Cat crazies- kittey, laundry basket and mousie

Kittehs just know how to have fun!

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Tagged- one of those bloggy things

Normally I ignore these things, but seeing as how it’s TRex, I will comply. Trex has been a pal for a long time.

Six Random Things About Me

1) I don't have a "real" cat right now. But I enjoy my virtual kittehs. The morning after I started my kitteh blog, I came downstairs to find a kitteh peering through the French doors. hmmm...

2) I came down with Rubella/ German measles while staying at the Stand Palace Hotel in Rangoon, Burma (or Yangoon as it is now). I had complained of feeling unwell, but my traveling companion was convinced that I just had a "bad attitude".

3) I love listening to "Books on Tape". My view is that listening to a story being told gets back to the early roots of story telling- a verbal tradition.

4) One of my all time favorite movies is "Better Off Dead".

5) At least 4 of the people I link at "these are not sweet kitteh blogs" are avowed kitteh lovers. I will try to get the goods on the others.

6) I asked TRex if his kittehs were "traditional Siamese", or the other kind- the type that is now officially known as "Siamese" in the world of cat breeding. He told me that his are are "traditional Siamese". TRex asked me if I would like some comments from the guys (teh kittehs) but I haven't gotten back to him yet. But, I'd sure like to know what they think of these kittehs:

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THE SIX RANDOM THINGS RULES:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

I've tagged Brad at BradBlog, Howie Klein at Around the World Blog, Bob in Pacifica at South of Heaven, Phil Munger aka ET at Progressive Alaska, Steve at SteveAudio, and The Sailor at SteveAudio. And, I promise not to do this again, guys! ;)

Sweet Maine Coon rescue kitteh plays with Legos

If I weren't so far away, I would adopt this NoCal rescue kitteh in an instant.

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Town Cats link here is A Nonprofit, No-Kill Feline Adoption Center/Shelter and Feral Cat Advocacy Organization serving Santa Clara County, California.

Ragdoll kitteh intent on watching tree frogs on TV

So, it is now confirmed via my research that kittehs love to watch nature programs on TV. Watch until the end of this- kitteh #2 is obviously very upset that she doesn't have the prime viewing seat!

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p.s. Michael of Pictures of Cats has a great informational video about ragdoll cats here, and more details are here as to how this relatively recent cat breed came about.

Teh Awesome Equine Cat Brush

I've been thinking about doing a post on "teh Awesome Equine Cat Brush" for quite a while. I finally had to do it, after seeing this, along with the Human's comments:

Human: Poor Cody. He loves water soooo much, but his fur tends to get matted because of it. We had to take him to the groomer's for help this time around. The best they could save of his fur was "the lion cut". Most of his tail and mane were saved by my request. Cody's so easy going he was OK with it, but Jack (our red) didn't like it and would hiss at poor Cody. They're best buds again though - not to worry. :)

I'm thinking that the Human of Cody and Jack needs to get "teh Awesome Equine Cat Brush". (Cody and Jack are Maine coons)
Direct link here (1:45).


OSTER FINE CURRY COMB- Highly durable. It can be stepped on, soaped, soaked, or abused. Fine Curry Comb Features: Fine fingers that massage the coat and loosen dirt for an overall cleaning. Rubberized comfort grip provides better control and less fatigue

Teh "Awesome Equine Cat Brush" has a bit of personal history attached. I first bought one of these at Agway when I was visiting my best college friend in CT, who had a long haired cat. We went to Agway so that she could get kitty litter etc. I was checking out cat brushes- thought the kitties needed a cat brush- but unsatisfactory selection there- and then stumbled into the equine area. I saw that brush, and thought "Aha!" This is IT.

Kitteh and I became instant friends-- shy cat, didn't accept strangers, even though I have been part of the "household" ever since when. "Smoot" was "transformed" after my use of the "equine cat brush". Her son said "Smoot feels so much better about himself!" Crikey, and then Smoot even came when I called him.

After that, I was so in love with "the equine cat brush" that I was pushing it in comments at a non-cat blog, where one of the commenters had said that he owned 3 Maine coons. Well, with my repeated pressing he went and got one, and the kittehs loved it. And, I finally sent 3 to another commenter (also a virtual friend) and the Maine coon kitteh loved it(sent 3 bec. that complied with the minimum $$ order at the site I found, and I knew he would not get one unless I sent it to him)

Fast forward, 2 years. So, I am conversing with snowmominator, after she posted an awesome YouTube of Louie the 30 pound Maine coon, which I featured here.

