| Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40015] |
Wed, 02 March 2011 19:00  |
 b_twin_1
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More yarn! More cats! (Just not together)
PS. Reminder that the HARASS OISIN THREAD CLOSES SOON. (3pm GMT Friday) All entries need to be in that thread.
I've got a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel ~ Blackadder
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40030 is a reply to message #40015 ] |
Wed, 02 March 2011 21:06  |
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I am so frelling paranoid about this cat that I’ve got an actual plan for when I run over the damn thing.
I do like planning in a hellgoddess! Tho' I could be paranoid about cats taking over the world...
...a murky Knitting Truth seems to be trying to manifest itself here. Don’t you need a knitting bag per project?
YES!!
And possibly a bag, a back up bag and a Mobile Knitting Unit per project?
Now you're in the realm where they're coming to take you away!! Haha!!
Someone says "pie" and we all go on alert, like meercats. "Pie? Where?" - Blackbear
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40032 is a reply to message #40021 ] |
Wed, 02 March 2011 21:37 |
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| Catlady wrote on Wed, 02 March 2011 16:21 |
However, I have noticed with my own cats (who are all fixed as soon as they're old enough for me to believe that the Meow Mobile won't just misplace them) that they sometimes look exactly the same in the testicle department when they come home as they did when they left. So he might be fixed, after all...
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They might *look* the same, but if you feel them, there shouldn't be anything round and firm inside if they're neutered. Some cats look emptier, some don't. But if it's been done, they *will* feel emptier.
It can be done any time from 2 months on up. I usually recommend around 5-6 months of age. Much older, and they start acting and smelling like tomcats (but you can still do it).
You clearly need three copies of the book, one for each bag. Maybe four so you can have an extra just in case at home. And a separate bag for the squares.
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40046 is a reply to message #40015 ] |
Thu, 03 March 2011 05:42 |
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I have te same problem with tote bags--I see a solidly built canvas sack with handles that will fit on my shoulder, with straps that go all the way to the reinforced bottom, and there's a light saying SUCKER HERE! over my head.
Depending on the size of the project or the bag, there may be two projects, instead of one, in the bag.
As to neutering male cats: three-six months is the usual age. After that, no problem. Perhaps the cat is neutered at he has been given prosthetic testes? Yes, there IS such a thing for canines at least..
Cats, IME, love chests. I have too much gut for a decent lap these days, so draping them over my shoulder is the next choice of perch.
A. Marina Fournier
❦If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful ❧ William Morris❦
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40050 is a reply to message #40015 ] |
Thu, 03 March 2011 06:34 |
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I hate to admit it, but I have a *shifty sideways look* TOTE-BAG STASH. What? They're for putting knitting projects in! Honest, guv (tm).
That is one gorgeous marmalade cat. *sends skritches*
Marion
Keeper of the Knitronomicon
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40060 is a reply to message #40015 ] |
Thu, 03 March 2011 20:19 |
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Oh the Hellkitten has gotten handsome.
Smooshes!
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40061 is a reply to message #40057 ] |
Thu, 03 March 2011 20:23 |
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| AJLR wrote on Thu, 03 March 2011 14:42 |
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Although a murky Knitting Truth seems to be trying to manifest itself here. Don’t you need a knitting bag per project? And possibly a bag, a back up bag and a Mobile Knitting Unit per project?
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I suspect that really serious knitters have discovered K-space, that mysterious inter-dimensional area that allows almost unlimited stash space. Ravelry is, so far as I can see, the closest thing to a this-world manifestation of it that's possible. 
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Haha, that is AWESOME. I had never heard of Ravelry until I read this blog, so of course I joined, and now I'm drooling and feeling a spark of knit-spiration that I haven't really felt all winter.
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40066 is a reply to message #40054 ] |
Thu, 03 March 2011 21:54 |
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equus_peduus
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| HeiQ wrote on Thu, 03 March 2011 09:13 |
Very nice looking cat, almost makes me want to get one... Almost. I believe that the longer you wait to neuter, the more tomcat-ish he will get (and he might start marking... yuck), and the procedure will get a little more complicated as his balls get bigger. Heh.
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One of the things I like about cat neuters is that they don't really get any more difficult as the cat gets older, unlike dog neuters or dog or cat spays. There's a couple of techniques that work slightly better on older cat neuters than on kitten neuters, but they're not actually more difficult.
