CATS [Archive] - INTP Central

Claverhouse

2 Sep 2004, 01:41 AM

I have just 7 at the moment: 4 Cats, 3 kits about 11 weeks old:

Jean = Black f mother thin
Shelley = Black f plumpish
Celine = Dark Tortie f thinish
Aubrey = Brown Tabby m medium, tall

Elsie/Freya = Soft grey Tabby f
Guy = Brownish-Black m grave
Tarquin = Black m serious

but I've had loads of cats, and some dogs.

Also, in a different aspect, my chief wife Freya, not to be confused with the above, rides in a chariot across the skies drawn by Tabbies. Neat. B) B)
:D

Claverhouse :ph34r:

Birdsnest

2 Sep 2004, 01:50 AM

I am not that much of an animal person, much more into plants.

Claverhouse

2 Sep 2004, 01:55 AM

That's pretty horrific. :hello:

And I dunno how Yanks cope with medical bills. :ph34r:

But at least you like 'em. :D

Claverhouse :ph34r:

Jezebel

2 Sep 2004, 02:50 AM

I gave her away because she would sometimes playfully try to pat me with her paw. So, I like them and would have them if it weren't for how dangerous they are to me.

Have you ever considered adopting an already declawed cat?

Johnny

2 Sep 2004, 04:24 AM

The Siamese cats I've had were extremely self-centered and vocal...and when they passed away from natural causes I did not willingly adopt another Siamese... :D

int

2 Sep 2004, 05:51 AM

They're OK. They seem to like me though, mostly because I ignore them. <shrugs />

Utopmk

2 Sep 2004, 06:02 AM

I have a black kitten named "Tweak". I lost him 2 days ago by leaving the deck door open at my apartment. The landlord took him off and dropped him because he thought he was a stray. I went pretty crazy, but its over now and I have my kitty back! I do love my kitty!

shaytana

2 Sep 2004, 08:30 AM

I voted ok because I really only like my own cats.
which I gave away over a year ago

Star Cannon

2 Sep 2004, 08:39 AM

I like cats. They are furry, sweet, and generally cute. *nod* They are also very graceful.

Jkrs

2 Sep 2004, 08:47 AM

I miss having a cat. Had to leave mine in AZ, but he seems to be doing alright.

libertarianjim

2 Sep 2004, 11:38 AM

My family has two cats: a deaf all-white longhair ("Zwibble") and a tabby kitten ("Riley"). Riley is a freakin awesome cat and very playful. My grandmother (who lives just down the road) has an all-black stray she'll feed but keeps outside ("Little Black Sambo", based on the old children's fable).

When I finally get out of this house, I plan on getting three cats and naming them Anarchy, State, and Utopia.

Sam172

2 Sep 2004, 12:53 PM

I love cats, but my father doesn't like them so we have never had a cat...or a dog for that matter :(

I have a knack for annoying cats though....I get swiped and hissed at too often ^_^

Flip

2 Sep 2004, 05:06 PM

Meow

ohnoaninfp

2 Sep 2004, 11:10 PM

My family has five cats, actually four since one is a neighbor hood cat and everone feeds her. She is so big ! Anyways cats are awesome, but they can be a boring crowd to hang out wuth during the day. They just like to sleep until the sun goes down.

Jezebel

2 Sep 2004, 11:43 PM

Cats are my favorite too. I like the intelligence and trainability of dogs, but can't see myself owning a dog anytime soon. Dogs are generally nastier, smellier, noisier, and more high maintenence. Plus I don't like little dogs, and owning a big dog would make it near impossible to find an apartment.

I did some work with a rescue this year concerning some cats I found abandoned by the owner when he moved. The mom was in bad shape when I found her. Severe worms, ears incrusted with mites, ribs were showing, had some kind of stomach problem and couldn' t keep all of her food down, and had bare patches of skin where her hair was falling out. To top it off, she was trying to nurse a litter of 7 kittens. I managed to save all the kittens, and the mom is a healthy cat now and looks so much better.

My rescue cats are on the petfinder website (http://www.petfinder.org/pet.cgi?action=1&pet.Shelterid=TN271&preview=1). Kira, Chirper, Shy, and TKitty are "mine", and I still have one more in my home that will hopefully be up for adoption soon. I highly recommend adopting from a rescue. Most of the people I know work very hard to save these animals and it can be so stressful and frustrating. There's limited space and an unlimited number of animals that need to be placed. Most rescues keep the animals in the members' own homes and spend a lot of time on these animals. The fee that's charged barely covers the vet bills. Anyways, I could go on and on, but enough of my evangelical babbling...

I also have two boy cats that I'm keeping, from the same group of cats. A buff tabby and a solid black cat.

nobarcode

3 Sep 2004, 12:03 AM

I'm all about cats. I don't dislike dogs or any other domestic animal, but I strongly favor cats. I don't have any right now. One died around this time last year. I had her (Kitty) for 13 years and had to put her to sleep because her kidneys failed (she was somewhere around 15 or 16 yrs old). It was sad. Actually, it was the one of the hardest things I've ever done in life. A few months before that, a coyote got the other cat (Boogie) that I had who was probably about the same age. I miss both of them.

Strephonade

3 Sep 2004, 12:43 AM

We had to put to sleep a family cat a few years ago, and it was pretty difficult for a while, which is ok. It's important to give yourself time to go through the process. It does get less painful, little by little.

ohnoaninfp

3 Sep 2004, 10:55 PM

I love my cat. I don't know what I would do with out her and the others. They are funny little creatures. My baby has an infection so I have to give her medicene two times a day. She is mad at me for it, because she hates the taste of the medecine. Oh well, hopefully her infection will go away soon

Johnny

3 Sep 2004, 11:26 PM

Vagabond

3 Sep 2004, 11:52 PM

I love them because they are usually sp first and introverted :D (no, I don't need a shrink... really...)

Jezebel

4 Sep 2004, 12:34 AM

They're OK. They seem to like me though, mostly because I ignore them. <shrugs />

If you mean Siamese, absolutely...and that goes for all successful relationships with cats as I understand them. But it's not when I wanted something from them, it's when they wanted something from me! :lol:

I think the lack of eye contact is what attracts cats to people who ignore them. Lack of eye contact in cats is supposed to be a signal meaning that they are non-threatening.

My father has a very anti-social cat, who would only allow my father to handle her. When I first met her, she would growl and hiss at me if I even came near her, and wouldn't allow me to touch her at all. So I began ignoring her. Not long after I began this she began approaching me. Now one of her favorite places to sleep is on the back of my chair behind my head, and she rubs around my legs and meows at me, but I'm still ignoring her :P

nobarcode

16 Sep 2004, 02:47 AM

Are we preferential towards cats? It may seem that way.
*bump*

Google Monster

16 Sep 2004, 04:28 PM

I think it's because cats enjoy solitude as much as us when they get older.

EternalCynic

16 Sep 2004, 05:10 PM

Ah I love cats, but I can't be around them longer than 15 minutes or my face puffs up and I can't breathe very well >_>.

ohnoaninfp

17 Sep 2004, 10:33 PM

That sucks. I can't live with out my kitty.

