Cats, Computers, and SEIV

[Slynky]

Originally posted by PvK:
I have a cat that loves to stalk moving lights. She likes SE IV because the black static background gives good contrast for the mouse pointer. This cat will leap and strike the wall four feet up from the ground to try to get an elusive moving spot of light. We have a bird's nest in our eaves. The other cat sits in the window and looks up at the arriving birds. However, this cat prefers the time of day when the sun shines through the window. She then sits and faces the wall, waiting to pounce on the bird shadows. After all, they're inside the room...

PvK

That is sooo uncanny. And here I thought one of our cats was weird! At night, when the streetlight shines through the faceted glass in the front door, it makes a sparkly design on the opposing wall. When we hear that "swoosh, plop, swoosh, plop", we know Taffy is jumping several feet into the air and sliding down the wall trying to get the sparkles! And don't EVEN get a flashlight out...or one of those laser pointers!

[PvK]

We have a flashlight toy that shines through a little pLastic globe filled with water and glitter, which makes swirling sparkles all over the walls of a dark room. The cat loves it, but there are so many, she just sits and her head shakes in all directions looking at them all.

PvK

[Cipher7071]

Ack!! Let's just put on some Ted Nugent and call it good at that.

[Sivran]

Atrocities, you may need a keyboard condom. Never know though, the pLastic may encourage the cat to use claws...

Keyboard condoms

I got one on my beloved ancient IBM 101. You know, a real keyboard, huge with keys that click, and doesn't have those annoying windows keys!

Good thing I don't have a cat that likes to jump on it

[SamuraiProgrammer]

Someone mentioned cat pictures. Here's mine (embedded in my avatar).

[Slynky]

Originally posted by SamuraiProgrammer:
Someone mentioned cat pictures. Here's mine (embedded in my avatar).

Hey, SP, has that been that way all this time and I didn't notice or did you just make an adjustment?

[Power Man]

My cat likes me to stop what I am doing, sit on the bed and pet him. If I am at the computer, and I don't get up he will start to jump up onto my lap. Unfortunatly he only gets half way. He then puts out his claws, right through my pants and into ME, and pulls himself up onto my lap.
Naturally, being the nice Cat Owned Person that I am I don't heave him accross the room, but spend the next several minuts moving the mouse with one hand and petting the cat with the other.

Once he has had enough he likes to knock things off my computer desk as he tries to make his way over to look out the window.

But I pay him back when I use the cat comb to get rid of his fur balls.

[Atrocities]

Mine just wants her lovies no matter what I am doing unless one or both of the males are in the house then she sits on my Computer desk and hisses at them.

Momma Cat Image

The cat, gizmo, (Alvan) that liked to sit on my computer monitor and watch me was hit and killed by a car Last fall. Broke my heart.

Gizmo's image

[ March 15, 2004, 17:14: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

[mac5732]

We have 3, 2 females and l male, Where-R-U and Hussy, the two females, have basically adopted me, especially when i'm on the computer, one on my lap and the other on the computer desk, both vying for attention. Boots, the male, he just likes to sleep in my computer chair... sigh, I have to fight him for the chair when I want to use the computer.....also the 2 females love to sleep on our bed at night, one on my feet and the other next to us.., rough when you try to roll over or.......

just some ideas mac

[Gandalph]

I would be willing to host a SEIV,cats page for viewing by all that care. If you would like your SEIV cat pictured, send an email to seiv at ekcory dot net requesting such, and I will get the page up for all to see shortly.