When my SO puts socks over their (we have two) heads. That will keep them busy rolling around for a while until they figure out how to get it off. The younger cat really annoys the older one. He (the younger) will wait until the older one is just about to sleep and then start World Championship Cat Wrestling with him. It drives him crazy every time:D
Oh, lord. I’m still learning the joy of kitties and how to annoy them.
Rubbing their fur backward? Doesn’t stress them out at all. They’re just attention whores anyway. But I have found a few things.
Jake: He likes to lounge on the sofa arm that’s close to the table (it’s a small apartment. Or a big table.)So as I come from the hallway into the living/dining room, I jump toward him and crouch. It’s good for a startle and a scared look.
Also Jake: Once I’m in bed, he likes to walk across me, then put his head through the vertical blinds to look out the window. I let him do that for a few minutes, then grab his tail. He jumps what looks to be a foot in the air (you’d think he’d realize this happens every night), and twirls around, hissing, until he realizes it’s just me. Then he has to rub his face against mine.
More Jake: When I find leaves and put them right in front of the balcony doors (outside). He can’t stand to see them sitting there. I swear, this cat hates leaves. He will pace back and forth in front of the window or lay there staring at them for hours. It’s even better when it’s warm enough to have the door open, but the screen shut. Then he is oh so close and still so far away.
Scout: Shut doors and when I insist on moving her to sit on the sofa. She’s a pretty mellow cat.
Q.N., I laughed out loud at the cat scan bit.
I’ve got a nutty little Godzilla toy with a motion detector that, when triggered, growls loudly and flashes its eyes. Creepy Girls cat pumpkin has come to HATE IT with a passion – all the more reason for me to keep it on the shelf he love knocking houseplants off of.
When CG’s out I like to put it next to Pumpkins food dish. He saunters into the kitchen, sees it, and skitters out. Then he starts yowling, pacing in circles and peeking into the kitchen to see if it’s still there. Priceless!
My new kitten Rhiow hates being made to do coreography to “Little Bunny Froo Froo”. I just hold her under her front paws, and waggle her in time to the song. She also hates it when you stand her up, and begin quickly and softly kissing her nose. She’ll slap (no claws used) your nose if you do it.
Snowy (named for the proliferous long white hair he sheds constantly) hates to be called “flag tail” as you gently wave his tail to tease him. He will impudently “flick” his tail at you if he’s being a grump.
Tornado (We call him by the nickname Nady) hates it if my husband goes to lie down on the bed beside me, if he’s already laying down beside me, and has put a paw possessively across my chest. He’ll grump and grumble, and shoot Mr. Clawbane dirty looks. He’s nuetered, so I don’t think it’s that, I think it’s that he’s claiming all the soft cosyness of the bed, including the human kind. “Myyyyy Human, back off!” He’s shot me dirty looks if I’m trying to lay down, and he’s claimed a spot on the bed with Mr. Clawbane.
Hazel hates it when you go watch him while he plays with the locust he’s caught, and is batting around on the porch, delighting in the noise it makes. You can’t be obviously watching him while he plays like this, or he’ll get all embarressed. He also hates it if you stop him bringing a cricket into the house to toy with. He’s a FUNNY guy, pretty laid back when he knows you’re watching, then he’ll do something really silly and act embarassed that you noticed.
I used to take my long-haired Persian and put him on the linoleum in the kitchen and start spinnin’ him. When I’d stop, he’d lie there, moving his head in little circles, trying to get it to synch up with the room. Then I’d clap my hands to startle him, and he bolt head first into the refridgerator door.
Masking tape on the paws was another good one. And the tube sock on the head, of course.
I have a little orange ball that is super-bouncy. You know, it’s one of those 25 cent prizes from the gum ball machines that ricochets off of walls like a scene from The Absent-Minded Professor? Yeah, my cat hates that. I’ll roll it across my bed to her, and she reacts like I’m chasing her with the vacuum (which drives her crazy, too).
If you want to talk about “good crazy,” I have these little catnip-filled mice she’s fond of. And there’s the whole move-my-hand-under-the-covers that she enjoys as well.
Tape on the paws is classic.
Tying yarn around the belly.
We have a spare belt for the new vacuum. The fiance put it around her ribs, then got one elbow in it, too. It was mean . . . but funny.
Then there’s taking Bonk’s paper away. She loves to paw at the corners of paper for hours. It gets annoying, so we take it away. And it ticks her off.
I’ve mentioned this one before, but it’s a goodie so here goes.
Thick stickey food substance on the feet and schmeared on haunches and shoulder blades. Gravy or cheeze whiz works wonders. HDS mentions water on the paws, gravy is much better because they simply cannot go anywhere untill those paws have been cleaned properly. Our Jake is just too big headed to let anyone see him so disheveled.
Helium balloon tied to the tip of the tail. They will positivly run like a madcat to get away from the thing following them around.
Plastic grocery bag around the waist. The thrashing of the cat combined with the crunkling of the bag is to die for.
Chacing cat aound house with electric razor. Man! they do climb the furniture.
We havn’t come up with any ways to annoy the new baby Boo yet, but give us some time!
I used to have a cat that would attack the vacuum cleaner. We had to lock him in the bathroom whenever we wanted to clean house.
As far as the cat wrestling goes, I prefer cat martial arts: Sumo vs. Karate
have you guys all seen www.mycathatesyou.com ???
What happens when you have
- nothing to do
- a sharp knife
- a large lime
- a patient cat
- too much tequila
- and it’s football season?
-mdf