Six

19 Sep 2004, 09:05 PM

uh... lost my cat ("Muesli") 5 days ago... she went out for a date and didn't show up since... really disturbing... :(

ohnoaninfp

20 Sep 2004, 10:59 PM

oh I am sorry. I hope she comes back soon.

Six

21 Sep 2004, 12:07 AM

well...maybe that's the hard part about that famous feline independence... can't imagine a dog walking out on me like that...

Strephonade

22 Sep 2004, 02:26 AM

I had at one time a cat who would disappear for two or three weeks at a time--very independent. She would also bring whole squirrels home and leave them on the doorstep as "presents" for us, every now and again. I thought it was very sweet, but it would freak my mom out a little.

Another cat I had was the total opposite--where you would go, he would go. If you went out for a walk, he would go with you, and he'd love to walk around in the bushes a few feet off, then follow along behind you, or walk ahead of you a little ways, and then come back to walk alongside. He didn't mind staring contests, either--we would compete to see who would have to blink first--sometimes he would win, and sometimes I would win. Sometimes we would close our eyes together, and then he would purr away in contentment.

Funnily enough, this exercise worked well for me when I accidentally found a litter of feral kittens in a juniper bush--I could take a few steps closer to them when they weren't looking, but if they spotted me looking at them, they would run away. Taking a few steps and then closing my eyes as though I was nodding off when they looked relaxed them, and they would close their little eyes and nod off, too. Then I could take a few more steps toward them, and so on, until I was close enough to note the wispiness of their baby fur--so adorable!

Claverhouse

22 Sep 2004, 10:17 PM

I think the lack of eye contact is what attracts cats to people who ignore them. Lack of eye contact in cats is supposed to be a signal meaning that they are non-threatening.

Rather unsure about this. One can establish friendly contact with cats and hold a conversation with them entirely through blinking. Whilst you blink, both slowly and rapidly according to tempo, you visualise the message sent. Dunno if it works with other animals, ( only tried it on cows, but they seem to respond; I wouldn't try it with dogs ).

Claverhouse :ph34r:

Johnny

22 Sep 2004, 10:42 PM

It's only because they're wondering why you're wasting your time and not attending to their every whim...

:ph34r:

22 Sep 2004, 10:49 PM

I love kitties, but hate the litter box situation and I am highly allergic.

*sniff sniff*

I love animals, but prefer my garden to be honest.

Claverhouse

23 Sep 2004, 01:24 AM

It's only because they're wondering why you're wasting your time and not attending to their every whim...

:ph34r:

Oh no, they tell you stuff. However, in return, they do like to be told they are the most important animal in the world.

Claverhouse :ph34r:

PS: [ Helpfully ]: that can also apply to women as well, if you ever seek companionship, temporary or quazi-permanent.

Six

23 Sep 2004, 12:28 PM

phew. she came back this morning shortly after 6 am...after pretty much ten days... looking good, sleeping off whatever it was... :)

http://www.geocities.com/knuffel.geo/muesli.jpg

Misty_Kye

30 Sep 2004, 08:17 PM

I've had 5 cats. Mist, Tabs, and Detroit went to the In-Laws for a year while I was out of the country. In-Laws fell in love with them and they were happy so I decided to leave them there.

:cry:

Now I have Orca and Shadow. All rescued from No kill shelters.

I still miss my boys :(

I love dogs too, but I'm in and out a lot. I figure the cats can handle it better.

Google Monster

30 Sep 2004, 09:08 PM

Six, Thats one cool kat.

ohnoaninfp

30 Sep 2004, 09:10 PM

She is so cute, I am glad that she came back.

greenintp

27 Oct 2004, 02:35 PM

My cat was too demanding, didn't care how much he annoyed me, harassed my Rottweiler (who was about a whisker away from crushing his skull), knocked pictures, glassware and generally whatever he pleased to the floor. Terrorized my rodents & fish (I know it was a nature thing). Stole carrots from the fridge (ok, that behaviour was actually funny). Hugged the dogs. He was our mascot for Doggie Daycare. Actually I think he was an alien. His name was Jester.

Groty

27 Oct 2004, 04:41 PM

I've had a lot of cats. I want to get another, but I live in an apartment and I don't think it would be fair to keep them cooped up most of the day.

For the allergic:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/27/biotechnology.cats/index.html

crule81

27 Oct 2004, 07:03 PM

In the past I didn't like cats all that much because I always compared them to dogs and the cats I did know weren't very friendly and/or interesting. But my mother has a few cats and I've grown to like them more. I just spent the last week cat-sitting them.

My mother lost one of her cats when she was in an accident on vacation and it jumped out of the car. So if anyone is ever near Rockford, Illinois, and sees an all black female scottish fold with yellow eyes and ears that are not folded, let me know.

ohnoaninfp

27 Oct 2004, 09:08 PM

I like cats a little more than dogs. Dogs tend to jump all over you trying to lick your face, exspecially small dogs. Cats would comeover and might give you permission to pet them. I love cats they are so unique and artistic.

Boozer

27 Oct 2004, 11:55 PM

Cat's are cool, but artistic?

I must only know lazy cats.

Crazy

28 Oct 2004, 12:08 AM

I was browsing the forum and noticed that the thread says (POLL) Cats, or Poll Cats, or Pole Cats. Careful, don't get sprayed

OK, I'm done now, You may go back to your regularly scheduled thread

ohnoaninfp

29 Oct 2004, 06:54 PM

yeah, the way the sit and the way the stretch them selves out. Cats seem to have an elegance about them.

29 Oct 2004, 10:52 PM

i love cats. one of mine is sitting right here as we type... :)

ohnoaninfp

1 Nov 2004, 03:03 AM

I love cats but right now I am really angry at my cats. One of the little devils pissed all over my work shoes. I had to throw them out. It was probably my brothers cat aka girlfriend. ;) They got my sisters favorite sandals too.

Six

26 Nov 2004, 06:53 PM

only tried it on cows, but they seem to respond

Claverhouse :ph34r:
wow... so you're a second Crocodile Dundee... is there any documentation on this encounter?? :lol:

BritainOphira

27 Nov 2004, 02:03 AM

My sister has a cat. I'm pretty sure it has multiple personalities. The thing is crazy, and I avoid it as much as possible. Other cats are okay and I've had a few I liked, but I like dogs much better.
*dodges tomatoes thrown by cat loving INTPs*

mgb

27 Nov 2004, 02:29 AM

I have a cat. She is great. Makes my day every time I see her. As far as cats go she is much nicer than a lot of cats I have met, and she loves having her belly rubbed.

indie

27 Nov 2004, 03:39 PM

I love animals, especially cats. Communicating with animals is so intuitive, and so much easier than communicating with humans sometimes!

I like dogs (not little yappy dogs, only big dogs), but it seems to me that dogs are more of and "E's" type: You have to make sure your dog gets enough exercise, so you have to take it for a walk and people always stop and talk to people with dogs. . . plus you have to spend more money on food. . .cats are also great because they don't require the socialization that dogs do, where dogs are instinctually pack animals, cats are solitary. Cats get solitude and dear hell, I'm rambling here. It's too early! Need more coffee. . .

