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Pay No Attention to That Cat Inside a Box Seriously, stop it

  

Category:  Pets & Animals

Via:  hallux  •  3 years ago  •  68 comments

By:   KATHERINE J. WU - THE ATLANTIC

Pay No Attention to That Cat Inside a Box Seriously, stop it

S E E D E D   C O N T E N T


Cats are absolute suckers for boxes. And sinks, and vases, and grocery bags, and shoes, and Pringles cans, and the nooks and crannies between furniture and walls, and  just about any other space they deem cozy, confining, and swaddly . (Cats, in case you were wondering, are a non-Newtonian liquid.) It’s the one thing about which our pointy-eared companions are not terribly picky:  If it fits, they sits . And when they do, we humans can’t help but obsess over them.


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Hallux
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1  seeder  Hallux    3 years ago

Starting off ... off topic ...

My dog, Jack, a 150lb Landseer couldn’t fit into the box the dishwasher came in. He was a wide open spaces guy.

 
 
 
Hallux
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1.1  seeder  Hallux  replied to  Hallux @1    3 years ago

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Perrie Halpern R.A.
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1.1.1  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Hallux @1.1    3 years ago

Catdog?

 
 
 
Hallux
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1.1.2  seeder  Hallux  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @1.1.1    3 years ago

Jack loved cats, horses, topless ladies getting a suntan at Carmel Beach ... basically anything with its back to the sun.

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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1.1.3  1stwarrior  replied to  Hallux @1.1    3 years ago

What's he gonna be when he grows up?

 
 
 
MrFrost
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1.1.4  MrFrost  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @1.1.1    3 years ago
Catdog?

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Hallux
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1.1.5  seeder  Hallux  replied to  1stwarrior @1.1.3    3 years ago

Jack died from bone cancer, he now resides beyond the glass doors in the photo.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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1.1.6  Trout Giggles  replied to  Hallux @1.1.5    3 years ago

I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful dog

 
 
 
Hallux
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1.1.7  seeder  Hallux  replied to  Trout Giggles @1.1.6    3 years ago

Jack prefered to be called magnificent.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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1.1.8  Trout Giggles  replied to  Hallux @1.1.7    3 years ago

He was a magnificent, handsome dog

 
 
 
cjcold
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1.1.9  cjcold  replied to  MrFrost @1.1.4    3 years ago

Animal porn is just wrong!

 
 
 
cjcold
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1.1.10  cjcold  replied to  cjcold @1.1.9    3 years ago

People porn .....on the other hand..................

 
 
 
Drakkonis
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1.1.11  Drakkonis  replied to  Hallux @1.1.2    3 years ago
Jack loved cats,

Me too! Sure, they're hard to prepare and difficult to cook, but done right, nothing better!!!

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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3  Perrie Halpern R.A.    3 years ago

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Hallux
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3.1  seeder  Hallux  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @3    3 years ago

WOOF! Taunting [Jack]

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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3.1.1  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Hallux @3.1    3 years ago

Totally untauntable!

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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3.1.2  Trout Giggles  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @3.1.1    3 years ago

Is he a little floofier these days?

He's got the face I want to nibble

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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3.2  1stwarrior  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @3    3 years ago

You get'm Wally :-)

 
 
 
MrFrost
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3.3  MrFrost  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @3    3 years ago

Why do his(?) paws look so small?

 
 
 
Hallux
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3.3.1  seeder  Hallux  replied to  MrFrost @3.3    3 years ago

Same photographer that took the photo of the Bidens visiting the Carters?

 
 
 
Paula Bartholomew
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3.3.2  Paula Bartholomew  replied to  MrFrost @3.3    3 years ago

Trump impersonation?

 
 
 
JohnRussell
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4  JohnRussell    3 years ago

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sandy-2021492
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5  sandy-2021492    3 years ago

Marco and Polo, obsessed with watching an April snow shower.

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MrFrost
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5.1  MrFrost  replied to  sandy-2021492 @5    3 years ago

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sandy-2021492
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5.1.1  sandy-2021492  replied to  MrFrost @5.1    3 years ago

An excellent illustration of why there's nothing fragile on my windowsills.

