Cats. Grrrrrr!
Discussion
This thread does reappear time and again, a lot of cat haters out there.
I don't have a cat (used to have cats as pets as a kid), I have a lovely labrador who (somewhat) does as I ask
However, if I was a cat owner and someone injured or killed my cat, I would make their life a living hell, just a note to those idiots out there that genuinely consider hurting peoples pets.
I don't have a cat (used to have cats as pets as a kid), I have a lovely labrador who (somewhat) does as I ask
However, if I was a cat owner and someone injured or killed my cat, I would make their life a living hell, just a note to those idiots out there that genuinely consider hurting peoples pets. A cat hating cat owner here.
Relations between myself an the two feline interlopers that live in our house have been frosty for some time, but there was a severe escalation in hostilities just yesterday.
Due to work, I get up quite a bit earlier than the rest of the household, and use a bathroom out of the way to prevent unnecessary waking of people. The bathroom is through another room, so in I went, leaving the clothes I will change into after showering on the floor, shutting the door of said room behind me for noise insulation purposes.
Well into my business, and I can hear a cat miaowing in the room outside. I can tell which of them it is, it'll be the male as he gets nervous whenever he gets shut in a room, despite having lain there all night without twitching a muscle. Am a bit worried about him waking others up, but not a lot I can do about it for a minute or two. Conclude business, step out, he's sat by the door desperate to leave so I release him.
Finish up in bathroom, showered etc. Go back and pull my trousers on, and they seem suspiciously wet.
You might have guessed it by now, but in his irrational panic of being shut in a room, he's used my small pile of clothes as an ad hoc litter tray, and soaked them in cat piss. Not too much of a problem, except I hadn't noticed until I'd pulled them pretty much all the way on.
Not one for animal cruelty, but yesterday morning a sack, a brick and a deep enough river were looking like an attractive solution.
Relations between myself an the two feline interlopers that live in our house have been frosty for some time, but there was a severe escalation in hostilities just yesterday.
Due to work, I get up quite a bit earlier than the rest of the household, and use a bathroom out of the way to prevent unnecessary waking of people. The bathroom is through another room, so in I went, leaving the clothes I will change into after showering on the floor, shutting the door of said room behind me for noise insulation purposes.
Well into my business, and I can hear a cat miaowing in the room outside. I can tell which of them it is, it'll be the male as he gets nervous whenever he gets shut in a room, despite having lain there all night without twitching a muscle. Am a bit worried about him waking others up, but not a lot I can do about it for a minute or two. Conclude business, step out, he's sat by the door desperate to leave so I release him.
Finish up in bathroom, showered etc. Go back and pull my trousers on, and they seem suspiciously wet.
You might have guessed it by now, but in his irrational panic of being shut in a room, he's used my small pile of clothes as an ad hoc litter tray, and soaked them in cat piss. Not too much of a problem, except I hadn't noticed until I'd pulled them pretty much all the way on.
Not one for animal cruelty, but yesterday morning a sack, a brick and a deep enough river were looking like an attractive solution.
vladcjelli said:
A cat hating cat owner here.
Relations between myself an the two feline interlopers that live in our house have been frosty for some time, but there was a severe escalation in hostilities just yesterday.
Due to work, I get up quite a bit earlier than the rest of the household, and use a bathroom out of the way to prevent unnecessary waking of people. The bathroom is through another room, so in I went, leaving the clothes I will change into after showering on the floor, shutting the door of said room behind me for noise insulation purposes.
Well into my business, and I can hear a cat miaowing in the room outside. I can tell which of them it is, it'll be the male as he gets nervous whenever he gets shut in a room, despite having lain there all night without twitching a muscle. Am a bit worried about him waking others up, but not a lot I can do about it for a minute or two. Conclude business, step out, he's sat by the door desperate to leave so I release him.
Finish up in bathroom, showered etc. Go back and pull my trousers on, and they seem suspiciously wet.
You might have guessed it by now, but in his irrational panic of being shut in a room, he's used my small pile of clothes as an ad hoc litter tray, and soaked them in cat piss. Not too much of a problem, except I hadn't noticed until I'd pulled them pretty much all the way on.
Not one for animal cruelty, but yesterday morning a sack, a brick and a deep enough river were looking like an attractive solution.
He urinated through stress not to annoy you. That 's quite sad. A cat that gets so nervous at being shut in a room so has to pee is a very stressed cat.Relations between myself an the two feline interlopers that live in our house have been frosty for some time, but there was a severe escalation in hostilities just yesterday.
Due to work, I get up quite a bit earlier than the rest of the household, and use a bathroom out of the way to prevent unnecessary waking of people. The bathroom is through another room, so in I went, leaving the clothes I will change into after showering on the floor, shutting the door of said room behind me for noise insulation purposes.
Well into my business, and I can hear a cat miaowing in the room outside. I can tell which of them it is, it'll be the male as he gets nervous whenever he gets shut in a room, despite having lain there all night without twitching a muscle. Am a bit worried about him waking others up, but not a lot I can do about it for a minute or two. Conclude business, step out, he's sat by the door desperate to leave so I release him.
