Our furry companions
Must be nearly over both the lead up to the trip, the trip and the jet lag now as I reconnect with important people like our group on Ravelry - a fantastic troup of committed crafters. 12 months ago (LOL!) we started a discussion about our furry companions in Ravelry. It is still going. I am firmly of the opinion that cats far outweigh our doggy friends in the world of knitters/crocheters, but stand to be corrected. It has been so lovely coming back to our two beloved cats - who, BTW, think they have died and gone to heaven now that we are permanently at home!
It was deeply touching to see the odd animal in the shack settlements, greatly loved. A bit mangy perhaps but adored companion none the less.
One Go-go had a ginger cat that looked every bit as old as she did
asleep on her mattress on the floor and evidently her adored friend.
Lots of dogs accompanied children running over rubbish dumps, but
seemingly just as loyal as you would expect anywhere in an ordinary
suburb. We humans are so dignified by our animal companions. So it
would be lovely to continue the gallery of pets and pet stories in this
forum too. Hope you will join in over the months. Sandy
It was deeply touching to see the odd animal in the shack settlements, greatly loved. A bit mangy perhaps but adored companion none the less.
One Go-go had a ginger cat that looked every bit as old as she did
asleep on her mattress on the floor and evidently her adored friend.
Lots of dogs accompanied children running over rubbish dumps, but
seemingly just as loyal as you would expect anywhere in an ordinary
suburb. We humans are so dignified by our animal companions. So it
would be lovely to continue the gallery of pets and pet stories in this
forum too. Hope you will join in over the months. Sandy
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Permalink Reply by P. Jeanne Haessler on -
Well my daughter has a penchant for blowing bubbles outdoors, which I admit she inherited from me, heh heh heh. Vincent, our grey and white cat (see my photos) loves chasing them, however it means he doesn't look where he's going and yesterday required a fast dash out onto the street to retrieve him. (Memo: only let cat out to chase bubbles on windless days!) He likes to sit in the grass and bat at the bubbles, popping them. The only problem with that is the expression on his face later when he licks that paw!
By the way, your two cats are ADORABLE. :)
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Permalink Reply by Jan Wilcox on -
My cat Tigger is a paws on type of cat. The minute I start a project he is right there. I was trying to cut out felt sq. and boy was he helping. I cut all the sweaters I had . With Planet Purl sending them I will save a lot in postage as I can send them Parcel Post to Fla. I had heavy crochet wool sq. to send too so this was wonderful for me as otherwise I don't know when I would had had the means to send them. Now have hats and books etc. to send so will work on filling a lg. bag.
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Permalink Reply by Linda Maltby on -
Sandy you cats are so sweet.
Before one of our cats came to us, she lived in a house with a dog and learned to drink from the toilet. (To discourage her, we keep the lid down)
Fortunately she didn't learn this trick
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WofFb_eOxxA
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Permalink Reply by Kalai McDonald on -
Ha ha ha ha ha Linda that is hilarious. That cat would be arrested in Aus for all that water wastage!
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Permalink Reply by Sue Gillman on -
Those cats certainly look as if they are in heaven! Our much loved Sparky was adopted from a friend who had moved house and she was so intimidated by a neighbours cat that she wouldn't get off the roof of the deck. They even had to feed her there. She was not thrilled to be with us either and swiped at every person in sight for a year [I am being very generous here]. I said if she was a dog we would have to put her down she was so aggressive. Now she is just the sweetest companion. She makes a lot of hissing and growling at cats in the neighbourhood while backing inside to our place. We are surprised how far she can spit. The boys cheer her on loudly. She's all bluff and buster and no action, When I have been in hospital or away on holiday Sparky goes missing and worries the life out of my son. She turns up the day I am due back. Last time she didn't go missing [progress!!] but she sort of forgot to go outside to the toilet-not very dignfied for anyone-and she took my son in to show him my shoes everyday Where is She? My other sons when visiting greet her first and then- Oh Hi bro hi mum! Sparky is the queen of our household!! Waited on hand and foot by everyone!!! We love her to bits.
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Permalink Reply by Kalai McDonald on
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Sparky sounds wonderful Sue, I love a cat with spunk!