Abbreviated edited somewhat rearranged conversation:

snowmominator: All possible negatives considered... long hair, kitty on the piano, (etc) ..I would never have anything but a Maine Coon. They are better than humans.

me: I'll have to send you a link privately for what I call "the equine cat brush", because apparently YouTube stiffs links. It's actually a horse curry comb- I sent one to a friend in OR who got given an "unknown" cat, who, it turns out is most likely a Maine coon. Kitteh loves it, and cut down the "hair everywhere" problem big time ;)

snowmominator Yes, I have that very same brush.

me: OMG! Now that is just plain er... unexpected! Or, cosmic, or something...

snowmominator: It is funny isn't it. But I'm a farm girl, I knew his (Louie's) undercoat needed to managed properly or he would have health problems.

So, the "equine cat brush" is a continuing part of my kitteh experience, one way or another. Pretty amusing!
At the time I was trying to find one to send to my online friend in OR, this was the only online supplier I could find. But, by recent googling, I've found another source as well, which, of all things, is an equine site. LOL.

And, postscript: what can happen to kitty bloggers and YouTubers: One of my very first posts featured Jumpin Jack Flash and Cody using the TurboScratcher. Music by the Stones. Jumpin Jack Flash. Brilliant YouTube. But, I see that it is no longer available on YouTube because of "copyright violation". Sigh. So, the human of Jack and Cody stepped on some toes in the "Stones ownership" lawyers' gig. Very silly, if you ask me.

Why kittehs are so popular

Original is here. I love Fail Blog. Always makes me laugh.

Kitteh Musicians 2

And, there's Nora, the piano-playing cat- probably the most watched cat musician on YouTube.

Direct link is here (2:49)


Human says: This is not a trick that was taught to Nora. She began sitting at the piano at about one-year-old. She's four now. She plays only when the mood strikes her, which is usually several time a times a day for short periods.

Kitteh musicians

Expert drummer. Or, I hope so. I'd hate to think the sound was faked.

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International kittehs- TV Update on Maine coons in Russia

Nursery maine-coon`s LuKoshkino for the first time on the TV!

Little did I know when I first found bortapir's wonderful videos posted on YouTube how the story would evolve/devolve. All I knew was that the sum total of the YouTubes he posted were quite wonderful. As I said in my first post about this, no single YouTube was "the best cat video ever" (phrase I have seen way too many times, watching kitteh videos). But, I watched them all, and put together, they really told a story of Maine coon kitteh love in a household in Russia. Here is my first post about these Maine coon kittehs in Russia.

So, as it has turned out, bortapir and wife really love Maine coons (which was already apparent from previous YouTubes I'd watched), and that they love them so much that they started a Maine coon Nursery, that is, they became serious about Maine coons, and now have their own "cattery". The link is here.

I previously posted an Italian TV interview with a man who breeds Norwegian cats in Italy.

And now, I am happy to present a Russian TV interview with bortapir.

The Italian TV interview was, er, in Italian. And, bortapir's TV interview is in, well, of all things, Russian! But, you really don't need to understand Russian to feel the kitteh love. And, oh my, look at the ribbons.

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I think I can identify some of those kittehs from this previously posted YouTube, Flying electrobroom!.(Originally posted on this blog here...)Direct link is here (4:48)

Pet insurance- and some music and deep thoughts

Two seemingly unrelated trains of thought came to mind, and coalesced for a post.

It was prompted by a great post yesterday by Trex. Read it. He mentioned the loss of Elissa, his human friend, and also, the loss of Gus, his kitteh friend. The losses occurred some 2 years ago, and as a regular reader of TRex, I followed both events. Losing a friend, human or cat, can cut your guts right out.

In the story about Elissa, TRex posted part of the lyrics of a Cyndi Lauper song- Time after Time.

When you’re lost,
You can look
and you will find me.
Time after time.
When you fall,
I will catch you,
I will be waiting.
Time after time…

That's what friends are. This is just a great song. The following YouTube has the audio with the lyrics overlaid.

