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You are here: Home / Nature & Respite / Faunasphere / Mid-day Cat Break

Mid-day Cat Break

by ruemara|  March 26, 20212:32 pm| 95 Comments

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Mid-day Cat Break

There’s a funny little daily drama that plays out in the house. The video is of Neighbor Cat, Ginger. I believe that is a girl but it could be a boy. Ginger is fascinated by my house as I have 2 cats. Which means he/she gets to pick fights safely from the outside of the window and attack the window until I tell Ging to bugger off. Odo has decided this challenge shall not stand, so he is eternally vigilant by my shoes, so he doesn’t fall off the window sill again (& again) when Ginger attacks the window (again). Hime, as any sensible female would feel, thinks both of these 2 are silly, so she focuses on her obsession with… me. At this point, I’m glad everyone has a hobby, I just wish it involved a space not right next to my computer & my recording mic.

And in other news, trying to organize myself before the big debut movie script table read on Saturday and I’m hoping to get all the pre-panic done today so tomorrow is relatively calm. How’s your day going? Open thread!

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  1. 1.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    March 26, 2021 at 2:36 pm

    That’s so exciting! I mean the script, not the cats. Though I guess the cat drama is exciting too

  2. 2.

    Major Major Major Major

    March 26, 2021 at 2:37 pm

    Hehehe what a bunch of dorks. And yay for the script reading!

    Today sucks for me, just anxious and overwhelmed, no good reason, these things happen. Guess I didn’t sleep too well maybe.

  3. 3.

    Benw

    March 26, 2021 at 2:41 pm

    Von, Two, Three… Three cats! Ah ah ah

  4. 4.

    eclare

    March 26, 2021 at 2:42 pm

    What cuties!  Good luck tomorrow!

  5. 5.

    Sayne

    March 26, 2021 at 2:44 pm

    Ginger is L A R G E.

    At least a Heftychonk on the Chonk chart.

     
    https://i.imgur.com/sNqNi9E.png

  6. 6.

    Another Scott

    March 26, 2021 at 2:52 pm

    @Sayne: Hehe.  Thanks.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  7. 7.

    KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))

    March 26, 2021 at 2:57 pm

    Your cats are so pretty! And the fighters are so silly!

    I’m waiting till 4:30, when I can find out if I can bring Loki home from the hospital. He had most of his teeth removed 2 weeks ago due to pretty extensive disease that we thought was causing his weight loss, but he has since lost almost another pound, and hadn’t eaten since Monday. After x-rays and sonograms and etc. & etc. it looks like the poor little guy also has lymphoma. And pancreatitis. I feel so bad for him. That’s a lot of pain for a little cat to suffer. The good news is that he’s being treated at the hospital with pain meds for the pancreatitis, steroids for the lymphoma (apparently that’s often pretty successful on its own for feline lymphoma), and anti-nausea medication. He has a consult with the oncologist  to see if chemo is warranted in addition to steroids. Meanwhile, he can come home, which will be a great relief to his buddy Reilly, who has been disconsolate at his absence. He keeps wandering around looking for Loki, calling for him to come out. They’re so bonded, it’s like not just one cat is sick, both of them are.

    Anyway, I’m glad Loki is coming home. I hope we can get him better.

  8. 8.

    Jay

    March 26, 2021 at 3:00 pm

    But guess what! Today we have actual good SCOTUS news! Because yesterday, in a case styled Torres v. Madrid, our Supreme Court managed to actually rule in favor of a person who was shot by the police.

    The decision is a good one — and it sets an important precedent for the future, just by ruling something as simple as “shooting a person counts as seizing them.” (Yeah, the United States Supreme Court had somehow never really said that until now.)

    TL; DR: Police shot a woman driving a car. She got away initially, but ended up being arrested after having to go to the hospital for the gun shot wounds. The cops tried to say shooting her didn’t count as a seizure, because she wasn’t so incapacitated that she had to stay at the scene. NOT AN UNREASONABLE RULING.

    https://www.wonkette.com/torres-v-madrid

  9. 9.

