Posted by Solstice on September 23, 2011, at 10:32:22
In reply to Re: Kittens » emmanuel98, posted by jane d on September 22, 2011, at 2:16:13
> I worry about my stove/countertop too. I try to minimize attractions up there. I keep the tasty houseplants somewhere else. And I put her down whenever I catch her. I try to be careful nothing on the stove can be knocked over. And since my electric stove stays hot so long I put a pot of cold water over any hot burner while it cools down to block it.I really doubt a cat would even attempt to get on something hot. Their senses are much more acute than ours - and I've just never experienced or heard of a a cat jumping onto an operating stove top.
> As other people have said it's fine to lock them out of your bedroom at night. When they are older they may even be able to learn not to go wild while you're sleeping.I think uninterrputed sleep at night = better cat-mom. If you kind of like their early morning shennanigans, when you first awaken you could let them in and get back in bed, so they (and you) can enjoy a prolonged waking period with kittens nibbling your toes and nuzzling your ear :-)
And yes, after they get through kittenhood, they will sleep as much, or longer, than you - and won't be inclined to disrupt anybody's sleep.
> And you'd be amazed how quickly you learn to type while arching your wrists around a cat. Or hunching one shoulder up to make a better perch. And lifting up the tail that blocks that one part of the screen you need to see will become almost automatic. So will saving your work often after the first 3 or 4 times they sit on the delete key. :-)Ha!! You are so right! I don't know - maybe it's seeing the activity of fingers typing, or seeing your attention so devoted to a screen that makes it so irresistable to them :-)
> Have you discovered free cat toys yet? Crumpled junk mail. Uncrumpled non junk mail. Paper grocery bags. Shoe boxes or any other kind of boxes. Milk jug caps. Pens. Wristwatches. The jewelry that you just put down for a minute. Even cell phones. (A flashlight for checking under furniture helps.)
My cats' favorite 'free toys' are bags and boxes. Bring home groceries in paper bags, or get something from amazon, an it's *party time* !!Solstice
poster:Solstice
thread:997118
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20110910/msgs/997658.html