How Cats Think

Typically cats think inside the box, 

but they are always willing to look at something from an indifferent angle.

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Cats are Such Thieves

Pillows = Cat Magnets

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Basket-Case Cat is Blinded by "Comfort"

Cats crack me up when they lie in positions that no one would ever deem comfortable.  A while back, Phoebe spent a good bit of the morning in this basket and seemed to enjoy even the oddest positions. I suppose lying in a basket doesn't offer that much variety though, does it?

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Midnight Yoga

Because of my "sleeping" experience in the wee hours of the morning, I thought I'd repost one of my very first blog entries. This one is from January of 2009. I'm sure you can relate.


When I signed on to share my life with multiple cats, I proceeded with a few simple presuppositions:

1. I'd need extra litter boxes
2. More cats = more food bowls
3. I'd start pricing an external hard drive to house all the extra cat photos

All of my expectations were met and, in addition, I suddenly found myself a student in a midnight yoga class for which I don't remember registering. As my cats constantly stretch and switch their placement, they force me to braid my body into the most awkward and arduous positions. While my husband enjoys a first class ticket to Snoozeville, these fuzzy-footed yogis quietly coach me into a host of peculiar poses:


Pose #1 = Hamstring Hullabaloo: The cats like this one because of the inferred pork connotation.


















Pose #2: The Running Man: the benefit of this pose is added back warmth on cold nights; the drawback is Cosmo's happy drool soaking through the back of my jammie top.



















Pose #3: The Cat Tree of Life: An extra cat is added and the felines enjoy the spiritual unity of this pose. Note to self: purr-guided meditation does not relieve the painful charley horses garnered from this position.


















Pose #4: The Angle Tangle: The pillow is catnapped, allowing the neck to enjoy hours of unfettered (*cough* uncomfortable *cough*) pleasure (*cough* agony *cough*) and the opportunity to visualize the halting of the imminent headache.


















Pose #5: Full Sofa Recline: After hours of maintaining body-bending poses, I retreat to this pose for a few hours of uninterrupted slumber.















Who knew sharing my home with multiple cats would be such a stretch?



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Friday Fanglish: Cat Slang Made Easy

It's Friday and that means it's time for two more Fanglish terms! Are you keeping up with your cat slang lessons? Here we go...


Five O'Clock Shadow
When, at 5am, the shadow of a human is seen walking to the bathroom, clearly indicating breakfast time.

I saw The Lady's five o'clock shadow and immediately began yowling for food.


A-door-ation
The panicky feeling of separation one feels when a closed door stands between cat and human.

The Lady was showering and my a-door-ation overtook me as I incessantly pawed at the door.


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What Makes a Cat Want to Poop in Your Slipper?

I usually don't dress my cats, but if I do happen to plop a hat or some other festive accessory on one of my kitties, it is a very, very, very brief affair.

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Wordless Wednesday: Undercover Lover

I wasn't feeling well yesterday so Cosmo lay under the covers and snuggled me for a good part of the day. This is a shot of him I took with my iPhone. It's the Undercover Cam. I guess this isn't so wordless, is it?

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Clean + Green Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED:

WINNER -- LIZ BROACH

Pets create stains and smells. We love them to death, but don't tell me you haven't stepped in something squishy and hopped on one foot across the room to rinse your foot in the tub. Thankfully my cats don't "go" outside the litter boxes; however, one of my little darlings loves to practically inhale her food, resulting in the occasional vomit puddle. Look familiar?

When we built our house ten years ago we knew we wanted carpet that would sort-of, kind-of hide stains...after all, we shared our home with cats AND small children. If someone spilled juice or peed (cats or kids), we did our best to clean the mess and then hoped no one noticed the stains because of our awesome camoflaugey berber carpet. Stains happened, we scrubbed, and the carpet pretty effectively hid the aftermath. But was the stain really gone? Probably not. I did the best with what I knew and what I had on hand. I am grateful for this carpet with every fiber (carpet humor...haha) of my being, but it would be nice to have a cleaner that is safe for kids and pets and does a nice job removing stains and odors.

Clean + Green offers a complete line of pet stain and odor removers made of organic and biodegradable  ingredients. Even the can is recyclable!  They recently offered me the opportunity to try one of their products and host a giveaway to Catladyland readers; of course I was curious about the Carpet & Upholstery cleaner so I gave it a go. After receiving the can in the mail, it wasn't long before a I heard the telltale hacking, followed by the opportunity to use the new cleaner.

