I think I found my new home!

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by swamprat69er

Are you sure that is a button?

Yes. Athough when they were smaller they did tend to "nurse" on my fingertips - they were still going to their mother for that when I got them even though they'd been weaned and were eating solid food. Mostly a comfort/security/bonding thing I guess, so I let them chew on my fingers a bit if they wanted. They still do it occasionally when they're sacked out on my lap just falling asleep.

But I have a couple pajama tops with little buttons just for decoration down the front and Carrot in particular thinks they are something he should have.

One of my friends at work was surprised at some of the stories I've told about them chewing on stuff, she has two fairly young dogs and they can't let them loose in the house unsupervised otherwise they chew up EVERYTHING. She thought only dogs did that, I said kittens apparently do the same, it's just that their mouths are so much smaller so the damage doesn't pile up so much. They probably won't chew a hole in your drywall that you can crawl through or destroy anything big, but these two have chewed about two feet off the wire FM antenna on my clock radio (fortunately it still gets my station without it, I only use it to wake up in the morning) and would happily chew a button off a shirt or gnaw a shoelace in half given the chance.

[swamprat69er]

One of my Himalayans is 7 and he still sucks the D-I-Ls' fingers.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Carrot in particular thinks they are something he should have.

Once again you show yourself to be a bad mom by denying them the most important things in life.

The most important things of course being whatever their little cat brains decide should be theirs.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The most important things of course being whatever their little cat brains decide should be theirs.

This would include, at various times, the pen I am trying to write with, the paper I am trying to write on, the chair I was sitting in 2 seconds ago, the pillow I sleep on, the TV remote, my computer keyboard, the laundry basket, the piece of dental floss I just threw in the trash can, as many tissues as they can pull out of the Kleenex box, the safety pin I just dropped, the cap to any temporarily uncapped tube, the ever-so-seductively crackly wrapper from the piece of candy I just ate, a mysterious spot on the wall that they are convinced is a bug, and a bit of dry leaf on the floor that I carried in on my shoe when I took the trash out. As well as anything I happen to have in my hand at the moment or that they suspect I might have in my hand at the moment.

[Sailor Steve]

Well...

A dog thinks: Hey, those people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.....They must be gods!

A cat thinks: Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me...I must be a god.

Also...

What is a dog?

Dogs lie around all day, sprawled on the most comfortable piece of furniture in the house.

They can hear a package of food opening half a block away but don't hear you when you're in the same room.

They can look dumb and lovable all at the same time.

They growl when they are not happy.

When you want to play, they want to play.

When you want to be alone, they want to play.

They are great at begging.

They will love you forever if you rub their tummies.

They never have enough toys and they leave them everywhere.

They do disgusting things with their mouths and then try to give you a kiss.

Conclusion: They're tiny little men in fur coats.

What is a cat?

Cats do what they want.

They rarely listen to you.

They're totally unpredictable.

They whine when they are not happy.

When you want to play, they want to be alone.

When you want to be alone, they want to play.

They expect you to cater to their every whim.

They're moody.

They leave hair everywhere.

They drive you nuts and cost you money.

Conclusion: They're tiny little women in fur coats

[Jimbuna]

Sounds like young Louie

[swamprat69er]

Sounds like any one of mine.

I am outnumbered. Missy, Scamp, Honey, Smokie, Madeline, Cali, Aran and Belle are all females. Junior, myself, John Boy, Biscuit and Tyson are all the boys.

[frau kaleun]

Christmas came early for Sam'n'Carrot today:



Took no time at all to get it set up, especially considering all the "help" I had. At first Carrot was more interested in the cup I was using to fill it up.



But once I got it set up and running, they both seemed quite pleased!





I had to rearrange it a bit to get the excess cord up off the floor while keeping both sides as accessible as possible for them, but once that was done I just left them to it. After 15 minutes they were both still in there getting drinks or just sitting and looking at it. They finally came out but Carrot kept going back in and when I checked on him later he was just curled up next to it purring like crazy. When I sat down he came over and headbutted me all over the place and purred and chirped and finally got up in my lap and purred some more. I think he's really happy with it! I AM A GOOD MOMMY.

The best part is, when I went up to take a shower he still followed me up and got up on the sink to be petted and then on the edge of the tub to watch the water from the shower, but no frantic crying for me to turn the water on in the sink or the tub. He'd gotten so insistent about it the last few days and seemed so desperate to drink once I did turn the water on for him that I was concerned he'd stopped drinking from his bowl entirely, which would be a very bad thing in terms of his longterm health... no way he could ever get enough to drink by just waiting for me to run some water for a couple minutes once or twice a day.

We'll see if it lasts, he did seem to like drinking from the fountain part of the new bowl so I'm hoping that will encourage healthy water intake without the two of them commandeering the sink every time I get near it.

Now I need to work on getting the cat door installed. Still debating on whether to buy a handsaw of some type for the job, or check into renting a jigsaw from Lowe's, or just buying one. I haven't priced anything yet so I've got no clue about whether or not that's a good idea, or if it would be worth it to have one for future projects.

[Sailor Steve]

Cool! Their own personal sink. What could be better than that? I was going to make a wisecrack about them still wanting to use yours, but it sounds like they're better than that.

[Jimbuna]

Could this be utilised for milk also or would keeping it fresh be an issue?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Christmas came early for Sam'n'Carrot today:

But Carrot doesn't know what day it is. Sam doesn't know who Jesus was or what prayin' is.

[swamprat69er]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Could this be utilised for milk also or would keeping it fresh be an issue?

I think that keeping it cool would be an issue. Those fountains were made to pump water, not anything heavier.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by swamprat69er

I think that keeping it cool would be an issue. Those fountains were made to pump water, not anything heavier.

This. Plus despite the long history of associating cats with a saucer of milk or cream, it's not really good for them.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

But Carrot doesn't know what day it is. Sam doesn't know who Jesus was or what prayin' is.

Hee, one of my favorites from that album too.

My boss was asking yesterday how they'd know it's Christmas if I don't put a tree up or save any of their presents for the actual holiday.

Anyway, they will get new toys ON Christmas, even if I didn't have some for them my sister will have stuff that she's actually wrapped and tagged with their names.

Carrot still jumped up on the sink this morning when I got up and went in the bathroom, but no desperate crying for a drink. He did lick at the faucet a little but I just picked him up and took him downstairs and showed him the new bowl and he started drinking from that. Then he came upstairs and got back in the sink.

Part of it is I think he just likes being in the sink, part of it is that he knows there's a better chance of being petted if he's up where I can reach him instead of down on the floor. And part of it is that he just wants to see what I'm doing. At least now I don't have to feel bad about putting him down and not running water for him.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by swamprat69er

I think that keeping it cool would be an issue. Those fountains were made to pump water, not anything heavier.

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

This. Plus despite the long history of associating cats with a saucer of milk or cream, it's not really good for them.

Ah, right...only ever had dogs as pets but my mom once had a cat.