Tripping Over Cats

My cats seem to think that my feet have eyes and can see when they run in front of me when I am walking. This causes problems for both of us and usually I am the one that gets hurt. My feet do not have eyes and I do not walk with my head down, which maybe I should. I always taught to walk with your head up and your shoulders back, but I am rethinking this way of walking.

Jasmine is the worst. She has a habit of racing me to the bathroom. For some reason, this cat can be upstairs sleeping and know when I am head to the bathroom, which is downstairs. She upstairs and comes flying down the stairs and right in front of me. Now, she is not a quiet cat when she runs, but when she gets in the bathroom she turns around and walks right in front of me yes, she trips me.

This has been happening for so long that you would think that I would have padded walls in the bathroom by now to protect my body when I fly into the walls so I do not hurt her. I have never broken anything, but I have managed to cause myself some pain.

All this racing to the bathroom is so when I sit down on the toilet, I can rub her and pet her. If I don't she lets me know she is upset. She sticks her paw with her claws out on my leg and pulls at me to do what she wants. The end result is that she gets what she wants and I get little holes in my skin where the claws started going in until she got her way.

Yes, I must really love my cats. They get their way every time and they know how to do it.

Soft Claws Caps For Your Cat

The Soft Claws Caps are said to be safe for cats. The product sounds interesting and easy enough to use, but, have you ever tried to get the cats claws out and try to put a glue soaked tiny cap on it. Come on. I know my cats and they are not going to fall for this at all.

Yes, the product is an alternative to declawing the cats. However, to what extent are people willing to go through to cap those claws? You know how tiny cat's claws are and they have to be manual forced out. Then you have to take this tiny cap, get the glue inside and slip it onto each claw. Two paws times five claws is ten times you have to do this.

Soft Claws Caps you say. I see mess, cat scratches, cat cries and even blood. I see torment and frustration. I see horror in my eyes as the cats claws stick into my arms and hands.

I think I will live with the occasional scratching at the chair or the carpet. I think I will live with the kneading on mom's stomach or rib cage and the little whimpers because of pain that comes out of my mouth.

Soft Claws Caps might be good for some, but not these cats or their mom.

Cats Love Christmas Trees

It is just natural for cats to love trees and want to climb them. I have not had a Christmas tree in my home for nine years. Lexie, the oldest thinks that trees are for climbing. Although the Christmas tree is artificial makes no difference. Getting up to the top is the important thing. If the lights or the ornaments get in the way, so be it. If the tree falls over, run and hide because someone is going to get yelled at.

I have always had Christmas trees and cats. Never did I have so many problems until I got Lexie. Now, we have no trees in the house. I am not sure what the other two will do if we ever put up a tree, but I am not sure the aggravation is worth it. Instead of a tree, I put a few decorations around the house including a ceramic tree with lights. This does not fascinate any of the cats.

A Bug In The Bedroom Is Deadly

I am lucky to have a king sized waterbed with a regular mattress in it. Last night, Bella, Lexie and Jasmine saw a bug flying around the bedroom. Two dogs in bed already, one man and me. Add the cats and a bug and someone is going to get hurt. That someone was me.

Bella jumped up on the bed, as I was just about to fall asleep and landed on top of me with all four sets of claws out. The Jasmine jumped on my legs with claws out and Lexie just started chattering as she always does before the kill. This poor bug didn't stand a chance. Cats running wild around the bed chasing this bug. My head was not off limits either. All I could do is close my eyes and hope that no one clawed me in the eyes.

Things calmed down after a while and everyone sat on the bed with their heads moving around the room looking. Where the bug went I don’t know. I finally fell asleep for a couple hours until I was jumped on again. The bug was back and so were the cats. Now the dogs are in on the action. My dogs think they must chase bugs with the cats.

The bug is gone. Who got it is a mystery, but this post is late today, because I had a lack of sleep and just could not function today.

How was your night?