Terabith Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 It's like his arch nemesis. I just came home from the grocery store and accidentally bumped the light switch, turning on both the light and the ceiling fan, and he jumped about eleven feet in the air with a look of pure terror on his face. Defcon 4. All the way to eleven. This is not a one time occurrence either. He's always terrified of the fan. All I can figure is that his hyper vigilance of hawks has translated to the ceiling fan? It's both pathetic and absolutely hilarious. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I was going to guess he got swooped by an owl or hawk too. Poor kitty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Yep, it's too much like a bird flying overhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 8 minutes ago, Katy said: I was going to guess he got swooped by an owl or hawk too. Poor kitty. We found him as a five or six week old kitten on the street. We actually have wondered if he saw his mom or sibling attacked by a hawk? Because he was clearly terrified of things overhead even then. We didn't let him outside until he was six months or so and too big for any of the hawks that we see to carry off. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Every time, Terabith. Every single time I think you're talking about the President and I'm befuddled for like half a second. 🙂 Poor Obama! 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 1. Sometimes cats just are. It might not be for any real reason - it may just be that the weird flickering light pattern is a little scary, just like some cats are innately scared of anything that triggers the "snake" response in their brain. (And some humans are too!) 2. Never, ever, ever refer to your cat by anything other than his name. Makes me giggle every time. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Because the sky is falling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted March 4, 2022 Author Share Posted March 4, 2022 Scout says that it’s unfair that Obama gets all the Hive love. 14 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 4 hours ago, MercyA said: Every time, Terabith. Every single time I think you're talking about the President and I'm befuddled for like half a second. 🙂 Poor Obama! Me too!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 😽 sending a kiss to Scout. I had a Scout too. ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 5 hours ago, MercyA said: Every time, Terabith. Every single time I think you're talking about the President and I'm befuddled for like half a second. 🙂 Poor Obama! Me too. This title was especially funny as I pictured the former president's fear of ceiling fans and Michelle trying to calm him down. 🤣 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Oh, what a pretty little calico! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 19 minutes ago, Tanaqui said: Oh, what a pretty little calico! She is super sweet, and she had surgery Wednesday to have the rest of her teeth removed in the hopes of fixing her stomatitis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Because he is a cat. He doesn’t need a reason. Cats are weird. My cat likes to drink water straight from the faucet, so I got him a little water fountain and put it in the food room. It was made for cats who like to drink running water. Well, he was terrified of it. TERRIFIED. He stopped eating, and he refused to go near the fountain. So, I gave it away. He still jumps up on the bathroom counter and I turn on the faucet for him. I am his servant. Here’s a picture of him sitting on the forbidden kitchen counter. Give Obama a kiss from me, and get rid of the fan😂 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I don't try to make cats make sense. Our one eyed wild cat is usually fearless - she regularly takes on the 95 pound wolf hybrid - and humans too. I keep saying we need to find out if the tigers at the zoo need a play date. But the other day I put a new centerpiece on the table - just a mason jar wraped in some cloth with some fake greenery/shamrocks and baby's breath. Nothing crazy, and we put flowers in mason jars all the time in that spot. She acted as if a 500 pound hyena was on the table ready to pounce on her. Just froze, then started shivering, then backed away slowly. Was the weirdest dang thing. So yeah, who knows. I've known of "fearless" livestock guarding dogs to be terrified of a cardboard box. The above listed wolf hybrid is afraid of the surveyor's flags in the yard to mark where the fence is going in. Who knows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 14 hours ago, Terabith said: Scout says that it’s unfair that Obama gets all the Hive love. That is a gorgeous cat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 The cats we keep for summer are showing up momentarily because their people are going to the UK for 3 weeks. I hope they will all get along and we don’t have to keep them fully separated, because Obama is currently loving his cozy blanket in the basement. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 20 hours ago, MercyA said: Every time, Terabith. Every single time I think you're talking about the President and I'm befuddled for like half a second. 🙂 I do not try correcting myself about this because it's so hilarious in my mind. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 Meet Tiger and Blackie. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 21 hours ago, MercyA said: Every time, Terabith. Every single time I think you're talking about the President and I'm befuddled for like half a second. 🙂 Poor Obama! Me too! I was wracking my brain over why I've never heard of this phobia before in our president. LOL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, stephanier.1765 said: Me too! I was wracking my brain over why I've never heard of this phobia before in our president. LOL Oh, I'm sure if the president had it, a certain news channel would have obsessed about it even more than the tan suit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 13 hours ago, Tiberia said: Because he is a cat. He doesn’t need a reason. Cats are weird. My cat likes to drink water straight from the faucet, so I got him a little water fountain and put it in the food room. It was made for cats who like to drink running water. Well, he was terrified of it. TERRIFIED. He stopped eating, and he refused to go near the fountain. So, I gave it away. He still jumps up on the bathroom counter and I turn on the faucet for him. I am his servant. Here’s a picture of him sitting on the forbidden kitchen counter. Give Obama a kiss from me, and get rid of the fan😂 Lol, you should have kept the fountain on the forbidden counter! Beautiful cat! Our cat also loves faucet water and asks for it, but she enjoys her fountain too. And she loves bathtub faucet water…that one drips occasionally, and she nuzzles it to try to make it drip more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 44 minutes ago, MerryAtHope said: Lol, you should have kept the fountain on the forbidden counter! Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that! Maybe I'll get a new fountain😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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