Posted by Racer on July 8, 2007, at 12:47:59
In reply to Re: being immobile but living with cats., posted by scratchpad on July 8, 2007, at 11:12:46
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> She also loves chasing bits of foil that have been rolled into little balls. She's an expert at directing them under the sofa or stereo, where she then waits patiently for them to roll back out.
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>My little girl cat used to love bottle caps and wine corks, and she'd end up losing them under the sofa. Well, Mommie Racer found it was much easier to get a good supply of wine corks and bottle caps, rather than moving the sofa every few hours to retrieve the toys. Worked great -- my friends saved their corks and bottle caps, and especially after a party, she'd score in a big way.
And then, when the moving men picked up the sofa and saw that massive collection of wine corks...
Well, it was rather comical -- they were all giving me little sidelong looks, "wow, this broad must be totally pickled..." And of course they worked for someone I knew socially. I laughed, told them to collect all the corks, so that my cat could have her toys back!
My late big cat used to put me to sleep if I had trouble. He'd get right into my arms and purr -- just like they do with kittens? And if I woke in the night and didn't go straight back to sleep, he'd heave a huge sigh, and come back up from the foot of the bed, crawl into my arms, and start the purr box again. Honestly, I haven't been sleeping as well without him.
Of course, then there was my old Siamese -- he'd get a sappy look on his face, and stick out his tongue while he was purring. Very funny.
Or the cat we had when I was a little girl -- he used to get my mother's underwear out of the basket when she brought the laundry in from the line, and drag it around with him.
Of course, it's not like I actually like cats, right? And I gotta go now -- her Ladyship calls. Apparently it's time for me to wave Da Birdie for her...
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