Butzie is always getting underfoot. I have started to watch where I walk. She also doesn't really like to be held which drives me crazy because she is sweet and loving.
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Just for fun: What is your cat's least desirable trait??
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Lucky has to be related to my Scarlett!Originally Posted by mbjerkness
Lucky has major attitude. This is her world, She allows us to live in it. So we can serve her
When Muddy wants affection and I don't immediately stop what I'm doing to pick him up, he throws a temper tantrum (literally), which concludes with him wrapping his arms around my ankles and biting them. He will resume if I put him down before he is ready - sometimes in 5 minutes, sometimes 2 hours later. Oh, and he can only be on my left shoulder while I am standing and rocking him.
Stumpy has hit that age where his claws don't retract as well as they used to. He's a kneader and has ruined a lot of shirts.
Bob Marley and Lucky Pierre are my indoor/outdoor cats. Bob taught Lucky the trick of the "revolving door". He wants outside, then 2 minutes later wants back inside, then 2 minutes later he wants back outside. This goes on the entire time we are home. The bright side: I get exercise getting up to let them in/out.
Eightball is very affectionate to me but after 12 years, hasn't figured out that the best way to affection is to just lay down on top of me. He paces across my body, pawing at me to pet him. He also ruins shirts. He also pushes away any cat that is already laying on me.
Sunny HAS to sit on my keyboard. I can take him off 50 times and he'll come right back. He also likes pretending my leg is a mouse in the middle of the night when I'm too tired to stop him.
OUCH! I used to have the same problem with my 5 orphan kittens. Thankfully they decided trees were less "wobbly".
Mack scoots.
I'm not sure whether this is the proper felid term for it, lol. Basically, after she's had a poo she drags her bum across the (rough) carpet or the tiles, until she feels 'clean' I guess.
To tell the truth, I don't think it's so bad. We wash the floors and the carpet once every so often, and it's not like she leaves a smear or anything gross like that. And I know what it's like when there's just an itch you can't get rid of... it's funny, more than anything.
But my SO hates it. Absolutely hates it.
And when she does it on the dining table I hate it too, lol. XD
I'm not sure whether this is the proper felid term for it, lol. Basically, after she's had a poo she drags her bum across the (rough) carpet or the tiles, until she feels 'clean' I guess.
To tell the truth, I don't think it's so bad. We wash the floors and the carpet once every so often, and it's not like she leaves a smear or anything gross like that. And I know what it's like when there's just an itch you can't get rid of... it's funny, more than anything.
But my SO hates it. Absolutely hates it.
And when she does it on the dining table I hate it too, lol. XD
I'm up every weekday at 3 am to get ready for work. On Saturday and Sunday or whenever I have a day off, Kittybear will rattle the sliding door on the closet until I get up and feed her and Ruth. This is great if I forgot to set my alarm clock, but just once, I'd like to sleep until 6!
You might want to have Mack's anal glands checked out by the vet. This is a behavior often exhibited by small dogs when their glands are impacted.
Snow has 2 really bad habits. If I am drinking anything she just has to test it first before I can even take a sip. And if it's something she likes ie: milk,water,tea or cappucino she will continue drinking it until she can't reach the liquid anymore. mind you as soon as I catch her drinking the milk I move it.
her other one is snatching food. She just loves to take food off my plate. if I am sitting at the dining room table eating my dinner she will sit on my lap and just watch me eat. she tries to sneak up on the table. all i have to say is snow down and she resumes to just sitting there. but as soon as i look away or get distracted by something she will steal whatever is on my plate and book it. lol. this thanksgiving whilst we were all eating snow jumps up on me as usual ad my Goddaughter starts talking to me. she is 3. while of course i turn my head. and snow grabs my ham off my plate and runs off with it. i turn back to my plate only to find my ham gone. my goddaughter starts giggling like crazy and tells me snow took it. the two of them together like to gang up o
n me.
her other one is snatching food. She just loves to take food off my plate. if I am sitting at the dining room table eating my dinner she will sit on my lap and just watch me eat. she tries to sneak up on the table. all i have to say is snow down and she resumes to just sitting there. but as soon as i look away or get distracted by something she will steal whatever is on my plate and book it. lol. this thanksgiving whilst we were all eating snow jumps up on me as usual ad my Goddaughter starts talking to me. she is 3. while of course i turn my head. and snow grabs my ham off my plate and runs off with it. i turn back to my plate only to find my ham gone. my goddaughter starts giggling like crazy and tells me snow took it. the two of them together like to gang up o
Max wakes me up too early in the morning and he also wants to eat from my food. I've never given him human food so I don't know why he keeps trying. He also gets upset when I don't give him his food in time. He starts running around my apartment, jumps on top of my furniture and starts toppling things. Other than that, he's an angel.
For Lani it is the way she acts like she's a victim of cat abuse and runs when anyone gets near, unless she's in real need of a belly then she just flops at your feet so you trip over her
Maybe if I mistreated her instead of loving the heck out of her revese psychology might work
For Sparky lately she has forgotten that Persians aren't supoosed to be able to jump and there are a few less items in my house, along with holes in the walls where they have hit on the way to the floor.
Dusty will wake me up early in the morning. There is no set time, but when she wants some petting, she wants some PETTING. And she won't take no for an answer. I end up having to put her and Rusty out of the room and shut the door.
Rusty will do this sometimes too. But she will worm her way under the covers and claw and play with my feet.
Rusty will do this sometimes too. But she will worm her way under the covers and claw and play with my feet.
