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Siwsan

(27,238 posts)
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 10:18 AM Mar 2024

Gryff has decided that bed time is a FINE time to play fetch

Two nights in a row! I toss the floofy fish a couple of times and then hide it. You see, when he fetches the floofy fish, he LEAPS across me to return it. Sometimes he doesn't leap quite far enough. Like last night when he landed on my head!!!

And then there's Madoc. Kind considerate and concerned Madoc. This morning I was trying to catch a little more sleep. He saw the porch kitcats furiously pawing away at the dining room window and decided I've been sleeping long enough. Fortunately he woke me by kissing my nose instead of pouncing on my feet or ribs, or dragging the duvet to the floor.

It's their world. I live in it only to serve.

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Gryff has decided that bed time is a FINE time to play fetch (Original Post) Siwsan Mar 2024 OP
We do indeed live in a cat's world. Ocelot II Mar 2024 #1
One of mine--Lucy--walks on my hair, pulling it painfully.. tblue37 Mar 2024 #2
Fast Eddie is very nocturnal. And he wants company. chowmama Mar 2024 #3
Well, as I'm sure you know... ShazzieB Mar 2024 #4
That's right, human! 2naSalit Mar 2024 #5
Well, of course, Mom. Bed time us the BEST time to play! And how sweet niyad Mar 2024 #6
It's their world. I live in it only to serve. moonbeam23 Mar 2024 #7

Ocelot II

(120,110 posts)
1. We do indeed live in a cat's world.
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 10:27 AM
Mar 2024

My indoor cat, Pixie, is rather elderly, like me, and she is usually fairly patient in the morning, but not this morning. She woke me up by walking back and forth on me, then passive-aggressively shoving small items onto the floor. When I got up she wound around my legs constantly muttering, "Rmmm! Hrrrr! Mrrrrm! Hrrrr!!" or words to that effect, which I took to mean that she was starving. She muttered at me all the way down the stairs. When I put her breakfast out for her she licked a little of it and walked away.

Gotta love 'em, but...

chowmama

(492 posts)
3. Fast Eddie is very nocturnal. And he wants company.
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 10:50 AM
Mar 2024

He's noticed that Radar and DH are distinctly diurnal, so I'm elected. It doesn't help that my frequent insomnia reinforces this.

He grabs at my legs when I head upstairs and especially when I head towards the bedroom. Sometimes we have to ban him from the room, as he cries loudly until I roll towards the edge of the bed and pet him. Or he rattles the venetian blinds. Or he jumps up on my nightstand to play gravity games. "C'mon, Mom, there might be mice in the kitchen. A truck came down the street and you know I'm scared of them. Let's go downstairs and watch TV. I Want A Lap. Now."

Once in a while, he sleeps at night. Not often enough.

2naSalit

(92,009 posts)
5. That's right, human!
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 11:42 AM
Mar 2024

What were you thinking trying to sleep in?

Your duties start when we say they do!

And they work as a team too. One might be the antagonist but the rest are perched nearby to watch for entertainment value.



niyad

(119,309 posts)
6. Well, of course, Mom. Bed time us the BEST time to play! And how sweet
Fri Mar 15, 2024, 04:30 PM
Mar 2024

of Madoc to look after the outdoor kits for you, letting you know when they need attention. Such a thoughtful boy!

There are always naps!

moonbeam23

(337 posts)
7. It's their world. I live in it only to serve.
Sat Mar 16, 2024, 02:11 PM
Mar 2024

That is the best summation of cat "ownership" i have ever seen!! Kudos!

Still, i would not ever want to live in a world with out my" King Griffin" and" Princess Pixie", even though our expensive shades have been shredded because of their kittenhoods.

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