Meena is Psychotic
Friday, February 29, 2008 at 09:43amI just watched Meena stroll across my desk, sniff around and then daintily pick up a thumbtack with her teeth, presumably to eat. And she was incredibly angry when I slapped it out of her mouth. I am at a loss. Last week, the geekboy and I had to start covering our toothbrushes with a paper cup, as I caught her LICKING our brushes when she thought I wasn’t looking. How long has she been doing that? Do I want to know? Right now she is sitting next to me on the desk, staring at me hard enough to burn a hole into my face.
Grey Rainbow on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 10:05 am
Lydia has been pulling some bold moves of late. Two nights ago, I heated up a turkey ham steak on a plate in the microwave (covered it with a paper towel). I was busy w/the kids and the next thing I see is Lydi, up on the kitchen table licking the still hot meat and smelling it. I said “NO”, threw her in the backyard (big fat snow flurry action had just begun). She looked up and meowed as I slammed the door in disgust. I let her back in about 20 minutes later. Needless to say we didn’t have the meat.
I catch her hoovering dust, occassionally….strange animals! Love her, though. Lydi likes to bat thumbtacks on the floor sometimes.
Ky Eliza on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 10:09 am
Cats love toothbrushes, and dental floss. Assvice for the day: bury your dental floss in the trash right quick! I’m sure you know this already, but dental floss and ribbon, when eaten by kitties, can get wrapped in and around their intestines and cause serious problems.
Also, I worked in an orthodontic lab for years, and I can’t even tell you how many times we had to re-make retainers because some kid didn’t put them away and their dog ate it. Dogs LOVE retainers. Gross, right?
freakgirl on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 10:13 am
Grey Rainbow, look at that fattie! Love her.
Ky, Meena has never shown much interest in floss, luckily, but I do make sure it’s out of her sight. She’d rather eat deodorant and acne medicine, anyway.
Can’t a dog get seriously injured from a retainer? The wires and stuff? YUCK.
Lee on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 10:55 am
GR, I think your cat is bigger than my dogs. Holy cow, no wonder it wants steak.
We live with a bear bag philosophy i.e. things must practically be hung from the ceiling or else one of the 11 will get into it. You should see the contraption we have rigged up for the garbage…
freakgirl on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 11:13 am
“one of the 11″
oh my god.
hugh on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 11:45 am
My phone just rang - jersey area code - and all I could hear on the other end was purring. Coincidence? Perhaps.
freakgirl on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 11:58 am
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE
Lee on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I know. I realized after I submitted that how insane that sounds. It’s not always 11–just depends on how many fosters we have..usually it’s only 8 or 9…hmm. Not making it any better, am I.
Genevieve on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I am certain that my cat Byron’s bold stupidity will cause his death one of these days. He has been known to chew wires (has destroyed 2 cel phone chargers and a computer charger), rub his very fuzzy face against electrical outlets, and try to eat small nails.
I’m surprised at Meena - she seems to smart to eat a thumbtack. Maybe she just wanted to make sure you were paying attention.
freakgirl on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Good point, Gen. Although she did try it twice.
Lee, I was thinking this morning that I really miss my fosters. Kitten season is coming soon!
Meena and the geekboy have this new ritual that is so funny. One night before bed, the geekboy grabbed my half-empty water bottle off my nightstand to refill it. Instead of dumping it down the sink, he poured the leftover water into Meena’s bowl. Meena was delighted. DELIGHTED. She stuck her face into that bowl and happily lapped it up. Now, every night, she sits and waits to get her “special bottled water” from the geekboy. It’s adorable.
hugh on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 12:36 pm
BREAKING NEWS THAT WILL ROCK THE FREAKWORLD.
Cupcakes are dead. Long live the bacon cup.
Bacon has a new best friend. And her name is Freakgirl.
freakgirl on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 12:43 pm
DUDE I KNOW.
I saw this a few hours ago and I was still trying to process it. Baaaaaaaaaaaaacon.
However, cupcakes will never be dead. NEVER. The natural progression is for me to craft a savory cupcake served in a bacon cup.
Lee on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Technically, wouldn’t those be bacon baskets? You know, with the weaving and all?
hugh on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 1:04 pm
See, that’s why we worship at the Church of Freakgirl.
Cupcakes inside cups of bacon.
I have to go now.
Shannon on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Meena needs something that is missing in her diet. Are you still giving her Barley Cat? I bet if you gave her a tablespoon of either ground beef heart or liver 2 times a week she would quit trying to kill herself with thumb tacks.
Lee—11 is a proud number! We had 8 until we moved and could not convince my three outsiders to come along (someone else feeds them now.). When I had kids and people asked us what we would do if the kids were allergic to cats, we both said that there were many families that would love to adopt a cute healthy baby!
How about a popover cooked in a bacon basket?
freakgirl on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 3:27 pm
YAY SHANNON IS BACK ONLINE!
Shannon, Meena’s been like this since she was a baby. She won’t eat anything but her canned food (and it has to be specific brand and flavor) and her favorite chemicals. We’ve tried the liver and she was like, “I hope you’re kidding with that.”
She and LL get canned food every Sunday and we mix in this stuff:
http://tinyurl.com/248nbn
freakgirl on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Oh, and a popover cooked in a bacon basket? YES!
hugh on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 3:49 pm
“Oh, and a popover cooked in a bacon basket? YES!”
Apologies to Geekboy and Neighbor Skateboard Kid, but…MARRY ME. Together we will bring order to the galaxy. (Of our ever-expanding waistlines.)
Shannon on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Bacon cooking tips from the house veggie! I have a popover pan if you want to come over and horrify Matt!
Liz on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I certainly hope that I will be notified if anyone starts making popovers or cupcakes cooked in bacon. I am just down the road.
freakgirl on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Hugh, I love that you include Skateboard Kid among my husbands. The other day I almost hit him with my car.
Liz, if bacon-wrapped popovers or cakes happen, you will be notified.
Shannon…wondering if we can do it with veggie bacon. Probably not.
Lake on Friday, February 29, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Unfortunately, I think the facon would just break into pieces, not stay so nicely formed. But, you can be certain I will try it tomorrow at breakfast.
Ky Eliza on Saturday, March 01, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Oh, good, freakgirl! My cat once got ahold of some ribbon (to this day, we still have no idea where, because we were vigilant about keeping it out of the house) and she was in the hospital for three days while they waited to see if she’d pass it or if they were going to do surgery. We knew because… it was sticking out of her butt. And the vet said, “Don’t pull it! You could rip her intestine!” Ew.
Re: dogs and retainers: not really. The wires are embedded in the plastic and don’t have sharp edges, so they’d probably just bend the crap out of them. It’s possible for the retainer to break into pieces, but unlikely. Othodontists usually pass out a little list that says, “Keep this away from your dog! Don’t throw it away when you wrap it in a napkin at lunch! Don’t leave it in the car, it will melt!” People don’t often believe it, and I can even tell you how many times I remade retainers for kids who did one of the three things above!