Archive through February 05, 2002

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Lobster

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 03:35 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon, great story about Rudy. I was rollin' when I read, "The vet can no longer say he's seen everything but the kitchen sink." Lightning was laying on the keyboard tray looking at me like I was crazy cuz I was laughing so hard I was crying. Thanks for posting that.

Moondance

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 03:45 pm Click here to edit this post
How is that wonderful Lightning? :) I am glad to see you back! Missed ya!

Neko

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 03:52 pm Click here to edit this post
Meow

Lobster

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 05:30 pm Click here to edit this post
Thanks, Moon. Lightning's doing great. I can't believe I've had him for a year already. He's still hell on wheels, but he has calmed down some. He's still very jealous of Tiger, too, and Lightning gets most of my attention, so I can't figure that one out. How are all your babies doing?

Moondance

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 05:35 pm Click here to edit this post
Lightning sounds so much like my kitty Shilo (in fact right here in my lap)... commands so much attention and doesn't like it when the others get their share!... They are better.... Thanks for asking... All of them have gotten the 'kitty flu' over the last 2 weeks ... it has been like an infirmary at my house but they all have seem better this week:)

Schoolmarm

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 05:52 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey, Moon!

Could you resurrect the STARS thread? I really enjoyed it. I miss it, even though I know that they came from astroabby, it was nice to get your comments.

Let me know!
Marm

Moondance

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 06:06 pm Click here to edit this post
You are psychic MsMarm... I am working on an American Indian Astro thread right now and I would be happy to start Astro Abby again on Friday... thanks for asking :)

Magikearth

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 06:21 pm Click here to edit this post
Moondance,I just discovered this thread and I love it! Your other ideas for future threads sound just wonderful! Thank you so much :)

Jbean

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 06:35 pm Click here to edit this post
i love you guys's cat stories! i knew there had to be some! i have a question for those of you who have more than one cat. did you start them out young being together? about a year ago, i tried to get a second cat for macy to have a playmate. well, she was not quite a year old and the other cat was about the same age and also a female. it was awful. for about 2 months i let it go on. macy was so used to it just being me and her that she would try to kick the new kitty's a**, when it would look at me, or basically move. i could see it wouldn't work, and finally had to take the new kitty back where i got her from. i just wondered if any of you have had these experiences? i guess it was good that it didn't work out, because you are only supposed to have one animal in these apartments! oops!

Moondance

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 06:51 pm Click here to edit this post
Jbean... I have 10... they all basically get along. They are all rescued and I reminded them where they come from and should be nice to each other... of course they look at me like I am crazy but... hey they get along! They range from 5 - 14 yrs young... some get along better than others but all in all it can be done... be sure to always get them fixed (their pockets picked) and checked out and tested by a Vet before placing them together... I have some other tips if you are going to try again... let me know... :)

Urgrace

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 09:07 pm Click here to edit this post
These stories are marvelous and hilarious! Thanks so much for making me laugh and laugh. I love my Buddy kitty

Moondance

Wednesday, January 30, 2002 - 09:20 pm Click here to edit this post
I like Buddy too!

Jbean

Friday, February 01, 2002 - 11:29 pm Click here to edit this post
wow moon, 10 cats? that is amazing. you must have a big house! i think i will just stick with my macy kitty for now, she is a handful on her own!

i came here to talk about strange cat habits, because mine has a few. she likes to slam cabinet doors to get attention. in fact just now, i was sitting here typing and i here it coming from the bathroom, slam slam slam! she does this when she thinks she isn't getting enough attention, so i have to come and get her. she has to sleep in a pet taxi at night while i am sleeping, because i have sleep problems anyway, if she didn't she would slam cabinet doors all night.

also she will open the cabinet and get inside and hide if she is scared of something or somebody.

and one more, every time i go into the bathroom she runs behind me like her tail is on fire and hops up on the sink so i'll turn the faucet on for her to drink out of (not that she has a fresh bowl of water at any given time!) anyone else's cat's have peculiar habits?

Weinermr

Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 12:04 am Click here to edit this post
When she wants me to get up, our cat will find something to rattle with her paw, usually at 5 o'clock in the morning, and she keeps at it until I get up. She usually doesn't want anything in particular, she just wants me up! She is extremely persistent. If that does not work, and if my face is turned towards the edge of the bed, she will bat at my nose in order to get my attention. Some mornings I've awakened with tiny subtle little scratch marks on my nose from this. She doesn't hurt me, it's just her way of getting my attention.

She loves to fetch little paper balls, although not as much in recent years as when she was younger. I roll up little pieces of paper and toss them across the room. She leaps at them, chases them down, picks them up in her mouth, and brings them back - sometimes only halfway, but she brings them back.

