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TheHeretic said:
singlecoil said:
It's lifting its right paw, classic feline food request gesture.
Really? Mine sends me a detailed email telling me what it wants. singlecoil said:
One I've seen several cats use is to lie on their side and wriggle, but in a way that makes it clear that food is required. Then there's the vocal requests, of course.
This is how Rolo sends the message "Now stop browsing Pistonheads & feed me" 
rolo keyboard by MBBlat, on Flickr
MBBlat said:
This is how Rolo sends the message "Now stop browsing Pistonheads & feed me"
rolo keyboard by MBBlat, on Flickr
Ours try shouting then vandalism.rolo keyboard by MBBlat, on Flickr
Chipchap said:
Olivia relaxing on the sofa. She is 9 months old today.
Bengal I assume?After showing my parents the various bengals around this forum they are convinced they want one (after owning rescue cats since the 70s).
I've been looking around to try and find the difference in behaviour between males and females (neutered) - they would not keep the cat indoors as they consider that cruel, however they have lost males (and only males) on a road in the area but well away from the house.
0a said:
Bengal I assume?
After showing my parents the various bengals around this forum they are convinced they want one (after owning rescue cats since the 70s).
I've been looking around to try and find the difference in behaviour between males and females (neutered) - they would not keep the cat indoors as they consider that cruel, however they have lost males (and only males) on a road in the area but well away from the house.
Have your parents had a chance to meet a bengal yet? They are beautiful to look at but not for the faint hearted. They are very demanding and athletic for a start, not to say they don't have many redeeming features because they do but depending on your parents age they may not want a cat that is so lively and needs so much interaction to avoid it becoming bored and destructive. I'd strongly recommend against letting a Bengal outside; they have become a very popular breed in recent years so the risk of theft is very high. Also, if they've lost other cats to the road the only responsible thing to do would be to cat proof the garden or give him/her a cat run outside.After showing my parents the various bengals around this forum they are convinced they want one (after owning rescue cats since the 70s).
I've been looking around to try and find the difference in behaviour between males and females (neutered) - they would not keep the cat indoors as they consider that cruel, however they have lost males (and only males) on a road in the area but well away from the house.
Personally I think it's all much of a muchness with regards to behaviour of neutered animals. Unneutered males wander much further but once neutered this reduces dramatically. Better to base your choice on the personality of the individual cat than their gender.
singlecoil said:
Mojocvh said:
PoleDriver said:
Output Flange said:
Standing in the enclosure with a cheetah a foot away:
I love Cheetahs
Superficial said:
Have your parents had a chance to meet a bengal yet? They are beautiful to look at but not for the faint hearted. They are very demanding and athletic for a start, not to say they don't have many redeeming features because they do but depending on your parents age they may not want a cat that is so lively and needs so much interaction to avoid it becoming bored and destructive. I'd strongly recommend against letting a Bengal outside; they have become a very popular breed in recent years so the risk of theft is very high. Also, if they've lost other cats to the road the only responsible thing to do would be to cat proof the garden or give him/her a cat run outside.
Personally I think it's all much of a muchness with regards to behaviour of neutered animals. Unneutered males wander much further but once neutered this reduces dramatically. Better to base your choice on the personality of the individual cat than their gender.
I've had my female neutered f4 Bengal since she was a kitten (now almost 12).Personally I think it's all much of a muchness with regards to behaviour of neutered animals. Unneutered males wander much further but once neutered this reduces dramatically. Better to base your choice on the personality of the individual cat than their gender.
On the downside she is very anti-social with other cats, has gotten into a few fights over the years, a couple required trips to the vet to drain abscesses, but then she has never lived with any other cats so isn't accustomed. She is very noisy and enjoys defying me at every opportunity. She is a precocious hunter and likes to bring in catches before dispatching them, so I spend an evening chasing a mouse or bird around the house.
On the upside, she's never destroyed any furniture, and never wondered far from home, I have a micro chip cat flap and never been concerned about her being stolen (god help any stranger trying to pick her up, or ever getting near her) though that's as much about where you live I guess. In the main though she is just as much a loveable lump as any pussy cat but very much only on her terms.
Is normally to be seen like this:
She looks like my Bast
Chilli had better markings once they grew up, Bast's kinda melded
Chilli & Bast by ali_kat_xx, on Flickr
Chilli had better markings once they grew up, Bast's kinda melded
Chilli & Bast by ali_kat_xx, on Flickr
Lexi is gorgeous!
Some Quite Interesting facts about Cats!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/qi/9324776/QI-Q...
Some Quite Interesting facts about Cats!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/qi/9324776/QI-Q...
Telegraph said:
About 40 per cent of the world’s cat population is infected with Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite thought to have long-term, irreversible effects on the mammalian brain. Infected rats and mice lose their fear of cats. According to research, infected humans change behaviour. Sydney University of Technology infectious disease researcher Nicky Boulter claims infected men have lower IQs and shorter attention spans.
They are also more likely to be anti-social and morose; whereas infected women are more outgoing, friendly, promiscuous and attractive: “In short,” according to Boulter, “it can make men behave like alley cats and women behave like sex kittens.”
They are also more likely to be anti-social and morose; whereas infected women are more outgoing, friendly, promiscuous and attractive: “In short,” according to Boulter, “it can make men behave like alley cats and women behave like sex kittens.”
MadOne said:
Mubby, I am seriously in love with Lexi. I hope you don't live near me as I is a coming to kidnap him/her!! I am off to bed now with that gorgeous face in my mind.
ahhh checked your Profile, nowhere near so she safe 
I am seriously in love with her too she is such a fab kitten! so dont worry lots more pics promised!
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