No Pussy (Cat) in My Bed??

[donaldcc]

  I have some mild allergies and sometimes come home to sneezing fits.  So . . . the cat does NOT get to sleep in my bed.  This is what I found after riding up in mtns for breakfast this morning.

Cat doesn't seem to care about my rules. 

[Willow]

 

The cat doesn't even recognize your rules.  The only thing the cat knows is that he (or she?) needs to move quickly if it's on the bed when you're in the room and is quite confident of his ability to disappear quickly enough.    

You're in the cat's house.  You're just the pet that pours the food and appears to be difficult to train and socially clumsy.    

I feel your pain.      

[Jess Tolbirt]

cats are going to do what they dam well please,,if you dont believe me try giving one a bath

[Serk]

Dogs have masters...

...cats have staff.

[Serk]

try giving one a bath

Easy way to give a cat a bath

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.
2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water and have both lids lifted.
3. Obtain the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
4. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may need to stand on the lid so that he cannot escape). CAUTION: Do not get any part of your body too close to the edge, as his paws will be reaching out for anything they can find. The cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from your toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power wash and rinse" which I found to be quite effective.
6. Have someone open the door to the outside and ensure that there are no people between the toilet and the outside door.
7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can and quickly lift both lids.
8. The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet and run outside where he will dry himself.

Sincerely,
The Dog

[Jess from VA]

Too funny.  


Don, I had this same issue for over 20 years.  I have no breathing allergy to cats, but cannot get any cat hair-dander on the shaved area of my face, or immediately get an itchy rash. 

Our bedroom door was never open (my rule). 

I'm now sure the ex sleeps with those fuzzy critters.  Better them than me.

[fudgie]

Ours sleeps in the bed. What she does is sleep between the both of us, which pulls the covers off of me. The other night I slept with a sheet. 

[Daniel Meyer]

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

-Robert Heinlein.

After my cat proved herself to be particularly adept at hunting scorpions, spiders, and any other nasties that got in the house (she demonstrated this by catching a scorpion out of my bed), she got to sleep wherever she wanted. She's long gone now (had that cat 22 years), but subsequent models have proven as diligent and the tradition of having a cat in the house has continued.

[John Schmidt]

My wife and all the kids, grandkids, great grandkids, in-laws and outlaws, think I'm the most horrible person on the face of the earth. My rules dictate no animals of any sort anywhere but on the floor. Period! It's an animal!  Most recently we had a miniture Weiner mutt brought along when a granddaughter visited with her boyfriend. First thing it did was jump first on one of the Lazy Boys, then on the daybed. I told the granddaughter to remove him, she then picked him up and held him while sitting on the couch. I insisted he be on the floor, she protested so I gave her a choice: "on the floor or out the door."  I've had many pets over the years and they learned quickly to stay off the furniture, and were even restricted as to the rooms they could roam in....it didn't include the bedrooms. That kept the hair(among other things) restricted pretty much to certain rooms. I also taught them very quickly to do their business in one area of the yard. As opposed to walking the dog and having it crap in every other yard in the area. For what it's worth(not much, I know) we only had two cats over the years. Can't stand them!

[junior]

My wife and all the kids, grandkids, great grandkids, in-laws and outlaws, think I'm the most horrible person on the face of the earth. My rules dictate no animals of any sort anywhere but on the floor. Period! It's an animal!  Most recently we had a miniture Weiner mutt brought along when a granddaughter visited with her boyfriend. First thing it did was jump first on one of the Lazy Boys, then on the daybed. I told the granddaughter to remove him, she then picked him up and held him while sitting on the couch. I insisted he be on the floor, she protested so I gave her a choice: "on the floor or out the door."  I've had many pets over the years and they learned quickly to stay off the furniture, and were even restricted as to the rooms they could roam in....it didn't include the bedrooms. That kept the hair(among other things) restricted pretty much to certain rooms. I also taught them very quickly to do their business in one area of the yard. As opposed to walking the dog and having it crap in every other yard in the area. For what it's worth(not much, I know) we only had two cats over the years. Can't stand them!

somuch for all valk riders being kind hearted...................cats are people too, and sometimes a food sorce 

[hubcapsc]

This guy was my main buddy... he disappeared while I was on a ride to
West Virginia last year...



The other kittie pictures in that directory are so cute I can't post them
here, it would make you guys throw up...

-Mike 

[donaldcc]

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

-Robert Heinlein.

   

  Robert A. Heinlein was my hero as a kid.  Stranger in a Strange Land was the best. July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988. "His philosophy resonated greatly with readers in the counterculture at the time."

