Oh to be a cat

[Motherlovebetta]

We are out of town but the house sitter texted and the cat is clearly not phased by me not being there.

 

[sairving]

Are you trying to take a picture of me? Well I'll just rub against the phone right as the picture is being taken.


Then I'll look cute.

 

[Demonskid]

Zeke has discovered the 40 gallon! Too bad the pleco's are hiding. xD

 

[BigManAquatics]

Zeke has discovered the 40 gallon! Too bad the pleco's are hiding. xDView attachment 805718

One of my kitties loves the plecos!! They are usually active and participate in similar antics as the cat!

 

[Demonskid]

One of my kitties loves the plecos!! They are usually active and participate in similar antics as the cat!

I've taken notice, my plecos only come out of hiding if there's food on the food stone. Even if they won't eat it, they'll come out and stare at it from the driftwoods. xD

Now that my betta is here (he just arrived) maybe Zeke can have something to look at/watch. x'D

 

[V1K]

We are out of town but the house sitter texted and the cat is clearly not phased by me not being there.View attachment 805649

IDK, looks devastated to me. Probably cried itself to sleep.

 

[Ouse]

Ball of cat:


This was as close as I could get before she woke up and greeted me with a pleasant trill:

 

[Kzza]

When you leave the eggs on the counter….
I
What is she? A chicken?

 

[BigManAquatics]

When you get a new scratching post and the first thing you do is try to figure out how to hurt each other with it....


Claws were dug into each other about mid post 20 seconds later.

 

[V1K]

For the last few weeks I have one pop-eyed fish quarantined in a bucket with medication (Omnipur) and salt, and Simba just keeps drinking from it! Who cares if it's salty and disgusting and slightly toxic, as long as it's not an old boring bowl, right? I stop him when I see it, but all the times that I don't... What an idiot. I have no lid for that bucket and no space where I could lift it AND have a socket for the filter, and I'm really worried he'll get liver and kidney damage and cancer from it. Today I even spanked him out of despair, because I'm not sure how to discourage him.

Edit: Just had a lightbulb moment and dropped a good pinch of valerian into his actual drinking water . Maybe if he's full of good water, he won't be so interested in the medication and salt one...

 

[BigManAquatics]

For the last few weeks I have one pop-eyed fish quarantined in a bucket with medication (Omnipur) and salt, and Simba just keeps drinking from it! Who cares if it's salty and disgusting and slightly toxic, as long as it's not an old boring bowl, right? I stop him when I see it, but all the times that I don't... What an idiot. I have no lid for that bucket and no space where I could lift it AND have a socket for the filter, and I'm really worried he'll get liver and kidney damage and cancer from it. Today I even spanked him out of despair, because I'm not sure how to discourage him.

Edit: Just had a lightbulb moment and dropped a good pinch of valerian into his actual drinking water . Maybe if he's full of good water, he won't be so interested in the medication and salt one...

I wouldn't count on it...youa re dealing with a cat, after all. The bucket water makes a "wild kitty"!!

 

[Motherlovebetta]

Jumped up here to cuddle for exactly 43 seconds just to make the dog get up and jealously whine.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Jumped up here to cuddle for exactly 43 seconds just to make the dog get up and jealously whine.View attachment 806229

So hard to be a cat

 

[Motherlovebetta]

So hard to be a cat

His back legs are getting a little weak and his jumping days aren’t what they use to be (pushing 20y/o) so I’ll take every second of cuddles I can get. Until my husband agrees to get some of those fancy padded steps for him to climb on the couch

 

[BigManAquatics]

His back legs are getting a little weak and his jumping days aren’t what they use to be (pushing 20y/o) so I’ll take every second of cuddles I can get. Until my husband agrees to get some of those fancy padded steps for him to climb on the couch

I had a cat growing up, we got her when i was 6 maybe, she died when i was 25 and my sisters were in highschool. Her back legs were rather stiff and arthritic for the last 4 or 5 years, but she was always able to jump up on a couch or into someone's bed.

 

[Motherlovebetta]

I had a cat growing up, we got her when i was 6 maybe, she died when i was 25 and my sisters were in highschool. Her back legs were rather stiff and arthritic for the last 4 or 5 years, but she was always able to jump up on a couch or into someone's bed.

It might be easier for him to jump up if he wasn’t so…..thick.

 

[BigManAquatics]

It might be easier for him to jump up if he wasn’t so…..thick.

Chonk....oh lawd, he a comin!

 

[BigManAquatics]

Just a little afternoon nap.

 

[Linda1234]

We are out of town but the house sitter texted and the cat is clearly not phased by me not being there.View attachment 805649

While yours seem to have adapted to your absence; cats will throw a very big tantrum at times if you leave them behind. I remember our orange tabby through a massive tantrum when we took a vacation to the beach without him. He made a point of tearing up my new mittens as well as my teddy bear; and to make matters worse when we return home he promptly scratched up my leg and then hid under the bed for a full 10 days; though I will note that he didn't actually leave my room... but after a couple of weeks he forgave me.

