Are Your Pets Insane?

[rpp]

That’s the oddest cat story I’ve ever heard! Gigantor the Kitteh!

Aww, he must’ve been cute, though.

He was very large yet still very cute. We called him “Vittles” because that was the only kind of cat food he would eat.

He did startle some people people who would come to the house. I mean if you saw a 35 pound 18" at the shoulders tall, jet black cat, would you assume it was a house cat with a glandular disorder or a South American Panther? But Vittles behaved like many friendly cats do around people, rub himself against their legs, purr, try to jump on their lap.

In fact I remember my father invited a co-worker and his wife over. Vittles seemed particularly attracted to the woman and would not leave her alone. At one point he jumped on her lap then sort of fell against her stomach in order to curl up on her. First the woman was terrified, second she was crushed under the weight of Vittles landing on her. Finally she nearly had the wind knocked out of her when “fell” into a curled up position. At that point, my mom asked me to take Vittles outside.

The pituitary problem did make him more aggressive, but with people he was absolutely gentle, not a single scratch or bite. As his abnormal growth continued, he developed a rather odd body shape and near the end did not resemble a cat very much.

I still miss him. He was the most unique animal I ever had.

 

[whatevergirl]

WG, You are going to get a Beagle and a Baby next year? I dunno, our neighbors just behind us have a Beagle and it barks constantly, sweet dog just barks 24 x 7. Our last baby had colic for 6mos.: Those baby’s might be God’s will, but I don’t know about those dogs.hehe

LOL --I have always wanted a beagle…but they do ‘yip’ a lot, I have heard. Now, who said a baby would be here next year? But…if it be God’s will…then, we would love that! I think 2008 will be a great year for us all! Every year to be alive to worship our Lord is truly a year worth being thankful for.

 

[LeahInancsi]

I used to have an orange tabby named Bart who would like to lick my face.

I have a fat, black boy cat who licks my face. If I try to pull my face away from him, he will use his paws to pull my face back within his reach. He’s especially passionate when he wants to be feed. I take it to mean that he wants food in exchange for kisses. He also lays on his back on the den floor when he wants one of the other cats to play with him.

 

[LRThunder]

I have a fat, black boy cat who licks my face. If I try to pull my face away from him, he will use his paws to pull my face back within his reach. He’s especially passionate when he wants to be feed. I take it to mean that he wants food in exchange for kisses. He also lays on his back on the den floor when he wants one of the other cats to play with him.

Awwww!

 

[deb1]

LOL --I have always wanted a beagle…but they do ‘yip’ a lot, I have heard. Now, who said a baby would be here next year? But…if it be God’s will…then, we would love that! I think 2008 will be a great year for us all! Every year to be alive to worship our Lord is truly a year worth being thankful for.

I don’t know about other beagles because mine is the type that is used to hunt-we don’t hunt, though. My beagle bays, and barks at the same time. It doesn’t bother us and is a lot of protection but it isn’t a little sweet yip.

 

[deb1]

I found some pictures of beagles used for hunting. If you get on this site, you can see dogs who resemble my Buster in shape more closely then most pet beagles. Hunting beagles are about 15 inches at the shoulder. Still a small dog but a little bit bigger then what most people think of when they envision a beagle. Buster is also naturally a bit stockier then pet beagles. This means that he can take the love that young children dish out but still be a good, small dog.

greencountrybeagles.com/photos.htm

When I lived in Iowa, a lot of farmers wanted to know if I hunted with Buster, so it must be obvious that he is the field type beagle used for hunting.

 

[whatevergirl]

I just have to share this…I bought our cat a little Christmas collar and it has little mini jingle bells spread out all over the collar…adorable! But, now, he can’t sneak up on us…we hear him jingling all through the house, now. hee hee

 

[yessisan]

My dog (a 3 yr old lab/chow mix) is absolutely insane. When we first got him, he ate two huge pieces of my mom’s wooden fence (to get to the neighbor’s house to play with another dog). In my house, he’s been eating part of the wall in the garage by his pillow. By our fence, he’s been digging a hole to try and get to the empty house next door. He’s escaped 3 times. As soon as he sees a door open that leads to the outside, he runs for it, and runs and runs, luckily, we’ve caught him the 3 times, but gosh, he runs as if he were running for his life!!!

He also goes gaga for those tennis balls. Funny thing is that he peels off the green part off and tries to eat the rubber part. Freesbies don’t last either. He catches them in the air, but he rather eat threm. But other than that, he’s a wonderful and loving dog. He obeys, except for when he’s running away… he is too funny!

 

[deb1]

He obeys, except for when he’s running away… he is too funny!

I have a cocker spaniel like this. I believe that she must think that her whole name is, “Come back here, you stupid dog.”

 

[Norseman82]

But I think that my beagle is as smart as my neighbors’ Border Collie.

I think my next door neighbor’s late border collie rubbed off on my cocker spaniel. Here’s the story:

I noticed the way Gale (my cocker spaniel) would follow me when it was feeding time, and it seemed like she nudged at my heels once or twice. So I did a test. I would walk past the door to the kitchen to see what she would do. Sure enough, she would get in front of me to get me to turn around to the kitchen, and if I went past the door, she would get in front of me again. That’s right - my cocker spaniel herds me into the kitchen when it is feeding time!!!

 

[margya]

My Siamese kitty thinks its great fun to bop on my head in the middle of the night to wake me up. Plus, he will get on my pillow and sit there and purr until I wake.