Durroch

28 Nov 2004, 02:55 AM

My cat is great... He is cool. I like my hermit crab, too.

Clara

29 Nov 2004, 09:24 PM

Our collie dog - who loved cats (especially our cat's kittens) - once put her mouth around, without touching, the head of a cat eating the dog food :blink: & waited for the cat to notice the potential of the situation. :lol: (but, I was very careful not to laugh, because cats are very sensitive about that.
: :huh: - they spell it out by sitting in the sightline of the offender, doing nothing except: facing away... as in "I'm not talking to you - I can't even stand to look at you right now." :rolleyes: - I told many anecdotes embarrassing to cats before I figured this one out.)

spirilis

12 Dec 2004, 05:04 PM

My dad keeps a lot of cats, mainly wild ones that stop by the house. We always had cats while I was growing up, and it felt weird when we didn't have any at one point (they all died off or ran away... at one time we had two families of cats, 8 altogether)

Cats are the most elegant pets... they definitely have an unmistakable personality, and you usually can't fool them :D

SheepDog

12 Dec 2004, 10:20 PM

Our dogs love cats, too much.

Once, a stray cat got in our yard while my dogs and I were out there. I tried to shoo the cat away, standing between it and my dogs so they wouldn't eat it. The cat decided to be smart and run aound me, and ended up in one of our dog's mouths. I let out a very (VERY) loud "NOOOOO", which stopped my dog from shaking it's neck and killing it. But she didn't let go, she just froze with the cat in her mouth. I grabbed her jaws and PRIED them open. The cat ran to freedom, and although I've seen it in the neighborhood since, I haven't seen it in our yard.

As long as we have our dogs, I'm sure we could never have a cat.

evil kitten

15 Dec 2004, 07:03 PM

Cats are cool, and are genuinly smartrer than most people I know. Which, I think is very sad.

Boneca

15 Dec 2004, 10:20 PM

I'm not too sure about this "cats are smarter" thing. Or perhaps nobody told my cats that they are supposed to be smart. My old dog would've outwitted them any day.
Then again, I still like cats better than people. :)

Claverhouse

21 Jul 2005, 07:24 PM

PLACE-HOLDER FOR CLASSIC STATUS

airjaw

2 Nov 2008, 11:28 PM

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v332/27/74/5301184/n5301184_36350033_1164.jpg

my cats, sola and chrissy.
It's been quite an experience having them, both good and bad, fulfilling and frustrating. My cats are kittens so I've had to raise babies, pretty much. Thankfully they don't stay babies as long as humans do. I may have to give them up soon if I can't find employment though..

Rinalee

5 Nov 2008, 09:28 AM

:wub: my avatar, my cat. newly adopted. he kinda picked me. he pulled the sleeve of my shirt, slightly clawing me in the process. match made in cat-adoption heaven.

MerieM

5 Nov 2008, 10:53 AM

Rinalee, Your cat looks ungry or interested in something ot just don't know what's happeneing, all this in a funny way.

NoahFence

5 Nov 2008, 08:02 PM

:wub: my avatar, my cat. newly adopted. he kinda picked me. he pulled the sleeve of my shirt, slightly clawing me in the process. match made in cat-adoption heaven.

That's...your cat. :huh:

Y'know, I've noticed your avatar before...I thought it was a half-cougar or something. He looks like a freakin' monster, how much does he weigh?

OrionzRevenge

5 Nov 2008, 08:22 PM

Rinalee, Your cat looks ungry or interested in something ot just don't know what's happeneing, all this in a funny way.

Allow me to translate,
Rinalee’s cat is not happy with the situation.
Bold eye contact is very aggressive body language for cats.
(That’s why cats give you the squinty thing when they like you >>> “I really like looking at you, please don’t get the wrong idea.”)
The camera is not the cat’s friend and he is being forced to make close eye contact with it.
If the camera makes one false move, it will be ripped to shreds.

Cute kitty Rinalee!
And you have two cute girls there Airjaw. I hope it works out for the three of you.

Trivia Question: How do I know both Airjaw’s kitties are girls????
:) :) :)

MerieM

5 Nov 2008, 09:45 PM

"it will be ripped to shreds", is the best part, I think cats are funny.

Anonymous

5 Nov 2008, 10:00 PM

I dislike most adult cats, but not as must as I dislike dogs. Birds ftw.

rhinosaur

5 Nov 2008, 11:05 PM

Rinalee, Your cat looks ungry or interested in something ot just don't know what's happeneing, all this in a funny way.

I think he's royally pissed, and I also think he looks like Chester Cheetah.

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/brands/0014/6560/brand.gif

Rhu

6 Nov 2008, 12:36 AM

I dislike most adult cats, but not as must as I dislike dogs. Birds ftw.
Birds are complete assholes. Assholes that look pretty and get to fly.

Birds know not love nor loyalty, not kindness nor pity. Though many birds are beautiful, they do not know art or philosophy. They're uncultured, crude creatures. I wouldn't have a problem with them if birds were content to simply swirl about in the heavens, looking for places to lay new eggs, fertilize existing eggs, or places to eat.

But you can't leave birds alone, because they don't leave you alone. They're not just flying about for activities involving eating and sex, they're flying with the purpose of ruining your day. They're flying to attack--yes, attack--every man, woman, and child that has ever decided to walk across a field. They are flying about to damage--yes, damage--every statue and building that falls underneath their lofty domain.

A big part of what birds live for is to shit on you and me down here on the ground. I cannot, I will not sit idly by while this pollution rains down on me from the sky. Support of birds is unconscionable, and, God willing, it will one day be unconstitutional.

Anonymous

6 Nov 2008, 12:49 AM

Birds are complete assholes. Assholes that look pretty and get to fly.

Birds know not love nor loyalty, not kindness nor pity. Though many birds are beautiful, they do not know art or philosophy. They're uncultured, crude creatures. I wouldn't have a problem with them if birds were content to simply swirl about in the heavens, looking for places to lay new eggs, fertilize existing eggs, or places to eat.

But you can't leave birds alone, because they don't leave you alone. They're not just flying about for activities involving eating and sex, they're flying with the purpose of ruining your day. They're flying to attack--yes, attack--every man, woman, and child that has ever decided to walk across a field. They are flying about to damage--yes, damage--every statue and building that falls underneath their lofty domain.

A big part of what birds live for is to shit on you and me down here on the ground. I cannot, I will not sit idly by while this pollution rains down on me from the sky. Support of birds is unconscionable, and, God willing, it will one day be unconstitutional.

I believe that you are referring to American birds, though. If this is the case, I heartily agree. American birds are crude assholes. Oceanic and Asian birds, however, are intelligent, sophisticated, socialized, and cunning. They have quite a taste for art, too. And I mean this literally. They'll chew the shit out of any posters or books you have lying around.

