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I just discovered why my regulator mouth pieces all leak so fast. It seems my cat is chewing them on the sly. She already ate several dust covers for my regs. Along with computer cables, shoelaces and my stethescope. Her name is Ginnie and was a stray at Ginnie Springs. Anybody need a nice spayed and declawed kitty for the kids? Cindy :)
Hahahahahahahahaaha............no thanks. Your kitty has a serious rubber habit. I have three dogs. Lately one has been puking on the carpet (on the sly). Another has been stealing every loaf of bread I buy. I can't figure out which one it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cindy
The one that is by now resembling the Goodyear Blimp...Quote:
Originally Posted by Angie Reim
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Norm
Good point. Daisy - the old sly hound dog - been getting fluffy of late. Maybe she ain't as old as I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by normblitch
Anyway let's not hijack this thread too. Sounds like Cindy seriously needs to find a new home for her kitty. (Not me :D )
I'll trade you - one of my kitties has taken to peeing on any dive gear I do not immediately stow away in the closet. I cannot even begin to describe what it smells like after sitting in the hot car if I miss it when packing up for a trip.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cindy
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I guess the upside is I make sure everything is perfectly packed away now instead of just lying in the living room. (I used to keep some of it in the garage but Angie's story about roaches scared the heck out of me)!
Cats and animals do not like black pepper.
Take an old mouth piece and sprinkle (liberally) black pepper on it, and leave it some where she can find it. I am pretty sure that will put a dent in her appetite. Yummy…
Later, Andrew
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Originally Posted by Cindy
Cats and animals not only dislike pepper, but they really hate a foot to the ass. My wife had a cat when we first met that used to pee on my clothes when I would stay over at her place; that cat got many flight lessons. :twisted:
"Used to"?Quote:
Originally Posted by RH
I coulda swore you reaked of that odor on Saturday... :wink:
I Can see the application for the FAA Flight transmitter-Quote:
Originally Posted by RH
Flight Status- Foot in Ass Flight
Flight activity schedule- often
Method of mounting- pressure contact.
Possible Flight delays- Interactive walls and doors
FAA markings- Meoooow1
Tooo much fun!
I have 2 cats...and I keep all my dive gear in the corner of my apartment including my tanks, regs, and lights..everything
It might sound mean but every once and awhile when the cats are around my gear I crack the valve on a tank for half a second and it scares the hell out of the cats. So they associate my gear with that and dont even go near it most of the time.
No joe that was your breath you we're smelling, try some scope. :lol:
Naw, this cat is a fully trained scuba cat, tank hissing is juat a lark for her!
I'll solve the problems by shutting the door to the scuba room but it's nice to hear I'm not the only one with a killy that can fly! Cindy :lol:
My wife's catzilla owns the house,he is just nice enough to let me live there. A secret to keep the most ill mannered tabby away from things is clear packing tape. Place clear packing tape sticky side up in the vicinity you don't the feline to enter. Once they step on the tape and it attaches to their paw,it is a lesson they don't forget.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cindy
What a great thread this has turned into.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop
And if that trick dosen't work, there's always the burlap sack, a few rocks, and the nearest bridge over the Suwanee, right?? :lol: (...or the Santa Fe, or the Withlacoochee...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelly Jessop
JB
(JUST KIDDING!! Someone had to say it, right?... I really love kitties - just ask my partner in my Chinese restaurant venture!! LOL)
Good luck retraining kitty Cindy!
My cat Bastet loves to hide in my drysuit bag, fortunately (well, for me and the sofa) she has been mutilated, errr, declawed all around.
The rest of the dive gear lives in the barn anyway so she does not get in that.
Jokes aside, does your kitty have enough cool kitty toys so she doesn't have to find new ones? (ie. your mouthpieces etc...)
We've trained all the non human residents to play with THEIR toys not ours by providing ample toys for them.
Good luck with the sly feline.
