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A while ago, Quincy posted some things he would do if he had thumbs. Barnie was thoughtful in his approach; and with his outdoor/feral background, it took some time.

First off, a practical thought: getting out burrs (after running outside) would be much easier!

Of course, if he could plan when he went out, he could avoid the stormy rainy nights and steer clear of burrs and stuff.

And when Mr. Quincy is pushing his every last button…

Barnie was the inventor of the Invisi-Cat Shield, only to be claimed permanently by Quincy.

Still a hunter by nature, Barnie could do what it takes to get all insect intruders.

But most of all, Barnie loves hanging with his family, cozy inside. No worries about rain, burrs, snow or lack of food any more.

A friend sent me this video of a commercial from the UK featuring cats:

We all enjoyed it, even the cats.

But then Quincy got to thinking…

Quincy then remembers, with a shudder, when thumbs really would have come in handy

Remember these scenarios? (Click on photo to go to original story)

It would be handy to open the Invisi-Cat Shield with thumbs rather than my face.

Next up: Barnie’s thoughts on thumbs

Quincy loooves the Invisi-Cat Shield and has made good use of it.

In case anyone is unfamiliar, Quincy’s “best” use of the Invisi-Cat Shield was to “welcome” poor Purl into the fold.

A look back from his April 2011 use of the Invisi-Cat Shield:

The Pets Are Getting Wise to Quincy’s Ways

Slow day at the Invisi-Cat Shield recently…

Quincy Changes His  Plan

Finally Barnie Takes Pity on Quincy

Quincy is a mix of innocent curiosity and naughtiness. He spends his days sleeping and his nights and early mornings getting in all sorts of trouble.

A peek at a typical Quincy Day

Just minding his own business. Or is he?

Just a regular morning. Or is it?

Look closely...

When bored of the Invisi-cat Shield, there is always the Invisi-cat Couch.

Note: the black fabric is *supposed* to be attached to the underside of the couch. :-/

Bengals are known for their love of water. We fill up a sink or tub for him to play in, but of course the pet water dish is the most fun of all.

Every morning I find water, toys and 'stuff' in the dog water. I wonder why.

Let’s take a closer look. Apparently, the water tastes better if you give it a good swish or two.

Oh, how the kitties love their cat climber. It is a gym on a pole.

This cheap cat climber was the best investment ever. Hours of fun. And...

Since the cats run full tilt at this thing many times a day, I didn’t even look up as I was eating breakfast. But then I heard crashing and thrashing.

...apparently a way to get up on the teeny tiny valance rod, walk across, and lose your balance.

This makes for a very tired kitty.

Yep. All in a day's work.

The very next day after Quincy’s successful Invisi-Cat Shield mission, he was at it again. On this day though, the naughtiness started even before he entered in the Invisi-Cat Shield.

I had a brand new litter box all ready with brand new special magic cat litter to evaluate for an upcoming review on About.com. I did not want the cats messing it up before I had time to take photos, so I ‘hid’ it in the bathroom with the door shut.

Sometime later, I hear a frantic baby-kittenish mew! mew! mew! huh? Oh brother. Quincy was trapped inside the bathroom. So much for that strategy.

But thankfully he had other things to keep him busy.

The evidence

Some of you may remember that Quincy loves the toilet paper. Just when I think he has outgrown it. As I am surveying the scene, Quincy saunters back in.

He is curious about this new box in this new location, but isn’t tempted to try it out. This aroused the curiosity of the Greyhounds. Something is going on in the bathroom! Let’s go see!

Then Quincy realizes that is is a new day and a new opportunity to utilize the Invisi-Cat Shield. Zooooom!

That is the closest shot I got, but yep… Quincy had another successful mission with Purl again. Poor Purl. Look at Quincy’s face. He is some kind of serious.

Until next time!

Barnie was the originator of the Invisi-Cat Shield, but he seems to have outgrown it. He made good use of it in his day. He was an expert at slithering in the shield, ready and waiting for his next victim.

Quincy has now inherited the Invisi-Cat Shield, and he utilizes it just about daily. He takes the job very seriously. He still has a few things to learn, though.

The first thing would be how to enter the shield. I have yet to catch him with the camera – but he uses both front paws, his face, a back paw and his tail to rumple up the shield and find an entry port. Barnie wins finesse points here.

Quincy also needs to learn that Barnie might not be the best attack subject, being a cat and being wise to the ways of the shield and all, but… he tries.

(sorry for the photo quality on some of these – cell phone photos!)

Meanwhile, Barnie ignores Invisi-Cat Quincy and hops up to the windowsill above.

Finished surveying the outside world, Barnie hops down from the sill and walks right past Invisi-Cat Quincy.

Apparently another cat is too smart for this. Dogs are better subjects.

One annoying and cute thing the dogs do is crowd in the bathroom when I am getting ready to leave. It was OK with one dog, a little cozy with two, and now with three plus an Invisi-Cat, it is pretty crowded. It did make it a little easier for Quincy to pick his victims, though.

Remember the Invisi-Cat Shield?

I was talking about this amazing invention on Twitter recently, how I have missed several shots of Quincy, who activates the Invisi-Cat shield daily in hopes of snaring a dog. (Credit to Barnie for inventing the original Invisi-Cat Shield.)

Twitter pal tjw003 said “love invisicat shield pics!” — this one is for you.

Quincy’s new item of interest: our new foster dog Burro

This caused much snickering from the humans.

In other news

Somebody got a new dog bed…

Much happiness ensued.