Been Embarrassed By Your Cat?

[Silver Crazy]

I have been reading through all the threads here (might take me another 5 years to finish but trying it anyway) and chuckling away at a lot of the antics our feline friends get up to.
It has brought back a lot of memories of cats I have had and some really embarrassing things they have done.
Like dropping a dead rat at your dinner guests feet just before serving dinner.
Went over to introduce myself to a new neighbor and the cat followed me over and promptly sprayed on her leg..couldn't look her in the eye after that. One of my cats was a thief..having to return to neighbors, keys, jewelry and anything else that was shiny and looked good to this particular cat was a weekly chore. They got to know him in the end and was treated as a bit of fun among the neighbors.
Anyway to get to the worst a cat has done to me was: I having my morning shower and the cat suddenly howled at the shower door. I opened the door to see what he wanted and he dropped a very alive mouse into the shower. The mouse was jumping up my legs trying to get out of the hot water, the cat was jumping after the mouse, and I was doing the 4 minute mile in one spot in the shower. When a bit of sanity came back I caught the mouse in a soapbox, and ran to the door and threw him into the yard then realized i was standing stark naked on my porch in the middle of a apartment complex..I did the biggest vanishing act you have ever seen. Anyway..wondering you guys have some similar stories that have left you red faced..lol

 

[susanm9006]

One of my cats loved to carry around my things.I was having a party and here comes Daisy at full speed with a ratty old bra of mine in her mouth, through the living room and up onto the back of a chair. Of course everyone turns to look at the racing cat and then me pulling the bra away from her.

 

[Maria Bayote]

I have been reading through all the threads here (might take me another 5 years to finish but trying it anyway) and chuckling away at a lot of the antics our feline friends get up to.
It has brought back a lot of memories of cats I have had and some really embarrassing things they have done.
Like dropping a dead rat at your dinner guests feet just before serving dinner.
Went over to introduce myself to a new neighbor and the cat followed me over and promptly sprayed on her leg..couldn't look her in the eye after that. One of my cats was a thief..having to return to neighbors, keys, jewelry and anything else that was shiny and looked good to this particular cat was a weekly chore. They got to know him in the end and was treated as a bit of fun among the neighbors.
Anyway to get to the worst a cat has done to me was: I having my morning shower and the cat suddenly howled at the shower door. I opened the door to see what he wanted and he dropped a very alive mouse into the shower. The mouse was jumping up my legs trying to get out of the hot water, the cat was jumping after the mouse, and I was doing the 4 minute mile in one spot in the shower. When a bit of sanity came back I caught the mouse in a soapbox, and ran to the door and threw him into the yard then realized i was standing stark naked on my porch in the middle of a apartment complex..I did the biggest vanishing act you have ever seen. Anyway..wondering you guys have some similar stories that have left you red faced..lol

Take it on a much positive note: At least you have something to laugh about in many years to come.

 

[Silver Crazy]

One of my cats loved to carry around my things.I was having a party and here comes Daisy at full speed with a ratty old bra of mine in her mouth, through the living room and up onto the back of a chair. Of course everyone turns to look at the racing cat and then me pulling the bra away from her.

Their timing is always perfect..lol

 

[will2002]

I don't believe anyone can top Silver Crazy's "shower story"... so I'll not even try.

 

[Jem]

I will admit that I was not too embarrassed because I told my guest what not to do and he did NOT listen but...
We had a cat who had anxiety and aggression issues. But we did work with him enough, to the point that if you simply ignored him and did not make any fast movements if he was near, he would stare you down with dagger eyes but would leave you alone.
Anyway, we had another couple over for New Years Eve one year, and one of them drank a bit too much. He was very loud and obnoxious when drunk and our cat Hank did NOT like it, but he stayed put on his cat tree (with his death glare on him the whole time.)
At one point our friend got up to use the bathroom, and Hank followed and sat at the bottom of the stairs, standing guard I guess. Well...when our friend got out of the bathroom, he looked down the hallway, made direct eye contact with Hank who was still standing guard at the bottom of the stairs, and basically yelled "HI HANK!!!". It took less than a second and Hank tore off after him hissing, spitting and growling and forced our friend to run away and take refuge in the bathroom until we were able to coax Hank to come to us for some treats and to put him in the basement. (finished and cozy, where he often spent most of his time).
As I said, we warned him what not to do with Hank and he did the complete opposite. We were "slightly" embarrassed and apologetic, even though it was his own darn fault. I would also like to add that this was the only time Hank had ever tried to kill anyone. The most anyone ever got who came to my home was a hiss or the death stare and a swat/hiss combo if they approached him (which we always told people NOT to do.) As I said, we did work with him all the time and there were some people who Hank tolerated eventually. I guess this guy gave Hank the bad mojo feeling for whatever reason.

 

[di and bob]

I would like to know why everytime we have some one new over and they comment, "Oh you have a cat!" and they take that exact time to 'polish their apple'. They have no sense of decency!

 

[catlover73]

My two youngest adult cats got the zoomies one night when we had a guest sleeping on our couch. Normally they just race around on the floor chasing each other and it does not even wake anyone up. They ran across hubby's friend while he was asleep and left several small scratches on parts of his body that were not under the blanket. My hubby got woken up by his friend asking where our first aid kit was at 4am. He cleaned up the scratches with rubbing alcohol and went back to bed. My hubby's friend thankfully is cat person so he was not mad. He was just surprised it happened. My cats have slept on the couch with him before but have never run him over playing. Hubby's friend has been here a few times and it has never happened again. His wife asked him what he did to annoy our cats when he got home from his visit. His reply was I did not annoy the cats they decided to leave their mark on me while I was asleep.

