Comments on: Cat Story http://www.farrfeed.com/2009/01/21/cat-story/ John Farr's Blog, Books, Video, & Audio from Taos, New Mexico Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:31:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Beth http://www.farrfeed.com/2009/01/21/cat-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Beth Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:44:18 +0000 http://jhfarr.com/farrfeed/?p=1861#comment-1027 I had a cat who did that, too. Shadow was a very tall cat and could reach the doorknobs, but couldn't quite turn them (no opposable thumbs, you know). If we'd had door lever handles instead of knobs, there would have been no stopping her. I had a cat who did that, too. Shadow was a very tall cat and could reach the doorknobs, but couldn’t quite turn them (no opposable thumbs, you know). If we’d had door lever handles instead of knobs, there would have been no stopping her.

]]> By: Number 6 http://www.farrfeed.com/2009/01/21/cat-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Number 6 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:47:27 +0000 http://jhfarr.com/farrfeed/?p=1861#comment-1026 my cat Luna (from what i've been told she's a "Bombay", all black with one white spot on her chest and HUGE green eyes) takes the same approach as Carmel's Tonkinese - she doesn't waste time with all that unnecessary physical cleverness, she just orders me around. quite the little princess dominatrix! my cat Luna (from what i’ve been told she’s a “Bombay”, all black with one white spot on her chest and HUGE green eyes) takes the same approach as Carmel’s Tonkinese – she doesn’t waste time with all that unnecessary physical cleverness, she just orders me around. quite the little princess dominatrix!

]]> By: Carmel http://www.farrfeed.com/2009/01/21/cat-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Carmel Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:35:31 +0000 http://jhfarr.com/farrfeed/?p=1861#comment-1025 Our Siamese-Birman cross (we think) knows all about handles. When we lock him in at night he does the rounds, checking all the windows. Most of these have 2 locks and if you watch his eyes, you see him checking both. He's most interested in the top latch ... as he can move that. He never quite gives up. With doors he always stretches up to try to reach the knob or handle but he can't reach. He has learned, however, that the latch on the door to my husband's office often isn't quite secured, so he runs at it full pelt and slams into it with his paws. Often enough he manages to open it. Our Tonkinese female, on the other hand, has learned that her voice is more powerful than brute force. If she yells loud enough someone ALWAYS lets her in or out. Our Siamese-Birman cross (we think) knows all about handles. When we lock him in at night he does the rounds, checking all the windows. Most of these have 2 locks and if you watch his eyes, you see him checking both. He’s most interested in the top latch … as he can move that. He never quite gives up. With doors he always stretches up to try to reach the knob or handle but he can’t reach. He has learned, however, that the latch on the door to my husband’s office often isn’t quite secured, so he runs at it full pelt and slams into it with his paws. Often enough he manages to open it.

Our Tonkinese female, on the other hand, has learned that her voice is more powerful than brute force. If she yells loud enough someone ALWAYS lets her in or out.

]]> By: Ceeinbc http://www.farrfeed.com/2009/01/21/cat-story/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Ceeinbc Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:55:31 +0000 http://jhfarr.com/farrfeed/?p=1861#comment-1024 Our 13-year-old cat doesn't rattle doors per se but she opens them whether they open in toward her or out & away from her. Her paws don't quite reach the lever handles when she stands on her hind legs with outstretched arms, so she has to jump in that 'standing position' at least a couple of times though it usually takes several tries for her paws to get high enough to catch the top of the handle forcefully enough to unlatch the door. Our 13-year-old cat doesn’t rattle doors per se but she opens them whether they open in toward her or out & away from her. Her paws don’t quite reach the lever handles when she stands on her hind legs with outstretched arms, so she has to jump in that ’standing position’ at least a couple of times though it usually takes several tries for her paws to get high enough to catch the top of the handle forcefully enough to unlatch the door.

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