Is your cat a "thief"?

[Catsnclay]

Oh, you bet!!

Yoshi is our theif. I always warn overnight guests to close their bedroom doors because of Yoshi.

One time a new friend came in to actually meet us in person (we met over the internet!) and I had forgot to warn her because we were chatty cathy's.

The last day of her stay she came out and had this look on her face, and I asked what the matter was. She was quite embarrassed and didn't want to tell me. I finally got it out of her.....she took off her jewlery off, put it on the dresser and the next morning everything was moved and her diamond engagement ring was missing! She said she KNEW she took it off and put it with the rest, but now she couldn't find it.

The good hosts we were, Tim & I started laughing our butts off .. and she didn't understand. We explained about Yoshi's bad habit, and all 3 of us did a complete search of the house.

Within minutes we not only found her ring, but a bracelet she didn't realize was missing too!

When you live with a "thief" you tend to know where his favorite hiding places are

So we all learned a lesson that day.........keep the guest room door closed, and keep anything that can be picked up by a little mouth out of view!

I have no idea how or why Yoshi has gotten this habit......his 2 older brothers never did this...........then again Yoshi has always been the leader in doing the "different" around this house!!

[AlleyCat]

Abby likes to "borrow" our pens. All of 'em !! She waits until we're not looking and then picks them up and carries them off. I find tons of them under the couches and beds .. What she does with them I don't know, unless she's got a secret writing passion that I don't know about ??

[Edwina's Secretary]

When Eddie first came to live with us he would take the meat off my plate and takeoff with it.

He seems to have accepted he WILL be fed and need not steal his supper.

But now that you mention it... I wonder if that is why I have so many single earrings......Eddie!!!!

[joanofark]

Hobo likes to steal bottlecaps. LOL, he will accually come up and sit on your lap while your drinking out of a bottle of water until you give it to him. And if it's on a table and the cap's loose he'll knock it right off-- and even knock the whole bottle over sometimes!! He likes coins too, now THATS a theif. He gets into our purses, digs around and goes to take it somewhere. He likes hiding them in our shoes most of the time!! Silly kitty!

[catmandu]

Tubby2 likes to snack at my Sandwhich,as he feels as though I am having too much meat.
Scrappy2 will stick her nose in my glass of milk,as she thinks that I should be having water.
And The Kittens will drag a sausage out of the bun,as I should be having a Salad instead.
Thats not theft,thats concern for my well being.
They told me so,themselves.

[momcat]

Groucho is a good little guy and tends to check things out rather than run off with something he shouldn't have. But there is one major exception. If I'm not careful or really paying attention, Groucho will run off with my hearing aid. For some reason he's completely fascinated with it. Most of the time I take it off, clean it, then put it right in the case. Groucho will then paw at the case and give the most pathetic meow as if the greatest cat toy in the world is being kept from him.

[AlleyCat]

Groucho is a good little guy and tends to check things out rather than run off with something he shouldn't have. But there is one major exception. If I'm not careful or really paying attention, Groucho will run off with my hearing aid. For some reason he's completely fascinated with it. Most of the time I take it off, clean it, then put it right in the case. Groucho will then paw at the case and give the most pathetic meow as if the greatest cat toy in the world is being kept from him.

That happened to a friend of mine, only it wasn't a cat and it was a dog, so he didn't just run off with the hearing aid, he chewed the thing to pieces! (That's one expensive toy !!!!!!)