them....

I had exactly the same with four of them, they had a carefully worked out plan which they put in action after I'd been in bed for about an hour. I ended up putting a cat flap in my bedroom door.

 

[wookie]

I ended up putting a cat flap in my bedroom door.

I don't think there is anything a cat hates more than a closed door, normally I just leave them open. Our lounge can be drafty with the door to the kitchen left open so I've fitted a spring so it auto closes but the cats can still push it open to come and go, that keeps everyone happy.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

We had only been married a week, in 1980, before having our first rescue kitten. Over the years there have been many more and currently we've got five Two of them are from the local uni where young girls have them when away from home but when they finish degree realise their parents won't let them bring cats back with them. We've also got two rescue dogs - we had first in around 1981 and eight since.

 

[rockweasel]

Flea is expecting kittens in a couple of weeks. She's claimed the dog's bed as her own. To add insult to injury, any re-homing fees we get for her kittens will go towards having the pup neutered.

 

[bricol]

Welding inspectors . . .

The one sat on the roof doesn't normally come in the garage - she'll sit outside in the rain until I appear then ask to go in the house.

The fluffy one on the floor comes in, mooches about, inspects everything but keeps away from anything I'm doing, and sits quietly until I stop - then she announces her presence and her desire to go inside . .. leads me to the back door to be let in.

Rescue kittens who started off as foster cats - small enough for both to sit in one palm - still not exactly massive cats - but amusing company ;-)

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

New Cat update.
1, Still no pictures of her, well any what can be posted. EG fuzzy, out of focus or half a cat.
2, It is not just me she runs from when she spy's a camera or a phone,
3, If she spots one, she runs, either up me or away. Normally to me.

That's the bad news.
She has 2 beds, one to sleep in and on to hide in when she gets scared.

She will be grumpy Monday, vets to get her injections and a chip.

 

[addjunkie]

We have 6 of them, I quite like cats, but they all seem to want to annoy me, and i decorate, lay new carpet, then the little darlings either a, **** in the corner, or b, pull up the carpet to be in or out of a room.

They are all now banned from the house and live in the porch, except for a ginger rescue cat we have that lives in the barn as she is just plain antisocial.

Whats more annoying though is only one of them who causes no issues and like the dogs is ours the others we have aquired when our daughter has returned home post relationship break up.

 

[owas]

Mates cat,
Well i say his, but he doesnt know where hes from, its just sorta adopted him and is always in the garage.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

A few weeks ago we got a cat.
Well The cat got us.

She is a mad thing, but cameras and phones scare her, so bad she will attack or hide.
My head or shoulders are her place to hide,

Well I got a few pictures of her, she has the name of Tom.
The name she came with.

 

[dobbslc]

She's got big ears. Very cute.

 

[Tobymonster]

Nice cat, looks just like ours who used to pay us live animals as part of her board. One night (3am ish) we were awoken by her running over our bed trying to cut off a mouse that was running around the bedroom skirting. The misses, lit by moonlight, pointed the finger to the ceiling and declared that she could not sleep until that mouse is caught. Minutes later with me holding one of her Ugg boots by the sole and the ankle end crimped over, I really did need her to open the window so I could tip the contents in the garden below. She got out of bed but screamed as I came near and ran back under the covers as did what needed to be done. Did the window thing, kicked the cat out, shut the door and went back to warm bliss.
The next day bosslady caught me trying to find the mouse. I like my cat

 

[rcx132]

My kitties brought me years of joy. But we had to reject this one because she had too much run-out.

 

[rcx132]

My kitties brought me years of joy. We had to reject this one because he had too much run-out.

But seriously, they were wonderful to have around and so little maintenance. Unfortunately my girlfriend (now wife) was allergic, so we found new homes for them when she moved in with me. We have a dog now.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

One of our five cats had to be put down the other week (kidney failure) and it's horrible the space they leave in your life - both physically and your heart. We have already decided to have a kitten as at our age (60) it'll be the last sensible time to have one - that doesn't mean we won't take in older cats though at a later date !

 

[rockweasel]

2 week old kittens. Mug for scale.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

A few weeks ago we got a cat.
Well The cat got us.

She is a mad thing, but cameras and phones scare her, so bad she will attack or hide.
My head or shoulders are her place to hide,

Well I got a few pictures of her, she has the name of Tom.
The name she came with.

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She looks right at home there.