[pollystyrene]

Sorry, no cats in this but I wonder if it's the same bear as before- it is NJ!

[gardnerella]

xexyz I forgot to mention - I played that clip yesterday and my cat was sitting in front of the computer and I pointed at the kitty saying, "Look, look - kitty!" She saw it and I think she recognized what it was. Her eyes got all big and she went in for a closer look. That video was too cute.

[msgoofball]

last nite, i got home, started laundry and started the dishes...but then i noticed it was oddly quiet...since jake is usually clamoring for attention. so i start calling him, looking for him...not in the pantry, not in the bathroom, lets look in the linens....there he is..keeping the towels warm. LOL silly cat.

[xexyz]

WARNING!!

Clicking on this link may expose you to a video of extreme cuteness. Proceed with caution.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdXTDovB9K8

[luleey]

hmmm. so much for my centipede solution. unfortunately, we are in a basement apt so there are a lot! and probably a thriving community of them in the walls. i'll just have to find another natural way to get 'em out. i hope george feels better now!!

[aquagirl2]

Well, I gave her away. It wasn't just her personality--we have 2 other cats and it was just impractical. I found her a good home with a young couple who were very excited have their first pet together. They bought her a million toys and they seem to love her. I emailed all your good suggestions to them to help her calm down. The laser pointer on the fan thing is so funny!

I miss her and I'm sad. But I know it was the right decision.

[doodlebug]

luleey, it was definitely a house centipede. I read somewhere that for every 1 you see, there are at least 20 in the walls. Ugh! Luckily, I've only seen them twice, though I know my neighbour downstairs (ground floor) has a lot more. (We live in a kind of nature-y area, by a river.)

I think the centipede stung George a few times in the mouth, fighting back. George was awfully cautious with him. And I'm sure the centipede's venom is what made him sick - Georgie is absolutely NOT a vomiter, but he vomited for 2 days. I highly recommend trying to kill centipedes yourself, if you see them, before your cat tries. Nothing beats a stomping with a shoe-clad foot.

Those pictures of the treed bear and the cat are hilarious! Of course, the nice thing about being a cat is that if a stunt like that doesn't work out, you can at least outrun the bear!

[mermaidgirl13]

There sure are, pollystyrene. We have them wandering through our backyard every few weeks. (Well, my parents do, I live in Massachusetts now.)

Weird, huh? Whenever I tell people that, they're like, "in NJ?!"

[pollystyrene]

There are bears in New Jersey? I had no idea!

ETA: Someone made one of those morale posters about this.

[luleey]

doodle, what kind of centipede was it?? we get centipedes here and i keep hoping that when he gets older duke will eat them. they're house centipedes, so some arent that big but they scare the crap out of me! i know centipedes sting their prey to paralyze it--i wonder if the venom upset your cat's tummy.

[kittenb]

Cat 1 Bear 0. Oh my gosh, has anyone seen this? The pictures are great.

[doodlebug]

Poor George caught and ate a centipede last night...and that centipede fought back hard, let me tell you! And then poor George kept throwing up! I think he threw up about four or five times, and he's not a thrower-upper...he's probably thrown up three times in his entire life. I was worried he got poisoned or something, but he seems to be ok today. I guess he won't go after a centipede again, though.

[luleey]

thanks! i got him to drink a little by pretending i was drinking from the dish. i also tried putting him under a dripping faucet but he just seemed kind of bewildered. ;) now he's decided to be finicky about his food, so maybe i'll be "eating" that too...

[mermaidgirl13]

Luleey,

You might want to get Duke a scratching post. That's a good way to keep his nails down without having to clip.

If you're concerned he isn't drinking anything, measure out a cup of water adn put it in his bowl. Then, the next day you can pour what's left back into the measuring cup to see how much is gone.

I'm sure he's drinking but if you're worried he isn't, you could always dip his paw into the water dish. That way he'll know what's there and he also might lick his wet paw and get the idea.

[luleey]

thanks for the trim tips! he is an itty black kitten, supposedly the runt of the litter. his name is duke. i got him at a shelter; he is a huge attention hog and very vocal. i hope he's meowing just to be social! it's like he cries when he can't find you, and then when you come within sight he cries to be picked up, then he cries to be put down and so he can play...you get the picture. im a little concerned cause i dont see him drinking hardly anything, though he could be drinking when im not around. is there a way to tell if he's getting dehydrated, does anyone know? thanks!

[karma77]

Sorry to interrupt here, but I am very confused right now about my kitties' behaviour, and would really like some advice. I have two cats, a 5-year-old male and a 12-year-old female. I got the female groomed the other day as she has been biting at her fur and pulling it out lately. I brought her home following her groom (which involved a pretty major "furcut"), and my male cat does not know who she is anymore!

He is being a vicious stalker now. He follows her around, attacks her, constantly growls and hisses, and it is driving me crazy. I woke up to them fighting several times last night, and it was definitely not in play. I even bought another litter box because he has been guarding certain rooms - the litter box room being one of them!

Has anyone had this experience? I have googled it, but could find nothing at all about this.

[treehugger]

Oh. My. God. I feel so guilty! I got home from work today (was gone from 7:00 AM until 6:30 PM) Anyway, I...didn't see my cat. Walked into my bathroom and heard Mojo meowing. He was TRAPPED in the linen closet all day!!!

I swear I didn't see him go in there!! Eeeeps!

I'm amazed he didn't poop or pee in my laundry basket.... poor guy.

He got catnip.

Gardnerella, I used to know a guy, who wasn't really a cat person, who's saying was: "the only reason a housecat doesn't kill you...is because they can't". I suppose after today Mojo'd be tempted to off me! He's quite a hunter as well. Glad I'm as big as I am.

[gardnerella]

My cat killed a little ducklette the other day. She still has mad killing skills. I kind of like that.

How do cats kill like a vampire? I know she punctures the neck and leaves no blood behind. Is she piercing the spine or something?

Sometimes late at night when she's laying on my chest she gazes at me and I wonder, am I next?

[raskel]

Here's Tosh hanging upside-down. She turns into a real turd as soon as I get a camera out; I can't get a good picture with her batting at the camera the whole time.
http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/8886/toshie1rj.jpg

[lucizoe]

luleey! congrats on your kitten! what does he look like...what's his name?? *pry pry pry*