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Rules for Cats

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Justme
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Rules for Cats

#1 Post by Justme » September 1st, 2013, 3:55 am

BATHROOMS: Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything. Just sit and stare.

DOORS: Do not allow any closed doors in any room. To get the door open, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is particularly important during very cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquito season.

CHAIRS AND RUGS: If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you back up so it is as long as a human's bare foot.

HAMPERING: If one of your humans is engaged in some activity, and the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called "helping," otherwise known as "hampering." Following are the rules for hampering:

1. When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up and comforted.
2. For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes and book -- unless you can lie across the book itself.
3. When human is working at computer, jump up on desk, walk across keyboard, bat at mouse pointer on screen, and then lay in human's lap across arms, hampering typing in progress.

WALKING: As often as possible, dart quickly and as close as possible in front of the human, especially: on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning. This will help their coordination skills.

BEDTIME: Always sleep on the human at night so he/she cannot move around.

LITTER BOX: When using the litter box, be sure to kick as much litter out of the box as possible. Humans love the feel of kitty litter between their toes.

HIDING: Every now and then, hide in a place where the humans cannot find you. Do not come out for three to four hours under any circumstances. This will cause the humans to panic (which they love) thinking that you have run away or are lost. Once you do come out, the humans will cover you with love and kisses, and you probably will get a treat.

ONE LAST THOUGHT: Whenever possible, get close to a human, especially their face, turn around, and present your butt to them. Humans love this, so do it often. And don't forget the guests.
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Nick
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Re: Rules for Cats

#2 Post by Nick » September 1st, 2013, 8:44 am

:laughter:

These seem to be pretty universal!

There are more, of course:

Office Life: Pens, rubbers and other small items are always best on the floor. If a human has stupidly thought otherwise, bat deftly with your paw, in a sweeping motion. If replaced on the desk, repeat as necesary.

Humans don't appreciate the need to restrict their screen-time. In an effort to maintain their health (after all, tin-openers can be tricky for cats..) try to sit firmly and squarely on any piece of paper a human is referring to.

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Sel
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Re: Rules for Cats

#3 Post by Sel » September 1st, 2013, 4:16 pm

Welcome, Justine. And you have cats pegged. :laughter:

I had one that would lick my eyelids if I did not get out of bed promptly to feed her. If that failed, then she would jump down off the bed and reach in under the covers to prick my butt!!! That always worked.
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." Bertrand Russell

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Re: Rules for Cats

#4 Post by Alan H » September 1st, 2013, 4:36 pm

Sel wrote:Welcome, Justine.
Erm... Justme - but it's easy to see how you misread it!
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