Direct link is here (4:00)


Now the idea of coupling this with information about pet insurance may seem a bit sordid, but trust me, that is not my intention. It's just that I had read some comments about various online friends almost losing their kittehs to illness, and got me to researching pet insurance. One online friend said how his pet insurance had saved him from an impossible financial burden, and thus his kitteh. Another online friend, who didn't have pet insurance thanks family for their generous gifts, which helped Louie the Maine coon make it through:

The following quote is from comment at this YouTube link:
~~This video is dedicated to our Nani and Grandpa. A while back, Louie was at deaths door with a sudden and very critical asthma attack. Having had no previous indication Louie was ill, we didn't even recognize what was wrong with him. When he was finally diagnosed, the Vets said they might be able to save him, but the cost of treatment was more than our family could even think of affording. Nani and Grandpa were Louie's angels. They paid for his treatment, and without their love, Louie wouldn't be here today. ~~

Oh, and in case you don't know who Louie the Maine coon is, (direct link is here) (1:42), he's 30 trim pounds of Maine coon kitteh, and the doggie is his love, Miss Sassafrass, the miniature Schnauzer, who weighs in at a mere 14 pounds.


Okay, the pet insurance issue. I have never had pet insurance, and until a few days ago, it had never even crossed my mind. I didn't know there was such a thing. I did a lot of teh google, and here are the two most informative takes/links I came up with:

Pet Insurance ReviewThis covers all of the insurance companies I had already found via teh Google, and says:

Researching Pet Insurance?
Read reviews and opinions from hundreds of current policy owners
Compare rates and coverage from the leading pet insurers
Get free quotes from multiple pet insurance companies

Already Own Pet Insurance?
We want to hear from you: the good, bad & the ugly!
Help other pet owners decide which pet insurance company is right for them.

And, second link, FWIW from MSM Money, "Should you buy pet insurance?" is here

Norwegian forest cat grows up in Italy

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Pictures are from an Italian cattery that raises Norwegian forest cats. I previously posted an interview with the owner of the cattery linked above.

Michael at "Pictures of Cats" has a great page discussing the history of the Norwegian forest cat.

More Simon's cat

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Yeah, cats do this kind of stuff. One of mine had an interesting variation. Meow, meow, food, food, walking on top of me, etc. I was awake, but trying to ignore it all. To see how long I could get away with it. And then, everything went quiet. No movement. I waited and waited, then cautiously opened one eye. And, what should I see but a kitteh nose, and kitteh eyes, checking me out at VERY close range. Wow, had she ever moved in on VERY quiet kitteh feet. I think she was trying to determine if I was dead or alive. twolf, my internet pal who sent me the Simon's cat links, said something like this: "She was trying to figure out where her next meal was coming from- if you were going to be it."

UPDATE: litbrit posted a great link, How to tell is your cat is planning to kill you on TRex's blog

International kittehs- Maine coons in Russia- the flying electrobrooms

This is another video from the wonderful series that documents the life of Maine coons in a Russian household. The first installment, with more information is here

After watching the first installment, Marion in Savannah, always the astute observer of cats, said: "Ah... I can see that they have one of the "I can travel all the way across the room without touching the floor" kittehs."

Marion, I have news for you- they have flying electrobrooms. ("Flying electrobroom" was the title of the following YouTube.) And, it looks like they have a installed a training track for practice!

Boris has told me that he has to rely on a translation program to write in English. (Uh, I have to do the same for anything not in English.) And, the translations programs I've used are, er, rather imprecise. I've been scratching my head, trying to figure out how the term "electrobroom" might have come about in translation. No idea. But, I have to say it is rather felicitous! You will see what I mean!

And, also in a comment on the earlier post, Boris responds and provides more information:

The big-big gratitude that have paid to us attention.
We very much love cats. We have young nursery main-coon LuKoshkino in the city of Ryazan.
The first kittens at us have already left. We very much miss.
Come to us on a visit! :)

Oh, my! I do enjoy international kitteh blogging. I've "met" cat owners from around the world. And, kittehs do speak the same language the world over.

Direct link is here (4:48)


And, thanks to the power of the internet, I MAY have figured out who the three kittehs are. The little ones are siblings (orange is male and brown grey is female I'd guess) and big cat who arrives in the second half is their momma cat! If I am correct, then that really makes me laugh, and adds a new level of meaning to the video. Momma cat is keeping a close eye on her offspring, and is NOT happy with their unruly behavior!



Update: I just received a message from the cat Human, Boris. If I understood the message correctly, the BIG CAT who appears in the video is the Uncle Cat, not the Mother Cat. And, that is even more amusing!

