Stuff Your Cats Like

milosz · Nov 8, 2009

I had a black cat named Chester (re: Bunnicula) as a kid who pulled the neighborhood cat thing. There were people on several streets who thought they owned him. Eventually one must have taken him and made him an indoor cat (that's what I keep telling myself, at least - never found a body).

My current calico Buffy is addicted to the chicken jerky you get for dogs. She's managed to open cabinet doors to get to the bag.

RJman · Nov 8, 2009

Originally Posted by nerdykarim

Do you guys generally declaw your cats?
My cat likes clawing the **** out of things.
Don't do it. The process involves amputating anatomy that is like the first joint of each of our fingers.

Originally Posted by nerdykarim

That's my understanding as well, which is why I haven't done it. My cat likes scratching his scratching post and also my legs.
You can get claw clippers at a pet shop. Get the cat comfortable/drowsy and gently ease each claw out then clip it making sure not to cut the quick. Also get some of the cat anti-scratch spray (usually smells like oranges) to spray on things you don't want it to scratch. And a scratching post is a good idea. When I got the RJ cat one I brought him over to it and told him, "Look. This is your furniture. Scratch this and not my stuff." I don't know on what level he understood things, but he seemed very proud to have his own piece of furniture and slept curled around it all afternoon -- and didn't scratch my stuff (much) again.

Prada_Ferragamo · Nov 8, 2009

The first cat that we got, we declawed him which was recommended by the vet. But the next two, we decided against it. Too cruel.

Back to OP. Mine likes to chew on rolled up newspapers. Last year, he chewed off the corners of my pathology book. I was pissed, but it was cute.

bbaquiran · Nov 9, 2009

+1 on not declawing your cat. A couple of years ago we would apply Soft Paws (tiny vinyl caps you glue on) to our cat's front claws but now that he's mellowed out a bit we just trim them when they're noticably sharp.

Toiletduck · Nov 9, 2009

+1 on trimming claws.

Pumpkin and Meeko love plastic/paper bags. Combination of the sound and enclosed space I'm guessing? They also like to jump into suitcases when you're packing.

styleismypassion · Nov 9, 2009

My puccy cat likes all kind of fish and curd....

imatlas · Nov 9, 2009

My dear departed kitty Smudge used to like Creed Royal Water.

For months I'd noticed that she smelled kind of perfume-y, then one day I caught her rolling around on the floor after my wife had just applied her perfume. Smudge was a girlie-girl.

Lone Wolf · Nov 9, 2009

Originally Posted by Prada_Ferragamo

The first cat that we got, we declawed him which was recommended by the vet. But the next two, we decided against it. Too cruel.

Back to OP. Mine likes to chew on rolled up newspapers. Last year, he chewed off the corners of my pathology book. I was pissed, but it was cute.

My boy will attack a roll of paper towels instantly upon sight, wrap his front paws around it, and simultaneously begin tearing it ************** while bunny-kicking it with his rear claws. He is as efficient as a paper shredder at producing ticker tape quality confetti.

von Rothbart · Nov 10, 2009

Originally Posted by rnoldh

v R,

Sorry about your cat. It's tough losing them. But be aware your cat was a "Tuna Junkie".

"A cat's sense of smell is 8-12X that of a human. Tuna oil to them is fresh cod liver oil to us, only they LIKE it- and it's addictive. Know how you feel when you enter a kitchen where a pie's baking in winter and coffee's brewing? Fish is a salivary gland kick starter for cats. If you feed your cat that same "˜smell' daily, it loses it's effect over time. It may be best to not abuse it, so that if you ever need to use it as an appetite enhancer, it still has that effect. To break a tuna junkie addiction -feed variety, add tuna juice to other meats, gradually decreasing until none is needed."

I realize you used the water and not Tuna oil but I think it's still not good on a regular basis.

Here is an excellent article about Tuna and cats

Having said all of this I did something similar. For the past 25 years I've had one inside cat ( though I once had two ). Among my first was Fat Cat ( who was skinny! ). I spoiled her terribly as I do all my inside cats. For about 6 months I had her on an exclusive diet of the best Tuna in oil and of course she loved it. Then I wondered if this was a good idea and I switched to Tuna in water. But when I went to the Vet, she said this was a very bad idea. Tuna once a week is fine but as a 7 day a week diet it is very bad as described in the article. AAMOF the Vet said that dry foods without fish is generally the best diet.

Of course I couldn't take Fat Cat off her Tuna "Cold Turkey" so I weaned her off slowly and eventually to a diet of solely dry food ( not fish based ), with an occasional wet meal ( not fish ) and treats of course. She lived a happy healthy life to the age of 17. Her successor, Little cat was on a similar diet and lived to 19. The current inside cat is Squeaky. I've gotten older and softer. Squeaky's primary diet is a premium IAMS dry food ( without fish ), But I give her a can of premium wet canned food ( not fish ) 3-4 times a week. I hope she reaches 20 years old.

