Comments on: Cats and birds: an observation http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/ The Dream Café Weblog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:59:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cats and birds: an observation | Pest Identification http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Cats and birds: an observation | Pest Identification Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:12:52 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-928 [...] and birds: an observation Published in March 15th, 2008 Posted by in Pests me wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you live with a bird, however, [...] [...] and birds: an observation Published in March 15th, 2008 Posted by in Pests me wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIf you live with a bird, however, [...]

]]> By: Tati http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Tati Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:19:15 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-926 Lewis Himelhoch: Thanks for the link. I have to present a "bird" news story for my ornithology class. This one is perfect! Lewis Himelhoch: Thanks for the link. I have to present a “bird” news story for my ornithology class. This one is perfect!

]]> By: Mog http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Mog Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:02:55 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-898 I have ten cats. My house is filled with mice (some of them are just plastic already), colored feathers, key holders in the shape of headless owls, balls and strings. Door holders are hard to find here and our first cat managed to destroy everything fragile before we got the second one. One of the cats has a thing for plastic bags and we have a hard time separating him from them. We lose our calories by fighting for our food and practice constant vigilance by trying to stay away from the cat who likes using our back as a ladder down from the kitchen cupboards. I just checked amazon and I found out that Gigolo is coming out July 8. The cover is amazing. I can't wait to read it. I have ten cats. My house is filled with mice (some of them are just plastic already), colored feathers, key holders in the shape of headless owls, balls and strings. Door holders are hard to find here and our first cat managed to destroy everything fragile before we got the second one. One of the cats has a thing for plastic bags and we have a hard time separating him from them. We lose our calories by fighting for our food and practice constant vigilance by trying to stay away from the cat who likes using our back as a ladder down from the kitchen cupboards.

I just checked amazon and I found out that Gigolo is coming out July 8. The cover is amazing. I can’t wait to read it.

]]> By: BigUglyManDoll http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-897 BigUglyManDoll Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:20:20 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-897 Our two cats, Flitwick and Albus (a Bengal and a Savannah, respectively), usually play with one another, but they both have a thing for plastic drinking straws. Any cup with a straw sticking out is fair game, and with three small kids... Great to hear about Your Itch! Keep scratching, we'll keep reading! (Gives new meaning to the writing itch...) Our two cats, Flitwick and Albus (a Bengal and a Savannah, respectively), usually play with one another, but they both have a thing for plastic drinking straws. Any cup with a straw sticking out is fair game, and with three small kids…

Great to hear about Your Itch! Keep scratching, we’ll keep reading! (Gives new meaning to the writing itch…)

]]> By: amysue http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-896 amysue Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:07:37 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-896 MattM: Our Quaker is the only bird that currently has free run of the house. She choose to never leave the kitchen or one of her perches, or play areas, but who can blame her? In any event, she is a good screamer although if you ignore the screaming she will switch over to screaming words, most often a very demanding "PEEK-A-BOO!", when that fails she will ramp up the vocals and start stringing together random words. She's affectionate though and I have lived with the various sounds of birds for too many years to mind or even notice most of the time. MattM: Our Quaker is the only bird that currently has free run of the house. She choose to never leave the kitchen or one of her perches, or play areas, but who can blame her? In any event, she is a good screamer although if you ignore the screaming she will switch over to screaming words, most often a very demanding “PEEK-A-BOO!”, when that fails she will ramp up the vocals and start stringing together random words. She’s affectionate though and I have lived with the various sounds of birds for too many years to mind or even notice most of the time.

]]> By: Lewis Himelhoch http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-895 Lewis Himelhoch Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:07:14 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-895 You call that avian destruction. Try this: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flfvultures0306sbmar06,0,7518593.story You call that avian destruction. Try this:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flfvultures0306sbmar06,0,7518593.story

]]> By: Springtime for Spacers http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Springtime for Spacers Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:46:50 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-894 I'm looking straight at an eviscerated catnip mousey right now. It's a most superior kind of mouse, highly scented, with a fluffy tail with a bell on it. I should really throw it away and put paid to the catnip scatter on the carpet but what would my poor cat play with then? I couldn't even say she'd brought it on herself as I suspect that she has not, after ten years, taken to rending and tearing her own mice but that it is the work of a cat door raider, probably the so charming fluffy tailed half grown black tom called Blue who has been playing in our garden of late. Perhaps I should buy two more mice and present one to Blue's owner -- but he'll only come back for ours once he's had the guts out of his own. Never mind, not long til butterfly season brings out my Cami Cat's real favourite toys, plenty of them for everyone. I’m looking straight at an eviscerated catnip mousey right now. It’s a most superior kind of mouse, highly scented, with a fluffy tail with a bell on it. I should really throw it away and put paid to the catnip scatter on the carpet but what would my poor cat play with then? I couldn’t even say she’d brought it on herself as I suspect that she has not, after ten years, taken to rending and tearing her own mice but that it is the work of a cat door raider, probably the so charming fluffy tailed half grown black tom called Blue who has been playing in our garden of late. Perhaps I should buy two more mice and present one to Blue’s owner — but he’ll only come back for ours once he’s had the guts out of his own.

Never mind, not long til butterfly season brings out my Cami Cat’s real favourite toys, plenty of them for everyone.

]]> By: schmwarf http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-893 schmwarf Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:38:24 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-893 Watching a cat do corners and/or stop when running on hardwood floors is sooo funny. Watching a cat do corners and/or stop when running on hardwood floors is sooo funny.

]]> By: SZvan http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-892 SZvan Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:48:49 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-892 With hardwood floors, "played with by cat" is roughly equivalent to constant echolocation, particularly in the middle of the night. The important question is, once you've come to hate it, cut, padded, rearranged and put in all the bits you were sure were already there, will you come to like it reasonably well again? With hardwood floors, “played with by cat” is roughly equivalent to constant echolocation, particularly in the middle of the night.

The important question is, once you’ve come to hate it, cut, padded, rearranged and put in all the bits you were sure were already there, will you come to like it reasonably well again?

]]> By: MAttM http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-891 MAttM Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:27:02 +0000 http://dreamcafe.com/words/2008/03/07/cats-and-birds-an-observation/#comment-891 I solved the destructive bird problem by acquiring a Quaker that had had its upper beak removed by an Ecclectus. Enough beak grew back to allow eating but he really cannot bite at all, great for handling and saving our stuff. The high pitched screaming is another matter..... I solved the destructive bird problem by acquiring a Quaker that had had its upper beak removed by an Ecclectus. Enough beak grew back to allow eating but he really cannot bite at all, great for handling and saving our stuff. The high pitched screaming is another matter…..

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