Update to yesterday's winners, a note about Maine Coons.: seanan

Update to yesterday's winners, a note about Maine Coons.

Item the first:

lilysea was one of our winners in the random book drawing, but had forgotten that she had already ordered a copy of Late Eclipses. So, because she is a glorious and generous soul, she has allowed me to draw a new winner!

calico_reaction, you have won a copy of Late Eclipses of your very own. Please email me with your contact information, so that I can get your book into the mail. As always, you have twenty-four hours (although I may not pick again if you don't claim your prize, as I want to do my mailing this week).

Item the second:

All my cats share the same favorite toy, a fuzzy red squid on a stick from the Animal Planet line of cat toys. They made cat toys for like, six weeks, and then discontinued them, which is terrible, because their toys were AWESOME. The squid is the last survivor of the original batch, and is put carefully away when not in use, since otherwise the fur squad would turn it into so much cotton calimari.

Last night, Thomas and I had a good squid-swing, and I put the squid away, not noticing as I did that he was watching, intently, to see where it went. On a shelf. Six feet above the ground. Fifteen minutes later, I heard a loud clatter, and got up to see what was going on. Nothing appeared to have been knocked over; I shrugged and went back to watching Glee.

Clatter clatter clatter. Clatter. The hell? I got up again, and discovered that the clattering noise was the stick, banging against things, as Thomas proudly toted the squid around the house. I took it away. I put it away. Ten minutes later...

CLATTER.

Sigh.

So yeah. Maine Coons are a) capable of logic, and b) big enough that they can jump really bloody high when they want something. You have been warned.

amandolin1

February 24 2011, 05:17:42 UTC 6 years ago

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Either you have genius cats or mine are dumb as a box of rocks. Tiger even got lost under my bed once. No joke. I didn't even have anything under there for once, he just sat under there yowling until I reached in and pulled him out. He made up for the general lack of brains with the sweetest disposition of any animal ever though.

seanan_mcguire

February 24 2011, 17:09:40 UTC 6 years ago

Awwww, poor baby.

February 24 2011, 18:51:47 UTC 6 years ago

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the dogs took all the brains in our family. Maine Coons may be capable of logic, but beagles use their noses for evil.

qnofhrt

February 24 2011, 16:38:29 UTC 6 years ago

So yeah. Maine Coons are a) capable of logic, and b) big enough that they can jump really bloody high when they want something.

Yes to both. Our first Maine Coon Tally likes to hang out on the half wall in the kitchen (about 10 ft up). He gets there by conveniently placed things (the microwave cart and a shorter wall). Our newest cat (also Maine Coon) followed him up but for whatever reason, didn't come down the same route. The first landing was in the middle of the dining room table and the second was via the top of the fridge (taking everything on it with him).

February 24 2011, 17:10:03 UTC 6 years ago

Well, at least you can tell who's been where?

glam_k

February 25 2011, 14:45:05 UTC 6 years ago

And now I feel all compelled to warn you that Ragdolls, although not known for being jumpers? (Yeah, sure, right, whatever.) Super-smart and super-motivated... so that propelling those incredibly-gorgeously-furry-and-HEAVY bottoms into places you never would have dreamed they could reach? Totally do-able.

Where there's a will and all that...

February 25 2011, 16:27:08 UTC 6 years ago

Thankfully, I am content with my Maine Coons and Siamese. (Although sadly, I think Lilly is my last Siamese. I can't find a good Classic breeder, and I love my Maines so.)

lysystratae

February 25 2011, 20:36:42 UTC 6 years ago

My husband's cat steals things constantly - from the mantel, from my purse, from the desk. This wouldn't be so bad if the dogs weren't so willing to chew anything he drops to the floor - like the full bottle of Vitamin D capsules that caused the pups to get their stomachs pumped.

Currently I'm trying to figure out where exactly the cat dragged my deodorant off to...

March 15 2011, 04:09:07 UTC 6 years ago

This is why I have multiple deodorant sticks. Because yeah, mine hide that, too.

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