Your cat seems to be complaining.  Do you
        a) Get up and try to satisfy the cat by doing something
(if so, what?)
        b) Suggest to another member of the family that s/he
get up and do something?
        c) Other?

Give yourself extra credit for responses that are amusing, helpful,
novel, or give corroborative detail.

21 responses total.

A.  Winston rules.

Mostly agreed, but there are limits.  When Winston walks on my face at
5:30 a.m. demanding to be let out, the question becomes: Do I (1) get
up and let him out, thereby gaining immediate relief but reinforcing
the behavior, or (2) ignore him, thereby hoping to discourage the
behavior in the future?  So far I've taken the easy way out and done
(1), but I'm not so sure this is the wisest course of action.

A).  The subject of cats has been discussed widely.  Whether
they are indeed gods or if they are just really cool has not
been decided.  Or, perhaps, they are gods, and they're really
cool.  If I lived in a dictatorship, but I liked the dictator,
I would do what was best in my ability to serve him/her.  
Likewise with my cat.  I serve my master to the full extent
of my ability.  Or perhaps I'd just defenestrate some cheese.

heh.  cats are resourceful.  let the little bugger figure out how
to take care of himself!   :)


(IT WAS A JOKE ALL YOU CAT PEOPLE)

(whenever my cat would complain, I would get up. If my cat started walking 
towards a destination after I got up, I would follow it. The destination
would usually be the food bowl or the front door. If my cat did not walk
off, I would pick it up and cuddle with it. I must say that my cat must
have become either dissatisfied with my response, or used to my not being
home, because it's been waking my dad up instead for the past several 
years.)

This response has been erased.

(I remember one time when Winston partied with yagi and remmers and I.)

That may have been Sidney.  Winston is a stand-offish, non-partying type.

(ah, yes! 'twas Sidney!)

There's a specific complaint that is likely to bring somebody 
in a hurry, to make sure the hairball lands on a cleanable surface.
Otherwise -- these are all young-to-middle-aged cats, right?  We
have one of those.  Open the door; bring food; pet.  The grande
dame is more difficult.

If I am sleeping and my cat (or any one of my five cats)
wakes me up....my normal response is to place the cat 
on Terrie's pillow so that she has to deal with it!
(Do I get points for this?)

(Yes!  I was wondering if anyone would admit to belonging to the
"Let George do it" persuasion)

depends.  Uually A, but sometimes at night, I do C, and toss poor
Christopher Columbus Whether You Like It Or Not accross the room.  He
usually shuts up at that point.  (Don't kill me.  This happens rarely, and
only when I'm *really* tired)

This response has been erased.

Boy, I guess I'm lucky.  We have indoor cats (eliminating "let me
out" as a problem).  They have dry cat food always available, so
"feed me" is out.  And I have three children who like nothing better
than to pet cats and observe how cute they are.  Gosh, they're
really low maintenance in my book. (The cats.  The kids are another
matter, entirely.)

We may have the only cat in Grexdom who says "Yow! I just used one of
my litter boxes, you want to clean it out, don't you?"
Also, "This doesn't smell right // I don't feel good"  for which 
one tries hairball medicine, warmer food, fresher food, different food,
brushing, whatever -- since I started treating her for ear mites, she's
easier to please.

If I had a cat, I'd do what I do for kids...mutter "if you're gonna
puke, aim for the toilet!"  and then roll over for a few more minutes.

I have three (3) cats. One Copper, female approx 13-15 years, usually asleep.
Two: Spitfire, female Siamese (pronounced "bitch"), age @10, also usually
aslep. Three: Butch, male, 10 mos., bright orange hairball with a face. Missing
2 weeks. Don't talk to me about cat problems.

Cats are really cool beings who think they're gods.

Option a

Two words.Skinner box.

Response not possible - You must register and login before posting.

- Backtalk version 1.3.30 - Copyright 1996-2006, Jan Wolter and Steve Weiss