There are certain behaviors I didn’t associate with cats until I got Andy and Dougy. Butt sniffing, for example. They do it, you know! And trash diving…!
Yes, trash diving. The first time I observed this in cats, the bad kitty was Dougy. Then I observed Andy do it. What?!
I hear a rustle on my left…!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Get out of there, Andy! Kitties don’t trash dive! (Well, I don’t think they do.)
Andy hears it differently. “Do you want kitty food, Andy?” he thinks he heard, so he heads for the refrigerator.
“Kitty food! Kitty food! Kitty food!” Andy has his priorities! I feed the kitties and the trash diving stops for the day.
Trash diving! Well now, there’s an idea I hadn’t thought of!
It is a favorite thing here. It’s one way Andy and his late brother let me know it was “kitty food time”.
Mol! My favorite way is to glare at the Can Opener until her hair starts to smoke- then she gets the idea that maybe-she should feed me. Humans can be so slow!
Sounds effective! LOL!
Oh yes- she gets the message immediately!!! Mol!!!!
Life happened yesterday- so I didn’t do a post- but today is Lesson one on “How to train your humans!!”
Sometimes it is healthy to take a break from the blog, eh?! When I went to seven times a week, I sometimes feel drained and out of ideas. If I post longer videos of the kitty boys, that sometimes is a sign I had a brain freeze for ideas. The shorter ones lasting 10 seconds and less are ones that help fill out a story with a little action for interest.
Yes- I understand- the Can Opener was exhausted. Sometimes after getting up at 4:00 am and watching the critters all day, all her energy fizzles out!
LOL!
We had a cat who would get pork chop bones out of the trash if we forgot to close the lid. Wasn’t embarrassed about it either.
Here’s one for you, cat9984! It’s an old video of Andy being snoopy in the kitchen. I feel you pain, so to speak!
https://youtu.be/mfWJY_S7pIA
Amazing what they will get into isn’t it. But they’re so cute when they do it. 🙂
That’s the problem: cute, so they don’t get disciplined!
They’re not dumb
Smarter than us sometimes….!
Cats also enjoy playing with boxes, climbing in and waiting till it moves to jump out and scare the s&@t out of you. I miss mine so much but old age comes to us all.
Dave, I’m approaching an age where I recognize two things: 1. Andy and Dougy probably will be my last pets, 2. with my health issues, they may outlast me! I’ve even talked with my lawyer about the possibilities for setting up my will to provide for them until they die, should I die first. The other issue, should I die first, is finding someone who’d take two cats, presumably older than they are now. They are going to be five years old on July 1st of this year. Andy has a heart murmur, Dougy requires a Lysine supplement. Getting cats to take medicine is not something just anyone is willing to take on! Plus Persians can have issues relative to their breed.
So sorry to hear my friend. I don’t know what to say as my other half hates animals and I would give my life to cats. If only we could have the perfect partner who shares our passions… I would’ve taken your Persians in a New York minute as long as transportation could be arranged but she won’t hear of it. Long life with little pain, my friend, and here’s hoping you somehow outlive your cats. Love and peace with my best wishes, Dave.
Thanks, Dave! My kitty boys watch out for me very closely.
Glad to hear it, taking care of you is not something cats find natural so enjoy it my friend. Hope all is well and you’re not in too much pain?
I am fortunate in that I’m not in any pain beyond some old age issues, and even that is mild and occasional!
Unfortunately the longer we live the more we wear out! I’m at the nurse again tomorrow for a twice annual blood work test. Seems my kidneys are failing on top of my other issues, old age sucks. I don’t even reach retirement age for another 3 and a half years but at this rate I’ll be lucky to see 70. Sadly my misspent youth is catching up on me, but I regret nothing about my youth.
Good luck in the blood work! I was in good health until I turned 55, then it all went to hell. That was when I was diagnosed with Wegener’s granulomatosis. My doctor announced this diagnosis by saying there were three possibilities for what I had, that WG is what the tests established I had, and that I’d be dead in two years! Lol! On the third anniversary of diagnosis, I had a doctor’s appointment. I reminded my doctor of his comments when he told me what I had. “That sounds like something I’d say,” her said. By then, though, we had a good doctor/patient relationship, and the comments were a joke between us.
I hope you don’t have to go the same route I did, with thrice weekly dialysis! Though it is not uncomfortable for the most part, let alone painful, it does take at least five or so hours of you time each treatment for four hours since there is lots of preparation and set up at both ends. They do provide a television that swings into place to keep you occupied, and I watch news or home improvement programs.
As for longevity, focus on the daily blessings. I know that I will probably die earlier than I would if my medical issues didn’t exist, so that means I just need to live bigger in the present!
Well, I would never have believed that medical science could get things so wrong. Lol, I wish I could say something light and funny but what can you say to that? At 20, which was a long time ago now, I was decorating my bed sit when I stood up on a chair which was too close to the Adams mantelpiece and caught my back. Since then the pain comes and goes in severity, the drugs help a lot to manage it. Any day the pain doesn’t cripple me before the meds kick in is a bonus. I used to spend a fortune buying these painkillers now I get them on prescription isn’t it funny how life goes? I know this won’t kill me early but my body seems to be closing down since my 2nd discotomy, misspent youth coming back to haunt me?
