our housecat has become old age grouchy.

[vash]

she is still very spry.

i think she is 14 years old. maybe 15. a grey tabbie we adopted. mornings are the worst. she will find whatever furniture that puts her closest to my ear, and SCREAM into my ear hole. there is a cabinet right next to my head when i brush my teeth. she screams at me the entire time. this is also how she thinks i should be woken up every morning. deep deep REM sleep, she feels hungry and she will jump on my torso or sneak up next my head and MEOW-SCREAM into my face. we manage to mitigate by putting food into her bowl when we go to bed. problem is, she doesnt love kibble food.

we had a vet visit a few months ago. vet said my cat is very healthy. i would be lying if i didnt ask him, "so how long does a cat live?" he said, he has seen them approach 20.
my wife side-eyed me suspiciously.

haha. her newest thing is to sit down behind our car when we try to back out. you have to get out and physically pick her up and set her aside to safety. it like a cat version of GET OFF MY LAWN.

how long did your cat live? just asking, for science.

[Norm K]

Originally Posted by vash

how long did your cat live? just asking, for science.

Until the day we didn't see her behind the car.

She was 18.

_

[masraum]

Thanks for this thread, folks. Laughs all around.

Vash, tell the dog that the cat is conspiring to get rid of him and let nature take it's course.

[vash]

i am going to GoPro my cat screaming at me tomorrow morning. it is the worst way to do a morning.

[Steve Carlton]

Gray Tabbies are good for 22-25 years. Always.

[vash]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Gray Tabbies are good for 22-25 years. Always.

wait...wut?

i'm gonna put a piece of black tape over my wife's backup camera.

[recycled sixtie]

Years ago my sister drove over her cat. Vash I am starting to think after reading your post it may not have been an accident...

[BK911]

Wow, not sure how I would handle that cat.
Pretty sure I would knock it across the room a few times.
Always had cats as a kid but never really paid attention to them.
Now I have one as an "adult" and find it absolutely fascinating.
Biggest issue I have with him is instead of his litter box, he uses the potted plants.
Asian Wifey getting ready to make stir fry cat.

[stomachmonkey]

Cats are observant and manipulative creatures of habit.

You can't react to their attempts to train you to do their bidding like not even once because they will try it again and with each success it will become the norm.

One of mine recently nearly knocked over the bedside lamp.

I reacted and now she does it every morning to try and get me out of bed to feed her.

The new kitten took note and is also now doing the same.

So I have to lay there every morning now worrying about the lamp until they get it in their heads I won't react any more.

It's a game of patience and endurance.

Last man to blink wins.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Cats are observant and manipulative creatures of habit.

You can't react to their attempts to train you to do their bidding like not even once because they will try it again and with each success it will become the norm.

One of mine recently nearly knocked over the bedside lamp.

I reacted and now she does it every morning to try and get me out of bed to feed her.

The new kitten took note and is also now doing the same.

So I have to lay there every morning now worrying about the lamp until they get it in their heads I won't react any more.

It's a game of patience and endurance.

Last man to blink wins.

Problem solved.



You just need some duct tape.

Application is up to you, lamp needs to not move seems pretty obvious, but maybe there's some application that's more direct to the cat that could help too. Maybe the cat needs the WD40.

[vash]

i cant make a cold cut sando at home without the verbal onslaught.

my wife gave her a slice of turkey one day..game over.

[Neilk]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Cats are observant and manipulative creatures of habit.

You can't react to their attempts to train you to do their bidding like not even once because they will try it again and with each success it will become the norm.

One of mine recently nearly knocked over the bedside lamp.

I reacted and now she does it every morning to try and get me out of bed to feed her.

The new kitten took note and is also now doing the same.

So I have to lay there every morning now worrying about the lamp until they get it in their heads I won't react any more.

It's a game of patience and endurance.

Last man to blink wins.

