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Post by Charlotte on Aug 2, 2014 2:55:12 GMT
I have never had a cat before and really never been around people who have cats. But we have had our cat for almost a year now and this little critter does the funniest damn things. I can't help but giggle at him repeatedly. So I have to ask does your cat do this? - Follow me everywhere. Always.
- Waits by the garage door with the dogs when it is time for me to get home from work.
- Cries by the front door whenever DH or I leaves.
- Plays in the bathtub/shower curtain, but only when I am sitting on the toilet.
- Sits by the back door when we let the dogs out and then will meow to let me know when they are ready to come in.
- Has to sit at the kitchen table with us when we eat our meals. He never tries to get on the table, just sits there and watches. If he doesn't have a chair he cries.
- Hides behind the bedroom curtains. He never tries to climb the, he just hides behind them and it is only because his tail sticks out that we know he is there.
- When we sit on the back deck the blinds have to be open so he can watch us (indoor only cat) or else he cries like we are beating him.
Feel free to add your own quirky cat traits.
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 2, 2014 2:59:50 GMT
Well, at the current moment both of my cats are trying to figure out a way to climb the walls.
There is a huge ass tokay gecko that hangs around my back porch-actually there are a couple that come and go- and from time to time there are babies. One of them found a way into the house tonight and sitting *just* out of the cat's reach. One of my cats is repeatedly launching himself from the top of tv (which I had to tie down with earthquake straps) in an attempt to reach the teeny kamakazi gecko.
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Post by annabella on Aug 2, 2014 3:01:41 GMT
"Has to sit at the kitchen table with us when we eat our meals. He never tries to get on the table, just sits there and watches. If he doesn't have a chair he cries."
That's adorable! lol
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 2, 2014 3:02:43 GMT
When I get ice from the ice maker, my cat will come running from anywhere in the house. Somehow it became treat time.
He randomly walks up and bites the dog in the ear.
He lays on his back and pushes the vertices vines out his way so he can see out the door instead of just sitting in between them.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 2, 2014 3:03:32 GMT
He also sits at the table, but not during dinner. If you get up to get something, he us in the chair before you can turn arohnd.
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Post by mimima on Aug 2, 2014 3:04:22 GMT
In the morning, mine likes to come cuddle with me - it's so adorable. your kitty is a cutie, ours also sits at the table like that - he's hoping we drop something, I think.
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Post by Charlotte on Aug 2, 2014 3:05:56 GMT
Well, at the current moment both of my cats are trying to figure out a way to climb the walls. There is a huge ass tokay gecko that hangs around my back porch-actually there are a couple that come and go- and from time to time there are babies. One of them found a way into the house tonight and sitting *just* out of the cat's reach. One of my cats is repeatedly launching himself from the top of tv (which I had to tie down with earthquake straps) in an attempt to reach the teeny kamakazi gecko. Mine goes after flies and moths like that. Quite entertaining.
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Post by Lori McMud on Aug 2, 2014 3:07:58 GMT
Our cats like to sit on the spare chair when we eat too. I have to turn on the bathroom sink faucet or the bath tub for one of my cats to have a drink when I am in there. The have such individual personalities, just like my kids.
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Post by redrulz on Aug 2, 2014 3:08:35 GMT
My cat loves to be spooned at night. If we fall asleep before letting her in the covers she will paw at the covers near our face until we wake up, then gets right in our face and says "MEOW". It's better to just get her settled in beforehand lol
She also will find her pet mice and "kill" them and cry for me to pat her head. I've never had a cat do this. Is this a female cat thing, I wonder?
My husband and I also give her occasional baths and she will protest immediately by going in my scrapping room and taking a dump on the floor. Only after a bath though.
Cats are funny.
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Post by beachbum on Aug 2, 2014 3:08:55 GMT
When I was younger we had a large parakeet cage with a flat top. Our cat would sleep on top of the cage with one paw sticking in between the bars of the cage. One brave bird would occasionally hop up and nip his paw, which launched him straight up in the air!
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Post by Charlotte on Aug 2, 2014 3:14:56 GMT
My cat loves to be spooned at night. If we fall asleep before letting her in the covers she will paw at the covers near our face until we wake up, then gets right in our face and says "MEOW". It's better to just get her settled in beforehand lol She also will find her pet mice and "kill" them and cry for me to pat her head. I've never had a cat do this. Is this a female cat thing, I wonder? My husband and I also give her occasional baths and she will protest immediately by going in my scrapping room and taking a dump on the floor. Only after a bath though. Cats are funny. This made me laugh out loud. I forgot, our house is in turmoil now because of city induced sewage flood in our basement. The entire basement (including the cats potty room) is torn up and we moved his litter box upstairs. At least once a day he will go downstairs to his old room and cry that loud "my people are beating me cry". He knows exactly where is litter box is, he just doesn't like it.
