Sticky like a post it
Just last night, I failed to remember that cats are contrary at best, and learned that while they will avoid a room filled with paint fumes, mine at least are glue sniffers at heart. So I put a layer of cork tile adhesive on the floor - if you haven't used this gloop and don't know about it, you have to leave it for about half an hour to set a bit before sticking the tiles down. The thinking was that it would be ready to stick the tiles to after I returned from a scheduled vets trip, efficient use of time and all that.

And so my fluffy fluffy five kilo cat came and investigated, and before I could stop him, walked straight through the fresh laid, very wet, glue...and left a little trail of paw prints through the glue... and across the hard floor in the next room. The cruelty bit came when his progress became somewhat slower. He didn't actually stick to the floor, but he had an air of the T1000 about him as he slooooowwwweeedddd down.

Fortunately, this made him easier to catch and get into the box for the vet trip. And even more fortunately, I was able to hand him over to said vet and say, 'He appears to have glue on him. Would you mind at all just giving him a little wash?'

The cat did not come near me all night, but has, foolishly, revisited the glue.
(ancrenne is very unavailable, Thu 6 Dec 2007, 11:58, closed)