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Silly things cats do.

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Globules · 03/07/2026 07:24

She leapt from my bed to dangle from the top of the curtains as she heard the birds had landed on the guttering.

No warning, no preamble, just a dangling kitty clinging on by her claws looking very sorry for herself when she realised she just had to let go.

I woke up everyone in the house at 6am as I was laughing so loudly at her.

How about yours?

Silly things cats do.
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CamilleBeauchamp · 04/07/2026 16:09

We took our GirlKitty's cone off after she'd had her spay... BoyKitty came along and went 'What's this? Looks interesting...'. Stuck his head right in it, and the idiot only coned himself - ran off in hysterics, bashing into things... 🤦‍♀️😂

InQuiresandplaceswheretheysing · 04/07/2026 16:13

Fgfgfg · 03/07/2026 22:50

We have a cat who, when DP gets the vacuum out, presents himself to be hoovered. DP has to take the brush off and vacuum the cat with the metal tube bit. Cat will lie down and roll over to have each side done and he likes it when his tail goes up the tube. Other cats either flee the room and hide from the shouty machine or look on in horror.

Dyson do a pet attachment precisely for this purpose. (Though I think it’s aimed at dogs)

CamilleBeauchamp · 04/07/2026 16:26

Dyson do what now?! Oh, (checks), they do! Love that!

@Fgfgfg , I bet your cat's not the only one who loves it when his tail goes up the tube... 😂

Fgfgfg · 04/07/2026 16:55

InQuiresandplaceswheretheysing · 04/07/2026 16:13

Dyson do a pet attachment precisely for this purpose. (Though I think it’s aimed at dogs)

Our vacuum was about £40 from Argos.

FFSItsTooHot · 04/07/2026 17:06

Mine has a fetish for cotton buds. Used ones I mean,that I've just cleaned my ears out with 🤢

FFSItsTooHot · 04/07/2026 17:07

Fgfgfg · 03/07/2026 22:50

We have a cat who, when DP gets the vacuum out, presents himself to be hoovered. DP has to take the brush off and vacuum the cat with the metal tube bit. Cat will lie down and roll over to have each side done and he likes it when his tail goes up the tube. Other cats either flee the room and hide from the shouty machine or look on in horror.

One of my late DM's cats used to love being hoovered. It was only in her later years though, when I think she'd gone a bit deaf and couldn't hear the noise of the vacuum cleaner!

DontCallMeBaby · 04/07/2026 17:17

One of ours bites cardboard boxes. Doesn’t eat the cardboard, spits it out. Quite an unnerving noise until you realise what’s going on.

WinterFrogs · 04/07/2026 17:47

Fgfgfg · 03/07/2026 22:50

We have a cat who, when DP gets the vacuum out, presents himself to be hoovered. DP has to take the brush off and vacuum the cat with the metal tube bit. Cat will lie down and roll over to have each side done and he likes it when his tail goes up the tube. Other cats either flee the room and hide from the shouty machine or look on in horror.

This post has made my day 🤣 🤣 🤣

WinterFrogs · 04/07/2026 17:48

CamilleBeauchamp · 04/07/2026 16:09

We took our GirlKitty's cone off after she'd had her spay... BoyKitty came along and went 'What's this? Looks interesting...'. Stuck his head right in it, and the idiot only coned himself - ran off in hysterics, bashing into things... 🤦‍♀️😂

And now I'm crying 🤣 🤣 🤣

7catsisnotenough · 04/07/2026 18:24

My little one (sadly no longer with us 😭) decided to sit on my lap in the garden and do the "chuntering at birds" noise at an aeroplane! 🤣 I did try to explain to her that if the plane landed, she was sadly outgunned 🤣

ToadRage · 04/07/2026 18:38

Alaska has improved lately but when we first got her she had a habit if getting stuck to things. I woke up one morning hearing her crying and she had managed to get three paws stuck to the net curtain in the bedroom. I tried to rescue her and she scratched me. I eventually got her unstuck in between dodging claws from the free paw and trying to stop her falling off the window sill while she thrashed. The following evening she got stuck to another net curtain, my husband rescued her that time. We don't have net curtains anymore.

10UsernamesNotAvailableTryAnotherOne · 05/07/2026 04:48

My late cat used to love the taste of Deep Heat. I found this out when I hurt my ankle and started licking it after I put it on! I had to be very careful around him whenever I used the stuff, because it can't be safe for cats!

10UsernamesNotAvailableTryAnotherOne · 05/07/2026 05:05

When 'he' stared licking it, lol.

MagpiePi · 05/07/2026 07:40

@ToadRage That is such typical cat slave behaviour - completely rethink your lifestyle choices to accommodate the cat 😂

ToadRage · 05/07/2026 10:42

MagpiePi · 05/07/2026 07:40

@ToadRage That is such typical cat slave behaviour - completely rethink your lifestyle choices to accommodate the cat 😂

Naturally, that is our purpose. Dogs have owners, cats have staff.

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