 

[Motherlovebetta]

While yours seem to have adapted to your absence; cats will throw a very big tantrum at times if you leave them behind. I remember our orange tabby through a massive tantrum when we took a vacation to the beach without him. He made a point of tearing up my new mittens as well as my teddy bear; and to make matters worse when we return home he promptly scratched up my leg and then hid under the bed for a full 10 days; though I will note that he didn't actually leave my room... but after a couple of weeks he forgave me.

Haha not my man he just slept in my suitcase for 4 hours when we got back!
Trying to see what all the fuss is about!

 

[BigManAquatics]

I have seen banks with less security than my couch!

 

[Ouse]

I'm at my granddad's house and I just walked to the shop to get some grub. A semi-stray cat came up to me and greeted the family. When I came back it was still outside.

I love getting to know the neighbourhood cats. I'm 130ish miles from home.

 

[bettadreams]

I wish i had a cat
I'm a cat person, but the rest of my family are dog people, so no cats
my mom said I might be able to get one in a few years if I pay for everything

 

[BigManAquatics]

How dare you ignore my sob stories!! You were asleep all night, leaving me all lonely!!!

 

[altermac]

Meeko the water test kit:

 

[Ouse]

The boys are very lazy at times:

 

[PAcanis]

I miss not having a cat, but my current dogs are probably not conducive to having a well adjusted cat that walks the house freely and always finds the warm spots to sleep.

 

[Basil]

Paddington says enough with this hot weather.
Or he’ll just go stick his head in my stinky shoes lol! What is it with cats and shoes??

 

[DoubleDutch]

Yeahhhhh Butterflies !!!!!

 

[BigManAquatics]

Socks are YUMMY!!

 

[Basil]

Socks are YUMMY!!

I think that goes along with the shoe fetish lol!

 

[Ouse]

My cats find plastic and each other yummy.

 

[Basil]

My cats find plastic and each other yummy.

I had one that liked plastic. Nothing like being wakened by the sound of a cat chewing on plastic. Gaaaahhhh!

 

[Ouse]

...or the wakening rustling sound of cats sitting on plastic bags early in the morning (I have a plastic bag I use to store shoes in my bedroom).

 

[BigManAquatics]

I think that goes along with the shoe fetish lol!

He is something. Won't lick our bare feet. But licks our feet if we are wearing socks, usually after being in shoes as well. And shoes like sandals and crocs that we typically don't wear socks with? Well, he likes to like the insides of those when recently worn.

 

[Ouse]

He is something. Won't lick our bare feet. But licks our feet if we are wearing socks, usually after being in shoes as well. And shoes like sandals and crocs that we typically don't wear socks with? Well, he likes to like the insides of those when recently worn.

He prefers the FLAVOUR to the TEXTURE.

 

[BigManAquatics]

Sitting all fancy and regal.

 

[V1K]

Socks are YUMMY!!

I think that goes along with the shoe fetish lol!

Simba approves these messages. He won't lick them, as he hardly ever licks anyting, but he will cuddle with feet as if his life was all about it. Shoes on, off, stinky, fresh - anything goes, just give this boy feet to cuddle.

 

[Motherlovebetta]

It’s a little humid I think he is actually melting!

 

[BigManAquatics]

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It’s a little humid I think he is actually melting!

No no, what makes things melt into couches isn't humidity...at least not for me!

 

[Motherlovebetta]

When your human sister spends the money from her piggy bank to buy you a new bed. Did not let her down! Chonk!

 

[Ouse]

When your human sister spends the money from her piggy bank to buy you a new bed. Did not let her down! Chonk!

It’s only been a few seconds and it’s already due an upgrade! Chonk is an understatement.

 

[Ouse]

The CatTrap 2000 worked! Well, sort of...

 

[BigManAquatics]

The CatTrap 2000 worked! Well, sort of...
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Kitty contained to 1 area, temporarily. That is often a listed success.

 

[Ouse]

Kitty contained to 1 area, temporarily. That is often a listed success.

Successful indeed!

 

[Ouse]

He smells really, really bad... I sympathise with the litter tray.

 

[BigManAquatics]

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He smells really, really bad... I sympathise with the litter tray.

Plays in trash? Or dead animals?

 

[Ouse]

Plays in trash? Or dead animals?

He plays outside and in the litter tray. Very stinky cat. He hasn’t discovered the taste of blood yet (except for human blood, of course ).

 

[JLAquatics]

Say hello to our new baby girl Luna, the lil fluffy addition to our zoo.

She is the biggest scamp around! Give her some lil mice and she will play for hours until she finds her next toy... your leg and arm!

 

[Ouse]

Say hello to our new baby girl Luna, the lil fluffy addition to our zoo.
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She is the biggest scamp around! Give her some lil mice and she will play for hours until she finds her next toy... your leg and arm!

Luna and Lyra... I predict Lyra will recieve some pouncings while she’s lying down. My kitten is the perpetrator of such “sneak attacks.”

When your cat is the same colour as the carpet, you should treat every moment like it could be your last.

Happy to see you have acquired a new addition to your zoo.