I start to get the idea that cats are good at thieving. Maybe I should train my cat to associate a wallet with food.
I start to get the idea that cats are good at thieving. Maybe I should train my cat to associate a wallet with food.
My Maksim is a rescue off the streets as a kitten in summer 2009. He was up in a tree at the courthouse square. By coincidence I was walking to the bank that day, a day of the week I never bank on. When I came back out of the bank he had been lured out of the tree but was under a car. Some of the girls coaxed him out with food. None could keep a cat so I took him home and he turned out to be a nice kitty.
I really think it was fate.
A number of years ago when we had 7 cats (I know, we were crazy), I was in the sunroom listening to the radio, CBC, to a cat expert discussing behaviour. He said that they do not like to sleep on their backs often unless they are in a completely safe situation. I looked up to see 6 of my 7 on their backs, feet up in air, most purring. Hee hee.
That's a wonderful image! Thanks for the giggle on a gray, wet, cold, busy workday. My office is freezing, and the thought of a cat sitting on my lap is delectable.Originally Posted by Scrufflet
Someone once wrote describing cats snoozing on a sunny windowsill as the world's most efficient passive solar collectors.
My cat goes bonkers if a weather system is coming. It is going from 51 to 23 in less than 15 hours and he was all over the house crying and trying to get outside.
I love that!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QTxSR4GpWU&feature=share
I hope this link works, first time I've tried to do it. Another giggle for you.
Sorry folks. I didn't do the link properly. Try yoga cat on youtube; it's good.
D.
I laughed until tears were coming from my eyes.
Olympia, you would adore my cats. Picture this: sitting in my sunroom having tea (or whatever) and sun is pouring in. The fireplace is on. Three cats are snoozing in cat beds or on cat tree. When you arrive, they emerge to see if you've come to play with them. And you do. Chutney, the Coon cat does somersaults at your feet, Jools does her "me too" moves and shoves herself into your lap and your face. All is nice until she farts, yes she does, Ar abella arrives for a lap and a combout. The three play in the cat tunnel and then decide it's time to go back for a nap. Repeat cycle when next visitor comes.
Sounds blissful.
I once had a cat that did a somersault in my presence just once. It's impossible to believe until you see it. But it makes perfect sense. After all, cats don't have bones. They're made of rubber bands inside. It's a well-known fact.
Here's a video of my cat who died: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKq7N..._order&list=UL
What an amazing video! What is it with some cats and water? It's nice that you have the video now that he/she's gone. I wish I'd videoed my past cats.
I was told that a cat has more bones (over 240 bones) than an adult human (about 206 bones).
My cat is ambivalent toward water. He likes to watch running water (e.g., dripping faucet, rushing river) but hates to get wet perhaps because it takes quite a bit of work to lick himself dry in the cold Canadian weather.
I'm envious that other cats can do a somersault. Mine has never done one in my presence.
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The cat bone count would make sense. I know that in another example, humans and giraffes have exactly the same number of bones in their necks (different sizes, of course)--I think it's seven. But an owl has 14. This is why an owl can turn its head almost completely around, which it actually needs to do because its eyes don't rotate as easily as humans' to see peripherally.
I don't know where cats have their extra bones (well, some are in the tail, but I'm sure they don't have 33 tailbones). Interestingly, a cat has seven neck bones, as we do. I think they're somehow "sprung" differently. I told you--rubber bands must be involved!
I suspect their rubberband-like agility has something to do with their joints as well.
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