The CAT room!

Awwwwwwwwwwww!

Rosie being the Great Huntress in the wilds of Vivien's backyard & Paddy turns into Nature cat! :wink:

They are both great hunters










..... of flies


they spend hours chasing round after insects in the garden

Paddy has come home with 2 birds but he hadn't caught either of them - they were stiff and cold with rigor mortis - himself had a job to remove them from Paddy! I think they were both young ones and had died of natural causes (we've had a some quite cold weather before the current sunny spell)

Rosie (still a coward) is so much braver and enjoys the garden so much more since we had Paddy.

Paddy plays with loads of other cats and though one Tom cat bullies him he doesn't seem over worried - he still won't come in. When we can we turn the hosepipe on the bully which means that a hand on the door and he flies!

A tabby with white paws who lives across the square visits constantly and sits on the doorstep wanting to come in but is quite polite and when she tries edging in a 'no' is enough to make her back out and sit on the doorstep again.

Rosie still has a passion for the cheapo scones that himself buys for the birds - he only needs to hold one out to show her that he's off to feed them and she's after him like a shot! Weird animal.

We had a couple of really warm days so the cats didn't move much. Then it turned cool yesterday. So now they just can't sit still. They keep chasing each other around like crazy.

Last week, my sister's cat brought in a mouse and ate it in front of the master bed - at 4:30 am! Not a nice sound, my sister said. Half an hour later, the cat brought another mouse which was still alive into the bed room. My brother-in-law got up to get something to catch to mouse. But Hexe followed him into the kitchen and he had to chase the mouse around there... I am soooo glad Nisse and Mysan don't go outside!

Urs, the kitties love the cool weather, and can you blame them with all that fur on them.

Paddy is shedding like mad, I feel like I have a furball in my throat, yuch!

I share Vivien's problem with the slowness of the digital camera!

I have some great photos of Possum's back, bum, tip of tail, etc., because of the time it takes to actually work - very annoying.

Possum has maintaned his improved behaviour, and actually came and spoke to a friend who was staying last night. Mind you, when she came out of her room this morning, he hissed at her, so slowly, slowly!

Update on our kitty. Clean bill of health, negative for FL and FIV, very playful and happy and people friendly (for the most part). He will hiss at you if you surprise him or catch him doing something he's not supposed to be doing. The litter box isn't going over too well. He's been marking the house and getting the #2 stuck to his fur, leaving it in random locations. That part I'm not too thrilled with. The pellet gun remains locked up, for now.

Glad to hear it cj, so welcome to the kitty lovers of the world! Don't deny it, it won't do you any good:)

Looking forward to pics and stories!

Good & well done! You've done all the right things, cjhsa, now enjoy the little critter!

The cat and I could really care less about each other. It's in love with my son and vice versa.

That's the nature of a cat, cj.

Did you say you and wife were allergic to cats? They market a cloth in pet stores that is supposed to remove the dander, which is what causes the reaction. Also, I've heard, but definately won't confirm, that some cats tolerate and even enjoy being vacuumed. In my household, three out of three vote no - with their feet.

Washing the cat

Obviously written by someone lacking experience.

agreed

Oy Vey!

I have the sneaking suspicion that cjhsa's "cat bathing" link was one last, valiant attempt at feline resistance! But, in actual fact, his heart is warming by the minute .... as the result of his son & Lous' wonderful new friendship! :wink:

Actually, I'm having a fairly bad allergic reaction to something, and it might be the cat. Oddly, the wife isn't having the same problem, and usually cats send her into sneezing fits. I'm withholding judgement for now.

I've offered some suggestions on the allergy thing, cjhsa. You might give them a shot.

OK, I took one suggestion and tried vacuuming the cat. I will say this, at least he didn't claw my face.

Okay. Good. I can see you at least tried, and I never said ALL cats enjoy the treatment.

Not even gonna try to catch up. I've been gone too long and have missed too many posts.

Mikey has adopted his summer attitude. Splayed on the floor, languishing in the heat. If I turn on the air conditioner in one room, he goes in the other to languish.

I never said he was smart.