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BobTheSubgenius

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14. Ours has a VERY highly-developed sense of entitlement, and is quite overt and confrontational about it.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #11)

Sun Feb 23, 2025, 01:26 PM

Feb 23

If my wife locks him out of the bedroom (which involves putting a stick of fairly precise length under the door lever so it can't be opened from the outside and is always between 5:30 and 6), he starts acting like a complete asshole, thinking he will force some action from a human, and that action had better be good.

On the second day he was here, he figured out how to open the interior doors, which have levers instead of knobs. He is now trying to work out the Venetian mini-blinds. He knows the dangling strings are not just enticing, but essential to the operation of the blinds. His chief obstacle seems to be a lack of thumbs.

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Patches, sunshine, and a cardboard box. Happy Caturday! [View all] Walleye Feb 22 OP

It's Caturday already? Xavier Breath Feb 22 #1

What a great way to spend a lazy Saturday morning! Diamond_Dog Feb 22 #2

Our two Tom cats are fighting Duncanpup Feb 22 #3

And crinkled paper for a blanket. Must be heaven. Polly Hennessey Feb 22 #4

He loves that Amazon brown paper packing material. He scoots around on the floor. Walleye Feb 22 #7

Awww, he looks so happy! 🥰 ShazzieB Feb 22 #5

Our black beast woke us up at 5:15 for food and attention. 3Hotdogs Feb 22 #6

I understand, my 15-year-old feral kitty, Tiger, who is in a little heated cabin on my porch Walleye Feb 22 #8

We can't keep our cat out of anything that even resembles a box. BobTheSubgenius Feb 22 #9

I know what you mean. I have so many Amazon boxes. I just took a few out to the trash. I hope he doesn't get mad. Walleye Feb 22 #11

Ours has a VERY highly-developed sense of entitlement, and is quite overt and confrontational about it. BobTheSubgenius Feb 23 #14

I don't even bother to close the doors anymore. My cat can open any door in the house. Walleye Feb 23 #17

Awww so content. My boy loves boxes too. Makes them happy 💙💙 TommieMommy Feb 22 #10

Our cats particularly love the boxes from Costco that have one side cut out in an arch shape. 3catwoman3 Feb 22 #12

Happy Caturday, Patches. So content! niyad Feb 22 #13

Yeah thats bliss Figarosmom Feb 23 #15

Me too, I envy his ability to sleep Walleye Feb 23 #16