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Permalink Reply by kyla on -
so would this guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zOGsXbaT5E&feature=PlayList&...
our cat Kiki loves watching the toilet flush, she will actually sit at your feet in the bathroom and wait. if you would prefer some privacy and shut her out, she reaches both her front paws as far under the door as she can and cries and cries, not wanting to miss out on any of the crazy toilet-flushing action. if she somehow misses the fact that someone has gone to the bathroom but she hears the flush, she shoots off down the hallway as fast as possible, skids around the corner and if shes lucky she catches the end of the flush. then she gives you this "why didn't you tell me you were playing the toilet-flush game? now I've missed it!" look.
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Permalink Reply by kyla on
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one of our cats, Mats, lived with a dog for a while too, as when Jim was living at home his parents still had their old yellow Labrador. Mats learned to growl at the door. its quite funny to see a cat sit up, narrow his eyes and growl every time the doorbell chimes, as if he is one big tough watch-cat who will protect us all from certain danger!
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Permalink Reply by peggy Sack on -
I don't have pets but really enjoyed the picture of the cats. So peaceful. I never let my kids have pets because I know who would end up taking care of them. I guess they will be in therapy someday telling the therapist how there mom would never let them have a pet except gerbils (they stay in there cage). I am not really a pet Person . we had dogs growing up but I never got attached to them. I know people of course who have dogs and cats and they seem to love them like a child. At least pets never talk back to you.
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Permalink Reply by kyla on
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when I was four I bugged my parents all the time for a horse. I had it all worked out - we had a big enough garden to keep one I reasoned, and a small, unused space down the side of the desk that could obviously be used as a horse stall with some minor modifications. I had other people in mind with this plan too, as the horse would eat the grass so that my parents didn't have to mow it, and I could ride it to school so my parents didn't have to drive me. once at school, I would tie the horse up to the bicycle racks and give other kids rides at recesses and lunch time to make money to help pay for the horse. plus, free fertilizer! I could never understand why nobody else could see the sheer brilliance of this plan, clearly I had dealt with all the details and it was foolproof. my parents tried to explain agricultural zoning laws in a four-year old friendly way, and we got a hamster instead.
when my dad was a kid he had a paper route and brought home any animal he found. my grandmother, a total trooper with her sons pet-collecting habits, had to deal with a bowl of tadpoles on the kitchen counter which then of course translated into baby frogs all over the house for weeks and a meat rabbit who was a really nasty creature who thumped up and down the stairs and left poo everywhere and bit your feet as you walked past, to tortoises collected and stockpiled in the garden which gradually led to the demise and disappearance of all plant matter under 8 inches in height. once he tried to bring a loose horse home but he couldn't catch it. my grandmother tells this story by saying "and I was so afraid to look out the kitchen window in case I saw that horse standing at the end of the garden."
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Permalink Reply by jen phillips on -
The lady next door to me was taken to hospital last Friday and I have a strong suspicion that she will not be coming home. She will probably have to be homed in the Frail Care Unit as she is no longer capable of caring for herself. Her house has been locked up and no-one has access to it and her poor cat, which she had tamed from a feral state, has been left to fend for itself.
I have been going up everynight to feed it and I stay and talk quietly to her for awhile.
At first she melted away among the plants so that I couldn't see her although I knew she was there. But after just a few days she greets me quietly when I arrive and is allowing me to get within a metre of her but any closer and she darts away. Today she ate her little bit of chicken and a bowlful of pellets while I was talking but she did keep a beady eye on me - no liberties to be taken.
My husband has said I can adopt her but I don't know how my Dasiy will take to that. She has had a complete change of character since her mom died just before Christmas. From being extremely aloof she is now quite chatty and loving. Still not keen on be handled. She patrols the area around our house to make sure no-one else crosses into her territory. I think she is enjoying being an only cat.
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Permalink Reply by Kalai McDonald on
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Oh that's so sad Jen. Good on you for feeding her and talking to her. Poor little thing :(. Maybe Daisy will get lonely in the end and want a friend to play with? Perhaps not, but it's a nice thought! In the meantime, some food and a chat in the evening is a very good thing to do for your neighbours cat.
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