    Jay

    March 26, 2021 at 3:01 pm

    @KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager)):

    best wishes for a full recovery,

  10. 10.

    gvg

    March 26, 2021 at 3:02 pm

    Slow day before a week of vacation. Endless. I made sure to be past caught up this week and now I have nothing to do.

    I have plans for a lot of spring cleaning repairs around the house and late in the week I can get a 2nd Pfizer. Appointment systems aren’t actually allowing me to set one yet as it is still “too soon” and the county isn’t showing next weeks choices. If I have to, I will drive 60 miles again but it would be nicer if I can get it closer in case I have some of that tiredness. I am twitchy. I am bored and yet keyed up to get so much done as soon as the day is over.

    One project is to try introducing one of the feral kittens to my older cat to see if they can get along and I can keep her.  Another one is ready for a home and I need to post him available. The other 3 still act shy and wouldn’t impress prospective adopters yet but are edging closer. I think I might make some progress if the 2 extroverts were out of the bedroom. They hog the pets and treats.

    I need to remember to rest some this week. Lie around with cats and watch TV?

  11. 11.

    The Pale Scot

    March 26, 2021 at 3:07 pm

    CATS?

    Cats can make you crazy

    More Evidence Links ‘Cat Scratch’ Bacteria and Schizophrenia

  12. 12.

    KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))

    March 26, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    @Jay: Thank you.

  13. 13.

    randy khan

    March 26, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    @KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager)):

    We had a cat who lived (generally pretty happily) for a couple of years with the chemo after being diagnosed for lymphoma.  One interesting fact:  The vet told us that cat dosages are much lower (per pound, that is – they’re way lower in total) than human doses because cat-sheltering humans wouldn’t tolerate the side effects on their cats from higher doses.

  14. 14.

    Matt McIrvin

    March 26, 2021 at 3:24 pm

    We also have two cats (Jess and Luna) and a wandering neighborhood cat named Socrates who is a very sweet boy. But our cats are not necessarily convinced of this, and much yowling and hissing ensues when he drops by the sliding glass door.

    Ours are in principle indoor cats but Luna is a skilled escape artist; it can be extremely hard to keep her from running out. Fortunately she usually decides to come back in before very long, because that’s pretty much the only way to get her in.

  15. 15.

    dlwchico

    March 26, 2021 at 3:25 pm

    Cat drama: https://imgur.com/gallery/hjhE7eg?

  16. 16.

    Another Scott

    March 26, 2021 at 3:35 pm

    @dlwchico: 

    :-)

    Interesting. That Imgur link opens in this B-J tab, rather than another tab. I’ve occasionally seen some Twitter links that open in this tab too, but usually they (correctly) work in another tab. Another FYWP buglet/instability?

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  17. 17.

    randy khan

    March 26, 2021 at 3:35 pm

    @Sayne:

    Yes, that is a lot of cat.  We’ve had a couple of cats in that class over the years – particularly one Siamese who could have been used to hold down papers in a hurricane.

    The whole cats on opposite sides of a window yowling at each other thing is simultaneously really irritating and hilarious.  I always wonder what would happen if the window magically disappeared.

  18. 18.

    ruemara

    March 26, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    @randy khan: based on these 2 when the door opens, scurrying back behind the human.

  19. 19.

    CaseyL

    March 26, 2021 at 3:43 pm

    Exciting news about the script read – hope it goes well!

    My ladycat, Jeannie, used to like to drive the neighbor’s cat insane by showing up outside on the ledge by their kitchen window.  Indoor cat wouldn’t scream or hiss, but growl continuously as he swiped all the things off the kitchen windowsill in order to put his face right up against the window.  The neighbors eventually had to keep everything off the kitchen windowsill.

  20. 20.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    March 26, 2021 at 3:45 pm

    Talk about breaks, Mr DAW just walked into my office and asked if I wanted a glass of wine

  21. 21.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 26, 2021 at 3:47 pm

    @Sayne:

    Great reference chart. Every vet in the country should have that displayed in their waiting room.

  22. 22.

