Static cats

I hate when I shock the cats. We have a whole house humidifier on the oil burner AND a room humidifier in the bedroom BUT still have static! :eek:

That's too funny. I guess it's their way of reinforcing their royal standing in the house.

Even with the attitude Siva's a good girl. She gets to go outside by herself (the only one of the 4 cats that I let outside) for 30 minutes in the mornings. I tell her to check back in 30 minutes and she's always at the back door in that amount of time. I've told her that if I have to go look for her, she won't be allowed out by herself. We normally would use the harness and leash to take walks together but the weather is so nice here now and I know she just wants to get away from the other 3 for a while so I let her out. So far she comes home every time I call her.

I just wish she'd let me brush her. And I need to trim around her tail a bit as it tends to get a little matted at times. But she sees the scissors in my hand and she takes off. Will Maggie Sue let you groom her?

Maggie loves to be brushed but don't even think about messing with those nails! Geez...it's the only time she growls at me!
There is definitly something about the tortie and it's all about ATTITUDE!
Maggie also goes outside for awhile in the evenings. She usually stays close to home and just lays on the porch for a bit and then comes back in. She is very loving towards me and follows me around and meows until we have a love session. She used to like my husband until he took her to the vet to get fixed. It has been at least 18 months ago and she still has not forgiven him. I am the only one allowed to touch her. She is very gentle, kind and loving towards me. Thank goodness one of us can handle our hefty ball of attitude!

Do all of your cats get along? I have 2 who haven't gotten along for the 6 months I've had them and I wonder if it will ever change. The baby who is 6 months old insists on her kitty love hour every night. She's such a la-di-dah kitty. Her world is the inside of the house and that's it. She's very brave inside but shows no desire to go outside at all although she enjoys sitting in the window watching the birds outside. They're all so great. I guess that's why we can live with their little idiosyncracies and love 'em so much!

I have very little trouble with fights around here. Somebody will have a moody moment now and then. On occasion some fur will fly but they always seem to work it out. The worst is Maggie, of course, and my other girl Stubby. Stubby weighs in at about 5 to 6 pounds and can whip anything that comes along. She and Maggie used to fight all the time. They finally reached some kind of an agreement and just stay out of each others space. If one accidently crosses over they do some slapping and hissing but nothing serious anymore. I'm so glad that settled down.

We have certainly strayed this post way off course!! Anybody checking in now will wonder what happened to static!!:D http://petoftheday.com/talk/images/o...es/biggrin.gif

Its nice to get to know your kitties. I'm sure you will find that any problem or situation that you come up with somebody will have some wonderful advice.

There's a product available from Bio-Groom called Anti-Stat spray. It's safe for cats and dogs. Non-oily so you can use it everyday. Just spray in on their coats or on your hands then pet your kitty. It is wonderful. I use it on every single cat I groom, especially this time of year.

If it's really dry here, I put a bit of water on the brush or comb before I groom Briggs. Otherwise, she'll get a little shock as I brush her. We have enough trouble getting her to let us brush her that I do whatever I can to lessen the agony for her. :D :rolleyes: