Monday, February 7, 2011

shaky shaky meow meow

The cats have a new ritual.  They have a toy mouse - not new, they have had it for a few years, but never paid any attention to it until now.   They have several toys.  Which they carry to different parts of the house and leave them strewn around like a toddler with their toys.  I think part of this is because we no longer have the dog to "eat" the toys.  Hunter loved to shred anything stuffed. And if it wasn't stuffed he would slobber it and no cat would be interested.  So I think now that Hunter isn't around to bother their toys, they are now feeling safe at carrying them around and leaving them out in the open.

Ruby likes to carry a couple of the stuffed toys - a catnip caterpillar worm thing, and a hedgehog, and then cry over them like they were her long lost kittens.  First time I heard her do this, I thought she was in pain, or something, she sounded so forlorn and pitiful. 

Ziggy and sunny like to carry a couple of the stuffed mice around and leave them, brave hunters that they are, where you will find them and step on them in the dark.  I guess it is good we don't have mice, or we might find real ones left for us to find.  The closest they get to actual hunting is bugs.  Amazingly enough (least to me) is that they can catch them and kill them.  Ziggy is very intent and serious hunter.  Sunny is spastic.  He's our special needs kitty.  Ziggy will stay crouched ready to pounce for long periods, Sunny will crouch beside him, watching him, and imitating, for a couple minutes, then forget what he was doing there, and sometimes will try to get Ziggy to play with him, but Ziggy will be intent on the hunt, and then sunny will suddenly remember what he was supposed to be doing and then crouch down again, like oh yeah, I forgot... we're huntin'.... be vewwy vewwy quiet, we's huntin bugs...

The new toy of interest though is a mouse that sounds like a bean bag when you shake it.  Couple weekends ago, I was trying to nap (I find I like napping on weekends - it allows me to catch up on sleep I miss all week). Ziggy however did not want me to nap.  He wanted me to appreciate that he had this toy mouse.  He was grabbing the mouse shaking it so that it rattled, then drop it, and meow loudly. over and over. he jumped up on the bed to present this mouse and repeat his routine. I was not impressed.

On Saturday night/Sunday morning, he played this game with M.  She was definitely not impressed.  She was working a mandatory OT shift at work on Sunday, daylight shift which meant getting up at 5am. She normally works 2nd shift, and is not an early morning person.  If anyone asks if I wake up grouchy in the mornings, my reply is only if I have to.... I know better.  Actually, I prefer staying up at night to getting up early, but I wake up fairly easily, and I am normally good natured when woke up.  Not M.  LOL.  So Ziggy, doing his shake shake, drop the mouse, meow meow, routine at 3:30/4 in the morning early Sunday didn't go over well. 

8 comments:

Joyce said...

Love your kitty story...from a cat lady with 3 furry friends.....

Doug B said...

If you've read my blog for very long, you probably are aware that I am a cat lover. Have you posted pictures of your cats? Sure would love to see them.

MS Day Dreamer said...

Doug, No, I haven't posted pictures of my cats, although my profile picture is Ziggy. Maybe I'll post some pictures later.
I am definitely a cat lover. I loved Hunter, our dog. But given a choice between cats vs dogs, I'd pick the cats.

Diane J Standiford said...

Your profilr picture is Ziggy? Holy Catnip! I thought it was you. I really do need new glasses. I am almost afraid to get them now, for sure I will NOT be looking at anything I have written. OK, so where is Ruby in this equation? Sunny is your special needs cat? Sounds like Sunny needs serious psychcatolgy. Clearly neither of you raised babies, or you would know that rattles at the kiss of sleeplessness. I would punch a hole in that toy, take out the beans, and let Ziggy shake his hunter head off trying to figure out what happened. I can really relate to Sunny---been there.
(Watch out for Doug, he is a crazy cat person who feeds strays that come to his porch. FYI)

MS Day Dreamer said...

Diane, you make me laugh!
Ziggy is a little tiger that we (my Daughter and I) got as a kitten back in 2001. He is a love bug, and thinks all people have been put on this earth to rub his belly. He also is Sunny's protector and champion, and can often be found putting his paw around Sunny trying to make him feel safe.
Sunny is our cowardly lion (yellow maine coon, that truly has a lion mane, and lots of fur). We got him in 2003. He is afraid of his own shadow, and loud noises and doesn't interact at all with strangers - if you come to our house, you might see a yellow blur streaking down the stairs to the cat room. As for special needs, you can tell he is a little "slow" but he is very sweet, and can be very inquisitive.
Ruby, is the lone female. She's older, 1996. Is very temperamental. Has a bit of an attitude. Meows like she has laryngitis. One minute she will be letting you pet her, and purring, next she might swipe you with her claws and hiss without warning. Some might say a typical female.
I'll try to upload some pictures of the gang and post a little more about the furry ones that are so much a part of my life.

Diane J Standiford said...

So...Ruby is the alpha female?

Diane J Standiford said...

stacy is thinking, "I spend my time on this blog, pouring my heart out, dealing with health issues, I have only 9 followers, and they want to see my CATS! Grumbilty Squats!"

MS Day Dreamer said...

ungrateful crud... lol
Hey Diane - my dashboard tells me I now have 11 followers.
But yeah, I get no responses on my health issues.... just like in real life, no one wants to hear about how your whosie whatsit no longer works, and you have pain in the upsie-daisy.

But hey, if you all want Cats - I love my cats, so ....