| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Well, life is never dull with 4 cats around. And we have a sort of new
wrinkle that really has us baffled. So if any of you can explain this
one, we'd really appreciate it!!
I have an older chime clock that sits on my mantle. It has a lovely
chime that rings the hour, and once on each half hour. So what does
that have to do with cats? Welllllllll...........
Lately, Esmarelda has had a strange reaction to this clock. It doesn't
happen every time it rings, but when it does, it sure is funny.
Just before the clock chimes, you can hear the noise of the weight
inside dropping. On that cue, Essy will head pell mell for the clock.
She proceeds to sit ON TOP of the clock while it rings. If she isn't
in the room when the chimes start, you can hear the dainty(?) footsteps
(somewhat like an elephant charging) running from wherever to take a
flying leap and land on top of the clock. And there she roosts until
the chiming is done. She will then stare at the clock for about a
minute, then sit herself next to it for a few minutes more, then give
that look - you know, the "Who, me?" look - and head back to whatever
she was doing. Now, if you happen to be the poor person sitting in the
chair next to the fireplace which is the ladder to the mantle, you
might want to move quickly as the hour approaches!!!
So, what is it that Essy is doing? Does the noise bother her? Does
she hear a noise that we don't hear? Does she expect it to take off on
her? What is going on?!?!?!?
Ellen (who also has a cat that loves to be vacuumed - are there any
normal cats?)
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 3413.1 | What is a NORMAL cat????? | SANFAN::FOSSATJU | Mon Mar 12 1990 16:26 | 7 | |
< are there any normal cats?
NO!
Giudi, with one cat who looks at the kitchen clock and crys when
its dinner time.
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| 3413.2 | she's pickin' up good vibrations! (ooooooh, sorry!) | SMURF::LONGO | Mark Longo, Open Systems Group | Mon Mar 12 1990 17:15 | 4 |
I bet Essy likes the vibrartion the clock makes when it is chiming. Put your hand on it when it chimes and see what it feels like! | |||||
| 3413.3 | CRUISE::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313 | Tue Mar 13 1990 08:36 | 1 | |
Who knows how a cat's mind works.......... | |||||
| 3413.4 | We owners are so well trained..... | BOOVX1::MANDILE | Tue Mar 13 1990 10:09 | 9 | |
I have a cat that loves to be blow-dried! He hears that dryer
turn on, and he is at your feet in seconds. If you don't give
him a blast, he climbs on your leg and cries. He likes it best
when you roll him over and blast him on the belly, while rubbing
it in.
Silly things these cat's train us to do!
L- & the gang
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| 3413.5 | ABYSS::sandy | C'mon everybody! Smurf's up! | Tue Mar 13 1990 10:32 | 7 | |
My little Siamese twins love to be brushed in the morning. They kept bugging me while I was blow-drying my hair, so I brought their brush in and do them too. C.C. especially, sits up like a little princess while I brush and 'dry' her back. Jenny often tries to bite the brush, but won't move off the vanity until I'm done with her :^} | |||||
| 3413.6 | Vibrating Willy... | AIMHI::SJOHNSON | Tue Mar 13 1990 10:44 | 5 | |
My Willy loves the vibration of our Interplak toothbrush and also a
muscle massager that we have. He goes crazy when he hears it and tries
to bat it without touching it. It's real funny!
Sonia
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