Weaver From Hell



 I’m overdue with flea treatment 
Well Bun is sorted at least, that’s the easy job. Bloody Hell she’s over me like a proverbial rash 
No it’s Weaver’s turn 
And like Maggie Thatcher “ Weaver’s NOT for turning” 

She knew something was afoot after I had sat down on the sofa today, gently waving a piece of chicken at her. I was whistling which probably gave me away, but I had to do something, an hour had already gone past with me pretending to doze on the bed, ready to give her neck a squirt is she forgot herself and walked within touching distance. 
The flea spray pippette had been secreted in the folds of my jumper, but the bad tempered cat had already figured this subterfuge out and deliberately swiped my paper sculpture of the Sagrada Familia from my desk top, before staring at me with narrow eyes.
She a Nazi and  knows just how much I love that little keep sake.

I threw a tiny bit of chicken at her and she gave me one of her now famous fuck off looks and ignored it 
The Mexican Standoff had begun. 
That was around twelve noon. 
It’s now almost four and I still have to corner my most bad tempered of pets.
I did get close, just the once , after I had lulled Weaver into a false sense of security by pretending to watch Antiques Roadtrip in the arm chair, a piece of meat, lazily dropped on my jumper front
This time she managed to take the chicken piece AND bite me and still have time to smack Roger a vicariously evil blow on the bottom as she ran outside.
She’s been outside ever since, mentally flipping me off, as she watches the kitchen activity with all the look of disgusted serial killer. 

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  1. Perhaps try a CS spray gun?

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  2. It takes two of us to pop the drops on Lillys neck, they have a sense when we are coming.

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    1. Tonight she’s gone out and hasn’t returned

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  3. Yorkshire Liz3:49 pm

    Not enough liquid in the pipette to use a water pistol. You have to be as cunning as your cat; she is a really spikey girl, isn't she? I'm not taking bets on which one of you wears the other down. Thank goodness it's not a worming tablet! Good luck - we have all been there.

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  4. Anonymous3:50 pm

    What a picture you ‘paint’ with your words, best laugh I’ve had all day. She really is a hellcat but you will master her, good luck. Jan in Castle Gresley

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    1. “/You will master her”
      I very much doubt this

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  5. How splendid to find that the antics of 'Going Gently' continue after such a long absence on our part.

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    1. Tom Stephenson’s favourite commentators
      Welcome “ home”

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  6. Oh, John that did make me laugh! When we had our two cats, one was like a little teddy bear. I could pick him up apply the flea stuff or pop a worming tablet down him with no fuss. The other was just like Weaver. He seemed to sense when there was something to be done and he became all teeth and claws! I finally discovered the way to get him was, close the cat flap in the back porch, somehow get him there, shut the kitchen door so there was no last minute escape, get him cornered, throw a towel round him somehow, wrap all 4 paws tightly in it, squirt the flea stuff in the vicinity of his neck, open the cat flap and let him zoom out! He'd stay out there for some time, sulking and calling me every name under the sun, I'm sure! Not like the TV adverts, is it? xx

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    1. Weaver will not be cornered I’m contemplating contacting a local local white hunter who could farther from the front of his land rover

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    2. Dart her not farther

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  7. Cats always know. We have to jab our diabetic cat twice a day. We do it as he eats. He's a greedy cat and nothing puts him off his food, fortunately.

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    1. You have to act
      Like meryl Streep
      And not look interested

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    2. We shall nominate you for an Oscar only after you have administered Weaver's dose.

      Will Jay

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    3. It may never happen 😃🥰🥲

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  8. This kind of cat is a two person job. I had one of those.

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  9. Barbara Anne4:15 pm

    Oh, yes, what a hoot if you're just reading your post but alas for your lost sleep. We had a cat like Weaver, 6th sense or born suspicious. It took a bath towel (no kitchen towel!) and all supplies ready and waiting. What names you're called thereafter don't matter. You can always sleep now and fight the good fight again another day. Good luck!

    Hugs!

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    1. My friend susan ( she of the ponies) has offered to help

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    2. Hope you and the kindly helpful Susan have safari hazmat suits!

      Hugs!

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    3. That too!

      Hugs!

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  10. Weaver is nothing like her namesake. She seems anything but gentle and docile. Wild one!
    Using a flea/tick collar that lasts for 6 months might be a good solution vs. a monthly solution.

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    1. She has to be captured to put the collar on, you forgot that point

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  11. Oh, those of us who are wannabe bitches can only ASPIRE to Weaver's level of expertise! This post gave me SUCH a good laugh -- thanks, John!

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  12. I don't think that this is how Pat Thistlethwaite would have carried on if you ever intended to squeeze your little pipette on her neck.

