Captain and Stanley, Pacifist Kitties

Poor Captain and Stanley can't bear to hear harsh voices. They don't
react when I'm watching a hockey game and hollering at the TV, but if
they hear human voices hollering at each other, that's a different
story.

DH and I were watching the movie "Rocky" on television last night.
There's a scene where Paulie and his sister, Adrian, get into a huge
argument. When the hollering started, Captain and Stanley went
upstairs. After the scene ended, they came halfway down the steps and
peered through the railing, to see if the Angry Voices had gone away
yet.

Apparently, the Stripe Committee can't bear the sound of angry
kitties, either. On Sunday mornings, Animal Planet in the US shows a
program called "Barking Mad", a UK-based show that helps people whose
pets have problem behavior. One of the pets this morning was a Persian
cat named Oliver who H-A-T-E-S being groomed. When the grooming brush
appears, he starts swearing profusely in Feline.
"GrrrrrrrrrRRWOWWWWRRR...grrrrrrrrRRRRREOW! FFFFFFT! Grrrrrr..." and
so on. At the sound of the snarling cat, Captain and Stanley fled
upstairs as if their tails were on fire. Again, when the scene shifted
to the next pet, two big-eyed cat faces poked through the railing, to
make sure it was safe to come back downstairs.

This time, I was prepared. When the scene shifted back to a progress
report on Oliver, the second I heard the growling start, I hit the
"mute" button on the remote control and watched the closed captions.
(Oliver is OK with being "groomed" by a soft baby brush, but he's
still not acclimated to being groomed with a real brush; hence, the
growling.)

The TV program is over and Captain and Stanley are suitably recovered
now, judging by the game of Stalk My Brother they're engaged in. But
boy, they sure are sensitive to the least bit of hostility in a voice,
be it human or feline!

Donna and the Pacifist Kitties, Captain and Stanley

On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:09:02 -0700, Gabey8 yodeled:

Poor Captain and Stanley can't bear to hear harsh voices. They don't
react when I'm watching a hockey game and hollering at the TV, but if
they hear human voices hollering at each other, that's a different
story.

DH and I were watching the movie "Rocky" on television last night.
There's a scene where Paulie and his sister, Adrian, get into a huge
argument. When the hollering started, Captain and Stanley went
upstairs. After the scene ended, they came halfway down the steps and
peered through the railing, to see if the Angry Voices had gone away
yet.

Apparently, the Stripe Committee can't bear the sound of angry
kitties, either. On Sunday mornings, Animal Planet in the US shows a
program called "Barking Mad", a UK-based show that helps people whose
pets have problem behavior. One of the pets this morning was a Persian
cat named Oliver who H-A-T-E-S being groomed. When the grooming brush
appears, he starts swearing profusely in Feline.
"GrrrrrrrrrRRWOWWWWRRR...grrrrrrrrRRRRREOW! FFFFFFT! Grrrrrr..." and
so on. At the sound of the snarling cat, Captain and Stanley fled
upstairs as if their tails were on fire. Again, when the scene shifted
to the next pet, two big-eyed cat faces poked through the railing, to
make sure it was safe to come back downstairs.

This time, I was prepared. When the scene shifted back to a progress
report on Oliver, the second I heard the growling start, I hit the
"mute" button on the remote control and watched the closed captions.
(Oliver is OK with being "groomed" by a soft baby brush, but he's
still not acclimated to being groomed with a real brush; hence, the
growling.)

The TV program is over and Captain and Stanley are suitably recovered
now, judging by the game of Stalk My Brother they're engaged in. But
boy, they sure are sensitive to the least bit of hostility in a voice,
be it human or feline!

Donna and the Pacifist Kitties, Captain and Stanley





OTOH, my tiny Mimi seemed to ADORE raised voices. When my mom and I
or my ex and I would argue, she would come charging into the room, her
face all expectant. WOW, something's HAPPENING!! she seemed to be
saying. A lot of the time, we would just crack up laughing at her,
and the argument would be over.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

Make Levees, Not War

Gabey8 wrote:



Apparently, the Stripe Committee can't bear the sound of angry
kitties, either. On Sunday mornings, Animal Planet in the US shows a
program called "Barking Mad", a UK-based show that helps people whose
pets have problem behavior. One of the pets this morning was a Persian
cat named Oliver who H-A-T-E-S being groomed. When the grooming brush
appears, he starts swearing profusely in Feline.
"GrrrrrrrrrRRWOWWWWRRR...grrrrrrrrRRRRREOW! FFFFFFT! Grrrrrr..." and
so on. At the sound of the snarling cat, Captain and Stanley fled
upstairs as if their tails were on fire. Again, when the scene shifted
to the next pet, two big-eyed cat faces poked through the railing, to
make sure it was safe to come back downstairs.

I think it was a PBS special on feral cats that got a
reaction from Patches. My cats have seldom paid much
attention to the TV, but he was sitting in the chair next to
me, while I watched the beginnings of a cat-fight on the
screen. I don't know what those cats in the film were
saying, but I glance over at Patches just as he was
preparing (all puffed up) to leap at the TV to join in! (No
"pacifist" he!)

Kreisleriana wrote:

OTOH, my tiny Mimi seemed to ADORE raised voices. When my mom and I
or my ex and I would argue, she would come charging into the room, her
face all expectant. WOW, something's HAPPENING!! she seemed to be
saying. A lot of the time, we would just crack up laughing at her,
and the argument would be over.

Now *there's* a pacifist kitty - New York style.

Joyce

On 17 Jun 2007 22:42:50 GMT, yodeled:

Kreisleriana wrote:

OTOH, my tiny Mimi seemed to ADORE raised voices. When my mom and I
or my ex and I would argue, she would come charging into the room, her
face all expectant. WOW, something's HAPPENING!! she seemed to be
saying. A lot of the time, we would just crack up laughing at her,
and the argument would be over.

Now *there's* a pacifist kitty - New York style.

Joyce
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We couldn't have anything going on that she wasn't involved in.
She wasn't one to sleep through anything. She couldn't stand to miss
out on anything.



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

Make Levees, Not War

Kreisleriana wrote:

On 17 Jun 2007 22:42:50 GMT, yodeled:

Kreisleriana wrote:

OTOH, my tiny Mimi seemed to ADORE raised voices. When my mom and I
or my ex and I would argue, she would come charging into the room, her
face all expectant. WOW, something's HAPPENING!! she seemed to be
saying. A lot of the time, we would just crack up laughing at her,
and the argument would be over.

Now *there's* a pacifist kitty - New York style.

We couldn't have anything going on that she wasn't involved in.
She wasn't one to sleep through anything. She couldn't stand to miss
out on anything.

Actually, I should have said that she was a *mediator* kitty - good at
breaking up fights and reestablishing peace. But doing so while joining
the fray, as any good New Yorker would.

Joyce