Now, before you all start, this in not about Deleting your Back cats. It's a softer kinder gentler post than you are used to from the roadster.

My cat of 17 years is extremely spoiled but well trained. We have a daily routine which includes her special tuna (She only eats the Starkist in water, cheap grade, Will turn her nose up at albacore) And then a half hour every morning or evening in front of the TV. OK, so maybe she has me well trained.

She insists. Further, she insists on FOX news, which I tolerate as it needles the hell out of Nightrider and Rush. If I don't she sits on the couch and wails. Really. Keep in mind I make her listen to NPR all day in the green house.

Now Cathy gets annoyed if I need to be doing something, which is always the case, if she happens to be doing housework or laundry. You guys know what I mean, that look you get when watching the tube and your significant other walks by with a load of laundry, or the shoes you left in the foyer, or the missing coffee cups you left "all over the house." Yeah, that look.

"But honey, the poor old feeble cat insisted," I plead innocently saying, "How can I refuse Cleopatra in her late years?" "Or should I just let her wail?"

Cleo will wail the most soulful "I'm gonna die suffering" sounds until I come and sit and turn on the TV. We watch O'Reilly or something and she is fine. Then we go downstairs to my man cave and she sits on my chair as I type. This has worked well for me for some time. But today, My cat did me one even better.

Going down to my office to get on the Forum illicits even more sarcastic harumps and sighs from Cathy. "You are always on that Forum. There is more to life than Crossfires. But, you go ahead, I'm OK." And if I don't spend some time with the cat watching the boob news I get it from her as well. (I won't quote Cleo's words here as the Forum censors will delete half of it anyway)

Tonite, after her Tuna, she began the wail. I'm in the kitchen making dinner for the grandchild and the cat gives this God-awful wail. But not from the livingroom couch. From my man cave.

She wanted me to turn on my computer and get on the Forum. No kiddin'

God, I love that cat.

roadster with a stick

 

Dogs have owners.....cats have staff!

 

My boxer LOVES cats.

 

Still wiggling or just rare?

roadster with a stick

 

dude... you have it wrong - you think your cat is being affectionate

How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You

 

Whattttttttt

 

Our neighbor across the street has a young cat (Sprocket) that is not afraid AT ALL of dogs. We were out walking the dogs the other evening and the cat was in front of our house when we got home. The cat came right up nose-to-nose to my boxer (Delilah). Now Delilah is fairly well trained but this drove her nuts. She's used to seeing Sprocket through the front window and this was her first experience to be so close to any cat. As intimidating as Delilah looks with her muscular body, she wouldn't hurt a flea. She just wants to play with Sprocket. Since this was her first face-to-face encounter with Sprocket, we didn't let it last long. I suspect there will be longer GTG's for them in the future.

 

Affectonate? Hardly

Useful? Yes

It is afterall, a female. I'm just thankful that whatever she is getting out of this relationship, is finally working for me, Dude.

roadster with a stick

BTW, this morning, she pee'd on the bed. If that's not love? I don't know what is.
Not a problem, she has people for that.

 

The wife has five cats. I have five tombstones arranged neatly in the palm-garden, waiting patiently to bring the universe back into a more perfect harmony.

 

You have my sympathies.