Working while going to school is really the pits. I've been there. I remember coming home at 3:30 pm from school and sleeping for 30 minutes until i had to leave for work. That nap was the only way I got through.Yay retirement!It won't be easy when I go back to school in the fall and I'll be doing that and work. But at least no matter what if we're not home our kitties will have each other!
you know underneath a box spring mattress there's a thin felt-like cloth running the whole of it? Well there's a hole in mine, so if it gets really quiet around here I've found that's where she's sneaking around. I can't fit under the bed so it takes a few minutes to coax her out of there!
I heard a similar story about kitties getting into holes in box spring covers under the bed. My friend had just adopted a kitten and it disappeared it's first night. She looked everywhere and couldn't find it and finally thought to look there and sure enough - a little head poked out. I know Chula has a place she hides but I actually haven't found it yet but I figure it's probably pretty strange so I'll raise my hand.Raise your hand if you ever find your kitties in just the strangest of placesyou know underneath a box spring mattress there's a thin felt-like cloth running the whole of it? Well there's a hole in mine, so if it gets really quiet around here I've found that's where she's sneaking around. I can't fit under the bed so it takes a few minutes to coax her out of there!
Haha Chula seems to be quite the ninja then! I'm actually probably pretty lucky I figured out that's where she was or I would have gone straight to crisis mode!I heard a similar story about kitties getting into holes in box spring covers under the bed. My friend had just adopted a kitten and it disappeared it's first night. She looked everywhere and couldn't find it and finally thought to look there and sure enough - a little head poked out. I know Chula has a place she hides but I actually haven't found it yet but I figure it's probably pretty strange so I'll raise my hand.
At this point, because Eddie is still the 'new cat', I've been more lenient on him than I was on Binx. I'm also trying to reset my internal alarm clock for my next semester... but 7:00am sometimes is too early. I still have most of their toys confiscated, and am partially ignoring them so they're forced to interact more. This is because Binx still needs to learn when to stop pestering Eddie, and Eddie needs to learn how to play with Binx (as well as put him in his place if need be). I step in if Eddie starts his "seriously, quit it" meowing, with a loud, spitting hiss, or growl of my own, which makes Binx back off more than anything! Binx is a bit more aggressive in his kitty play
Well, maybe when they become friends they'll interact and let you sleep but it is equally likely they will gang up on you.
If I confiscated toys, I would never be able to get any sleep. My cat easily sleeps through the night without bugging us until morning. The kitten is the one who needs to be entertained all of the time. She has tons of toys that keep her entertained. Although the kitten and cat play they don't do this at night since Carrot knows it is sleeping time and enjoys sleeping.
Ha ha ha ha!!!! That's pretty funny. Paul and Chula actually pull the vanes of the feather off so it looks half bald. I hope you get a replacement soon!
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And I was only just starting to learn of the glorious Da Bird (may he rest in pieces). He will remain forever in our hearts :grphug2:
How sad! My cats love to bend the feathers so now da bird flies very crookedly. Carrot also has learned how to untie knots with his teeth so he is able to actually remove the bottom part of the toy entirely. I have to have the hardware triple knotted on so that he doesn't steal the whole thing right off the string.
Spooning cat food into bowls is the first thing I do when I get up in the morning every morning. Sophie will not tolerate anything else. I get scolded if she thinks I am taking too long to fill the dishes and if she really gets annoyed, she jumps up on the kitchen counter to supervise and scold me some more- only louder. She's the one who wakes me up every day. Lilith doesn't. It must be an agreement between them. We have a routine. Sophie wakes me, I feed the girls in the kitchen and then bring Henry's breakfast into his room. Then it's litter box scooping time starting out with the 2 boxes in Henry's room so I can close the door behind me when I leave and let him eat in peace. Then it's off to the girls' 3 boxes in my room. I walk the dog when I take the bag with the used litter to the outside trash can and then I can do whatever I want for myself.
Well, maybe when they become friends they'll interact and let you sleep but it is equally likely they will gang up on you.You don't really understand stereo until you've had a cat meowing in each ear at 5:00 AM!
It sounds like you've got things mostly under control, though. At least you get to make breakfast and start your coffee before you feed them. When I had my rainbow kitties Wesley and Milo, I would crawl out of bed in the AM and before I was even really awake, I'd be in the kitchen spooning out cat food into their bowls.
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PS: Finally caught up!
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You have to go through all that before you get to eat? Wow! At least I got to eat before scooping litter. You are a truly devoted cat and dog Mom.
It's easier that way. If I didn't, Sophie would squawk at me until I fed her. They don't care when the boxes get done, as long as they DO get done
Oh good! Both cats were having trouble not meowing loudly too early in the morning when we first got Angua but they have since settled down. Angua was even upset that I got up this morning, so there is progress!
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Our cats get dry kibble out all night so they have no excuse to whine for food. They also don't have a regular schedule for wet food. Since Carrot won't eat wet food, Angua gets half a can of wet food at some point during the day, but not always the same point. She never knows when she'll get it and is fine eating dry food in the meantime. Carrot is the real talker for sure, he meows while playing, when he wants attention, and sometimes when he just feels like talking. Since Angua is a kitten she seems to be learning this behavior from him slowly.