My daughter has TikTok so we monitor her content and I occasionally go down the rabbit hole. It’s worse than YouTube, and even worse vis a vis privacy. That said, there are some funny videos of cats jumping onto kitchen counters lined with aluminum. Cats apparently hate it and freak out. Give that a try for a few days as unsightly as it may be.

[908/930]

Recently we had one live to 20 and another to 19, have seen one live to 22 years long ago. You need to start training the cat.

[HardDrive]

If the cat is no longer a positive part of you family, I don't think it is wrong to consider having her put down. She may be healthy, but losing it mentally.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Neilk

My daughter has TikTok so we monitor her content and I occasionally go down the rabbit hole. It’s worse than YouTube, and even worse vis a vis privacy. That said, there are some funny videos of cats jumping onto kitchen counters lined with aluminum. Cats apparently hate it and freak out. Give that a try for a few days as unsightly as it may be.

Nah, I prefer to deal with the lamp method vs previous methods which may have included waking up to cat ass in your face.

[Evans, Marv]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

One of mine recently nearly knocked over the bedside lamp.

Maybe a temp patch of velcro under the lamp base until they think they can't knock it over.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by vash

how long did your cat live? just asking, for science.

Grampaw here is 22, despite having had his teeth pulled, he still does patrols and still occasionally will brawl with tresspassers.
He already outlived 2 previous hoomins.
I got him when he was 17, inherited as a favor for somebody who was terminal and wanted to be sure he'de go to a good home.

Before that , she had adopted it him after the owner of the pub near some WW1 memorial and trenches died.. So he was a very sociable pub cat, he loves hoomins, even to this day it shows. Anybody visits my place, Grampaw will take note and sit with the visitor, and it looks like he follows conversations.



He's a very happy geriatric, when Shrapnell joined the ranks he taught the little chit everything he knew, which by now I think he's starting to regret as the little turd became a big turd and now wears him out by pouncing Grampaw 24/7

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Cats are observant and manipulative creatures of habit.

You can't react to their attempts to train you to do their bidding like not even once because they will try it again and with each success it will become the norm.

One of mine recently nearly knocked over the bedside lamp.

I reacted and now she does it every morning to try and get me out of bed to feed her.

The new kitten took note and is also now doing the same.

So I have to lay there every morning now worrying about the lamp until they get it in their heads I won't react any more.

It's a game of patience and endurance.

Last man to blink wins.

+1

Boris, my previous one
he would first stomp around the room to make it known he was up and hungry for wet fud

when that didn't work, he would jump up, and be all cuddly head butt, face to face with hoomin.

when that didnt'work, he would beat up the girl cat till she screamed and i jumped out of bed to protect her.



another trick, he made a noise when he was hurt
with cats it's hard to figure out how bad, so for a long time if he made that sound i'de feed him som ham to see if he still ate.. eating meant it wasn't to bad.

One day he walks in making the sound that he does when he was hurt
i give him some ham.. he eats, i'm thinking ,must not be to bad

5 minutes later, he makes the same sound again
out of habit i walk to the fridge, get it out
and then saw his face.
@#@# son of a b.


He had trained me into giving him ham!!

[vash]

Originally Posted by svandamme

Grampaw here is 22, despite having had his teeth pulled, he still does patrols and still occasionally will brawl with tresspassers.
He already outlived 2 previous hoomins.
I got him when he was 17, inherited as a favor for somebody who was terminal and wanted to be sure he'de go to a good home.

Before that , she had adopted it him after the owner of the pub near some WW1 memorial and trenches died.. So he was a very sociable pub cat, he loves hoomins, even to this day it shows. Anybody visits my place, Grampaw will take note and sit with the visitor, and it looks like he follows conversations.



He's a very happy geriatric, when Shrapnell joined the ranks he taught the little chit everything he knew, which by now I think he's starting to regret as the little turd became a big turd and now wears him out by pouncing Grampaw 24/7

you have a cat named "Shrapnel"? that is a fun name!!

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

If the cat is no longer a positive part of you family, I don't think it is wrong to consider having her put down. She may be healthy, but losing it mentally.

You don't put a pet to sleep because it's annoying.