Does your cat like tuna fish? Throughout my whole life, every cat I’ve ever had came running into the kitchen when I used the can opener to open a can of tuna fish. Then they begged for tuna fish. Until Romeo. Romeo wants nothing to do with tuna fish. Not only that, he doesn’t even want anything to do with canned cat food. Do your cats like tuna fish?
Do you allow your cats on the table? I mean the kitchen or dining room table of course. I don’t have super expensive furniture or anything, not that it would matter if it were expensive or even rustic dining furniture. I just really don’t like the cats getting up there. Our older male cat never went on the table in the first year we got him. Then he started going up there and we haven’t been able to get him to stop. He never goes up there when we’re eating. Our younger cat now goes up there from time to time, presumable because he sees the other cat up there. I’ve tried shooing them, squirting water and gently smacking their behinds. It only makes them leave the trable but does not prevent them from doing it again. Do or did your cats get up on the table? How did you handle it?
My older male cat has a very strange habit. He mouths anything soft, especially blankets. At first I thought he was humping them, but he doesn’t hump. He picks up a portion of the blanket in his mouth and gets happy feet (kneading). He can do this for hours. Besides blankets he’s also gone after the occasional piece of clothing and towels. If you try to take it from him he gives you a low half meow half growl. Has your cat done anything like this? How did you handle it?
Lately one of my cats has been scratching on the bathroom cabinet. He never used the scratching post (one of those carpeted 2 story cat cave things) we got him other than to sit on, but he’d never really scratched at anything either. Now he’s scratching at my wood cabinet and it’s leaving scratch marks. I don’t want the damage to get any worse or I might need to look into a payday advance in order to get the cabinet repaired or replaced. Has your ct ever scratched and ruined something? What was it? How did you prevent it from happening again?
Have a safe and happy Independence Day!
My younger cat, whom we’ve had for a year, loves to watch me shower. It’s pretty strange. When I turn on the water the cat is nowhere to be seen. Seconds after I get into the shower and close the curtain he is right there. He usually goes to one end of the shower, stands on his hind legs and looks into the shower. If cats had jobs, this would probably be fall into the category of customer service jobs. He’s quite dedicated. I thought it was just the shower that attracted hinm, perhaps the sound of the water on the curtain or something, but this past week I found that he also peeks into the tub when my youngest son is taking a bath. I’m surprised that the cat isn’t afraid of getting wet. Does you cat watch you shower or bathe?
One of our cats licks the strangest things. We’ve seen him licking blankets, furniture, the toilet bowl, carpet and clothing. I have no idea why, it’s really one of those many times where I wish that cats could talk. I know that a cat’s tongue is rough and bumpy, covered with tiny little hair like structures, and that some of a cat’s taste buds are in/on the tongue. I know that a cat’s tongue has multiple purposes and functions – cleaning, managing liquid (like water) and managing solids (like food). But what purpose does licking a blanket have? Does your cat lick anything strange?
