New Cat

Pookie said:
Awww!! Pretty kitty!

How old is he?
Click to expand...

I'm not sure - estimates are from 6 months to one year. He's still acting like a kitten but he's got the speed and coordination of an adult.

I wish cats had rings on them you could count, like a tree ...

Interesting, Mrs. R., that P.J. doesn't like tuna - that's one of the very few cats I've heard of that do not.

As for cats sense of smell - I can only claim to equal it for pepperoni pizza. If someone orders pizza within a 3-block radius I immediately know it.

I HAVE learned to curb my habit of running to their home and rubbing against their legs, however.
 
As for cats sense of smell - I can only claim to equal it for pepperoni pizza. If someone orders pizza within a 3-block radius I immediately know it.

I HAVE learned to curb my habit of running to their home and rubbing against their legs, however.
Click to expand...

I'm sure they appreciate it. Also, be sure to keep your nails trimmed so the scratching on their front door won't leave marks. :lofl:
 

applecruncher said:
I'm sure they appreciate it. Also, be sure to keep your nails trimmed so the scratching on their front door won't leave marks. :lofl:
Click to expand...

:biggrin-new: Excellent!

No worries there, though - I've got one of the ol' pepperoni-scented scratching posts in the basement.

You do NOT, I assure you, want to see my litter box ...

HumanLitterBox.jpg
 
Okay, another first for Midnight - I fell asleep on the sofa this morning watching CNN (yeah, no comment) and Midnight jumps up next to me, rubs my face with his and starts to curl up in the crook of my arm.

"Awwww" thought I.

Then he began that weird kneading/sucking thing on the arm of my robe. He kept at it for a good 5 minutes, then stopped, rubbed my face again and jumped down to the floor.

I feel so ... used. :upset:
 
Awww no really take it as a high compliment...he wants you to be his Momma! You've bonded:)

And she turns her nose up if I give her milk to drink ... the dogs take care of it.

We adopted both our dogs as adults so it took them awhile to get used to a home full of cats. They love milk, and fish...I remember the first time I put leftover tuna down in front of Callie. He looked into my eyes saying " Um, excuse me human but dogs don't eat fish...". After a few tentative licks he all but ate the bowl.
 
Isn't the front-pawed "kneading and pushing" thing an inbred instinct? I've watched tiny kittens nursing, pushing their front paws rhythmically against Mama Cat's belly. Somewhere I heard it's to stimulate milk production.

Cats are truly amazing! imp

EDIT: Just thought of my little cat "Chip", who instantly perked up upon hearing the tuna can being opened. The crumbles left in it she licked out carefully, pushing the can clattering over the floor until it was spotless. Salmon? Sniffed, and turned away!
 
imp said:
Isn't the front-pawed "kneading and pushing" thing an inbred instinct? I've watched tiny kittens nursing, pushing their front paws rhythmically against Mama Cat's belly. Somewhere I heard it's to stimulate milk production.

Cats are truly amazing! imp
Click to expand...

They are indeed!

Yes, I've heard that this response is from their infancy and it has a soothing effect on them when they do it.

EDIT: Just thought of my little cat "Chip", who instantly perked up upon hearing the tuna can being opened. The crumbles left in it she licked out carefully, pushing the can clattering over the floor until it was spotless. Salmon? Sniffed, and turned away!
Click to expand...

I've always been afraid to give the cat the tuna in the can, in case there are any sharp edges on it. I slavishly take all the tuna out and put some in a separate dish for them.

I know ... I'm well-trained. :(
 
applecruncher said:
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.
Click to expand...

In a Veterinarian Magazine: question posed by a reader, a vegetarian seeking to make her CAT vegetarian: Answer was: Cats MUST get an adequate amount of TAURINE, which is only present in meats. Deprived of Taurine, a cat will succumb within months. imp
 
imp said:
In a Veterinarian Magazine: question posed by a reader, a vegetarian seeking to make her CAT vegetarian: Answer was: Cats MUST get an adequate amount of TAURINE, which is only present in meats. Deprived of Taurine, a cat will succumb within months. imp
Click to expand...

There was (still is) a large number of people who believe that their cats and dogs can be vegetarians. Even if the animals like veggies it isn't healthy for them, as you've pointed out.

They're hunters - they need meat.
 
If he was taken from Mommy too early he might try to nurse you or fabric of some kind. We've had cats that do making muffins while mouthing someone or something until they fall asleep, sweet to watch really.
 
IKE said:
Geez Phil don't even use the word 'hunter' around here you know where that leads.
Click to expand...

Oh, geeze, I totally forgot!

Let me state here and now, everyone, that Mr. Midnight has a legal license to carry firearms but does NOT own any assault rifles, extended clips or other items of such a nature that have been outlawed in this state.

fureverywhere said:
If he was taken from Mommy too early he might try to nurse you or fabric of some kind. We've had cats that do making muffins while mouthing someone or something until they fall asleep, sweet to watch really.
Click to expand...

I've heard that as well - thanks for refreshing my memory.

I left home at 17 but never used this particular method to reassure myself ... unless you count girlfriends ... :devilish:
 
I`ve heard the "taken from Mommy too early" reason as well,but I have cats whose moms allowed them to nurse up to four and five months of age that still do it, so I think it`s just a comfort thing for them.
 
A New Use For Laser Pens - Cat Wrangling

Roomie went to look out the front door yesterday morning, and she has a habit of opening it to do so. Of course, like a rocket, Mr. Midnight was out the door between her legs.

Roomie is screaming her head off, which is how I'm used to waking up these days, so I slowly get up, rub my eyes, scratch my butt a few times and grab my laser pen off the desk, heading out the door into the cold, raining November morning that is Pennsylvania.

The cat is hiding under the front bushes after threatening to dart into morning traffic, so knowing there was no time to waste with the usual "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty" I got into my best one-knee / two-handed shooting stance and fired the laser across the bushes and into the side-yard. Mr. Magic didn't disappoint me - he took off after the red point of light at warp speed.

I then did a 180 with the light and ran it up the front walkway, thence onto the front stairs and right into the house. He followed that light like his life depended on it, which in this case perhaps it did.

Results: One soggy cat still ready to play, one soggy Sifu cursing the elements, one happy roomie - she made me a chocolate cake for "saving" her kitty. ;)
 
applecruncher said:
Yep, they LOVE the laser! :yes:
Click to expand...

Ugh - the laser has become a new ritual with him now.

I keep it on the desk. It has a little key chain attached to it, and if I even TOUCH the chain he comes running from wherever he is and assumes his "ready position" - his body totally mashed flat on the floor, his ears pulled down and his butt wiggling.

I really have to try to take a video of him. I run him up and down, through the living room to the front door where he smashes into it and rebounds back, all the way back through the living room to the kitchen, where, because of the linoleum floor, he does a 180 while his claws are hopelessly trying to get traction.

A faint excuse for entertainment, I know, but for me it's hilarious and for Mao it's great exercise. .

red-laser-pointer-with-key-chain1.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top