Originally Posted by strange_wings
That's not so great in my house. Siri wants to sit by the door too, but not by the other cats. So at some point I hear someone growl and hiss and have to yell out of the bathroom for them to knock it off.Otherwise it's best to shower when they're sleeping.
Regular bathroom usage is less mysterious, thus I usually only have 2-3 cats outside the door.. and Tanna's paws under it.
You're lucky they all behave while waiting for you!
That's not good. Please push doctors into finding out what is causing this. One thing to consider is that hot showers cause vasodilation and would make your blood pressure fall - which if you had high or borderline high blood pressure could give you a little relief.Originally Posted by catlover73
When I get really bad migraines sometimes hot showers are the only thing that give me any relief. I can take 4-5 showers in a day if I am sick and he always comes running into the bathroom.
My blood pressure is actually normal and it was never really high to begin with. I am on Propranolol as a preventative so my regular doctor does keep any eye on my blood pressure. I generally don't get nausea with my migraines. I have had an MRI and my regular doctor and my neurologist are aware of the showers being helpful. Sometimes my migraines have a sinus component to them and that is why the showers seem to help. It took many years for someone to figure out my headaches were migraines and not sinus headaches.Originally Posted by strange_wings
That's not good. Please push doctors into finding out what is causing this. One thing to consider is that hot showers cause vasodilation and would make your blood pressure fall - which if you had high or borderline high blood pressure could give you a little relief.
If I tried to do that during a migraine I'd probably vomit then faint, yuck!(low BP already that heat is bad for).
Water liking/loving kitties are certainly entertaining. I have one outside that likes to be thoroughly soaked down during warm weather.
If we leave the bathroom door open while showering Sherman will sit on the toilet and watch. Tomas tries to get closer. Maybe in disbelief "you actually want to be wet?!" sort of thing. Once he learns that yes, we are actually standing under a spray of water he wanders off looking slightly offended.
Just be careful.Originally Posted by catlover73
My blood pressure is actually normal and it was never really high to begin with. I am on Propranolol as a preventative so my regular doctor does keep any eye on my blood pressure. I generally don't get nausea with my migraines. I have had an MRI and my regular doctor and my neurologist are aware of the showers being helpful. Sometimes my migraines have a sinus component to them and that is why the showers seem to help. It took many years for someone to figure out my headaches were migraines and not sinus headaches.
Thank you - I sneaked out very slowly to not disturb them, grabbed the camera really quickly and took the pictures before they left - They were still waiting for meOriginally Posted by otto
Mazy cat is my Shower Supervisor. She sits on the side of the tub and every time I peek around the curtain she says "Prrt?".
that's a great pic Carolina!
Hilarious stories, everyone!