Celia
Ginnie has tons of toys. I think she either needs a kid (which I can't provide) or a pal. I'm torn on the second kitty. My cat shrink pals tell me she is chewing things that smell the most like me, the stethoscope, shoes, mouthpieces. I think she has a thing for rubber. I tried the tape, it took her about two minutes to figure out how to jump it! I am not into hot peppers on the mouthpieces so I am still thinking she needs a kid. Any kids out there that need a kitty? Cind :)
I have two cats. I think you are right, Cindy. Your cat needs either more of you or a kitty pal. Cats get bored too. Good luck.
Angie
Have you considered storing your gear in Rubbermaid containers whose lids snap shut?
Russell
Cindy, just ship your cat up here, I will take care of the problem. I will just not promise your kitty ever making it back to you. Even when I get down for my normal trip. I promise that if I do get the chance to bring the cat back that it will not be able to do anything to bother you.
Just let me know, and trying to help out a cave diver is all. I think that some 'shine will fix it. Isn't that right TJ? It would only be a waste of 'shine if Starry or TJ did not get the chance to have a sip or 2 while the cat drank some.
SLIM
I have my old gear in tubs with lids. I dive two or three times a week. My gear is usually laying out to dry. I need to keep the extra room door closed. My computer is out in the dining area so I can't lock it up. I tried those sprays to run cats off. She licked it off the floor! I think Angie is right and she needs a pal but then what do I do with two deviant scuba cats? Cindy :kitty
You just lost every ounce of sympathy you were going to get from me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cindy
Russell
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Ok I'm coming up this weekend and the cat is getting flight lessons with the storm coming in she can get her instrument ratings. :twisted:
I hate to tell you this Richard but the cat hates you! She doesn't get to vote though so it will be great to see you! Cindy :)
Sorry dude, but there's 40 hours of flight required for the rating.......that's a lot of 10 second flights(the longest I've been able to make a kitty stay airborne)!! :-DQuote:
Originally Posted by RH
"I think Angie is right and she needs a pal but then what do I do with two deviant scuba cats? Cindy "
Hey Cindy,
Cats like to play with mice too......why not suprise them with a box full of live mice from your local pet shop-! {Unless of course you might be afraid of 'deviant' mice-!
8)
JE
Consider the plight of an over-loaded Harrier...think a higher Alpha take-off, AND a ramp!!Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeH
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Norm
Interesting idea, but ewwww, ewwww, ewwww......mice loose in the house. One or two would surely get away long enough to find the garbage and crap in the house. That's almost as nightmarish as the cockroach in my regulator and/or drysuit boot. Ewwww....Quote:
Originally Posted by bodinwoods
My dog got sooooo much easier to take care of after I found her a doggy friend. Perhaps Cindy's kitty would do better with just a new friend. (Caution: I've seen videos of lonely kitties befriending mice and birds) :-)
JUST FOUND ARTICLE IN THE PHOTO GALLERY. Cindy's bit about cavediving that was published in MORE Magazine. Very nice! :D
Throw a catapult into the mix and we may have something. How about the cat toss instead of the scooter race at next years social? :-DQuote:
Originally Posted by normblitch
BTW, there's no such thing as an over loaded military aircraft.....that's called COMBAT WEIGHT(whatever you can pile into/on it and get airborne)! :wink:
Mike
Well after all the swell ideas on cat abuse I decided to get another one! Too much fun and we will need the amunition next year at the social. So, since I can't find a kid for the cat, anyone have a nice short haired kitty that needs a home? Cindy :D
MMMMmmmeeeeeeeeooooooowwwwwww-!
:kitty
Gee, of course I would spay or neuter any new kittens. A fixed scuba kitty is a fat happy one! :lol: Cindy Butler
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Originally Posted by Cindy
RRRRRRrrrrrroooooooooooooooooowwwwwww-Ssssppffffffffffiit-!
:garfield
Here kitty-kitty-kitty- :roll:
What about a potato launcher with a 10' PVC pipe!Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeH
I am sure the local shelter can oblige.
Good luck with the new kitty (I wish I could have another one too)..
But my kitty has a doggie and they do have a great time, she's usually left in charge because the dog is an airhead... :-D
Dive safe,
Celia
Let me tell you what cat pee does to rebreather electronics... No why don't I just ship you a free cat or two... :twisted: