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SifuPhil

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Yep, roomie has gone and done it. After telling her that I wanted a period of time without any animals she brings home a stray cat.

I guess she thought 2-3 months was a sufficient amount of time.

Anyway, the girl who originally found him named him "Mr. Midnight", a sort of bleh name if you ask me - I would prefer CAPT. Midnight. But then, I call all cats "Mao" (The Chinese word for "cat").

He's a black and white critter and has a very good disposition. I'll post pics when I can.
 

You folks have such colorful bad guys!

I'm thinking "Capt. Midnight" might be an appropriate name for this new cat after all ... he's already stealing things and moving them around the apartment. :)
 

I told my roomie I had to get a picture of him now, before she starts filling him up with Cheetos and processed pasteurized cheese-foodstuff. :p
 
applecruncher said:
ooohhh, very pretty! Blue eyes. A stray? He looks well-taken care of.
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Yes, I don't think he was on the street very long - his fur is in too good a condition and his socialization is too refined. The only thin I can see right now is that he seems to be a bit of a biter, especially where food is concerned. Hopefully he'll grow out of that.

He slept on the floor at my side all night, so I'm flattered. That or I smell like tuna.
 
I guess she thought 2-3 months was a sufficient amount of time.

I always felt 2-3 weeks, possibly days, was about right;)

He's a handsome guy enjoy him!!! I'm thinking of " Dogs have owners, cats have staff".
 
I don't think it's too soon either Phil, he's a sweet looking kitty, give the Captain a big hug for me. :love_heart:
 
LOL Mrs. Robinson! What cats do 3/4 of the day.

I discovered today at lunch that cats have some sort of genetic predisposition for tuna fish - specifically, when I took out the old can-opener and did two cranks around the tuna can, Midnight was at my feet yowling and trying to climb up me.

Two cranks.

He was in roomie's bedroom at the time, and the math went like this:

Distance between bedroom and kitchen counter: 42 feet

Time for making two cranks of the opener: 1.3 seconds

That means that Midnight covered that distance at a rate a little better than 32 feet per second. I suspect this violates the rules of physics - perhaps cats can transport themselves like Star Trek when they want to?

More studies are called for.

Thanks all for your replies!
 
SifuPhil said:
LOL Mrs. Robinson! What cats do 3/4 of the day.

I discovered today at lunch that cats have some sort of genetic predisposition for tuna fish - specifically, when I took out the old can-opener and did two cranks around the tuna can, Midnight was at my feet yowling and trying to climb up me.

Two cranks.

He was in roomie's bedroom at the time, and the math went like this:

Distance between bedroom and kitchen counter: 42 feet

Time for making two cranks of the opener: 1.3 seconds

That means that Midnight covered that distance at a rate a little better than 32 feet per second. I suspect this violates the rules of physics - perhaps cats can transport themselves like Star Trek when they want to?

More studies are called for.

Thanks all for your replies!
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Keep us posted not only on the physics involved but Midnight's general situation.
 
Actually fish of any description, mine are fond of drinking through the screen over the fish tank. Oh and processed cheese slices for one of the oldest cats Boo. If you take out a cheese slice and make the first sound of unwrapping it...instantly two dogs will be at your feet and Boo will be on the counter meowing her furry head off.
 
I discovered today at lunch that cats have some sort of genetic predisposition for tuna fish - specifically, when I took out the old can-opener and did two cranks around the tuna can, Midnight was at my feet yowling and trying to climb up me.
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Phil, my cat doesn’t like and won’t eat any type of fishy cat food. But as soon as I open a can of tuna fish she literally flies from where she is )even if she’s sleeping) and is right there yowling. I let her lick the can, and she’s happy.

She’s almost as fast when I open a package of chicken. She loves a few tiny pieces of raw chicken.

It’s said that a cat's sense of smell is 14 times as sensitive as a human.
 
P.J. won`t eat tuna-although when I open a can,she is right there. But she turns her nose up if I offer her the can or even a bite of the tuna. She won`t eat any type of canned food either. She wants her Healthy Metabolism dry food and that is it. I hand raised her from one day old so I guess I can only blame myself for her finickiness.....
 
When we had our cabin in the mountains of Idaho, our two cats played outdoors until evening and to get 'em in at night we only had to stand on the back steps and shake a box of their favorite dry food. From wherever they were they came on the run. They are such fun.
 
We have a few cats who go outside during the day. Levon knows the sound of our cars. As soon as you park, he is on the windshield pawing for you to open the window. That's how he welcomes us home every day.
 

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