It's Caturday- Post some cats (vol 3)

It's Caturday- Post some cats (vol 3)

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Mr Snrub

25,198 posts

233 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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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.

Mr Roper

13,143 posts

200 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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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.




Gretchen

19,221 posts

222 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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rofl Love you Roper x

NordicCrankShaft

1,774 posts

121 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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Pretty 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 biggrin

Edited by NordicCrankShaft on Wednesday 26th October 17:13

Ikemi

8,483 posts

211 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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It's National Black Cat Day today! To celebrate, here is Zelda, accompanied by a rather fitting cushion!


dxg

8,708 posts

266 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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Ikemi said:
It's National Black Cat Day today! To celebrate, here is Zelda, accompanied by a rather fitting cushion!

Where's the cat?

FGB

312 posts

98 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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dxg said:
Where's the cat?
My favourite where's the cat picture smile



Even if this one is harder biggrin







Edited by FGB on Thursday 27th October 15:10

Joey Ramone

2,152 posts

131 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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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.

Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

250 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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NordicCrankShaft said:
I'm not a cat kinda guy
You will be.

dxg

8,708 posts

266 months

Thursday 27th October 2016
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FGB said:
dxg said:
Where's the cat?
My favourite where's the cat picture smile



Even if this one is harder biggrin







Edited by FGB on Thursday 27th October 15:10
Top - right of centre in front of the wall

Bottom - left hand side about half way up.

One took a lot longer than the other to find...

Ekona

1,671 posts

208 months

Friday 28th October 2016
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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! biggrin 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.

getmecoatlaugh

ali_kat

32,025 posts

227 months

Friday 28th October 2016
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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

You're going to become a mad cat lady smile

Mr Roper

13,143 posts

200 months

Friday 28th October 2016
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ali_kat said:
Congratulations

You're going to become a mad cat lady smile
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 frown She's an arse head but she's an arse head with style.

Mr Roper

13,143 posts

200 months

Friday 28th October 2016
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Gretchen said:
rofl Love you Roper x
I blush. smile

dxg

8,708 posts

266 months

Friday 28th October 2016
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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.

Mr Snrub

25,198 posts

233 months

Tuesday 1st November 2016
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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

ali_kat

32,025 posts

227 months

Wednesday 2nd November 2016
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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 frown 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 wink

AmitG

3,357 posts

166 months

Wednesday 2nd November 2016
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Mr Snrub said:
Awww!

Joey Ramone

2,152 posts

131 months

Wednesday 2nd November 2016
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Gretchen said:
Hierarchy.

The horse looks chuffed.

Gretchen

19,221 posts

222 months

Thursday 3rd November 2016
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They love watching the sunrise. Beautiful Autumnal frosty one yesterday morning.