It's Caturday- Post some cats (vol 3)
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Tried loads of toys but mine generally isn't interested, with the exception of one particular kick pad thing (bought 2 others which never get touched, this particular one gets attacked every day). Leave a scrunched up ball of foil or an elastic band on the floor and she'll be as happy as Larry though.
I've been looking after a friends cat while they holiday somewhere....
Now I'm a dog person, always have been..As such I've never owned a cat but a few months back i had to put down my British bulldog so I figured what the hell...The company would be nice.
What I have learnt..
1) The cat likes me.
2) The cat hates me.
3) I'm ignored unless I have food.
4) It s
ts in a tray.
5) It looks at me like i'm pathetic.
6) I find myself constantly seeking it's approval.
7) I know I'm being used.
Now I was warned that she's a diva but I honestly thought this was a cat joke.
Thing is I actually quite like her even though she's a bit of a dick to me. Freud?
Bengal for accuracy.
Now I'm a dog person, always have been..As such I've never owned a cat but a few months back i had to put down my British bulldog so I figured what the hell...The company would be nice.
What I have learnt..
1) The cat likes me.
2) The cat hates me.
3) I'm ignored unless I have food.
4) It s
ts in a tray.5) It looks at me like i'm pathetic.
6) I find myself constantly seeking it's approval.
7) I know I'm being used.
Now I was warned that she's a diva but I honestly thought this was a cat joke.
Thing is I actually quite like her even though she's a bit of a dick to me. Freud?
Bengal for accuracy.
Love you Roper xPretty much a similar story as the poster above. Always had dogs growing up and never cats etc. The the missus has been nagging for a while now and I've f8nally given in. We got her for nothing from a friend who's cat had just had 8 kittens. She was the quietest of the bunch bit also the best looking.
Here is Poppy the Turkish Angorran......
Again I'm not a cat kinda guy but this little beauty is breaking my heart
Here is Poppy the Turkish Angorran......
Again I'm not a cat kinda guy but this little beauty is breaking my heart
Edited by NordicCrankShaft on Wednesday 26th October 17:13
Mr Snrub said:
Tried loads of toys but mine generally isn't interested, with the exception of one particular kick pad thing (bought 2 others which never get touched, this particular one gets attacked every day). Leave a scrunched up ball of foil or an elastic band on the floor and she'll be as happy as Larry though.
One of my cats goes absolutely bananas for a furry little mouse-on-elastic-on-a-stick type thing. I have him ricocheting off the walls as soon as I pick it up. He just can't help himself. The other cats look at him like he's a moron.Ikemi said:
It's National Black Cat Day today! To celebrate, here is Zelda, accompanied by a rather fitting cushion!
Missed this yesterday, but here is a pic of my black cat out taking a walk in the back garden. 
Only reason I post that up is because his name is Zelda too!
What are the odds of that happening? Is your Zelda a boy or girl? And I have to ask, do you use any of these nicknames:Zelly
Zell Bell
Zellasaur
Zelly-Monster
Not that I do, of course. Ahem.
Mr Roper said:
I've been looking after a friends cat while they holiday somewhere....
Now I'm a dog person, always have been..As such I've never owned a cat but a few months back i had to put down my British bulldog so I figured what the hell...The company would be nice.
What I have learnt..
1) The cat likes me.
2) The cat hates me.
3) I'm ignored unless I have food.
4) It sts in a tray.
5) It looks at me like i'm pathetic.
6) I find myself constantly seeking it's approval.
7) I know I'm being used.
Now I was warned that she's a diva but I honestly thought this was a cat joke.
Thing is I actually quite like her even though she's a bit of a dick to me. Freud?
Bengal for accuracy.
Congratulations Now I'm a dog person, always have been..As such I've never owned a cat but a few months back i had to put down my British bulldog so I figured what the hell...The company would be nice.
What I have learnt..
1) The cat likes me.
2) The cat hates me.
3) I'm ignored unless I have food.
4) It s
ts in a tray.5) It looks at me like i'm pathetic.
6) I find myself constantly seeking it's approval.
7) I know I'm being used.
Now I was warned that she's a diva but I honestly thought this was a cat joke.
Thing is I actually quite like her even though she's a bit of a dick to me. Freud?
Bengal for accuracy.
You're going to become a mad cat lady
ali_kat said:
Congratulations
You're going to become a mad cat lady
My daughter saved me last weekend... Her eye's started itching followed by sneezing.You're going to become a mad cat lady
I've looked at the Sphynx breed but I'm struggling to see the appeal of a cat that looks like my ball sack.
Anyway....The cat goes home this weekend
She's an arse head but she's an arse head with style. The last line of this abstract is the crux:
Sociality in cats: A comparative review
Bradshaw, J.W.S.
