tele_mark says:
That's a great tip! I'll try it. Everything else I've tried has failed. I'll try the foil. Everyone else, going back to Floppy/Robocat/Ivan/Daisy, in 2000 , and now Storm/Mikesch, learned with no difficulty that the stovetop was totally off limits, while the rest of the counter top is a green light, but Ambercat is the first exception in almost 16 years!! Ahhhh!

pmgr111 says:
Ok, now I understand the comment. Try putting aluminum foil across the stove top when not in use. The sound and feel sometimes scares cats from getting up on things.

pmgr111 says:
The who...what's that comment about?

pmgr111 says:
Great picture. What a good hiding place for and amber colored cat.

tele_mark says:
Mikesch back from the vet, and very grateful he's back! I think I passed his test.

tele_mark says:
Cat's Rite of Passage -- a pile of leaves.

tele_mark says:
The arsonist relaxing.

tele_mark says:
The pot that was in meltdown.

tele_mark says:
A couple of days ago, I smelled something burning in the house. After searching, I found one of the burners on the range turned to 1/2 on an empty pot. I've been having lots of problems training Ambercat to stay off of the stove. Now, he's figured out that bumping the dials is lots of fun, so I've had to remove all the range top dials, for the risk of having the house burn down...

tele_mark says:
Getting back to normal after the vet trip.

tele_mark says:
Awww, they look like good friends!

tele_mark says:
It's only a matter of time before she gives it up and sleeps in the planter!

eelias says:
Looks nice and cozy!

MickeysMom says:
Everyone was getting new beds and canoes...so I thought the Queen may like her own special bed. She seems to approve!

Claire says:
Poor puppydog

doerscheln says:
That was a good strategy ! I am glad that the vet visit this year is history now and that Mikesch, Storm and you are fine. ;) They both don't look so unhappy in this carrier.

iluvcats says:
Glad there wasn't too much of a kerfuffle getting this two dolls caged for their vet trip!! Great job Dad!!!

tele_mark says:
Well, Doerscheln, you were right! It was a little easier this year to get Mikesch into the carrier. I put it in the bathroom and closed every other door in the house, but he wouldn't go in there. But he went into the wooden cat hide away in the living room, and I just reached in and scruffed him. He hissed but didn't panic or scratch or bite at me. He's bigger than Storm now -- 11.6 pounds, Storm is 10.6 pounds.

doerscheln says:
Who could resist this lovely face ?

tele_mark says:
10 minutes until "crating time". Ugh.........