Monday 22 October 2012

The perversity of pussy cats

I have, of late, become rather fed up with Daisy sleeping (and subsequently shedding hair) all over stuff - my clean clothes, my sheet under the duvet, the 'guest' pillows in the bottom of the wardrobe, etc., etc., so I decided to buy her a proper cat bed. One of those igloo type that she could snuggle into..
Unfortunately, I started looking for one whilst G was with me and the only one we found in that shop was in rather poor taste and expensive. G didn't think Daisy would worry about the poor taste and he loves expensive so decided it was just what she needed for the long winter months so, in a trice, we were heading towards the checkout with this.
 I did ask the sales lady if we could return it if it wasn't used - she responded with a rather non-committal,  'the trouble with cats is that it takes them a long time to get used to anything new'
Nice and cosy away from drafts and accidental dog paws

This is, of course, Daisy that we are talking about and she loves new things. For example, these cushions are new and I was putting them on the table until the dogs had dried off; only I got distracted.
 She stayed on this cushion (did I mention that it was new) all evening, all night and most of the following morning, despite my moving the new cat bed to all her favourite places.
In the end I confiscated the new cushions and hid them under a blanket on our bed; putting the new cat bed up the top corner in one of her most favourite spots. Could she get any further away from it without falling off the bed?
Anyone want to swap a cat bed, as new, only one previous lady owner for a bag of dog food?

Second thoughts, anyone want to swap a cat for....well......just about anything really?

PS I think the lady in the pet shop needs re-training

10 comments:

  1. Don't worry ...
    she'll find it eventually & even if it takes weeks,
    she'll Love it......
    cats are so unpredictable...
    have patience with her......
    Oh! you do don't you.! you must or she wouldn't be with U now....
    Good on U for hiding the new cushions !!
    She's a gorgeous girl really !!!!!!
    Typical awqward CAT !!!!!!!

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    1. Dear anon, do you want to put money on this?

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  2. Dear Jill
    Bitsy & Tiger have asked me to explain the following to you:
    1. You can't use the word 'my' when referring to clothes and duvets because everything on Daisy's boat belongs to Daisy.
    2. A 'proper cat bed' is clothes, duvet, cushions, in fact anything Daisy deems appropriate.
    3. If you tell Daisy she must sleep somewhere, she must not sleep there, or you won't understand she is the boss.

    Bitsy & Tiger hope this clarifies matters for you.

    Abby :)

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    1. Abby, Bitsy and Tiger have summed it up in a nutshell - I don't understand how after all these Daisy years I could STILL get it so wrong.
      I don't suppose Bitsy or Tiger fancy a nice igloo bed; going cheap x

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    2. I'm sure they would find it hilarious if I added it to their collection of unused, expensive beds!
      Abby :)

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    3. Abby, had I borrowed one from their extensive and expensive collection Daisy would, of course, have loved it ... until I went and purchased the identical item and returned theirs!

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  3. I don't suppose Daisy's bed has any tardis-like qualities i.e. larger on the inside? That's just the sort of bed that scaredy Ty could do with for the boat!

    I suppose I could take Daisy's bed without any miraculous space/time adjustments, but Ty would probably just get his head stuck in it :-D

    Sue, nb Indigo Dream

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    1. Poor wussy Ty - haven't you made him a sheepskin lined nuclear-type bunker yet; complete with liver cake in the fridge?

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  4. I have been researching 'soft' kennels and even pop-up tents for Ty, though I decided that he'd need a 2-man tent. But the mental image of Indigo Dream with a pop-up 2-man tent erected in the living area was too much even for me :-D

    His big memory foam bed from home has found its way onto the boat and that seems to have helped :-)

    Sue, nb Indigo Dream

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    1. I don't know - the idea of two pop up men on the boat has some appeal (provided, of course, you could pop them down again when not required)

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