Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
Jenn, LOL. Our Baby Mason does this! :) Only he prefers plastic milk jug rings. Late at night (or early in the morning, depending on how you look at it) he walks through the entire house, room to room, meowing to himself with this stupid ring in his mouth. Neither are any of the other cats around him nor are they interested in what he has to say! :) Me and my husband just have assumed that he likes the sound of his own voice. ??? Never figured this one out either, but it sure is CUTE! Out of all thirteen (13) kitties he is the only one who does this. Even his biological sister (from the same litter) does not behave in this odd fashion. Lora --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know why, but it sure is cute! What a cool cat! My Snowshoe carries things in her mouth while meowing loudly, and looking around frantically like she thinks someone is going to take it from her, but she never brings the item to us, she just walks around meowing with it in her mouth. I assumed it was typical Siamese behavior, I have heard they are very quirky and talkative cats. Jenn http://ucat.us http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Adopt a cat from UCAT rescue: http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/ Adopt a FELV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html ~ I collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life. Bazil's caretaker collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free can of formula! PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil! If you use KMR, even just one can, please email me for the NEW address to send them to! ~ Does your cat have chronic diarrhea that does not respond to treatment, or has your cat been loosely diagnosed as IBD? Have you tested for Tritrichomonosis? The test is new, the new drug makes it curable. Ask me today how you can test for Trich! __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
That's so very cute! What a doll-baby! It sounds like Miss is bringing you fresh sock kill for you to learn how to hunt! I think that's so adorable. Have you tried playing with some of the smaller objects she brings? She's probably a good fetcher. Momma ferals, I guess house cats may do it too, bring half dead critters to their babies to help them learn how to hunt and kill for food. It sounds like she loves you very much to make sure your education is not lacking :). Nina Dudes wrote: Message I know this is off topic, but I have a burning question that i'm hoping someone can answer! Maybe shed a little light! Why does my cat do this: My oldest female Miss is constantly bringing us *gifts*. She does this while meowing very loudly. We always know when she is coming with a gift, because she announces itwhile she is bringing it. She brings us her toysmostly,a fuzzy ball,a toy mouse or sometimes it issomething of ours. She is constantly bringing out our socks,a shoe if she can carry it in her mouth,a bra, even a roll of toilet paper. She raids our closets and climbs the shelves to find what she wants. If we shut the doors to the closets, she tears up toilet paper or paper towels, so we just let her do her thing. Most of the time, we notice she does this when she wakes up anddoesn't find anyone around. She will start meowing and searching for something. We've leftthe house before, and left her napping, only to come back to find a pile of toys and socks or undergarments (clean, dirty, doesn't matter) in the front room. It got really bad when she firstcame to usand she had a litter of kittens. She would steal shirts, towels, anything she could carry in to her kittens!So I think it is her way of doing something for us.I wonder if she thinks of us as her kittens, and she must take care of us.It's very endearing, but Iwould love to know why she doesthis! I think if she went outside, neighbors would be missing thier socks, too! We have caught her digging in our laundry, getting anything she can find that she can carry in her mouth and bring to us.Sometimes she will stomp on whatever it is, and then pretend to wrestle it before she deposits it for us. Then she will look expectantly up at us, and Meow? We tell her thank you, and then she look proud of herself, and willgo offtoget something else. It's harmless and kind of cute, but kind of quirky. Does anyone have any ideas why she might do this? Sandy
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
Lora, Take the milk ring from him and roll it on the floor. My guess is he'll run after it, retrieve it, and bring it back to you for more play! You may need to encourage him to bring it back the first few times. My Ursula loves those dumb rings too. Nina Lora wrote: Jenn, LOL. Our Baby Mason does this! :) Only he prefers plastic milk jug rings. Late at night (or early in the morning, depending on how you look at it) he walks through the entire house, room to room, meowing to himself with this stupid ring in his mouth. Neither are any of the other cats around him nor are they interested in what he has to say! :) Me and my husband just have assumed that he likes the sound of his own voice. ??? Never figured this one out either, but it sure is CUTE! Out of all thirteen (13) kitties he is the only one who does this. Even his biological sister (from the same litter) does not behave in this odd fashion. Lora
