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Conference misery::feline_v1

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
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

4923.0. "Stick your tongue out" by BAHTAT::HILTON (How's it going royal ugly dudes?) Wed Sep 11 1991 10:53

    We've just go 2 kittens approx 10 weeks old from the UK cat's
    protection league. They are both great fun, if not a bit mad!!
    
    Anyway the bigger of the two has this strange habit of sticking his
    tongue out! I first thought it was when he was hot, but I'm not sure!
    He only does it occasionally, sometime when he's being fussed.
    
    
    Anyone know what he's up to, and how you tell a cat how stupid he
    looks!
    
    
    Cheers,
    
    Greg
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4923.1two?! WOW!MCIS2::HUSSIANChristmas is only 15 weeks away!!Wed Sep 11 1991 12:0611
    CONGRATULATIONS, GREG!!
    
    From what I understand, adopting two kittens in the UK isn't that
    easy to do! WHat a lucky person you are to be adopted by two sweet
    furfaces!!
    
    I don't know what you silly kitty is doing w/ it's tongue out, but 
    it must be the funniest thing!
    
    Have a ball!
    Bonnie
4923.2Adoption in UK is okBAHTAT::HILTONHow's it going royal ugly dudes?Wed Sep 11 1991 12:1415
    Adopting isn't all that bad in the UK
    
    We just made an apointment, and then picked out the 2 cuites!. The
    only rules are that:
    
    The cat protection league (CPL) will make a visit after 2 weeks to check 
    your cats are ok (and you)
    You must have them spayed or neutered and the vet's certificate must
    go back to the CPL.
    
    And that's about it! All cats/kittens are free, but we donated the
    going price, as it's a charity and they have soooo many abandoned
    moggies!
    
    Greg
4923.3WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JOset home/cat_max=infinityWed Sep 11 1991 12:396
    It is probably nothing to worry about--the tongue sticking out. 
    Nepenthe often sits around with his tongue sticking out.  He will
    sometimes be grooming himself and then just forget to bring it back
    into his mouth.  He looks very silly with it sticking out. :^D
    
    Jo
4923.4JUPITR::KAGNOTo cats, all things belong to catsWed Sep 11 1991 12:472
    Taja does this too, just like Nepenthe.  It does look pretty silly!!
    
4923.5JJLIET::JUDYPunch a higher floor!Wed Sep 11 1991 13:443
    
    	Chloe and Audrey do it too!
    
4923.6it takes all sorts.....SYSTMX::GASKELLWed Sep 11 1991 14:195
    Mine do it too, but I always thought they were scenting out chicken
    livers.  
    
    You're lucky to be able to chose, I never had to 'adopt' on either side 
    of the pond--they always found me.
4923.7funny fur facesWMOIS::RIVETTS_PWed Sep 11 1991 15:143
         Count me in too.  My cats will leave there tongues out after they
    have cleaned themselves.  We thought they were too tired to put it back
    in.  They look sooooo funny.  
4923.8comical babesCASCRT::LUSTHugs - food for the soulWed Sep 11 1991 17:456
    Still another - my Penny will actually fall asleep with her tongue
    hanging out!  I usually can't resist going over and 'flipping' the 
    end, whereupon she gives herself a couple licks again, then goes 
    back to her interrupted nap.  (hmmmm - payback for the 3 am wakeups?)
    
    Linda
4923.9BOOVX1::MANDILEI love readin' & ridin'Wed Sep 11 1991 17:495
    Just the tip of Casey's tongue hangs out, usually when
    he is in a really good mood, and is sitting in your
    lap.  We laugh at the dumb look it gives him!
    
    Lynne
4923.10COASTL::NDCPutiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313Thu Sep 12 1991 09:412
    Bonnie and Mao do it too.  :^)
    
4923.11ESIS::FEASEAndrea Midtmoen FeaseThu Sep 12 1991 09:471
         So does elderly "dignified" Bigfoot ;-) !
4923.12Why?BAHTAT::HILTONHow's it going royal ugly dudes?Thu Sep 12 1991 13:036
    Anyone actually know why?
    
    Dog's pant with their tongue to cool down.....
    
    
    Greg
4923.13PROSE::GOGOLINThu Sep 12 1991 14:206
Why do they do it? In Wrigley's case, I think it started as a survival
technique. He did this right from the start when we found him in our 
driveway. I'm sure he knew it made him look very cute and silly, and
that we wouldn't be able to resist such cuteness. He was right! 

Linda
4923.14SANFAN::FOSSATJUThu Sep 12 1991 16:416
    Yes, they do look so silly, especially when they wake up from a nap and
    stand there with a dazed look in their eyes , tongue sticking out and
    looking totally stupid - I guess the length of the protrousion depends
    on how much licking they've done.
    
    Giudi
4923.15ELMST::WONGThe wong oneFri Sep 13 1991 00:474
    The cat in the former house, Trixie, was panting alot with the
    tongue hanging out when she was giving birth...kinda like Lamaze...:-)
    
    B.
4923.16why, 'cause it's cuteTYGON::WILDEwhy am I not yet a dragon?Fri Sep 13 1991 14:156
from what I've read, cats do not pant to cool off...and panting is usually
a sign of distress (as in giving birth - just ask anyone who's done it)...
therefore, I think the tongue sticking out behavior you are describing is
just a quirk of the individual cat - some cats probably have a lazy tongue.
"It was out while I was bathing and I just forgot to put it back!"

4923.17SANFAN::BALZERMAFri Sep 13 1991 14:378
    
    I think you are right Dian some cats do have lazy tongues. Other reasons 
    could also be related to teeth placement and arch structure.  Then
    there are cats like Callie who is somewhat of a mouth breather because
    of the shortness of her nose.
    
    
    
4923.18YOSMTE::DAHL_KITue Sep 24 1991 18:266
    My elderly cat, Junkyard, sticks his tongue out all the time.  I've
    always contributed to the fact that he has no teeth.  He looks really
    silly, but the worst part is that he drools so excessively when his
    tongue is out, I have to put a dishtowel under him!
    
    Kim