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thessalian) wrote2006-11-02 08:00 pm
thessalian) wrote2006-11-02 08:00 pm
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Cat of CHAOS!
Yuki is currently going through a phase of wanting to be allowed outside. Of course, this has to happen when it's too cold to keep the windows open all the time, but the cold does not seem to be a hinderance to our fluffy little crackhead. No, she'll happily roam around the house and yowl. And yowl. And yowl. Generally while sitting in front of windows and looking out longingly.
The other day, I accidentally left the kitchen window open after I was done cooking. (Odd thing about our flat - the smoke alarms are sensitive enough that even cooking food sets them off, though oddly cigarette smoke does nothing. We'd just take out the batteries while we cook but the damn things are tapped into the mains, so there's nothing we can do but keep the kitchen door closed, the extractor fan on and the window open, and even then sometimes the smoke alarm goes off for no reason. It happens in the other flats, too.) Anyway, we found this out because Yuki had gone off for a little jaunt through it, which we only realised when we heard scrabbling at the window and saw her clambering back in without a care in the world. Seems kitty at least has enough sense to come back to where the food is.
Anyway, so every now and then we open the window and let the cat out. Today, it took me opening the back door and calling her before she'd come back, but if we don't let her have her jaunts, she's never going to give us any peace. So what we're going to do is put a collar and tag on her and, when we're home and can call her back, we're going to let her roam and hope she doesn't get run over by anything. This seems like a good compromise.
Thing is, while I was in Waitrose this evening, looking for cat treats for the kitty, I spotted some flea collars and realised something. Outdoor cats get fleas. Yuki with fleas would be bad. Humans with fleas would be worse. Therefore, a flea collar would be a good idea. So I bought a couple of flea collars (they come in packs of two, and aren't too costly) and brought them home. They are pretty things - purple velvetish material, with a little bell on them. And Yuki didn't object too badly to having it put on. Now all we have to do is get a tag, write our phone number and her name on it and attach it to the flea collar. Except for one minor issue, all is well.
The 'one minor issue' is this: Yuki's a little bit spastic at times, and likes playing with things that make noise. The fact that I left the bell on the collar means she jingles when she moves. Ever seen a cat try to play with her own neck?
The other day, I accidentally left the kitchen window open after I was done cooking. (Odd thing about our flat - the smoke alarms are sensitive enough that even cooking food sets them off, though oddly cigarette smoke does nothing. We'd just take out the batteries while we cook but the damn things are tapped into the mains, so there's nothing we can do but keep the kitchen door closed, the extractor fan on and the window open, and even then sometimes the smoke alarm goes off for no reason. It happens in the other flats, too.) Anyway, we found this out because Yuki had gone off for a little jaunt through it, which we only realised when we heard scrabbling at the window and saw her clambering back in without a care in the world. Seems kitty at least has enough sense to come back to where the food is.
Anyway, so every now and then we open the window and let the cat out. Today, it took me opening the back door and calling her before she'd come back, but if we don't let her have her jaunts, she's never going to give us any peace. So what we're going to do is put a collar and tag on her and, when we're home and can call her back, we're going to let her roam and hope she doesn't get run over by anything. This seems like a good compromise.
Thing is, while I was in Waitrose this evening, looking for cat treats for the kitty, I spotted some flea collars and realised something. Outdoor cats get fleas. Yuki with fleas would be bad. Humans with fleas would be worse. Therefore, a flea collar would be a good idea. So I bought a couple of flea collars (they come in packs of two, and aren't too costly) and brought them home. They are pretty things - purple velvetish material, with a little bell on them. And Yuki didn't object too badly to having it put on. Now all we have to do is get a tag, write our phone number and her name on it and attach it to the flea collar. Except for one minor issue, all is well.
The 'one minor issue' is this: Yuki's a little bit spastic at times, and likes playing with things that make noise. The fact that I left the bell on the collar means she jingles when she moves. Ever seen a cat try to play with her own neck?