AliceTheOwl Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Re: The Last Word Apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Re: The Last Word Siegfried bites you ... gently, just enough so you know he did it ... when he's hungry and he thinks you're not paying attention to him. He also tends to bite you on the outer seam of your pantleg, calf height. Rather disconcerting the first few times he does it. With him, tail-lashing is an indicator of serious annoyance not related to physical discomfort (in fact, I think it's reserved for affronts to dignity, now that I think of it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Re: The Last Word Herc bites when he wants to be petted, sometimes. He doesn't break the skin, and it feels like more of a pinch than a bite. But it's startling, and not behavior we want to encourage. So I howl with pain as if it's the worst thing, ever. It at least elicits an interesting reaction out of him. He goes from attention-starved to Rather Concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Re: The Last Word We transported two cats this weekend. Both are Calicos with attitude and we had them in crates. In moving one to her travel crate, she ripped the hell out of my arm with a artful display of being able to turn around in one's skin. I really should have my coffee before trying that with reluctant cats. The other cat was going in the van with us. When we got to LA, I was changing her water when she slashed my hand open. After that, I used the kevlar gloves when reaching in her cage for any reason. Both settled down in their homes and are doing very well after just a couple days. They were both reacting poorly to confinement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Re: The Last Word Assuming we move before Hobbes dies, it'll be interesting to see how he reacts to it. We make it a point to take the kittens in the carrier on trips to get them used to it in a context other than misery (i.e. vet visits). I don't think Hobbes has been in one for quite some time, though. And Felix hates the carrier with blind rage, but he's only been in one for vet visits, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Re: The Last Word *sigh* The good cat has escaped out a window. I thought that screen was secure. Apparently not. We can only hope he'll wander back. Meanwhile, we have the cat trap out, and baited with tuna. It's his favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Re: The Last Word Here's hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Re: The Last Word good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Re: The Last Word Thanks. No luck yet, but we've left an outer door open in hopes that he'll wander inside if the tuna doesn't appeal (or he's too tricky to fall for that). The other cat has been looking for him all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Re: The Last Word Silly cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Re: The Last Word Yeah. The latest news? We've caught a cat that isn't ours twice. Same cat both times. I'm thinking that cat has something to do with Herc's lack of return to the house. Frustrating. Too noisy during the day to hear if he's meowing or for him to brave the open, and it's too dang dark at night to see where he is. (He's a black cat.) So all we can do is hope he'll come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Re: The Last Word Saw in the other thread that you'd got Herc back, which is good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Re: The Last Word Indeed. I forget to update all the threads with such news. That's probably a good thing; there's a fair amount of crossover, I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbdaury Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Re: The Last Word Silly cat. Tricks are for kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Re: The Last Word Actually, he does know some tricks. Smart kitty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Re: The Last Word I had both Felix and Hobbes try sharing my lap last night while I was at the computer desk. Both were too stubborn to let the other one have it to himself. It didn't work well. Felix is medium-sized, Hobbes is a bit taller & longer but hasn't filled out yet. It was a bigger load than was the larger of the two Doofus Brothers, the departed Loki, who was a 20-pounder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Re: The Last Word That's big for a cat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word Though my kids went to a cat show last weekend and saw bigger ones. At some point you start worrying about monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word . . . Or start hoping for catgirls . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word ... hoping for catgirls would be an indicator I was in an altered state of mind. Now, with the fever over the last few days, I've been reminded both of what that's like, and that it is by no means a necessarily pleasant thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word When I have a fever, I get the feeling my mind's insulated from the world by a thick padding of mental cottonwool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word Hmm. I'd describe that with "myself" in place where you have "world" there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word Well, yes, that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word And the connections to the outer world have just been rotated about 60 degrees. So the olfactory input from the outside is going into the torso-itch-sensor port, and things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Re: The Last Word . . . Ummm . . . That's kinda serious. Means your brain is frying. Making little sizzling noises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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