Just facetiously of course... I know none of us would seriously harm our furkids. But ever have a day where the cat does something or destroys something and you think 'I could kill you right now and not think twice about it'?
I had one of those moments today.
This morning I awoke (or was awoken) to a crazy kitten. so, I got out the mouse on a string to pacify her while I skyped my parents.
I think she knows when I'm on the skype that I'm not really paying full attention to her. And she's chewed through 3 headset cords in the last 6 weeks -sigh-. I have this one encased in a plastic cord protector. Anyways, she jumps on the computer table and knocks half a glass of strawberry tea on my laptop. I run and get a towel. She thinks its a game. And I'm like "scat!"
At first I think not much water got in the thing, then 5 minutes later the skype goes dead. Then I notice the computer's off! Oh no!
You have to realise that living in a foreign country my computer is my life (Phone, entertainment, etc...) and I'm 8000miles from another computer with an english OS installed on it. And something other than Vista evilness...
Well, it took 2 hours to dry it out and figure out that it still worked -phew-! Still smells like brewing strawberry tea....
In the meantime... My cell ran out of juice. The only outlets are near my floor level and the only furniture is my bed. Also on floor level. Well, there's nothing more inviting to a cat than a shiny cell phone with dangly charms attached to it and a long cord charger. Aya was right there in about a second. Before I could turn around long enough to grab a pillow to toss over it to deter her, she'd severed the charger cord with a single 'chomp!'.
YOU ARE A DEAD CAT! Grrrr......
If I add up the value of all the things destroyed by this cat (pillows, futon, bean bag, headphones, cell charger) in the 3 months I've had her we're talking hundreds of dollars.
That's my story. I'm not seriously going to skin my cat. I love her too much. But she's sure pushing my buttons today.
I had one of those moments today.
This morning I awoke (or was awoken) to a crazy kitten. so, I got out the mouse on a string to pacify her while I skyped my parents.
I think she knows when I'm on the skype that I'm not really paying full attention to her. And she's chewed through 3 headset cords in the last 6 weeks -sigh-. I have this one encased in a plastic cord protector. Anyways, she jumps on the computer table and knocks half a glass of strawberry tea on my laptop. I run and get a towel. She thinks its a game. And I'm like "scat!"
You have to realise that living in a foreign country my computer is my life (Phone, entertainment, etc...) and I'm 8000miles from another computer with an english OS installed on it. And something other than Vista evilness...
Well, it took 2 hours to dry it out and figure out that it still worked -phew-! Still smells like brewing strawberry tea....
In the meantime... My cell ran out of juice. The only outlets are near my floor level and the only furniture is my bed. Also on floor level. Well, there's nothing more inviting to a cat than a shiny cell phone with dangly charms attached to it and a long cord charger. Aya was right there in about a second. Before I could turn around long enough to grab a pillow to toss over it to deter her, she'd severed the charger cord with a single 'chomp!'.
YOU ARE A DEAD CAT! Grrrr......
If I add up the value of all the things destroyed by this cat (pillows, futon, bean bag, headphones, cell charger) in the 3 months I've had her we're talking hundreds of dollars.
That's my story. I'm not seriously going to skin my cat. I love her too much. But she's sure pushing my buttons today.