Ok, so they're all really loud too, but that's still not as bad as cats and dogs shedding fur.

foodeater

6 Nov 2008, 12:52 AM

My family has a couple of cockatiels right now. I have never liked birds as much as they have, but one of them is pretty cool- always makes random sounds and whistles a lot. Whenever I walk by its cage it puts its plume back and whistles with its head tilted up slightly. I like that one. The other cockatiel doesn't like me, probably because I completely ignored both birds unless I had to feed them or something. All birds do is shit and make a lot of noise.

I've never had a cat since my dad is allergic, but I don't mind them. But if rubbing their face all over you is really marking their territory then they can fuck off. Dogs don't piss on you, why should cats feel like they can mark me? I like some of them though.

Dogs are the best. They're always happy to see you, aren't too needy and give you space, but come to you when they want to be near you. Except for big dogs. Big dogs can fuck off too. Medium sized dogs are the only ones worth the investment. If they're raised well they're easy to take care of. Feed them, give them water, and let them outside for a while if you have a yard (they're big enough to not be carried off by a hawk and small enough to not break a leash).

Ivy

6 Nov 2008, 01:03 AM

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8174eb51ba/natalie-portman-rashida-jones-speak-out-again-from-natalie-portman-and-rashida-jones

ryan_m_parr

6 Nov 2008, 01:10 AM

Cat, it's what's for dinner.

Anonymous

6 Nov 2008, 01:13 AM

By the way, on reading the thread title, am I the only one who thought of this:

http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/all_your_base.jpg

before thinking of house cats?

OrionzRevenge

6 Nov 2008, 01:48 AM

Pfft,
Boids aint nutt’n but Dynos that wouldn’t die.
And dawgs are jes Wolves in domestic clothing.

Katz are the Ti Ne Kings!!!
:):):)

manza

6 Nov 2008, 02:27 AM

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v351/235/32/27706678/n27706678_32998259_8063.jpg

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v351/235/32/27706678/n27706678_32991249_4999.jpg

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v351/235/32/27706678/n27706678_32991250_5363.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v351/235/32/27706678/n27706678_32998246_6521.jpg

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll57/azmanzanita/IMG_1276.jpg

mgb

6 Nov 2008, 02:37 AM

Birds are complete assholes. Assholes that look pretty and get to fly.

Birds know not love nor loyalty, not kindness nor pity. Though many birds are beautiful, they do not know art or philosophy. They're uncultured, crude creatures. I wouldn't have a problem with them if birds were content to simply swirl about in the heavens, looking for places to lay new eggs, fertilize existing eggs, or places to eat.

But you can't leave birds alone, because they don't leave you alone. They're not just flying about for activities involving eating and sex, they're flying with the purpose of ruining your day. They're flying to attack--yes, attack--every man, woman, and child that has ever decided to walk across a field. They are flying about to damage--yes, damage--every statue and building that falls underneath their lofty domain.

A big part of what birds live for is to shit on you and me down here on the ground. I cannot, I will not sit idly by while this pollution rains down on me from the sky. Support of birds is unconscionable, and, God willing, it will one day be unconstitutional.

Papa Rhu, tell us more about that vagrant who once captured an escaped bird in your house.

Rhu

6 Nov 2008, 05:06 AM

Papa Rhu, tell us more about that vagrant who once captured an escaped bird in your house.
Well... sounds like you already heard that story, sonny. No sense tellin it again. Mean-spirited macaw that was, though tweren't my house, as I recall...

I ended up running into that there vagrant again, so I did. Bought her a hotdog and slapped her on the back good-natured-like. She may have choked, but it wasn't fatal or nothin. And not my fault, so the jury said.

Yup. Anyways, good cat, though... A good cat woulda made a meal out of that bird. It sure did deserve it.

Zero Angel

6 Nov 2008, 05:11 AM

Interesting. One could even say that birds inherently lack souls which exist in every living creature (except for birds, obviously).

Uytuun

6 Nov 2008, 01:43 PM

Pookie and some of her brood. We only have Pook these days. Oh and a fuzzball she had at one time. And a little one saying hello to the world.

Saeculustra

6 Nov 2008, 02:51 PM

Pookie and some of her brood. We only have Pook these days. Oh and a fuzzball she had at one time. And a little one saying hello to the world.

I'm in love with your cats! All the black cats I've ever met have been so adorable.

Ivy

6 Nov 2008, 02:58 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/englshivy/Sylvia.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/englshivy/CrazySylvia.jpg

lpethe

7 Nov 2008, 01:09 AM

I agree that birds have no souls. Have you seen their eyes? creepy. Like the dead. Sharks are the same way. I bet dinosaurs had eyes like that.

and yay cats!

Saeculustra

7 Nov 2008, 01:13 AM

adorableness

DAWWWWWW:lol:

I'm going to die of cute from this thread. I'm wayy too in love with cats.

Rinalee

7 Nov 2008, 03:07 PM

That's...your cat. :huh:

Y'know, I've noticed your avatar before...I thought it was a half-cougar or something. He looks like a freakin' monster, how much does he weigh?

:grin: yes...he wasn't happy AT all. ever since i got him i've been trying to get a picture of him. so that's me holding him, mom's taking the shot.

he does look like a cougar. even the fur patterns. according to the animal shelter, he is a local breed. he weighs about 5 or 6 kilos. i haven't weighed him. well, if he gets bigger, then i'll start worrying.... in the meantime i can't help but annoy him. (in a good way) :grin:

ghost

7 Nov 2008, 03:39 PM

kyaaaaa~~~~~!! ^^

I love cats!

Awesome cat stories:

1) My evil cat sometimes had random outbursts of affection. When I was kid he hated me, but when I started catching the bus home from school he would sit and wait at the bus stop for me (500 metres away from the house, on the other side of the road). He would slink through the bushes, watching me until I got home, then he would continue ignoring me/ trying to rip out my eyes.

2) One time I was pretending to be a cat for about 2 hours. Eventually he led me into the laundry, which was his domain. I was sitting on one side of the room, and he got behind his food bowl, and pushed it with his nose ALL THE WAY ALONG THE FUCKING FLOOR until it was directly under my nose. I even ate some. I didn't want to be rude.

3) One time an annoying dog came into our garden. My cat smacked that punk-bitch in the nose. The dog turned to run, but my cat came down with both paws on the dogs arse. My cat had his claws dug in. The dog was running away yelping, and the cat was holding on, walking on his hind legs.

One time he slept in my bed, laying on his back with his head on the pillow next to me, like people. He also beat up a German Shepherd, attacked an old man and killed a snake.

Then he got cancer and died.

NoahFence

7 Nov 2008, 03:56 PM

Here's the cat that MightHaveBeen. He was awesome. Among the largest I've ever seen, he even walked with that ka-lunk, ka-lunk sort of swagger that lions have. 18 lbs and all lean...when he lay down, he'd just sort of fall over, and it would literally shake the floorboards, you could hear him lay down from across the house.

We had to give him up because he HATED our little black "nervous librarian" cat, and would literally hunt her...given his level of aggression, it was only a matter of time before he maimed or killed her. Our 90 lbs german shepherd/malamute he got along with no problem, they'd nose each other and move on to their various activities.

To give an idea of how large this cat is...the purple pillow is a full 2.5 feet on a side, and the red shoes in the background on the rug are, in fact, adult shoes.

