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Since: Jan 21, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:44 am
Post subject: high places
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| Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
anything in her way.
Ken
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:27 am
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Because they can. I bet if you clear off the spot that it most annoys you,
she will stop getting up there.
"ken" <kphifer1934 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
> does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
> anything in her way.
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> Ken
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:27 am
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Fluffy's favorite sleeping and grooming spot is on the satellite box
which sets on top of the TV. It's about seven feet off the ground, and
is the highest spot in the room that she could fit on.
The only problem with this is when a leg or her tail hangs off the
edge, it blocks the IR remote receiver so if I want to change channels
I have to get up and move her tail aside. Sometimes she gets pretty
indignant about it, but she usually doesn't even wake up. >> Stay informed about: high places |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 10:10 am
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ken wrote:
> Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
> does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
> anything in her way.
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> Ken
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All cats will jump up to high places. It is their nature to do so.
Instinct tells them that there is a better view of prey from higher
places. Not only that, but, prey are not as apt to see them when they
are higher up. This gives the cat a better advantage of being able to
pounce on and kill it's prey. >> Stay informed about: high places |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:55 pm
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ken wrote:
> Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
> does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
> anything in her way.
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> Ken
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Hunter instinct, I would guess. Easier to see the prey (you,probably)
from higher up. Not just kittens, they'll always do this.
I'm a bit more lucky, Meep doesn't like to knock things over, so she
won't go onto high places that have stuff on them.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:27 pm
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"ken" <kphifer1934 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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| Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
| does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
| anything in her way.
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| Ken
It's a dominance thing, also a way to see more as cats like to watch what's
going on.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:59 pm
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"ken" <kphifer1934.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
> does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
> anything in her way.
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> Ken
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One of the cat books I read said that it makes them feel
safe to have a good view of things. Another reason for
why they jump: because they can. Bet it feels good. >> Stay informed about: high places |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:38 pm
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Rocket started this:
He starts in the living room, runs down the hallway, run into the computer
room, leaps up the cat tree, jumps to the bookcase, and them to the next
bookcase. One day he is going to sling shot around and come flying back
into the hallway.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sir_eg_of_bert/detail?.dir=0f4e&.dnm=d70...pg&.src
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sir_eg_of_bert/detail?.dir=0f4e&.dnm=e0e...pg&.src
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take the cat out before you reply
one cat just leads to another...
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"ken" <kphifer1934 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
> does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
> anything in her way.
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> Ken
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:38 pm
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:39 pm
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In article <sLydnahX9LX3D2zcRVn-pA DeleteThis @comcast.com>, "Kim Walters"
<mrcatcommon DeleteThis @comcatcast.net> wrote:
> Rocket started this:
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> He starts in the living room, runs down the hallway, run into the
> computer
> room, leaps up the cat tree, jumps to the bookcase, and them to the next
> bookcase. One day he is going to sling shot around and come flying back
> into the hallway.
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Clifford (RB) definitely had the slingshot approach, sometimes likened
to a circular nuclear accelerator. He was known to dash around the house
once or twice, building speed, and then leap for the ceiling. We had paw
marks on it. >> Stay informed about: high places |
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:30 pm
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"M.C. Mullen" <mcmullen DeleteThis @freesurf.invalid.ch> prattled ceaslessly in
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> "ken" <kphifer1934 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:1106315040.382471.279320@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>| Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
>| does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
>| anything in her way.
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>| Ken
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> It's a dominance thing, also a way to see more as cats like to watch
> what's going on.
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> Carola
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Similarly, they will often go the the tallest person.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:33 pm
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"Mike Rhino" <october2003.DeleteThis@alexanderpics.com> prattled ceaslessly in
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> The place that makes me nervous is the cable box sitting on top of
> the TV. It isn't bolted down, so the whole cable box could fall off.
> It fell off when my 1 year old niece was playing with the wires.
> Fortunately, it didn't hit her.
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Two words: duct tape. <g>
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 9:59 pm
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["Followup-To:" header set to rec.pets.cats.health+behav.] On 2005-01-22, Mike
Rhino penned:
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> My cat seems to have a better horizontal jump than vertical jump. There are
> places she could get to if she had more faith in her vertical jump. I'm
> sure she'll get to those places eventually. She's almost 6 months old. The
> place that makes me nervous is the cable box sitting on top of the TV. It
> isn't bolted down, so the whole cable box could fall off. It fell off when
> my 1 year old niece was playing with the wires. Fortunately, it didn't hit
> her.
Definitely be careful. When Oscar was a kitten, I had the typical
post-college apartment setup and the VCR sat precariously balanced atop the
TV. Oscar managed to pull the VCR down a few times, and we're both very lucky
she never hurt herself in the process. Eventually I did learn and moved the
VCR to the side.
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monique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch
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Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* >> Stay informed about: high places |
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:50 am
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:08 am
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"ken" <kphifer1934.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why do kittens want to jump up to the highest places in a room..Mine
> does this and in doing it, she knocks off phots, books, cd's, -
> anything in her way.
With humans, children are better tree climbers than adults. It provides
some protection from predators. I haven't heard this, but I would think
that sleeping on a on a tree branch would cause problems for fleas. If they
jumped off or were scratched off, they wouldn't be able to jump back on
until later.
My cat seems to have a better horizontal jump than vertical jump. There are
places she could get to if she had more faith in her vertical jump. I'm
sure she'll get to those places eventually. She's almost 6 months old. The
place that makes me nervous is the cable box sitting on top of the TV. It
isn't bolted down, so the whole cable box could fall off. It fell off when
my 1 year old niece was playing with the wires. Fortunately, it didn't hit
her. >> Stay informed about: high places |
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