The Uncle, in the video, is named "Dragon". And the mother cat in the photo is named princess Shanezhka (Russian pie).

Boris adds: "I very much hope that Shanezhka becomes fast the world champion."

International kittehs- España

Me, I only do foto op today. Foto is from this site

Bedlam is Dreaming of Rain- The Santa Ana

Once again destructive fires are raging across Southern California. It's fire season, the time of the Santa Ana. Anyone who knows SoCal knows what the Santa Ana is. It's an ugly wind, a dry wind, one that can turn the smallest ember into a raging destructive fire. The human consequences are obvious, but not so obvious the fate of animals and household pets. The following is just a sample, but it goes out with thanks to all of the animal shelters and private animal hospitals who are stepping up to help:

VCA Animal Hospitals Offers Free Boarding for Pets Affected by Southern California Fires

Horses and other large animals were being taken to a makeshift shelter in Hansen Dam Park. A mobile kennel was set up at Sylmar High School, and small pets can be taken to the Mission animal shelter

At the Brea Community Center, 230 evacuated residents signed in for help, 65 stayed overnight, said Anthony Godoy, a Brea accountant acting as shelter manager. The center also was temporarily housing small pets, including 18 dogs and two cats.

Sylmar Fire: Animal Evacuations LA CITY DEPT. OF ANIMAL SERVICES Officers will try to pick up pets from fire areas and take them to shelters for care, according to the Los Angeles City Department of Animal Services.




"This is the official theme song for southern california fires" a commenter said in response to the YouTube. People may take offense at this, but as a Valley Girl, I'd say it's apt. As are the visuals in the YouTube. Let me repeat, the Santa Ana is an ugly and destructive wind, and creates bedlam both externally and internally. It whips up the dirt and dust and pushes it right under your skin.

Bad Religion and Los Angeles is burning" Click on the link for the full lyrics.

~~GROWING up in West Hills, Brett Gurewitz learned that Los Angeles was a more unruly beast than the far-off cities he read about in schoolbooks. “The telling thing about L.A. is the fact that it has a fire season. I’m a third-generation Angeleno, and proud of it, and if you grow up here you learn that fire is a cyclical thing. To me, it meant L.A. wasn’t quite tamed. Other cities, like New York and Paris, are settled and established – they long ago became docile, tamed things. Not Los Angeles.”

Gurewitz plays guitar in Bad Religion and writes many of its songs, which long ago established it as the most high-minded band among L.A.’s pioneer punks. In the fire season of 2004, Gurewitz watched the blazes on TV and in the vacuous news chatter he heard themes that would become the song “Los Angeles Is Burning.”~~

Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of blue
St. Anne’s skirts are billowing
But down here in the city of limelights
The fans of Santa Ana are withering
And you can’t deny the living is easy
If you never look behind the scenery
It’s show time for dry climes
And bedlam is dreaming of rain.

Joan Didion captured this in 1967 in an essay "The Santa Ana" from "Slouching Towards Bethlehem"- snips:

~~There is something uneasy in the Los Angeles air this afternoon, some unnatural stillness, some tension. What it means is that tonight a Santa Ana will begin to blow, a hot wind from the northeast whining down through the Cajon and San Gorgonio Passes, blowing up sand storms out along Route 66, drying the hills and the nerves to flash point. For a few days now we will see smoke back in the canyons, and hear sirens in the night[...]

~~I recall being told, when I first moved to Los Angeles and was living on an isolated beach, that the Indians would throw themselves into the sea when the bad wind blew. I could see why. The Pacific turned ominously glossy during a Santa Ana period, and one woke in the night troubled not only by the peacocks screaming in the olive trees but by the eerie absence of surf. The heat was surreal. The sky had a yellow cast, the kind of light sometimes called "earthquake weather." My only neighbor would not come out of her house for days, and there were no lights at night, and her husband roamed the place with a machete. One day he would tell me that he had heard a trespasser, the next a rattlesnake.

~~"On nights like that," Raymond Chandler once wrote about the Santa Ana, "every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen." That was the kind of wind it was.~~

And, for a more scientific take, this is from NOAA

~~What are Santa Ana winds?

~~During the fall and early winter, high pressure over the high desert of the Great Basin region causes winds on the southern side of the high to blow from the east, toward the Pacific Ocean and lower air pressure offshore. The winds push dry air from the inland deserts of California and the Southwest over the mountains between coastal California and the deserts.