Pretty sure he's been posted elsewhere on this site, but he deserves a monument here in the CATS raving.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y190/Sarlith/geyser2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y190/Sarlith/geyser1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y190/Sarlith/geyser3.jpg

RottenApple

7 Nov 2008, 04:00 PM

We had to give him up because he HATED our little black "nervous librarian" cat, and would literally hunt her...given his level of aggression, it was only a matter of time before he maimed or killed her.

um .... sorry to state the obvious....but that's not a cat.

It's a snow leopard !

MadamI'madaM

7 Nov 2008, 04:02 PM

he HATED our little black "nervous librarian" cat, and would literally hunt her

Lemme guess, Ivy's? :rolleyes:

That thing looks like it could take anything smaller than a bulldog.

Hell, he'd scratch a bulldog to shit and get away if he was lucky.

NoahFence

7 Nov 2008, 04:42 PM

um .... sorry to state the obvious....but that's not a cat.

It's a snow leopard !

Official breed is "bengal cat". He was a total gentleman with the kids...my 3 year old was unable to provoke a scratching. Even when he played with the kids, he would swat at them and stop his paw an inch from their skin...very conscious of his claws, also, when doing the "knead the dough" stuff.

He also would allow us, the humans, to do ANYTHING to him. Pick him up while he's playing and flip him on his back and rub your face in his tummy. Pin his ears back and put your face in his and go "Wubba wubba wubba!" Pick up his back legs and walk him like a wheelbarrow. He never complained of any of it...at most he'd struggle feebly, indicating he wanted to do something else, but literally would tolerate anything.

We figured his issue with the black cat was that she has not been exposed to other cats and was terrified of him...he took this message of "Stay back or I'll hurt you!" to mean simply "I'll hurt you", to which he replied "Oh it is ON little bitch".

However, on two occasions he managed to get outside, and proceeded to hunt down and attack other cats both times, chasing them out of their own yards. He didn't seem to have this problem with other Bengal cats, so most likely he was just a bigot.

Lemme guess, Ivy's? :rolleyes:

No, she's well and truly "ours". Or, we're hers. Yeah, that sounds more like it.

That thing looks like it could take anything smaller than a bulldog.

Hell, he'd scratch a bulldog to shit and get away if he was lucky.

Yeah, win or lose, I'd hate to be the bulldog. Most cats are built for speed or stealth, this one was built for power.

Rinalee

7 Nov 2008, 04:43 PM

MerieM

7 Nov 2008, 05:13 PM

Deckard

7 Nov 2008, 05:22 PM

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/cat_proximity.png

Nowhere have I seen more evidence for this.

Karl

7 Nov 2008, 05:32 PM

By the way, on reading the thread title, am I the only one who thought of this:

[image]

before thinking of house cats?

I thought of this first...

Another situation with caps.

NoahFence

7 Nov 2008, 05:39 PM

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/cat_proximity.png

Nowhere have I seen more evidence for this.

You should make one like this for the BABIES thread too!

Deckard

7 Nov 2008, 05:42 PM

You should make one like this for the BABIES thread too!
It's from xkcd, a webcomic:

http://xkcd.com/

NoahFence

7 Nov 2008, 05:46 PM

Alas, poor joke...I knew him, Horatio...

RottenApple

7 Nov 2008, 05:46 PM

Official breed is "bengal cat".

I found this on the internet .... so it wasn't a bad guess.
"Bengals are hybrids also, part Asian Leopard Cat, part domestic."

My girlfriend totally digs your cat......she wants a Bengal now....but is not sure how her norwegian forest cat will react.

NoahFence

7 Nov 2008, 05:49 PM

My girlfriend totally digs your cat......she wants a Bengal now....but is not sure how her norwegian forest cat will react.

YMMV.

Also, sadly, he's not my cat...was for a couple months, but has been placed elsewhere now. :sadbanana:

Delilah

7 Nov 2008, 06:13 PM

*shrieks with glee*

Kitties!

Okay, not really.

I dig cats, and have two despite my allergies to them, they crack me up. The damn orange cat has recently taken to playing the guitar. I have an old broken acoustic on a stand in the living room, and he sits in front of it and drags his claws gently down the strings, then tries to pluck them with his teeth, funny stuff, I am trying to get him on video but he seems a bit shy about his art.
He also enjoys biting people, not to be mean or hurt you, just to tenderize.

I'm keeping an eye on him, he is not to be trusted.

LastRailway

7 Nov 2008, 07:09 PM

Cats are ok, as long as they're not in my house. And the same goes for all animals, they're ok, but out of my personal space. Cannot deal with licking, fur all around, shit and smell of animal foods.

manza

7 Nov 2008, 07:15 PM

GODDAMMIT STUPID FUCKING CAT WHY WON'T YOU STOP DESTROYING EVERYTHING WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU THIS IS WHY I CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS AND I JUST ORGANIZED THAT BOOKSHELF AND I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN SO SOON AND OH HEY IT'S OKAY I DIDN'T LIKE MY FAVORITE PLANT VERY MUCH ANYWAYS SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DIG THE ROOTS UP AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME AND ALSO PLEASE RELOCATE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR LITTERBOX ONTO MY BATHROOM FLOOR AGAIN TODAY WHILE I'M GONE AND YES I LIKE IT SO MUCH WHEN YOU BITE MY HAND AND TEAR HOLES IN MY TRASHBAG YOU INSANE CARNIVOROUS BEAST

Aww. Don't hide in the corner! I'm sorry I yelled at you! Here, come sit in my lap and--

FUCK! NOT THE COFFEE ON THE CARPET!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Saeculustra

7 Nov 2008, 07:17 PM

Another situation with caps.

The first moment I saw this, "Thundercats the musical??" flashed through my mind. Heh.

T.S. Eliot must have been rolling in his grave all the years this was on Broadway.

Delilah

7 Nov 2008, 07:19 PM

OrionzRevenge

7 Nov 2008, 07:49 PM

Have you guys seen that cat toy that kinda looks like a little squat drum with holes in the sides? (Approx. size / shape of a fruit cake tin)
Inside is a vertical axle running down the middle with a horizontal arm coming off at the perpendicular. Afixed to the end of this arm is a stuffed mouse toy.

As the cat reaches in and bats the mouse it spins around the axle>>> drives them nuts!!!
Cats seem to have a innate desire to reach into an openning to get at prey.

Other than something spiked with catnip.
This has to be the best toy Evar!
:):):)

manza

7 Nov 2008, 07:52 PM

*points and laughs*

Mine plays guitar.

*giggles*

Mine eats souls for breakfast and then pukes them up on your nice shoes out of spite.

Then attacks your hand while you attempt to wipe it up.

NoahFence

7 Nov 2008, 07:58 PM

I lived with a cat once whose proper name was Althea, but we took to calling "Napalm".

This cat had a rather amazing ability to inflict pain, and mostly did so to those who sat in "her chair". The two most effective methods of attack:

1. Run up the back of the chair, launching herself vertically in the process, and land on your head with all claws gripping

and

2. Leap from the arm of the couch to the arm of the chair, where your arm rested, somehow managing repeatedly to hang by ONE FUCKING CLAW :mad:

I really hated that cat.

