tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post1651623634708690104..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Things That Chap My Ass About CatsJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-63687185776343221482014-06-04T11:45:46.822-05:002014-06-04T11:45:46.822-05:00Another thing to remember about cats: when they s...Another thing to remember about cats: when they start to barf, just let them, don't chase them ... unless you want yuck all the way up every one of the stairs. Oh, and also, those fringed rugs? Tuck it under, cats LOVE to throw up on the fringe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-56791473383758692372011-05-27T21:07:39.304-05:002011-05-27T21:07:39.304-05:00I know this is ages after the original post, but I...I know this is ages after the original post, but I used to be a vet tech, and the vet I worked for told clients that the reason cats hack up hairballs is because the cat's tongue is raspy. All those little barbs exist to a) lick tiny bits of meat off the bones of their prey and b) help groom the coat. But since all the barbs on the tongue point backwards, once a hair gets on there, they can't get it to move forward and have to swallow it down. <br /><br />Otherwise, though, yeah. Cats are perverse. I'm violently allergic and even antisocial cats come rub my ankles. "Here, Pink Monkey, have a nice asthma attack."<br /><br />~Anissa RoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-82009518238227341032009-03-19T11:34:00.000-05:002009-03-19T11:34:00.000-05:00Cats exist primarily because at some point they we...Cats exist primarily because at some point they were kittens..<BR/><BR/>http://mfrost.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2009/03/10/dsc03212.jpgMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341711121542863377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74664147936281174982009-03-19T07:17:00.000-05:002009-03-19T07:17:00.000-05:00umpity dozenth My grandmother totally would have u...<I> umpity dozenth </I><BR/><BR/>My grandmother <I>totally</I> would have used this phrase if she'd ever heard it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41948360966298201592009-03-18T23:20:00.000-05:002009-03-18T23:20:00.000-05:00Crisco. Put a bit of Crisco on the tip of your fi...Crisco. Put a bit of Crisco on the tip of your finger and cats will lick it off. Nothing on their paws. Lubricates those hairballs.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Phil<BR/><BR/>PS- they'll have their hairballs all over the place as usual, but it'll be easier on their little misbegotten internal systems.Dr. Phil (Physics)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11943336276878704753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-50129532970423773382009-03-18T22:49:00.000-05:002009-03-18T22:49:00.000-05:00And WTF is about the favorite place to hack up a h...And WTF is about the favorite place to hack up a hairball -- right on my bed? He couldn't do it on the kitchen floor, or even the carpet? Nope. My bed. <BR/><BR/>And you have a bye on <A HREF="http://www.jimwrightisanasshole.com" REL="nofollow">your page</A> for a short time, according to Husband. Don't get too used to it...neurondochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155027993661209263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2893183059369132772009-03-18T21:31:00.000-05:002009-03-18T21:31:00.000-05:00I am lucky that my boys:a) do not hack up hairball...I am lucky that my boys:<BR/>a) do not hack up hairballs (occasionally I run across a colorless puddle of liquid with a couple strands of grass in it)<BR/>and <BR/>b) do not potty where they aren't supposed to.<BR/><BR/>Everything else, is pretty close to being on point.Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22535719497476002542009-03-18T20:41:00.000-05:002009-03-18T20:41:00.000-05:00"The cat is always on the wrong side of the door."..."The cat is always on the wrong side of the door."<BR/><BR/>No idea who first said that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-62823691972141244232009-03-18T18:51:00.000-05:002009-03-18T18:51:00.000-05:00Dude, are you insane?The only thing worse than cat...Dude, are you insane?<BR/><BR/>The only thing worse than cat hair all over everything is <I>buttered</I> cat hair all over everything.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-91442082650158220132009-03-18T18:50:00.000-05:002009-03-18T18:50:00.000-05:00Hairball trick: put butter on the backs of their f...Hairball trick: put butter on the backs of their forepaws. They'll lick it off, then do a full groom, and the butter will make the hair not ball. ;)<BR/><BR/>(Or so I've heard from a friend with a longhaired cat, who tried it after hearing it from somewhere else, and found it to work well.)MWThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.com