cat wrestling

POSTED BY: boris
UPDATED: Monday, May 17, 2010 14:36
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BORIS

Sunday, May 9, 2010 3:27 AM

Does any one else's cat/s lie in wait for them and try to bring them down like a tiger would bring down an antelope? it's kinda funny coz he's always gonna be smaller than me, but he still keeps on trying...its not so funny when he keeps trying to get me after I've had enough and we've established I'm the bigger stronger beast...hissing, biting and grumpiness often ensues...and then he spends the rest of the day sucking up to me.

KAREL

Sunday, May 9, 2010 4:06 AM

Our cat used to lie in wait under the bed and then pounce on my wife's feet. (Never my feet.)

My wife has a few small scars on her feet, and lots of small scars on her hands from playing with our cat and her family's cat, too.

"Whatever is wrong with you is so right for me." -- Marillion.

FREMDFIRMA

Sunday, May 9, 2010 11:41 AM

It's a cat thing, a way of burning off excess energy, kinda like that thing where they just up and run around the house just after dawn like their tail was on fire - if you think an 8lb cat sounds like a thunderin herd doin that, you shoulda been there when we had six and they liked to include the stairs in that little jaunt!

Usually the pouncing comes out of a combination of them seeing you as a playmate, and being bored - something like this...

Which often means they've lost the last of their jingle balls behind the appliances or under the couch, and you should get some more.

Also worth a note is that if your shoes have tassles or dangly things, that's just eggin em on too.

If you REALLY wanna mess with yon kitties head, and you're fast enough to do it - few people are, mind you... when he makes the bum rush quickly put the palm of your hand in his path so he hits it nose first and yell "DENIED!", they hate that, they'll go sulk, and you'll catch dirty looks for like, an hour, hee hee.

Kallista is mostly too lazy for that kinda thing, if she wants to put the hit on me, she'll contract it out, cause she's the princess and she knows it!

-Frem

BORIS

Sunday, May 9, 2010 2:06 PM

the boredom thing is probably it. two weeks ago he acidenatally pulled my sock off while trying to take me down and now that's his new favourite game. part of his wrestling thing is a ranking game too. I'm living with my parents so Theo sees me as a pack rival at times and tries to assert his authority.

BYTEMITE

Sunday, May 9, 2010 5:41 PM

Frem: It's significantly less funny (or maybe more) if you stick your hand out just as they happen to be making a jump for the counter top.

Oh sweet baby clementines she was MAD, but in my defense, I didn't expect she'd hit the open cabinet doors on the way back down.

She was okay enough to hiss, slap me and run off afterward, so.

FREMDFIRMA

Sunday, May 9, 2010 8:35 PM

Hell, Ghoster doesn't need any help on THAT front.

I swear, she's the clumsiest cat I've *ever* known, and yet she is also the one who most likes to climb stuff, for the sense of accomplishment, I guess - although more often followed by a bang-crash and stuff falling down with her, IF she even actually makes the jump, instead of falling somewhat short with a thunk-plop!
With the obligatory "i meant to do that", and quick grooming which is a cats version of looking away and whistling, trying to appear innocent.

Her personality cannot be faulted too much though, she reminds me powerfully of Beaky Buzzard from the old merry melodies cartoons - she is very sweet, but bumbling, inept, and none too bright from a human or feline perspective.

That little tune at 0:50 is *SO* Ghoster it's practically her theme music.

Oh yes, and she *SHEDS*, like, a lot... a whole lot, and if she gets nervous it's practically an explosion of the stuff - damn tribble factory.

She has her moments though, for a time we had the old big white AT&T standard issue phone, cause it was the only one I would answer, as electronic rings just didn't hit the right reflexes with me and I'd do something like go lookin for the smoke alarm otherwise, especially before morning coffee.
(My cellphone *must* have that ring, too)

Well, Ghoster managed to put the concept together in her little kitty head, and she would headbutt it, knocking it off the cradle, and then start meowing into the mouthpiece end - one telemarketer got quite a ways into his delivery before he realized he really was makin a pitch to a housecat, heh heh.

-F

BORIS

Monday, May 10, 2010 9:05 AM

Theo's just weird...he has his routines: Morning naps on mums lap in dad's chair. He'll wait for her and if she doesn't sit there he'll go get her.noone else is allowed in it during that time. afternoon naps on mums lap in her chair though I will do if she's not available though I'm not as squishy as she is so he gets annoyed...evening naps in his chair after he's attempted to sit in my chair and been told to get off. three times a day he approaches either one of us to put our finger in his dry food...we're not sure why but if we don't do it when he asks he stesses out. there's a plastic stool in my parent's bathroom he has to play with at least once a day or he's stressed...he hugs it rubs himself on it hides under it walks across the floor wearing it. we don't know why though I think it links him to his old life before they moved. on the rare occasion he does crazy-kitty-running-around-for-no-good reason he bumps into things and then lies there with his feet in the air.

FREMDFIRMA

Monday, May 10, 2010 2:55 PM

Yep, for all their independent nature, cats who choose association with humans show a preference for a high degree of "ritual" behavior and get disturbed when those are thrown out of whack.

Squirmy will drive you totally batty with playing fetch - she'll bring a milk jug ring, which is kinda the penultimate cat toy, and headbonk you, with repeated trill calls till you finally give in and throw it...

And she'll go get it, and bring it back, and she will *KEEP* doing this prettymuch forever if you let her, even running her out of energy won't do it, she'll flop on her side panting (rare for a cat, but she really throws herself into the game) for a couple minutes, and then she's right back and raring to go.

Don't think faking the toss, or lobbing it where she can't reach is gonna help you either, she keeps a stash of the damn things under one corner of the hall carpet, and will simply hook another out from under there and come back with THAT instead, heheheh.

Only way to get out of it is to pick her up and pet her while explaining your busy and maybe later - she's not real fond of being picked up and held (thus, her name) but will tolerate it well from me, just no one else.

Of course, half an hour later, she'll come back again, but that's just how she is.

-F

BYTEMITE

Monday, May 10, 2010 3:20 PM

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she'll bring a milk jug ring, which is kinda the penultimate cat toy

Yep. Our kitty is kind of a fatso, though, so she'll play fetch, but only for a few minutes. We really need to figure out how to trim her down. She's been on a diet, we monitor her food intake and take away her food when we're going somewhere and can't watch her, we have low calorie food, we take her bowl away if she starts vacuuming the food up within ten seconds.

She hasn't lost any weight yet.

ZEEK

Monday, May 10, 2010 5:04 PM

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

If you REALLY wanna mess with yon kitties head, and you're fast enough to do it - few people are, mind you... when he makes the bum rush quickly put the palm of your hand in his path so he hits it nose first and yell "DENIED!", they hate that, they'll go sulk, and you'll catch dirty looks for like, an hour, hee hee.

My kitty hates a palm in her face. She goes into stand off mode where she starts arching her back and meowing all crazy. She won't back down but she will eventually attack if I don't move my hand.

Her attacks are all playful though. She never bites to break the skin or anything.

I just think it's funny that a palm in front of her face is perceived as a challenge or something.

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