Maurice goes feral!

Yes! Could be a very useful secondary source of meat for the household. One of our dear, departed cats was like Maurice with chicken but not with cat food.

phoenix do you think he may have the idea lily & digby may also be partcial to a wee bit of game ? looks like his Big Game Cat Instinct has popped out in him.

Phoenix , LOL

You are VERY WITTY

glamma no chance there I think, Lily even thinks that a bit of cooked chicken is part of a universal plot to poison her. Sort of fits in with her notion that everybody except Mr P and I are cat murderers, and even then she sometimes has her doubts about Mr P. This usually manifests itself in an attempt to make a fast getaway up the stairs if he has had the nerve to "look" at her. As the flooring in the kitchen and hall is laminate (yes, I know, so last decade and "common" to boot) this results in a most amusing cartoon- like running on the spot, legs whirling until she can obtain sufficient traction to propel her forward. By the time this has happened, her front legs seem to have forgotten where they were going as her back end practically overtakes them.

Nonu I thank you!

Maurice is now stretched along the back of the sofa, legs dangling. I think he is attempting a look somewhat akin to a leopard or cheetah sleeping off a large lunch on the branch of a tree.

I will give him 6/10 for style and artistic interpretation, but I'm afraid that as he is a black and white "tuxedo" type cat, he will score pretty low in the "realism" section.

Well, he's certainly blotting his copy book today.

He's just attempted to ravish Lily, and she's what might be termed "sensitive" at the best of times. (personally I think it's more "special needs" , but we have got used to her funny ways.)

No doubt I will have to open the airing cupboard door so that she can have a quiet, recuperative lie down among the spare bathmats.

Must remember to tell Mr P she is in there.

Feeling full of er....beans, then? Glad to hear it

Lilygran he's full of something, should know better at his age, after all, he's supposed to be setting an example, Digby being only a young thing!

At present it seems all reversed, as Maurice has stated to copy some of Digby's habits, and not necessarily the good ones.

Lily is still traumatised, she could be in there for days. I did talk to the vet once about her odd behaviour, (Lily's that is, not the vets, I wouldn't know if the vet's behaviour is odd, she always seems ok to me) she suggested we consider some sort of counselling.

I was so gobsmacked I didn't ask if she meant us or the cat.

I can just picture a cat counsellor!

I've heard of animal counsellors. I gather they charge at least twice as much as human ones.
I hope this new job pays extremely well if you're going down this route!

"Phoenix" Its feeding him red meat that is the problem! It has long been considered to inflame sexual passions and lead to uncontrollable lust. You have been leading that poor Maurice to his ruin! Poor Lily!

Must stop feeing DH red meat

Feeding !!!!

Now there's a career option I never considered - cat counsellor. I shall start practising on Clive (grandcat) at the weekend. He's pretty weird.

Must start feeding Mr P red meat!

Oh, just remembered that I already do

Lilygran Our Lily is white, fluffy huge green eyes and extra long whiskers and eyebrows (there are photos on profile but I never seem to get her just right, she always looks startled or possessed, sometimes both).

I can get a mental image of her reclining on a chaise longue (sp?) and telling some poor counsellor every single detail of her traumatised life to date. "I was taken from my mother very young, I gather she used to drink, and of course I never knew my father, but I feel sure that he was an aristocratic member of a very influential family......"

Galen the day I would even consider taking Lily for counselling would be the day that my aunt keels over. (at least that what I thought MrP said when the topic was last raised)

No glass...give him an extra portion, it'll take his mind off his cooking!

Oh phoenix don't ever stop writing about your cats Our (neutered) two year old sometimes leaps on poor Toyah who is fourteen and grabs her by the scruff of her neck in a very manly way. She is NOT impressed! Usually disappears up to bed in a huff. (Sounds like OH in a similar situation)

I repeat! Men!

anno tell us about Clive. In what way is he weird?

Temperamental, large in every way. He and his sister came to the family as kittens. She is a 'sensible' lady cat, doesn't draw her claws unless under severe provocation - she's my GD's cat and is usually to be found on her bed. Clive is more likely to be draped along the back of the sofa or curled up in a corner. One day, it was raining hard and he was desperate for a pee, therefore very cross. Eventually he went out,'went' under the garden table and raced (as much as a cat his size can) back through the cat flap. He was sitting on a large footstool, looking murderous, when I passed a little too close. He lashed out, without provocation and slashed my wrist. Nowadays, if caught short, he will pee in the bathroom sink or the bath although there's now a perfectly accessible litter tray. At other times, he will come and sit on my lap and pretend to be a nice, friendly, purry moggy. I know better. Oh and there was the time when he went through the cat flap too fast and we saw him out in the garden with the inner part of it still round what might have passed for his waist.

I love these humanised animal names. Maurice, Lily, Clive. I own up to a pair of budgies called Barry and Graham. A colleague had a dog called Colin.

No more Fidos, Rover, Prince or cats called Fluffy or Felix.

I wonder if it a British thing giving pets human names?
A lot of these below are American.
http://www.catnamesmeow.com/top-cat-names.htm

I really must get a life!

Nellie you forgot Digby! He's most upset.

Are you budgies names anything to do with "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue"?

anno do you think Clive might be bi-polar?

phoenix Mea culpa! Mea culpa! Please send my profuse apologies to Digby.
If I come his way I will wash his paws for him.

No the names aren't. I hadn't even though of that despite being a fan of the program. The names just happened, Graham is a light grey budgie and OH suggested it as a joke really but it just worked.