CATS!!! ARRGGGHHH!

[Al D]

Yes, Alan M, you should have not put it there! I gave up a full size Christmas tree over 20 years ago. Nothing like the sound of a fully decorated tree going CRASH, BOOM, BANG just because two cats weighing an aggregate of 30 pounds decided it was a great place to climb.

And yet we still love them, there is no doubt as to which party is the most intelligent LOL

 

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[Megalodon]

Yes, Alan M, you should have not put it there! I gave up a full size Christmas tree over 20 years ago. Nothing like the sound of a fully decorated tree going CRASH, BOOM, BANG just because two cats weighing an aggregate of 30 pounds decided it was a great place to climb.

My two little girls gently remove ornaments and decorate where they desire. My wife once put a veritable flock of small, brightly colored, feathered bird ornaments on a tree. I said nothing but laughed inside when we found those birds all over the place. My little Sneakers is watching me inches away, so I must say it was not her, and she is perfect...

Time to walk outside and feed Buddy, the former feral TNR male that I tamed.

 

[PetesPockets55]

My Maine Coon......... Don't tell him I said that.

Too late, he was already on Claws-r-us.Biz during the night posting threads about it!!!
(Ohhhh, are you in trouble!!)

 

[ARC]

Why would any sane human let animals in the house in the first place?

So you are obviously "inhuman".

 

[worldtalker]

Yes, Alan M, you should have not put it there! I gave up a full size Christmas tree over 20 years ago. Nothing like the sound of a fully decorated tree going CRASH, BOOM, BANG just because two cats weighing an aggregate of 30 pounds decided it was a great place to climb.

 

[Megalodon]

Right now two of my big boys are sharing the couch with me. Aggregate weight: 56 pounds.

That's the best heating system! My little girls, at 9 and 10 lbs, are too small to put out much heat, hence the need for Buddy the former feral cat I've tamed to come inside. My wife still says no. He has a feral cat house (more like an apartment with an insulated sleeping loft) on the porch facing south.

 

[smokeythecat]

BUDDY MUST COME IN! PUT THE WIFE IN THE GARAGE! (Just kidding, don't hurt me.) PetesPockets55, you are right. My cats operate the computer all the time (normally by sitting on the keyboard while it's on.)

 

[Megalodon]

BUDDY MUST COME IN! PUT THE WIFE IN THE GARAGE! (Just kidding, don't hurt me.) PetesPockets55, you are right. My cats operate the computer all the time (normally by sitting on the keyboard while it's on.)

I've already suggested that she could leave and then there would be no net increase in the house population when I let Buddy in...

Mango loves the warmth of a keyboard and sleeps on it occasionally. Sometimes one key will stick and when I lift her off, there are pages and pages of zzzzzz. Sneakers prefers the "scratching chair" - an old office chair a few inches away that they tear up along with their three scratching posts.

About to leave for a 4+ mile hike fossil hunt in this wind as soon as I finish my coffee...

 

[smokeythecat]

The wind! Arrgghh! I was thinking of going to Sandy Park SP, to detect, but then I looked outside.

 

[Al D]

I am soooo glad I don’t live anywhere near snow, can’t handle the cold in my old age

 

[trdking]

My vet came in her office one monday morning to find water coming out the front door pouring into the parking lot. Came to find out one of their 3 cats being kept for adoption (they let them run loose inside overnight) jumped up on one of the sinks and pulled out a number of paper towels which fell into the sink below the paper towel dispenser. If that was not enough the cat hit one of the paddle handles (like medical people use) and turned on the water. You guessed it, the paper towels stopped up the sink and the rest is obvious.

I always knew that cats would participate in insurance fraud schemes!

 

[smokeythecat]

Trdking, what you say is quite true.

 

[Megalodon]

My vet came in her office one monday morning to find water coming out the front door pouring into the parking lot. Came to find out one of their 3 cats being kept for adoption (they let them run loose inside overnight) jumped up on one of the sinks and pulled out a number of paper towels which fell into the sink below the paper towel dispenser. If that was not enough the cat hit one of the paddle handles (like medical people use) and turned on the water. You guessed it, the paper towels stopped up the sink and the rest is obvious.

Ugh-oh...I can totally see that. And I have three sets of those paddle handles in the house. Guess I can't go anywhere until I replace them with more cat-safe designs.

 

[gemee]

Why would any sane human let animals in the house in the first place?

Because animals are cleaner than humans,....and purer.

 

[smokeythecat]

Gemee, you haven't met my cats! Purer? ROFL Tell that to Smoke the Holy Terror!

 

[Al D]

This is my kitty Cleo, I raised her from a kitten before her eyes were open, she is over 15 years old now and suffering from hyperthyroid and kidney failure, She will not be with us much longer, but she is getting medical attention which will keep her comfortable until then.View attachment 1786795

I am heartbroken, Cleo passed away today

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Sorry for your loss...

 

[smokeythecat]

I am truly sorry to hear that...losing our little friends is rough.

 

[boogeyman]

Worst mine have ever done is leave mouse parts where I can enjoy them or have a barforama fest for my additional enjoyment.

I almost stepped on the really big cat, the Russian Blue, and as I moved my foot off him (twas an accident), I felt all 1000 teeth getting ready to chomp my foot. I barely felt them as he decided it wasn't a good idea.

My old cat loved to place dead mice on the bed right exactly where the ex sat when getting in bed after getting it all slobbered up. She'd launch across the bedroom screaming "Why don't you train her not to do that?" (My mouth is saying) she's looking for praise for catching the mouse, while my brain is thinking, Hell no! This is just too damned funny!

 

[Megalodon]

I am heartbroken, Cleo passed away today

I'm sorry for your loss of Cleo. I agree - It is heartbreaking.

I lost my Squint, a Russian Blue, to acute kidney failure 6 years ago. It took a long time to get over losing him, but I cannot be without a cat, so a little over a year later, adopted a little gray tabby who was taken to our vet's clinic, where she became the feline office manager. Now she runs our house and sleeps in my arms every night.