 

[Kat0121]

No but I'm sure that I have embarrassed them quite a few times over the years.

 

[Silver Crazy]

No but I'm sure that I have embarrassed them quite a few times over the years.

Haha.I suppose you got that glare of disapproval??

 

[Elphaba09]

One of my cats loved to carry around my things.I was having a party and here comes Daisy at full speed with a ratty old bra of mine in her mouth, through the living room and up onto the back of a chair. Of course everyone turns to look at the racing cat and then me pulling the bra away from her.

Haha! You could have told them that you gave her a ratty bra so that she would leave your good ones alone. That way, no one would have known that it was one you wear. Maybe next time?

Shortly after we moved into our house five years ago--back when we "only" had seven cats--the mail carrier came to drop off a package. Moments before he knocked, my stinky-butt Simon decided to poop and not cover it. The smell hit me as I was opening the door. I was mortified and had to try to explain it was my cat! I am not sure he believed me.

It was gag-worthy stink. At the time, Simon and Tara had only been with us for a week or so and were adjusting to being inside cats rather than strays. He was adjusting to actual cat food and getting rid of whatever garbage he had eaten as a stray. You can imagine the smell.

 

[Kat0121]

Haha.I suppose you got that glare of disapproval??

Oh yes. Many times. Quite a few eye rolls too.

 

[Talien]

Surprisingly, no.

 

[artiemom]

When I was in my 20’s; Pumpkin was our resident cat. A very spoiled orange cat.

One day, we saw her batting around, playing with “something”. It had crinkley white paper around it, long, tube snapped. We were unsure of what it was.

It was obvious that Pumpkin loved this “toy”; batting it all over the first floor.

When I went over to see what it was, I was horrified and embarrassed.

Pumpkin had somehow gotten ahold of one of my “personal hygiene” items. It was ‘that’ time of the month!

She was very upset at me for taking away her new toy!!

Yes, my neighbor was visiting at the time! Good thing she was female and understood.

My Dad laughed. I was so embarrassed

Needless to say, I had to really keep a close tab on my personal items, after this.

 

[walli]

funny stories
The only one I can remember is when Patchy brought in a mouse right in the middle of a bible study at our house, My husband was trying to be casual and try and catch the mouse, and the guy leading the study didn't stop the study, (Not a cat person) It was all so awkward. Poor Patchy, hubby caught the mouse and put it outside.

 

[Tobermory]

I had forgotten this story until I read @silver Crazy’s post (and you’ll see why I wanted to forget ).

I moved into an apartment complex with my two cats in the early ‘80s. I met a neighbor couple when they were walking their three Himalayans on leashes. We talked cats, of course, and a few days later I invited them over to meet Sara the tortie and Brandy the dilute tabby. Sara walked in with her 160 tortie IQ, politely and calmly greeted everyone, and then sat down to be part of the conversation. I had to go get Brandy, my sweet but dim bulb. This was Florida in the summer, and I was wearing a tube top. As I walked into the room, Brandy twisted in my arms, spotted my neighbors, started flailing around in a panic...and pulled my tube top down. Brandy escaped, I whirled around as fast as I could, but I know it wasn’t fast enough!

This other story isn’t nearly as embarrassing, more awkward. A friend and I were chatting in my living room. Max was on my lap. My husband went by dragging the hose to the compressor because he was remodeling in another room. I realized Max had stopped purring and was completely frozen, staring with big eyes at the huge snake running down the hallway. Suddenly, my lap grew very warm, and I realized Max was so scared he had lost control of his bladder and peed all over my lap. Poor guy! I had to excuse myself, of course, to change my clothes.

 

[zed xyzed]

When I was scanning the message board I initial thought the title was have you been embezzled by your cat. LOL that would be one smart cat. I have been reading too many finance documents today

 

[Tobermory]

When I was scanning the message board I initial thought the title was have you been embezzled by your cat. LOL that would be one smart cat. I have been reading too many finance documents today

They all try to embezzle me out of more food every day!

 

[Silver Crazy]

When I was in my 20’s; Pumpkin was our resident cat. A very spoiled orange cat.

One day, we saw her batting around, playing with “something”. It had crinkley white paper around it, long, tube snapped. We were unsure of what it was.

It was obvious that Pumpkin loved this “toy”; batting it all over the first floor.

When I went over to see what it was, I was horrified and embarrassed.

Pumpkin had somehow gotten ahold of one of my “personal hygiene” items. It was ‘that’ time of the month!

She was very upset at me for taking away her new toy!!

Yes, my neighbor was visiting at the time! Good thing she was female and understood.

My Dad laughed. I was so embarrassed

Needless to say, I had to really keep a close tab on my personal items, after this.

Red face award for sure!!

 

[Silver Crazy]

I moved into an apartment complex with my two cats in the early ‘80s. I met a neighbor couple when they were walking their three Himalayans on leashes. We talked cats, of course, and a few days later I invited them over to meet Sara the tortie and Brandy the dilute tabby. Sara walked in with her 160 tortie IQ, politely and calmly greeted everyone, and then sat down to be part of the conversation. I had to go get Brandy, my sweet but dim bulb. This was Florida in the summer, and I was wearing a tube top. As I walked into the room, Brandy twisted in my arms, spotted my neighbors, started flailing around in a panic...and pulled my tube top down. Brandy escaped, I whirled around as fast as I could, but I know it wasn’t fast enough!


Biggest red face award..hahahaha