Kitty positions

[tuxluvr]

Inspired by kitty nicknames, I thought of the silly names we give the various positions our cats assume. Some of Ritz's

Tummycat-on back, feet up, waiting for tummy rub

Tortellini cat - curled up in a circle, head often tucked into back feet, asleep

Parade float kitty - sitting down with all feet "hidden" - looks like a parade float going down the street with the skirt hiding the wheels)http://www.netsnapshot.com/users/6974/images/th_PJeU3cCoBQIAAEx5Ixk_6974_1.jpg

Stealthpuss - hiding somewhere under or in something, waiting to attackhttp://www.netsnapshot.com/users/6974/images/th_PJ58i8CoBQIAAClLfog_6974_9.jpg

Fuzztail - scared puss - puffed out tailhttp://www.netsnapshot.com/users/6974/images/th_PKW8QsCoBQIAAClXY3c_6974_14.jpg

Cuddle mode - curled up next to mommycat at night

Yoda cat - flattened out, attack mode with ears "flattened out"

Skunk dance - the sideways jump attack (grew up on a farm and saw this behavior in skunks when they were threatened

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Leonardo does what I call his BEAR RUG pose. He lays on the back of the rocker-recliner with a hind foot and a front foot draped on each side and his head straight out, chin down. His tail sticks straight out behind him. Just like the pictures of old bear rugs you see in the movies.

[AmberLee]

Love this thread!

I've heard the pose you call Parade Float as Meatloaf Kitty -- I think it was from one of Kilban's cartoons in the 60s or 70s??

Going to have to think about this. Got such giggles picturing the poses as you described them! Hee hee. Great!

[4 feline house]

And, of course, there's:

http://home.swbell.net/lgsees/elebator.jpg

Elebatorbutt

or, for those who don't speak kitty, elevator butt.

[tuxluvr]

Originally posted by AmberLee
Love this thread!

I've heard the pose you call Parade Float as Meatloaf Kitty -- I think it was from one of Kilban's cartoons in the 60s or 70s??

Going to have to think about this. Got such giggles picturing the poses as you described them! Hee hee. Great!

Whew, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who refers to the cat as "meatloaf"....

And Elevator butt is priceless! ROFL

There's also

Prairie Doggin - up on hind legs getting a better look

Sphinx pose - similar to 'meatloaf' or "parade float kitty", only with two front feet out in front. http://www.netsnapshot.com/users/6974/images/th_PJ@IxMCoBQIAAClOlb4_6974_11.jpg (or "how do you like my new french manicure, mom?")

Contortionist cat - kitty cleaning the "privates"

Razzberrie puss - kitty with part of tongue sticking out

Kodiak bear - up on back feet, tagging mommy with front paws as she passes by. (we refer to it s being "yakked" by the cat

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

:D ELEVATOR BUTT :D
LOL :p LOL :) ROTFL :D LOL :D
LOL parade float kitty too!!!!!!!:cool:

[Judith Miller]

Our Vinny (a fifteen pound longhaired brown and white mackerel tabby) likes to stuff himself into the doorway of his crate and be a cotton ball cat! When the inclination strikes him, he'll walk along the piano keyboard and become a concerto kitty. He also likes to disguise himself as a warm, fluffy striped puddle on the floor, always where you least expect it!

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

AWWWWWWWWWWWW
LOL Judith,,,,
do you have any pictures of your 15 pound of luv fluff Vinny?!?!?

[AmberLee]

I agree -- Vinny sounds adorable. :D

[tuxluvr]

Sara, wasn't it you that referred to your kitty at play as "commando kitty"? That one was good too...

