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You can have mine, I'm sick of the furry bastard

Author Topic: The Chronicles of Pete  (Read 72136 times)

Wowbagger

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #25 on: 03 July, 2014, 06:28:14 pm »
You are right, it isn't being cleaned out often enough. It's one of the jobs that gets left when two busy teachers have two small children and one of those teachers, due to injuries sustained when giving birth, is in constant pain and is incapable of lifting anything of greater mass than a wet teabag without risking further injury.
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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #26 on: 03 July, 2014, 10:38:19 pm »
When I was a kid, we had Tiptoes, the best, but fiercest and frankly most psychopathic cat in the world. My parents didn't have him neutered - they were going to, but then my dad had the snip and decided it was unfair to put the cat through the pain when it had no way of understanding what was going on. I think they regretted that decision, because he was roughly the size of a tiger cub, extremely fierce, and sprayed a lot. But he was the most bestest cat ever, and is the reason I now can't resist a cat in dinner jacket.  ;D
;D Sounds like you'd be an ideal owner for Pete after Tiptoes' rigorous training.

Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #27 on: 04 July, 2014, 11:33:35 am »
People don't get cats.

Cats get new servants.
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Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #28 on: 04 July, 2014, 04:01:09 pm »
I've just spunked £160 on cat flap, cat carrier, cat bed, cat litter tray, cat litter, bowls, placemat and spork.
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Vince

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #29 on: 04 July, 2014, 04:09:24 pm »
So you're getting a tortoise then :)
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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #30 on: 04 July, 2014, 10:19:19 pm »
I've just spunked £160 on cat flap, cat carrier, cat bed, cat litter tray, cat litter, bowls, placemat and spork.

Cat bed ?    _You_ are the cat bed.................  ;D

if you are very unfortunate also the litter tray!
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Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #31 on: 04 July, 2014, 10:36:46 pm »
But sometimes I have to go to work.  ;D I got one of the igloo types to offer protection from draughts.

I'm going to go have a look at Pete this weekend and see if he picks me. Lothian Cat Rescue have just put a video of him on their facebook page.
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Basil

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #32 on: 04 July, 2014, 11:08:43 pm »
Admission.  I'm actually not that fussed about cake.

Kim

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #33 on: 04 July, 2014, 11:13:40 pm »
Is that real?  What did it have to say for itself?  Are you a great mouse detective?

Basil

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #34 on: 04 July, 2014, 11:18:25 pm »
Is that real?  What did it have to say for itself?  Are you a great mouse detective?

Dunno.  It just wandered into my twitter feed.
Admission.  I'm actually not that fussed about cake.

Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #35 on: 05 July, 2014, 05:03:05 pm »
I met Pete today. He let me pick him up for a cuddle, and he kissed my nose. He's taking possession of me on Monday or Tuesday.
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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #36 on: 05 July, 2014, 07:30:03 pm »
I've just spunked £160 on cat flap, cat carrier, cat bed, cat litter tray, cat litter, bowls, placemat and spork.

And the furry bugger will still prefer to sleep in the empty boxes of everything you ever buy online.  Or the bath. Or maybe the sink.

Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #37 on: 05 July, 2014, 07:42:13 pm »
I know. And he'll ignore the toys in favour of destroying my plants. And he'll probably end up on that pets of shame tumblr of cats who just watched while mice ate their cat food.

Any second thoughts I might have had about getting a cat when there are so many reasons not to were banished forever when I got home and spent 20 minutes hoovering up mouse shit, including from inside my favourite boots.
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red marley

Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #38 on: 05 July, 2014, 08:04:19 pm »
Mouse shit in your boots? Cats can do better than that.


barakta

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #39 on: 05 July, 2014, 08:54:34 pm »
Huzzah to your tobe enslavement!

Gattopardo

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #40 on: 06 July, 2014, 03:18:06 am »
Mouse traps are easier...

Jaded

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #41 on: 06 July, 2014, 03:45:33 am »
Pete deserves you  :thumbsup:
It is simpler than it looks.

Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #42 on: 06 July, 2014, 09:12:28 am »
Mouse traps are easier...
Ten years of mouse infestation and if only someone had suggested that before! What a fool I've been!
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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #43 on: 06 July, 2014, 09:53:17 am »
Mouse traps are easier...
Ten years of mouse infestation and if only someone had suggested that before! What a fool I've been!

Wait until you find his first headless gift to you hidden under a pillow  ;D
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Basil

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #44 on: 06 July, 2014, 10:06:44 am »
I believe that it was someone here on yacf who noted cats' natural sense of Fair Play, in that they would always only eat half of a mouse, thus giving the other half a chance to still run away.  ;D
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Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #45 on: 06 July, 2014, 10:38:38 am »
Mouse traps are easier...
Ten years of mouse infestation and if only someone had suggested that before! What a fool I've been!

Wait until you find his first headless gift to you hidden under a pillow  ;D

I have decided he's not allowed in the bedroom. I think the only chance I have of not dying of allergies is if I keep him out of the bedroom altogether. Also, I don't like being woken up at 4am by cats jumping on my head.
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Kim

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #46 on: 06 July, 2014, 12:35:12 pm »
Mouse traps are easier...
Ten years of mouse infestation and if only someone had suggested that before! What a fool I've been!

Wait until you find his first headless gift to you hidden under a pillow  ;D

I have decided he's not allowed in the bedroom. I think the only chance I have of not dying of allergies is if I keep him out of the bedroom altogether. Also, I don't like being woken up at 4am by cats jumping on my head.

This seems sensible.

May I also suggest an evening feeding time?  That way he's marginally less likely to pester you in the morning (traditionally by shredding the carpet outside the bedroom door, if they can't jump on your head).

Vince

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #47 on: 06 July, 2014, 12:44:56 pm »
I have decided he's not allowed in the bedroom. I think the only chance I have of not dying of allergies is if I keep him out of the bedroom altogether. Also, I don't like being woken up at 4am by cats jumping on my head.

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Julian

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #48 on: 06 July, 2014, 01:17:21 pm »
We keep the bedroom door shut. 

Eccentrica Gallumbits

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Re: Shall I get a cat?
« Reply #49 on: 06 July, 2014, 01:19:48 pm »
This seems sensible.

May I also suggest an evening feeding time?  That way he's marginally less likely to pester you in the morning (traditionally by shredding the carpet outside the bedroom door, if they can't jump on your head).
I have already foiled his evil plans by not having any carpets.  :demon: The shelter say they feed him morning and evening, so I'll carry on that way. The good thing is, because the shelter feed the cats on whatever cat food people have donated, none of the cats get the chance to be fussy. So my plan is to buy several varieties of food and alternate them so he doesn't get used to one thing and start turning his nose up at the cheaper varieties.  ;D
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