CAT TALK (cats only )

[momcat]

Hi fellow kitties!
This is something that has come up before but remains a problem at my house. Does your Meowmie use the vakoom cleaner? The one Meowmie has swallows up everything, even some food I put away for a snack later on. I keep running from room to room so it can't catch me! And that darn thing is so loud! I can't even talk to any of you on my cell phone when Meowmie insists on using it. Do any of you know why our hoomins do this?

Your friend,
Groucho

[katladyd]

Groucho, Kimba here. I had never seen or heard one of those vakooms before and I was so scared. They are loud!! My bros kind of laughed at me, but I noticed that both of them were in the bedroom with me whle our meowmie used that thing in the living room.

[slick]

My Mewomie is sooooo bad....
She locked me inna porto-prison and took me for a kar ride today. She took me outta kar and into da whitecoats. I was skared but she petted me while da person dare picked up each one of my paws and clipped my nails. I peeded inna porto-prison coming back home but once I was freed, I ran under da table and hid for a while. I wuv my Meowmie but not today.
signed
Merlin

[Randi]

Can you believe it... I was laying comfortably on the bed, then my mom came. I thought it was for another cuddle seesion, of course, but this time she had brought some white stuff she calls cotton wool. Just as I was ready for another cuddle, she put some of that white stuff into my ear and twist it around!! It was even a bit damp!

Well, she said she had seen the vet do it that way, but in her defense, I must say it's nice to have clean ears - not that they were very dirty, though.

Yesterday, she clipped my nails, but I'm used to that, and she always gives me treats after.

Your clean friend
Fister

[cassiesmom]

Hi fellow kitties!
This is something that has come up before but remains a problem at my house. Does your Meowmie use the vakoom cleaner? The one Meowmie has swallows up everything, even some food I put away for a snack later on. I keep running from room to room so it can't catch me! And that darn thing is so loud! I can't even talk to any of you on my cell phone when Meowmie insists on using it. Do any of you know why our hoomins do this?

Your friend,
Groucho

Dear Groucho,

Ours was broken for almost a week, so my person couldn't use it. I was so happy! But guess what, she got it fixed. I don't like it because it is very loud, so I hide under the bed when my person takes it out. She tells me when she is done, so I know it is okay to come from under the bed (she doesn't use it under there). She even has a smaller one she uses for the kitchen and bathroom floor. That one isn't quite as loud.

Edited to add: Dear Groucho, could you please tell your meowmie that my person found a better dish for my water. Guess where she got it, my grand-meowmie's house! Silly grand-meowmie says she is not a cat person, but I know better. It is a shallow, wide glass sauce dish that grand-meowmie found at the dollar store. Holds about six ounces of water.

With purrs of thanks,
Cassie

[cassiesmom]

Hi fellow kitties!
This is something that has come up before but remains a problem at my house. Does your Meowmie use the vakoom cleaner? The one Meowmie has swallows up everything, even some food I put away for a snack later on. I keep running from room to room so it can't catch me! And that darn thing is so loud! I can't even talk to any of you on my cell phone when Meowmie insists on using it. Do any of you know why our hoomins do this?

Your friend,
Groucho

Dear Groucho, my meowm had the vakoom out again today. I reminded her about your post. She got a new one that's not as noisy as the old one, but I still don't like the noise. I have meowm trained to let me know when she is taking it out and when she is putting it away. When she says "Okay, Cassie, I'm getting out the vacuum" I hide under the bed. When I hear her close the linen closet door (that's where the vakoom goes) I come out. I hate the thing. Why does it have to be so noisy anyway?

I heard my meowm sayin purrayers just a little while ago. She said one for Fister who is having some tummy troubles and one for Sparky Dog who is having some breathing problems. And for their people too. We don't like it when our friends aren't feeling well and their humans are worried about them. And for Uncle Catmandu because Pouncierge went to the Bridge. We don't like that happening one bit.

Love,
Cassie

[katladyd]

Our Meowmie has been using the vakoom a lot lately! She has also been moving our water dishes and food bowls a lot. She says she has been bit by a "cleaning bug". We hope she recovers soon. We don't like it when she is too busy to let us sit on her lap!