Monday, February 23, 2009

Stupid Cats



About a year ago I installed a pet door into the door of a large utility closet to keep the cats locked up at night. What I mean by large, is that the cats basically have their own bedroom. You see Bogart, our orange fat cat, likes to wake everyone up in the middle of the night by knocking stuff over or starting fights with the dog or jumping on our faces.

I used to have to chase the cats, every night, trying to lock them up just so we could get a good nights sleep. The stupid cats caught on and did their best to hide from me at night. It would take me a half-an-hour, every night, to herd the cats.

So I got the pet door.

Before I go to bed, I flip the red switch on the pet door which allows the cats to go into the closet to use the litter box or get food, but it locks the door preventing them from coming out. No more chasing cats. No more cat's ass on my face in the middle of the night. My problems were solved.

It took the cats one year to figure out the fricking piece of shit pet door. Watch the video.

31 comments:

JP said...

May your dreams be good and your face free of cat ass...

April said...

OMG that cat is HUGE. I can't believe it can fit its fat ass out the door. Sheesh.

James (SeattleDad) said...

Are you missing one of the kids? I think the cat must have ate at least one of them.

Anonymous said...

Nobody locks Bogart in the corner.

Anonymous said...

Don't be Bogartin' Bogart.

Anonymous said...

The Cat's in the closet and the Silver Spoon. Little Wyatt Blue and the Kyle Moon.

Anonymous said...

Lauren must have becalled Bogart.

wordmama said...

Cats - 2
William - 0

Never underestimate the persistence and intelligence of a creature that can lick it's own butt.

Unknown said...

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The Cluck Wagon said...

1. I love how the cat waited a few seconds, like he really couldn't believe he got it open, before going through.
2. I can't believe he fit through. That is one seriously underbelly. ;)

traci said...

two words:

Duct tape

Anonymous said...

Wrong title to this post, they are "smart cats". Smarter than the average bear. (Watch out for Yogi)

Karen (formerly kcinnova) said...

I didn't know what to comment, but now I do.

My word verification is "beast"

Queen of Dishing said...

ok I'm sorry but I am ROTFLOL literally. I'm not sure what is funnier, the cat busting out or the fact that cat is HU-AGE! I have two fairly new (and small) cats and in order to avoid the ass in face at night we lure them out of the bedroom with treats then slam the dooor...

eclectic said...

You think your cat's a smartass? Wait till you give the boys a curfew!

Anonymous said...

You think that's bad. We have five cats (one who weighs a whopping 25 lbs) who all know how to open our cabinets, drawers, and our folding closet doors. Had to put child safety locks on them to keep the buggers out at night.

And now that he knows how to get out, he'll pay you back by horking a hairball in one of your shoes.

Anonymous said...

Hee! What cats lack in brains they make up for with persistence.

(My word verification is "catied" - I think you've been catied, dude.)

Anonymous said...

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/33/3657/640/2005_04174-16-0500951.jpg

Maxfield the cat

Lowa said...

First, this was very amusing to watch! The kids came running to see what I was laughing at.

Second, we have two cats who look about the same as your's. We REALLY limit their food, yet they don't seem to lose weight. A friend recently told me that she put her cat on a raw food diet and the cat lost a lot of weight very quickly and is now at a healthy weight. She give the cats 4 oz of raw meat twice a day. So about 8 oz a day. Organs, she said. Heart, liver, etc. Keeps it frozen and and thaws it every night to feed the next morning. She said it is MUCH healthier than the dry kibble we all feed our pets. They are not meant to eat that crud. Makes sense to me! I need to look into it and wondered if you would be interested to help your poor overweight kitty out! LOL That is quite a flap of oooze has hanging and flapping around! POOR GUY!

Esther said...

Our cat has a fat waddle like that. We love it. Nothin' better. My favorite part of the video? When Bogart looks at the camera like, "Ha! I did it." Funny stuff!

Anonymous said...

I bought this Pet Doors and love it!

Bogart said...

Does you cat have a goiter?

GERBEN said...

OMG! Your cat has a giant fat belly just like my cat!! LOL, I'd say that's one smart cat.

Anonymous said...

You can totally see it on the cat's face, when he freezes...it's like, inside his head, he suddenly goes, "OOOOOOH!!!!!!"

Anonymous said...

That. Is. AWESOME. Both the stomach on that cat and the breakout.

Do they make a crib version cause Shea is about to go AWOL an time now.

Anonymous said...

Stop feeding that cat!!!

Stacey said...

I can't believe nobody has asked this yet. Dude! What is hanging off the bottom of your cat??? You see it at the very end of the video....

Anonymous said...

oh, gosh, i totally spit with laughter at Stacey's comment...that's frickin' hilarious! that's FAT jiggling, Stacey. Your comment is hysterical, though.

lizmarie said...

We, hubby and I inherited his moms cat, she passed, anyway, the damn cat is such a pain in the but at night, she lays on us and yes, thinks we want up-close and personal time with her winkie, in-our-faces!! If I try to stick her in our huge laundry room with all of her creature comforts she yowls, so I don't know what to do with her!!

poosemommy said...

We have the same cat door on our laundry room, and the same cat parties in the living room. Come to think of it, I woke up with a fat-ass cat sleeping on my pillow today. Whose house is this again?

GadgetGirl said...

I want to see the video! it'll only play 6 seconds of it.