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Jammed cat flap
Tigger was headed from the kitchen into the mudroom through the hole in
that door. Avery, Chloe, and Curly were streaming through the outside door coming into the mudroom. Tigger stopped in the hole - he's seriously obese and completely fills the hole (for a moment, I though he was stuck). He wasn't going to come out with Curly there, but Curly *had* to get inside *right now*. Curly - no small cat himself - wedged his head under Tigger's shoulder and somehow managed, with considerable effort, to dig his way under Tigger. Tigger didn't know what to make of that: he was jammed in so tight he couldn't do much of anything while Curly was digging under him - he couldn't go out and he couldn't back up. Meanwhile, Curly seemed to be stuck as well. After a few seconds of struggling, Curly got through. Then Tigger came on out into the mud room, freeing up the hole - Avery and Chloe sort of shot through the hole and ran to the food bowl (I had just filled the stainless steel bowl and I'm sure that even though they were outside, they heard the rattle of kibble on steel). All three of them were there when I got back in. I'm not sure whether Avery and Chloe went through so quickly because of the fresh food or because they feared the hole would get jammed up again. I think Tigger went to the litter pans, though I was so fascinated by the others that I didn't pay any attention to what he was doing, but he did move off to that side. That's the only time I have seen two large cats trying to use the same hole at the same time in opposite directions. I have seen small cats passing one another going through a flap in the same direction, but never such a mass of cats crammed into such a small opening. Maybe you had to be there, but I thought it was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time. -- Ted Davis ) |
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On Jun 18, 7:35*pm, Ted Davis wrote:
Tigger was headed from the kitchen into the mudroom through the hole in that door. *Avery, Chloe, and Curly were streaming through the outside door coming into the mudroom. *Tigger stopped in the hole - he's seriously obese and completely fills the hole (for a moment, I though he was stuck). *He wasn't going to come out with Curly there, but Curly *had* to get inside *right now*. *Curly - no small cat himself - wedged his head under Tigger's shoulder and somehow managed, with considerable effort, to dig his way under Tigger. *Tigger didn't know what to make of that: he was jammed in so tight he couldn't do much of anything while Curly was digging under him - he couldn't go out and he couldn't back up. *Meanwhile, Curly seemed to be stuck as well. *After a few seconds of struggling, Curly got through. *Then Tigger came on out into the mud room, freeing up the hole - Avery and Chloe sort of shot through the hole and ran to the food bowl (I had just filled the stainless steel bowl and I'm sure that even though they were outside, they heard the rattle of kibble on steel). *All three of them were there when I got back in. I'm not sure whether Avery and Chloe went through so quickly because of the fresh food or because they feared the hole would get jammed up again. *I think Tigger went to the litter pans, though I was so fascinated by the others that I didn't pay any attention to what he was doing, but he did move off to that side. That's the only time I have seen two large cats trying to use the same hole at the same time in opposite directions. *I have seen small cats passing one another going through a flap in the same direction, but never such a mass of cats crammed into such a small opening. *Maybe you had to be there, but I thought it was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time. -- Ted Davis ) Don't think I had to be there LOL it *is* funny and I can imagine as I have a very large cat too. But no flap. Do you think I want strange d-pets of any size invading at any hour? |
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Jammed cat flap
"Ted Davis" wrote in message
... Tigger was headed from the kitchen into the mudroom through the hole in that door. Avery, Chloe, and Curly were streaming through the outside door coming into the mudroom. Tigger stopped in the hole - he's seriously obese and completely fills the hole (for a moment, I though he was stuck). He wasn't going to come out with Curly there, but Curly *had* to get inside *right now*. Curly - no small cat himself - wedged his head under Tigger's shoulder and somehow managed, with considerable effort, to dig his way under Tigger. Tigger didn't know what to make of that: he was jammed in so tight he couldn't do much of anything while Curly was digging under him - he couldn't go out and he couldn't back up. Meanwhile, Curly seemed to be stuck as well. After a few seconds of struggling, Curly got through. Then Tigger came on out into the mud room, freeing up the hole - Avery and Chloe sort of shot through the hole and ran to the food bowl (I had just filled the stainless steel bowl and I'm sure that even though they were outside, they heard the rattle of kibble on steel). All three of them were there when I got back in. I'm not sure whether Avery and Chloe went through so quickly because of the fresh food or because they feared the hole would get jammed up again. I think Tigger went to the litter pans, though I was so fascinated by the others that I didn't pay any attention to what he was doing, but he did move off to that side. That's the only time I have seen two large cats trying to use the same hole at the same time in opposite directions. I have seen small cats passing one another going through a flap in the same direction, but never such a mass of cats crammed into such a small opening. Maybe you had to be there, but I thought it was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time. -- Ted Davis ) Damn I wish you'd had a video recorder for that - I'd give anything to see that action. Reminds me of the "America's Home Videos" of the one where a boy got his head stuck in one of the round cat condos, and would get unstuck until the cat wiggled its way out aroung the boy's head! Heck, you could have been a $10,000 prize winner, eligible for the $100,000 video of the year! Hugs, CatNipped |
