XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:29:06 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
      
   > To get your attention, he finds objects to claw at, rug corners to flip   
   > up and down ("flop... flop... flop"), and things like TV remotes to   
   > knock to the floor. In bed, he comes up to your ear canal and starts   
   > licking, sometimes puncturing nose or arm with his claw.   
      
   The cat with house privileges is an old, arthritic Persian who mostly   
   curls up in the warmest place she can find. Jumping up on stuff is a   
   distant memory of her girlhood, although there is a low chair she   
   sometimes will get up on.   
      
   She makes a vocalization that isn't exactly a meow. If she has eye contact   
   she just pantomimes it. For a while I was going to get my hearing tested   
   but one of the other cats does meow. afaik her hearing is okay although   
   she is not fond of flutes or tin whistles. About the only downside is she   
   snores.   
      
   One of the other cats has been getting a little chunky. I was on a website   
   today that said a house cat that's 13 pounds or more is obese. I just   
   weighed her and she's 13 even. Now to figure out how to put her on a diet   
   without shorting the others.   
      
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