~~As the air descends from mountains, it is compressed and the temperatures increase. These hot, and very dry winds(relative humidty of 10 to 20% or lower are common) dry out vegetation, increasing the fuel available to feed fires. The gusty winds and eddies of winds swirling through canyons and valleys also fan flames and spread tinders.~~

International kittehs- gatitos Bosques de Noruega

en Espana...

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International kittehs- the "hidden" YouTube world

Well, of course the phrase "hidden YouTube world" comes from the perspective of a speaker of English. But, I've discovered that there are great YouTubes out there that can't be found using "English" search terms, because the search terms are posted in, say, Italian. This didn't turn up using "Norwegian forest cats", but instead via "gatti delle foreste Norvegesi".

It's a TV interview with an Italian who breeds Norwegian forest cats. Yep, it's in Italian, and I have to confess that I understood hardly a word of it, except "la coda". Pretty easy to figure that out ;) la coda = the tail, especially as the visual was a close up of the kittehs tails. I've heard Maine coons described as a "tail with a cat attached", and since Norwegian forest cats are the ancestors of the Maine coon... same applies! But, you don't have to understand a word of Italian to enjoy this video- the kittehs speak the international language.

Direct link is here (5:10)


The cattery is "Allevamento Aretusa" and here's a link to the site. The pictures of Norwegian forest cats are wonderful! Two examples:

International kittehs- Italian man survives purr attack

Kitteh è un gatto Norvegesi delle foreste.

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Interspecies Love- ahhh.... imo, a must watch

If I remember correctly, this is the first time ever that I have put up a YouTube that showed kitty doggy love. Oh, no, wait, I did once before, but it was totally different.

This is just a wonderful YouTube. It was posted 1+ days ago, and I predict that it will get into the gazillion hits category, sooner or later. It deserves to, and not just for the great video, but because of the story behind it.

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Human says: "Louie the Maine Coon regularly gives his little pet Miss Sassafrass (a miniature Schnauzer) a tidy bath. Oh if all the world were this sweet!"

And this, added by Human in comments, in answer to the question "How old is Louie?": "Louie is almost 8. We had a Schnauzer that was killed in the pet food poisoning over a year ago and we had to get another pup right away because Louie was so sad we thought he was going die himself. When he saw Miss Sassafrass, he claimed her for his own. It's been true love ever since."

Oh, my. I followed that issue of the pet food poisoning at that time- just plain awful. But this is the first first-person report I've read. My heart goes out to "snowmominator" (the handle of the YouTuber who posted this).

I always give the direct link to the YouTube, in case anyone feels inclined to leave a comment there, or rate the video. Hint, hint.

p.s. and just for the record, this YouTube had 72 hits when I first watched it.

Kitteh aptitude- Maine coon turns faucet on with his face

Watch the first few seconds very closely! Very quick kitteh.



Human says: "This is my 9 year old Maine Coon, Checker. I couldn't figure out why the water was always on when I got home until I caught him in the act!"

Cartoon cat- and now for something completely different

This post goes out with thanks to my internet pal twolf, who has, among other things, helped me when I lost the instruction book for my D60 Canon camera, made me an awesome "I can haz" version of bats for teaching, AND gave me first the Simon's Cat link.

Oh, this YouTube is only sorta completely different, because this is true cat behavior, if not in details then certainly in spirit.

Simon's Cat 'TV Dinner' Direct link is here (2:35)

More Vinski- getting a quick dustoff

I've fallen in YouTube love with Vinski and Ukko, two Norwegian forest cats in Finland: Vinski giving a tummy rub to his brother Ukko

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Ruojis (the Human) says: Vinski (and Ukko) are always in the way when I'm hoovering. Me: But, that might help explain the gorgeous coats.

Hoovering my cat Vinski Direct link is here (1:22)


Michael of Pictures of Cats has a great YT that has lovely pictures and music and tells briefly the story of the Norwegian Forest cat. Direct link is here

More on Henry, The Feline Fiber Artist

I recently featured a charming YouTube about Henry, The Feline Fiber Artist. Now, thanks to more information provided by Anita, Henry's Human, I can give you the scoop! This is from the Bangor Public Library flyer advertising Henry's show of his fiber arts. --Fiber Art Wall Hangings by HENRY--

~~Henry, Anita Louise McCormick's cat, is a fiber artist too! He specializes in creating unique fiber art wall hangings. Anita adopted Henry from the Airport Mall pet store in 2002 so her other kitty, Alice, would have another cat to play with.

