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Didja see any ROUSes along the AONB?

Speaking of Hitler – were there any that looked like Trump? I’ve been assured he’s the 2nd coming of Hitler.

I assume such a cat’s special skill would be to tweet at you.

“… full psycho for a nanosecond …”
Yes, well, that’s how it begins… just a little nip here, a closed-mouth tug there and pretty soon you have a fully enraged, out of control F. catus. Letting the little imp get away with it now is just asking for trouble later!
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Spare the rod and spoil the mouser!

Sure, you and Uncle B had a good time. But how do you think Charlotte and Jack felt when you came home reeking of other cats? Cheaters!

Oh, Ric Fan. Lemme tell you something. The lady in the line in front of me spotted a catnip toy and said, “oh my god, I have one of those! It was my cat’s favorite toy ever!” So I bought one.

I’ve given the cats catnip toys before, but I’ve never seen them bliss out quite like this. Charlotte was rolling around on it biting air.

I think they forgave us, the junkies.

Turns out Hitler Kitties are a thing:

Cats That Look Like Hitler

Relating to catnip:

Do Big Cats Like Catnip?

Also, did anyone have Martin Landau in the Dead Pool? George Romero too, but if he’s spotted walking around I’m not sure it counts.

I’m glad that Charlotte is feeling better.

Pretty much any little soft fuzzy toy can be a catnip toy. We keep a small-ish plastic snap-lid container with fresh catnip in it. We pop in a half dozen or so little fabric mice (the ones with leather ears and tails are especially exciting). Let them sit in there a while, at least overnight, and then toss one to the now very excited cat (she knows the Bowl Sound). Slinky lies on her side staring intently at the mouse for maybe half a minute, then grabs it with both front paws, rolls on her back, and tosses it in the air with all four. Before it comes down, she rights herself, runs a few feet away, and then pounces on it when it hits the floor.

When she wears herself out, we put the mouse back in the container. They’re good for many, many play frenzies.

Great fun for all of us!

Drugs are never the answer, stoaty!

Depends on the question, Ric Fan! (-:

My two feline thugs are kitty potheads. Every so often I open up the little crinkly bag, which brings them trotting, and sprinkle some catnip on their scratching posts. Sudden energy!

I can’t understand why black-and-whites, the true tuxedo cats, would be unpopular. They’re usually very handsome. All-black cats, well, people still have that superstitious nonsense hanging in what passes for their brains. My huge black longhair, Wolf, I’m sure would have a hard time getting adopted — but I’d snap him up again in a second. He and the other longhair black, the late Marie-Antoinette, have both been easygoing, adaptable, and smart.

White-and-black cats, now — My experience has been that they like to nip, either for dominance or to show what they think is affection. My other furry monster, Chekov, is like that.

Red tabbies, with or without white: quirky
Siberian cats (the breed): prickly or sickly

Hm, I’d call it differently, Wolfus:

Ginger tabbies: super affectionate with people, inclined to fat
Gray tabbies: swaggering go-to-hell cats
Black cats: shy, hyper, skinny, a bit nippy
Black and whites: not sure. A bit aloof, maybe?

There may be a short hair/long hair thing going on, too.

My first Siamese was psycho. The long-hair Siamese I have now is so laid-back he’s almost liquid. And enough shed hair to make another cat almost daily.