2016
Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
The domestic cat is the only member of the Felidae to form social relationships with humans, and also, the only small felid to form intraspecific social groups when free ranging. The latter are matriarchies, and bear only a superficial similarity to those of the lion and cheetah, which evolved separately and in response to very different selection pressures. There is no evidence for intraspecific social behavior in the ancestral species Felis silvestris, and hence, the capacity for group formation almost certainly evolved concurrently with the self-domestication of the cat during the period 10,000 to 5,000 years before present. Social groups of F. catus are characterized by cooperation among related adult females in the raising of kittens from parturition onward and competition between adult males. Unlike more social Carnivora, cats lack ritualized submissive signals, and although "peck-order" hierarchies can be constructed from exchanges of aggressive and defensive behavior, these do not predict reproductive success in females, or priority of access to key resources, and thus do not illuminate the basis of normal cat society. Cohesion in colonies of cats is expressed as, and probably maintained by, allorubbing and allogrooming; transmission of scent signals may also play a largely uninvestigated role. The advantages of group living over the ancestral solitary territorial state have not been quantified adequately but are likely to include defense of permanent food sources and denning sites and protection against predators and possibly infanticide by invading males. These presumably outweigh the disadvantages of communal denning, enhanced transmission of parasites, and diseases. Given the lack of archaeological evidence for cats kept as pets until some 4,000 years before present, intraspecific social behavior was most likely fully evolved before interspecific sociality emerged. Signals directed by cats toward their owners fall into 3 categories: those derived from species-typical actions, such as jumping up, that become signals by association; signals derived from kitten-to-mother communication (kneading, meow); and those derived from intraspecific cohesive signals. Social stress appears widespread among pet cats, stemming from both agonistic relationships within households and territorial disputes with neighborhood cats, but simple solutions seem elusive, most likely because individual cats vary greatly in their reaction to encounters with other cats.
Sociality in cats: A comparative review
Bradshaw, J.W.S.
2016
Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research
The domestic cat is the only member of the Felidae to form social relationships with humans, and also, the only small felid to form intraspecific social groups when free ranging. The latter are matriarchies, and bear only a superficial similarity to those of the lion and cheetah, which evolved separately and in response to very different selection pressures. There is no evidence for intraspecific social behavior in the ancestral species Felis silvestris, and hence, the capacity for group formation almost certainly evolved concurrently with the self-domestication of the cat during the period 10,000 to 5,000 years before present. Social groups of F. catus are characterized by cooperation among related adult females in the raising of kittens from parturition onward and competition between adult males. Unlike more social Carnivora, cats lack ritualized submissive signals, and although "peck-order" hierarchies can be constructed from exchanges of aggressive and defensive behavior, these do not predict reproductive success in females, or priority of access to key resources, and thus do not illuminate the basis of normal cat society. Cohesion in colonies of cats is expressed as, and probably maintained by, allorubbing and allogrooming; transmission of scent signals may also play a largely uninvestigated role. The advantages of group living over the ancestral solitary territorial state have not been quantified adequately but are likely to include defense of permanent food sources and denning sites and protection against predators and possibly infanticide by invading males. These presumably outweigh the disadvantages of communal denning, enhanced transmission of parasites, and diseases. Given the lack of archaeological evidence for cats kept as pets until some 4,000 years before present, intraspecific social behavior was most likely fully evolved before interspecific sociality emerged. Signals directed by cats toward their owners fall into 3 categories: those derived from species-typical actions, such as jumping up, that become signals by association; signals derived from kitten-to-mother communication (kneading, meow); and those derived from intraspecific cohesive signals. Social stress appears widespread among pet cats, stemming from both agonistic relationships within households and territorial disputes with neighborhood cats, but simple solutions seem elusive, most likely because individual cats vary greatly in their reaction to encounters with other cats.
Has now found a new favourite spot, on top of what used to be my granddad's favourite chair. Always funny to me because he used to say how much he couldn't stand them and would throw his slippers at any brave enough to enter the garden. She's developed a habit of running around meowing in the small hours. Presumably she wakes up and gets confused that I'm not there, because if I call her she'll come flying up the stairs in to my room, then just sit there unsure of what to do
Mr Roper said:
My daughter saved me last weekend... Her eye's started itching followed by sneezing.
I've looked at the Sphynx breed but I'm struggling to see the appeal of a cat that looks like my ball sack.
Anyway....The cat goes home this weekend She's an arse head but she's an arse head with style.
Antihistamine is great, it helps you build up your tolerance to a particular animal I've looked at the Sphynx breed but I'm struggling to see the appeal of a cat that looks like my ball sack.
Anyway....The cat goes home this weekend
She's an arse head but she's an arse head with style. 
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