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    1. Anonymous6:47 pm

      I did wonder what Pat would think! Sorry, I’m a in for some reason. Sarah x

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    2. She would laugh her head off

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  13. we have one who doesnt care and the other is a tiny axe murderer with designs on my life , usually involves letting her drink from the bathroom tap kicking the door shut , then the bloodshed begins and its usually mine

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    1. She came home a few minutes ago with a large mole in her mouth

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  14. And now you know why dogs have my heart. I tolerate and can even enjoy indoor kitties. Been there, done that with our loved indoor-outdoor kitty but said Never Again! Wishing you very good luck.

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  15. How anyone puts up with pets that bite and scratch is beyond me. Some kind of love, patience, and tolerance that I don't seem to possess. Good for you, though, for being a better person than me!

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    1. If she left home suddenly I wouldn’t be heartbroken

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    2. I hope that comment is one borne of frustration and not how you truly feel.

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    3. Yes, I would miss her, but pet keeping should be reciprocal

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  16. Anonymous5:55 pm

    “ She knew something was afoot after I had sat down on the sofa today, gently waving a piece of chicken at her.”

    The best blog line this week

    Lee

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  17. I had the most placid of cats until it came to go to the Vets in a carrier or indeed try and put the Frontline on. They hated it. I never had them wear flea collars though as my cousin lost a beautiful black cat called Nostradamus through wearing a flea collar, it literally poisoned him. He lost all the fur on his neck and ended up being lethargic and sleeping a lot of time. He went out one day and never came back. Definitely corner them in a room and two person job. Preferably with gauntlets and wrap them in a towel whilst the other person administers the Frontline. Now you picked Weaver for her Sass but she can be turned. Just likes to keep you on her toes!

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    1. No gauntlets here,just a thick pair of oven gloves

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    2. Just as good xx

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    3. They are joined I’ve seperated them

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  18. I switched to the expensive but worth it treats [flea/ tick/ mosquito] for my pug. The drops made such a mess with him resisting or running away. One time I sprayed it in my own face. Maybe fleas are less prevalent for your cats in colder weather?

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    1. I never once treated Albert in the 16 years I had him. He never got fleas once

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    2. Here it is more about the tick and mosquitos, tho I forget what illness for canines is carried by mosquitos. It also repels the bites. My other pug just once got fleas, even w the preventative meds. No idea how or where---dog park? They're hard to destroy and clean up after. Get the meds on there, you can do it. PS Yes very bad reactions to flea collars on my childhood cats. It poisons them

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    3. I will stealth bomb that bitch

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  19. Anonymous6:23 pm

    My daughter had a cat like that, pure evil. She wore oven mitts when trying to catch him. Gigi

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  20. Stacey K.7:13 pm

    We just bought a used couch and thought it had bugs. The upholstery cleaner we hired was able to deep clean it and let us know it wasn't bugs. I could have never used it though without that confirmation. Why are bugs so nasty?

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    1. I had Albert for 16 years, he never once had a flea

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  21. Anonymous7:18 pm

    You write a great post about nothing more than flea treatment
    A gift me thinks

    Keith
    Xx

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  22. Our cat is one of those too. You can't even pet her with the guarantee there will not be blood.

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  23. Great story, John. I had the same trouble with Elsie. She always knew. I now have to give her the chewable tablets.

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  24. My daughter has one of those. She rubs up against your legs to let me know I'm her possession, but when you bend to pet her she'll swipe at you or even bite. She isn't my favorite.

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    1. Weaver never ventures more than 6 inches away at ALL times

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  25. My recently departed, very sweet little cat would see a new collar come out of the package and hop onto my lap to have the old one taken off and the new one put on. (Just rubbing it in!) Weaver senses your impending attack.

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    1. She’s still outside and it’s bedtime

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  26. Anonymous8:43 pm

    Of the many cats we’ve had, we’ve only had two that had hair triggers. One was born wild but adored my daughter. She could even dress him up in doll clothes, but told the rest of us to f@$& off. The other was Lucifer, an all black cat my other daughter brought home. All petting was on his terms only. He wasn’t mean, just knew his limits and let you know when he’d reached his tolerance level. Perhaps he is in Weaver’s genetic line many generations back.
    weavinfool

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  27. Anonymous8:44 pm

    If she likes catnip, it may limit her reaction time allowing you to pounce or limit her movements to a small room and both go in armed for battle 🥷 L

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  28. You may have to change her name as she is nothing like our lovely Weaver - Pat!

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  29. Anonymous9:08 pm

    My cats always hated that stuff and seemed afraid of it. When one relieving himself in a particular spot (not the cat box,) I left an empty tube there and he never went near it again.

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  30. It’s incredible how quickly they catch on. Little stinker!

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