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Do your kitties like to sit right in front of the monitor?

Posted: Oct 28, 2009

I have two cats and they both love my desk and they both will hop up on my desk while I'm working and sit right in front of the monitor. Then they just look around the room like nothing is amiss. Most of the time they sleep behind my monitor where they can stare out the window, but every so often they like to tease me. They also like to step on my keyboard. I swear they think it's funny!

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That's what my cat does, too. She also will... sm - Lynn

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...put her paw on my hand to get my attention. Hard to resist lol.

My kitties do this too. The only way I can get any - work done is by building "barriers" - sm

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out of whatever is handy. It's ridiculous - I have a humongous desk, my monitor is in the middle, and either side of the monitor is blocked off with book-ends, a coffee mug, PC tower, pencil-cup, kleenex box, envelopes, books, etc. to make it difficult for them to stand in front of my monitor. So even with this humongous desk, the only room I have to write is about 4" x 6". :(

If the keep trying to get in front of the monitor, sometimes I can bribe them with Petromalt (which they love), then they'll go into the kitchen to get a drink of water and forget they wanted to stand in front of the monitor.

Kitties! Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em!

Loving my cats - Animal Lover

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I have 3 cats but my younger girl kitty has to be right in front of the computer when I work. I have my notes in a notebook there, makes no difference to her. I hardly use the notes so thinking of moving that and putting something more comfy for her there, maybe a nice soft small blanket for her. She occasionally gets up, stretches and arches her back and then immediately back down again in her spot. Anything for the loves in my life.

Four cats and none on my desk, ever - TexMT

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My miniature supersoaker squirt gun ($1.97 at my local grocery store) solved many behavior problems. Just a tiny squirt or two every six months to reinforce, and now all I have to do is brandish it, making sure they hear the water sloshing inside, and they give respectful distance. No harm done. They're only too happy now to lie on the carpet some 4 feet from my desk while I'm working and purr from there.

silly kitties - spitfire

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I have 3 cats and they all vie for the spot next to my monitor on the right. Could not stop them even with the water gun. So, just broke down and put a towel that I no longer use down. Made sure it was a soft, fluffy one. They don't care about the old Clorox stains, etc. They get up there next to the warm monitor and purr while I work. Occsionally have to reach over and scratch ears. Couldn't work without them now.

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