I haven't mentioned the cats lately. Butchie is still a loudmouth and wants me to let him let him in and out often. I like to argue with him: He meows loudly while sitting at the door, and I tell him "NO!" Often he will give up and go take a nap on a chair, or on the seat of the stationary bike. Actually, Unique is the one who first decided to nap on the bike, but Butch watched for awhile and decided to make it his bike. Cliff often has to make them get off so he can ride.
Both cats are getting better about not clawing furniture, and they seem to be learning they can only sleep on two different chairs. They still want to play in both bathrooms, and try as I might, I don't always shut the bathroom doors. Unique used to like to tear up the plastic liner in our tubs or play in the commode water, but she watched Butch and learned his favorite trick, which is to climb in the sink and take the little draining thing out, then take it to the kitchen and play with it. As I was sitting here telling this story, Unique came to me carrying that thing. It's a game to them, and they want me to know they've won again!
They still spend a lot of time in their back porch. We have warm weather right now, and they like to climb up the cat tree to look out the window, which I am now keeping open for them.
Butch and my dog Gabe are fast friends now, and they wrestle almost every day at some point. The dog doesn't bite, and the cat doesn't use his claws. In the following video, they were wrestling on top of the heat register on a chilly day to see which one would get to warm up.
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I can't believe the cats can take that stopper out of the sink. I didn't know they could figure that out. I do keep my bathroom doors closed because kitties like to play with/destroy TP and I don't need that mess!
ReplyDeleteYes, mine like TP also, or pulling tissues out of the Kleenex box.
DeleteWe have about five rows of stuff planted in our garden. Supposed to be nearly 80 F up here tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteHere too. I have 3 rows seeded.
DeleteCats are full of (sometimes annoying) surprises, but they're always entertaining. I really disliked it when they scratched the furniture and carpets. Some people have them declawed, but I think it's cruel.
ReplyDeleteI luv the video of Butch and Gabe.
I wouldn't declaw a cat anyhow. Also, it costs $1,000 to do it.
DeleteIt sounds as if they are getting over their kitten antics and have moved on to cat antics. Not sure one is any better than the other, really. Looks like Gabe is enjoying the company.
ReplyDeleteSo much fun! My sister-in-law's cat used to pull that same trick with the bathroom sink stopper. She'd take it in the kitchen and play with it under the table. I wish that was all I had to worry about with my wannbe tree topper cat.
ReplyDeleteI haven't started anything to do with gardening yet. Oh, wait, I did put a couple of sweet potatoes in water to start slips growing.
Today I might get some onion sets and slips.
I think it ate my comment I just made. Oh well. I'll repeat and you can delete one if you need to. My sister-in-law's cat used to pull the same sink stopper trick. Gail would find it under the kitchen table when she'd come home from work. I wish that were all I had to worry about with our kitten.
ReplyDeleteThe only garden related thing I have done it put a couple of last summer's sweet potatoes into water to grow slips for this year. I have to go to town today, so maybe I will get some onion sets and slips to put out.