r/StartledCats • u/whack_with_poo-brain • Jul 15 '24

Startled the armchair demon

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u/ruttinator Jul 16 '24

RIP leather chair.

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u/whack_with_poo-brain Jul 16 '24

It's a nice chair but it is veeeeeery well worn already, we got it when a local Cafe was closing and gave a bunch of their furniture away free. It has the beaten look of a public use chair already for sure lol, I don't think this little guy can do much that hasn't already been done.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '24

Rule in our house is "no Murder Mitts on the leather"

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u/Novantico Jul 16 '24

I love how the cat goes seamlessly from "AH JESUS CHRIST!" right back into its fun like it's playing it off or acting unbothered.

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u/whack_with_poo-brain Jul 17 '24

Lol he is so unbothered by everything it's wild, very headstrong little guy

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u/Demigod787 Jul 16 '24

Try to fill up the gap or something. I had a friend who's cat loved playing in the couch's gap, sleep there etc. One day he had friends over and he he was still at work. Let's just say he came back to a dead cat.

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u/whack_with_poo-brain Jul 16 '24 edited Jul 17 '24

All the couch cushions in the house tuck in to a sort of slot and can't really be moved, we had just pulled this one forward to vacuum in behind for a bit and he got in there, supervised, to play a bit. But he has no interest when the gaps are closed, same as our older cat. Our older cat does like to burrow though, so we are super careful before sitting anywhere too. But thank you, definitely a good PSA!

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u/yashdes Jul 16 '24

Or throw a sign up and let the kitty have its fun

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u/Demigod787 Jul 16 '24

Or, and hear me out here, get your cats dedicated playing space, that could beat cardboard box, a tree house etc.

Don't put yourself and your cat in such precarious position where you'd only end up with a dead cat. I swear for a few month my friend just had a haze over him and barely even was the same person. Don't go through the same thing just because you're lazy.

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u/yashdes Jul 16 '24

That's fair, I've never had a cat, looking to foster soon so I should be more cautious, appreciate the feedback

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u/whack_with_poo-brain Jul 17 '24

They respond really well especially as kittens to being redirected! Anyone who says cats can't be trained doesn't spend time with cats and kittens especially!

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u/IamTheConstitution Jul 17 '24

You have a mouse in that chair. I guarantee it.

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u/whack_with_poo-brain Jul 17 '24

Oh trust me this guy is a 24/7 greeble hunter, I'm sure if he eventually finds a mouse he'll be well practiced, but he does this with literally everything that isn't just flat ground. Scratch that, he does this with flat ground too. He's huge looking here but he's only 3 months old, crazy kitten energy still!

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u/Bullfrog_Fantastic Jul 17 '24

It’ll add to the chair’s character!

(Oh and; track ID?

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u/Accomplished_Chip119 Jul 21 '24

Damn demon got away again I’ll get it this time. No stupid chair demon is gonna get away from me. I have a reputation to up hold

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u/Bullfrog_Fantastic Jul 17 '24

It’ll only add to the chair’s character.

(Oh and: track ID?)

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u/Mobyinthehouse Jul 26 '24

Like a thief in the night!

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u/Intrepid_Finish456 5d ago

Something is down there and I would not rest until I knew what