 

[CarrieH]

My female cat is passive-aggressive. She knows that she and her kitty-brother are not allowed on the countertops in the kitchen. The other day I wanted to wrap my Christmas gifts in peace without feline “supervision,” so I took everything into the bedroom, set up a card table, and shut the door. I heard meowing and scratching on the door from both cats, but then things went quiet. When I finished, I went downstairs to refill my coffee, and there was Miss NaughtyGirl, perched on the countertop next to the stove, with the most smug look on her face! When I told firmly told her to get down, she gave me this look and a sigh as if to say, “Whatever!” It was really pretty funny, if a bit exasperating.

 

[LRThunder]

My female cat is passive-aggressive. She knows that she and her kitty-brother are not allowed on the countertops in the kitchen. The other day I wanted to wrap my Christmas gifts in peace without feline “supervision,” so I took everything into the bedroom, set up a card table, and shut the door. I heard meowing and scratching on the door from both cats, but then things went quiet. When I finished, I went downstairs to refill my coffee, and there was Miss NaughtyGirl, perched on the countertop next to the stove, with the most smug look on her face! When I told firmly told her to get down, she gave me this look and a sigh as if to say, “Whatever!” It was really pretty funny, if a bit exasperating.

Remember, dogs have masters, cats have staff.

 

[Bruised_Reed]

He was very large yet still very cute. We called him “Vittles” because that was the only kind of cat food he would eat.

He did startle some people people who would come to the house. I mean if you saw a 35 pound 18" at the shoulders tall, jet black cat, would you assume it was a house cat with a glandular disorder or a South American Panther? But Vittles behaved like many friendly cats do around people, rub himself against their legs, purr, try to jump on their lap.

In fact I remember my father invited a co-worker and his wife over. Vittles seemed particularly attracted to the woman and would not leave her alone. At one point he jumped on her lap then sort of fell against her stomach in order to curl up on her. First the woman was terrified, second she was crushed under the weight of Vittles landing on her. Finally she nearly had the wind knocked out of her when “fell” into a curled up position. At that point, my mom asked me to take Vittles outside.

The pituitary problem did make him more aggressive, but with people he was absolutely gentle, not a single scratch or bite. As his abnormal growth continued, he developed a rather odd body shape and near the end did not resemble a cat very much.

I still miss him. He was the most unique animal I ever had.

I had to quote the whole thing because I marvel at this.

I miss him and I didn’t even know him. He would have been welcome to knock the wind out of me anytime.

 

[celticcrusader]

I don’t know if my dog is certifiable or just tests me ? AOIFE e-fah] is a red irish setter 2yo female who knows the diff.between real training collar & dummie collar. redheads , i should have known!!!

 

[homewardbound]

My hamster likes to smell my hair and tries to climb it.

My cat Moo hates my mom’s cat, Sassy. Sassy has been there for over 2 years now and Moo growls every time Sassy walks into the room or goes near her. They are both super jealous of each other!

Sassy isn’t my cat but she follows me everywhere when I’m there.

Moo is my cat and she hates me. She loves my mom and follows her.

Sassy likes to randomly attack people. Just be sitting there watching tv, not moving, and she’ll suddenly come out of no where and viciously attack your arm. My mom gets mad about it cause it hurts!

Moo hates people, but isn’t afraid of dogs at all. No matter the size.(then again she is almost 30lbs)

Sassy is terrified of people and dogs and anything else that moves without her permission. She hides from anyone who walks in the door.

Both cats refuse to drink from a water dish. My mom has a glass fish bowl with glass fish in it. The cats drink from it.

 

[blackrobe]

We currently have two rabbits who lack sufficient brain for insanity and two gerbils who are frighteningly sane.

JSA+

 

[Linda_Marie]

One of my Miniature Schnauzers has a thing about balloons. It started one day when I brought home a helium balloon from a store that was having it’s birthday. There was a gift certificate inside it. I had a lot of other purchases so when I came in I just let go of the ribbon. Sometime later, I heard the dogs growling, whining, and yelping, with Keira to the forefront. I came in to investigate and there was the helium balloon hovering about 5 feet off the floor and being wafted about by the air conditioning.

She’s had a thing about them ever since and just has to ‘kill’ them. You can get a good game going of “Keep the Balloon from touching the Floor” as she leaps to bite it but only manages to knock it back into the air. We don’t often have helium balloons. She gets very frustrated when she can’t reach them so she likes the kind you blow up much better.

We also discovered by chance that they like to chase a laser light pointed at the floor. I got a new Presenter Mouse that has a laser pointer in it. They noticed the really bright red light on the floor and chased it incessantly. Then I had to get new batteries for my mouse. They don’t care about a flashlight, only the laser light.

She is also quite fond of squeaky toys. She’ll play with them, bite them and shake them, but if they squeak, she stops, all concerned that she’s hurt it.

What do you think - does she look insane here to you?

 

[LeahInancsi]

Remember, dogs have masters, cats have staff.

This winter Kohl’s had sweat shirts that say: “My cat isn’t spoiled, I’m just well trained.”

While my cats are unbearably spoiled, I’m not very well trained. I’ve developed a high tolerance for their fussing.

 

[deb1]

We also discovered by chance that they like to chase a laser light pointed at the floor. I got a new Presenter Mouse that has a laser pointer in it. They noticed the really bright red light on the floor and chased it incessantly. Then I had to get new batteries for my mouse. They don’t care about a flashlight, only the laser light.

?

My neighbor temporarily drove their border collie insane with the laser light. They used to play with him by shining the dot on the floor and moving it about. Poor dog began to stare intently and constantly at the floor, pouncing when ever a shadow moved. His owners had to put away the laser light and he has now calmed down. But for awhile the dog seemed very OCD.