Do Your Pets Interfere With Your Reading? - Page 3

nohmi2 · 10-30-2010, 04:34 AM

Girly seems to have perfected the art of looking 'abandoned' if she doesn't get her own way.

Here she has been moved from my lap and she isn't happy.Attachment 60360

Cheers.

Iridal · 10-30-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I still have bite marks in my first K1 from Kindle Kitten

I had to feed my sister's kitten last week because they were away for the weekend. I was reading on their couch, petting the cat. Then he started fighting with me but couldn't win so he attacked my Sony instead.

This is what my cat did last night when I was trying to read. Luckily you only need one hand to hold a reader

kennyc · 10-30-2010, 07:53 AM

In and Out, In and Out.......and I'm not talking 'bout the hamburger joint...

kindlekitten · 10-30-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Iridal

I had to feed my sister's kitten last week because they were away for the weekend. I was reading on their couch, petting the cat. Then he started fighting with me but couldn't win so he attacked my Sony instead.

This is what my cat did last night when I was trying to read. Luckily you only need one hand to hold a reader

yep! I can identify with that!

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Originally Posted by kennyc

In and Out, In and Out.......and I'm not talking 'bout the hamburger joint...

didn't you know we are merely staff for cats!?

recluse · 10-30-2010, 11:30 AM

If I read in a chair, Petrush wants to be in my lap. Usually he lies down so that I can rest the Kindle on him. When he insists on sitting up, because he likes to be able to lean back and lick my neck, I have to read over his shoulder. Every once in a while, he will push down the Kindle with his paw and lean in close to the screen, check what I'm reading, give me a dirty look and settle down again.
Pbooks are given a page by page inspection.

WT Sharpe · 10-30-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

The only safe way to read in our house is on your back with Mr M on your chest and the reader held above the cat. He kindly drops his head down on my neck so I can see the reader. Any other reading position and he is likely to take a bite out of the reader, although this is more likely with gadgets that make noise like the mobile phone.

He also has an annoying habit of walking across the desk in front of the monitor and lying down across the keyboard.

I have to bribe him with a brushing to convince him to sit on one of his own beds.

I take it Mr. M is your husband?

WT Sharpe · 10-30-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

In and Out, In and Out.......and I'm not talking 'bout the hamburger joint...

Yeah, I know. I saw Clockwork Orange!

kennyc · 10-30-2010, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I take it Mr. M is your husband?

Here we go again! I'd deja-vu all over again, here we go again..

recluse · 10-30-2010, 12:26 PM

When you reach a certain age, "been there, done that" is the status quo.

SneakySnake · 10-30-2010, 04:18 PM

Yes Tom,

And here is a picture of him. As you can see he needs a good wax job.

kennyc · 10-30-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

Yes Tom,

And here is a picture of him. As you can see he needs a good wax job.

Looks totally neglected.

SneakySnake · 10-30-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Looks totally neglected.

What kind of care does such a husband require?

Stitchawl · 10-30-2010, 07:14 PM

Anybody have any special hunches why our cats do this, and do it much more when we are reading than at other times?

My own personal thought is that when we are reading and relaxed, we produce more steady brain wave activity in the 7-14 cycle frequency. (During active times we fluctuate all through the 5-30+ cycle range.) Cats normally remain in that 7-14 cycle frequency at all times, and so feel more akin to us when we are too. Same reason cats will usually want to sit on a person when they meditate. I'm just guessing here. Anyone else have an idea?

Stitchawl

SneakySnake · 10-30-2010, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Anybody have any special hunches why our cats do this, and do it much more when we are reading than at other times?

My own personal thought is that when we are reading and relaxed, we produce more steady brain wave activity in the 7-14 cycle frequency. (During active times we fluctuate all through the 5-30+ cycle range.) Cats normally remain in that 7-14 cycle frequency at all times, and so feel more akin to us when we are too. Same reason cats will usually want to sit on a person when they meditate. I'm just guessing here. Anyone else have an idea?

Stitchawl

I think it has something to do with the face we make whilst reading. Particularly that we are not doing the cat threatening thing by looking at them with open eyes. My cat is worst when I am on the phone and to two people in particular, my mother and my best friend.

Mr M wants to sit on me the most when I am at the computer and when I am on the loo!

kindlekitten · 10-31-2010, 01:27 AM

I have to say that (thankfully!) I have never had a loo cat!

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10-30-2010, 04:34 AM	#31
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	Girly seems to have perfected the art of looking 'abandoned' if she doesn't get her own way. Here she has been moved from my lap and she isn't happy.Attachment 60360 Cheers. Last edited by nohmi2; 11-23-2010 at 04:49 PM.

10-30-2010, 04:18 PM	#40
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	Yes Tom, And here is a picture of him. As you can see he needs a good wax job. Attached Thumbnails

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recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	If I read in a chair, Petrush wants to be in my lap. Usually he lies down so that I can rest the Kindle on him. When he insists on sitting up, because he likes to be able to lean back and lick my neck, I have to read over his shoulder. Every once in a while, he will push down the Kindle with his paw and lean in close to the screen, check what I'm reading, give me a dirty look and settle down again. Pbooks are given a page by page inspection.

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Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Anybody have any special hunches why our cats do this, and do it much more when we are reading than at other times? My own personal thought is that when we are reading and relaxed, we produce more steady brain wave activity in the 7-14 cycle frequency. (During active times we fluctuate all through the 5-30+ cycle range.) Cats normally remain in that 7-14 cycle frequency at all times, and so feel more akin to us when we are too. Same reason cats will usually want to sit on a person when they meditate. I'm just guessing here. Anyone else have an idea? Stitchawl

10-31-2010, 01:27 AM	#45
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