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Ted Davis wrote:
Tigger was headed from the kitchen into the mudroom through the hole in that door. Avery, Chloe, and Curly were streaming through the outside door coming into the mudroom. Tigger stopped in the hole - he's seriously obese and completely fills the hole (for a moment, I though he was stuck). He wasn't going to come out with Curly there, but Curly *had* to get inside *right now*. Curly - no small cat himself - wedged his head under Tigger's shoulder and somehow managed, with considerable effort, to dig his way under Tigger. Tigger didn't know what to make of that: he was jammed in so tight he couldn't do much of anything while Curly was digging under him - he couldn't go out and he couldn't back up. Meanwhile, Curly seemed to be stuck as well. After a few seconds of struggling, Curly got through. Then Tigger came on out into the mud room, freeing up the hole - Avery and Chloe sort of shot through the hole and ran to the food bowl (I had just filled the stainless steel bowl and I'm sure that even though they were outside, they heard the rattle of kibble on steel). All three of them were there when I got back in. I'm not sure whether Avery and Chloe went through so quickly because of the fresh food or because they feared the hole would get jammed up again. I think Tigger went to the litter pans, though I was so fascinated by the others that I didn't pay any attention to what he was doing, but he did move off to that side. That's the only time I have seen two large cats trying to use the same hole at the same time in opposite directions. I have seen small cats passing one another going through a flap in the same direction, but never such a mass of cats crammed into such a small opening. Maybe you had to be there, but I thought it was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time. Just shows that cats can ooze through almost anything. Joyce -- Let's stop calling it "climate change", it's far too mild. It's like calling a foreign invasion "unwanted visitors". -- George Monbiot |
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"Ted Davis" wrote in message ... Tigger was headed from the kitchen into the mudroom through the hole in that door. Avery, Chloe, and Curly were streaming through the outside door coming into the mudroom. Tigger stopped in the hole - he's seriously obese and completely fills the hole (for a moment, I though he was stuck). He wasn't going to come out with Curly there, but Curly *had* to get inside *right now*. Curly - no small cat himself - wedged his head under Tigger's shoulder and somehow managed, with considerable effort, to dig his way under Tigger. Tigger didn't know what to make of that: he was jammed in so tight he couldn't do much of anything while Curly was digging under him - he couldn't go out and he couldn't back up. Meanwhile, Curly seemed to be stuck as well. After a few seconds of struggling, Curly got through. Then Tigger came on out into the mud room, freeing up the hole - Avery and Chloe sort of shot through the hole and ran to the food bowl (I had just filled the stainless steel bowl and I'm sure that even though they were outside, they heard the rattle of kibble on steel). All three of them were there when I got back in. I'm not sure whether Avery and Chloe went through so quickly because of the fresh food or because they feared the hole would get jammed up again. I think Tigger went to the litter pans, though I was so fascinated by the others that I didn't pay any attention to what he was doing, but he did move off to that side. That's the only time I have seen two large cats trying to use the same hole at the same time in opposite directions. I have seen small cats passing one another going through a flap in the same direction, but never such a mass of cats crammed into such a small opening. Maybe you had to be there, but I thought it was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time. -- Ted Davis ) They meant to do that, you know. Karla |
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On 19 June, 02:35, Ted Davis wrote:
Tigger was headed from the kitchen into the mudroom through the hole in that door. *Avery, Chloe, and Curly were streaming through the outside door coming into the mudroom. *Tigger stopped in the hole - he's seriously obese and completely fills the hole (for a moment, I though he was stuck). *He wasn't going to come out with Curly there, but Curly *had* to get inside *right now*. *Curly - no small cat himself - wedged his head under Tigger's shoulder and somehow managed, with considerable effort, to dig his way under Tigger. *Tigger didn't know what to make of that: he was jammed in so tight he couldn't do much of anything while Curly was digging under him - he couldn't go out and he couldn't back up. *Meanwhile, Curly seemed to be stuck as well. *After a few seconds of struggling, Curly got through. *Then Tigger came on out into the mud room, freeing up the hole - Avery and