We must have been separated at birth. Deer are almost as stupid as cats. I plowed through one in my Jeep. A few months later I was b1tching about it to my uncle when he tells me "nah, deer are survivalists" If they were such survivalists, why can't they decipher between tree and asphalt?
Really? Because I thought domesticated animals were supposed to be docile and not attack their masters/their masters' guests for ANY reason, including their moronic fear or insecurities. I guess I had that all wrong.
On a completely unrelated note, I've got to remember to pick up that shark for my swimming pool on the way home. I mean, as long as you don't get in the pool when it doesn't feel threatened or insecure, you should be fine, right?
Back in college, my roommates cat pissed in my bed...TWICE!
Imagine coming home after a long day at school, and crawling into a bed full of urine...not too pleasant.
I hate cats.
Imagine coming home after a long day at school, and crawling into a bed full of urine...not too pleasant.
I hate cats.
Been there done that. About 6 years ago I had a $175 pair of gortex boots that our cat pissed in. That fvcker was at the shelter the next weekend. I've been waging war against cats ever since.
Well, the poll is 30 vs 31 against the cats. I think that's enough of a margin to warrant a mass round-up.
I mean, at least spiders eat flies, you know?
Jeff7181
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You just don't understand cats. A friend of mine got a new cat and was upset because the cat wouldn't let her hold it or pet it even after a couple weeks. When I was at her place, I watched her pick up the cat by grabbing it around the ribs and yanking it up into the air, then turning it over on it's back to hold like a baby. From watching her pet the cat I wouldn't be surprised if it had bruises under it's furr. I was there for a few hours and the cat was laying in my lap purring, half asleep.
No argument there.
Well, obviously in that situation there was a reasonable explanation for the cat's behavior. But someone else pointed out that cats get away with things that would get a dog sentenced to the needle. Think about it: a dog goes up and attacks a child. It MIGHT get away with it THAT time... but if it does it again, it's probably headed for a short stay at the pound. A cat, on the other hand, is just "misunderstood" when these things happen. We're not in tune with its "insecurities" or that it might feel "threatened".
The fact is, cats can be just as vicious (and effective) as a dog. It's safe to say that most dogs won't attack unless they feel threatened... the problem is that some feel threatened by just about anything and are completely unpredictable.
OK, let me try and draw you a line of thought:
If the animal is instinctually prone to violent mood swings and humans are instinctually drawn to protect themselves when attacked, then how are people with "crazy, cute" cats not clinically insane given they do not have the human instinct to defend themselves?
Jeff7181
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True, and those should be dealt with in the same manner as unpredictable dogs. But most people here who dislike cats just don't understand that most cats are more defensive than most dogs.
A cat's personality can be shaped just like a dog's or a person's. You just have to get them young, when they're kittens... different breeds tend to be either more active or more lazy... but how they're treated as kittens will effect their personality for the rest of their life.
It's simple things that people don't even think about, but are really obvious once someone points them out. For example... reaching down to pet a cat on it's head will make it defensive because you being above it, are in the position of power, so the cat feels threatened. Reach from under it's chin and the same thing happens... it thinks you're going for it's neck, which would be fatal in the wild.
Petting cat on head = bad
Petting cat under head = bad
Petting cat's face (I'm guessing here) = bad
Hmmmm....
CRXican
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I pet my cat wherever I freaking want. When she wants to be pet she rubs her head on me. When she lays out on the tile I'll put my foot on her, she just rolls over kinda funny.
She had not front claws so when she does get annoyed she bites but not hard. She usually only bites my sister.
She had not front claws so when she does get annoyed she bites but not hard. She usually only bites my sister.
Cats, though they take a bit to get used to, are great. I prefer dogs, but have one of each, and so long as she doesn't jump up on the kitchen counter, or on me while I'm sleeping, she gets away bruise free.
JulesMaximus
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