A cat has adopted us

[Racket_Man]

I think maybe cats are plotting to take over the world one human at a time or they have some weird cat voodoo they put on people to make people take care of them.

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no that would be Pinky and the Brain

[Der Cute]

This is what I've used for Fuzzy. It's the same stuff- Advantage - but bottled in a commercial style, bulk. One purchase of this will last me over 4 months.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OV1DYQ

And yes, cats ARE plotting to take over the world. Their strategies are to get everyone to love and adopt them, then invade the humans households. After that, they cat-hair everything in sight, and make allergic people sneeze a lot. Also, hairballs and cat puke are extra IEDs.

So, our only ammo/hope is to use vacuums - horrid noisemakers and cat hair removal. Except that cats are learning and adapting to make more hair shed, quickly and efficiently. We're in a Mexicat Standoff here.

[dalesys]

(Not safe for the sensitive)

Something Positive on cats:

Woogie's Kitty Kwiz 1

Woogie's Kitty Kwiz 2

Woogie's Kitty Kwiz 3

[Rapscallion]

He got death threats for that one, if memory serves.

Saw a cat in my back yard yesterday afternoon. Doing a bit of the insomniac thing this morning, I saw it again sat on the path in my back garden, watching me as I watched it. Either plotting, or I was the most interesting this around at stupid o'clock.

Rapscallion

[NateTheChops]

First, you all need to know I'm highly allergic to cat dander, which makes the story even weirder.

Actually, that's pretty standard.

Jim Davis hit the nail on the head with an older Garfield comic where two identical men sat on a bench. Garfield then says, "Now, which one of these men is allergic to cats." And naturally you see a bunch of cats tackling one of them.

[Misanthropical]

Squeaksmyalias the small dog house is a good idea. I will have to see how much they are.

Racket_Man I miss Pinky and the Brain. I loved that cartoon.

Der Cute So, the cat plan is to cover the world with cat hair? I knew cats were up to something!

dalesys those were funny!

Rapscallion I have opened the door at stupid o'clock, since I have insomnia a lot to find Oscar out there staring at me like she was expecting me to open the door. She is a weird little thing.

NateTheChops AH HA! It is an evil plot to kill off those of us who are allergic to them!

Oscar scratched me last night when she was playing around and broke the skin. I didn't worry to much about it at the time and just put a germ killer ointment on the scratch and a band-aid. Later I noticed that the veins in my hand were enlarged and sticking up and my big guy was freaking out about it (he worries about me and not always because I'm a nut) We both figured it was an allergic reaction to the cat. The veins went back to normal about 20 to 25 minutes after I took some Benadryl.

[Sapphire Silk]

I found out the neighbor found Oscar and brought her home with him. He tried to call the shelters but none of them were taking anymore animals, so he let her loose. That is when she wandered over to my house and decided she was staying here with us.

Thank you for the advice about the collar. I will look instead for some sort of medication to put on her to fight off fleas and ticks.

I figured she was abused at some point which is why she takes off when someone makes a sudden move near her and/or screams at her.

Great. Oscar may actually have had a home where your neighbor found her.

If she's a feral cat, that explains the skittishness.

Try something called "Revolution." It's a liquid you put on the back of your cat's neck. Some versions are once a month, or every six months. It's not too expensive, either. I get it from my vet and it costs $18. Works too: Stumps was an outdoor kitty and never had a flea or tick.

[DaDairyDruid]

If and when you do take the cat to the vet, see if it has been chipped. The "real Owners" may be looking for their FurBaby

[MaggieTheCat]

Try something called "Revolution." It's a liquid you put on the back of your cat's neck. Some versions are once a month, or every six months. It's not too expensive, either. I get it from my vet and it costs $18. Works too: Stumps was an outdoor kitty and never had a flea or tick.

Is that for a one month dose? That stuff usually costs around $80 for a 6-pack.

Regarding cat allergies...we have a friend who plays D&D with us every weekend, who is allergic to cats. He always carries his roleplaying stuff in this canvas bag when he comes over. Without fail, whenever we host and he comes over, within 30 seconds of him setting his bag down, our cat Ash will curl up inside it. Most other people who come over bring bags for their stuff as well, one guy even has one that is made of a very similar material as the canvas...but Ash always, without fail, picks the bag that belongs to the guy who's allergic to him.

[RealUnimportant]

Cats know (and go) where they're needed most. An old housemate had rescued 3 cats at the same time, all from different backgrounds but all able to deal with being around other cats. Everything seemed to be going well until one of the cats disappeared... Most surprisingly, she was the one cat we'd have considered least likely to even go outside, let alone run away; she'd always been very keen on cuddles & seemed to loathe being left to her own devices.

We scouted the neighbourhood & found that the missing kitty had moved in with the housebound disabled neighbour we didn't even know we had, who was in raptures about having a small bundle of buzzing fur spending every moment with her. Knowing how much she enjoyed (perhaps even required) constant attention, it was duly agreed by all human parties that the cat would henceforth be considered as living at the neighbour's house - there was no point in transfering ownership, after all who actually owns a cat?

I was once custodian to an abandoned kitten who sadly died due to a silly accident; my (different) housemates' cats all took turns in consoling me, even though most of them had had little affection for the kitten & barely even tolerated eachother at times!

[BookstoreEscapee]

Actually, that's pretty standard.

Jim Davis hit the nail on the head with an older Garfield comic where two identical men sat on a bench. Garfield then says, "Now, which one of these men is allergic to cats." And naturally you see a bunch of cats tackling one of them.

I've read that cats go for the ones who don't make eye contact because they're less threatening. So the person trying to get the cat's attention is scaring it away, and the one hoping the cat stays off them is actually more welcoming from the cat's perspective. My uncle's cat used to go straight for my dad every time we visited, probably for just that reason.

If and when you do take the cat to the vet, see if it has been chipped. The "real Owners" may be looking for their FurBaby

That's a good idea. You may be able to feel a chip through the skin if she has one. The're usually placed in the shoulder; if you pressed lightly around the back of his neck you could feel Pablo's chip.

[crazyofficeclerk]

My aunt has a "dog" house that her outdoor cats sleep in during the winter and she keeps it warm by putting a 100 Watt lightbulb in the house and leaving it on. Costs some money, but the cats stay warm when they need to.

[xaenon]

Comic for cat lovers

Brooke McEldowney (sp?), the author/artist of 9 Chickweed Lane, created a small 'miniseries' of comic strips dedicated to cats, called 'Hallmarks of Felinity'. It's obvious he has a cat, perhaps several.

http://toons.gotblah.com/hallmarks_of_felinity/

This isn't complete; he's created several strips since this archive was created.

[MoonCat]

Bast has noted your cat-less state and has decided to change it.

Resistance is futile.

[Fire_on_High]

He got death threats for that one, if memory serves.

Pretty nuts...anyone who owns cats understands it's all in good humor.

Bast has noted your cat-less state and has decided to change it.

Resistance is futile.

QFT.