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Harvey

Has been COTD!
 
 
Purred: Thu Jun 4, '09 2:25pm PST 
Kaya--I think you only have to worry about your laptop if a 14-pound cat jumps down on it. If it's closed and turned off, and the cat just sleeps on top, you're probably okay.

As for cats and books--when Leila had her litter, my goal was to create incredibly affectionate kitties. Because torties are not very popular in Japan, the girls ended up staying with me longer than the boys, and became very affectionate indeed. Cut to the chase: I love to read in bed, on my side, with the book open next to me (no, I don't read books when they are closed). Hilles and Cabot developed the habit of parking themselves on the open book while I was reading it. I had to explain to them that Mommy was reading a book and couldn't see the words through their fur.

But it was painful to hold the book down and read, even without the cats. In fact, my shoulder is still awfully sore, although the range of movement has improved--during the first two weeks, I couldn't even change my clothes. This pain is nothing compared to what I went through with my hips--heck, you can walk even if your shoulder is shouting "This hurts!"-- but I'm hoping that the actual increase in pain at this point is a sign that the fracture is healing itself. In any event, I have a WONDERFUL orthopedist who has been with me for years, and whatever's wrong, he can fix it, or find someone else who can. He's young, cute as the Dickens, smart as they come, and only three minutes away by bicycle!!!
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Tiger

997125
 
 
Purred: Thu Jun 4, '09 9:19pm PST 
I use a shop vac over my laptop keyboard, gets *most* of the cathair, crumbs and dirt.
For DH's desktop keyboard I just turn it over and bang it on the desk - then finish cleaning the desk.
I couldn't imagine anyone weighing this stuff though!
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Spike

Tubby tabby- love!
 
 
Purred: Fri Jun 5, '09 10:00am PST 
Well, those people at TIME and Newsweek probably just don't have enought important work to do...better to weigh the amount of cat hair that accumulates under computer keys than to do something serious like analyzing the present economy. Just my humble opinion. Having said that--there are actually people out there who are removing the fur and weighing it? Boy, there are some really strange Humans out there, if you ask me.
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Kira

Blue eyed- trouble maker
 
 
Purred: Fri Jun 5, '09 10:29am PST 
Hmmm...this was an educational thread to read. My laptop is owned by my employer and I would be very embarrassed to have to tell my Manager that my cat killed my laptop. Would probably lose my "work at home" privileges. I will have to be more careful from now on. So far the only girl who bothers the laptop is Kira and she mostly lays next to it where the warm air comes out. And she's only seven pounds and rarely launches herself from anywhere but I will have to make sure I put it away safely instead of leaving it on the desk when I finish my day. Thanks guys!!
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The- Magnificent- Seven

We all found- homes!
 
 
Purred: Fri Jun 5, '09 10:39am PST 
Oh...if you want to get on the topic of cat fur, our Meowmy is NOT Ms. Clean. She wears skirts most of the time, and tights under them, and you wouldn't BELIEVE the amount of cat hair that accumulates around the toe area of newly-washed tights.

Meowmy is not ugly. But she's 51, a bit on the pudgy side, and has developed a double chin. Yes, we all know that Breeder Daddy wants her money (she has a lot less than he thinks she does), but he still likes her anyway. As for us cats--give us the good stuff (ELK!!! ELK!!!), and we have absolutely no problem with what she "looks like."

Kudos to us kitties and...maybe...to Breeder Daddy.
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ayla diana- black

vaya con dios,- mi amiga
 
 
Purred: Tue Jun 9, '09 2:08am PST 
oy vay. this is kaya skye's mom, posting for ayla & the 3, etc. whoever posted about taking care when removing kitties from the keyboard lest those sharp little clawsies snag on a key--i should have listened.hailhailhail i hail your prescience. an unnamed female kitten has been given the interim tag of 'X-girl'. since she's not, so far as we know, a mutant, can you guess how she came by this unusual moniker? three guesses and the first two don't count...

i DID eventually get the 'x' key to snap back into place and stay.way to go

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Harvey

Has been COTD!
 
 
Purred: Tue Jun 9, '09 2:30am PST 
You're lucky. I had to find the pc equivalent of an ER, and a terribly agitated but polite fellow showed up in two hours and replaced my entire keyboard.
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kaya skye

not fighting my- demons-we joined- forces
 
 
Purred: Fri Jun 12, '09 1:59pm PST 
my backspace key, however-and i have no idea which cat did this-apparently cannot be put back in place. well it CAN, technically-it just won't function as a backspace key with the cover in place. so--i leave it uncovered when it's in use, and set the little cover over the little button and circuitry when not in use. i'm not sure of my logic, here...maybe i'm hoping i'll eventually be able to replace it correctly, or maybe i just feel sorry for the nekkid place in my keyboard and want it to be able to cover its shame at least some of the time...yikes. i'm emotionally identifying with my keyboard. how sad...
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jadyn liana- macavity-bla- ck

god heard, god- answered, the- mystery cat
 
 
Purred: Mon Jun 22, '09 4:56pm PST 
check out jadyn's page, first three pics, for "kitten on keyboard" pictures...i've got about thirty pics of jadyn on the keyboard...she thinks the laptop is hers. confused she's turned the computer off 3 times so far today...shrug
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