Chloe sort of shot through the hole and ran to the food bowl (I had just filled the stainless steel bowl and I'm sure that even though they were outside, they heard the rattle of kibble on steel). *All three of them were there when I got back in. I'm not sure whether Avery and Chloe went through so quickly because of the fresh food or because they feared the hole would get jammed up again. *I think Tigger went to the litter pans, though I was so fascinated by the others that I didn't pay any attention to what he was doing, but he did move off to that side. That's the only time I have seen two large cats trying to use the same hole at the same time in opposite directions. *I have seen small cats passing one another going through a flap in the same direction, but never such a mass of cats crammed into such a small opening. *Maybe you had to be there, but I thought it was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time. -- Ted Davis ) That fits in with Yowie's theory that cats can shrink at will Cute story, thank you for sharing. Jeanette |
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Jammed cat flap
Too bad you don't have pictures, I can think of a dozen LOL sigs for
something like that. And yes, it had to be the funniest thing around. The other two probably thought the space was shrinking and then had to get to the food before it went away. "Ted Davis" wrote in message ... Tigger was headed from the kitchen into the mudroom through the hole in that door. Avery, Chloe, and Curly were streaming through the outside door coming into the mudroom. Tigger stopped in the hole - he's seriously obese and completely fills the hole (for a moment, I though he was stuck). He wasn't going to come out with Curly there, but Curly *had* to get inside *right now*. Curly - no small cat himself - wedged his head under Tigger's shoulder and somehow managed, with considerable effort, to dig his way under Tigger. Tigger didn't know what to make of that: he was jammed in so tight he couldn't do much of anything while Curly was digging under him - he couldn't go out and he couldn't back up. Meanwhile, Curly seemed to be stuck as well. After a few seconds of struggling, Curly got through. Then Tigger came on out into the mud room, freeing up the hole - Avery and Chloe sort of shot through the hole and ran to the food bowl (I had just filled the stainless steel bowl and I'm sure that even though they were outside, they heard the rattle of kibble on steel). All three of them were there when I got back in. I'm not sure whether Avery and Chloe went through so quickly because of the fresh food or because they feared the hole would get jammed up again. I think Tigger went to the litter pans, though I was so fascinated by the others that I didn't pay any attention to what he was doing, but he did move off to that side. That's the only time I have seen two large cats trying to use the same hole at the same time in opposite directions. I have seen small cats passing one another going through a flap in the same direction, but never such a mass of cats crammed into such a small opening. Maybe you had to be there, but I thought it was the funniest thing I had seen in a long time. -- Ted Davis ) |
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Jammed cat flap
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:01:05 -0700, Bruce wrote:
Do you think I want strange d-pets of any size invading at any hour? I'm not sure, but I think the scheme I use to make the outside flap coon and possum proof would also stop most dogs: the flap is in the wall and has a porch about a meter's leap upward at a 45 degree angle from the back steps. -- Ted Davis ) |
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Jammed cat flap
On Jun 19, 7:13*am, Ted Davis wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:01:05 -0700, Bruce wrote: Do you think I want strange d-pets of any size invading at any hour? I'm not sure, but I think the scheme I use to make the outside flap coon and possum proof would also stop most dogs: the flap is in the wall and has a porch about a meter's leap upward at a 45 degree angle from the back steps. -- Ted Davis ) Clever. May you all remain coon and possum free but I personally know how smart a determined raccoon can be. Thanks for your description of cat flap excitement. |
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Jammed cat flap
On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:37:30 -0700, Bruce wrote:
On Jun 19, 7:13Â*am, Ted Davis wrote: On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:01:05 -0700, Bruce wrote: Do you think I want strange d-pets of any size invading at any hour? I'm not sure, but I think the scheme I use to make the outside flap coon and possum proof would also stop most dogs: the flap is in the wall and has a porch about a meter's leap upward at a 45 degree angle from the back steps. -- Ted Davis ) Clever. May you all remain coon and possum free but I personally know how smart a determined raccoon can be. Thanks for your description of cat flap excitement. I initially put the outside flap beside the back door, but I got tired of coons and possums in the house. I did some research and found a site that described a cat feeding table that was coon and possum proof. I extracted the central concept and built my cat flap and platform accordingly. That was at least three years ago - more, I think. Not a single coon or possum has made it inside since. The only drawback is that sick, aged, and obese cats may not be able to manage the leap, but the healthy ones have no trouble. -- Ted Davis ) |
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