The cat: an update.
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We are now sure that his name will not remain "Bill" - currently we are leaning towards "Shrekie", as short for "Schroedingers' Wrecking Ball": If you know where the cat is, you don't know what he is destroying. The total so far: six days. 1 Butter dish - replaced with a tab-lockable plastic thingy. 1 Red glass dragon, sadly handmade, and not replacable. 1 Doorbell sounder: fixed with a bit of solder and glue and tape. Probably will have to be replaced... 1 Cactus. 1 Cover for the cold water tank. So that'll be on my list for today. I blocked up the entrance to the TV cabinet a few days ago, when we found out he wasn't there anymore - he had migrated to under a couch. Yesterday, he was nowhere to be seen. Then last night, the water feed burst into life - just like it does when Herself leaves the hose turned on and the connector pops off. But this time the hose was still connected. In our bedroom, there is a built in cupboard, with sliding doors which hides the water tanks and imersion heater. Guess where the cat is? On top of the cold water tank... Fortunately, he got out ok (since access to the tank takes half an hour and about six tools), but I'll have to dismantle the thing and see if the cover is intact or just bent/moved. I'll also have to make some new doors for the cupboard today to stop the cat getting in there in the first place - can't buy them off the shelf, this place is not standard size in anything... Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again. Half five he is trying to destroy the bedroom door to get back in again... But at least I have seen him. He was outside the bedroom door this morning and ran away when I opened the door! So, I saw him, actually moving, for ooo - a whole second! And he is eating all his food at last. Ah, bless!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
Get a dog. Problem sorted. :-D
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
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We are now sure that his name will not remain "Bill" - currently we are leaning towards "Shrekie", as short for "Schroedingers' Wrecking Ball": If you know where the cat is, you don't know what he is destroying. The total so far: six days. 1 Butter dish - replaced with a tab-lockable plastic thingy. 1 Red glass dragon, sadly handmade, and not replacable. 1 Doorbell sounder: fixed with a bit of solder and glue and tape. Probably will have to be replaced... 1 Cactus. 1 Cover for the cold water tank. So that'll be on my list for today. I blocked up the entrance to the TV cabinet a few days ago, when we found out he wasn't there anymore - he had migrated to under a couch. Yesterday, he was nowhere to be seen. Then last night, the water feed burst into life - just like it does when Herself leaves the hose turned on and the connector pops off. But this time the hose was still connected. In our bedroom, there is a built in cupboard, with sliding doors which hides the water tanks and imersion heater. Guess where the cat is? On top of the cold water tank... Fortunately, he got out ok (since access to the tank takes half an hour and about six tools), but I'll have to dismantle the thing and see if the cover is intact or just bent/moved. I'll also have to make some new doors for the cupboard today to stop the cat getting in there in the first place - can't buy them off the shelf, this place is not standard size in anything... Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again. Half five he is trying to destroy the bedroom door to get back in again... But at least I have seen him. He was outside the bedroom door this morning and ran away when I opened the door! So, I saw him, actually moving, for ooo - a whole second! And he is eating all his food at last. Ah, bless!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
Aaaw - how sweet... Have patience with him. The best thing you can do when he finally gets out is to ignore him. When he's comfortable with your presence, he'll approach you himself - curiosity will take over. Don't try to force him into "being social". I know - We have three cats ourselves, all of them came from a shelter and were very shy when we got them. The one I have on my profile picture hid behind the couch for two weeks before he came out. One day he just casually walked out and since then he has been the most affectionate cat you can imagine. He sleeps by my side in the bed, and whenever I sit down in the couch, he climbs up on my stomach and wants me to rub his belly (yes - unfortunaly he can do that - there's plenty of room up there) Right now, we have a fairly new cat - also from the same shelter, and although she's not shy at all, not hiding and sets the entire house on the other end, she doesn't want us to touch her. I tried once and got scratched to bits - had to go to the doctor to get a tetanus shot plus a penicillin cure (because it got infected as well). I don't blame her. It was my own fault for not following my advice above and trying to force her into socializing. Now she's getting used to us, and she's so curious. She often comes over to smells our hands (in the beginning we couldn't even strecth out the hands towards her). We can still only pet her when she's lying in bed too tired to move. But it's going the right way, and I'm confident that she will be just as cuddly as the others very soon.
Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, 1924 -
We are now sure that his name will not remain "Bill" - currently we are leaning towards "Shrekie", as short for "Schroedingers' Wrecking Ball": If you know where the cat is, you don't know what he is destroying. The total so far: six days. 1 Butter dish - replaced with a tab-lockable plastic thingy. 1 Red glass dragon, sadly handmade, and not replacable. 1 Doorbell sounder: fixed with a bit of solder and glue and tape. Probably will have to be replaced... 1 Cactus. 1 Cover for the cold water tank. So that'll be on my list for today. I blocked up the entrance to the TV cabinet a few days ago, when we found out he wasn't there anymore - he had migrated to under a couch. Yesterday, he was nowhere to be seen. Then last night, the water feed burst into life - just like it does when Herself leaves the hose turned on and the connector pops off. But this time the hose was still connected. In our bedroom, there is a built in cupboard, with sliding doors which hides the water tanks and imersion heater. Guess where the cat is? On top of the cold water tank... Fortunately, he got out ok (since access to the tank takes half an hour and about six tools), but I'll have to dismantle the thing and see if the cover is intact or just bent/moved. I'll also have to make some new doors for the cupboard today to stop the cat getting in there in the first place - can't buy them off the shelf, this place is not standard size in anything... Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again. Half five he is trying to destroy the bedroom door to get back in again... But at least I have seen him. He was outside the bedroom door this morning and ran away when I opened the door! So, I saw him, actually moving, for ooo - a whole second! And he is eating all his food at last. Ah, bless!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
OriginalGriff wrote:
1 Cactus
Your cat actually messed with a *cactus*? No wonder after that he went back to hiding.... < predator theme > The Cat plucks off the thorns one by one, screaming in pain every time one is removed. The Cat seeks revenge. He comes out of hiding, and lo, your wife picks him up and brings to you, and you are happy to see the cat. You tickle him under the chin and say, "cho chweet!!". The Cat is devasted and embarrased that he is not feared. Oh btw this is where the predator theme ends. So < /predator theme >. He goes back into hiding with his head held low. But then, he says,"Hey, its not that bad! I get free food here!!"
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Well you don't have to have the one name. I vote Quantum. I've only had adult cats so far (bar the one kitten we found outside that we took to the vet to check for chips and then let them rehome it) but apparently a heavily catnip spritzed blanket is a great comfort in a new home. Of course he might be a bit too young for soft drugs. You are going to have to post a photo of him, just to prove that an uncertain object can be observed.
Quantum: "Add another naught" :laugh: He doesn't appear to like catnip yet, we tried him on the drops as a treat a few days after he arrived. It may be a survival thing: don't get stoned if you are scared of everything about you!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Aaaw - how sweet... Have patience with him. The best thing you can do when he finally gets out is to ignore him. When he's comfortable with your presence, he'll approach you himself - curiosity will take over. Don't try to force him into "being social". I know - We have three cats ourselves, all of them came from a shelter and were very shy when we got them. The one I have on my profile picture hid behind the couch for two weeks before he came out. One day he just casually walked out and since then he has been the most affectionate cat you can imagine. He sleeps by my side in the bed, and whenever I sit down in the couch, he climbs up on my stomach and wants me to rub his belly (yes - unfortunaly he can do that - there's plenty of room up there) Right now, we have a fairly new cat - also from the same shelter, and although she's not shy at all, not hiding and sets the entire house on the other end, she doesn't want us to touch her. I tried once and got scratched to bits - had to go to the doctor to get a tetanus shot plus a penicillin cure (because it got infected as well). I don't blame her. It was my own fault for not following my advice above and trying to force her into socializing. Now she's getting used to us, and she's so curious. She often comes over to smells our hands (in the beginning we couldn't even strecth out the hands towards her). We can still only pet her when she's lying in bed too tired to move. But it's going the right way, and I'm confident that she will be just as cuddly as the others very soon.
Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, 1924Yes, we are settled for a long haul with this one; we got him from the Cats Protection people and he is a rescue kitty so we expected problems. All we want at the moment is to get him eating - twice a day would be good since he is very small for six months - and keep him out of dangerous places. Oh, and in the house so he doesn't run away... :laugh: Affection can come later. Apparently, so does sleep. :zzz:
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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OriginalGriff wrote:
1 Cactus
Your cat actually messed with a *cactus*? No wonder after that he went back to hiding.... < predator theme > The Cat plucks off the thorns one by one, screaming in pain every time one is removed. The Cat seeks revenge. He comes out of hiding, and lo, your wife picks him up and brings to you, and you are happy to see the cat. You tickle him under the chin and say, "cho chweet!!". The Cat is devasted and embarrased that he is not feared. Oh btw this is where the predator theme ends. So < /predator theme >. He goes back into hiding with his head held low. But then, he says,"Hey, its not that bad! I get free food here!!"
