The Cat Status Thread
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@Bulb said in The Cat Status Thread:
Because it has too steep sides.
It is uncomfortable for cats to try to reach into the corner between the bottom and sides with their tongue, largely because their whiskers get pushed too far back. It can even cause what is considered a disease, whisker fatigue
That's what cats have claws for: hoicking bits of food out of spots too awkward to get their mouth.
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@dkf said in The Cat Status Thread:
That's what cats have claws for: hoicking
bits of food out ofthemselves into spots too awkwardto get their mouth.And scratching the hands that
feedpet them.
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@HardwareGeek said in The Cat Status Thread:
@dkf said in The Cat Status Thread:
That's what cats have claws for: hoicking
bits of food out ofthemselves into spots too awkwardto get their mouth.And scratching the hands that
feedpet them.Nature's multitools...
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@error that cat is going to murder its owners someday soon.
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@error said in The Cat Status Thread:
@HardwareGeek said in The Cat Status Thread:
But Collins and other wildlife specialists are careful to emphasize that these tiny, deceptively darling felines are not like your domesticated pals (apologies to all friends who asked if I would be able to hold one during my reporting).
“Think of your house cat when they don’t want to be petted, times ten—that’s what these guys are like,” says Collins. ... “They do not bluff if they want to do something. And we frequently tell them that: ‘I know you would. You would kill me in a heartbeat if you could.’ ” Those who work with them often bring little rakes in to keep them at bay.
I have.... very unfortunate ideas without context. Many ideas...
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@topspin said in The Cat Status Thread:
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@remi said in The Cat Status Thread:
@topspin said in The Cat Status Thread:
Mine is working on a campaign to slip into the bedroom and stay there for more than 10 seconds. Consequently, I suspect he's plotting to kill me in my sleep.
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@PleegWat said in The Cat Status Thread:
Mine is working on a campaign to slip into the bedroom and stay there for more than 10 seconds.
That's just his firm belief that if you are not letting him somewhere, you are hiding something from him and he wants to investigate what. Most cats have that belief.
Consequently, I suspect he's plotting to kill me in my sleep.
I'm sure he does not. Cats do enjoy the free meals and warm homes they get from their humans. Rather he's probably plotting to wake you up at three in the morning by trying to play with your feet, or hands, or nose, because you've been sleeping too long and it's time for some fun.
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@Bulb said in The Cat Status Thread:
@PleegWat said in The Cat Status Thread:
Mine is working on a campaign to slip into the bedroom and stay there for more than 10 seconds.
That's just his firm belief that if you are not letting him somewhere, you are hiding something from him and he wants to investigate what. Most cats have that belief.
Consequently, I suspect he's plotting to kill me in my sleep.
I'm sure he does not. Cats do enjoy the free meals and warm homes they get from their humans. Rather he's probably plotting to wake you up at three in the morning by trying to play with your feet, or hands, or nose, because you've been sleeping too long and it's time for some fun.
And @PleegWat's cat definitely did not write this.
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@Bulb said in The Cat Status Thread:
because you've been sleeping too long and it's time for some fun.
My FIL's cat used to to send them to bed in the evening, and then get out for a night of fun (?).
She meowed and meowed and pestered them in the evening until they were in bed, and laid with them in a corner of the bed. But after 5-10 min max, she would get up and go outside, only to come back in the morning (and sleep during the day, of course).
That she was active during the night is pretty usual for a cat, of course. But the "send them to bed" part, that was new. I'm kind of wondering if that could be a piece of evidence in favour of the theory that says cats bring mice, birds... to their humans because they think they are still kittens that need to be shown how to hunt: as a good mother, she would make sure her kittens were in a safe place before leaving them for the night?
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@Bulb said in The Cat Status Thread:
@PleegWat said in The Cat Status Thread:
Mine is working on a campaign to slip into the bedroom and stay there for more than 10 seconds.
That's just his firm belief that if you are not letting him somewhere, you are hiding something from him and he wants to investigate what. Most cats have that belief.
Consequently, I suspect he's plotting to kill me in my sleep.
I'm sure he does not. Cats do enjoy the free meals and warm homes they get from their humans. Rather he's probably plotting to wake you up at three in the morning by trying to play with your feet, or hands, or nose, because you've been sleeping too long and it's time for some fun.
You forget using my clothes as claw practice.
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There is a small cat lingering outside the door of my motel room. It's definitely owned by someone; it's wearing a collar, and it's friendly, allowing strangers to pet it. It seems to think it belongs inside my room, and maybe it does; the drapes bear telltale signs of previous encounters with cat claws.
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As long as they don't put an extra charge on your bill for it, I like this "room with a cat" concept.
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Title: Cat
No information on whether the artist is named Columbo.
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A bleak look at my future.
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@Zerosquare said in The Cat Status Thread:
Jabba is a lot cuter than I remember. This relaunch is 11/10.
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@Watson Batteries included, but have to recharge about 20 hours a day for minutes of frantic activity.
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Some cats say cardboard boxes are the best.
They are wrong.
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@error that's either a very big housecat...or a bobcat/lynx.
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@Benjamin-Hall If not fren why fren shaped?
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@Benjamin-Hall hard to say in the dark whether there are tufts on its ears.
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@PleegWat Definitely tufts.