    Professor Bigfoot

    March 26, 2021 at 3:47 pm

    My old cat, Fritz, crossed the Bridge today at 17.

    It hurts.

  23. 23.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 26, 2021 at 3:50 pm

    @dlwchico:

    The comments are funny.

  24. 24.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 26, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot:

    Oh, yes, it does hurt. I’m so sorry.

  25. 25.

    KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))

    March 26, 2021 at 3:54 pm

    @Matt McIrvin: We had a tiny Abyssinian many years ago who was extremely skilled at escape. Unfortunately, she would immediately run up a tree, from which she was unable (or unwilling) to descend. On one occasion, when I was out of town helping my niece with her first baby, this resulted in her spending 5 days in a tree, and almost being adopted by strangers two blocks over. For some reason, my husband was convinced she had been eaten by a fox (we lived in the middle of a built out suburban development) so he gave up looking for her after 1 evening of calling around the neighborhood. Hours after I got home and put up signs with her picture, I got a call and went to pick her up, and all was well.

     ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  26. 26.

    Old School

    March 26, 2021 at 3:55 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: Condolences.

  27. 27.

    A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

    March 26, 2021 at 3:56 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: I’m so sorry.  Condolences and {{hugs}} for your loss.

  28. 28.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    March 26, 2021 at 3:57 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: I’m sorry. That’s a long life, but even so, it feels too short

  29. 29.

    KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))

    March 26, 2021 at 4:01 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: I’m so sorry. Pets are the only members of our family who love us unconditionally, so their loss hurts in a different way. I’m just really sorry for the loss you’re feeling right now.

  30. 30.

    A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)

    March 26, 2021 at 4:03 pm

    I don’t want to jinx things, but you are lucky Odo hasn’t started spraying around the window where he sees the orange cat. Many (especially insecure) cats would take the outside cat as a threat to their territory which has to be fought with odor. Pee wars are NO fun. You could consider getting a motion-triggered water sprayer to keep the orange cat away from your window. When I watched Jackson Galaxy’s My Cat From Hell show on Animal Planet, it seemed every other spraying cat problem was a territorial dispute, and the solutions ranged from keeping the outside cat away (the sprayer), to putting up a visual barrier so the inside cat couldn’t see the outside cat.

  31. 31.

    The Pale Scot

    March 26, 2021 at 4:04 pm

    @randy khan:

    I always wonder what would happen if the window magically disappeared.

    Dogs and a sliding gate. Hold me back! I’ll murderilize him……. Oh, Hi

  32. 32.

    ruemara

    March 26, 2021 at 4:07 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: Aww, I’m so sorry. My condolences to you.

  33. 33.

    skerry

    March 26, 2021 at 4:18 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot:  It always hurts. My sympathies.

  34. 34.

    karen marie

    March 26, 2021 at 4:19 pm

    @gvg:  I was amazed at how organized vaccination scheduling is here in Maricopa County. It was really easy to schedule the first one (Pfizer) – lots of open slots! And they scheduled the appointment for the second shot at the time I received the first. No muss, no fuss!

  35. 35.

    Skepticat

    March 26, 2021 at 4:40 pm

    It looks as though the house I’m staying in may have power in a day or two, after being without it for 19 months, ever since Dorian. I’ve been using the generator very sparingly because diesel is $6 a gallon. There still aren’t gutters, so I don’t have potable water except from a neighbor’s cistern, but that’s a minor annoyance.  I’m staying in a guest suite without a stove or a fridge, but the thoughts of lights and use of the microwave are pretty thrilling. Now if I only could afford to rebuild my own home  …

  36. 36.

    trollhattan

    March 26, 2021 at 4:45 pm

    Stop me if you’ve heard some version of this, before.
    “Hey, fellow Conservatives, let me help you ‘make money’ while stickin’ it to the Libs.”

    Wall Street Journal: “Values-based investing options for conservatives have lagged behind those available to investors concerned about climate change, diversity and animal rights. Now conservatives are taking a page from liberal investors when it comes to their escalating criticism of technology companies that have banned former President Donald Trump and others from their platforms.”