Urine marking can have a lot of potential causes, and testosterone is only one of them. Neutered males can mark, as can females spayed or not. Of course, if he starts marking as part of his male behaviors, neutering isn't going to make it much better, and neutering before it starts makes it less likely to happen.
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40079 is a reply to message #40073 ] |
Fri, 04 March 2011 05:12 |
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| Diane in MN wrote on Fri, 04 March 2011 06:09 |
| AJLR wrote on Thu, 03 March 2011 13:42 |
That is a really handsome young tom. And it's plain to see he thinks you're the cats whiskers, too.
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Although a murky Knitting Truth seems to be trying to manifest itself here. Don’t you need a knitting bag per project? And possibly a bag, a back up bag and a Mobile Knitting Unit per project?
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I suspect that really serious knitters have discovered K-space, that mysterious inter-dimensional area that allows almost unlimited stash space. Ravelry is, so far as I can see, the closest thing to a this-world manifestation of it that's possible.
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I WANT K-SPACE!! And for more than knitting . . . But Ravelry is a genius web site. Blessings on the heads of everyone responsible for it.
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Yes, I think K-space is probably related to the Discworld's L-space. How wonderful it would be to have unlimited space in which to store books and - for the yarn addicts - stash.
"Never let a computer know you're in a hurry."
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40082 is a reply to message #40066 ] |
Fri, 04 March 2011 09:45 |
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| equus_peduus wrote on Thu, 03 March 2011 21:54 |
| HeiQ wrote on Thu, 03 March 2011 09:13 |
Very nice looking cat, almost makes me want to get one... Almost. I believe that the longer you wait to neuter, the more tomcat-ish he will get (and he might start marking... yuck), and the procedure will get a little more complicated as his balls get bigger. Heh.
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One of the things I like about cat neuters is that they don't really get any more difficult as the cat gets older, unlike dog neuters or dog or cat spays. There's a couple of techniques that work slightly better on older cat neuters than on kitten neuters, but they're not actually more difficult.
Urine marking can have a lot of potential causes, and testosterone is only one of them. Neutered males can mark, as can females spayed or not. Of course, if he starts marking as part of his male behaviors, neutering isn't going to make it much better, and neutering before it starts makes it less likely to happen.
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Heh... Well, I clearly don't know what I'm talking about, and I probably should refrain from commenting on stuff I don't know enough about, haha. Thanks for correcting me!
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40103 is a reply to message #40088 ] |
Sat, 05 March 2011 00:58 |
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| Marina wrote on Fri, 04 March 2011 17:14 |
Indeed. My spayed at 6 mos. female cat did spray, and people said it couldn't be happening. THEY hadn't watched her do it!
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My sister-cats were both spayed at 6 months. One of them will back up to things (like my car), or people (usually my leg) and mime spraying. Fortunately, nothing actually comes out, but it's a bit freaksome. I suspect she picked up the habit from watching the neighbor boy cats.
"The creative urge can come out in any form: in embroidery, in... cooking, in painting, drawing and sculpture, in composing music, as well as in writing books and stories... the artist's inner satisfaction was probably much the same." ~ Agatha Christie
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40132 is a reply to message #40015 ] |
Sun, 06 March 2011 09:58 |
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My sweet but dim cat does that too. It does freak people out if they don't know her, but I've always taken it to mean that she wants to be picked up, and generally scoop her up when I see her do it. I wonder if she started it as a way to really command attention and continues because it works so well?
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| Re: Cats and Yarn. Not together. [message #40177 is a reply to message #40169 ] |
Mon, 07 March 2011 22:46 |
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Cross Creek is one of my comfort books, to be read when my brain hurts. I do have to hold my nose at the attitudes towards race, which are sadly typical of the day, but if you can see past those, it's a joy. Oh, and the food descriptions... *drools*
I really could use a growly tower, though.
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"The creative urge can come out in any form: in embroidery, in... cooking, in painting, drawing and sculpture, in composing music, as well as in writing books and stories... the artist's inner satisfaction was probably much the same." ~ Agatha Christie
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He can stay outside, but he's deigned you (and the neighbor) worthy of his care taking. Example: what should have been my dad's cat is my mom's cat, even though my dad's the one who rescued Mischief. If you couldn't tell I'm a cat person (but I also love large dogs). 
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