Cats can be clicker trained.
It's the Siamese that's yowling?
I bet you could help her out with that. I believe Karen Pryor has a book on the topic.
Patron: That girl is a witch. Mal: Yeah, but she's our witch.
'Safe'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Jun 23, 2009 5:54:53 am PDT #25356 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
beekaytee - Jun 23, 2009 5:56:35 am PDT #25357 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
No, it's the Calico that is yowling. I suspect the man just never bothered to be fussed by it, but now that the woman is bothered, he's bothered. "If Mama ain't happy. Ain't nobody happy." is my guess.
Nora Deirdre - Jun 23, 2009 5:58:30 am PDT #25358 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
My guess is "something is very very wrong".
Hmm, did he do something to piss off the Scientologists?
Jesse - Jun 23, 2009 5:58:39 am PDT #25359 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm pretty sure the last night-time screeching cat I knew was old and arthritic and deaf -- so in pain and not hearing herself.
Jessica - Jun 23, 2009 6:01:12 am PDT #25360 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Have you ever seen somebody working on a fence and takes a hammer and hit their thumb and go "Awww... Buddha!" You ever see them do that? How many hit a gold ball like I hit a golf ball and they go "Ohhh... Mohammed!" Why do they call that name? You know what they do? They go "Jesus Christ!" "Jesus Christ!" Why do they call that name? Because I believe when a person gets hurt or they get angry, they wanna blame who? They want to blame God.
So what does it mean if I hit my thumb with a hammer and shout "Motherfucker!"?
Theodosia - Jun 23, 2009 6:04:02 am PDT #25361 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Yeah, in the least demand a very complete and current vet checkup as a condition of your involvement! (Better yet, make it a vet who specializes in cats.)
beekaytee - Jun 23, 2009 6:04:52 am PDT #25362 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I'm wondering about that too. Will ask about age and health status for the cat. I have a sinking feeling it will have to be rehomed. Which is sad.
eta: Good point by you Theo. I'll do that.
Gudanov - Jun 23, 2009 6:05:31 am PDT #25363 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
So what does it mean if I hit my thumb with a hammer and shout "Motherfucker!"?
That sounds like something one of the Greek gods would do.
tommyrot - Jun 23, 2009 6:06:35 am PDT #25364 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So what does it mean if I hit my thumb with a hammer and shout "Motherfucker!"?
You want to blame a motherfucker? Like, say, Tino?
OK, next time I hit my thumb with a hammer, I'm yelling "Tino!"
Sue - Jun 23, 2009 6:10:05 am PDT #25365 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I have a friend whose cat howls at night. He just gets lonely when people are asleep.
And Pico used to wake me up with cries at night when he hunted toys. He shut up once I acknowledged him. This often led to me to trying placate him without having to get up, and yelling down the stairs, half asleep, "Very good Pico. You are a brave kitty."