    “The fund boycotts Facebook Inc., Apple Inc., Google parent Alphabet Inc. and roughly 20 other companies that it views as overly progressive in their corporate politics.”
    https://politicalwire.com/2021/03/26/you-can-now-invest-in-republican-mutual-funds/

    Sounds like the My Pillow of Amways.

  37. 37.

    tokyokie

    March 26, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    @gvg: I suffered fatigue after both my Moderna shots, but it didn’t commence until 10-12 hours after the injection, so you should be able to easily drive 60 miles after the jab without feeling like snoozing.

  38. 38.

    trollhattan

    March 26, 2021 at 4:52 pm

    Just another day at the office. With bugs.

  39. 39.

    debbie

    March 26, 2021 at 4:53 pm

    @karen marie:

    It seems to me, after reading experiences here and other places, that the cities and counties have been far superior to other sites in their set up and delivery. I know it’s been true for me. I can’t imagine it could have been set up better than it was, and I think it speaks highly of government’s abilities in crises, in contrast to pharmacies, hospitals, etc. Private sector is not always better.

  40. 40.

    surfk9

    March 26, 2021 at 4:54 pm

    Is there a site where I can get a list of Georgia companies to boycott over the Jim Crow laws?

  41. 41.

    J R in WV

    March 26, 2021 at 4:59 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: 

    Huge condolences!!

    17 years is long enough to form a wonderful attachment with a kitty. Ours creep onto our bed in the wee hours to snuggle, moreso as they age. The purring is so restful~!~

    So sorry for your loss!!

  42. 42.

    Just One More Canuck

    March 26, 2021 at 5:02 pm

    @Matt McIrvin: When I was a kid, we had this awesome tuxedo cat named Socrates – in his seventeen years, he probably disappeared for a week or so 5 times – just decided he needed a vacation. Would come home all smelly and matted but happy as a clam

  43. 43.

    Old School

    March 26, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    @surfk9:

    Is there a site where I can get a list of Georgia companies to boycott over the Jim Crow laws?

    https://www.georgia.org/industries/headquarters

    Here’s a larger list at Wikipedia.

  44. 44.

    trollhattan

    March 26, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    @surfk9:

    It gets painful once NCAA and sportsball leagues stop booking events in the state*. Also convention business. See North Carolina for a handy example.

    *Do not look for leadership from golf, which masquerades as a sport.

  45. 45.

    No name

    March 26, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: So sorry.  Afraid we are going to lose our 16 year old soon.

  46. 46.

    CaseyL

    March 26, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: 17 years!  I am so sorry.  He was a member of the household for a very long time, and losing him is huge.  My condolences.

  47. 47.

    No name

    March 26, 2021 at 5:11 pm

    @KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager)): I hope you get to bring him home and have some good news.  It’s so stressful for you and his furry buddy ?

  48. 48.

    Sure Lurkalot

    March 26, 2021 at 5:22 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: That’s a bummer, 17 years is a long cat life but too short for a furry friend life.

    Cato was my wackiest cat and even though he didn’t have the skills or the brains to survive an outdoor life, he wanted one.  He got out one evening unbeknownst.  After being spotted a couple of times by neighbors but not caught, he was gone for 10 days, thought dead and was grievously mourned.  Then he showed up morning #11, about 3 lbs lighter and VERY tired.  He didn’t rush to the door much after that.  He didn’t have a particularly long life…he was felled by a brain tumor at age 12 though the diagnosis explained a lot about his odd habits.  He was a love and I still miss him after 18 years.

  49. 49.

    TomatoQueen

    March 26, 2021 at 5:23 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: I am so sorry Fritz has gone on. 17 is a great age for a kitty & I’m certain he had a good life with you. Merlinus Ambrosius raises his paw and says a soft Brrp?

    Fritz on the Bridge!

  50. 50.

    citizen dave

    March 26, 2021 at 5:32 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: So sorry for your loss.

    from an adult cat person.

  51. 51.

    KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))

    March 26, 2021 at 5:33 pm

    @No name: Thanks. He’s coming home at 7, after he’s tapered off fluids. They tell me he’s eating well, which is a relief. His buddy Reilly is boycotting his dinner after half a meal, which he’s been doing since Loki went to the hospital, and which is very out of character for this chonky boy. he will be so happy to see his soulmate.

  52. 52.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 26, 2021 at 5:42 pm

    @ruemara: Pretty kittehs and good luck on the read!

  53. 53.

    brendancalling

    March 26, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    I’m in Tucson (well, Vegas right now) visiting with my buddy Buddy, who has a blind cat named Harry. Harry is the most wonderful cat in the world. He (and his now deceased fellow blind cat Emma) had been previously owned by someone horrible human being that used them to train fighting pit bulls—it is amazing how loving and mellow the cats were, but Harry is just especially sweet.

    I haven’t spent any time in Vegas since probably 2010? It’s a weird place, but I love it. I always feel like a minor character in an Elmore Leonard novel when I walk around.

  54. 54.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    March 26, 2021 at 5:50 pm

    RIP Beverly Cleary. Ramona forever.

  55. 55.

    eclare

    March 26, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    @Dorothy A. Winsor:  I just saw that.  So true.

  56. 56.

    Shana

    March 26, 2021 at 5:57 pm

    @trollhattan: I saw something earlier today that there’s a push within MLB to remove the All-Star game from Atlanta this year.

    We have a cat who in her younger days once disappeared for 5 days, 4 days before we were supposed to go on a 2 week overseas vacation.  Did everything to try to find her, nothing. Notified the vet where she was scheduled to be boarded, put up signs all over telling people if she was found after date we were leaving to take her directly to the vet. Comes the day to leave and there are torrential thunderstorms all morning, screwing up airplane schedules. Our flight from DC to Philly wasn’t until 3pm, we can just drive to Philly and catch our overseas flight right? Nope, if we didn’t take the first leg of the trip they’d cancel the whole reservation so we were stuck waiting until they inevitably cancel our flight, rebooking for the next day and going home. That evening the cat showed up, meowing her head off, starving but so glad to be home. The fur on her nose was rubbed off but that was the only damage we could find. We think she may have been stuck in someone’s garage but really don’t know.

  57. 57.

    cain

    March 26, 2021 at 5:58 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: ​
     
    So sorry to hear this. :/ It gets better over time but for now let grief run its course. I’m sure your kitty loved you very much.

  58. 58.

    Benw

    March 26, 2021 at 6:04 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: oh man, that’s tough, sorry. RIP Fritz

  59. 59.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 26, 2021 at 6:07 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: {{ }} I am so sorry.

  60. 60.

    Mary G

    March 26, 2021 at 6:07 pm

    @randy khan: My cat punched out the screen once, which fell on the intruder and made him run away. Fortunately it scared my guy too so he didn’t pursue. Once my housemate left the door open and Evil Cat strolled in and a huge fight ensued. It was my two, grey and mostly black tuxedo, versus the white invader. He whipped their asses; the pile of hair left was all dark.

    Another  housemate got so angry about the fighting on the sides of the patio doors she put foil on the bottom of the glass so that the cats can’t see each other. She watches white invader try to stand on tiptoe to get a view on the security camera when she takes a break from work.

  61. 61.

    AJ

    March 26, 2021 at 6:07 pm

    Hope tomorrow goes awesome for you!

    I’m still slogging through a mercifully high functioning version of my depression but had some nice work calls and happy hours this week. Still sober, thanks be to Ram Dass and Dolly Parton.

    Thanks for the kitties, they look lovely.

  62. 62.

    J R in WV

    March 26, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    @Dorothy A. Winsor:

    Wow, 104.

    That’s quite a career of being a human!

  63. 63.

    Patricia Kayden

    March 26, 2021 at 6:18 pm

    All the best, Ruemara!!  So exciting.

  64. 64.

    JPL

    March 26, 2021 at 6:29 pm

    @J R in WV: Ramona forever!

  65. 65.