Henry's talent as a fiber artist was discovered when his frustration with traditional scratching posts led Anita to purchase rug remnant pieces from Marden's, and nail them to the wall. It did not take him long to discover that not only did he now have a great place to sharpen his claws, but it proved to be a wonderful outlet for his artistic abilities!

When a new piece of rug is attached to the wall, Henry takes time to look it over to see how he can best use it to express his ideas and feelings. Then he begins his work, pulling a loop out here and a thread out there, until the piece is finished.

Most of Henry's fiber art wall hangings take months to complete. As soon as he is finished, he lets Anita know so she can remove it from the wall and replace it with a fresh piece of carpet.

While Anita has displayed Henry's wall hangings in her apartment for some time, this is the first public exhibit of his work.~~

If you doubt that Henry IS a true cat artist, here are close-ups of Henry's fabric art from his public exhibition:



Update- Anita left a note in the comments that Henry has become so popular that he now has a store at Cafe Press.

Feline artist- one of many cats who paint

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More at this site, part of the Museum of NonPrimate Art .

Henry, The Feline Fiber Artist

A short documentary about Henry, the first feline artist to have his work displayed at the Bangor Public Library.

Direct link is here (1:45)


p.s. I spent quite a bit of time poking around on the internet to see if I could find a local news article or more info about Henry, even checking out the Bangor Public Library website, but to no avail. If any one has a link, much appreciated if you would post it in the comments.

Update- Anita sent me the clipping from the Bangor Public library, plus some great photos of Henry's works, so there's a follow-up post above.

Feline art- Scottish Fold cat chews up cardboard box

According to "The Engineers' Guide to Cats" here, the correct name for this feline art activity is "post-modern cardboard deconstruction".

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International kittehs- Maine coons in Russia

I love finding vids of cats around the world. This YT is one of many that document the kitteh adventure in one Russian household. I've watched all of the kitteh vids from this YTer, "bortapir". As far as I tell, there are four Maine coon kittehs in this household. And, the kittehs have all kinds of nice toys to play with.

Even though no single YT from bortapir is "the best cat video ever" (a phrase that SOME people put up in the YT title), as a collective aka oeuvre, they are wonderful, charming and fascinating. If you click on the direct link, you can then find more videos. Or, go to botrapir's YT page directly, to find them all, and where he provides this info:

"I basically photograph, but here I will show my rare videos about myself, to a family, my favourite cats and everything that has drawn my attention and, I hope, can interest others.:)" (Boris, age 48, Ryazan, Russia)

Title: "Evening ring and other entertainments". Direct link is here (1:47)


p.s. Oh, very good: Marion in Savannah adds "Ah... I can see that they have one of the "I can travel all the way across the room without touching the floor" kittehs." lol

Maine coon kitteh and human discuss Tuna Flakes

Talkative Maine coon kitteh and human discuss Tuna Flakes. Kitteh wins. Part of an occasional series- "How to talk to your Human".

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Uh Oh! Kitteh masters round doorknob

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Human says: "We put Neo in his room for being bad one night and heard a door open up. We thought someone was breaking into the apartment, but it was just Neo walking through the kitchen and asking us nicely why we put him in there. :)"

Human also says: "Thanks to the tripod, without which there would not be a vid." Thus, vid cam was set up to capture kitteh behavior in situ.

DO NOT let Hoover the Cat watch these instructional videos

In a previous post that featured kitteh turning on shower tap, I also noted a comment from Marion in Savannah: "I live in fear of a kitteh who solves the doorknob problem, however. Hoover is working on it from several angles..."

I do, in fact, have an extensive YT library of cats and doorknobs, none of which I have shown thus far. But, now is the time. Almost without exception, the lever shaped "doorknob" was featured in the YTs I found. Thus:

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This is one of the very few YTs I found featuring a real "doorknob"- round thingy that is used to open doors.

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Upon close review of the second YT, I now see that the doorknob, even though round, has a textured surface. Aha! Leverage for kitteh paws.

Marion in Savannah, so that I can continue to provide you with pertinent kitteh information, I do need know the details of the "doorknobs" that Hoover the Cat is dealing with. ;)

OMG! Yet another mirror Ka-thunk!

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