She often eats and goes to the bathroom as little as possible during the day, and waits for me to come home to really go to business. We have oft-repeated rituals of me going upstairs, shaking her litter box, changing her water, freshening her food bowl, before she will do her thing.

I remove items from her litterbox and change the litter completely like clockwork every other day - but if I am not quick enough for her, she will come into the room and sit on her hindquarters and stare at me - just stare, and stare, and stare, and stare, and she would sit there motionless for hours until I get up and do what she wants me to do. And of course after 15 years I know when she is standing there for attention to the litterbox vs. attention to the food/water area.

It's not good enough if my wife tries to do any of these things - she wants ME to do them.

Everyday she does her somersaults. Usually in the morning there is a particular doorway in our house, and she butts her head up against the edge of the door and then does several somersaults, before she settles down for her morning nap.

She's crazy, but we love her. (She fits right in LOL)

Jbean

Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 03:18 pm Click here to edit this post
weinermr, macy likes to fetch, too. only she likes the rings that come off of the milk lid. this is her favorite toy! she will play with these things for hours (or until it gets lost under the fridge or couch, whichever comes first), and she will bring it to me in her mouth for me to throw again so she can bring it back!

mine is a lunatic too, but she is my baby!

Moondance

Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 03:35 pm Click here to edit this post
Zuni loves to fetch... I open my mail and she comes running ... she hears the paper tearing and waits for me to crumble and throw... she brings it back... she out lasts me:)

Zelda chews on my hair when I have sleep too long or she feels she should eat earlier than what my schedules permits.

Shilo will empty out the plastic bag bin when he is upset ... he tends to empty things ... the kitty toy basket will be everywhere ... he is good at opening up drawers and when successful, he will empty those too. He also loves diet coke and I have to be careful when drinking one.

Sundance loves to drink from the water faucet so she sits in the sink waiting for me to turn it on.

Urgrace

Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 02:44 am Click here to edit this post
Buddy takes one piece of food out of the bowl with his paw, flips it onto the floor, eats it, then goes back for the next one, occasionally eating the piece from his paw. He only does this ritual when he and I are alone and he is completely relaxed.

He will be walking up to me or by me and hiss for no apparent reason, (like a sneeze it just comes out) but he is not excited, scared or upset, he is usually purring.

He will get my hubby up to let him out at 4:30am rather than disturb me, but he wants me to feed him or let him out otherwise. He is comfortable sitting on my hubby's lap until I sit down then comes to me.

He still hides if we have visitors, unless they are named Moondance or Buttercup!!!!!

Moondance

Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 08:59 am Click here to edit this post
Buddy is a very handsome kitty! with good taste:)

Buttercup

Sunday, February 03, 2002 - 11:28 am Click here to edit this post
Lol, Urgrace I agree with Moon, Buddy is very handsome :) and yes, with good taste

Christina

Monday, February 04, 2002 - 05:38 am Click here to edit this post
I have a buddy too. Of course the love of my life. Had him almost a year now. Am so pleased I found him, he has been a barrel of laughs. the nosiest cat in the world. Bring something new into the house and he trys to check it out first, Xmas was a hoot. He kept scoffing at the red xmas stocking and running around the house with it in his mouth. The stocking was 2x his size, so ofcourse he would trip, his face was covered, but that was HIS stocking!! gosh, I could go on and on haha. but I wont!! fun thread!!

Nancy

Monday, February 04, 2002 - 07:12 pm Click here to edit this post
my cat was sooo happy to see me tonight you'd think she missed me being gone a week :) she is now purring in my arm while i type this purrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Moondance

Monday, February 04, 2002 - 07:16 pm Click here to edit this post
That is VERY sweet Nancy... WELCOME home... hope you had a GREAT time:)

Julieboo

Tuesday, February 05, 2002 - 04:50 pm Click here to edit this post
Moondance,
Please give any tips you can about introducing a new cat to a house. I just got a 2 year old male cat that was supposedly very friendly at his former house. However he has been hiding under a bed ever since he got here. (3 days ago)

Thanks!

Moondance

Tuesday, February 05, 2002 - 05:00 pm Click here to edit this post
3 days isn't too long... some take more time... if you can close the door where he is... feed him and bring him his own litterbox until he feels a little more secure then the others can smell him thru the door and it not overwhelming for the new one... just for a day or so then introduce under your watch slowly... I have more to say and more details but I need to get to class... I will be back either later tonight or in the morning:)

Grooch

Tuesday, February 05, 2002 - 06:06 pm Click here to edit this post
Julieboo, Moon is the Supreme Expert when it comes to cats. She gave me a lot of great advice to me when I got my kitten. She was only about 2 weeks old and I thought she was going to die. If it wasn't for Moon, I don't know what I would have done.

Plus she has a lot of great tricks for "training" the cat. I must say, that my cat is one of the best cats I ever had. :)

Julieboo, is your new cat the only animal in the house? And are there children in the house?