The perils of being a cat lover!

helcat26

Yes fairylights!
And the come in and stare at you which is really off putting.

OldMotherTucker

jhgkp wrote: »

Oh THANK YOU ALL



Keep these stories coming and thank you OP.

Thank you all as well! I'm sat here with tears rolling down my face! :rotfl:

Mayflower10cat

Cat loving friend of mine decided, as he was into physics and electronics, that he could build his own magnetic catflap. Easy peasy, save some money. Built his prototype but the magnet on his cats collar just wasn't triggering the mechanism and she couldn't get in or out. He fiddled about with the electronics and made it more powerful but still, the magnet wouldn't unlatch the flap. He realised he needed a bigger magnet, bought one and stuck it on the collar and it almost worked. So, not to muck about, he found the largest magnet he reckoned a cat could transport and fitted it onto the collar. The cat goes out the flap. Hoorah! He says.

Fast forward an hour. He hears the flap click open, goes into the kitchen to see his cat take three paces towards him and then......clunk - stick to the fridge.

Deep_In_Debt

fairy_lights wrote: »

Do anyone else's cats suddenly decide they want your attention as soon as you try to go to the toilet?
Mine can be in the most standoffish moods but as soon as I go to the loo they decide that now they want to sit on my lap! Really not a good time, mogs.

Yes! And when I want to have a relaxing bath, both of them fighting in the bathroom and every so often peering over the side of the bath to check I'm still there and then carry on fighting. Hardly a relaxing bath!

Deep_In_Debt

jenny-wren wrote: »

We had to get a bigger bed .... so there was room for the cat. My husband has half of it and I share the other half with the cat. I'm either hanging out one side or I'm screwed up in a ball at the top so the cat can sprawl across the bottom. They both wake up rested whilst I wake up feeling like I've just spent the night in the boot of a rather small hatchback.

I don't have the room for a bigger bed and even if I did get a bigger bed, she'd still manage to stretch herself across 2/3rds so it would make no difference!

OldMotherTucker

Mayflower10cat wrote: »

Cat loving friend of mine decided, as he was into physics and electronics, that he could build his own magnetic catflap. Easy peasy, save some money. Built his prototype but the magnet on his cats collar just wasn't triggering the mechanism and she couldn't get in or out. He fiddled about with the electronics and made it more powerful but still, the magnet wouldn't unlatch the flap. He realised he needed a bigger magnet, bought one and stuck it on the collar and it almost worked. So, not to muck about, he found the largest magnet he reckoned a cat could transport and fitted it onto the collar. The cat goes out the flap. Hoorah! He says.

Fast forward an hour. He hears the flap click open, goes into the kitchen to see his cat take three paces towards him and then......clunk - stick to the fridge.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

heartbreak_star

Mayflower10cat wrote: »

Cat loving friend of mine decided, as he was into physics and electronics, -snip-

I've just snort-laughed into my Diet Coke and am now giggling at the thought of it! Bless the poor thing!

My old kitty used to like to sleep on my head...

HBS x

tealady

Cats always need a human audience when cleaning their bum. If the human is eating even better.

FreeBear

One of our previous cats would wander a few doors down and sit on the patio. Behind the patio doors was a very large and loud alsatian that had "issues" with cats, particularly small ginger toms that would sit on his patio when he was inside and the door locked.

fierystormcloud

fairy_lights wrote: »

Do anyone else's cats suddenly decide they want your attention as soon as you try to go to the toilet?
Mine can be in the most standoffish moods but as soon as I go to the loo they decide that now they want to sit on my lap! Really not a good time, mogs.

helcat26 wrote: »

Yes fairylights!
And the come in and stare at you which is really off putting.

Deep_In_Debt wrote: »

Yes! And when I want to have a relaxing bath, both of them fighting in the bathroom and every so often peering over the side of the bath to check I'm still there and then carry on fighting. Hardly a relaxing bath!

I can't be the only one who thinks lock the bathroom door! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

(Or shut the door to upstairs to keep them downstairs!)