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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6  Perrie Halpern R.A.    3 years ago

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Albus giving us the eye!

 
 
 
devangelical
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6.1  devangelical  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @6    3 years ago

how many cats you got lady?

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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6.1.1  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  devangelical @6.1    3 years ago

I only have 1. The other one is my daughter's. My girls both have 2 and I have had all 5 in my house for a weekend. Now that was interesting!

 
 
 
cjcold
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6.1.2  cjcold  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @6.1.1    3 years ago

There is a feral black cat that hangs out on my ranch and hisses at me anytime I get close, no matter how much I feed her.

 
 
 
Freefaller
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7  Freefaller    3 years ago
Cats, in case you were wondering, are a non-Newtonian liquid.

LMAO been awhile since I heard that one

I remember how our old cat loved XMas, not because she got any presents but because BOXES and WRAPPING PAPER!!

 
 
 
cjcold
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7.1  cjcold  replied to  Freefaller @7    3 years ago

Once had a cat that completely destroyed a Christmas tree bulb by bulb.

We came home to find the tree laying on its side and the cat covered in tinsel.

 
 
 
Freefaller
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7.1.1  Freefaller  replied to  cjcold @7.1    3 years ago

LMAO. Cats ya gotta love em

 
 
 
pat wilson
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8  pat wilson    3 years ago

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That's Meeper a few years back.

 
 
 
Veronica
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9  Veronica    3 years ago

256 256 First picture Ghost and Onyx - Second picture Ghost and Darkness

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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10  1stwarrior    3 years ago

Well, this ain't right.  Not going to be able to get all of them in, but, here's a preview.

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Blackie protecting Hurrem.

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Sky Guy on his favorite pillow.

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Shadow napping with Ghostie and Hurrem.

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Whitey protecting Hurrem.

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Whitey, defiantly yours.

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Sky Guy, Blackie and Shadow protecting the book case.

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Harley, the traveling man.

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Our newest addition - Wessy - com'n home.

Can't get pics of Zyna (Tuxedo), Griselda (rag doll).

Never a frigg'n dull moment - nor an eight hour night of sleep :-)

 
 
 
pat wilson
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10.1  pat wilson  replied to  1stwarrior @10    3 years ago

Wessy is beautiful, Maine Coon ?

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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10.1.1  1stwarrior  replied to  pat wilson @10.1    3 years ago

Yes'm - and, like any person/family addicted to "cats", got another precious Maine Coon coming in the end of July - her name be Stormy after my favorite wolf.

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Two weeks old - can't wait to cuddle with her jrSmiley_10_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
shona1
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10.1.2  shona1  replied to  1stwarrior @10.1.1    3 years ago

Morning first. Can relate to lack of sleep..just this morning at 3am 6 hours ago Mishka a ragdoll....hacked up a furball on the carpet... just what you want to be doing at that hour. Walking around with paper towelling and stain remover...

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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10.1.3  1stwarrior  replied to  shona1 @10.1.2    3 years ago

You were lucky Shona - usually I find the hair balls at 3:00 as I'm trying to go to the bathroom - YUCK :-)

 
 
 
MrFrost
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10.1.4  MrFrost  replied to  1stwarrior @10.1.3    3 years ago
You were lucky Shona - usually I find the hair balls at 3:00 as I'm trying to go to the bathroom - YUCK

Slippers my friend, slippers. 

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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10.1.5  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  MrFrost @10.1.4    3 years ago

I have flip flops on the moment I step out of bed. 

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
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10.1.6  Bob Nelson  replied to  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka) @10.1.5    3 years ago

Crocs

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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10.1.7  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Bob Nelson @10.1.6    3 years ago

My feet would stink up some crocs really quickly. I bought a brand of flip flops, Okabashi [made in the US] that boast that they never stink... I've owned several pair and it's true. At $10 a pair, I can't beat them; the last pair I had to throw away because my dog ripped them in half [that was when we first got him]. They generally last several years.

