We've gotten a couple interesting emails from Meankitty servants lately we thought we'd share here. What advice would you give these poor souls?
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Dear Meankitty,
My cat is almost 1 year old and he won't shut up. He miaows constantly and it drives us up the wall. How can I get him to be quiet?
Many thanks,
A.M Burnett
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Dear Meankitty,
We leave a drink sitting out. It gets knocked over. How can we stop our mean cat from knocking over our glasses?
Signed,
Momkoz and 2 grandsons who can sing mean kitty song
Meankitty's note: I'm glad the grandsons can sing the mean kitty song but you do all realize Meankitty and Sparta of the "Little Mean Kitty" video are two different felines, yes? Both very awesome felines, naturally, but different ones.
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Dear Meankitty,
I'm not really a writer, just a computer programmer -- and after almost 40 years of programming, I STILL cannot 'touch-type'. Discovered a product called "Click-n-Type" that allows me to type (kinda) when lap & one arm are occupied by a meankitty. It's a freebie, on-screen keyboard; mouse over character & click to type, right-click for shifted character. But even this wouldn't have been good enough for a dearly departed meankitty (Elvira, the Vamp). She used to attack my mouse-hand, when i dared to stop petting...
Ken T.
Moline Acres (north StLouis County) MO
Meankitty's note: I guess Ken doesn't need help...but the email is informative!
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Dear Meankitty,
My adoptive brother Tonky can catch lizards and chipmunks. I am very proud of him even though I can catch those things too. The problem is he catches with mouth and leaves them on the porch where I just pounce on them and eat only snakes. Now he is slightly bulimic. Routine: Yowl til let outside, wait by chipmunk hole (stupid creatures) or explore. I watch by window til he's back several hours later. When I go to greet him he ignores me and heads straight to the food dish. (Unless he catches something then the smallest slave chases him and screams) After consumes quite a bit of those dry pellets he throws up. I am worried about him. Also is unusually quiet.
Sincerely his adoptive sister,
Poly
P.S. Have had snake before? It is real fun playing with them as the move like a string! Til I pounce a couple times. Then I eat them. (head first)
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Dear Meankitty,
i think my cat has a mental broblem becuse sometimes when im playing with my cat she goes insane and runs into mirrors and glass walls.... for no aperent reason what do you think is wrong
Sincerely,
(unsigned)
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So, what do you guys think?
MK
www.meankitty.com
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4 comments:
As far as the cat running into things, my little Maggie is like that, and a cat I had as a very young girl was like that, and my brother has a kitty like that.
Unfortunately, I believe Maggie had a head injury as a kitten, due to her cracked teeth. But also small kittens can have a bad reaction to being put under at the vet, and sometimes develop mild neuro problems.
If it is a kitten, it's probably being wound up until it doesn't see straight, a version of being overstimulated.
But if the cat misses when jumping up on things, or has any behavior that looks like it might be a seizure, be sure to take it to the vet and talk about possible neuro problems.
Maggie is just our special kitty, and even though she misjudges distances and has epilepsy, she's not on medication and leads a normal healthy life the vast majority of the time.
So you may just have a spaz cat. Which isn't such a bad thing.
Jess
Poly, I'd take your brother to the vet. He may just have a sensitive stomach and need a new diet, but the fact he's unusually quiet is worrisome. He may be eating a bug, plant, or animal that is toxic outside.
AM Burnett, your cat might want something, like a baby crying for food or attention. Or he ight just be a noisy bugger, in which case there's nothing you can do. Cats can't be trained to shut up. They can't be trained to do anything. Get some earplugs or try singing along.
Momkoz, stop leaving drinks sitting out Simple. Keep night time drinks in bottles (I used to have a cat who'd drink from my water glass. Then knock it over. Plastic bottles are the way to go).
As for the cat who runs into things, I think she just has a case of the sillies. Mine do this. The glass-and-mirror thing is probably an attack on her reflection. Try to cut down on the catnip.
Poly, I think your brother might need a little trip to the vet to rule out some toxic nasties. Eating snake and chipmunk would make anyone feel ill.
Where do I submit problems with my kitties? LOL.
My kitties so so many of the same things. Sometimes I think they just want my attention. Others I think they're trying to communicate non-verbally. Sometimes I think they want to be the writer and write the stories - or maybe they think they can write better than me.
Life with my kitties is awesome, even if they occasionally walk all over my keyboard and stick their heads in my drinks.
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