BS: why does a cat love a paper sack

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 08:04 AM

I think te Tom and Jerry writers/animators must have done a pretty good observation of cats, Sen.

Mewan in her older age is mostly a sleeper. She prefers outdoor when the weather is nice. Sometimes she can have an in/out period before she decides where to settle. She is also a bit of a creature of ritual, eg. if one was to walk down the garden early afternoon and she follows, one is supposed to give her a treat at the bench. She will do her own thing then...

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 01:40 PM

Eliza, maybe you ought to find your furpersons a paper sack to hide in during the next thunderstorm?

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Senoufou
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 01:53 PM

Haha keberoxu. But in their view, they've already found one. It's a large goose-down duvet complete with an African and a plump white lady underneath.
More storms are due tonight. Sigh. I suppose we'd better brace ourselves for another onslaught of hot, hairy lodgers trying to get their heads under our armpits...

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Charmion
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 03:23 PM

We had a Siamese name of Tokyo Rose who dove under the duvet the minute I did; an absolute menace, she would drowsily knead my defenseless form at zero dark thirty when I had to go to work the next day. The Kevlar nightie has yet to be invented, worse luck.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Senoufou
Date: 19 Jul 17 - 03:54 PM

We don't normally let our cats into the bedroom. They usually spend the night shut in the kitchen. But the thunder and lightning were very scary, and they needed reassurance.
Some cats can sleep sensibly at the foot of the bed, but not ours. They just have to squash themselves behind one's knees or under one's armpit. Or sit on one's face. Very uncomfortable!

I'm sitting on the sofa at the moment, and they're scrunched onto my lap. My husband is due home from work very soon. I always smile when he calls out in his funny accent, "Poossy Woossies! 'Ere comes your Daddeeee!" They howl in delight and wind themselves round and round his legs.
This is a total Mad House.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Charmion
Date: 20 Jul 17 - 01:33 PM

No, Eliza, what you describe there sounds marvelously sane.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Senoufou
Date: 21 Jul 17 - 07:42 AM

TMI WARNING!!!

Ugh! Our cats are totally Out Of Favour today. I got up at 6am, longing for a nice cup of tea, but Someone had gobbled up his diced chicken too quickly and sicked it all up in their bed. I dealt with that, then noticed my slippers were wet... Someone had done a huge wee on the kitchen floor. Gallons and tons of disinfectant and papertowels later, I noticed Someone had had a very liquid poo all over the utility room floor. The smell was phenomenal. All doors had to be opened, and further decontamination required. (Husband slept on like Sleeping Blooming Beauty)

After disinfecting my own hands, just got the tea and biscuits ready when that ghastly white monster Spirit arrived through the wide-open door, and began to hoover up what was left of the food. Jug of water deployed, then a mop to soak that up.

I finally got my tea at 6.30am. I'm completely knackered now.
Hope this doesn't happen again tomorrow....

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 21 Jul 17 - 08:20 AM

Don't you love that "heave, heave" sound? It's not a regular occurrence but best suggestion I can make if you are on the scene when it happens is to get some news paper down quick - chasing one off will only make a spread. Other suggestion is if cat is a gobbler to reduce food it can take in one go but feeding isn't that predicable here - Pip likes to ruin Mewan with her cooked for the cat chicken, sometimes the cat will tuck into her cat food, other times she will say "there is far better around" and turn her back on you if you just offer cat food.

Messing, we have a problem at the moment. I can't work out the "psycology" but Mewan was thrown by her run of ops. Used to be good but now, even if outdoors a lot of the time, might ignore that and the tray and decide the carpet is a good place.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Senoufou
Date: 21 Jul 17 - 08:46 AM

Oh I know Jon, that sound: "...bleugh... bleugh... bleugh... BLEUGH!!" And you're right, if one rushes to avoid a pile of puke, it only gets sprayed all over the place.
My husband spoils our two and it was he who put all the chicken down after I'd gone to bed. It wasn't cut up small enough and there was far too much. He was only being kind though, I hadn't the heart to say anything.
Never mind. Only proper food sachets today. They usually digest those quite well.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Aug 17 - 06:10 PM

creep, pussycats, creep.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 14 Jan 18 - 12:24 PM

refresh

in this cold, of course,
a cat probably prefers something different than a paper sack --

like the nearest outlet of heat or warmth

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Senoufou
Date: 14 Jan 18 - 12:49 PM

I've discovered that a cat also likes a nice warm laptop keyboard.
Husband had left his study door ajar (big mistake) and I found SmokeyPokey fast asleep on top of the keys. He opened one eye, made a sniggering sound and went back to sleep. Husband was in the shower. I daren't tell him. The other one, Murphy, was nowhere to be seen, until I noticed a little brown tail jutting out from behind one of the sofa cushions.

