I Just Taught My Cat...

[Susan]

when i used to smoke my cat used to pull my cigareetes out of my coat pocket when i wasn't there and open the box and try to eat them. I don't know what it was in there but she acted high if she smelled a fresh unlit cigarette

[Rev. Powell]

when i used to smoke my cat used to pull my cigareetes out of my coat pocket when i wasn't there and open the box and try to eat them. I don't know what it was in there but she acted high if she smelled a fresh unlit cigarette

Are you smoking catnip cigarettes, by any chance?   

Speaking of catnip, I've never owned a cat (I'm terribly allergic to them) but I've heard stories about this stuff.  Anyone ever treat their cats to any, and if so what were the results?

[Susan]

when i used to smoke my cat used to pull my cigareetes out of my coat pocket when i wasn't there and open the box and try to eat them. I don't know what it was in there but she acted high if she smelled a fresh unlit cigarette

Are you smoking catnip cigarettes, by any chance?   

Speaking of catnip, I've never owned a cat (I'm terribly allergic to them) but I've heard stories about this stuff.  Anyone ever treat their cats to any, and if so what were the results?

catnip never worked on either of my cats. I read that reaction to it is hereditary and not all cats are affected by it. My other cat would step over catnip to lick and chew on my cigarettes. The one i have now could care less, i bought a giant canister of it and when i sprinkle it around, put her toy in it or stuff it inside of a sock she looks at it indifferently and walks off.

[Psycho Circus]

when i used to smoke my cat used to pull my cigareetes out of my coat pocket when i wasn't there and open the box and try to eat them. I don't know what it was in there but she acted high if she smelled a fresh unlit cigarette

Are you smoking catnip cigarettes, by any chance?   

Speaking of catnip, I've never owned a cat (I'm terribly allergic to them) but I've heard stories about this stuff.  Anyone ever treat their cats to any, and if so what were the results?

catnip never worked on either of my cats. I read that reaction to it is hereditary and not all cats are affected by it. My other cat would step over catnip to lick and chew on my cigarettes. The one i have now could care less, i bought a giant canister of it and when i sprinkle it around, put her toy in it or stuff it inside of a sock she looks at it indifferently and walks off.

My mom's cat went nuts the first time he had catnip! He was diving all over the place and looked stoned. Most of the time he is really lazy and doesn't play at all. But, after the first time, he wasn't interested in it and it had no effect. 

[Jack]

Here's my cat Scooter enjoying a little catnip 

[meQal]

Currently we got 12 cats in my house. We're waiting on the youngest to be weened so we can get rid of most of them to the local animal shelter. How we ended up with 12 is cause the a friend of my wife gave us two with the assurance that both were female. Well they weren't and we now have a house full of cats.
Thing is the cats seem to know that we are fixing to clear all but two of them out. They even seem to be trying to learn job skills. One is learning about plumbing by following my wife into the bathroom all the time. Another is learning about electrical wiring by unplugging my television while another is learning home decor by shredding my blinds. And I even got one who wants to work for computer tech support by destroying my keyboard.
However their best skill is sanitation engineering reversal. They aret he best I have ever seen and scattering trash, food, dirt. and whatever else they can across a home as quickly as possible.

[ghouck]

My mom's cat went nuts the first time he had catnip! He was diving all over the place and looked stoned. Most of the time he is really lazy and doesn't play at all. But, after the first time, he wasn't interested in it and it had no effect. 

According to the Wikipedia, it takes some time after an exposure to catnip for an effected cat to be able to feel the effects again. Kinda weird.

[ds21]

Cats are awesome.

[Allhallowsday]

I lost my little girl, my little old kitty cat, on April 25 (same day Bea Arthur died).  I love my kookoohead and miss her: 

[Javakoala]

I lost my little girl, my little old kitty cat, on April 25 (same day Bea Arthur died).  I love my kookoohead and miss her: 

I'm sorry for your loss.

We had a cat. Made the mistake of having her declawed and she just gave up all  hope and died. We were doing it so we could let her out of the bathroom where she stayed because she tore EVERYTHING up with her claws and we weren't home enough to train her. We killed that cat out of good intentions, but we killed her all the same. I love cats, but I don't think I can have another one after her. I still cry when I think about that cat.

[sprite75]

While my sister was doing pharmacy rotations prior to earning her degree her cat Morgan - my avatar kitty - stayed with me for about five months.  Long enough for her to adopt me as her human uncle.  Once my sister graduated and moved to St. Louis Morgan went with her.  I miss Morgan and think about her almost every day.

[Jack]

I lost my little girl, my little old kitty cat, on April 25 (same day Bea Arthur died).  I love my kookoohead and miss her: 

You have my sympathies.  I know how hard it can be to lose a kitty.  Our last cat, Pooh, got to be about 18 years old and got arthritis so bad that on her last day, she couldn't even move any more.  We had to have her put to sleep.  Saddest day of my life.

Speaking of declawing, we got our cat Scooter from the animal shelter, and didn't even realize he was declawed until a couple of days later.  He's got a fantastic disposition, and it doesn't seem to bother him at all.  I'd NEVER have that done to a cat, but since it already was done, well, it's pretty nice that he doesn't destroy anything    He's strictly an indoor cat, so he doesn't need to defend himself. 

[Allhallowsday]

I lost my little girl, my little old kitty cat, on April 25 (same day Bea Arthur died).  I love my kookoohead and miss her: 

You have my sympathies.  I know how hard it can be to lose a kitty.  Our last cat, Pooh, got to be about 18 years old and got arthritis so bad that on her last day, she couldn't even move any more.  We had to have her put to sleep.  Saddest day of my life.

Speaking of declawing, we got our cat Scooter from the animal shelter, and didn't even realize he was declawed until a couple of days later.  He's got a fantastic disposition, and it doesn't seem to bother him at all.  I'd NEVER have that done to a cat, but since it already was done, well, it's pretty nice that he doesn't destroy anything    He's strictly an indoor cat, so he doesn't need to defend himself. 

Cats that have been declawed need to be adopted too.     Leaving a cats claws in is the fair and logical thing to do if one chooses to adopt a cat.  Some cats are a problem with clawing, and adopters need to think about the downside of any pet ownership: for one thing, responsibility.  I had no significant clawing problem with my girl, my good girl.  My sweetheart. 

[RCMerchant]

I lost my little girl, my little old kitty cat, on April 25 (same day Bea Arthur died).  I love my kookoohead and miss her: 

Oh no!  I'm so sorry.

[Paquita]

I lost my little girl, my little old kitty cat, on April 25 (same day Bea Arthur died).  I love my kookoohead and miss her: 

Aw so sorry! 

I lost my cat Harold a couple years ago.  3 weeks after taking him to the vet with a $500 bill and being told he was perfectly healthy for his age when he clearly wasn't.  He was the most cuddly loving cat ever - he peed on my face once, and often peed on the bed, but he had a pee problem so I couldn't get too mad.  I'll always have cats.  I still have 6 cats and they're all special in their own stupid way.

Declawing is supposed to be one of the worst things you can do to a cat, but the word is if you get it done early, the cat won't miss them.  All my stupid cats have all their stupid claws and use them to the fullest potential.  Cutting them actually works though.  And I did try those plastic nail caps which are better, but they don't always stay on.