  "Within the framework of his science fiction stories, Heinlein repeatedly addressed certain social themes: the importance of individual liberty and self-reliance, the obligation individuals owe to their societies, the influence of organized religion on culture and government, and the tendency of society to repress nonconformist thought."

  He, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke gave me many enjoyable hours. 

[hubcapsc]

  Robert A. Heinlein was my hero as a kid. 

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

-Mike

[¿spoom]

"We understood you the first time! We don't agree."

So I told them again and Milli said, "Don't make me reach under Taffy" and I said, "Why? What's under Taffy?"
I carefully measured the distance between us.........

"You'll never make it." said Milli..............

[Tim H]

This guy was my main buddy... he disappeared while I was on a ride to
West Virginia last year...



The other kittie pictures in that directory are so cute I can't post them
here, it would make you guys throw up...

-Mike 

He looks just like my cat, Dak.  We were watching Passchendaele tonight and he had just laid his head down.  He heard a kestrel on the movie, and popped his head back up.  I pet him and told him to watch out for the hawks that patrol the neighborhood.  His brother Hobbie was hit by a car a little over a year ago.  I like that he gets in my wife's lap to walk across the couch to sit in mine.  Cats are cool.

Dak (Luke's gunner), Hobbie (Rebel pilot), guess which movie.  

[hubcapsc]

I pet him and told him to watch out for the hawks that patrol the neighborhood.  

There was a hawk hanging around when Huey disappeared.  These marks were
in Huey's favorite place-to-hang-out...
 


-Mike

[Fudd]

try giving one a bath

Easy way to give a cat a bath

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.
2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water and have both lids lifted.
3. Obtain the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
4. In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may need to stand on the lid so that he cannot escape). CAUTION: Do not get any part of your body too close to the edge, as his paws will be reaching out for anything they can find. The cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises that come from your toilet, the cat is actually enjoying this.
5. Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power wash and rinse" which I found to be quite effective.
6. Have someone open the door to the outside and ensure that there are no people between the toilet and the outside door.
7. Stand behind the toilet as far as you can and quickly lift both lids.
8. The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet and run outside where he will dry himself.

Sincerely,
The Dog

 I'd like to ammend step 7. You may not want to open the lid with your hand, as the cat is likely to run up your arm and use your head as a springboard to get outside. A broom handle is a better alternative.

[Tropic traveler]

Now this cat knows how to sleep in a bed.

[3fan4life]

Our cat doesn't care about sleeping in the bed.

But he does pick the craziest places to take his cat naps:

[Gryphon]

  He, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke gave me many enjoyable hours. 

The Scifi triumverate.  They were the best and the math always worked.  They stressed the science part of the fiction.  It's facinating to see how much they contributed to the world's inovations.

[Daniel Meyer]

  He, Isaac Asimov, and Arthur C. Clarke gave me many enjoyable hours. 

The Scifi triumverate.  They were the best and the math always worked.  They stressed the science part of the fiction.  It's facinating to see how much they contributed to the world's inovations.

Don't forget Larry Nivan...

[bigguy]

There was a series on TV (I think Discovery. maybe History channel) called, "The Profits of Science Fiction.) The ones so far are H.G. Wells. Mary Shelly, Phillip K Dick, and Arthur C Clark.
I also read a little A.E.van Vogt. "Voyage of the Space Beagle," was my into to him.

[czuch]

Cats are almost a given at my house. Scorpions are too. Pick one or the other here in the desert.
We were going to pick up a car about 50 miles away. There was a sign that told us free kittens were to be had. Got a real cool orange one. As I was goin into Walmart to get dog food  Tammy said to get the cat a toy. I told her we have a pitbull, the cat IS a toy. Thats his name, Toy, and he is the pitbull's own personal cat. Hilarity ensues.

[hubcapsc]

Cats are almost a given at my house. Scorpions are too. Pick one or the other here in the desert.
We were going to pick up a car about 50 miles away. There was a sign that told us free kittens were to be had. Got a real cool orange one. As I was goin into Walmart to get dog food  Tammy said to get the cat a toy. I told her we have a pitbull, the cat IS a toy. Thats his name, Toy, and he is the pitbull's own personal cat. Hilarity ensues.

We have scorpions (little ones that only hurt like a bee sting) here in the South Carolina
woods (and in my house) too... and we have cat doors. They bring in everything. I've stepped
on gizzards with nobody in them while walking through the house in the morning. Snakes.
Little baby animals that are cuter than the cats (I hate it when that happens...)

The cat doors make for NO CAT BOX though, so they're worth it very much...

-Mike

[bscrive]

I think it was Robin Williams who said that "cats are women in cheap fur coats".  So true.