    TomatoQueen

    March 26, 2021 at 6:29 pm

    Beverly Cleary and Larry McMurtry on the same day?  Something’s  not right. RIP.

  66. 66.

    No name

    March 26, 2021 at 6:33 pm

    @KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager)): Eating is always a good sign.  It’s amazing the bonds pets can form with each other.  Good thoughts to you and your clan.

  67. 67.

    Jay

    March 26, 2021 at 6:34 pm

    Arrested and charged with a felony for knocking on a door,…..

    While Georgia's right-wing white Republican governor @GovKemp was signing a voter suppression legislation with all white officials around him behind close doors, GA police were arresting black lawmaker Rep. Park Cannon outside. via @TWareStevens ?pic.twitter.com/QZmVjaQ3yJ— Murshed Zaheed (@murshedz) March 26, 2021

  68. 68.

    lahke

    March 26, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    I’m about 2.5 weeks into my cat adoption for 2 supposedly non-feral cats,  who have gone into hiding in basement hidey holes and only eat in secret when I’m not around.  (There is a long and pathetic story on why they didn’t make it to the sequestered bedroom for dedicated socializing. )  I’ve been moving the food slowly up the stairs to the kitchen,  and of course the really good gushy food can only be had by entering the kitchen,  but they still are pretty much avoiding me.  If anyone has any bright ideas other than dwelling in patience,  I’d love to hear them.  I’m really eager to be able to pet the cats I’m cleaning up after.

  69. 69.

    debbie

    March 26, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    A brand new ride at the zoo… pic.twitter.com/iB6shj0YG9
    — Rex Chapman?? (@RexChapman) March 26, 2021

  70. 70.

    debbie

    March 26, 2021 at 6:46 pm

    @Jay:

    That right there is an allegory for T****’s America. Government conducted behind doors, doing who knows what, and an immigrant walks up to the door, knocks…and gets arrested. ?

  71. 71.

    EmanG

    March 26, 2021 at 6:48 pm

    As a man currently secured in his chair by a 12 lb miniature poodle, I feel you. Otherwise, decent day, thanks for asking!

  72. 72.

    PaulWartenberg

    March 26, 2021 at 6:54 pm

    @Dorothy A. Winsor:

    NOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOO (seriously) OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOO OOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO OOOOOO OOOOOO OOOOOOOOO

    as both reader and librarian, Beverly Cleary’s passing is a huge shock and tragic news.

    I grew up to Henry Huggins and yes I read the Ramona books. I can still remember the chapter where Ramona hates getting dragged along to Beezus’ fancy haircut, and where Romona gets a nice pixie cut while Beezus is stuck with a horrifying perm, and it shocks Ramona into realizing she needs to be nicer to her older sister.

    Cleary is one of the greatest children’s authors of all time. She understood and spelled out the traumas and joys of youth in ways no other author could (Judy Blume is the only one who came close). That SHE never won a Nobel Prize for Literature offends me now and forever.

  73. 73.

    PaulWartenberg

    March 26, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    @lahke:

    catnip

    dangly string

    patience

  74. 74.

    WereBear

    March 26, 2021 at 6:56 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: Aww, I’m so sorry.

  75. 75.

    Gravenstone

    March 26, 2021 at 6:57 pm

    Learned a new bit about my megachonk orange boy. I’ve talked about how he’ll materialize from thin air whenever he hears me opening a package of lettuce and pester me until he gets a leaf to gnaw on. He once gorged himself to the point of vomiting on sweet corn leaves  – leading me to bury them in the trash going forward. Tonight he showed me the limits of his vegetarian interests.  Cabbage appears to be a no go. Silly boy…

  76. 76.

    MomSense

    March 26, 2021 at 7:00 pm

    @Benw:

    That gave me a chuckle.

  77. 77.

    WereBear

    March 26, 2021 at 7:01 pm

    @lahke: If anyone has any bright ideas other than dwelling in patience,  I’d love to hear them.  I’m really eager to be able to pet the cats I’m cleaning up after.

    I have posts on my cat blog with the tag Feral cats.

    Because they might as well be.

