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Good lord cats are vicious
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UnatcoAgent
Diamond Member
ugh
I fail for a typo on an internet forum, or you fail for correcting me?
I think we both fail
UnatcoAgent
Diamond Member
😀:beer:
AstroManLuca
Lifer
My parents have a Maine my excellent compatriot. At least I think he's at least part Maine my excellent compatriot. He's about 14-15 lbs and has long fur that gets extra fluffy around the neck during the winter. He loves being outside and I'm guessing he hunts for food pretty often. At the very least, he prefers to go potty outside, rarely using his litter box.
What's great is that we adopted him as a stray when we were all still living in Minnesota, and when my parents moved to California a year ago, they liked him so much they brought him along with them. Definitely worth it. They're in just a rural enough area to keep him.
Sadly I can't keep a cat with as much personality as a Maine my excellent compatriot. Mine is a typical neurotic indoor house cat named Pussy. I live in the city so I can't let her out without great risk of her getting hit by a car or attacked by another animal.
What's great is that we adopted him as a stray when we were all still living in Minnesota, and when my parents moved to California a year ago, they liked him so much they brought him along with them. Definitely worth it. They're in just a rural enough area to keep him.
Sadly I can't keep a cat with as much personality as a Maine my excellent compatriot. Mine is a typical neurotic indoor house cat named Pussy. I live in the city so I can't let her out without great risk of her getting hit by a car or attacked by another animal.
Jeff7
Lifer
My cat back home (just your standard-issue domestic shorthair) paid the price for getting to eat his prize: a field mouse that decided to move in with us.
He got shut into the shower stall in the basement bathroom. He was a little unsettled at first, because he knew that water was sometimes present in there, but the mouse was sufficient distraction. He ate the entire thing - except for the 4 babies it was carrying. He licked them clean and dropped them all in a pile.
Afterward came the price: A shower. Since there was a magnetically-sealed door, he was unable to get out. So I headed in with him and turned on the water. He kind of freaked out a bit, frantically pawing at the glass. But when picked up and held under the water, he went totally limp - probably thought it was all over right then and there. :laugh:
He didn't seem to hold any grudge against me though. 🙂
UnatcoAgent
Diamond Member
Haha poor guy!!
supaidaaman
Senior member
I have so many scars from my main my excellent compatriot 😀 Hes the best though! The most he ever weighed in at was 22lbs. I think the vet said 18 was healthy for that size cat. Here he is in action...getting pissed and getting some attention.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsAwUOJtkys&fmt=22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsAwUOJtkys&fmt=22
Pepsei
Lifer
Insomniator
Diamond Member
I have a half main my excellent compatriot... half something else we dont know.
He's basically like a small version of a main my excellent compatriot, except that he's extremely lazy and has never killed anything in his life despite being almost entirely an outdoor cat. One day I walked in on him with our pet mouse (was holding it for a friend) in his mouth and I just yelled at him and he dropped the mouse who ran back into his cage. That was... a weird moment.
So he may be half my excellent compatriot half garfield. He's 13 now and is super skinny, vet says bloodwork showed nothing sooooo we'll see after some antibiotics.
He's basically like a small version of a main my excellent compatriot, except that he's extremely lazy and has never killed anything in his life despite being almost entirely an outdoor cat. One day I walked in on him with our pet mouse (was holding it for a friend) in his mouth and I just yelled at him and he dropped the mouse who ran back into his cage. That was... a weird moment.
So he may be half my excellent compatriot half garfield. He's 13 now and is super skinny, vet says bloodwork showed nothing sooooo we'll see after some antibiotics.
Red Squirrel
No Lifer
I remember when we lost our cat because my mom decided it was smart to let her go outside. Someone had reported they found her downtown between two buildings. We went to check but it turned out it was not our cat but a very similar one. she had kittens too. I really don't know how these survive in -50 weather. It's insane. But guess they are built for outside, we just domesticate them. Anyway we felt bad and decided to try to trap them. Only managed to get one kitten. Brought it home, transferred it to a kennel and left it outside (at this point it was summer) not really knowing what we should do from here other then feed it.
So I decided to bring the kennel in the shed, close the door, and put my arm inside... it was hard to reach and the kitten just avoided me. I felt bad and just wanted to the kitten to know we meant no harm. So I did the mistake of opening up the kennel by unscrewing all the screws that hold the top together (just thumb screws).
OMFG saw blade attack! Wow. I never realized something that cute and fluffy could make my arm look like it got caught in the gearbox of the Big Ben. Wow. Then the cat climbed up the walls of the shed like a squirrel to stay away from me. Scared it would wander on the overhang and fall out my instinct just went full force towards getting the cat back in the cage, so not even considering the pain I climbed up the shed wall, grabbed the cat (doing it's saw blade death roll thing this whole time) and put it in the kennel then screwed it back together. That's when I realized all the blood from my arm, all while thinking "ahhhh, so cute!".
Realizing the kitten had ZERO interest in humans, and we were told it would be hard to raise we brought it back to the mother. The humane society would of probably put it down after a while anyway and it might of had a disease or something that would put the other animals in danger.
But wow, that's when I realized how cats can be vicious lol. Kittens are so cute though, even if they decide to tear chunks of skin off LOL.
So I decided to bring the kennel in the shed, close the door, and put my arm inside... it was hard to reach and the kitten just avoided me. I felt bad and just wanted to the kitten to know we meant no harm. So I did the mistake of opening up the kennel by unscrewing all the screws that hold the top together (just thumb screws).
OMFG saw blade attack! Wow. I never realized something that cute and fluffy could make my arm look like it got caught in the gearbox of the Big Ben. Wow. Then the cat climbed up the walls of the shed like a squirrel to stay away from me. Scared it would wander on the overhang and fall out my instinct just went full force towards getting the cat back in the cage, so not even considering the pain I climbed up the shed wall, grabbed the cat (doing it's saw blade death roll thing this whole time) and put it in the kennel then screwed it back together. That's when I realized all the blood from my arm, all while thinking "ahhhh, so cute!".
Realizing the kitten had ZERO interest in humans, and we were told it would be hard to raise we brought it back to the mother. The humane society would of probably put it down after a while anyway and it might of had a disease or something that would put the other animals in danger.
But wow, that's when I realized how cats can be vicious lol. Kittens are so cute though, even if they decide to tear chunks of skin off LOL.
Muse
Lifer
You might find a problem cat now and again but some dogs will literally kill or brutally maim you. I read an article in the paper a week ago about it. Pets can be a problem. One person is a candidate (or recipient, can't remember) of a face transplant because a friend's pet chimpanzee ripped most of her face off.
Red Squirrel
No Lifer
lol wow. That's the thing though, you got to be ready for those things. For example, when my sister brings her 3 kids over the whole house is pure chaos. Some cats would totally turn into killing mode full of anger at this. My cat just likes being chased around the house by the youngest LOL. She'll paw him in the face but he thinks it's funny and keeps at it. The cat could so easily escape but instead chooses to just keep distance lol.
virtuamike
Diamond Member
That's his happy face! Especially when his eyes bulge out.
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