Sylvia by Nicole Hollander for October 27, 2008

  1. Georg von rosen   oden som vandringsman  1886  odin  the wanderer
    runar  about 16 years ago

    The litter box in this house is going to get really nasty!

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    Ray_C  about 16 years ago

    It sure is. And with the humans drinking from the toilet…well, I just hope the cats are considerate enough to flush.

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    Ray_C  about 16 years ago

    I tried to come up with something humorous about butt-sniffing, but let’s face it…there is nothing humorous about butt-sniffing. When we had three Siamese, they sometimes engaged in what we called a “Siamese Circle Lick.” I tried to talk my wife into trying that, but we couldn’t agree on who would be the third person.

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    margueritem  about 16 years ago

    I love Sylvia’s cat cartoons. We had Siamese cats (seal points) when I was growing up. The first one was more like a dog than a cat. She loved to ride in the car, and she guarded it from strangers. No one could get in the car if they were not a family member.

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    Ray_C  about 16 years ago

    margueritem, I’ve had several Siamese over the years, and without exception they hated riding in cars. You were blessed! Being a guard cat is second nature to them, you know. Here is an excellent discussion of their origins, and the picture looks exactly like Dawn (to become my new avitar one of these days). http://www.moggies.co.uk/breeds/siamese.html

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    margueritem  about 16 years ago

    RayC: I enjoyed that article. Our car loving cat had just one kitten, whose tail had a kink in it, just like his father’s. She loved to go out on a leash, and would sit on my Mom’s shoulder while in a store. Her favorite person was my Mom. The rest of us were tolerated. Her kitten was the sweetest natured cat I’ve ever seen. He let us dress him in doll clothes, etc.

    I’m looking forward to your new cat avatar.

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  7. Georg von rosen   oden som vandringsman  1886  odin  the wanderer
    runar  about 16 years ago

    I once had a cat who loved to ride in the car. What she objected to was traveling in a carrier, but if she was free to roam the seats, sit in the back window, she was happy to travel. We logged many hundreds of miles together.

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    tobybartels  about 16 years ago

    I once had a baby who loved to ride in the car. What she objected to was traveling in a car seat, but if she was free to crawl about the floor, sit in the front seats, she was happy to travel. We logged many hundreds of miles together.

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