A cat that gives up? Does such a thing exist?
Bullied by my Cat!
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A cat that gives up? Does such a thing exist?
No...or rare. More...can't be arsed.
K'Ehleyr...my only advice re: dominant cats (having dealt with with pet Siamese and Burmese - my two favorite and gorgeous but most spoilt breeds - SHOW THEM WHO'S IN CHARGE)
my cat owned our house. she would often take over places where people sat for her sleeping place. she would often jump on my bed, stand behind my chair, meow at me, bat me with her paws and if i ignored her, climb over my shoulder and then sit on my stomach (i tend to slouch in my chair) or she'd stand on my stomach and headbutt the keyboard drawer in in order to sit on my lap. if i tried sitting up straighter, pulling the keyboard drawer out and using the keyboard, she'd often headbutt my arm until i gave up and stopped trying to use the keyboard.
in the last couple of months before she died, she took to sleeping in one of the bedroom windows of my sisters' room and after half an hour of me being on my PC, she would jump down, hare out of the room, along the landing, crash through my door, leap on my bed and then get on my lap, wash and then go to sleep. i'd wind up sitting perpendicular to my desk, with my feet on the end of the bed so she could stretch out more.
it's evenings like this, on the PC, that i miss her the most...
Oh capt, I so feel for you. Squeak is snuggled up next to me now ~ I know, as much as I moan about him I would so miss him.
No.
Yeah, that didn't work. He went out for his after dinner for his evening constitutional, returned and immediately claimed his chair back.
I've got the better of him thou ~ I'm perched on the edge
Cats have never forgotten being worshiped as gods in ancient Egypt.
That reminds me of my Boris. I still miss him, too.my cat owned our house. she would often take over places where people sat for her sleeping place. she would often jump on my bed, stand behind my chair, meow at me, bat me with her paws and if i ignored her, climb over my shoulder and then sit on my stomach (i tend to slouch in my chair) or she'd stand on my stomach and headbutt the keyboard drawer in in order to sit on my lap. if i tried sitting up straighter, pulling the keyboard drawer out and using the keyboard, she'd often headbutt my arm until i gave up and stopped trying to use the keyboard.
in the last couple of months before she died, she took to sleeping in one of the bedroom windows of my sisters' room and after half an hour of me being on my PC, she would jump down, hare out of the room, along the landing, crash through my door, leap on my bed and then get on my lap, wash and then go to sleep. i'd wind up sitting perpendicular to my desk, with my feet on the end of the bed so she could stretch out more.
it's evenings like this, on the PC, that i miss her the most...
We have a rule in our household that even the cats understand. The rule is whoever has been in this family the longest is the top person/cat. If someone moves out and then comes back home again they go to the bottom of the list. The list as it now stand
Me (person)
Miss Chicken (cat)
Spider (cat)
Georgy (cat)
Adam (person)
Marcus (person).
This means I have an absolute right to remove a cat from my bed, chair and tell them off when they do anything I consider naughty. It also means I can relegate feeding the cats, cleaning up after the cats to those that are lower than them i.e. Adam and Marcus.
Miss Chicken is allowed to order the two boy cats around and I will side with her when she does.
For quite a while Georgy was on the bottom on the list but has edged his way up. He now understands that he can order Adam and Marcus to feed him but if he wants me to feed him he must wait until I feel like doing it.
Me (person)
Miss Chicken (cat)
Spider (cat)
Georgy (cat)
Adam (person)
Marcus (person).
This means I have an absolute right to remove a cat from my bed, chair and tell them off when they do anything I consider naughty. It also means I can relegate feeding the cats, cleaning up after the cats to those that are lower than them i.e. Adam and Marcus.
Miss Chicken is allowed to order the two boy cats around and I will side with her when she does.
For quite a while Georgy was on the bottom on the list but has edged his way up. He now understands that he can order Adam and Marcus to feed him but if he wants me to feed him he must wait until I feel like doing it.
I notice the cats are consolidating power near the apex, Miss Chicken; other than yourself, humanity isn't faring to well in the hierarchy. 
Is there hope for us two-legged ones or will our four/three-legged friends achieve full domination?
PS: What happens if you go on holiday; do you relinquish authority to Miss Chicken the cat and then start from the bottom, or does that not count as leaving?
Is there hope for us two-legged ones or will our four/three-legged friends achieve full domination? PS: What happens if you go on holiday; do you relinquish authority to Miss Chicken the cat and then start from the bottom, or does that not count as leaving?
^ You forget my Lord Nasat, that we have our faithful army of Dogs that shall ably fight along side us againist the feline menace. The alliance of wolves and ape will not fall!!
For my part our ginger cat is too lazy to throw his weight around the house, as long as he gets somewhere to sleep he doesn't make a fuss. Bless him...
For my part our ginger cat is too lazy to throw his weight around the house, as long as he gets somewhere to sleep he doesn't make a fuss. Bless him...
You know what I'm like with dogs - that alliance is doomed to failure. Surrender to the feline is, I fear, our only realistic option.
Cats have never forgotten being worshiped as gods in ancient Egypt.
... Quote Capt...
That reminds me of my Boris. I still miss him, too.
True about their superiority complex.
