Kittie wars continue unabated

[sparkindarkness]

And am I the only one who has noticed that this "week" has stretched rather a lot?

I think I will have to "discuss" this with beloved.

However, things go apace, she is clawing less (the seizing of paws works) and her yowls are no longer getting the instant gratification she is used to. Keeping her active during the day (which is not difficult as she is easily amused) makes her sleep during the night (you just have to DISTRACT her during the day. Constantly. Which is kind of annoyinbg - the whole point of a cat is you can almost ignore them as much as fish most of the time) and we're making sure she is kept out of rooms with fragile breaky things. She does still beg desperately at tables but SOMEONE *glare* is "accidentally" dropping bits of food to her.

She does have infinite curiosity and has had to be rescued from 4 cupboards now - but she's a cat. I can live with that. Oh and she eats about 4 times her own body weight every day. I've never seen a cat eat this much- or drink. None of our cats ever drink

Not satisifed with losing ground, however, the kittie has responded with a new weapon! If her yowling goes ignored for too long, she gathers her powers and uses:

The Whine.

This single, tiny noise is clearly the power of the gods. It isn't loud. It isn't annoying. It isn't even repeated. But this noise is the most pathetic, tragic, helplessly desperate little noise you have ever heard. No sound can match the sheer horrific tragedy of this little noise. The mere echo of this sound can cause so much guilt that only desperate willpower stops you committing suicide or joining a monastry somewhere to reflect on what a vile, evil person you are. It is important never to make eye contact with that sound, because the sight of the BIG blue eyes and the ears dropping pathetically, with that whine? Yeah, Stalin would crack in the face of that.

Comments

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

Oh heavens. Kali does The Whine. Especially when you're desperately busy and she wants to play. She'll sit next to her feather toy and make that pathetic, heart breaking "why don't you love me anymore?" squeak.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

It's just EVIL isn't it? cursed cats trying to pwn us

[mrmeval.livejournal.com]

I doubt it's worms but those will cause an increased food intake and some really odd food behavior.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I don't know, she's supposed to have been dock bodied and painted so I don't think so

[only-playing.livejournal.com]

I want the power of that whine... I manage a "ok, I'll do what you want, just stop looking at me like that" look pretty well, but the whine sounds even more powerful than my "pretty please" gaze.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

If we could harness it we could create world peace - or rule the world under a brutal dictatorship

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Why pick just one?

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Because if I impose world peace undfer my almost-benevolent dictatorship it prevents me randomly massacring people who annoy me. And I needs me them random massacres

[jocelyncs.livejournal.com]

This single, tiny noise is clearly the power of the gods. It isn't loud. It isn't annoying. It isn't even repeated. But this noise is the most pathetic, tragic, helplessly desperate little noise you have ever heard. No sound can match the sheer horrific tragedy of this little noise. The mere echo of this sound can cause so much guilt that only desperate willpower stops you committing suicide or joining a monastry somewhere to reflect on what a vile, evil person you are. It is important never to make eye contact with that sound, because the sight of the BIG blue eyes and the ears dropping pathetically, with that whine? Yeah, Stalin would crack in the face of that.

Imagine that from a fluffy gray tabby fits easily into your cupped hands, staring at you with white-rimmed gray eyes. Bagelbaby has a soul-piercing whine that dissolves me into a puddle of goo.

Bastis is also skilled, although hers are closer than squeaks to whines, she usually gets into my lap even when she does the "silent meow" if I happen to be looking at her.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

The kitties are trained in this power, they must be. Bagel wilkl pwn you. it is known

[logophilos.livejournal.com]

I'm writing a story about cat people right now and I am determined to work the 'whine' into it. I have to - it's too cool not to :)

Bad bad 'SOMEONE' - human food is not good for pets. Or their behaviour.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

All hail the whine!


And yes, she should NOT be getting human food, certainly not at the table

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

Just wandered in from metaquotes...
This caught my attention;

the whole point of a cat is you can almost ignore them as much as fish most of the time

You have got to be kidding!
Apart from anything else, cats are highly intelligent, social animals. [the whole bit about cats being loners.. complete bunk!]
So ignoring a young cat/kitten is about equal to doing the same to a young human. It's cruel and results in a neurotic adult.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

I'm on meta-quotes?

Oh you spend time with them and play with them and want lots of hugs and love (all my cats have) but they've also wanted their alone time for substantial periods of time (especially my older kitties). Cats are much more independent than, say, dogs and will often go rambling around outside or be content to spend a fair amount of time asleep on their lonesome

[stormcat.livejournal.com]

Oh hell. The Pathetimew.

Proof that cats are incredibly manipulative. Like, unbelievably so.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Oh yes they are evil And the pathetimew should be banned by the UN. But they're fluffiness blinds us to the eeeeevil!

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

oh no! - not the 'the universe is broken and no one loves me and my heart is breaking < right now' whine. That's the big guns, that is.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

Massive serious artillery weapons! Seriously unfair