Recent Content by missgrim

Wow... are my cats the only ones that totally know where the dot comes from and that they can't catch it? They all recognize the laser pointer, realize that I'm moving the dot with the pointer in my hand, *and* that there's nothing there to catch... and they go nuts for it anyway. Momo, in...

Another thing to do with cats that always bolt for the door is to get a tall piece of cat furniture (one of those giant scratching posts with a sitting spot on top somewhere) and place it in the room, as far away from the door as possible. Whenever you are leaving, give the cat a delicious...

I'm a bit torn on this issue. All of my (seven) cats are indoor only, but all of my neighbors have indoor/outdoor cats. In my neighborhood I worry about this constantly as we are only three blocks from a four lane 45mph (read 60mph most of the time) thoroughfare, but then I also remind myself...

Heh... I saw your title and chuckled, because that's what I thought when I ended up with my seventh cat... you're just going for them all at once. Here's my introduction and how I got all seven (and for a brief period, eight): http://thecatsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145434 I do...

I think anything that exercises your cat in a way that they enjoy is probably good for them as long as you're not making them ill or obsessive. For example, just last week my rescue cat that lives under the bed (he's been here for about a year and a half and yes, just lives under the bed)...

Probably he didn't spook when you grabbed his tail... it likely was an unfamiliar pain due to the bite. On the plus side, you may not have noticed the abscess until much later otherwise, so it's a good thing that your game brought it to your attention, right? Abscesses and infections can be a...

I don't know if others have had the same experience, but for me personally I have just *known* when my cats were no longer enjoying their time here as much as they should. I, too, always wondered beforehand how I would be able to tell when it was their time to go, but in each case I somehow...

Hrm... I suppose a little won't hurt, heh. I'm thirty-two and live in Portland, Oregon, with no current plans to ever live elsewhere unless they lighten the quarantine restrictions for pets going into mainland China (the only other place I've considered living). I "work" as an... erm... exotic...

My cat Suki did this for quite a while as a kitten (and also 'nursed' my pinky finger) but I just figured it was because she was separated from her mother *far* too early (was a foster kitten). I let her continue because it made her feel secure (not easy in her circumstances) and she eventually...

My cats know a variety of phrases, mostly ones that involve producing a lap... "Time to play the Final Fantasy!" (computer lap) "Let's watch TV!" (television lap) "Let's go take a nap!" (sleeping lap) Etc. If I say any of the above things, the cats are in place before I am most of the time...

Now it's my turn to call "odd", heh, because our male cat was also an unrelated siamese! *chuckle* I do believe some animals are just more parental than others... Shin-Shin will even let baby chinchillas try to nurse on her ears. 0.o

I've had two cats in the past that were challenging to feed due to dental issues or mouth problems (one had lost all of her teeth before I adopted her and the other had terminal mouth cancer). In my case, both of these cats were considered to be terminal (the one with no teeth also had liver...

Heh... I finally figured out how to get him to come out at least briefly, don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. When I was first trying to gain his trust outside (which never did work enough to catch him... I finally had to nab him while he was asleep, since he's deaf) I offered him...

Hrm... I don't know how to encourage them to stop, but would like to say that we had a cat do this when I was a child (a very long time ago) and I'd completely forgotten about it until I saw your post! I wonder how unusual this is? Our male cat didn't seem to mind at all (he was also neutered...

Hrm... I always thought it was akin to waiting for the stall the maintenance person was cleaning at the public restroom: you *know* that one's clean. =P