Ever pet the cat and get shocked?

[NutmegYankee]

I thought I was just petting the cat and she starts to whine, I turned and just realized I was zapping her with static electricity. Damn this dry air!

She was not amused...

[TexasTowelie]

1. Yes, I've had it happen to me.

I'm sure that the furry babies don't like it either.

[Laffy Kat]

2. What a beautiful kitteh.

One word: humidifier.

[NutmegYankee]

3. Thanks.

She's my only fur baby. I was surprised about the static because it seemed drier than this most of last winter.

[Skittles]

4. THAT CAT THINKS SHE IS ALL THAT

I WILL SHOW HER WHO IS BOSS

[NutmegYankee]

5. Good luck.

The Queen Goddess of the house is not amused by challengers.

[davidpneff]

6. What a beautiful kitty!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. That's a beautiful cat.

She doesn't look pleased, though; she's got that slitty-eyed annoyed kitteh look. Ever pet the cat in the dark? You can see lots of little sparks popping off in their fur. Just don't touch their nose (and definitely don't tutch the but).

[murielm99]

8. I did that to my cat one time,

and it surprised her so much that she chirped, and then bit me!

I was more careful after that. Poor kitty.

[kentauros]

9. Yes.

I exist, therefore I get shocked. Another fine reason to love humidity!

[Arugula Latte]

10. "Hooman, yer sparkz on my furz hav displeezd me."

She is so adorable!!!

[GoCubsGo]

11. I like to play "Sparkle Kitty" at night.

Turn out the lights. Pet the cat. Enjoy the light show, as brief as it will be before Kitty decides she doesn't want to play.

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. Exactly

[ailsagirl]

12. And they say cats rarely change their expressions!!

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. Try it in the dark. The sparks light up the room

[MerryBlooms]

15. Last winter, our poor Meezer started to shy away

when we reached out to pet him because of the constant shocks. We cranked up the humidifier on the furnace, added a portable to the main level where the majority of carpeting is located and I occasionally sprayed a little Downy on the wall to wall. All those steps helped, but it took him a while to get over the trauma. This year, we were pro active and so far so good. Very few shocks and the Meezer is his usual affectionate self-- vocalizing for attention/interaction, rubbing against us and flopping for belly rubs.

[fleur-de-lisa]

16. Lovely and contented-looking girl!

Yes, when I lived in Virginia, the northernmost point ever in my life, my cats used to get zapped in the winter.

We're in New Orleans now, with temperatures usually in the 80's and humidity in the 90', so now, not so much!