You should enjoy this. I've posted before that my block loves cats. There are many on the block that belong to us all. Some neighbors have even gotten many of the outside cats fixed. And they never lack for a meal. AAMOF its gotten quite competitive. I used to put out decent quality dry food like Purina. Then others on the block started putting out premium dry foods like Science Diet and Iams. Soon some bastards started putting out canned foods. The cats looked on with amusement. It's good to be a cat on my block

Well, wouldn't you know it, some big timer ( could Vox have been in Texas? ) wanted to win. I think he has a lot of money and he's been putting out Sheba canned food. That stuff is expensive ( like $.79 a can ), and he puts out a lot. The cats love the competition.

I can't compete with 100s of cans of Sheba but I think I'm going to catch the SOB. I called my Vet and she said "Why not go to a butcher and get fresh meat ground up". I did and the cats love it ( they are true carnivores you know ). I'm waiting to see what the SOB does to one up me. The cats are smiling.

I've never heard of tuna junkie. I only fed her tuna water when I had tuna may be once every week or two. I mainly fed her Iams dry food and some kittie treats, up until the last last 6 months, she's a happy and healthy cat.

She also loved melted ice cream, whenever I had ice cream she'd give me the "Can I haz ize cream, too?" look the whole time. It's kind of annoying that someone's staring at you and your food, but also kind of endearing. How was I supposed to tell her I didn't want to wash another bowl and she could have the last 2 table spoonfuls?

Originally Posted by RJman

v R, very sorry to hear about your cat's passing.

The RJ cat liked just about everything. He had been abandoned and had to live on the streets for a while, so he was pretty happy with any food he got. He did like lobster, though. We got him some souvenir cat food from Italy (ShinyCat brand, which is an awesome name) which had calamari and fish in it -- he ate all the fish and left all the little calamari rings. The Italian cat foods also had flavors like Tuna and olive or Chicken and Cheese with little cubes of cheese. He liked those too.

I miss the RJ cat.

He hated the vacuum cleaner, his archenemy, and would hiss at it when I wheeled it out. Once I had to go on a trip and wheeled out my wheeled carryon. He hissed at it, and then I realized that with the handle extended, it had the same general shape as my vacuum and he must have mistaken it for the vacuum!

Originally Posted by HORNS

Also, von Rothbart, sorry to hear about your cat's passing. When did this occur and how old was she? It sounds to me that she was a lucky cat.

Igor, my Maine **** that died back in February of this year, loved half and half in the morning. I'd get up at six a.m. and start the coffee grinder, and as soon as I turned around, he'd be up on the bar - yawning and staring into space. I'd give him a teaspoon of half and half in a ramekin, which he would finish and then go back to bed with my wife. I loved that routine.

Oddly, Igor also loved olives - as long as they were dark olives, instead of green ones. He'd nibble the flesh off of the pit and then proceed to swat the seed around. I guess it was the fat content of the olive that he liked.

He also loved to be picked up and held. Sometimes he'd get so worked up about being held that he'd drool on my shoulder; and he was always put back on the ground because I didn't want to hold him anymore - not because he wanted to be put down.

She passed 3.5 years ago when's almost 19, IIRC about the same time as teh RJ Chat? I miss her too.

RJman · Nov 10, 2009

Originally Posted by von Rothbart

She passed 3.5 years ago when's almost 19, IIRC about the same time as teh RJ cat?
Yeah.

A Y · Nov 10, 2009

My friend's cat likes my socks for some reason. She literally acts like it's catnip. It's kind of gross to find cold cat drool on your socks when you put them on again.

--Andre

RJman · Nov 10, 2009

Originally Posted by A Y

My friend's cat likes my socks for some reason. She literally acts like it's catnip. It's kind of gross to find cold cat drool on your socks when you put them on again.

--Andre

Where have you been putting your feet?

shellshock · Nov 10, 2009

my kitty in seattle, Stella, liked laying in front of the fireplace with me til she got sweaty

A Y · Nov 10, 2009

Originally Posted by RJman

Where have you been putting your feet?

She likes it, teh Saphir? --Andre

ayemattyyy · Nov 11, 2009

My cat seems to find vans sneakers particularly enjoyable. I keep them under my bed, and i'll look under and see her rubbing ALL over them. She is usually rolling around on them, pushing up against them, etcetera. Funny thing is, she'll only rub on the ones without the padding in the ankle area. So the pair that i usually wear is spared of her hair whenever I throw them on.
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