Do any of you hoover your cats?
Niquie
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:35 PM
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Do any of you hoover your cats? |
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I find this one hilarious visual. My friend in England told me today that he was going to "hoover the pusses" on Saturday. I thought he was joking.
It seems some cats love it, some don't.
Is this a "Brit-thing" or do we do it in America?
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:38 PM
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1. My cats would rip me to shreds if I tried. |
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I do use the hair dryer on them though. They like that.
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Fri Feb-06-04 08:13 PM
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Kitties hate loud noises. Their ears are so sensitive (so much better to hear that mouse behind the fridge) that loud noises hurt their ears, and sudden banging will really mess with their minds.
I suppose if you had a Dust Buster that was quiet enough, the beast might settle down enough to enjoy the experience.
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:40 PM
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I don't like getting mauled by angry kitties
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:41 PM
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The vacuum is the cat's least-favorite appliance. He runs under the bed as soon as he sees it come out.
Tho' I hear some cats allow this.
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:42 PM
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XanaDUer
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:47 PM
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6. The dog once peed because of it |
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Maybe he had a traumatic Hoover experience in his youth?
:shrug:
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:43 PM
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5. My vet told me about a cat who likes having his tail vacuumed |
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Edited on Fri Feb-06-04 07:43 PM by flamingyouth
He goes up to the owner when she's using her hand-held vacuum and demands that she vacuum his tail! I really wish I had a video of that.
Winky loves to jump on the vacuum when we use it. Sometimes she yells and hisses at it too. It's pretty funny to watch.
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Don_G
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:50 PM
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But I think if you ever had to "Hoover" my cat, we would have to discuss the situation over a beer and a pool game before I'd invite you into my apartment.
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Fri Feb-06-04 07:58 PM
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8. Do we do it in America? |
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Not if we value our lives.
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Fri Feb-06-04 08:01 PM
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9. Nature abhors a vacuum. |
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Fri Feb-06-04 08:04 PM
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10. It would have to be an "in-wall" vacuum |
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as the noise of normal portable vacuums ("hoovers") scare the blue fuck out of my cats. They think the vacuum is the harbinger of great evil. They've convinced me that cleaning the floor is a very bad idea, so instead of carpets, now we have a cat-fur floor. Very soft and warm.
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Redneck Socialist
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Fri Feb-06-04 08:14 PM
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12. I don't know about cats, but... |
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...we had a dog when I was a kid that absolutely loved to be vacuumed.
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Dennis Quaranta
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Fri Feb-06-04 10:03 PM
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Does hoovering mean sucking? There are all kinds of possibilities here, none of which can be mentioned. ;-)
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Fri Feb-06-04 10:29 PM
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she's nine years old and has gone through a few interstate moves with us. This house has one of those in wall vacs so the noise is minimal.
She rolls all over to make sure we don't miss anything.
She also likes to be rolled with the lint remover, the one with the sticky, tear-off roller.
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Fri Feb-06-04 10:31 PM
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My old cat named "workout" (he was rescued from a fitness club) loved it. He was 20 lbs. long black hair and when ever the vacuflo was started up he would come over and lie on his back so we could vacuum him.
His favourite food was black forest ham and deli shrimp. He used to climb on a the chair and bank on the blinds when he wanted out.
I had him for nine years and he got run over by a car. God I can't believe how much I miss him and his quirky personality.
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