TGPWS 7: New Year. See if we can wash the stink off.

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reaver

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Much progress was made...

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scoyoc

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I put McMaster-Carr hatch struts in yesterday and dropped one of the tiny safety clips into my bumper. A box of 10 is $4.15 and shipping will be $9.40 I guess $14 (once you include tax) is a small price to pay to make sure someone doesn't get their head taken off, but damn. Well, I will have a few extras if anyone needs any...
 

kirk

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You ever get so mad that you crossover and make up your own swear words?

I swear to Christ I'm never owning another ufcking cat again.
I love my cat. LOVE.

But!

She ufcking drove me insane last night howling, running, booping MY snoot. I cannot for the life of me figure that shiat out. First time I threw a pillow at my cat. prolly not the last.
 

Prime

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ufcking dog woke me up at 0530 because my dad was in the kitchen. Any time he's in the kitchen the dog HAS to be right there. It's ufcking obnoxious. And I'm ufcking tired.
 

kirk

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@Prime Shes been so odd lately! Following me room to room, talking the entire time. I feel bad she is at home like 9 hours a day alone, but shes a cat! Thats what they do! And she gets all the loves when i get home. She has this new habit of grabbing a cardboard box in her mouth, and pulling a chunk off. Repeat. That is SUPER loud at 2am.

I was like look, you got pets, foods, snacks, kitty scratchems, window open to stare out.

FOR THE LOVE OF gobble WHAT ELSE CAN I DO
 
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Xterrorista

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@Prime Shes been so odd lately! Following me room to room, talking the entire time. I feel bad she is at home like 9 hours a day alone, but shes a cat! Thats what they do! And she gets all the loves when i get home. She has this new habit of grabbing a cardboard box in her mouth, and pulling a chunk off. Repeat. That is SUPER loud at 2am.

I was like look, you got pets, foods, snacks, kitty scratchems, window open to stare out.

FOR THE LOVE OF gobble WHAT ELSE CAN I DO
Get another kitty
 

TerryD

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@Prime Shes been so odd lately! Following me room to room, talking the entire time. I feel bad she is at home like 9 hours a day alone, but shes a cat! Thats what they do! And she gets all the loves when i get home. She has this new habit of grabbing a cardboard box in her mouth, and pulling a chunk off. Repeat. That is SUPER loud at 2am.

I was like look, you got pets, foods, snacks, kitty scratchems, window open to stare out.

FOR THE LOVE OF gobble WHAT ELSE CAN I DO
1st issue: "she"
 

meisanerd

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@Prime Shes been so odd lately! Following me room to room, talking the entire time. I feel bad she is at home like 9 hours a day alone, but shes a cat! Thats what they do! And she gets all the loves when i get home. She has this new habit of grabbing a cardboard box in her mouth, and pulling a chunk off. Repeat. That is SUPER loud at 2am.

I was like look, you got pets, foods, snacks, kitty scratchems, window open to stare out.

FOR THE LOVE OF gobble WHAT ELSE CAN I DO
Has she been throwing up as well? If they get an upset stomach, their solution is to make themselves vomit by eating garbage.

Also, trying to remember, was she a rescue? Mine is super-attached to me to the point of going on hunger strikes when I go on a week-long vacation if I leave him with someone he doesn't trust.

Also, consistent punishment, and cats will learn. It takes a while because they are stubborn little buggers, but if you always make sure to punish when they do something you don't like, they do learn to not do that. Things like a quick little squirt from a spray bottle on the cardboard they are chewing on (basically a warning shot) every time she does it should make her cut that out at 2AM. Mine is super-quiet overnight, unless there is a full moon and he is absolutely wired...
 

kirk

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Has she been throwing up as well? If they get an upset stomach, their solution is to make themselves vomit by eating garbage.

Also, trying to remember, was she a rescue? Mine is super-attached to me to the point of going on hunger strikes when I go on a week-long vacation if I leave him with someone he doesn't trust.

Also, consistent punishment, and cats will learn. It takes a while because they are stubborn little buggers, but if you always make sure to punish when they do something you don't like, they do learn to not do that. Things like a quick little squirt from a spray bottle on the cardboard they are chewing on (basically a warning shot) every time she does it should make her cut that out at 2AM. Mine is super-quiet overnight, unless there is a full moon and he is absolutely wired...
She was a rescue and she is super attached. I googled some stuff, and she shows signs that she was taken from her mom too soon (attachment issues) so Im just super loving and let her lay all over me. She hasn't thrown up at all.


I do need a squirt bottle. Good thinking
 

meisanerd

Need Bigger Tires
She was a rescue and she is super attached. I googled some stuff, and she shows signs that she was taken from her mom too soon (attachment issues) so Im just super loving and let her lay all over me. She hasn't thrown up at all.


I do need a squirt bottle. Good thinking
Yah, that's tough, rescues act totally different from what most people expect cats to be like, and can be completely random as to whether they are glued to you, or you never see them.

I don't know the history of mine, he was a transfer from the pound so caught on the street somewhere, and was about a year old. But totally adores me, meets me at the door when I get home (he knows the sound of our garage door), and always wants to be near me. But he learned real quick that I was in charge around the house, so he also respects me like crazy. And very much knows what the squirt bottle means... I give him a few warnings, he usually starts behaving when I go grab it, but if that doesn't work, a couple warning shots to get him away from whatever he is harassing (usually scratching furniture), and then if he is still defiant (he gives those looks like, come get me, I dare you...), he gets himself quite well washed... And usually about 5 minutes later comes over and gives me with an "Im sorry" look, and wants to give me snuggles as an apology.

If you want real fun, train her to use the toilet. No more litter to worry about is great, and a lot of the "cat house" smell is gone.

There ain't no way I could get another cat. He still hisses at the neighbour cats when he sees them, even though I've had him for 7 years now, and he knows he is safe.
 

kirk

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Yah, that's tough, rescues act totally different from what most people expect cats to be like, and can be completely random as to whether they are glued to you, or you never see them.

I don't know the history of mine, he was a transfer from the pound so caught on the street somewhere, and was about a year old. But totally adores me, meets me at the door when I get home (he knows the sound of our garage door), and always wants to be near me. But he learned real quick that I was in charge around the house, so he also respects me like crazy. And very much knows what the squirt bottle means... I give him a few warnings, he usually starts behaving when I go grab it, but if that doesn't work, a couple warning shots to get him away from whatever he is harassing (usually scratching furniture), and then if he is still defiant (he gives those looks like, come get me, I dare you...), he gets himself quite well washed... And usually about 5 minutes later comes over and gives me with an "Im sorry" look, and wants to give me snuggles as an apology.

If you want real fun, train her to use the toilet. No more litter to worry about is great, and a lot of the "cat house" smell is gone.

There ain't no way I could get another cat. He still hisses at the neighbour cats when he sees them, even though I've had him for 7 years now, and he knows he is safe.
Exactly. She meets me at the door every day. And I drop everything to spend a minute or two making sure i scratch her up. And she loses her shiat at the window at any other cat. She was fixed/declawed front before I got her, so she "thinks" she is clawing furniture but she is just pawing the hell out of stuff. Its cute actually.


I am enjoying XterraCat talk.
 
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