HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

[rabid1st]

This is what my love for all of you looks like. Hopefully, I will spend more time here in the New Year.

Comments

[auntiesuze.livejournal.com]

Aw thanks, sweetie! I love that picture so much. :) Happy Holidays to you and yours!

[jedi_of_urth]

That picture is ridiculously cute. Hugs back.

[susanb03.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwww :) Merry Christmas and Happy New year to you and yours!

[astitchintime-9.livejournal.com]

Happy New-Mayan-calendar Year! Have a wonderful day! Wishing you and yours all the best in the coming millennia!

P.S. - Hope your Solstice is lovely, too!

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Right back at you, Suze! I hope you have a glorious holiday.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

I know. I thought, that has to represent something...oh, yes...my love of my LJ fans. And so...I post.

Thanks for the hugs.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Susan! Back at you, too. And I did get your holiday greeting, thank you so much, but I don't generally forward stuff, so I didn't do that.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Thank you and may you also have a wonderful trip into the new age. I understand we can all expect a little tingle, but nothing more dramatic than that until we begin making beneficial changes. Like, maybe no more assault weapons and the politicians start paying some attention to the people. WOOT!

[susanb03.livejournal.com]

That's funny you should mention that. When you said 'greeting' I thought...what? Oh... so you weren't the only who DIDN'T reply! So that's fine! I didn't even remember it! :)

[yumimum.livejournal.com]

Adorable XD

[keswindhover.livejournal.com]

That is one relaxed cat.

*squishes you as if you were a big ginger pussy cat*

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

*purrs in delight*

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

I couldn't resist it.

[xlostangelx.livejournal.com]

Happy Holidays!

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Oh, and to you, Carrie! It is lovely to see you again. Hope things are good for you on the job and personal fronts this holiday season.

[xlostangelx.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday as well.

Funny story, I got canned on Tuesday, so Merry Christmas to me! But I'm not too upset about it as I get some time off around the holidays which is always appreciated. I'm very fortunate to be able to find work rather consistently.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Proving that a law degree has some uses, right? I wish I had realized that sooner. I was always wondering what sort of work a particular degree would qualify me for...but it turns out that most people don't work in their field of study. They do, however, find it easier to find work if they have an advanced degree.

[dw-10rosefan.livejournal.com]

That is so sweet! Happy holidays to you!

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[np-complete.livejournal.com]

Happy holidays, and big ginger kitty hugs to you!

Also: I wanted to ask you, as a person attuned to animals and their well-being: is it ethical to use a laser pointer as a cat toy?

Jack, like most cats, goes nuts for the laser pointer dot. But the one time I tried a laser pointer with him, when I finally turned it off, he let out an audible and very easily interpreted sound of disappointment.

He can never catch the red dot. Is it right to tease him with it?

My motivation in wanting to use it is that I don't think he gets enough chances to play. He enjoys chasing twist-ties so much that I think he has a lot of pent-up energy. And I want him to get enough exercise.

I can't pet him as much as he wants to be petted. I thought maybe if I played with him for a little while once or twice a day, he'd feel less in need of petting.

What do you think?

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

I think laser lights are fine. I used to use the dancing light from a flashlight with my cats at night. I would read by the flashlight and they naturally tried to catch it. So, we created a game.

Cats love to play games and I don't think it frustrates them too much that laser pointers are impossible to catch. Whenever I play with a bit of string and paper, I let the cat catch the toy and kick it a few times, while I offer encouragement on the kill. They like that as well. But I think if your Jack didn't want to play with the pointer he would wander off or lay down. You could always move from the laser pointer toy to a string and paper one or a catnip mouse and let him have a tactile finish to the game.

You instincts about how to give him exercise are spot on. Another great game is to let him play with/in a paper grocery bag. You place the bag on the side, scratch it at the bottom and he dives in to see what is causing the scratching. Eventually, most cats figure out that it is you, outside the bag, and attack you directly. But for a time, they will pretend they don't know that it is you and will expend a lot of energy wrestling the bag.

Happy holidays.

[wickedgillie.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww. XOXOXOXOXO

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

O's and X's back at you, Gillie!