My cat, Holly, never met a pen she didn't hate.

[MIButterfly]

Before I retired, I was working from home and any pen I left on the desk, she would knock right onto the floor. Sometimes she would even try to knock it out of my hand when I was writing with it! When I sit on the couch doing a crossword puzzle, if I set the pen down beside me for any reason, she will knock it right onto the floor. She really gets mad if she sees a pen unattended. It would be different if she knocked it on the floor and then jumped down and played with it, but she doesn't. It seems like she wants every single pen out of her sight. Now!

I don't know what a pen ever did to her, but whatever it was, she's just not having it.

[NJCher]

1. The pen is mightier than the sword

and she knows it.

[applegrove]

2. My 'Monster' the cat knocked two big display china water pitchers off ledges.

When I found the first one in shambles on the floor I should have lowered the second one to somewhere safe but hey it was in the hall outside the bathroom so not somewhere he jumps up on. WRONG!

[calimary]

3. Ouch!

[ReRe]

4. It's obvious to me that Holly hates pens because

they steal your attention away from her. No?

[MIButterfly]

5. Could be. I never even considered that.

She does like immediate attention when she wants it. I can't tell you how many times she laid on the keyboard when I was trying to type.

You just might be on to something there. Thanks!

[ReRe]

7. Assuming you have one cat

the only thing I can think of that would take Holly's attention away from your pens is a new baby kitty cat. Meow.

[MIButterfly]

8. I have two but they rarely interact.

They lead entirely different lives. When they were younger, they would wrestle around for a couple of minutes a day but now they basically ignore each other. The other cat tried for years to get Holly to play with her but Holly wouldn't have it.

When I first adopted her, she was terrified of me. It literally took years for her to warm up to me.

[ReRe]

10. OK. Then you are doomed.

You might have to do a search for "cat psychology", if there is such a thing. Good luck!

[MIButterfly]

11. I like the suggestions from the DUers that responded to my post.

Tonight, while doing a crossword puzzle, I forgot what I was doing and set the pen down beside me for a minute. Holly smacked it so hard off the couch, it went flying in the air! It was actually pretty comical. She sure showed that pen what for!

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yes the cat wants mommy to play with and pet her. Not with the darn pen.

[3catwoman3]

9. Our 2 yr old blue point meezer, Fitz, never met a pencil he didn't love.

He bats them across the tiles of the kitchen floor with great enthusiasm. If I've been using one and don't put it away when I' done, he will claim it.

He also loves Q-tips and knows just where to find them on my husband's workbench in his hobby room.