What are some of the wierdest things you've done to make your cat happy?

[Equus217]

OK...OK......

SO maybe all of my water jugs are opened because my girls like to play with the little plastic rings, and I currently have two loaves of bread without twistie-ties.....cause those are pretty popular too.

And maybe I have to clean the shower a little more often cause I leave the door open when I am done so the girls can lap up the yummy clean water and leave little foot prints and hairs all over.

And maybe when I brush my teeth at night I leave the faucet dripping a little longer than I should.....

And maybe the power bill is a few dollars more every month cause the back door stays open in the evenings so the girls can go in and out to the screen porch at their leisure.....

And maybe....JUST MAYBE......I re-arranged the living room furniture so that the couch is in the middle and not against the wall.....you see...Vegas likes to lay on the floor and claw her way around the bottom of the couch in circles....

What?? This isn't normal???!!??

[shais_mom]

well since I can't get the links to work as pics I will have to attach the pics

[shais_mom]

and this one too

[christa]

LOL . . . funny thread. I think that ONLY cat lovers would understand OUR antics!

* I make tents on the couch for Josie to sleep under (with blankets) on a daily basis.

* Pull the blinds EVERY morning so she can watch out the front window.

* Josie has a night light beside her food & water so she can see at night. (I read somewhere that cats see best in semi-darkness, not total darkness)

* Treats EVERY morning when we get up.

* Cat toys in EVERY room!

* Gets a piece of chicken every time I saute or boil chicken.

* Gets turkey every morning when my husband is making his lunch to take to work (just because she's learned to beg for it!)

* Her own Christmas stocking, gifts, Valentines . . .

OK, that's all I can think of for now . . . LOL . . . our cats have it better than a lot of humans!

[tweetlebug]

My Sammy Baby, (who died last week) loved classical music. I would fluff the covers on the bed up and he would lay down on them, and I would tune the stereo onto a classical radio station, and then I would go turn the fan on low, shut the door and go do my thing. And then i would go back in there a few mins. later, and he would have moved to lay on my pillow so the fan would blow on him. So sweet!!

[jazzcat]

Originally posted by tweetlebug
My Sammy Baby, (who died last week) loved classical music. I would fluff the covers on the bed up and he would lay down on them, and I would tune the stereo onto a classical radio station, and then I would go turn the fan on low, shut the door and go do my thing. And then i would go back in there a few mins. later, and he would have moved to lay on my pillow so the fan would blow on him. So sweet!!

Welcome to PT Leah. I'm so sorry to hear about Sammy, he sounds like a wonderful cat. I'm sure you miss him very much.

[QueenScoopalot]

Well Sweet Pea HAS to be stretched multiple times each day...I ask her if she wants to stretch? She puts her front legs up and I have to push under her little kitty-pits to make sure she gets a very looooonggg stretch! Then I pick her up and stretch her hind legs out behind her, and her front legs out in front. I tell her she's "The longest kitty in Lynn" LOL! Chip just has to play his games while I'm trying to make the bed. He loves it when I throw the covers over him and say "where's Chip"? He chirps, and comes flying out so I can do it over & over again. Never a dull moment here.

[animal_rescue]

hmm I don't spoil my cats one bit!... excuse me Collin wants his tummy rubbed and Lily wants a treat

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

I probably do MOST of the above, but I think my worst is when I am shopping on a limited budget, and I put things back on the shelves so I have enough money for cat litter and HAM for the cats!

[sirrahned]

..I admit it we rarely shut the bathroom door (unless we have guests in the house, of course) ...Cats seem to crave attention at the most inopportune times. Only cat people can understand how us cat lovers think.

I sawed a big hole in a perfectly good solid core wooden door just so my cats could think they are outdoors. They pass through this catdoor into the "wilds" of our Florida room. They love it...but people who are cat-disadvantaged (don't own a cat) would never understand why we do so much for these little critters.

[sirrahbed]

Sheesh I think we probably do most of the above. I thnk one of the funniest - some of you know this one - but Emily has a nightly ritual of laying on Dennis's chest and "nursing" on the covers and making biscuits. The few times we have gone out of town, he makes a "pillow dummy" of himself - a teeshirt covered pillow of himself and partly under the covers where he sleeps We can always come home and tells she uses it too!!!

We also NEVER leave the house without turning on the radio for them. They like country western music best - so that is the station we leave on for them.

Dylan does not like to dine alone, so one of us will often sit on the kitchen floor with him and keep him company

There is plenty more!!

[catcrazylady]

Ok, after reading all these responses I'm going to have to tell my co-workers that I'm far from the only "over the top" cat person out there!
Isn't it amazing how well these critters have us trained!

[Lacey]

Well, who ever heard of spoiling cats so? I would never! Oh, um, excuse me just a moment. I've got to get some water running in the bathroom sink so Mowg can get a drink. And I really must dust the top of the cabinets so that Zelda's favorite escape from Mowgli spot doesn't get her all dirty. And... {insert a couple hours worth of rambling here}

[lizzielou742]

* Never shut the bathroom door while one of us is taking a bath - who could deny kitties the chance to watch the tub fill?

* My dining room table has become kitty palace - underneath! I put kitty beds on the chairs while they are pushed under the table to make a nice place for kitties to sleep. There are currently two cat beds under there. Here is what I am talking about:


Plus they get to walk all over the top of ot whenever they want. Good thing we never eat off it!

There's probably more but I can't think of them right now.

[nibblets]

hmmmm...
- a perch or platform at every window in case her highness needs to watch outside.
- dozens of cat toys (i buy the comets in the bag of 24 just because she loves them. They are lost all over the house)
- lying in an uncomfortable position without moving so I don't wake her when she is laying on me sleeping.
- leaving the TV on when we are not home to keep Julie and Buddy from feeling 'home alone'.
-hand feeding little clumps of cat grass to my babygirl
- and the easiest of all, telling her she is the most beautiful girl in the whole world and kissing her tabby 'M' every day