Boy, the wind sure goes out of our sails when KO goes AWOL!

[Gogi]

He must read our posts judging from his comments and how he rolled his eyes on that Countdown segment Friday. :hi:

I'm getting really tired of babying this stupid leg. :nuke: About out of pills but may have to get more if the swelling does'nt really start going down tomorrow.:hurts: (Always wanted to use that smilie!)

My cat was ecstatically happy to see me for, oh, half a day and then it's back to: what have you done for me lately?

:eyes:

[gkhouston]

1. is the swelling spreading, or just being stubborn?

I've had a thrill of an evening: fixing a cranky toilet for someone who's vacationing and had thus turned her thermostat up to about 8000 degrees Fahrenheit. Okay, it wasn't that bad, but when you're working in a cramped area with feline "help", it can seem that way...

[Gogi]

2. It's stationary, not creeping.

Isn't feline 'help' wonderfull? I always tell mine I don't need a one cat escort going into the kitchen!

[gkhouston]

3. not creeping is good. (yes, I'm paranoid).

Ah, feline help. Nothing like those sandpapery tongues licking the back of your knee when you're lying in a contorted position trying to loosen a nut on the underside of a toilet tank. I nearly gave myself a concussion.

[Gogi]

4. Love my cat but when he insists on getting between me and...

a tool I'm using he gets unceremoniously shoved aside.

[gkhouston]

5. oh, Jericho knows better than to get between me and tools

but the minute my back was turned, he decided to be Mr. Passive Aggressive and sit on the instruction sheet. Nice try, Jerry, but I've installed that particular tank valve so many times over the years that I don't need the instructions. He seemed rather put out that I wouldn't barter for them with some ear-scritching, so I gave him a nice rub when I finished the job.

[gkhouston]

6. eek, it's late and I don't want to yawn in church tomorrow

my little girl likes to sit way down front which leaves us pretty exposed. :-) 'Night!

[WolverineDG]

8. Cats don't "help"

They "supervise." ;)

dg--short for "dos gatoz" so i know whereof i speak.

[Muffstser]

7. My Muffin and "Helping"

Oh, the Muffster loves to be er, um, "helpful" when I'm wrapping gifts. She insists on sitting in the middle of the wrapping paper, batting at it with her paws, and then using her teeth to curl ribbon! (It's quite involved, but I give her credit for talent.) It got so bad one year I had to take them to a gift wrap place, and say "please help me, my cat's curling the ribbon, and it smells like lamb and barley." She's so darn proud of it, though, that I'd never break her spirit.

Gogi, are you feeling any better at all? Have you had your leg checked out?

Take care, and know I'm thinking good thoughts for you. :)

[WolverineDG]

9. hope you feel better soon, gogi!

nothin' worse than getting sick on a weekend so you don't get to call in sick & play hooky....


dg

[RevCheesehead]

10. Hey, lady...

I trust you're following basic care: ice, keep it elevated, etc.. I'd agree that if it ain't better tomorrow, you should go back to the doctor (or see a nurse practitioner - they're much more helpful, IMO).

As far as Cat Supervision goes, I miss it. Roo was the one who assumed such tasks. He would sit upon whatever object I was working on, and if that wasn't possible, then he'd jump on my back and sit on ME. After the work was done, he'd inspect it with a careful sniff, and then look at me, asking "OK, that's done - what do you have to eat?" :)

[Gogi]

11. Elevated the stupid leg all day yesterday.

Fat lot of good that did, finally just got up. It'll keep getting better, thanks for everyone's concern! There's no amputation in my future, just more pills.:banghead:

[Berry Cool]

12. Please take care, Gogi

and don't try to push it too fast!

Cat supervision: nothing like it. Mine get in the way everywhere, at all times, feeling the need to oversee all projects of any kind. Especially things like gift wrapping. This is why empty Christmas-wrap tubes are known in my home as "feline disciplinary devices."

[gkhouston]

13. cat phasers work best, IMO

spray bottles filled with water. Spray liberally, as needed. After a while, all you have to do is reach for the bottle; no spraying necessary. Also good is the Agent of Satan (aka the vaccuum cleaner). Just turn it on and they're in the next county, stat.

[RevCheesehead]

14. That's for damned sure.

All Binky needs is a glimpse of me plugging in the thing, and she's under the bed for the duration.

[Berry Cool]

15. I used the Agent of Satan to guard my Christmas tree last year.

Just parked it next to the tree whenever I left the place. Most of the time it worked.

This year, though, I think I'm getting one of those air horn cans with a sensor that screams whenever anyone comes near it. You keep it turned on a few times, the cat learns what happens when it goes near the can or what is near the can, and it learns to stay away so you can from then on turn it off and just keep it near the tree. That's how it's supposed to work, anyway.

[gkhouston]

16. spoilsport

don't you like finding tinsel turds in the litter box? :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

17. You must enjoy vacuuming fur.

My beasts shed under stress.

Binky enjoys the space beneath the tree. With all those white lights, she looks like a star.

When they misbehave (and we're talking Oreo here), I pick her up and cradle her in my arms like a baby. They never care for being picked up, but this gets their attention. Oreo goes limp and waits it out. Inane, I know, but it is effective.