My myLot kitty

the giraffe on the shelf
@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
November 16, 2015 10:35pm CST
I joined myLot in 2007. Like many here, I stopped posting when they stopped paying, but I didn't quit like some did. Now, back at the very end of 2007, one of my friends posted that she had found a kitten. Or should I say, the kitten found her. She said that she was going to go catch a bus to Walmart and find a home for said kitten because she couldn't keep it. Here is a follow up discussion from her: http://www.mylot.com/post/1882344/how-i-miss-that-little-erm-big-now-kitty Now, I've posted about him over the years, I mean, good grief, he's 8 years old now, I've had to have posted about him over the years. Now, Tony, as we named him, is not graceful. He's not real smart either, but that's a whole other issue. He is, however, really sweet and loving. So, tonight he dashed into the front room. Unlike, Heidi, Booboo, Oliver, Pong and Gabby, he can't get into the front room on his own. But he'll run fast, even to the point of slamming into a leg if you get it in front of him fast enough, obviously I failed to do so this time. I was doing other things on the computer and messing with Heidi, who was on my desk, when Tony jumped/climbed onto the back of my chair. That's fine, there wasn't room for him on my desk because Heidi was already taking up the space. Next thing I know, he's jumped onto the shelf over my desk that has my nearly 3 foot tall stuffed giraffe on it. Remember, this cat is a klutz... He's hanging almost half off the shelf. What do I do? I grab my drink, and duck to the side, if he falls down, I don't want him clawing me or spilling my eggnog (that would be a terrible sticky mess don't ya'know?) Happily, he managed to pull himself up on the shelf and has settled down. I'll have to get the roomie in here to get him down...
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• Preston, England
18 Nov 15
I was wondering as I read on just when the giraffe was coming into it - glad the cat recovered from the falling ok.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
18 Nov 15
shelf in front room
He didn't fall, but I was afraid he was going to. I love giraffes, I have a lot of them, stuffed and otherwise...
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
19 Nov 15
@arthurchappell it it really is only a part of my collection. I also collect cat stuff, horses (you can see a little on in front of the little teapot) and by horses I mean all those "horsie" things like unicorns and the like. I also collect dragon stuff and I have a very small but loved collection of Oz stuff. I have a lot of Oz books, however.
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• Preston, England
18 Nov 15
@ElicBxn looks like you have quite a lovely collection
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
18 Nov 15
He sounds like he is a very inquisitive cat. I have a puppy right now who is the same way.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
18 Nov 15
All cats are inquisitive, Tony isn't especially so. However, almost all cats like to get high and Tony is no exception to that.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
21 Nov 15
@simone10 I think its a safety, looking for prey instinct. Its harder for enemy animals to sneak up on you if you have the height advantage.
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@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
21 Nov 15
@ElicBxn I wonder why that is? Does it make them feel safe and dominant to be up so high? Is it their hunting instinct?
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
18 Nov 15
Each cat has its own personality. My granddaughter just became a "mother" to a kitty that noone wanted because it had some problems. I hope it will all come out fine. The kitty is not very bright and he has some genetic issues. I hope nothing bad comes out of this: she´d be devastated.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
18 Nov 15
There are lots of Facebook pages with cats who have "genetic" issues that are just fine. Heck, Grumpy Cat and Lil' Bub have genetic issues and look how they've turned out!
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
18 Nov 15
@ElicBxn Popi has (among other things) lack of fur. He looks like a new born mouse. He is absolutly bad looking, poor thing. That´s why noone wanted him. He is also a little "slow" as cats go. But he will be much loved.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
18 Nov 15
@marguicha Wonder if that's how Sphynx cats got their start...
• United States
17 Nov 15
Cats are crazy creatures... You reminded me that I forgot to pick up some light eggnog before leaving work this morning.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
17 Nov 15
Sadly, I have to have full fat eggnog because all the light ones I can find have corn starch (a/k/a food starch) in them. I've put away a half gallon of the stuff in the last week! YUM!
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
17 Nov 15
Haha funny cat! That reminds me of one cat we had back at my parents'. She was (hyper)active but also really unpredictable.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
17 Nov 15
Tony isn't a hyper cat, Heidi, Rygel, Nef and Daisy have that honor. He also isn't particularly unpredictable, just this time he wanted to be high, like a "normal" cat...
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
19 Nov 15
The brat got outside tonight! I borrowed a flashlight from a neighbor so I didn't have to go back inside to get one of mine.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
19 Nov 15
@ElicBxn Uh oh. I wonder what he's up to this time!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Nov 15
Your story makes me want another kitty but no, I won't do that. When the kids were here we always had pets but now retired we like to travel...at the drop of a hat...without worrying about someone to watch the animals. The children do drop them off to be babysat once in a while and that's enough...
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
18 Nov 15
I'm retired, but my roommate isn't. I hope to get my cat population down in the next few years with about half of my cats 10 or older.
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