Scooter's mommy referred to the "bowling pin" imitation...I love that one too, always picture 10 tuxedo cats sitting in pyramid formation, looking like furry bowling pins :D

There is also

U-stretch when they first wake up, stand up and put all feet close together and stretch their bodies into a u shape

Bunny toes - when they stretch their back feet out and extend all the toes (I call it bunnytoes because it reminds me of Bugs Bunny's feet)


Then, there is always, the modest, ladylike, ...."Proud tummy" pose
http://www.netsnapshot.com/users/6974/images/PKW5ocCoBQIAAClSQHw_6974_13.jpg

[Former User]

Kitty positions? Ok, here we go, it's me, Kitty ;)

http://home.pi.be/paddy/kittiecats/pictures/.jpghttp://home.pi.be/paddy/kittiecats/pictures/.jpg

[tuxluvr]

Kitty, what an adorable tigger tummy!

[4 feline house]

Kitty! Look at all those buttons on your belly!

[4 feline house]

http://home.swbell.net/lgsees/pepper3.jpg

Hey, you can see Pepper's real belly button, too!

[Former User]

Pepper is cute! Saw your webpage btw, and I signed the guestbook too, I think :)

[gini]

WONDERFUL WEBSITE LEAH! JUST LOVED READING ABOUT YOUR BABIES!

[4 feline house]

Oh, gee, thanks, Gini & Niina! :o

[pam_pesto]

http://www.cartogra.com/rs/99D878B4-4435-11D6-B42A-0090277A760E/screen

http://www.cartogra.com/rs/99D8794C-4435-11D6-B42A-0090277A760E/screen

http://www.cartogra.com/rs/99D879A7-4435-11D6-B42A-0090277A760E/screen

[Harley]

Jazz has a position where she's on her tummy, front legs straight out in front and back legs stretched out in back, with her back feet turned outwards in a curl. I call it the "clothespin pose" because that's exactly what her body looks like!

[Lennie B.]

This is Vinny reclining in his favourite compartment of the computer workstation!

[tuxluvr]

What a heartstopping kitty! I can see why it would be a puddle of fur....lovely picture!

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

VINNY IS SOOOO BEAUTIFUL...... please give him a big hug for me!!!!!

Yeah Tinky is my Kombat Kitty............. I had her pic on here but mean ol photogra took it away..... I will upload it on my netsnapshots when I get off work and post it again tomorrow:) .

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

LOL :D :D Lots of great pictures and position names. Our kitties do keep us entertained don't they? :)

Here's another one of Peanut in Flatso mode. She prefers this position and is in it quite often. :rolleyes:
http://www.netsnapshot.com/users/6982/images/th_PKk5e8CoBQIAAClFsAU_6982_15.jpg

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

Here is my KOMBAT KITTY...........


http://www.netsnapshot.com/users/7030/images/th_PKl1vMCoBQIAAClIzZk_7030_17.jpg http://www.netsnapshot.com/users/7030/images/th_PKl4y8CoBQIAAClX2hk_7030_24.jpg

she's so big and scary huh ?!?:D :rolleyes: :p

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

I think this is a pretty common position for kitties, but I can't think of a cute name for it. I know someone here can help me out. :) Peanut does this quite often when she's batting at the water from the faucet. It's like she's too lazy to actually stand with her hind legs too. Maybe for stability since she normally has one paw under the faucet. :rolleyes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~exracer1/_uimages/Peanutinsink.jpg

[tuxluvr]

Aquaerobics, perhaps?

Water paw-lo?

In-sync?

Kneeling at the Delta?

[tuxluvr]

And I know what you mean about that "pose"....too lazy to stand up....this one always cracks me up because it looks like Ritz either tripped over her carpeted lair, or just decided playing standing up on all fours was just too much trouble , so she just hangs her two front feet down and bats at the mousie!

http://www.netsnapshot.com/users/6974/images/th_PJvhYsCoBQIAAClWTC4_6974_6.jpg

A real floor potato!

[LoudLou]

Originally posted by 4 feline house
And, of course, there's:

http://home.swbell.net/lgsees/elebator.jpg

Elebatorbutt

or, for those who don't speak kitty, elevator butt.

Okay I found this and had to share.

You *must* scratch me there!
Yes, above my tail!
Behold, elevator butt.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Here's a picture of Sunny looking dainty with his legs crossed.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Here's a picture of Storm doing what I call the monkey.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Here's a picture of Pepper lying on his back waiting for the good old belly rub.