We thought we'd treat the pair of them and got some of those fiendishly expensive little sachets of 'cat soup'. They've had them before and used to go mad for them. Put one down in a dish. Both sniffed suspiciously, looked at eachother then said, "Nah" and shuffled off. Blooming waste of money.
But they smell so delicious I fancy trying a sachet myself...!

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Donuel
Date: 14 Jan 18 - 12:59 PM

Cats love the sack for the same reason Rap loves his duck blind.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Jan 18 - 11:53 AM

It's a territorial thing, isn't it?
And Donuel is on to something:
Cats being solitary predators,
territory is a tactical thing.
And cats are manipulative tacticians. The dear furry things.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Raggytash
Date: 16 Jan 18 - 12:11 PM

You've reminded me of something Senoufou. Years ago, in the bar I drank in, a group of us would take food in on a fairly regular basis. Anything unusual or odd. We all contributed except for one man who was always first to the food and always helped himself to more of it than anyone else.

Needless to say we all got a bit cheesed off with him.

One night I took some "Salmon Pate" in, nicely garnished with slices of cucumber and a few biscuits. He waded in with his usual gusto while we sat back.

For some reason he wasn't very happy when he later discovered it was a premium cat food!!

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Senoufou
Date: 16 Jan 18 - 01:25 PM

Hahahaha Raggytash! I can just imagine his face!
Actually, some of the cat food we give ours smells gorgeous. (especially that soup)

I got a very reasonably-priced cooked half-chicken this morning while at the supermarket, and it was like cavemen in the Stone Age. All four of us sat round and demolished the carcass, we humans using our fingers to eat with and handing tasty morsels to the cats poking their noses into our laps. Rather primitive, but we all licked our lips and enjoyed it.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Raggytash
Date: 16 Jan 18 - 04:07 PM

In my defence, in case anyone thinks I was out of order, both myself and the steward of the club tried it ........ but we knew it was cat food!!!

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Sep 18 - 06:02 PM

Time for a fresh paper sack.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Dec 18 - 09:59 PM

An acquaintance of mine had a puppy
who was absolutely petrified-frightened
of wrapping paper when the present was unwrapped
and the paper tossed to one side, where it sat, loosely wrinkled.
The pup was afraid that the wrapping paper was going to eat him.

Whereas, the cats would investigate,
that is,
if they weren't trying to climb the Christmas tree in the house.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 25 Dec 18 - 12:19 PM

Decades ago there was a cartoon in a book entitled "Another Cat Book". Two people were conversing while looking at a pair of eyes (feline) gazing out of the dark of a paper bag.

Cutline says, "Don't you wish you, too, could find happiness in an empty grocery bag?"

I love that book.

Linn

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: SamStone
Date: 25 Dec 18 - 01:54 PM

Look for these...i recent found some large paper grocery bags infused with catnip (package of 6) at a charity shop...never seen these before. Open the bag up, set it on the floor and be prepared...kitties gone wild.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Dec 18 - 02:56 PM

SamStone, I never in my life heard of such a thing.
Which charity shop was it?
That's ... diabolical, that is.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 25 Dec 18 - 08:44 PM

Bat Goddess, that sounds like a book worth having,
if only for that cartoon.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: SamStone
Date: 25 Dec 18 - 11:00 PM

keberoxu ... a Salvation Army store in Greensboro North Carolina ... the bags were unbranded with just a small hangtag which stated the bags were infused with potent catnip ... and yes kitties do complete back flips "under the influence".

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: leeneia
Date: 28 Dec 18 - 07:05 PM

I recently saw a video which showed cat after cat preferring the cardboard box that a cat condo had come in to the cat condo itself. It was cute - the cats were so pleased and happy with the boxes.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 16 Nov 21 - 11:44 AM

There are more paper sacks around, as someone observed (SRS?) ,
what with local restrictions on plastic shopping bags.

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 17 Nov 21 - 03:28 AM

back in the 70s when I had a cat I acquired a large empty box that had contained furniture. Had the box not been cardboard, 2 people could have sat at ease on it!

As I was gathering stuff to put in it, I heard a funny noise & opened the top flaps - cat looks up, she had jumped on it & of course fallen in & couldn't get out. I removed her, filled it & put a tablecloth over it so she had to find somewhere else to hide.

The day my brother & his dog visited she found a good spot - we saw a a very obvious cat-shaped lump under the smooth bedspread, dunno why she didn't run under the bed!

Subject: RE: BS: why does a cat love a paper sack
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Nov 21 - 08:31 PM

Hey, here's a variation:
What is it about cats and
decorated
Christmas trees in the house !!