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Post by danalz on Aug 2, 2014 3:19:07 GMT
If my DH goes outside with DS our cat will sit by the door and yowl loudly until they come in. My mother in law has a cat who pees in the toilet. She didn't teach him, he just started doing it. My DH slept over once and got up at 6 am to use the bathroom. The cat beat him in there and he had to wait his turn! LOL My sisters cat wakes them up at 6 am every day so he can have Cheerios for breakfast!
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Post by doesitmatter on Aug 2, 2014 3:20:37 GMT
My cat - mostly my son's cat is a feral cat we rescued and he follows him around like a dog and loves to lay on his feet when he's on the computer. He is also the loudest purring cat anyone has ever heard - including multiple vets!
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Post by CarolT on Aug 2, 2014 3:24:45 GMT
We're down to one cat - she ignores us and essentially pretends we don't exist... unless she's hungry The dogs, on the other hand, have a multitude of amusing and ridiculous quirks!
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Post by peasapie on Aug 2, 2014 3:45:19 GMT
Love reading these! Mine is very romantic at night, too. Licks my eyes and nuzzles me so much I have to hide under the covers at times. He gets weird and guards the water dish at times, as if he's on an oasis that no one can attend but him. He also plays fetch with himself, climbing to the top of the couch, dropping a toy, and then running down to get it.
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Post by stampinbetsy on Aug 2, 2014 4:09:11 GMT
Out of our 3 cats, 2 of them are *normal* cats. One of them would be perfectly happy if the humans in the house didn't exist, except for the fact that we feed them. Its the youngest one (right at 2 years old) who is the funny one. She thinks she's a dog (she's also the only one who will engage the dogs). She chatters. She wants permission to eat even though we have started using a gravity feeder and she doesn't have to wait for us to fill a bowl.
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Post by PEArfect on Aug 2, 2014 4:33:15 GMT
I had four different cats growing up and they never acted like the two cats we have now. We have two females. One is a solid grey cat and the other is a calico. Our grey cat talks to us. When you say her name she will make a sound. She doesn't meow. It's more like a purr or a chirping bird sound with her mouth closed. She also pants, and sticks out her tongue. I've never seen a cat do either. Our calico licks EVERYTHING (cement, wood, carpet, people, the grey cat, ...) Weirdos!
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Post by Sorrel on Aug 2, 2014 4:36:10 GMT
My cat is obsessed with putting rubber bands and hair bands in her water dish. She steals them constantly from my DD's room.
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Post by krazykatlady on Aug 2, 2014 4:36:20 GMT
We have two cats. The ginger in my avatar nightly gathers up her "babies" (fuzzy toys) and brings them, one by one, into our bedroom. She meows the whole time as if she is telling them it's time to go to bed.
Our other cat, a five month old kitten, terrorizes his sister by stealing those babies and taking them out of the bedroom. Drives her crazy. She can't settle down for the night if her babies aren't in the room. Some nights this goes on for hours!
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 2, 2014 4:39:46 GMT
I forgot, my cat plays in the water dish. If we fill it full, he will have the floor soaked. He has also sat in it when the dog wants a drink.
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Post by scrapmaven on Aug 2, 2014 4:42:05 GMT
I think our cats are the same breed; however, my kitty has pink ears. Still, this particular breed is very attached to humans. He's a total lap cat, must sit w/me in the potty(sorry, but we're comparing stories), has to be w/us at the table and waits at the door for me to come home. We don't have dogs, but he knows everyone's habits and schedule and he waits for everyone to be in pocket before he goes to bed. Silly cats!
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Post by scrappersue on Aug 2, 2014 4:58:30 GMT
Last year our cat turned 10 and we got a puppy. She now will only drink out go his bowl. I had to get a larger bowl to accommodate enough water for both of them. She also sits in my bathroom sink to tell me she wants me to turn on the water.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 5:06:09 GMT
My cat plays fetch. Not just once or twice. She runs and gets it...brings it back...for like 10 minutes. She's thirsty by the time she's done. My cat growls when someone rings the doorbell. My cat does sit at the table...like yours...not begging. The only "people food" that she'll touch is fried chicken...and it has to be off the bone fried chicken...none of this nuggets or tenders nonsense. (and as long as I'm telling the truth...while she'll eat any fried chicken, she really prefers Popeye's Fried Chicken)
edited to add one more. She is with me downstairs late into the evening. She may be sleeping at my feet, or in the chair in my office...but she WILL NOT go upstairs to go to bed until I'm ready. And with that I say "let's go to bed" and she perks up and is ready. If she doesn't move quickly enough I tell her "momma help" (meaning I'm going to carry you) and that gets her moving quick. She does not like "momma help"
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Post by anniefb on Aug 2, 2014 6:01:43 GMT
My cat's another one who follows me around the house. She also likes to eat her tinned fish with her paw (left only).
