Conference misery::feline_v1

    (Trying not to giggle...)
    
    If you can stand the howling, lock the Siamese in the bathroom/spare
    room/closet/whatever, so he won't be as likely to do himself in while
    trying to rescue his Mom from your inexplicable assaults. (Or whatever
    he thinks he's doing.) Ideally, if you have a shuttable room of any
    size, or a basement, you could leave a bowl of crunchies and some toys
    there too, so he won't consider it a punishment. 
    
    We're fortunate in that our cats tend to depart when there's any
    kind of action - er, abrupt movement - um... Well, you know. I get
    the feeling that Chiun sits outside waiting for things to calm down,
    because as soon as it gets quiet he'll reappear, as if to say "OK,
    *now* can we get some *sleep*?" 
    
    These mixed relationships ("cat" vs. "non-cat") can be difficult,
    but I'm sure you'll manage!

    -b

    Gee, that's funny.  I never seem to notice them at the time... ;-)
    
    They do seem to be interested, though...
    
    Dave
    

    Trying not to get too explicit here, but:
    
    I remember the time when Mielikki decided she'd help me out.  Had
    to pry her away while telling her that there was a slight difference
    between our tongues.
    
    But I don't think .0 should complain.  You should be happy to be
    surrounded by pussies. ;-) ;-)
    
    Sharon
    

    My kitties do the same thing. Doesn't bother me, doesn't bother
    my husband. We think it's kind of funny.
    
    I guess kittie people _have_ to have an unusually well-developed 
    sense of humor . . .
    

    Of course the kitties like to watch. Nothing makes a cat happier
    than watching a couple of human beings doing someting that makes
    them look like fools.
    
    I mean can't you picture what they are thinking?

    I'm sorry, I couldn't help giggling.  Thanks so much for a laugh
    on an otherwise boring day!
    
    Pat
    

    One of our siamese cats used to do the same thing when she was a
    kitten, until one night I rolled over and she got a little squished.
    Now she's smarter and sits on the bureau accross the room:-).

    Re.: .5...
    
    What they're thinking is, "No, no, no, you're doing that all wrong!"
    
    8^)
    
    Bill Message

    Re above:
    
    Our cats are better bred.  When things start getting ... interesting
    ... they depart decorously until after all the fuss is over.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.

    .0, get a waterbed.  Trust me--they'll move!!  Billie gets on the
    bed with us until the *waves* get too high, and she jumps down
    disgustedly. 
    
    This really IS funny--you just can't answer with a straight face!
    
    (and yes, I think they really ARE laughing at us!)
    
    Jane

    In my house, when the "monsoon" is over. Invariably, little Justa
    is the first to timidly jump up on the bed.  She then gives us a
    tentative look as if to say "Ok, who won?".
    
    Marion

    Re: .10
    
    Nope.  That doesn't always work.  My SO's cats just sit on the rail
    of the bed, which remains motionless (usually ;-)) and watch.  They
    don't stay there for long, since the rail isn't terribly wide.
    It IS a funny subject, but they do seem to want to watch...
    
    Dave
    

          To tell the truth ours don't care.  They stay right at the
    end of the bed and don't seem the bit interested.... HHHmmmmm....
    
          May very well be there so used to it..... (smirk)

We just shut Trouble out.  But when we open the door again she comes
    in and give us what for for shutting her out of the room.  For some
    reason she does not like to be on the other side of the door from
    us at any time.  Thank goodness she is not a Siamese or she would
    figure out how to open the door.  
    
    Bernice

    Sylvester, one of our cats, was intensely interested when he was
    a kitten, before he was fixed.  He used to sit at the top of the
    bed and watch, he was ALL EYES.
    
    His sister Punkin got into participating like the time she climbed
    up on my back, and the other time she curled up in a ball between
    my legs ( a favorite sleeping place).
    
    I think they think we are wrestling, they often get on top of each
    other and bite each others necks, and sometimes want to join in
    on the fun, and sometimes are bored with the idea.
    
    Perhaps they will get bored with it (fat chance!).
    
    
    Jan
    

Having lived with two Siamese cats for many years, I understand how shutting 
the cat out of the room is worse than having them inside!  Talk about a
lot of lip!  We have yet to solve the *problem*.  To this day, Munchkin (who's
15) sits on top of the headboard, watches for a while, and then goes and jumps
on Mutu!  Maybe he forgets what he's supposed to do (even though he's neutered)
and needs to be reminded?  Maybe that's the reason all the cats like to watch?!
Who ever knows with furs!

Keep trying - or wear a blind-fold and/or ear plugs!!

J.

    
    This is really funny! >blush!<  I used to think it was weird the
    way Sebastion used to sense that we "wanted to be ALONE" and go
    and hide in the closet until the storm passed.  Then he'd come out
    with a guilty look on his face like he'd been peeking.  Now he just
    says... "here they go again..." and jumps off the bed to go have
    a snack and hang out somplace else for a while.
    
    Claude, on the other hand is SOOO affectionate, when she's in the
    mood too she jumps up and purrs and wants to be loved, too!  Once
    it scared me nearly to death when it was pitch black in the room
    and all of a sudden this fuzzy face and whiskers was in my face...
    "Kiss me too?"  I think it's kind of cute, myself...
    
    Amy.

    re.waterbed
    
    As previous responses have indicated.  This does NOT always work.
    Rails, smails!  Some cats will bob along and glare at you.  Some,
    like Jezebel, actually enjoy the wave motion and purr *LOUDLY*.
    
    Although most of my cats have been talkers; none of them yet has
    yet discussed my amourous activities with anyone -- at least not
    in a mutually understood dialect, I think Cecil tried once.  [here
    they have the advantage over children].
    
    Annie

    Beware:
    
    Don't be *too* sure that your cat isn't talking about your
    indiscretions!
    
    Time to read (or reread) Saki's (very) short story "Tobermory"!
    
    	;-)

    This note really is FUN! Glad to know I'm not the only one with
    a "night-club audience".
    
    Before Omar was neutered, I at least once got the chance of letting
    him know what that feels like.
    
    Cats are wiser as humans in this, I guess. He didn't notice me at
    all!
    
    ;-) Ad