Battling a dragon for their horde
@catsalad the supervisor is doing a fantastic job

@catsalad playing D&D with a kitten allows for inventive new house rules.

*rolls d20*
It's a ...
*gets grabbed by kitten and hidden*
critical success!

@catsalad i use a broom to get their toys out from under the fridge.
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Coop has 20+ of his favorite toy mouse hidden all over my house, I think we might have to move the couch soon and see how many we can rescue.

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"What is it like to own a cat?"

additional mandatory viewing.

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As far as i remember that would be the wrong question to ask.πŸ€”

It's more like:
What is it like to be accepted as a carer for/by a cat? 😼

@futurebird Cats love hair ties, so buy in bulk. 😹
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Holy shit yes they do. Ours bring little severed hair tie snek offerings for us after battling with them all night. They shoot them with their paws, like little kitty slingshots. I think we’ve worked through most of the initial bulk supply.
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@suzannealdrich @catsalad @futurebird dear, i would like to talk with you privately

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I wonder what "hoarding" like this looks like in wild cats? Do they have any similar behavior?

Pica has a collection of milk ties, plastic caps, hair ties, play mice and springs. She keeps it under the couch next to the computer she uses for her bitcoin and NFT scams.

@futurebird @catsalad I will have to ask the Spooky Kitties Feral's in spring. While I suspect any primary horde they might have is in someone else's yard, I do have a nice centralized storage box ready for a winter kitties dragon horde. I do also support a rather large population of hoarding magpies and VERY innocent raccoons, so we shall see.
@futurebird @catsalad VERY innocent

@jared @catsalad

Pica has some raccoons in her internet crime syndicate... just sayin.

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But looking at this photo? How could this creature do any crime? Impossible.

@futurebird @catsalad well, my neighborhood raccoons certainly have NEVER tried to steal the feral's cat bowls the first day I got them, and certainly never tried to break into my window.
@futurebird @catsalad indeed. They are most of the reason I have a strict rule for myself that I must have explicit permission from someone else to feed non-cats. Especially the 7 in my neighborhood. 5 of them were born in my backyard this summer. Watched them grow up. Watched them sneak out of their hiding spot while their mommy was away during the day. Played with the laser pointer with them. Stared into those wonderful, banditry innocent eyes.

@jared @catsalad

It's really better for them if they are scared of people if they live in NYC at least.

But they are very cute.

@catsalad "My pretties!!!!!!"
@catsalad Meanwhile, a hobbit sneaks in along the back to nab one particular diamond.
@catsalad this reminds me of the Steve Martin bit about his embezzling cat and the β€œThree thousand dollars worth of cat toys” under the couch 😹😹
@catsalad Earlier this week we found a cherry tomato under the living room sofa.

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That one is called Smaug! πŸ˜²πŸ‰

@catsalad I just love the one at the top watching πŸˆβ€β¬›

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Smaug defends its shiny hoard.

@catsalad I'll always repost this one, whenever I see it. Be sure to give it to us at least once a week.
@catsalad hey who gave you footage from my place