We have had a contractor working here all week. The cats are not happy. Hazel, who at 15 pounds, can be a liquid cat and somehow fit under a love seat that is not big enough, isn’t seen until after he leaves at 5:30 p.m. No food trips, no potty trips but don’t stand in her way when he’s out the door.
Gracie is not deterred. She does her routine undisturbed in plain sight. Mollie and Morgan are middle-of-the-road cats. They don’t hide but they are not happy to have their routine upset. Especially the part where they don’t get to eat every two hours.
The tile guy will finish today but I don’t know how to tell them that the plumber will be back next week! Perhaps I won’t mention it.
Their expressions say it all! I hope by now the job is complete and the contractor’s sent packing!
And I thought of you recently, Kate. We have a little black kitty visiting us surreptitiously. We leave food out for him (or her) but if he sees us, off he runs. I think he may be abandoned, as he is very skinny. We’re putting out food and hoping we can rescue. It breaks my heart…you know how I am with an animal needing rescue! 😦
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I hope the kitty learns to trust you. Food is always a good way especially if he/she is really hungry. Good luck! Contractor gone for now. Will be back for one day in two weeks for the last part of the job.
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“Liquid cat” – is that how do their bones/bodies melt pour into spaces too small.
Hope the projects are going well. At this point I feel like Morgan in that first picture when projects are in progress here
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I wanted to climb under that bed with Morgan but it just wouldn’t be right to do that. Truthfully I wouldn’t fit.
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Don’t tell them the plumber is coming back.
I kind of like having workers around. (My dad was a carpenter.) Of course, if their saws are noisy or their varnish smells, that’s another story. I remember the terrible sound of a saw on tile when I had my kitchen remodeled.
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Fortunately he’s sawing the tile outside. You can hear it but not like you would in the summer when things are more open.
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That’s good. That sound is fingernails on a blackboard times 100.
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Our four don’t like work being done in the house either.
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Our humans aren’t all that excited about it either.
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I can imagine. 🤣
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Most of our cats are nowhere to be found when there are strangers in the house too! We had one a while ago who was everybody’s friend, but he was unusual. We called him a puppy cat, because he was more like a dog than a cat 🙂
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That’s a great cat to have.
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He was pretty great 🙂
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Tigger was a fearless supervisor ~ he’d come out to investigate any new arrival before going back to his nap, meal, walk, etc.
Hope the project is moving along for you and hubby!
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It is. We are close to done. Plumber, then the doors (which will take 2 weeks to get). That’s the last of the summer projects.
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These are not NOT happy faces..:)
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I agree with that!
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hehehe! Cats are definitely the poster-child for not handling any kind of change well 😏
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Yes, and I’m not far behind!
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I want to be like Gracie when workers are in the house!
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Me too! There was no nap for me this week!
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I’m sure it’s disruptive and upsetting. I know it would be around my house. I’d have to issue ear plugs to any contractors.
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My contractor said that he prefers going to homes with cats rather than dogs. He said when he gets to the door and there is a lot of barking, it makes him nervous. He has been bitten after the owner says they are fine. He said he loves a nice laid back dog that just wants a treat.
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I’d be wary too if I were him. After the barking inquisition of “what are you doing here” my knuckleheads would impede any progress in favor of attention. They’d never hurt anyone but would definitely give someone pause before paws for ear scratches.
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Initially I was sure my contractor wasn’t an animal person. It was on the last day that he noted how good my cats were but he only saw two. My two grays, although they don’t look alike, people can’t tell apart especially is they just catch a tail leaving the room. He probably saw 3. Hazel, liquid cat, just melted under the bed every time the truck came in the driveway.
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😄
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Louis Catorze would have loved the contractor! When we’ve had them at our house, the work has taken twice as long because he wouldn’t leave them alone.
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We had one guy work here. He had 9 cats himself so he was quite taken by the group here. Yep, he spent about 20 minutes with them first.
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HOW many?
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Yep, 9! I have 4 and that’s a lot of care and poop scooping.
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Ha ha – they are not happy with the commotion, and it’s been years but I hated when we had disruptive contractors here in the house. They’ve already had to endure the carpet this year as well.
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None of us her like our routine disrupted but it’s the only way you get anything done.
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Unfortunately, the end result will make you smile.
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That’s the goal!
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A mean mama, having work done to interrupt the cats! Hahaha. Sounds familiar.
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So you’ve been talking to them? They are whiny cats. We are almost done.