Delilah

7 Nov 2008, 08:09 PM

Mine eats souls for breakfast and then pukes them up on your nice shoes out of spite.

Then attacks your hand while you attempt to wipe it up.

My girl cat does that.

:devil:

I think girl cats are far more evil than boy cats, just like people.

Delilah

16 Nov 2008, 06:49 PM

It seems boy cat has an issue with his people washing their hair, and if given the opportunity will rewash it for you.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j28/jstjn11/pics/IMG_2890.jpg

*shrugs*

I also finally got a few seconds of his guitar playing, but it sucks, too dark. Maybe later.

LastRailway

16 Nov 2008, 07:26 PM

^^^
Ugh... thanks for reminding me why exactly I can't stand animals in the house.

OrionzRevenge

23 Dec 2008, 11:28 AM

The Cat's Meow!
:p
:grin: :grin: :grin:

Denzien

23 Dec 2008, 12:40 PM

For some reason, I like the feel of a cat head in my hands. It's hard not to squeeze their little faces.

overainbows

23 Dec 2008, 02:14 PM

I love mine! Best company, best friend! Usually I identify myself more with cats than with people...

I love dogs too... pets at all!

Pristinegirl

12 Sep 2009, 05:03 PM

I love cats! They are my favorite animals. My best friend is my cat, because she can't lie to me or bullshit all the time. She also knows when I am depressed and tries to comfort me. She is my precious!!!!!!!!!! :D

MY Cat looks similar to yours haha, he is all black and is named (Slinky) Malinky ^^

OOH WOWW I LOVE KITTY CATS http://forum.infjs.com/images/smilies/monkeys/m026.gif

Pearlrose

9 Nov 2009, 03:16 AM

I just love my kitty! She's all white and has blue eyes. I named her Jasmint. The 't' is silent. I'd explain it, but I doubt you care.

Scarecrow

9 Nov 2009, 09:30 PM

I don't mind cats, but I prefer dogs. I have lived with several different cats for years (mostly during my teenage years spent in various households) and never managed to make friends with any of them. With other people's dogs, it takes me a day or two to be best buddies (I used to run a dog-walking service for that reason). Maybe I am just predisposed and animals instinctively pick up on that. Who knows.

I could actually picture myself working with dogs. I would smell of pet hair and beef jerky all the time, but it would absolutely be worth it.

scroggzen

15 Nov 2009, 09:29 PM

I wonder sometimes how much I had to do with my cat's personality. Almost everyone who comes over and hangs out with my cat, even if they didn't like cats before, will warm up to her. She has this really subtle way of introducing herself to strangers and remembers pretty much everyone.

Therefore, it seems like she doesn't really fit the pattern. I'd say maybe 10-20% of the time she can be a bitch, but I think a lot of it is a reflection of my mood and my reaction to whatever she's doing. Certain times I'm just not in the mood. She's trying to eat the tree... standing on top of the speakers, batting the framed poster making it rock back and forth... walking all over the mixer. And by the time I've gotten frustrated, I realize she just wanted to be fed.

Right now (as usual when I'm on the computer) she's laying on my lap, licking herself and occasionally me. Last night a friend came over and she jumped on his lap, just started napping right there. If people are gathering in a room, she's probably going to be there. If you pick her off she'll go find her little spot but she almost always wants to be where the action is. Especially at night.

I live with three other people, but being that I live downstairs and was the only person living here for the first couple months of her life, I guess it's natural that she latched on to me. When I come home she jumps out from wherever to say what's up. But regardless, she's cool to everyone. I've never seen her get the least bit rowdy with a stranger even when they're playing with her.

She just jumped over to my record player and is bathing herself on top of that now.

Cats are pretty awesome. Just raise 'em right, I guess. Hold them with love while they're kitties. Talk to them. They're a little companion creature, just treat them like you'd want to be treated by a giant thing that feeds you.

Jonah Davids

16 Nov 2009, 03:36 AM

I love cats! I get all gooey inside around [my] kitties. It's my emotional Achilles Heel.

satesone

24 Nov 2009, 09:06 AM

i have two kittehs!! they're awesome all except for when they ruin my wires or when they wake up at like 6 or 7am to run around when i just fell asleep.

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24 Nov 2009, 06:32 PM

Alfredo

24 Nov 2009, 06:40 PM

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satesone

24 Nov 2009, 09:18 PM

It's amazing what people will put up with. Stories of people being regularly attacked by their cat. Why is it when cats are like that, it's "quirky", but if dogs exhibit that behavior, they're put down?

Probably because most dogs aren't pure evil and therefore society is unaccustom to them displaying terrible behavior.

Phreon

Some people just shouldn't have pets, or children even. Some people treat pets as material objects and when they don't behave as they would like them to, they simply write them off. pets are like children in a sense, they require patience. if one expects an animal to understand all of the norms of human society , they WILL be disappointed. i've never been attacked by my cats though, the oldest just watches everyone from a safe distance when i have company over and the younger one just wants to play and rub itself on everyone. my introverted and extroverted roomies:p

i also have a lab pup in the backyard. as a child i've owned ducks, geese, rabbits,a guinea pig, hamsters,a ferret, and a little turkey but he didn't make it. animals are cool.

manza

25 Nov 2009, 01:02 AM

It's amazing what people will put up with. Stories of people being regularly attacked by their cat. Why is it when cats are like that, it's "quirky", but if dogs exhibit that behavior, they're put down?

1) Biology. Fairly solitary obligate carnivore vs. highly social omnivore -- cats are just plain more feral. Besides, attacks are rarely unsolicited. Sharp teeth and claws and short tempers kind of come with the package.

2) Amount of damage that can be inflicted. Cats are smaller than most dogs and (while bites/scratches suck and have to be watched for infection), a housecat isn't really capable of killing you with anything short of a septic infection. A dog can tear your throat out or seriously disfigure you.

The only aggression I've ever seen come from my cat has been toward other cats. She's inflicted some escape-thrust scratches (I deserved it when I cornered her with the vacuum without thinking) and will howl mercilessly when displeased, but I got lucky otherwise. Never so much as a hiss. Obscenely bizarre animal, though.

Phreon

25 Nov 2009, 04:09 AM

I guess I'm kind of surprised at how many supposed INTPs are into cats. I've known a few (cats) that were good, but generally they have brought nothing into my life but furballs and an offensive odor. Clearly I'm a dog person. Not so much because dogs are slobbering attention whores, but because generally, a dog is happy to see you. Any creature that treats me with unconditional acceptance is bound to find a place in my life; there aren't many out there.

There are enough 2 legged creatures roaming this earth that regard me with curious disdain, I don't need to introduce the quadriped variety into my life.

Really, if I wanted to have a relationship with a feral creature that loathes me and displays schiziod tendencies, I'd put myself back out in the dating scene.

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manza

25 Nov 2009, 05:06 AM

I guess I'm kind of surprised at how many supposed INTPs are into cats. I've known a few (cats) that were good, but generally they have brought nothing into my life but furballs and an offensive odor.

