Coonies and heights

I always associate MCs with heading to a high spot. The first time I met them in a breeder's house there were large furry tails hanging from the top of dressers, cupboards and every available high area. From all the pictures I see here this behaviour seems a common occurence.
However Maisie the Diva is not interested even if a ladder is put in front of her. Granted in the sitting room there is a little stairway she goes up to watch activity below but this is mainly when she gets fed up with Meg annoying her.
So any other grounded coonies out there.

Schrodinger is pretty well grounded as well though with two exceptions.

1. His Climbing Tree.
2. Kitchen stool that he jumps on to watch me cook.

Mind you at the moment he hasn't managed to climb on the kitchen counter yet as it is pretty high (his paws are about 1cm from the counter top) but i know its just a matter of time before he figures it out... and then all hells going to be let loose.

Yes, the funny thing is that I NEVER allowed any of my moggies to get on the kitchen counters. That was always a big no-no in our house. But now it's all gone out the window. Monty being a superb jumper from an early age, and fascinated by the kitchen tap, soon established his place right by the kitchen sink, and could jump up there directly from about 5 months old. Larry soon followed, by getting on the low windowsill and up on the counter from there. At first I tried to shoo them away with the hairdryer but as it wasn't always to hand I soon gave up. What's interesting is that little old Barney, who has NEVER been allowed up there, is now trying to join in, with a definite 'guilty' look on his face....!

The danger now is that Larry has learned to open a wall cupboard, when he's on the counter. We're used to hiding food up in a wall cupboard, on top of the plates, well out of their way. But the other day the leftover chicken was strewn all over the counter and floor - and the cupboard door was ajar....Larry! Obviously they all thought it was brilliant, and we were foiled again. LOL! Pesky critters!

Bruce doesn't venture too high,not even tempted when the other lads are having fun on a higher level but I reckon its because Maisie the Diva thinks such antics are above a lady of her nature,she wouldn't want her knickers to be seen by all those below & who could blame her,obviously a very refined puss.....

Haha think you may be right, not very ladylike to be leaping up on counters etc and she is very fussy about her underfur and would not like it to be scrutinised.

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Originally Posted by jckkerrison

Bruce doesn't venture too high,not even tempted when the other lads are having fun on a higher level but I reckon its because Maisie the Diva thinks such antics are above a lady of her nature,she wouldn't want her knickers to be seen by all those below & who could blame her,obviously a very refined puss.....

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Clearly our Gracie is just a brazen hussy then, seeing as she seems to spend half her time advertising her wares in the front room window like an Amsterdam prossie, and the remainder of her time flashing her undercarriage to all and sundry whilst she perches on top of the high backed dining room chairs!!! :rofl:

Barbossa & Pyrate both love to go as high as possible. We built a custom cat tree with planks so all the high islands are accessible and they race up and down, thundering thru the house.

These kittens are continually testing themselves and leaping higher and higher. They have gotten strong and agile. And nothing can stop them from doing exactly what they want!

Thought we had come to that conclusion in another thread Rachel, Gracie is going comando on her hols,that sure is not being a "Diva"like Masie,but like humans
"It takes all types",thats as it should be.....x

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Originally Posted by Rachel-C

Clearly our Gracie is just a brazen hussy then, seeing as she seems to spend half her time advertising her wares in the front room window like an Amsterdam prossie, and the remainder of her time flashing her undercarriage to all and sundry whilst she perches on top of the high backed dining room chairs!!! :rofl:

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Hehe... sounds like my brazen little pair! Tigga Tower in front room window, both cats on a platform each, on their backs, legs akimbo. No dignity - Freyja seems quite proud to flash to the passers by. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen the postman walking up the front path chuckling at the cats flashing him.

Both cats are allowed on our breakfast bar as we used to have the Tigga Tower at the end of it so couldn't really avoid Freyja getting on it, but they can't get to any other worktops once they're up there. Freyja can jump clean up from the floor and has been able to for months; Wicca's not yet big enough/ brave enough. Until Wicca came home, though, Freyja never tried to get up on the other kitchen worktops, but in the last couple of months she's been caught out several times. What bothers me more than her being up their, or nicking food, is that the hob's nestled amongst them and I've got this nagging fear that she's going to jump up there just after we've finished cooking and burn herself, so I've got a spray bottle of water on stand by now. I don't really like the spray approach but I don't want to take any chances in this instance. Wicca will be a nightmare when she's big enough though, not sure even water spray will discourage her!

Haha Karen sounds like Wicca is the naughty one! Is it a black smoke thing, I wonder?