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They told me about how awful you are right now. And they are such angelic cats, too!
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Yup, I’d definitely leave the part about the plumber out. Why ruin an otherwise perfect few days to nap in peace!
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Maybe they won’t remember this week and the plumber will only be here for a few hours.
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Seems to me silence is the best policy when you know workmen are coming.
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and hiding under the bed!
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Annie is under the bed the whole time anyone is here. Doesn’t matter if it is all day. She’s back out the instant the door closes on them on their way out–LOL! I have had other cats who greeted company like a friendly dog and even followed them around out of curiosity. They’re all so different.
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They are all different, even here.
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Bossy Cat believes that anyone who comes in my house is a potential food source. There is no hiding.
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My cats would be wary (maybe not Gracie) of getting food from someone. Of course I never tested this theory with tuna.
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I wonder if your plumber is game.
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He hasn’t commented on the cats one way or another. Some contractors will tell me about their cats or pets. When someone doesn’t, I assume they aren’t pet people although this guy is very quiet. Not at all chatty.
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Maggie tends to mug working visitors for treats from sandwich boxes. Luckily though Hubby can fic most things for DIY bit things like boiler replacements he leaves to the professionals.
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My cats won’t beg anyone for treats. This contractor brings popcorn. We can always smell when he’s taking his lunch break.
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🙂
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My dad has had the same two cats for about 8 years now. I’ve only seen one of them twice, and even that was in the blink of an eye. Anytime someone comes over to their house, he hides until they leave. His other cat is the opposite. He’s thrilled to see new people just like a dog.
I know how it is to have a pet’s routine thrown off. Max has been confused about all the hullaballoo over the fridge.
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Hazel is the worst. Some friends have never seen her.
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Arrgh! I am with the kitties. I hate change and especially strangers in my house.
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Yes, every day for a week. Luckily he is considerate. He uses the front door and doesn’t go through the house when he needs to cut outside.
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Sounds like an expensive diet for Hazel. 😉
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Yes but we get something out of it too!
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I don’t think (or remember) our Harry ever being particularly friendly. Not mean or not even shy. You came to visit and he opened one eye and well that was kind of it. Now, however, if a car pulls in the driveway, [or shudder] the door bell rings, he breaks all land and stair speed records to get upstairs and hide! I think it all started from a visit from my daughters very large dog. The dog is very friendly…but my guys are not interested. And therefore, until proven wrong, they must hide because there must be a dog lurking somewhere!
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They are properly cautious! If cats aren’t raised with large dogs, it can be frightening! Kind of like bigfoot is here.
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Yeah, let next week be a surprise. Let them enjoy their weekend!
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Plenty of time for them to get grumpy!
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We’re going to have some floors replaced next March…I don’t think the critters here will like it any better!
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No I don’t think so. We have hardwood and occasionally I think of refinishing the first floor because they have yellowed. Not only would we have to rent a pod for the furniture (and load it) but we would have to block the cats in a room. All four of them. Yeowza!
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I’m with Morgan. I tire quickly of having any contractor in our house, no matter how nice he or she might be.
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Yes! Do you fit under your sofa? She is amazing how see can glide under there. She’s not small.
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Maybe what I’m saying is that I will figuratively, not literally, follow Morgan’s example!
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🙂
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That’s an amazing picture of Mollie. You had to be standing on your head to get it. Kudos!
My two are the same way. They just disappear and I have no idea where they go. And then 60 seconds after the “stranger” leaves, they reappear, fluffing their respective tails.
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The contractor goes in and out, cutting and fitting, all day but they know when he goes out for the last time. Maybe they can hear the truck start up. The camera was at floor level for Mollie’s pic.
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We should all be more like Gracie. Have a great weekend, Kate. I never thought it would get here.
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It doesn’t matter who is here, Gracie sleeps on her kitchen chair while people walk past her. She will not be inconvenienced.
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Poor Hazel. I can’t imagine going all day without a potty break!
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I worry about that too. She’s an older cat. The contractor is working in a bathroom upstairs. We have litter boxes both on the second floor and basement level so she could go to the basement. Just haven’t found any evidence of it.
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I would leave as a surprise too… I wish the two would hide somewhere if we have workers, they always look sceptical if we say they are not dangerous while the wildest “I’ll KILL YOU” howling happens behind the closed door…
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Closed doors create a terror in a pet. Especially the bathroom door when I’m inside. “What is she doing?” “Will she die before she feeds us?” “Yeowl!”
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