What would you ask your cat if it could talk?

[Kirsten]

Thinking about what it's like being a cat, I'm coming up with another question now.

If you had the chance to talk to your cat and it could reply to... ehm, let's say three questions, what would you ask?

I think I would ask her if she's happy, if she knows how much she is loved and what she thinks about living with humans.

Kirsten

[Edwina's Secretary]

I would ask her if she would like another cat as a playmate, what she sees when she looks so intently into the dark yard at night, and what she does all day when we are gone.

(Speaking of looking intently. Last night my husband had dinner ready when I got home. He was sitting across the table from me and looking at me so intently. Thinking -- dinner and now looking at me so...what is it dear? His reply....I'm looking at the TV in the other room. Oh well.)

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

What would I ask....hmmmmm...Tubby, why are you always so tired in the morning, what is it that you do all night to make you so tired first thing in the morning? When he is yowling like he is lost I would ask him why he does that. And I would ask him to please cooperate when I'm giving him his pills as I know it's not pleasant having a pill shoved down your throat, but it's for your own good, so could you please just open up, or better yet, I'll just put the pill on the floor and will you please just eat it?

Peanut I would ask what she thinks of us silly humans when I'm giving her tummy rubs and talking silly to her. She probably thinks we're a bunch of goofs, but as long as she gets treats what does she care. I would also ask her why she runs when we try to pick her up and pet her and why she won't come up by us in the evenings.

And I would get them both to tell their daddy that they would just love another brother or sister to play with so I could get another kitty. I've seen an all white one in the neighborhood lately that I've never seen before. I think it belongs to someone though, which is a good thing, but seeing it running around makes me want to coerce it into coming in our house for some food.....

[Kirsten]

You both made a good point! I think I should also ask Luna what she's thinking about getting a kitty friend to play with.

Kirsten

[Cataholic]

I would ask Tex...why do you throw up and are you in discomfort? Then, I would say, why do you stalk Georgie and Nevvie (my mom's cat)? Then I would say, don't tell anyone, but do you know that I love you best?

To Georgia- why are you such a scaredy cat? Do you really love cantaloupe? and, don't tell anyone, but do you know that I love you best?

To Tenny- how did you get to be such a big lover? Is Dakky your best friend? Don't tell anyone, but do you know that I love you best?

To Dakky- why do you kiss me all night long? Is Tenny or Allie your best friend? Don't tell anyone, but do you know that I love you best?

To Allie- Why are you such a brat? Why do you stand on my head? Don't tell anyone, but do you know that I love you best?

To Minnie- Who did this to you? Do you know that I would never ever hurt you? How can I make you better? What is your favorite food? Do you like the other cats? And, finally, don't tell anyone, but do you know that I love you best?

[Chinadoll]

hmmmm....

To Scout--why are you obsessed with getting outside? I found you hald dead ouside, don't you think you're better off with me? And, why don't you bother to cover your poop in the litterbox?

To Gigi-Little girl-Why must you always *help* me clean the litterbox? Do you know that it is annoying to have you knock off the scoop what I just scooped out?! And of course, who do you like best, Mommy or Daddy?(I have to ask that because technically she supposed to be Joey's kitty, but I'm the one who takes care of her.)

To Bixby-Why are you obsessed with licking my face until I think the skin is going to peel off? Do you know I love you, but sometimes you're overly affectionate?

And to all of them when they sneeze or cough...Are you feeling ok? What hurts?

[Cataholic]

Gigi knocks stuff back off the scooper??? How funny is that! Mine always wait until I clean it, then christian it- usually with something non-liquid...

[wolflady]

I have often thought about what I could ask if my cats could talk to me for a day.

I'm just interested in knowing what the fascination with paper is! LOL LOL Why do cats like to find a scrap of paper, no matter how miniscule or large it is, to lay on??!! LOL

For Scooter, I would ask:
Why do you fuss so much? Are you in any pain? (he has bad UTI troubles frequently...so far so good...fingers crossed!!) Why do you pee on the floor? We would let you have free run of the house with Marius if only we could trust you not to pee on the floor!! LOL
Of course we would tell him that we love him too

For Marius, I would ask:
What is your history? (before he came to me)
What's the deal with your shoe/foot fetish?
How can you be so cute??!!! LOL LOL He's my baby...I love my little Marius head

[toughCookie]

ok this is weird. THIS is just like a thread I started months back!...are post being copycatted ?LOL

do any of you remember the 2 threads that I am talking about?

[AvaJoy]

Since all 5 of my cats are rescues, the first question I would pose to each one individually is this: "Please tell me about your life before I found you!" because I would be so thrilled to know the history of each one!

Second question would be whether each kitty is now happy here, and what if anything I could do differently to enhance their comfort and well-being.

Now for the third question . . . actually, it would be more of a communication to them that if they are ever truly ill and feel the need of a vet they must show me a specific, mutually agreed upon signal; perhaps crossing the front paws or some behavior my cats normally do not do . . . since cats are so cunning at hiding their health problems, this could be a lifesaver.

[Uabassoon]

I would ask Corkscrew if he is mad at me for bringing him a new little sister. If he was happy living with me. And why he always does things that he knows is wrong.
I would also ask Tibby if she was happy being with me. If she loved her brother Corkscrew and if there was anything else I could do to make her feel more welcome in her new home.

[toughCookie]

ok here is the thread, like this, that I posted from July...


http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...threadid=12993

[Kirsten]

I'm sorry, I wasn't around for a while, so I did not know that you have already posted something like this.

Kirsten

[wolflady]

Originally posted by Kirsten
I'm sorry, I wasn't around for a while, so I did not know that you have already posted something like this.

Kirsten

No need to worry. There are so many duplicate threads about various topics from declawing to what kind of cat you have to names, to ..etc etc. It happens a lot around here, especially if you don't know a similar thread already exists! It's a fun topic and it's still fun to talk about! Thanks for bringing it back up again!

**hugs**

P.S. It's so nice to see you posting on the boards again! Luna is just a doll! I love her website!
**hugs**

[toughCookie]

Kirsten

no need to be sorry. I was just kidding, my odd humor. I said copycatted as a pun. sorry I guess it didn't come out the way I had meant it to. anyway I don't have a monoply on the topic LOL.
great minds work alike right?