There are a lot of cats I wouldn't let under my roof, but mine is clean, healthy, and has an unending fountain of love and affection for me. She doesn't need to be walked, can stay unattended for long periods of time, and through the magic that is pine-based kitty litter (which is a great desiccant, and the acidity neutralizes ammonia, which is what makes cat piss stink so much) has an utterly inoffensive, fragrance-free odor. She doesn't shed and is there at the door waiting for me when I get home. She's never acted out of aggression and is completely content eating out of her auto-feeder and sleeping next to my feet at night.

I think I've got it pretty good.

Edited to note: I think part of my great success with my kitty is the fact that I give her proper nutrition, which 99%+ of house cats don't get. She gets grain-free, 50% protein food, when most cat foods list grains in the top several ingredients and contain 30% protein. I pay a premium, but $17 every two months is a hell of a small price to pay for a healthy, happy animal who doesn't have any vet bills.

hitomirou

4 Dec 2009, 05:45 AM

Visited my mom and saw her new cat.
I asked my dad to throw it away. Meow!

I do love my friend's Persian cat, though.

HoneyCyclical

4 Dec 2009, 06:13 AM

It's amazing what people will put up with. Stories of people being regularly attacked by their cat. Why is it when cats are like that, it's "quirky", but if dogs exhibit that behavior, they're put down?

Probably because most dogs aren't pure evil and therefore society is unaccustom to them displaying terrible behavior.

Phreon

Attacking? Sounds like they're half-feral or not domesticated correctly.
Or, as much as it still surprises me that a lot of people don't understand this... attacking or aggression can also be a sign of physical illness. Urinary tract infections, kidney stones, abscess tooth, upset stomach.

If the cat's stomach is hurting it's not like he/she can walk over and say, "Look dude, my stomach is killing me. Give me a kitty alka-selzer pronto."

I've had a couple of stray-to-domesticated cats who have attempted to attack me purely as a way to show dominance in the house. Scruffing (quickly grabbing the cat by the scruff at the back of the neck and holding it) for a little while works best for this behavior.
I would never kowtow to a cat who attacks due to domination issues...you put yourself in a secondary position and then it's downhill from there until you turn it around.
But...I've also had 25 pound manx male cats who played hard. An arm full of scratches was par for the course but it was cat play and when play time was over it was over. They knew who was the bigger cat.

porcupine

4 Dec 2009, 06:45 AM

OrionzRevenge

7 Dec 2009, 06:56 PM

A friend just sent me this pic.

http://orionzworld.tripod.com/moogoo.jpg

LOL

Meow gai pan

manza

11 Dec 2009, 05:04 PM

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll57/azmanzanita/006.jpg

C-StoLibFro

11 Dec 2009, 06:00 PM

I like most outdoor and feral cats (liking things that fend for themselves). Befriending usually takes some time though. I once moved into a house where there was a small colony living underneath a workshop in the back yard. Over a period of a couple of years I got to know them well. One of them decided to move into my garage which was pretty cool.

TheNilesEdge

11 Dec 2009, 06:38 PM

I think I exist for the amusement of my obese cat.

LOL

This one line coupled with your avatar made me giggle like a motherfucker. I need sleep.

Jonah Davids

17 Dec 2009, 06:07 AM

her stomach hangs down. Her li'l tummy swings from side to side when she runs.

Was she spayed or neutered? Or whatever they call it.

Because sometimes that happens as a result, and is not actually stomach or fat but muscle or somesuch.

porcupine

17 Dec 2009, 06:36 AM

Was she spayed or neutered? Or whatever they call it.

Because sometimes that happens as a result, and is not actually stomach or fat but muscle or somesuch.

It could be, but she is definitely overweight, she'd eat an entire bowl of cat food just because you give it to her, it must be rationed out so that she doesn't eat it all at once. She also feels to heavy for her size.

Also, me liking my cat doesn't have a lot to do with the fact my avatar is a cat, just a coincidence.

manza

14 Jan 2010, 08:19 PM

Bump for OMW!

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll57/azmanzanita/IMG_3437.jpg

TheNilesEdge

14 Jan 2010, 08:36 PM

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Oh my god, is that :happpy: her natural coloring or is it a food stain on her chin? We used to feed my dog leftover spaghetti and her face would be orange for a couple of days.

manza

14 Jan 2010, 08:53 PM

She's got orange on her chin. :)

stigmatica

14 Jan 2010, 09:12 PM

About 10 months old now.
http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx200/stigmatica/intpc/cat.jpg

TheNilesEdge

14 Jan 2010, 09:37 PM

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Those cats have the most beautiful combination of colors. When I was in Italy this past summer, this little guy could always be counted on to greet us at the front door of our villa each morning.

http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww299/the_niles_edge/DSCN02062.jpg?t=1263501348

Rhu

14 Jan 2010, 10:05 PM

Juiblex the cat is always watching.
http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/blex.jpg

MadamI'madaM

14 Jan 2010, 10:19 PM

If I was a slightly different person (who could justify economically and philosophically the purchase of a pure bred pet), I would probably want one of these.

http://www.kittens-lair.net/store/en/articles/img226.jpg

Singapura: the smallest domestic cat breed.

Cats...eh. They're not as needy as dogs, although some babies get thrown out with that bathwater, but some are still pretty needy. And then there are the furballs and whatnot...I'll pass.

I grew up with them, though, and most of them seem to like me.

nonperson

14 Jan 2010, 10:19 PM

Is Juiblex the cat an Ubuntu user?

Rhu

14 Jan 2010, 10:24 PM

Is Juiblex the cat an Ubuntu user?

I think from left to right, at the time, the netbook was Arch linux, the desktop was some cracked version of Vista, and the laptop was Ubuntu.

Blex's multitasking capabilities in taking care of business on each system were a sight to behold. This was all six months or so ago, however, and he's moved on to other things. Like stealing my bacon.

ghost

15 Jan 2010, 02:41 AM

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll57/azmanzanita/006.jpg

I just moved into a place with a kitty. She's an inside cat, but my flatmate put her outside early this morning as she was being hyperactive and running into walls and meowing a lot. She hasn't come back all day. There was a cat which came to the door, but it turned out to be a completely different cat. He may have been trying to tell me something?

I just heard her meow twice about an hour ago... then nothing. I hope Johnnie Walker isn't making a flute out of her.

She looks suspiciously like the cat in this photo. You didn't steal my cat did you?

bluehenrybob

24 Jan 2010, 11:21 PM

Yummy

25 Jan 2010, 07:17 AM

Where's Limey when you need him?

Works

25 Jan 2010, 07:58 AM

If I could get a cat, I'd get the same breed that Ptah has, Norwegian forest cat.

Elena532

15 Feb 2010, 06:26 PM

My friend had a Norwegian forest cat, but it was put down. There a nice breed.

CANDYCANE

12 Oct 2010, 07:48 AM

My schizo kitty is awesome! She's got a bit of an aggressive streak, she was DA BOSS of her litter. But she's very affectionate for the most part. She'll pat my face (without claws) when she wants to be petted awwww hehe!

Feller

12 Oct 2010, 07:50 AM

So, anyone here ever fucked a cat?

