Pets and Kilts

**cruiser348** · 29th May 11, 07:27 AM

The other potential cat issue is if you have one that likes to "muffin." My fiancee's cat does this and now I have a lovely mark in the center of the front apron of my kilt (my only kilt which I am planning to wear during our upcoming wedding ceremony). This happened when I had taken the kilt off and was making the short walk to the closet to retrieve my kilt hanger. I nearly had a new full mask sporran for the ceremony. Only good news is she has agreed this means I will need to get a new kilt once the funds are available. Sadly, that time is not going to be anywhere in the foreseeable future.

**CMcG** · 29th May 11, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by cruiser348

The other potential cat issue is if you have one that likes to "muffin." <snip>

What sort of muffin is this?

**cruiser348** · 29th May 11, 08:07 AM

Muffining is what kittens do with their front paws in order to get milk from their mothers. My understanding is it basically helps them to find the teet before their vision improves. Some cats continue to do this as adults and it basically is them stroking an item with their front paws while tugging at it lightly with their claws.

**Nighthawk** · 29th May 11, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by cruiser348

Muffining is what kittens do with their front paws in order to get milk from their mothers. My understanding is it basically helps them to find the teet before their vision improves. Some cats continue to do this as adults and it basically is them stroking an item with their front paws while tugging at it lightly with their claws.

My cat Lady Barbosa does that to my arm on a daily basis. She cuddles up to me, purrs, and proceeds to claw my arm to shreds! Darn cats... So anyways, here's my own pet accessory, a fat tabby by name of Tigger:

And this would be Barbosa- notice the eye patch...

Can't have a cat with a black eye patch and not give her a pirates name!

**ThistleDown** · 30th May 11, 02:10 PM

With Harris hawk, Fidget, hunting rabbits in Glen Isla.

**CMcG** · 30th May 11, 02:17 PM

Thank you ThistleDown, those are some amazing photos!

**madmacs** · 31st May 11, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by ThistleDown

With Harris hawk, Fidget, hunting rabbits in Glen Isla.

That's an awful bug rabbit... and not much of a head start you're giving him... shades of "the most dangerous game" in the highlands?????

It was humour... i hope...

**Silent Raven** · 31st May 11, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Dale Seago

Hmm. . .Now that I think of it, my just-ordered Douglas Grey Modern kilt, with charcoal hose and brick red garter ties, should tone nicely with my African Grey Parrot, Chiyome.

maybe some red flashes would top off the outfit perfectly.

as for me i don't have a kilt right now that would match my Senegal parrot (Moya) but she would probably go well with an Irish national thinking about it.