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To think my cat is an ungrateful little furry thing

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listsandbudgets · 20/07/2021 17:12

It being so hot I have been changing her water more often today - lovely fresh water on the hour every hour... is she drinking it ... hell no... she'd rather drink the washing up water Confused

Her lovely cosy bed rejected in favour of a cardboard box

Dinner refused and jumps on chopping board to steal chiken when my back's turned for half a second

And I bought her a lovely expensive grooming glove to try to relieve her of some of that horrid moulting fur.. she runs away as soon as she sees it... we've now discovered that what she actually wants is for us to use the lint roller... we tried as an experiment and she just lies there purring occasionally rolling over so we can do her tummy. Well if I'd known that I'd never have wasted my money

YANBU The cat is being utterly ungrateful and catty and does not deserve the effort
YABU I should learn to anticipate my cats needs and accept that the furry one is always right

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Sonata13 · 20/07/2021 18:43

This morning, after he had been loudly chomping on biscuits all night, I have him a nice fresh bowel of water . He gave it a haughty state and then went and sat in the bath meowing as if his very life was in peril. I had to carry the bowel and lay it on front of him in the bath where he drank quite merrily! Never done this one before!

To think my cat is an ungrateful little furry thing
SqueakyPeaks · 20/07/2021 18:43

And yet she looks so bloody innocent

To think my cat is an ungrateful little furry thing
Livebythecoast · 20/07/2021 18:45

Don't be fooled by my ragdolls cute 'rub my tummy' look. The minute my hand goes near her belly she clamps onto it scratching and biting. Grin

To think my cat is an ungrateful little furry thing
stellaisabella · 20/07/2021 18:46

The queen of our house

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Mogloveseggs · 20/07/2021 18:46

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Mogloveseggs · 20/07/2021 18:48

Bloody hell where have the extra pics come from? I've reported myself to delete it Blush

Sonata13 · 20/07/2021 18:49

OMG these cat 🐱 pictures are cuteness personified! Some have had me in stitches!

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 20/07/2021 18:49

Cats aren’t renowned for doing gratitude.

For that you need a dog.🐶

DMCWelshcakes · 20/07/2021 18:51

Cats are bastards.

My two have been shouting at me for 2 days to turn the outdoor heating down and have done extra vomiting, killing things and refusing to come in as punishment for my noncompliance.

Bastards!

SqueakyPeaks · 20/07/2021 18:52

@DMCWelshcakes

Cats are bastards.

My two have been shouting at me for 2 days to turn the outdoor heating down and have done extra vomiting, killing things and refusing to come in as punishment for my noncompliance.

Bastards!

Seconded!😂
Badnessinthefolds · 20/07/2021 18:53

The cat tax is very satisfying Grin

sixswans · 20/07/2021 19:07

You are the cat's servant. she is patiently training you, but hoping that you will hurry up and learn exactly what her majesty wants.

Maddiemademe · 20/07/2021 19:12

I have 3 of the wankers. Trust me, you will never be right and they will own you!

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amylou8 · 20/07/2021 19:12

Cat is currently sat on my knee. It's almost 30 degrees in here. The other 2 are melted blobs on the floor. This one does not seem to have noticed.

Frankola · 20/07/2021 19:14

My 2 cats have taken to meowing at me to turn on the fan.

Now I get it. It's hot. But Jesus I'm such a slave to them!

WhenwillSleephappen · 20/07/2021 19:20

@ThatDamnedDog

DdraigGoch clearly I am part furry unreasonable bastard too for not including pic Grin
Your cat is clearly good at training her slaves - looks like even the dogs adore her (or him) !
WhenwillSleephappen · 20/07/2021 19:22

@DMCWelshcakes

Cats are bastards.

My two have been shouting at me for 2 days to turn the outdoor heating down and have done extra vomiting, killing things and refusing to come in as punishment for my noncompliance.

Bastards!

Clearly I have got off lightly with the long and very loud meowing. He’s doing it outside. Pretty sure my neighbours must think we are being mean because he’s so damn persistent and (did I mention?!) loud!
NeverDropYourMooncup · 20/07/2021 19:27

The Ancient One has been deliberately forcing me to check that she is still breathing for the last two days by deciding to abandon her mortal form and stretch out like Hazel-Rah at the end of Watership Down on the floor and lay there unmoving until I get close enough to see her lungs are still working perfectly.

The Very Special One has been mimicking her position almost perfectly at a distance of 3-5 foot in all planes of motion (that's her personal No Fly Zone where he's concerned, although she'd probably rather have one of 3-5 miles when he wants to be her friend).

Neither of them have moved since about 7am, other than VSO shifting in disgust because some sunshine landed on his foot for about an hour, forcing him to relocate eight inches to the left on the rug and TAO has flipped from her left side to her right and back again.

Should I mention that they are both in direct line of the column fan? They've also decided that they're not really terrified of thunderstorms, as they've both slept through a sadly all too short cloudburst that has reduced the ambient temperature from 31 Celsius to 28 in here.

I would be concerned, especially for The Ancient One, except for the fact that she decided my morning visit to the bathroom needed to be a communal thing and I can definitely say that

a) the sneaky fucker is drinking from the cat fountain when we aren't looking (not seen her use it once in two and a half years)

b) there is bugger all wrong with her kidneys or urinary tract.

Oooh, we might be approaching the Witching Hour. TAO has mewled at me pathetically for daring to shift my foot and is now slowly washing an ear. Not a bean from VSO, though. He's still very happily on his backpack bed.

Stand down, stand down. The Ancient One has gone back to sleep.

listsandbudgets · 20/07/2021 19:28

Here she is.. ungrateful little furry thing Smile

To think my cat is an ungrateful little furry thing
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brushlaptop · 20/07/2021 19:34

Oh absolutely, but the kitty is always right!

stellaisabella · 20/07/2021 19:55

@listsandbudgets

Here she is.. ungrateful little furry thing Smile
The ATTITUDE
ThatDamnedDog · 20/07/2021 21:05

WhenwillSleephappen it’s true, we are all slaves to the furry little bastard! He is definitely king of the castle. It’s quite a sight to behind when a 10 pound cat walks up to a 10 stone Rottweiler and smacks him across the muzzle Grin

ThatDamnedDog · 20/07/2021 21:06

A sight to behold bloody autocorrect

LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow · 20/07/2021 21:11

idiot cat has enticed the dog to join him in the Worshipping at the Fountain of Outside Festering Water

perfectly fresh clean water for all of them, crystal bowls for the cats, a nice classy Mason Cash bowl for the dog, but NO! the minging water from underneath the flower troughs is where it is at for ALL your genuine thirst quenching needs.

I have put my grandmother's giant and ancient casserole dish outside the back door and the dog has relented to drink fresh water from that but only outside, the inside bowl is invisible.

the cat is still drinking plant water.

30degreesandmeltinghere · 20/07/2021 21:19

My dcats matching socks!!

To think my cat is an ungrateful little furry thing