Fjaertorslovaark

12 Oct 2010, 08:31 AM

Feller, does a pussy count? What about a fresh trout that was eaten by a cat shortly afterwards? If not, then no---only a minx and a foxy vixen and a lassy from Nova Scotia. And a car muffler.

I agree, the nordic cats are swell. However, up front I don't think that they would be good mates for most humans (not even for INTPs). But as an INTP, I reserve the right to change my mind after some thought experiments. Personally, I do not find felines to be sexually attractive....so what is the big picture? You may be onto something if you can rationalize a novel reason for humans and cats to explore the horizontal bonding. I don't condone animal suffering, so the overal process must be mutually pleasurable.

Have fun courting your tigress! Youtube tells me that the sex will involve biting.

Feller

12 Oct 2010, 08:41 AM

Youtube tells me that the sex will involve biting.

Sounds like some great oral.

stuck

23 Jan 2011, 02:19 AM

Morning. Two cats. One enormous globe cat and one stocky jerk aby. Globe cat eats out of both dishes up on the dresser, while I get drugs for jerk cat. I place a pile in front of jerk cat. He nibbles.

Globe cat catches wind of the fix, jumps down. I place pile of drugs in front of globe cat in order to ward off the inevitable mugging. Globe instead saunters over to jerk cat's pile, licking his head for a second and then nuzzling him out of the way with his massive face. The pile is his.

Jerk cat looks confused. I pick him up, place him at the other pile (which is about two feet away). Things are stable for a moment.

Globe cat looks over at jerk cat, notices that he is at a pile of drugs. He gets up and bitchslaps jerk cat out of the way. Jerk cat runs off, leaving globe to consolidate the piles by rolling psychotically between the two.

Miko

29 Apr 2011, 09:54 PM

One short sentence: Do not want.

Phreon

30 Apr 2011, 12:37 AM

Cats are vindictive pissbags of evil.

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C.J.Woolf

30 Apr 2011, 03:27 AM

Cats are vindictive pissbags of evil.

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It's a feedback loop. Cats can tell who hates them.

MacGuffin

30 Apr 2011, 03:42 AM

It's a feedback loop. Cats can tell who hates them.

I thought they were attracted to those that dislike them. You don't look a cat in the eye, it feels more comfortable around you.

Phreon

30 Apr 2011, 06:19 AM

It's a feedback loop. Cats can tell who hates them.

I was ambivalent about cats, taking each one as an individual. Until "ours" (now "hers" I suppose) decided to use my boating gear bag that contained my drysuit, helmet, gloves, shirt, splash pants, PFD, throw bag, booties, etc. as a litter box. I accidentally stepped on it's tail; the dumb thing was sleeping on a stair in the dark. Three minutes later, it ruined about $1500 of gear that now smells like a cats ass. Yes, cats are vindictive pieces of shit.

My dog has also received an accidental "stepping" once or twice. She just yelps, moves on and is still my "buddy".

Cats suck,

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YHWH

30 Apr 2011, 06:32 AM

I'm kinda delighted to hear that.

Phreon

30 Apr 2011, 06:42 AM

I'm kinda delighted to hear that.

Wow, you're just like cats.

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Tommo3

3 May 2011, 12:12 AM

Cats are wonderful.

Phreon

11 May 2011, 02:33 PM

Cats are wonderful to shove down the garbage disposal.

Fixed it for ya.

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lenibug

23 Sep 2011, 05:04 AM

I love cats ! But I think mine looks down on me, because she constantly snubs me. I swear to god, it is not my imagination

Madrigal

23 Sep 2011, 06:41 PM

I think I exist for the amusement of my obese cat. It's OK though, she is really small, she was a stray and I think the was malnourished when she was young, but her stomach hangs down. Her li'l tummy swings from side to side when she runs.
This could actually be a very bad sign that your cat has a liver condition and is not digesting fat properly. If this is the case, you'd find out when it's too late because they are pretty asymptomatic, so you should get it checked out.

But this is a 2009 post by someone who's gone, so...

I love cats ! But I think mine looks down on me, because she constantly snubs me. I swear to god, it is not my imagination

Dog: "Wow, this guy gives me food, love and a home. He must be a god".
Cat: "Wow, this guy gives me food, love and a home. I must be a god."

attila_the_hunny

23 Sep 2011, 08:26 PM

This could actually be a very bad sign that your cat has a liver condition and is not digesting fat properly. If this is the case, you'd find out when it's too late because they are pretty asymptomatic, so you should get it checked out.

If it's just the skin on the stomach as opposed to like, the stomach itself, I wouldn't worry. Every cat I've know has that. Gravity? I do not know.

mxmxmx

3 Dec 2011, 04:11 AM

I love them unabashedly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JC24p0YsA

Something so simple gives me so much delight.

Miranda

3 Dec 2011, 03:56 PM

Would love to have a cat, but sadly can't as I'm allergic.

stuck

3 Dec 2011, 05:26 PM

Our aby is turning into a mountain lion. I should have known something was amiss when, at his last vet appointment, the vet insisted that the cat was a year younger than he has been on this earth. We said "no... I am pretty sure we have had him since 200x," and the vet pointed at his growth plates, that they were still open. The disagreement persists to this very moment, and I'm sure he's sitting over his morning coffee thinking about this couple of honkey lunkheads with the secret baby cat.

Anyway, he's currently gaining in mass at a shocking rate, even beginning to rival our mainecoon for rotundity. This is the tiniest bit frightening because he's a fucking serial murderer, which I believe I've outlined in a few posts last year.

Making him even more ridiculous is the fact that he lives on my wife for a good 30% of his day. She has a high-quality beige snuggie which he habitually milk-kneads on- and they look exactly the same, down to the texture of fur. I say he's "her familiar". She used to have a specially-made mountain lion suit when she was a child, and would pounce on other neighborhood kids from trees. Idfk.

This is also the cat that shows up in dreams, but only when he's sleeping illicitly on your face (the sleeper never notices, because he leaves before you wake up). He appears as a tourist, not in a functional role, but just to harvest the experiences. He is an absurd, baffling creature.

Fonduman

11 Dec 2011, 04:52 AM

cats are great. i think i managed to get the most affectionate one ever lol, might be because he was abandoned as a kitten, developed some issues perhaps

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5544/olly2t.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/3097/ollyj.jpg

mxmxmx

26 Dec 2011, 12:40 AM

He's gorgeous. I would have to call him penis face, though.

kali

26 Dec 2011, 12:48 AM

I'm taking care of two cats right now, Jessie and Kobe, I hate them both except for the rare moments they show me affection in which I want to have wild sex with them.

I love dogs more, especially little terriers because you can make out with them for hours and its beautiful.

7thMidget

26 Dec 2011, 02:56 AM

I adopted an abandoned cat temporarily (well, almost a year) and then I had to send him to a cat shelter. He was really cool, but maybe that's because he acted like a dog and not like a cat. So, I'm sure I like cats, but I may just like the confused ones. That would make sense, since I also like dogs who act like people more than the dogs who simply act like themselves. Anyway, I like cats.