Re: Kitties

POSTED BY: Niki2
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CYBERSNARK

Monday, August 17, 2009 8:04 PM

Cat earns High School Diploma.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32420644/ns/tech_and_science-tech_and_gadg
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Rescued from a ditch when she was no more than a teeny, tiny ball of fluff, Oreo C. Collins, a 2-year-old tuxedo cat from Macon, Ga., may be the very first in her family to obtain a 'high school diploma' — online or off. (Of course, we may never know for sure because, as she wrote in her "life experience essay" portion of the test, she's adopted.) Kelvin Collins, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia and Oreo's rescuer, encouraged Oreo to seek her "education," by taking part in the BBB's ongoing investigation of online diploma mills.

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NIKI2

Monday, August 17, 2009 10:02 PM

Hey, Raptor, I've got a rabbit as possessive as your cat(s)! She's a Netherland Dwarf, tiniest breed of rabits, but she's a heller sometimes.

I start to get down on a cushion to "visit" with her, she BITES the first part of my body that touches ground. I lay there for a while scritching her (which she adores), then when I go to get up, she BITES the first part of my body she can grab.

I THINK it's "I'm so glad you're coming down, I've lost control and just have to bite you!" and "No! Don't go! I didn't say you could go yet!", but sometimes I'm not quite surrre....

Here she is as a babe, but she's not much bigger now:

She may look cute, and she IS a real lover, but don't let her looks fool 'ya!

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:51 AM

THAT is Hi-larious!

" That rabbit's DYNAMITE! "

The T.Rex they call JANE!

NIKI2

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:56 PM

She THINKS she's "dynamite", in the other sense, and we're not telling her otherwise!

We had five; the only reason I got my husky from a Canadian breeder was in hopes a weeber's predatory instincts wouldn't get in the way of getting along with the rabbits. By the time he got here he was already bigger than them, tho', so it didn't work out.

There was one who stood up to him, my Polish Dwarf 'Punkin (aka Hell's Bunny). They played and she took no shit from him, I saw him sometimes go flying around a corner with her hanging on his butt!! When he got bigger, I separated them, but they pined so stupidly I let them together again. Best bet is she got tangled in his long legs, 'cuz he brought her in to me one day, neck broke, and laid her at my feet. RIP 'Punkin:

He mourned a bit, and of course it broke my heart, and from then on we blocked the door when I let the rabbits out.

One day hubby Jim wasn't noticing and Tashi got out. He means them no harm, mind you, but his idea of "play", well...there went Frodo, the Hotot cross Jo left behind when we sent her back to England.

So now I pretty much only let the remaining three out in the living room when I'm there. Besides The Mids, there's the other Hoto cross (which I rescued from a yuppie family) a sweet and staid old gentleman we named Gozer:

and Mouse, another rescue...she's a Mini Rex, which looks almost exactly like a miniature Jack and is the biggest of the bunch:

We named Gozer that--they'd called him "Snowball" <> because they'd kept him locked in his cage, saying they could only get him out with a towel and he was "mean" and bit. He's never bitten anyone, and within half an hour of arriving, he came out...been cruising happily ever since, hence "Gozer the Traveler" from Ghostbusters.

They're a joy, each has his or her own personality and I love 'em dearly. Just wish they could run free like they used to before I got Tashi.

NIKI2

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:56 PM

Ooops, sorry...last post posted twice, and I can't see how to delete...

MSA

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:52 PM

it happens Niki no big deal:)

Aww cute bunnies.. we had a bunny named Leo and he was very nice until a mean cat named Snowy ( who delighted in attacking all the other cats in the neighborhood) managed to get past the dog and kill him.

To love someone is to see a miracle invisible to others.
--Francois Mauriac
It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.

KWICKO

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:28 AM

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Originally posted by Bytemite:
I like the way his little kitty paws are draped over the side, like his last act before losing consciousness was to say "MINE!"

For all their alleged aloofness, cats can be extremely possessive. I've known cats to DEMAND to be petted and given attention to. If I try to walk away before the proper amount of attention is given, I get swatted at w/ very demanding paws, like " Hey, I didn't give you permission to leave yet! " Cute. A bit creepy too, but also cute.

The T.Rex they call JANE!

Oh yeah, I get that from my older cat, Peedie. He wants to be petted, he will NOT be ignored. You'll pet him, or he'll grab your hand in both of his and put it on his head. And he'll keep doing it 'til you get the message. Shy, he ain't.

Rodger is more fickle. He wants to be petted, but he wants you to WANT to pet him. He'll cry at you about it, but he won't comer over to you to get the petting; he wants you to come to him. 'Course, if he can be petted while he eats, that's absolute heaven for him. I've joked that if I could pet him with his food, that would be the only thing better than petting him while he eats.

ETA: OOoohhh - BUNNIES! Kitty thread has become bunny thread! Bunnies are good. Cute as kittens, really. Cute as a basket of puppies. I like bunnies. My sister-in-law has one, and stayed with us a while, but when I'd let the bunny out, it would try to chew on electric cords. Not a good idea in a house full of electronic stuff!

Mike

AURAPTOR

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:08 AM

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...he brought her in to me one day, neck broke, and laid her at my feet. RIP 'Punkin:

Awwww. I bet he was like. "... fix Punkin? I think I broke her ". Huskies are too cute. Use to have one , and boy, can they be stubborn! Smart though. Sounds like they made a nice pair.

The T.Rex they call JANE!

STEGASAURUS

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:27 PM

Hee hee. This made me think of... well... ME!

NIKI2

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 6:59 PM

Yes, Tashi we pretty brokenhearted when Punkin' died...very confused. Took her out back and laid her on the ground to see his reaction (once I'd gotten somewhat over the shock)...wondering whether it WAS a predatory thing. But he stood there whining and looking from me to her; broke my heart.

Frodo was MUCH tougher...I knew the other rabbits were afraid of Tashi, and of course there is no difference between "playing" and "predatory" when whatever you want to play with is fragile and frightened of you. That one was incredibly hard to get over, Frodo was a really sweet little gentleman.

Oh, yeah, they're smart...but "smart" in some dogs manifests itself as "cunning" and "conning". He does both, tho' he's much better behaved than most huskies I've met. He's got hubby about half conned...part of the reason training's such a challenge is lack of consistency, as hubby laughs at his antics and doesn't reprimand or control him...sigh...

Trainer came by for second lesson yesterday, and it was fun to watch. My first job was to teach him "down" (lay down)--he's got it, but sometimes he "tells me off" as he does, throws his head around ahd "woo woo"s and talks back. The trainer checked it out, and had to turn his head several times to hide his smile, saying "It's really hard, he's so damned CUTE about it". THAT's a husky for you!

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