On Cats

[Edwin_m]

28 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said:

 

 One of these , to prevent said cat picking at any stitches after a surgery .

 

That's got to be photoshopped.  A cat wearing one of those isn't going to be still long enough to be photographed.  

[Michael Hodgson]

1 hour ago, Edwin_m said:

That's got to be photoshopped.  A cat wearing one of those isn't going to be still long enough to be photographed.  

It's rather like how to wash a cat

• Put both lids of the toilet up and add 1/8 cup of pet shampoo to the water in the bowl.
• Pick up the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
• In one smooth movement put the cat in the toilet and close the lid. You may need to stand on the lid.
• At this point the cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from the toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this!
• Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a 'Power Wash' and 'Rinse'.
• Have someone open the front door of your home. Be sure that there are no people between the toilet and the front door.
• Stand well back, behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift the lid.
• The cat will rocket out of the lid, streak through the bathroom, and run outside where he will dry himself off.
• Both the toilet and the cat will be sparkling clean.

How many people does it take to put a onesie on a cat?

Five - one each to hold its paws and another to put the thing onto the cat!

[Compound2632]

I'm reminded of exactly why Schroedinger's cat remains a thought experiment.

[Hroth]

17 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

I'm reminded of exactly why Schroedinger's cat remains a thought experiment.

 

Though, as attested in this thread, cats like to get in boxes.

 

[Gopher]

12 hours ago, J. S. Bach said:

What a beautiful cat!

She is - quite unique markings, and a very soft coat.  Currently playing with her undercover mouse, but this time she is hiding in an empty box, jumping out to attack, then jumping back into the box.    

[Compound2632]

8 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

Though, as attested in this thread, cats like to get in boxes.

 

 

Of their own volition. The experimental difficulty arises when YOU want to put the cat in the box.

[Hroth]

Just now, Compound2632 said:

 

Of their own volition. The experimental difficulty arises when YOU want to put the cat in the box.

 

Thats ok, you wait until the cat has snuggled down and dozing, THEN you put the lid on the box and....

 

As TP noted, removing the lid results in an explosion like a Claymore mine!

 

[Compound2632]

3 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

As TP noted, removing the lid results in an explosion like a Claymore mine!

 

 

You don't know that's going to be the case until you open the box - that's the point.

[Hobby]

10 hours ago, Edwin_m said:

That's got to be photoshopped.  A cat wearing one of those isn't going to be still long enough to be photographed.  

 

Surprisingly there are "cat coats", same as dog coats (in fact often the same item!), people actually put their cat on a lead and take it for a walk... I'm not sure why, though, they (mostly) have a decent fur coat which is better weatherproofing than the "coat" and I've yet to see a cat cock it's leg at a lamp post or do it's do-dos when being taken for a walk... I recon it's just an excuse for some lazy owners to get some exercise... :)

[Compound2632]

1 hour ago, Hobby said:

people actually put their cat on a lead and take it for a walk... 

 

Forcing the cat into fundamentally infelicitous behaviour. If the cat choses to escort its human around its (the cat's) territory, so be it; that's the cat's decision - per Marley on here. Remember that the cat sees you as its kitten, for whose safety and well-being it has responsibility.

[Michael Hodgson]

2 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Of their own volition. The experimental difficulty arises when YOU want to put the cat in the box.

Cat carrier?  Perhaps he's worked out what happened when you took him to the vet and he came back without some of his bits?

[Michael Hodgson]

12 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Forcing the cat into fundamentally infelicitous behaviour. If the cat choses to escort its human around its (the cat's) territory, so be it; that's the cat's decision - per Marley on here. Remember that the cat sees you as its kitten, for whose safety and well-being it has responsibility.

Gnipper used to tag along when we walked the dog. 

Twenty paces behind though, pretending he's not really with us.

[TT-Pete]

14 hours ago, Edwin_m said:

That's got to be photoshopped.  A cat wearing one of those isn't going to be still long enough to be photographed.  

