The big day is drawing ever closer which means one thing … OK, it means a lot of things, but go with me here.
Who the hell is Murray Christmas??
It means that cat owners will be taking their lives into their own hands by dressing up their furkids (dogs tend not to mind as much). I did it a few times with Luke, but the hat or collar usually only spent a minute at most on him. He could be a cuddle-bug, but not if you happened to have anything that jangled or glittered that you might try to attach to him so that you could take a picture to amuse yourself.
He ain’t the only one.
Yeah, laugh now, Karen. You will never again have a full night’s sleep or shoes not filled with hairballs. Image found on I Run the Internet.
Run, Cindy-Lou! Image found on Christmas Decorations Ideas.
Santa, wanna put coal miners back to work? These idiots need a crap-ton of it in their stockings! Image found on Arolew.
The only way the hoomins would let me sit on the shelf was to wear this. I regret my choice. Image found on Funny Image Collection.
… and the hook was in the door … wait, whadya mean scary stories aren’t Christmasy? Image found on Pinterest.
I left something special in your stocking! Image found on Cutest Paw.
Next year, Susan might think twice about putting a costume on Mr. Tibbles. Image found on Pinterest.
OK, that’s the most ticked-off elf I’ve ever seen. Save yourselves! Image found on cheezburger.
This tree will be going somewhere very uncomfortable for you. Image found on Chewy.
Guess where your name’s going on Santa’s list. Hope you like coal. Image found on Pinterest.
Will you tell Aunt Carol I hate Christmas sweaters? If I do it, there will be blood. Image found on imgflip.
So what have we learned from all this? Don’t dress up your cat. Unless the costume looks adorable on him. Or he likes it. Or you need a good laugh. Or your life insurance is paid up. Image found on cheezburger.
Probably not, unless the cat is one of the more docile breeds (like ragdoll) or the cat has gotten used to costumes (or clothes in general because it’s a breed that needs a sweater in winter, like a sphynx). Your average cat isn’t overly fond of things being put on his head because, 1, it interferes with ear movement, and 2, it mars his beauty. 😹
They are admirable, and adorable. Hard to get both those things in one package. 😺
Some people are really into dignified cats, but I think it’s better to go for the ones with personality. You’re never bored with them.
You take that back! 😂
The boy had a huge personality. He was extraordinary. Sometimes he was an extraordinary pain in the nether regions, but he was mostly sweet and goofy.
Some cats act more like dogs than cats. Luke was sometimes that, sometimes cuddly kitten, and sometimes wild panther. He didn’t do a lot of the stuff stereotypical for a cat, like claw the toilet paper. He was his own cat.
When he was younger, sometimes Marlow seemed to be unable to decide whether or not he wanted to stay inside or go outside. I would tease him about acting like a cat. Now that he is old, he doesn’t behave like that any longer.
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How about if you dressed a cat up like a lion, tiger, or leopard? Could it get with the program?
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Probably not, unless the cat is one of the more docile breeds (like ragdoll) or the cat has gotten used to costumes (or clothes in general because it’s a breed that needs a sweater in winter, like a sphynx). Your average cat isn’t overly fond of things being put on his head because, 1, it interferes with ear movement, and 2, it mars his beauty. 😹
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I enjoy these. I’m a late-life cat lover. I love their who-cares personality, probably because I need to be more like that.
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They are admirable, and adorable. Hard to get both those things in one package. 😺
Some people are really into dignified cats, but I think it’s better to go for the ones with personality. You’re never bored with them.
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I always liked Winston Churchill’s Assessment: dogs look up to us; cats look down on us; but pigs treat us as equals.
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Pigs shouldn’t consider quite a few of us as equals. I would prefer the pigs in a lot of instances.
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Luke sounds just like a normal cat.
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You take that back! 😂
The boy had a huge personality. He was extraordinary. Sometimes he was an extraordinary pain in the nether regions, but he was mostly sweet and goofy.
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But I thought that was normal behavior for a cat. I have had cats living with me and expecting to me wait on them front paw and hind paw.
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Some cats act more like dogs than cats. Luke was sometimes that, sometimes cuddly kitten, and sometimes wild panther. He didn’t do a lot of the stuff stereotypical for a cat, like claw the toilet paper. He was his own cat.
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When he was younger, sometimes Marlow seemed to be unable to decide whether or not he wanted to stay inside or go outside. I would tease him about acting like a cat. Now that he is old, he doesn’t behave like that any longer.
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Well, he was tired of being likened to a stinky old cat! 😏
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Now that he is an old blind dog, Marlow spends most of his time resting while he watches me.
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Sooo pigs treat us as equals? Here is a little something from The Muppet Show for your listening displeasure.
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