Why do we love them so much?
If they were a human we would you think of them as;
- self centered
- vain
- greedy
- having no respect for clean bed linen (especially white)
- having no respect for correspondance you've just printed out and do not really have to be embossed with a muddy paw, as I'm sure my signiture and bank details will do.
- lazy (ok I'm jealous about that one)
- freeloaders ~ what is his purpose?
But Squeak refuses to listen.
I can rule the humans ~ but not the cat.
Again I wish I'd just bought a goldfish.
I notice the cats are consolidating power near the apex, Miss Chicken; other than yourself, humanity isn't faring to well in the hierarchy.
PS: What happens if you go on holiday; do you relinquish authority to Miss Chicken the cat and then start from the bottom, or does that not count as leaving?
Going on holiday doesn't count as leaving.
In the last few years I have twice gone to Adelaide to visit my sister. Miss Chicken temporarily took top spot during the last visit and she was quite annoyed when I came back and she went back to second spot. She had me on ignore for about three days.
Cats do have a sense of first-come, first-served, I think (and a related sense of entitlement). My grandmother's old cat always resented me - she saw me as competition for my grandma's affection, and she was there years before I entered the world. I must have been a deeply unwelcome intrusion.
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Cats have never forgotten being worshiped as gods in ancient Egypt.
... Quote Capt...
That reminds me of my Boris. I still miss him, too.
True about their superiority complex.
Why do we love them so much?
If they were a human we would you think of them as;
- self centered
- vain
- greedy
- having no respect for clean bed linen (especially white)
- having no respect for correspondance you've just printed out and do not really have to be embossed with a muddy paw, as I'm sure my signiture and bank details will do.
- lazy (ok I'm jealous about that one)
- freeloaders ~ what is his purpose?
But Squeak refuses to listen.
I can rule the humans ~ but not the cat.
Again I wish I'd just bought a goldfish.
Because they're furry, they purr when you pet them, and they're like little children you just want to protect.
I say this as a dog person who also loves kittehs.
As RJ said, they were worshipped as gods (whereas goldfish/koi necessarily weren't). Previous g/fs have all given due honor to Bastet (is there a pattern here?). My Burmese does what wishes but I do not feel "bullied". Yes, if I'm honest he has upper hand (emotionally) but I do express to him that he is not divine or irreplaceable. Especially with a wolf.
As revenge for my parents going on vacation, ours has decided to wake me up at 5:30 every morning. (I am a morning person, but 5:30 is hardly morning.)
Currently she is prowling around, intermittently asking to go out even though several hours ago when I let her out she demanded to come back in, and occasionally sitting just out of arms' reach.
If she was a person, she would be that annoying kid in the store who yells "Mom!" five million times, is ignored, and proceeds to destroy the pyramid display of soup cans.
Currently she is prowling around, intermittently asking to go out even though several hours ago when I let her out she demanded to come back in, and occasionally sitting just out of arms' reach.
If she was a person, she would be that annoying kid in the store who yells "Mom!" five million times, is ignored, and proceeds to destroy the pyramid display of soup cans.
Who would your pet's be if they were people?
If only my parents were able to pronounce it, that would have been her name...
I don't have a cat (or any other pet). I would suck as a pet owner. I'm gone for 9 hours a day at work, and I live alone. So the only pets I visit on a regular basis are the dogs owned by various family members (such as my parents' poodle, which is about the size of a hairy lima bean, and the twin bulldogs owned by my brother and his wife. These bulldogs, OTOH, are more nuclear-aircraft-carrier-like in their size, hygiene, and mannerisms).
You're so right JA. Squeak is on the next chair to me, I've just tickled his belly, he turned over, stretched and didn't bite me ~ result! And he is so soft ~ his white fur softer than his black, how does that happen?
But he knows he rules you! 5.30 is the middle of the night! Perhaps she feels unsettled? Or more probably just being a Cat 
Who would your pet's be if they were people?
If only my parents were able to pronounce it, that would have been her name...
That's one sexy feline Iggi!
The Squeak is now curled up next to me on the other chair, He is either chasing mice in his sleep or running away from them. His little white paws are twitching and he's making cute little whimpers.
Yes, Ok, sometimes they can be cute ~ when they are asleep or outside
Befitting her human companion, I daresay.
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So are Jinx's but she still runs.He's a filthy, mangy beast, but inside his breast beats the heart of a warrior!
Sorry for DP but I just saw this...
Shameless, that's lovely.
Inside Sir Squeak's breast beats the heart of a poet. Maybe vainglorious, lazy and the cat with the most unlike-cat abilities, but caring and with a certain charm about him.
He reminds me of Leslie Phillips
Ok ~ new thing...
Who would your pet's be if they were people?
ETA @ Jinx ~ I would but Squeak's claws are pretty sharp
My 4 cats bully me!
Sammie is the oldest at 11.He will meow for food and keep meowing until I get up to feed them.They sleep where they want.It does not matter if it's the bed or the chair.
I feel like I'm their servant.
Sammie is the oldest at 11.He will meow for food and keep meowing until I get up to feed them.They sleep where they want.It does not matter if it's the bed or the chair.
I feel like I'm their servant.
