are all calico cats nuts?

[JitterbugPerfume]

My Lilith (kitten) is nuckin" futz!She can jump straight up , and yesterday I found her on top of the refrigerator. I have no idea how she got there. I DO NOT think she can jump that high:silly:

[TZ]

1. I dunno

My grey kitties can get to refrigerator height too. So I don't think its just calicos...When you've seen a cat jump off an entertainment center to use your curtains as a vine, tarzan like or jump and LAND on a hanging picture..thats nuts!

[JitterbugPerfume]

2. Lilith climbed up my xmas tree!

[TZ]

3. Because it was there of course!

I don't have trees for good reason....Little monsters would think it was a big scratching pole....

[kayakjohnny]

4. I'm afraid the answer is a resounding yes. There ain't no good calico blood

runnin' around in this here world.

[JitterbugPerfume]

6. good thing she is cute!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. All cats are nuts.

[JitterbugPerfume]

7. you are right about that

some scientist on TV ( I get all of my larnin' from tee vee) said it is because cats lack a frontal lobe

[kayakjohnny]

8. But I've also heard that they can see auras and orbs and can do all sorts of

paranormal stuff. So that's pretty cool. Plus, the Egyptians seem to like 'em.

[JitterbugPerfume]

9. I love my cats

that is why they are still alive, especially Lilith !

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Cats do have frontal lobes, according to the Google.

But they're still batshit crazy.

[JitterbugPerfume]

11. that will teach me

to listen to a tee vee quack!

[Xipe Totec]

12. Actually, I tought they were nutless

or male-sterile at the very least.

[JitterbugPerfume]

13. If she had nuts

I would definately have her de-nutted

Then she would no longer be nuts---just bat shit crazy

[Xipe Totec]

18. No nuts - I win!

:evilgrin:

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. My kitteh gets on the stove and then up on the fridge. But he is 14 so

he needs the boost.

[JitterbugPerfume]

17. my other cat is about 15

I am not sure exactly how old she is because she started out as a stray , but she has pretty good manners

[GreenPartyVoter]

26. Heh. Manners don't happen so much around here, in any of my kids.

[zanne]

15. She can jump that high. nt

[JitterbugPerfume]

19. I just wish I had seen her do it

I also found her on top of my shed a couple of months ago I had a heckuva time getting her down

[texanwitch]

16. We have a cat that jumps from the table to the top of the refrigerator.

She is a calico.

She stays up there all day if we let her.

[JitterbugPerfume]

20. calicos are cool!

[texanwitch]

21. This cat is the boss kitty.

She rules the rest of the cats.

She is a big cat, not fat but just big.

[notesdev]

22. I have a Bengal

She could scale the Empire State Building if given the chance.

[JitterbugPerfume]

24. that would be fun to see!!

[NashVegas]

23. You Misspelled "Wonderful Creatures"

And the answer is 'yes.'

[JitterbugPerfume]

25. they are wonderful critters

I get lots of pleasure and aggrevation from my cats

especially when Lilith trys to lay across my face and purr all night!

[NV Whino]

27. Yes.

I think it's the funny genes they have.

As for jumping--Grayson gets a running start, bounces off the toilet seat (lid closed, fortunately), whangs against the sliding shower door and ends up on top of the frame for the shower door.

[davsand]

28. Yep, kittens CAN jump that high.

Right off the floor. It is like they can levitate somehow.

As for calicoes and are they nuts? Yeah, but no more than any other cat, I don't think. I have yet to meet a cat that is "normal." They DO come is varying degrees of batshit crazy, however and some of the strangest agents I have seen have been tabbies rather than calicoes.


Just sayin...


Laura

[JitterbugPerfume]

32. my son hs a tabbie(same litter) that makes Lilith look sane LOL

Hi Laura!

[davsand]

36. So good to see you, JB!

:hug:

Hope you've been well and happy! Sounds like you have been amused by Lilith at a very minimum!

Seems to me, that all kitties have their own distinct personality and play style and it is one of their peculiar attractions, I think.

Chaucer (otherwise known as Fattipuss Rex) our male cat will actually lay it wait for Material Girl to come out of the bathroom. When she comes out he'll jump straight up in the air and then chase her when she squeals and takes off running. They both find it terribly diverting, but with him weighing in at 16 pounds and her being 11 years old you'd be amazed at how MUCH noise they generate together.

Kev and I just shake our heads and laugh when we hear her squeal, but I have NEVER had an adult cat play like that with a human--usually they do that with other cats. Chaucer is kinda different, I guess.

As for Lilith sitting on top of your fridge, I think cats LIKE to sit high up so they can survey the entire room. If you have a taller cat tree does she like to sleep on top of it too? I bet she'd really enjoy an elevated platform to hang out on if she doesn't already have one. Unless you have objections to her up on the fridge and you work to discourage it, this may be one of her favorite places over time.

Good to see you, and have a Merry Christmas if I don't talk to you in the meantime!


Laura

[JitterbugPerfume]

37. Lilith tries her best to climb the book case

I have every confidence that she will some day succeed . She is just six mo old!

She also loves being in confined places. I have a big measuring cup (holds 64 OZ ) and she loves getting in it Heck , I just rinse it out before I use it --cat hair ya know!

This is her home and she can go where ever she likes , and she sure doesn't need permission :rofl:


Merry Christmas to you , and especially to the Material Girl! Hard to believe she is 11 already ! My g' daughter Ashlee is eleven and WHAT A TRIP THAT IS!!She is one of my favorite people. It is a magical age, and by the way , when did eleven year olds get so smart????

[mykpart]

29. My calico does the same thing.

She jumps from the table to the refrigerator. She loves to nap on top of the refrigerator - I guess it's warm and it hums. I love it when she jumps straight up in the air - it's like a cartoon cat. And she will play "fetch" with a small ball for hours. And of course she likes to smash her ice-cold nose against my face when I'm sleeping. Also, I think she may have multiple personality disorder, as she sometimes appears to believe she is a vicious puma.

[JitterbugPerfume]

34. when she gets to rambunctios, like biting Tansys tail

she gets put in her place . She tries to stalk Tans LOL

[Arugula Latte]

30. My stereotype of calicos is that they definitely have a 'tude.

I loves 'em. :loveya:

[rurallib]

31. we had a calico. She was totally crazy. Hated people with a passion.

She hated to come indoors. After a long winter she would go hunting for days in the spring. We would see her walking on the top of people's garages, and our house etc. When she was in the house, she mapped out her own territory and by god everybody had to stay away. She and I would fight at least once a day, just for fun. She finally left one day and never returned. We tried our best to find her. She was just this side of a wild cat.

[JitterbugPerfume]

33. Lilith loves people

she thinks "people" is the same as "scratching post"

My other cat Tansy disappears for days in warm weather but she ( like me) is getting old so she stays indoors in winter now.

[mitchum]

35. Our calico, who looks like a storybook princess kitty, was a bloodthirsty killer...

for the first six years of her life.
Not a day passed without a kill
lizards, snakes, voles, mice, rabbits, birds, chipmunks...
but she has completely knocked it off for the past two years