The Cat is Hampered
@owlwings (43910)
Cambridge, England
December 29, 2016 6:31am CST
Someone gave us one of those Christmas Hampers - you know the kind of thing: an attractive basket, mostly filled with wood shavings and with a selection of goodies on top, all wrapped attractively in cellophane.
I can't remember exactly what goodies there were. Perhaps there was a bottle of wine, a jar or two of chutney or preserve and a large pannetone amongst other things. Anyway, the goodies were consumed or put away to pass on to someone else (as is the way) and the wood shavings sent for recycling. There remained the basket, which looked about cat sized.
It was furnished with an old piece of blanket and left where Mephistopheles could investigate it. He gave it a sniff and clearly wasn't over-impressed but, later, I placed it on my bed, where he often lies and he thought that was rather cool.
Now he has really taken to it and makes a bee-line for it whenever he decides to grace me with his presence!
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
29 Dec 16
Mephistopheles - what's your cat's real name?
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
29 Dec 16
His 'everyday' name is 'Misty' (or 'Mister' - both sound much the same to a cat) and his particular name is 'Mephistopheles'. The basket appears to be the right and proper place for contemplating "His ineffable, effable, Effanineffable, Deep and inscrutable singular Name."
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@allknowing (136446)
• India
29 Dec 16
I had to check for the meaning of Mephistopheles and thought perhaps your cat has those traits.
I have noticed one thing cats prefer boxes
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
29 Dec 16
@allknowing He's black and when I first met him (as a quite tiny kitten) I asked him -mentally - what his name was and he lisped, in kitten-language, "Mephistopheles". I can only assume that that's what his mummy called him. Whether either of them understood the implications, I shall never know.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
30 Dec 16
Our cats love boxes too. They also want something soft like the floor mat.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
29 Dec 16
Cats often enjoy closed in spaces....boxes and baskets are high on the list. Looks like that basket is a success.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Dec 16
Look at that goofy position the cute kitty is in!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Dec 16
Looks like he claimed it as his! Ours lay claim to an empty box. She will walk around and sniff it for a few minutes then jump in. We keep it for about a week and then eventually toss it out. She goes on to the next spot where she lays claim. Usually it is the back of my chair.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
29 Dec 16
@owlwings made it worthy of a try if you put it on your bed.
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. Nice picture 
@changjiangzhibin89 (16764)
• China
30 Dec 16
It is great that the cat goes for the new house !He looks so cute lying in the Christmas Hamper.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Dec 16
that also helps contain the hair to one spot! kinda, lol
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
29 Dec 16
Cats will shed their hair wheresoever they wish and, if a favourite place becomes too hair-ridden, I think they will change it, though, as you suggest, I can shake out the blanket from time to time. So far he's achieved his adult coat without noticable shedding. We have spring to come, of course. He's a shorthair, so it shouldn't be as much problem as a long-hair.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Dec 16
@owlwings I always had a few spare blankets, do that with the dog, and swap them out about once a week
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@Poppylicious (11133)
•
30 Dec 16
My cats would turn their noses up at something so posh. Give them a cardboard box {any size, they like a challenge} and they're as happy as Larry.
@krazykatlady (131)
• United States
29 Dec 16
He is a beautiful cat. :) I have never known a cat to choose a basket even as nice as that, when they have a nice warm much more comfy bed and a human to snuggle up to. :)
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
10 Nov 17
Cats like to find all kinds of place to make their own. So can you get near the basket for will the cat not let you?
@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
30 Dec 16
I was referred to pose a question to you...as a long standing member here. Do you know how members are there in myLot? One new member suggested 500 person. Do you know? Or where I can find that information, please?
