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Dealing With Cats And Computers

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I have had joy and stress with dealing with cats and computers. I work in a rescue and for the most part, only a small portion of our cats care to entertain themselves with the computer and me whilst I am using it. Those that do, it seems, only venture after the mouse. Okay, there has to be a reason for that name so all righty then, I deal with it. However, we have started intaking some cats that have taken to playing with me by walking up and down the key board- some words even spell check could not figure out. But all this was well and fine as it would only be for short bursts of time. As long as I give equal attention to the felines as well as the computer, a happy medium exists and work can continue. However, some of them (one in particular) have begun to sit atop the monitor and bless Merlin 's heart- he 's not graceful. Down he falls onto the keyboard and oh- what was I writing? Where did it go? A computer is not graced with the programming to adjust for cat flight or drop. Well, dealing with that "bump" just takes finesse. Pet Merlin as well as placing him on my lap takes care of his desire to take flight. We have several that prefer not the hum of the computer screen but the warmth of the tower and they will wrap themselves around it. We have started dusting back behind there with much more frequency. Luna has decided that the top of the tower is her personal perch. This way she can be near, yet still in queen mode, to be revered from down below. A laptop has

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