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
Cricket used to play fetch with his toy. It was some feathers attached to the end of a plastic stick. He would bring it to me and I would throw it and he would bring it back. If I tried to use it like a tickler, like normal kitties like, he wasn't interested in it. Only fetching and also jumping high to catch it. He also used to play hide-and-seek with me. I would hide and he would find me and then I would run, laughing across the house, and he would chase after me. He was so cute. I miss him so much. --- Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's so very cute! What a doll-baby! It sounds like Miss is bringing you fresh sock kill for you to learn how to hunt! I think that's so adorable. Have you tried playing with some of the smaller objects she brings? She's probably a good fetcher. Momma ferals, I guess house cats may do it too, bring half dead critters to their babies to help them learn how to hunt and kill for food. It sounds like she loves you very much to make sure your education is not lacking :). Nina Dudes wrote: I know this is off topic, but I have a burning question that i'm hoping someone can answer! Maybe shed a little light! Why does my cat do this: My oldest female Miss is constantly bringing us *gifts*. She does this while meowing very loudly. We always know when she is coming with a gift, because she announces it while she is bringing it. She brings us her toys mostly,a fuzzy ball, a toy mouse or sometimes it is something of ours. She is constantly bringing out our socks, a shoe if she can carry it in her mouth, a bra, even a roll of toilet paper. She raids our closets and climbs the shelves to find what she wants. If we shut the doors to the closets, she tears up toilet paper or paper towels, so we just let her do her thing. Most of the time, we notice she does this when she wakes up and doesn't find anyone around. She will start meowing and searching for something. We've left the house before, and left her napping, only to come back to find a pile of toys and socks or undergarments (clean, dirty, doesn't matter) in the front room. It got really bad when she first came to us and she had a litter of kittens. She would steal shirts, towels, anything she could carry in to her kittens! So I think it is her way of doing something for us. I wonder if she thinks of us as her kittens, and she must take care of us. It's very endearing, but I would love to know why she does this! I think if she went outside, neighbors would be missing thier socks, too! We have caught her digging in our laundry, getting anything she can find that she can carry in her mouth and bring to us. Sometimes she will stomp on whatever it is, and then pretend to wrestle it before she deposits it for us. Then she will look expectantly up at us, and Meow? We tell her thank you, and then she look proud of herself, and will go off to get something else. It's harmless and kind of cute, but kind of quirky. Does anyone have any ideas why she might do this? Sandy __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
Nina, you make me smile! I will be sure to watch carefully the next timewe are out stalking socks!Miss is a real sweetie,and shelovesfetching. She used to jump very acrobatically, but alas, her weight prohibits her from it now. Sandy That's so very cute! What a doll-baby! It sounds like Miss is bringing you fresh sock kill for you to learn how to hunt! I think that's so adorable. Have you tried playing with some of the smaller objects she brings? She's probably a good fetcher. Momma ferals, I guess house cats may do it too, bring half dead critters to their babies to help them learn how to hunt and kill for food. It sounds like she loves you very much to make sure your education is not lacking :).Nina
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
ya know, someplace in cyberspace there's a message board with a heading, OT--why does my human DO this? written by our cats. i'm not sure i want to see what odd things THEY comment upon -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
Sandy, Aw, that is just "too" cute. Can't even think of why she's bringing you gifts though... It is quirky as you said, but very endearing too. I'd feel very "honored". All I ever get is "whacked" on the head with the water bowl ( a very large stainless steel communal bowl). Yes, heaven forbid it becomes empty during the night. (Doesn't help matters that the Coon boys see it as a wading pool.) Lucy, my neurotic K-9, will promptly pick up the bowl and find me sleeping, then..WHACK, hits me on the head before dropping the bowl to the floor! Ouch! I'd much rather have some dirty laundry Then again, maybe not. If "they" could only talk Hugs, Patti
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
