Outrageous

What is the most outrageous thing you spent money on for a cat?

I think our is the time we were driving to feed the ferals and I spotted a cat hanging at the very top of a tree. I told my husband to stop the car and we got out and tried to coerce the cat down, with no luck. We went and fed then checked on the cat in the tree, which was still there. We called the Humane Society who came out and tried to get the cat down, but didn't have a ladder tall enough. We set a can of food at the bottom of the tree in hopes the cat would come down and eat and left for the night. Next morning we went to check and the poor thing was still hanging there!:( We finally called a tree trimming company and paid them $150 to bring out a bucket truck. They brought gloves and an canvas bag and when the bucket reached the top of the tree, the cat JUMPED:eek: ! It landed on it's feet and took off running. Never saw it again!

ROTFLMAO :D

Oh no!!!!

LOL

OMG, I'm sorry to laugh, but that is funny. Was it worth the $150.00............better believe it.

Oh gosh! It was 3 years ago when we first got Yoshi. He was a tiny little guy and spoiled...! We were out in Scottsdale AZ to deliver to one of my accounts, a cat store called Purr-suasions (all they sell is cat related items) and there it was, right in the window with the store cat, Miss Kitty laying in it. It is a huge Panda bear bed. The softest, prettiest thing we had ever seen....and extremly costly I might add :eek: But Tim fell instantly in love with this, and like I said, we were totally spoiling Yo-yo. So we bought it for him as a Christmas gift.....do you believe that?! :rolleyes: At the time it was 2 weeks before Christmas and we didn't have any gifts bought for anyone....except our cats!!

To this day, it sits on a chest at the end of our bed and he sleeps in it at night (but only in the wintertime....too hot now). Its a good thing people know that we are crazy :D we have no children, just fur-kids!!:) :) And we spoil them all.

I made the mistake of buying a cat tree. What it is is a very large cat condo, made to look like a tree. It was really nice looking. I fell in love with it. Its made for up to 5 cats to play in. I not saying what I paid for it, lets just say I trade K& L her $150 bucket truck bill for my bill. LOL :D :D

The mistake is that that cats don't like it. I would have been better off just getting them a box to play in. Oh well,live and learn. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by K & L
... We finally called a tree trimming company
and paid them $150 to bring out a bucket truck.

... and when the bucket reached the top of the tree,
the cat JUMPED :eek: !

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Dad sez "Hmmmm... round here dey alluz call da Fiur Guyz fur
Katz inna Tree!"

Bein a Fiur Guy fur a lotta yearz,
he'z benn onna LOTTA Kat Inna Tree (or onna Roof, or inna Pipe, or downa Well, etc) kallz.

Da inna Pipe or downa Well Katz - dem Kittiez aksholee needed sum ResQuin. Da Guyz alluz Got da Kat! :)

But doze wunz Uppa Tree... HoBoy! :rolleyes:
Dem wuz da TUFF Wunz!
Guyz alluz cum back wiff Battel Skarz - drippin Red Stuff, torn shirtz, TOOF marks onna armz...
An lotza tymez da Dumm Kat jest klimbed UP a lil higher - an sat der *MeeOOOOOWin* at em! :mad: Wurst wun started out waaaaay back inna woodz. Kat onlee UP a few feet. Dad anna Krew took da lil Forteen foot Laddur back. Guy gets up top - Kat sez :eek: "I dunno YOU!" an klimbz up to bout twenny feet.

NUTZ! Guyz take da Forteen back an drag in da Twenny-For Footer. Dad goze up. Yep... Kat dont like HIZ lookz needer - UP summore. Twenny-For goez back onna Fiur Truk. Gotta switch Trukz - udder Pumper gotz da Thirdy-Five footer onnit...

Back wiffa Big Laddur - takez 4 guyz ta wind it inna woodz. Reel pain gettin it UP thru da branchez. Tree'z purdy *skinney* up dere - Dad getz wunna da Lil Guyz ta go up... He got a gud grip onna Kitty TAIL - till da Kitty turned inta a Lil Mountain Liun! :eek: KLAWZ & Teef flyin all OBER da place! Lil Fiur Guy'z Leekin Red Stuff purdy bad! Wuntz ta cum down. Kat'z now up Top - bout Forty Feetz. Nudder Guy up - Kat'z *jest* outta reech - an *Hisssssin*!
Gettin *dark*. Dad tellz da Laydee Uvva Howze they'z gunna come back tamorrow. Big Laddur back onna Truk; Lil Guy all wrapped up wiff bandagez.

Dad kallez hiz Buddie, Dave, da Humane Society Guy.
"Hey Dave; gotta Kat uppa tree - WAAAAY Up!"

Mistur Dave sez...
Hey Phred ~ didja EBBER see a Kat SKELLUTIN inna tree!?
Give dat Kat *FIVE Daze*!
Been werkin wiff Katz twenny years - ain't nebber klimbed uppa tree yet!
Katz go UP; Katz come DOWN! Jest a mattur of Tyme!
Tie a can a Tunna onna tree trunk if ya wanna;
and make sure der'z NO Dawgs runnin around...
But wiffin FIVE Daze dat Kat's gonna be sittin onna back porch!

Oooooh-kaaaaay... Tankz, Dave.
Dad tellz da Laydee whut Dave sed.
She'z not happie :mad:. Dad sez dey tried - an dey'z outta Laddurz...

Dad keepz checkin back - ebery afturnoon...
Munday - Kat'z *Hollerin*!
Toozday - Kat'z *whimpurin* an it'z rainin!
Wenzday - Kat'z not talkin; still rainin!
Thurzday Mornin - Laydee kallz Dad at da Howze ~
Kat wuz bangin onna back skreen door at 6 AM -
*SOAKIN* Drippy wet; wuntz INN - Now! :p

Dad kallz Dave back.
Dave sez "*SEE* Onlee took 3 1/2 - 4 daze...
Kat musta been a Whimp!"

Fiur Guyz dont *do* Kat'z In Treez much enniemore.
Dad alluz tellz folkz dey Praktice da *Five Day Plan*... :rolleyes:

In itself, a cat litter box is not a "ridiculous" item - but we decided that we wanted one of those spiffy covered boxes. Normally, a cat litter tray cots $5-$10 Australian. This one set us back nearly $50! It was worth it though, there are a little bit less kitty pebbles on the laundry floor now :)

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Cinder & Smoke
[B]Dad sez "Hmmmm... round here dey alluz call da Fiur Guyz fur
Katz inna Tree!"
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Yep, we did that too, but our Fire Dept. will not repsond to calls like this, unfortunatley!

:(

Sorry to say...but I really haven't spent an outrageous price for something (for Frisky).

Phred -ROTFLMAO!!! I thought there must be stories like that in the fire department.

Ok: Spending money:
We came home one night with the car when a cat in suicidal intentions ran on the street. My husband braked but if he hadn't turned the wheel and hit the curbstone, he wouldn't have a chance to miss it. So the tire and the rim were broken and all that was around 100 US$. We still see the cat most of the evening in front of the house where it lives and think it was well worth it.:D