So. We got a cat. So far I am thoroughly underwhelmed

Started by Huw the Poo, March 30, 2016, 03:46:04 PM

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Huw the Poo

I'll tell you a couple of things our little bastard learned very quickly - the sound of the food cupboard being opened, and where we keep the bit of string.  She lets us know she wants to play when she sits right underneath where the string is kept and occasionally meows.

To be fair to her, she loves that bloody string and she'll play with it regardless of who's holding it, even the kids.  After 5-10 minutes she gets bored, and I give her a snack to reward her for being social.

True to form, there's precisely one brand of snack she'll actually eat.  She doesn't even like catnip-based snacks, despite enjoying licking catnip off a toy.  In fact, now I think of it, between snacks and toys and furniture and stuff, probably 95% of the money we've spent on her has been wasted.  Ungrateful shite.

undercovergeek

I can't help but think you have feelings for the little fella

Huw the Poo

I'd sell her for 50p if I thought the kids would let me.

BanzaiCat

Quote from: Huw the Poo on February 19, 2018, 03:37:57 AM
I'd sell her for 50p if I thought the kids would let me.

Half a quid sounds like a bit much, guv'nah.

If I wanted something around that could give half a shite about me or my surroundings, well... :)

JasonPratt

It sounds to me like progress is being made!  :bd: :coolsmiley:

Just not fast progress.

Cats are basically an affection-strategy simulator. Some are set on hard-mode, and take a lot of small steps; but when you get there, you can appreciate the achievement that you accomplished something difficult.

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BanzaiCat

So. Cats have been jumping on desks and tables and messing our stuff up for hundreds of years, now.

bbmike

Yeah, but they eat mice and rats for us so we look the other way when they do that.
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Me too, Stagger.

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Quote from: bbmike on February 20, 2018, 11:19:53 AM
Yeah, but they eat mice and rats for us so we look the other way when they do that.

I've got a dog that does that.  In fact, he doesn't wait for them to get in the house, he runs a perimeter a couple hundred yards around the house.  When he catches them, he tosses them in the air, bats at them, stomps on them.  Pretty fun to watch. 
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I think my cat would be devious enough to work with the rats. You know, "You want ME to get rid of the rats? What's it worth to you"?
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