Finish up in bathroom, showered etc. Go back and pull my trousers on, and they seem suspiciously wet.
You might have guessed it by now, but in his irrational panic of being shut in a room, he's used my small pile of clothes as an ad hoc litter tray, and soaked them in cat piss. Not too much of a problem, except I hadn't noticed until I'd pulled them pretty much all the way on.
Not one for animal cruelty, but yesterday morning a sack, a brick and a deep enough river were looking like an attractive solution.
Trouble is we force cats to live in a permanent state of stress some cope, many don't. Some are far more subtle in showing signs of stress so they get missed, others, as in this case are far more obvious.
According to psychologists wanting to harm animals is a sign of mental problems.
What makes anybody think they have the right to decide if a living being lives or dies?
Just because it is causing you some inconvenience - is that really a reason to terminate an existence?
Recently somebody in America decided he had the right to take the lives of 12 people and severely injure 58 others.
All life is sacrosanct and should only be terminated after very very careful consideration.
What makes anybody think they have the right to decide if a living being lives or dies?
Just because it is causing you some inconvenience - is that really a reason to terminate an existence?
Recently somebody in America decided he had the right to take the lives of 12 people and severely injure 58 others.
All life is sacrosanct and should only be terminated after very very careful consideration.
biggun said:
According to psychologists wanting to harm animals is a sign of mental problems.
What makes anybody think they have the right to decide if a living being lives or dies?
Just because it is causing you some inconvenience - is that really a reason to terminate an existence?
Recently somebody in America decided he had the right to take the lives of 12 people and severely injure 58 others.
All life is sacrosanct and should only be terminated after very very careful consideration.
I think that probably applies to people who just want to kill animals because they can inflict pain, wield the power of life and death etc.. , I don't think the OP falls into that category. I think he probably falls into the vast majority who might be called 'cat haters', who really don't hate cats, they couldn't care less about them, but certainly wouldn't want to cause them any suffering . It's really the cat owners who let their cats $hit everywhere except their own place that he'd like to kill, not sure if there's been any psychologic research done on that What makes anybody think they have the right to decide if a living being lives or dies?
Just because it is causing you some inconvenience - is that really a reason to terminate an existence?
Recently somebody in America decided he had the right to take the lives of 12 people and severely injure 58 others.
All life is sacrosanct and should only be terminated after very very careful consideration.
. z4me said:
It's really the cat owners who let their cats $hit everywhere except their own place
Cat owners don't exist. Dogs have owners, cats have staff. And the "owner" has no influence over the cat's behaviour. It's a cat, not a dog. It can't be trained or made to follow instructions. It does what it likes when it likes and if the owner doesn't like it then tough. I had a cat for 10 yrs. I spoilt it with love and affection. I thought it adored me. Then a bloke moved in across the street with better quality cat food and my cat stuck two claws up to me and f
ked off to live with matey boy.And why not? You only live once, may as well grab the best food going.
biggun said:
According to psychologists wanting to harm animals is a sign of mental problems.
What makes anybody think they have the right to decide if a living being lives or dies?
Just because it is causing you some inconvenience - is that really a reason to terminate an existence?
Recently somebody in America decided he had the right to take the lives of 12 people and severely injure 58 others.
All life is sacrosanct and should only be terminated after very very careful consideration.
<nods sagely>What makes anybody think they have the right to decide if a living being lives or dies?
Just because it is causing you some inconvenience - is that really a reason to terminate an existence?
Recently somebody in America decided he had the right to take the lives of 12 people and severely injure 58 others.
All life is sacrosanct and should only be terminated after very very careful consideration.
Mr-B said:
This ^I use this Contech one, works a treat - just move it around to different spots - the cats soon learn and don't revisit that spot even after I have moved it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Contech-ScareCrow-Motion-A...
Marf said:
In biggun's defence, the DSM does list animal cruelty as a possible indicator/precursor to future psychopathic behaviour.
I'm sure it does, but why would not wanting a neighbour's cat dumping in your garden or scratching your car be considered cruel? As as for the lame excuse that you don't own cats etc..., Christ! Why have one then? Surely if you take its keys away it'll stay in 
Zwolf said:
You could try shutting the garage door with the car inside it.
How do they manage to piss on your car cover AND scratch your paintwork?
Unless the car cover is simply in a pile on the floor next to the car.
Is the job of a car cover not to get damaged in order to protect that same damage occurring to what it is covering?
Or are the cats removing the cover too?
Don't have a garage door, I live in a coach house and neither of my garages have them How do they manage to piss on your car cover AND scratch your paintwork?
Unless the car cover is simply in a pile on the floor next to the car.
Is the job of a car cover not to get damaged in order to protect that same damage occurring to what it is covering?
Or are the cats removing the cover too?
I am in the lucky position to have 2 cars, but only 1 car cover.
I would like to admit though, I left the car cover on the garage floor (folded in a corner) and also upon closer inspection there are no scratches from the claws. My own stupid fault for not storing the cover properly I suppose, but it doesn't stop it being very annoying.
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