I am often amazed how many hazards we manage to survive in life!
So true.
the last photo taken from a low point is impressing . The cat looks huge . New interesting perspective
On friendship
Michel
Thanks! That’s a cat point of view angle.
Aww yes the fascination of the garbage can-Ali loves to climb curtains and shred them on her way down.
Andy is my screen shredder. I guess that’s his take on curtain shredding! (I though Ali was a good girl…!)
Oh yes, Sonu Singh loves a good trash dive too!!!
Oh no! I thought Sonu Singh was above doing naughty cat stuff! I’m learning a lot of my Internet friends’ kitty are just as naughty as my two!
Oh he can be a little rascal! !!!
I’m learning terrible things about Internet kitties I thought were perfect angels…!
They all have that side!!!
It so seems, Ritu! Further, it seems to be internationally true!
Lol!!!
Oh he can be terrible! !!
Our little angels!
Lol!! 😼
He’s just so fluffyyy!!!!!
That’s a Persian kitty for you! Andy and Dougy are very soft to the touch, too. Very nice!
Dogs butt-kiss too! When Rusty has his nose glued to Patches rear end, it’s the funniest thing I’ve seen.
I’ve seen that. Bizarre!
I’ve never seen a cat do that but plenty of dogs.
I still find it hard to believe they trash dive, though both my boys will do it.
Maybe they are trying to maintain of being a smarty.
The darn cats know I will feed them kitty treats or their wet food meals if they trash drive. I leave dry food out for them at all times since they don’t over eat it. That is to say, they have food if they want it. (Both Dougy and Andy are within the acceptable weight for their size. I know it isn’t generally recommended that you leave food out for your cats because some will become grossly over-weight if uyou do. I think the reason Andy and Dougy remain slim — and they are neutered — is they keep each other active through chase games.
Yes, cats are all different. George never over ate but I did foster one that would have eaten the house if it looked good.
All my cats were good about not over eating. I suppose part of it could be early food deprivation, though the other part could be genetic.
They are so cute, even when being naughty. 🙂
That’s what makes it hard to try to stop the behavior…!
MOL We don’t dive in the garbage…the tins are too hard to reach! The best garbage is the kitchen garbage but mom puts that one in a cupboard….cwap, it’s not fair I say!
Shoko
Andy is a clever little guy. He knows how to open cabinets. I have to block the ones where he can get into garbage or exciting trash (you know, candy wrappers or cellophane).
I hear some peeps have a lid on their garbage cans…think one would have to buy them that way.
That is a possibility I’d not considered! If there are such things suitable to put out in the open, I’d consider thwarting my little Persian trash divers that way! I’ll check the Internet after I finish with comments. Thanks!
The plastic garbage tins or wastebaskets look quite appealing….guess you just have to look for the ones that ‘float your boat.’ I have even seen kitchen garbage tins but not lately….they may be a remnat of a for gone age….like the 80’s. Had to think about that one! I was married then too….crap, I’ve been married like forever. It’s pretty bad when one can’t really remember when they weren’t married.
I found steel ones with lids that I ordered today. They also come with liners. Apparently they are meant to be used for soiled diapers or cat poop.
haha…I didn’t know that’s what they are suppose to be used for….that struck me funny. Thanks for the laugh my friend.
I’m considering it. A bucket of cat waste sitting around uncovered is, well, “noisome”!
Yes, Andy has his priorities! Lucio cat would be the trash can tipper in our house. He can’t resist!
I have a friend whose old cat Monty used to steal used dental floss out of the trash. He ingested some one day, necessitating a trip to the vet. The vet advised at that point just to watch for it coming out the other end. All things must pass, and that it did, successfully. The cat was known as “Old Floss Butt” after that.
Have a great day, and give Andy and Dougy a pet from me. The cats here send a big “Meow!”
Great story, Lavinia! Around here, I have to take special care to put used q-tips into a container the boys can’t open. They find them irresistible.
Ahha, there was a plate in the trash! I wondered what had attracted him.
That and a plastic bag a magazine came in…!
Oh, goodness, plastic can be dangerous.
I read these horror stories about cats ingesting things, and the owners putting out thousands on operations to save their sweeties – and I would do the same!
I’ve heard the stories, too. I can’t imagine life without the furry ones.
Me, either! They lighten the load, even when they are naughty!
Too true!
Cat’s behaviors never cease to amaze. Tony liked to lick the glue from clear packing tape, only clear packing tape.
LOL! I can only repeat what you said: cats’ behavior never ceases to amaze!
I get a lot of paper eating
and stuff off the floor
Trash not so much
It’s funny what you think
And what they do
Sheldon
Oh, yes! Andy and Dougy love to chew magazines and paper. I have to watch them so they don’t pull these things put of the trash, chew them, and ingest pieces.