 
 
 
MrFrost
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10.2  MrFrost  replied to  1stwarrior @10    3 years ago
Never a frigg'n dull moment - nor an eight hour night of sleep

Amen to that. Kitkat sleeps in bed with me and it never fails, he wakes me up at 3am to go out of the room. He has his own litter box, food and water in my room.. I feel the paw on my face and his "yelling" at me to get up anyway. 

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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10.2.1  Trout Giggles  replied to  MrFrost @10.2    3 years ago

I've got one of those. I think the girls goad Stubby into waking me up so they can all have morning snackos

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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10.2.2  1stwarrior  replied to  Trout Giggles @10.2.1    3 years ago

Yup - that's Harley - 4:45 - paw on nose, in mouth, "talking" in my ear.  If I don't respond immediately, the nose biting starts - that's when I move.

 
 
 
Trout Giggles
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10.2.3  Trout Giggles  replied to  1stwarrior @10.2.2    3 years ago

I never figured you for a cat person

 
 
 
MrFrost
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10.2.4  MrFrost  replied to  1stwarrior @10.2.2    3 years ago

Kitkat is part Siamese so he never shuts up.. Got him trained to not talk through a movie though..

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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10.2.5  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  MrFrost @10.2.4    3 years ago

I think my Palooza has some "ragdoll" in her DNA somewhere (believed to be a mix between a Himalayan and Siamese), because not only is she a big girl, but she is always yelling at us.

 
 
 
Raven Wing
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11  Raven Wing    3 years ago

This is my Yoda Girl kitty. She loves boxes of any size, the smaller the better. And is my print job Supervisor....

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.....and Supervises making the morning coffee...

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...as well as other important jobs ....uh that is....after her break time

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pat wilson
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11.1  pat wilson  replied to  Raven Wing @11    3 years ago

A curious kitty, lol.

 
 
 
Raven Wing
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11.1.1  Raven Wing  replied to  pat wilson @11.1    3 years ago
A curious kitty, lol.

If she gets a print out that she does not like she will smack it non-stop as it comes out. If she thinks the coffee maker is growling at her she will smack it until the sound stops. She gives no quarter to any bad behavior from those in her charge. (grin)

 
 
 
MrFrost
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12  MrFrost    3 years ago

KitKat...in his natural environment..

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MrFrost
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13  MrFrost    3 years ago

And my departed....Squeaker... This was taken the day before he died..(cancer)

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MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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13.1  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  MrFrost @13    3 years ago

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pat wilson
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13.2  pat wilson  replied to  MrFrost @13    3 years ago

What a sweetie !

 
 
 
MrFrost
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13.2.1  MrFrost  replied to  pat wilson @13.2    3 years ago

He was a good cat.. 14 years.. Not many days go by that I don't think about my buddy. 

 
 
 
cjcold
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13.3  cjcold  replied to  MrFrost @13    3 years ago

Tumors

 
 
 
MrFrost
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13.3.1  MrFrost  replied to  cjcold @13.3    3 years ago

Yep, in his stomach and intestines. 

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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14  Buzz of the Orient    3 years ago

I posted this article, or one similar to it, in the Cat Adorers group some time ago...

Why Do Cats Sit in a Taped Square or Circle?

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May 18, 2020  · The concept came back during the coronavirus pandemic, when someone in the Philippines took a photo of stray  cats  casually  sitting  in  circles  …
 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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15  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)    3 years ago

My big fat cat Palooza loves her some boxes. 

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Hallux
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15.1  seeder  Hallux  replied to  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka) @15    3 years ago

Palooza is not fat, she's fluffy!

 
 
 
Perrie Halpern R.A.
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15.1.1  Perrie Halpern R.A.  replied to  Hallux @15.1    3 years ago

Wally tells me that all the time.

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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15.1.2  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Hallux @15.1    3 years ago

She's 18.5 lbs. I don't think it's all fluff, but we say that all the time. jrSmiley_86_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
Hallux
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15.1.3  seeder  Hallux  replied to  Perrie Halpern R.A. @15.1.1    3 years ago

If Wally is your husband, I fear for his future.

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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15.1.4  1stwarrior  replied to  Hallux @15.1.3    3 years ago

Ouch Hallux.

 
 

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