[tuxluvr]

Originally posted by LoudLou


Okay I found this and had to share.

You *must* scratch me there!
Yes, above my tail!
Behold, elevator butt.

I'm not sure which amazes me more, how funny the term "elevator butt" is or that you were able to FIND a haiku about it!!! :D:D:D:D:D

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by tuxluvr
I'm not sure which amazes me more, how funny the term "elevator butt" is or that you were able to FIND a haiku about it!!! :D:D:D:D:D

I have to agree! :eek:

tuxluvr, I laugh at that picture of Ritzy everytime I see it. It does look like she just tripped and is saying "what was that big thing in my way?" :D

krazyaboutkatz - those pictures are a riot! Sunny is so very feminine and dainty, and that monkey thing, just exactly what is Storm trying to do there? LOL:D

[Cynthia]

Wow, how great that so many others know about elebatorbutt!! :D My personal faves (which I see at my home all the time) are meat loaf kitty and bear rug kitty :D :D Stump is a master of them both! And let me add "stretchy cat" which, as everyone knows, is that post-nap full-body stretch!

[krazyaboutkatz]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom


I have to agree! :eek:

tuxluvr, I laugh at that picture of Ritzy everytime I see it. It does look like she just tripped and is saying "what was that big thing in my way?" :D

krazyaboutkatz - those pictures are a riot! Sunny is so very feminine and dainty, and that monkey thing, just exactly what is Storm trying to do there? LOL:D To answer your question I really don't know what he's trying to do. He just gets so excited that he hangs upside down in the hole area of his scratching post. :D

[wolflady]

Originally posted by tuxluvr
[B]...

Scooter's mommy referred to the "bowling pin" imitation...I love that one too, always picture 10 tuxedo cats sitting in pyramid formation, looking like furry bowling pins :D

...

LOL LOL Yes!! So true!! Here is a picture of Scooter's 'bowling pin' pose! :D

How on earth did I miss this thread before! Soooooo funny! I actually brought 3 rolls of film in today to scan...so I can post more pics! :D

[wolflady]

Aptly coined by tuxluvr, here is Marius "working the room"! LOL LOL It just drives me nuts when they do this! This is a definite call for a belly mushing:)
So, I guess you could say this is the "working the room" pose! :D

[Former User]

Karen, that's more or less how Casper looks too when he is expecting to get a belly rub. Marius is just soooo cute in that pic!!! And it always cracks me up how they bend their paws. Kitty is an expert on that, sometimes she can look so funny, like a dog :eek: ;)

[wolflady]

LOL LOL Ya gotta post some pics of those photogenic babies of yours "working the room"! LOL :D

What gets me is they know they are cute, and that we'll give in every time...:rolleyes:

[All Creatures Great And Small]

xx

[sasvermont]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid30/pef772ea104389044ce1341dd2f19cd22/fd51de6f.jpg
Dog tired!


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/p41a46d9397ef52aa5f6a1b21ce7a3a48/fd6b1a8d.jpg
Making sure every inch of the coffee table is taken up with CAT!


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid33/p3f1adc1562049335dbc8a2343af1674c/fd3aeccd.jpg
Mom, is this what you mean by "being on TV"....???

[Former User]

ok, here goes, positions by Casper and Kitty:

Casper cat loaf part 1

http://home.pi.be/paddy/kittiecats/pt/caspercute1.jpg

cat loaf on the couch part 2

http://home.pi.be/paddy/kittiecats/pt/caspercute2.jpg


Kitty working the room part 1

http://home.pi.be/paddy/kittiecats/pt/kittycute1.jpg

Kitty working the room part 2

http://home.pi.be/paddy/kittiecats/pt/kittycute2.jpg

[krazyaboutkatz]

Great pics everyone. :D

[AmberLee]

Soooo cute! I'm loving this thread.

How about "the floor-sweeper-bum" ... . Sorry , I couldn't take a pic ..!
During her first days here , Inka's did this a few times , because her "butt" was a bit itchy ....:rolleyes: :D ;)