__yash__ wrote:
Your cat actually messed with a *cactus*?
"Trashed" would be a better word!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
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Get a dog. Problem sorted. :-D
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
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Aaaw - how sweet... Have patience with him. The best thing you can do when he finally gets out is to ignore him. When he's comfortable with your presence, he'll approach you himself - curiosity will take over. Don't try to force him into "being social". I know - We have three cats ourselves, all of them came from a shelter and were very shy when we got them. The one I have on my profile picture hid behind the couch for two weeks before he came out. One day he just casually walked out and since then he has been the most affectionate cat you can imagine. He sleeps by my side in the bed, and whenever I sit down in the couch, he climbs up on my stomach and wants me to rub his belly (yes - unfortunaly he can do that - there's plenty of room up there) Right now, we have a fairly new cat - also from the same shelter, and although she's not shy at all, not hiding and sets the entire house on the other end, she doesn't want us to touch her. I tried once and got scratched to bits - had to go to the doctor to get a tetanus shot plus a penicillin cure (because it got infected as well). I don't blame her. It was my own fault for not following my advice above and trying to force her into socializing. Now she's getting used to us, and she's so curious. She often comes over to smells our hands (in the beginning we couldn't even strecth out the hands towards her). We can still only pet her when she's lying in bed too tired to move. But it's going the right way, and I'm confident that she will be just as cuddly as the others very soon.
Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, 1924 -
Johnny J. wrote:
because it got infected
It was full of puss then? :-D
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
You could say that. :-D Actually it's quite frustrating when you're lying in bed but not allowed to pet the pussy. Maybe you can give me some advice on that problem? ;P
Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, 1924 -
OriginalGriff wrote:
1 Cactus
Your cat actually messed with a *cactus*? No wonder after that he went back to hiding.... < predator theme > The Cat plucks off the thorns one by one, screaming in pain every time one is removed. The Cat seeks revenge. He comes out of hiding, and lo, your wife picks him up and brings to you, and you are happy to see the cat. You tickle him under the chin and say, "cho chweet!!". The Cat is devasted and embarrased that he is not feared. Oh btw this is where the predator theme ends. So < /predator theme >. He goes back into hiding with his head held low. But then, he says,"Hey, its not that bad! I get free food here!!"
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We are now sure that his name will not remain "Bill" - currently we are leaning towards "Shrekie", as short for "Schroedingers' Wrecking Ball": If you know where the cat is, you don't know what he is destroying. The total so far: six days. 1 Butter dish - replaced with a tab-lockable plastic thingy. 1 Red glass dragon, sadly handmade, and not replacable. 1 Doorbell sounder: fixed with a bit of solder and glue and tape. Probably will have to be replaced... 1 Cactus. 1 Cover for the cold water tank. So that'll be on my list for today. I blocked up the entrance to the TV cabinet a few days ago, when we found out he wasn't there anymore - he had migrated to under a couch. Yesterday, he was nowhere to be seen. Then last night, the water feed burst into life - just like it does when Herself leaves the hose turned on and the connector pops off. But this time the hose was still connected. In our bedroom, there is a built in cupboard, with sliding doors which hides the water tanks and imersion heater. Guess where the cat is? On top of the cold water tank... Fortunately, he got out ok (since access to the tank takes half an hour and about six tools), but I'll have to dismantle the thing and see if the cover is intact or just bent/moved. I'll also have to make some new doors for the cupboard today to stop the cat getting in there in the first place - can't buy them off the shelf, this place is not standard size in anything... Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again. Half five he is trying to destroy the bedroom door to get back in again... But at least I have seen him. He was outside the bedroom door this morning and ran away when I opened the door! So, I saw him, actually moving, for ooo - a whole second! And he is eating all his food at last. Ah, bless!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
OriginalGriff wrote:
Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again.
I would also shut my cat out of the bedroom if he came out of the closet at 1:30am.
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again.