Persi loves to drop things from the top of the stairs and watch and listen to them plunking down. The problem is things do not always make it to the bottom creating a major hazard. But I love that guy!Originally Posted by PurpleCJ-7
There are tons of threads about what we all love about our furbaby(ies) but what about the things we could do without??Now this is just for fun, because honestly I love everything about Kiwi......
.....but does she really need to chew the end of my nose in the middle of the night???
Zero is at an age where /everything/ is a toy. Old sales receipts and empty instant oatmeal packets (which he deliberately fishes out of the trash, (childproof) travel sized pill containers which rattle so enticingly, dvd cases, nail clippers. last week he opened a pack of gum and unwrapped each stick just so he could bat the wrappers around!!! Not a scratch on the seven sticks of gum, all scattered throughout the living room in otherwise pristine condition.
He'll chew on my pants... I found teeth marks in one of my bowties at work the other day, along with some suspiciously loose threads in the hem of my tux pants... he seems to like to clean his teeth on the stem of a pumpkin on the coffee table by chewing it into oblivion. He also disagrees about the position of one of the speakers for the living room stereo... i think it goes on the shelf, but he thinks it goes on the floor.
Since I have several hobbies that involve small parts I have to be quite paranoid about keeping bits and pieces of things hidden and contained, and keeping dangerous chemicals out of reach. However, the one positive in all of this is that he's totally uninterested in electrical wires. Go figure!
The little lad is only about 6 months old... I just hope he grows out of this soon.
He'll chew on my pants... I found teeth marks in one of my bowties at work the other day, along with some suspiciously loose threads in the hem of my tux pants... he seems to like to clean his teeth on the stem of a pumpkin on the coffee table by chewing it into oblivion. He also disagrees about the position of one of the speakers for the living room stereo... i think it goes on the shelf, but he thinks it goes on the floor.
Since I have several hobbies that involve small parts I have to be quite paranoid about keeping bits and pieces of things hidden and contained, and keeping dangerous chemicals out of reach. However, the one positive in all of this is that he's totally uninterested in electrical wires. Go figure!
The little lad is only about 6 months old... I just hope he grows out of this soon.
Trout bites and hisses for no reason at all
I could just be walking in front of her and she strikes at my foot like a snake. IT HURTS!
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Nova swats me (claws out) when I'm sleeping.
My cats' least desirable traits? Jumping off the bed (or my lap), of course! I want 'em close and when they decide otherwise, I'm not happy. Other than that, I'd say getting into inter-cat spats. My Sammi is just getting over the ill effects of a "Friday Night SMACKdown!"-style free-for-all with Calo. Yikes!
Riley does this tooOriginally Posted by twstychik
Wickett would rather let you "kick" him across the floor than get out of your way. Now, let me explain... when you tell him to move or nudge him with your foot to encourage him he flops over and then lets you use your foot to scoot him out of your way. I've taken him across the apartment like this before.
Riley won't snuggle. Ever.
Xander is a social pee-er. If Riley uses the box, Xander has to use it. If anyone is in the bathroom, Xander has to use the box. He's like those people that only drink or smoke when they're out with their friends doing it
Quigley is the cat from Hell. He races thru the house and whoo be it if anything or anyone is in the way.
He also takes the lid off of the dog food container (or any other thing he can find). He takes the lid off my Avon shipping boxes. He pulls candy out of the bucket I keep it in. He only plays with it but if he gets it on the floor, the dogs eat it, no matter what it is. He pulls paper out of the waste basket.
He also chews shoe strings or anything else of that nature. I have to keep my shoes in the closet and my clothes with strings put away.
But, he is so cute and has the softest fur.
He also takes the lid off of the dog food container (or any other thing he can find). He takes the lid off my Avon shipping boxes. He pulls candy out of the bucket I keep it in. He only plays with it but if he gets it on the floor, the dogs eat it, no matter what it is. He pulls paper out of the waste basket.
He also chews shoe strings or anything else of that nature. I have to keep my shoes in the closet and my clothes with strings put away.
But, he is so cute and has the softest fur.
It never fails -- every time I have my hands full (groceries, laundry basket, work stuff, whatever) Rocky runs out the apartment door into the hall. He rarely does it if I just have my purse and keys. If I put my things down and chase him, he runs faster.
Oliver runs into the linen closet or the kitchen cupboards every time I open them. This morning as I was feeding the boys, Oliver decided to climb into the cupboard after I'd taken out the tub with their dry food. I said, "Oliver, you need to come out, I have to get ready for work." He meowed back at me, and for all the world it sounded like he was saying "No!"
They're both really sweet, smart cats, just ornery sometimes.
Oliver runs into the linen closet or the kitchen cupboards every time I open them. This morning as I was feeding the boys, Oliver decided to climb into the cupboard after I'd taken out the tub with their dry food. I said, "Oliver, you need to come out, I have to get ready for work." He meowed back at me, and for all the world it sounded like he was saying "No!"
They're both really sweet, smart cats, just ornery sometimes.
Forrest is the sweetest boy and my precious baby, but he has a bad habit of rolling in his litter box. I'll have him across my shoulder or on my lap petting him and realize that his normal satin like black fur is dull and gray.
Time to go wash my hands.
Lilly will lay right next to my Husband and me, but will not let either of us pick her up. I'd love to carry her around but she HATES it. At least she gets a lot of petting by being next to us.
Lilly will lay right next to my Husband and me, but will not let either of us pick her up. I'd love to carry her around but she HATES it. At least she gets a lot of petting by being next to us.