    Can you spend any time in the basement. Like sit and play with a device, read a book, etc? Letting them watch you from a hiding spot is pretty powerful when it comes to soothing them about your good intentions.

    Also, throw some cotton stuff onto a chair down there on its way to the hamper, when you put food down. Then they will associate the food with your scent.

    At least they have each other. That will help. The more social one will support the warier one.

    A success story:

    Dear Pammy, THANK YOU

  78. 78.

    WereBear

    March 26, 2021 at 7:03 pm

    @PaulWartenberg: I loved Ribsy’s story and Ramona was my hero.

    I believe in the great big noisy fuss!

  79. 79.

    JustRuss

    March 26, 2021 at 7:03 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot:  So sorry.  My Rosencrantz is 21-ish, lost her sibling a couple years ago.  Not sure how much longer she’ll be with us.

  80. 80.

    MomSense

    March 26, 2021 at 7:05 pm

    1. @Benw:

    That gave me a chuckle.

  81. 81.

    geg6

    March 26, 2021 at 7:07 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot:

    Yes, it does hurt.  I’m so sorry.

  82. 82.

    PaulWartenberg

    March 26, 2021 at 7:08 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot:

    Many hugs from myself and from Ocean(Wiggles) and Malcolm

  83. 83.

    MomSense

    March 26, 2021 at 7:08 pm

    My work schedule has been especially demanding lately.  Today I came home and instead of stealing my shoes so I can’t leave, my dog stole my mask.  She’s holding it in her mouth and giving me disappointed eyes. This dog is very cat like.

  84. 84.

    MomSense

    March 26, 2021 at 7:08 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot:

    I’m so sorry.

  85. 85.

    geg6

    March 26, 2021 at 7:12 pm

    @Dorothy A. Winsor:

    Yes, I ❤️Ramona.

  86. 86.

    geg6

    March 26, 2021 at 7:16 pm

    @TomatoQueen:

    Oh, I hadn’t heard about McMurtry!  Oh man, what a bad day for great writers and their readers!  Two giants gone.

  87. 87.

    a thousand flouncing lurkers was fidelio

    March 26, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: I’m sorry. It’s hard to lose an old friend.

  88. 88.

    a thousand flouncing lurkers was fidelio

    March 26, 2021 at 7:37 pm

    • @trollhattan: There’s already a push to move the MLB All-Star Game away from Atlanta this summer.
  89. 89.

    Steeplejack

    March 26, 2021 at 8:12 pm

    @PaulWartenberg:

    Point of information: Whenever anyone does one of those hilarious endless, no-break exclamations, it totally fucks up the comment box for people using (some) phones or tablets. The thread’s line width gets expanded to include the length of the whole exclamation, and then the comment box either gets expanded equally or gets lost in the dark gray “comment background.”

    Maybe stick to 20-30 characters. Everybody will still get the joke and you won’t screw the blog.

  90. 90.

    Steeplejack

    March 26, 2021 at 8:17 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot:

    Condolences on your loss. ??

  91. 91.

    lahke

    March 26, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    @WereBear:

    Thanks! I’ve been spending a couple of hours down there most days,  trying to be quiet and non-threatening,  so will keep that up.   No takers so far on the catnip.

  92. 92.

    WaterGirl

    March 26, 2021 at 8:21 pm

    @PaulWartenberg: Had to add some spaces because your long sad No at the tragic news was breaking the margins on phones.

    Sorry for the loss of your beloved writer.

  93. 93.

    Amir Khalid

    March 26, 2021 at 8:41 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot:

    Late to this thread so I don’t know if you’ll see this, but I know what you’re feeling. I’m still working through it myself. Peace.

  94. 94.

    Skepticat

    March 26, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    @Professor Bigfoot: 
    You have my empathy. It does indeed hurt incredibly. I’ve lost cats at 18, 19, and 13, and it was way too soon.

  95. 95.

    Cereal

    March 27, 2021 at 3:07 am

    Is Odo named after the Star Trek fella, or after the Ursula Le Guin anarchist lady?

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