 

Poor old Radley had to wear one of these, we adopted him from the RSPCA as a result of the wife seeing this advert:

 

https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/15139642.hes-a-street-cat-called-radley-and-hes-in-need-of-a-home-to-recover-from-horrific-burns-says-the-rspca/

 

He would over-groom to the point of making himself bleed because of the burn scars, so he would wear the suit until they healed, then we'd take it off and he'd start over-grooming again so a few days later it'd have to go back on until healed, then off again, then on again etc.. etc..

 

Despite what must have been a terrible experience he was a real character and is fondly remembered by the whole family, I'm glad we were able to give him a comfortable loving home for the last few months of his life...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Reorte]

5 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

You don't know that's going to be the case until you open the box - that's the point.

Dead, alive, or bloody furious being the three choices.

[TT-Pete]

4 minutes ago, Reorte said:

Dead, alive, or bloody furious being the three choices.

 

Case in point

 

 

 

[Classsix T]

7 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

Remember that the cat sees you as its kitten, for whose safety and well-being it has responsibility.

I don't disagree with that but I postulated very early in the thread that moggies are, at the same time as mothering their 'ooman, subservient and will express behavioural traits from kittenhood as well. Chiefly I suppose because they are in the main reliant on us for sustenance.

 

C6T.

Edited Monday at 16:38 by Classsix T

[Michael Hodgson]

41 minutes ago, Classsix T said:

I don't disagree with that but I postulated very early in the thread that moggies are, at the same time as mothering their 'ooman, subservient and will express behavioural traits from kittenhood as well. Chiefly I suppose because they are in the main reliant on us for sustenance.

 

C6T.

Independence  Day will when Tiddles learns how to open a tin of tuna!

[Classsix T]

7 minutes ago, Michael Hodgson said:

Independence  Day will when Tiddles learns how to open a tin of tuna!

Teach a man to fish and all that...

"Rise up feline Comrades!"

 

... then lick yer bits for a while before having a kip...

 

C6T.

[Andy Hayter]

2 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

Independence  Day will when Tiddles learns how to open a tin of tuna!

 

We have one well on the way with his training.

 

Samdi* will regularly take a sachet of food from the box (we tend to have boxes of 120 sachets) and then open it with teeth and claws and consume the contents.  On a couple of occasions when a new box has been produced but not yet opened, he has torn open a corner of the box to access the sachets.  

 

*  On offer at a Saturday (samdi) market  where kittens were being given away to avoid euthanasia.  Also confused with his colour which is sandy - or café crême as I prefer to describe it.  

 

 

[Michael Hodgson]

29 minutes ago, Andy Hayter said:

 

Samdi* will regularly take a sachet of food from the box (we tend to have boxes of 120 sachets) and then open it with teeth and claws and consume the contents.  On a couple of occasions when a new box has been produced but not yet opened, he has torn open a corner of the box to access the sachets.  

 

Ours will all do that so we have to keep sachets out of reach in a cupboard they can't open.  The dog is a worse offender if she gets a chance, and we always know she's the culprit as she tears the foil wrapping laving shreds everyhwere.

[Edwin_m]

Best Gizmo can do if he sneaks into the kitchen unobserved is knock an open packet of treats onto the floor and hope some fall out.  Then of course we find him sitting there with that "nothing to do with me" look.,  

[Hobby]

14 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said:

Independence  Day will when Tiddles learns how to open a tin of tuna!

 

Cats with thumbs...

 

 

[Sidecar Racer]

 

 

[Compound2632]

16 hours ago, Andy Hayter said:

Samdi* will regularly take a sachet of food from the box (we tend to have boxes of 120 sachets) and then open it with teeth and claws and consume the contents.  On a couple of occasions when a new box has been produced but not yet opened, he has torn open a corner of the box to access the sachets.  

 

Self-feeding cat! You can go away for the weekend without faffing around with timer-feeders etc.

[Andy Hayter]

1 minute ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Self-feeding cat! You can go away for the weekend without faffing around with timer-feeders etc.

 

Absolutely - it's the other 18 cats that are a bit of a problem.