Slaves to our kitties!

thanks everyone...i'm pretty proud of my tree!

I know i'm a slave when i get up in the middle of the night if i hear a cry to check and make sure everyone is ok. I sleep in the winter rather chilly because Lucky likes to have the window open so she can look out. So far no pneumonia! It's good to know that I am not the only one!!

Keep the stories coming! I love em!

U know u're a slave to ur cat(s) when u start craning ur head to watch tv while a cat is kneading at ur neck and blocking ur view instead of pushing him/her out of the way.

U know u're a slave to ur cat(s) when u keep bugging the cat sitter on a daily basis for updates while u're on a vacation!

U know u're a slave to ur cat(s) when u go shopping for THEIR stuff FIRST (NONE of that CHEAP stuff for the cat(s)! ) before doing ur own errands and if there's not enuff money for both then u go without what u want/need!

You're a slave to your cats if...

... THEY eat before YOU eat. No matter what.

... They get more room on the bed than you do, and you have to contort your body in some weird fashion because each cat (in multi-cat homes) has their own 'spot' on the bed; your spot is "the leftovers".

... They make a weird sound during the night and you think the worst; so you go looking for them. Find them just standing there in the middle of the hallway with a toy, staring at you like, "what's your problem?"

... Part of your daily routine every morning and every night includes "Poop Scooping". (my daughter says I must love doing this cuz I do it twice a day... she doesn't understand I HAVE TO!!!)

... You cut holes in the bottom of your interior doors (www.catdoors.com) of your home so that your cats can reach the litter boxes in rooms yet you can still close your doors.

... You have at least one cardboard box in each room just in case one of the cats wants to ambush another.

... When you run out of catnip, you panic.

... You see a spider on the wall and you find your most skilled hunting cat to kill it, versus you touching the thing.

... You have to post signs on each of your toilets to warn people to leave the lids DOWN because one of the cats plays in the john. Drinks, plays, etc.

... You have awesome forearms from lifting 30 pound bags of cat litter, cuz you want to buy the biggest bags possible to save money.

You know you're a slave to your cat when...

...you change your holiday plans and get on a plane to another country so that your cat (who lives at your parents place) doesn't have to go to a catery for a few days while they take a break....

You know you are a slave to your cat when
1)you're not mad when they leap off the bed and plant all their claws into your bare back (right after you come into the bedroom after getting out of the shower) you just put him/her (in my case him) calmly back on the bed and go get some bandaids.
2) you wake up if you hear thunder to find a cat you know is afraid of it and stay awake cuddling her with the tv on telling her it's ok until the storm is over.
3)your cat gets on the bed at night, meows and instinctively you roll over so they can kneed your hair while you pet them, all in your sleep.
4) your OTHER cat meows while on the nightstand, and if you don't respond fast enough will knock over any and ALL glasses of water onto the floor, all this because he wants you to wake up and roll on your back so he can sit on your chest and be petted (at 4 am every night).
5) your cats cry to be let out on the enclosed porch even though it's either 100 degrees or -10 degrees and either way you relent because you know they have "cabin fever" and feel sorry for them and a couple of mintues won't hurt them, so you let them out for 10 minutes and then you get your energy bill............
6) you have to go to PetSmart because the cats are down to 6 cans of cat food and you want to make sure they have enough for at least two months!
(or as Brad says enough to last thru a nuclear winter! )
7) you go to a restaurant and you take home some of your fish (the total of the dinner is bigger then your salary!)so your cats can try it!
8) you push your other half to the edge of the bed and you smash up next to him/her so the cats have enough room to sleep. otherwise you contort to whatever the cats want you to so they are comfortable, and you wake up in enough pain to increase stock a million fold in pain killers!

Face it, my cats are SOOOOOOOOOO SPOILED and I love them!!

you are all excellent slaves to your kitties!! I love the stories!

Originally Posted by Renny

As some of you might now I just finished building a cat tree for my two cats Lucky (almost 8mos) and Rambo (almost 3mos).


Well the thing is Lucky is a little too small (or maybe a little afraid) of jumping up onto the top perch, but she really wants to be up there. So she puts her front paws on it and meows...and I will get up and gave her a boost onto the perch. My friend saw this last night just started laughing and told me I was a slave to my cats!

So i was wondering if people would share their "slave to our furbabies" stories...just so I know I'm not alone out there!!

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How embaressing. I actually discovered Lucky up on the top perch when i got out the shower. Turns out she can make it there just fine without me...she just prefers for me to boost her up. When i came out and found her she gave me a guilty look and jumped down to come try and cuddle me. Ten minutes later she put her front paws on the perch and looked at me and meowed...waiting for a boost.

So does that make me a sucker for my cat instead?

Originally Posted by Renny

How embaressing. I actually discovered Lucky up on the top perch when i got out the shower. Turns out she can make it there just fine without me...she just prefers for me to boost her up. When i came out and found her she gave me a guilty look and jumped down to come try and cuddle me. Ten minutes later she put her front paws on the perch and looked at me and meowed...waiting for a boost.

So does that make me a sucker for my cat instead?

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Cats can be SLY and MANIPULATIVE when they want something! My cats knows how to wrap me around their paws. Yup, you're a sucker for ur cat! Would u have it any other way??