I would also shut my cat out of the bedroom if he came out of the closet at 1:30am.
Brady Kelly wrote:
Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly
Poor thing - Apparently the postman couldn't keep quiet in there and scared him... ;)
Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, 1924 -
Brady Kelly wrote:
Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly
Poor thing - Apparently the postman couldn't keep quiet in there and scared him... ;)
Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house...
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, 1924 -
We are now sure that his name will not remain "Bill" - currently we are leaning towards "Shrekie", as short for "Schroedingers' Wrecking Ball": If you know where the cat is, you don't know what he is destroying. The total so far: six days. 1 Butter dish - replaced with a tab-lockable plastic thingy. 1 Red glass dragon, sadly handmade, and not replacable. 1 Doorbell sounder: fixed with a bit of solder and glue and tape. Probably will have to be replaced... 1 Cactus. 1 Cover for the cold water tank. So that'll be on my list for today. I blocked up the entrance to the TV cabinet a few days ago, when we found out he wasn't there anymore - he had migrated to under a couch. Yesterday, he was nowhere to be seen. Then last night, the water feed burst into life - just like it does when Herself leaves the hose turned on and the connector pops off. But this time the hose was still connected. In our bedroom, there is a built in cupboard, with sliding doors which hides the water tanks and imersion heater. Guess where the cat is? On top of the cold water tank... Fortunately, he got out ok (since access to the tank takes half an hour and about six tools), but I'll have to dismantle the thing and see if the cover is intact or just bent/moved. I'll also have to make some new doors for the cupboard today to stop the cat getting in there in the first place - can't buy them off the shelf, this place is not standard size in anything... Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again. Half five he is trying to destroy the bedroom door to get back in again... But at least I have seen him. He was outside the bedroom door this morning and ran away when I opened the door! So, I saw him, actually moving, for ooo - a whole second! And he is eating all his food at last. Ah, bless!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
I hate to say it, but we could probably start a pool predicting his unfortunate demise. I got 3 weeks.
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" — Hunter S. Thompson
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again.
I would also shut my cat out of the bedroom if he came out of the closet at 1:30am.
Nothings worse than hearing that your pussy came out of the closet. And loudly... Was there a Gaga album blasting?
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" — Hunter S. Thompson
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We are now sure that his name will not remain "Bill" - currently we are leaning towards "Shrekie", as short for "Schroedingers' Wrecking Ball": If you know where the cat is, you don't know what he is destroying. The total so far: six days. 1 Butter dish - replaced with a tab-lockable plastic thingy. 1 Red glass dragon, sadly handmade, and not replacable. 1 Doorbell sounder: fixed with a bit of solder and glue and tape. Probably will have to be replaced... 1 Cactus. 1 Cover for the cold water tank. So that'll be on my list for today. I blocked up the entrance to the TV cabinet a few days ago, when we found out he wasn't there anymore - he had migrated to under a couch. Yesterday, he was nowhere to be seen. Then last night, the water feed burst into life - just like it does when Herself leaves the hose turned on and the connector pops off. But this time the hose was still connected. In our bedroom, there is a built in cupboard, with sliding doors which hides the water tanks and imersion heater. Guess where the cat is? On top of the cold water tank... Fortunately, he got out ok (since access to the tank takes half an hour and about six tools), but I'll have to dismantle the thing and see if the cover is intact or just bent/moved. I'll also have to make some new doors for the cupboard today to stop the cat getting in there in the first place - can't buy them off the shelf, this place is not standard size in anything... Half one this morning he came out of the cupboard - very loudly - and we shut him out of the bedroom to prevent that happening again. Half five he is trying to destroy the bedroom door to get back in again... But at least I have seen him. He was outside the bedroom door this morning and ran away when I opened the door! So, I saw him, actually moving, for ooo - a whole second! And he is eating all his food at last. Ah, bless!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Manfred R. Bihy: "Looks as if OP is learning resistant."
It's good you rescue the kitty. We have a cat that we got when he was about 2 yrs old. He was going to be euthanized but the vet said we saved his life. He is the sweetest thing. But he's huge. He's about 22 pounds and he was that big when we got him. The thing with cats is they decide when they want attention. Our cat, Buddha (looks like a Buddha when he sitting correctly) won't pay attention to anyone for days. Then he comes up and bats at you with his paw until you pet him. And if you haven't petted him long enough he'll bat at your hand again.
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