Phoebe and Cosmo inspect the scene.

After spraying on a hidden area to test for color fastness and removing excess liquid from the impending stain, I sprayed the cleaner directly on the area and allowed it to dry. There was no need to scrub!

After the first time around, I found I needed to spray the area again (the instructions advise a repeat may be necessary).

After the first round

After the second try, the results were better.

After the second round

Although I am pretty pleased with the results, I may actually try a third time. What I love about this product is I don't have to worry about my cats smelling or licking something that may be harmful for them. My kids are teenagers now so I hope I don't have to be concerned about them going around smelling and licking the carpet. Teenagers are known to exhibit pretty strange behavior, though... Whatever the case, I am satisfied with the results and am happy to offer one lucky reader a chance to win any product in the Clean + Green line!

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My Cat Keeps Trying to Facebook Me

Some of you may remember the Friday Fanglish cat slang post where I introduced the term, "facebooking."

Facebooking
The act of rubbing one's face over every inch of a human's book while she is attempting to read.

After facebooking The Lady's novel half a dozen times, she finally put her book down and petted me.

Over the weekend, Cosmo was in major facebooking mode and I captured it on camera. He not only rubbed his face and drooled all over my book, he did the whole smacky-lips thing. I think he really wants to be my facebook friend. And for those of you worried about my shunning his attempts for attention, rest assured he won out over the book. Don't they always?

Remember every Friday we feature new Fanglish terms! 

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More Cat-Kissing Trouble

I love to kiss my cats. 

They are not always willing participants. 

In fact, sometimes they look rather bored with the whole business.

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Kissing Cats is a Risky Business

Gambling my face won't get rabbit-kicked off by body, I love to kiss the snowy-white fur of Phoebe's neck. What can I say? I'm a risk-taker.

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Friday Fanglish

It's true! Friday Fanglish is here once again! Where else can you receive your weekly dose of ultra-secret cat lingo? Nowhere! Here are your weekly vocabulary terms:


Progressive Dinner Party
When, even though all cats are eating the same food, they progressively switch bowls during feeding time.

Mittens initiated the progressive dinner party when he stuck his face in my food bowl.



Nip/Tuck
The act of catnip consumption, followed by tightly tucking one's body into loaf position and sleeping off the nip buzz.

After dinner, I enjoyed perhaps the finest nip/tuck of my entire nine lives.


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Chuckles the Cat

I love catching a good photo of my cats mid-yawn. I always think they look like they are having a good chuckle about something. Plus they look a little bit maniacal, which suits them.

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Wordless Wednesday: Truth in Advertising

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My Cats Forgot How to Drink Water

Well, the motor in the cats' water fountain gave out last week and they act like they can't remember how to drink non-cascading liquids.  Well kitties, until I get you another fancy fountain, you'll just have to wet your whistles like most of your brethren do...or keep your eyes peeled for a leaky faucet.

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I'll Tell You Where You Can Put That Mouse!

This is the cloth mouse Saffy "hunts" in the middle of the night and leaves outside our bedroom door. She doesn't play with or hunt this mouse during the daylight hours; in fact, she shuns the thing. Look at this pic...could she be any more disgusted with the plaid mouse? It's as though her cute kitty and fierce huntress worlds collided and now she feels slightly pissed off about the whole thing. Sorry, Saff; I'll go hide your prey so you can kill it again tonight. We shall never speak of this again.

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Who's in My Drawers??

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Angry Arms

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Friday Fanglish

Yes, it's that time again...when we roll up our sleeves and dig into a little bit of back-alley cat slang. Here are your Friday Fanglish terms for the week!


Facebooking
The act of rubbing one's face over every inch of a human's book while she is attempting to read.

After facebooking The Lady's novel half a dozen times, she finally put her book down and petted me.



Flash-in-the-Pan
The mad rush to immediately urinate in a freshly changed litter pan.

We were all lined up to flash-in-the-pan the second The Lady placed the fresh pans on the floor.


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Busted on Camera!

"Me? On the kitchen table? You must be seeing things."

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Wordless Wednesday: Bag Lady

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