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Post by Minnesota*Mom on Aug 2, 2014 12:15:11 GMT
My cat used to do almost all of those things you listed, OP. But now she is much older and spends more and more time sleeping. Enjoy the cute, quirky cat traits!
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Post by anxiousmom on Aug 2, 2014 12:17:59 GMT
My cat plays fetch. Not just once or twice. She runs and gets it...brings it back...for like 10 minutes. She's thirsty by the time she's done. My cat growls when someone rings the doorbell. My cat does sit at the table...like yours...not begging. The only "people food" that she'll touch is fried chicken...and it has to be off the bone fried chicken...none of this nuggets or tenders nonsense. (and as long as I'm telling the truth...while she'll eat any fried chicken, she really prefers Popeye's Fried Chicken)
edited to add one more. She is with me downstairs late into the evening. She may be sleeping at my feet, or in the chair in my office...but she WILL NOT go upstairs to go to bed until I'm ready. And with that I say "let's go to bed" and she perks up and is ready. If she doesn't move quickly enough I tell her "momma help" (meaning I'm going to carry you) and that gets her moving quick. She does not like "momma help" I have one that plays fetch too. It is hysterical to watch, and it doesn't always matter what the fetching item is...for a long time it was a piece of twine he found and carried around with him everywhere. Of course, when you threw it, it wouldn't go very far because it was...well, a piece of twine about two inches long. But he would still bring it back. Most recently it is a single strand of Easter grass.
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Post by Pahina722 on Aug 2, 2014 12:35:21 GMT
Well, at the current moment both of my cats are trying to figure out a way to climb the walls. There is a huge ass tokay gecko that hangs around my back porch-actually there are a couple that come and go- and from time to time there are babies. One of them found a way into the house tonight and sitting *just* out of the cat's reach. One of my cats is repeatedly launching himself from the top of tv (which I had to tie down with earthquake straps) in an attempt to reach the teeny kamakazi gecko. We have a glass patio door that geckos and tree frogs enjoy hanging out on. Our two youngest cats have done up to 20, five-foot vertical leaps straight up that door trying to get to those critters. It's lots of fun to watch though the initial THUMP when they land can be scary if you don't notice they're about to attack. Our oldest cat is a "momma's cat." Wherever I'm sitting, she will be close, either cuddled against the back of my head on the couch or squeezed in between me and the arm of the chair. I can handle those. But at night, she becomes Cat Hat. She drapes herself across the top of my head with her paws hanging down like ear muffs. Since I'm 'enjoying' hot flashes, having the extra heat on top of my head at night doesn't make sleeping any easier.
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Post by phoenixcov on Aug 2, 2014 12:56:54 GMT
I have a female re-homed blue Siamese who is the most strange animal I have ever owned. The list of things she doesn`t like grows daily and everyone knows from the growling or hissing to stay well away. When she is in a loving mood though she`s like a whole different cat. Then she nearly kills me with kindness. Not keen on the way she jumps all over the bed at 4am until one of us wakes up, then she goes back to her bed purring. Loves having her photo taken and will pose very nicely for ages. Only plays with things that aren`t her toys, especially elastic bands and spiders. Life would be boring without my little madam.
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Post by GamGam on Aug 2, 2014 13:17:11 GMT
The posts. Keep them coming. We've been catless for 3 years, and I really miss not having a fur baby. Our last cat was a Red Abbyssinian, and he drank from the water running at the sink by repeatedly wetting his paw and licking it. This became routine during the time my DH was shaving. He would wait in the hall until we were both in bed at night, then join us and crawl on Dh tummy to have his ears scratched and rubbed. Then he would move to me and gently nudge my face with his paw for me to raise the cover and let him cuddle in the crook of my arm. Bedtime routine never varied with him unless one of us went to bed early. Then he would wait for the other and come to bed with them. He also played fetch, but he wanted to catch the fuzzy toy in mid-air. He was so atheletic, and could jump a tremendous height; catch the toy, and bring it back for a repeat. This went on for minutes until he became bored. Cats are such wonderful pets. If you have one, give it a special amount of love today from me. GamGam
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Post by lovetodigi on Aug 2, 2014 13:22:49 GMT
Our little cat that died last summer used to love to bird watch from the windows or screened porch. She would do this weird chatter/chirp noise while she was watching. She would also come running every time the dogs came in from doing their business, and get in line to get a treat just like they did. When we would go to bed she would come running in, get in bed and lay at my DH head until he went to sleep, then she would slip away to different areas of the house to sleep. She always made sure that he was asleep first. I really miss that precious baby.
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