Kitty's Hypno-Bed
Last week, fall arrived feeling more like winter. After a few nights of shivering, I got B to help me wrestle the window air conditioners out and into the shed for winter. It doesn't really take long, but feels like such a hassle. And they are heavy! I screwed the storm windows back on, and TURNED ON THE HEAT!! (I am WAY too cheap to do that while the only thing between me and the outside is the pizza-box-cardboard I've taped beside the air conditioner! No, I am not posting a picture of the pizza-box-cardboard. It's on it's second or third year (way beyond the design specs) and it isn't pretty.)
So, what about the Hypno-Bed? It's like this. We have a cat. He was left here when my sister moved away, maybe 10 years ago. I do not want a cat. At least not an indoor cat. And not a feral cat, for cryin' out loud!
A bit of background... When I was growing up, we always had a cat or two, and that was fine, I liked them. But as I've gotten older, I find that I am just not a cat person. (I love my dog!) Do not hate me for this, please. Our cat's name is "Benjamin". Huh - way too fancy. We tried just "Benny". That doesn't fit him either. He is simply "Kitty". He was a feral kitten, abandoned, bottle fed, shown nothing but love... and he has always been a biter. Not a mean biter, he bites when he's happy. Really. Can't pet him more than twice.
When it gets cold, I feel for him, but he isn't coming in this house. I give him the mudroom as a compromise. I made a cat door through a window (from the flowerbox outside - his personal porch). Last year the price of energy was pinching me seriously and I just couldn't afford to heat the mudroom for a cat. So last year I bought him a heated "kennel mat" - a hard plastic plate, waterproof (hairball proof) from PetCo. And I built his HypnoBed.
It was supposed to be temporary until I built something decent, but of course that never happened. I plugged in the heated mat, taped together a couple of Amazon boxes, and put in a layer of shredded paper, with a couple of old towels over top. Here it is. It is so ugly, I am ashamed!
Kitty went in, and passed out in bliss. I swear, the cat didn't leave the bed for more than a few minutes at a time (probably to go to the bathroom) for DAYS. You look in there and he is purring loudly in his sleep, 24 hours a day. You never have to wonder where he is - he is addicted to the hypno-bed. So I have set it up for him again for the year, last night. (He's inside in the first pic, then dragged himself out to see what the flash was all about. He went right back in!)
You can probably hear him purring right now, wherever you are! Here is another gratuitous black cat photo (for Halloween) of Benny-the-cat, aka "Kitty" on his "dining porch" (the ex-flower box):
So, what about the Hypno-Bed? It's like this. We have a cat. He was left here when my sister moved away, maybe 10 years ago. I do not want a cat. At least not an indoor cat. And not a feral cat, for cryin' out loud!
A bit of background... When I was growing up, we always had a cat or two, and that was fine, I liked them. But as I've gotten older, I find that I am just not a cat person. (I love my dog!) Do not hate me for this, please. Our cat's name is "Benjamin". Huh - way too fancy. We tried just "Benny". That doesn't fit him either. He is simply "Kitty". He was a feral kitten, abandoned, bottle fed, shown nothing but love... and he has always been a biter. Not a mean biter, he bites when he's happy. Really. Can't pet him more than twice.
When it gets cold, I feel for him, but he isn't coming in this house. I give him the mudroom as a compromise. I made a cat door through a window (from the flowerbox outside - his personal porch). Last year the price of energy was pinching me seriously and I just couldn't afford to heat the mudroom for a cat. So last year I bought him a heated "kennel mat" - a hard plastic plate, waterproof (hairball proof) from PetCo. And I built his HypnoBed.
It was supposed to be temporary until I built something decent, but of course that never happened. I plugged in the heated mat, taped together a couple of Amazon boxes, and put in a layer of shredded paper, with a couple of old towels over top. Here it is. It is so ugly, I am ashamed!
Kitty went in, and passed out in bliss. I swear, the cat didn't leave the bed for more than a few minutes at a time (probably to go to the bathroom) for DAYS. You look in there and he is purring loudly in his sleep, 24 hours a day. You never have to wonder where he is - he is addicted to the hypno-bed. So I have set it up for him again for the year, last night. (He's inside in the first pic, then dragged himself out to see what the flash was all about. He went right back in!)
You can probably hear him purring right now, wherever you are! Here is another gratuitous black cat photo (for Halloween) of Benny-the-cat, aka "Kitty" on his "dining porch" (the ex-flower box):
1 Comments:
Haha, you're cat looks like a twin of our Sphynx, of floorboard tunneling fame. She's a sweetheart, but we do have to be careful about leaving her inside for too long, or she might get into who know's where.
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