Sandy that is so cute,just consider it a loving thing.My Maizee used to bring milk rings,hair ties and even knee hi to me in the middle of the night.I am just glad she never caught a mouse.I am sure it would have ended up on my pillow.I woke up one night and had a nylon on my pillow and it scared the poop right out of me until I realized it was one of her little ways of wanting to play. your kitty sounds so cute. SherryDudes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this is off topic, but I have a burning question that i'm hoping someone can answer! Maybe shed a little light! Why does my cat do this: My oldest female Miss is constantly bringing us *gifts*. She does this while meowing very loudly. We always know when she is coming with a gift, because she announces itwhile she is bringing it.She brings us her toysmostly,a fuzzy ball,a toy mouse or sometimes it issomething of ours. She is constantly bringing out our socks,a shoe if she can carry it in her mouth,a bra, even a roll of toilet paper. She raids our closets and climbs the shelves to find what she wants. If we shut the doors to the closets, she tears up toilet paper or paper towels, so we just let her do her thing.Most of the time, we notice she does this when she wakes up anddoesn't find anyone around. She will start meowing and searching for something. We've leftthe house before, and left her napping, only to come back to find a pile of toys and socks or undergarments (clean, dirty, doesn't matter) in the front room.It got really bad when she firstcame to usand she had a litter of kittens. She would steal shirts, towels, anything she could carry in to her kittens!So I think it is her way of doing something for us.I wonder if she thinks of us as her kittens, and she must take care of us.It's very endearing, but Iwould love to know why she doesthis! I think if she went outside, neighbors would be missing thier socks, too! We have caught her digging in our laundry, getting anything she can find that she can carry in her mouth and bring to us.Sometimes she will stomp on whatever it is, and then pretend to wrestle it before she deposits it for us. Then she will look expectantly up at us, and Meow? We tell her thank you, and then she look proud of herself, and willgo offtoget something else. It's harmless and kind of cute, but kind of quirky. Does anyone have any ideas why she might do this? Sandy Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
I don't know why, but it sure is cute! What a cool cat! My Snowshoe carries things in her mouth while meowing loudly, and looking around frantically like she thinks someone is going to take it from her, but she never brings the item to us, she just walks around meowing with it in her mouth. I assumed it was typical Siamese behavior, I have heard they are very quirky and talkative cats. Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/Adopt a FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html~~~I collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!If you use KMR, even just one can, please email me for the NEW address to send them to!~Does your cat have chronic diarrhea that does not respond to treatment, or has your cat been loosely diagnosed as IBD? Have you tested for Tritrichomonosis? The test is new, the new drug makes it curable. Ask me today how you can test for Trich! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.10/186 - Release Date: 11/29/2005
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
LMFAO Sandy! Do you think the dog is trying to tell you that the cats are driving him nuts because they bother him when they are out of water? Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.htmlAdopt a cat from UCAT rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html Adopt a FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/Adopt a FELV+ cat:http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html~~~I collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life.Bazil's caretaker collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free can of formula!PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil!If you use KMR, even just one can, please email me for the NEW address to send them to!~Does your cat have chronic diarrhea that does not respond to treatment, or has your cat been loosely diagnosed as IBD? Have you tested for Tritrichomonosis? The test is new, the new drug makes it curable. Ask me today how you can test for Trich! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.10/186 - Release Date: 11/29/2005
Re: Off topic, but why does my cat do this?
In a message dated 11/29/05 11:24:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do you think the dog is trying to tell you that the cats are driving him nuts because they bother him when they are out of water? Who knows with Lucy Maybe she finds it entertaining watching these 2 big cats try to swim in the bowl?? (And that's mostly how the bowl becomes empty all the time. I used to put a few inches in the bathtub for them, they LOVE the water! But since I've moved, I only have I full bath and a half bath, and my "partner" isn't keen on sharing the tub with the boys! Party Pooper!) All I can say is, IT HURTS!!
