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My cat Toby is helping us prepare for a big move in two weeks. I hope he gets through it alright! I'm sure he will, as he had no problems when he came to live with us. We got him when he was 2, from a family that had him since he was a kitten but then got a big mean dog that didn't get along with the cat. And they decided to get rid of the cat! 
So sad. But now he's happy with us! He's the most playful and energetic cat I've ever owned!
I have attached a photo of him for you to see!
So sad. But now he's happy with us! He's the most playful and energetic cat I've ever owned!I have attached a photo of him for you to see!
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I bring this up since it IS cat-related...
If you're a DS9 fan, the random theme in our latest avatar contest--which I chose--is "Kittens"!
If you're a DS9 fan, the random theme in our latest avatar contest--which I chose--is "Kittens"!
He must be related to the former owner of my male cat.
Poor little guy was thrown out the window of a moving car on a highway near my home. A rescue group got him medical care and physical therapy, and then I adopted him. One of his legs is still crooked, but it doesn't slow him down at all.
Poor little guy was thrown out the window of a moving car on a highway near my home. A rescue group got him medical care and physical therapy, and then I adopted him. One of his legs is still crooked, but it doesn't slow him down at all.
I'm not a cat person--I'm a dog person--but I found a mother cat and four kittens living in my hedge. I refuse to contact Animal Control since they kill them if they don't find a home for them. So I contacted the Humane Society but they are overwhelmed and couldn't take them.
So I bought a live trap, caught the 4 kittens, and found them homes but the mother is too smart to get into the trap. Now she is becoming a nuissance--shitting in my yard, digging up my neighbor's yards.
So for the cat experts is their a safe, non-harmful way to drive away this cat so she doesn't come near my home. My asshole neighbor said he'd shoot it with a few bee bees and it would get the hint--that ain't fucking happening with me around. So any humane suggestions?
So I bought a live trap, caught the 4 kittens, and found them homes but the mother is too smart to get into the trap. Now she is becoming a nuissance--shitting in my yard, digging up my neighbor's yards.
So for the cat experts is their a safe, non-harmful way to drive away this cat so she doesn't come near my home. My asshole neighbor said he'd shoot it with a few bee bees and it would get the hint--that ain't fucking happening with me around. So any humane suggestions?
Put spome food out, stay there some distance away and watch her eat it. Over the next few weeks, work a little closer to the food bowl, then try to pet her. As soon as she's tame enough to allow a few strokes, grab her by the scruff of the neck, being sure the hand you grab her with has a welding glove on in case she tries to claw or bite, and put her in a pet carrying box. Do as you see fit from there.
Or, dont put Mama Cat in the box and keep petting her, you might convert her from feral to completely tame. I did that with Sparkle, she was a year old before I started taming her.
Or, dont put Mama Cat in the box and keep petting her, you might convert her from feral to completely tame. I did that with Sparkle, she was a year old before I started taming her.
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I can't find a link, but there was a cat tortured somewhere in NSW a few weeks ago. He was in a rally bad way when the family found him, and the vets mentioned some of what had been done to him, which I won't repeat, but the word horrific is about right. Missing ears, burned all over, cuts. He was sore and sorry at the time, but his appetite came back, and he seems to be on the mend, with skin grafts etc. The public have donated $18,000 to his medical costs.
There we are, the worst and best of humanity in one incident.
How people get their jollies from this is a mystery that is, thankfully, beyond me.
There we are, the worst and best of humanity in one incident.
How people get their jollies from this is a mystery that is, thankfully, beyond me.
Hey, does anybody else's furball like to just sit in a clean litter pan? Just sit and hang out. I don't think she's doing it when she has the runs or constiaption. She looks like she's just sitting for the heck of it.
My female used to do that when she was really little, but hasn't done it in quite some time (she's nearly a year old now). I switched to one of the covered type boxes and haven't seen her do that for a while. I used to think that she was slightly off in the head or something, considering some of the other weird stuff she does.
*has to refresh the page, does a double take at the change in CD's avy*
She likes the feel of the sand rather than the other surfaces in the house?
Good of a guess as any. I really have no idea why she does that.
My cat will sometimes switch over from lovey-dovey purry rubbing to sudden biting/clawing. At first it was a shock (he had a former owner until a few years ago - he's probably 6 now) but I'm so used to it that I know exactly when to back off. I give him a sharp "NO!" and that helps to untrigger him - because at this point he will quickly switch over to licking. Regardless, he's an awesome cat who is very much loved
If you have two or more cats in the same house, you've probably seen them play-fight with each other. That's what your cat is doing when he starts clawing and biting your hand -- he's just playing. He doesn't understand that for you, it HURTS -- because you're not covered in fur!My cat will sometimes switch over from lovey-dovey purry rubbing to sudden biting/clawing. At first it was a shock (he had a former owner until a few years ago - he's probably 6 now) but I'm so used to it that I know exactly when to back off. I give him a sharp “NO” and that helps to untrigger him - because at this point he will quickly switch over to licking. Regardless, he's an awesome cat who is very much loved
Cats will also lick people's skin because they like salty taste of sweat. (That doesn't mean their diet is salt deficient -- they just like the taste of it.)
Interesting... thanks, scotpens. I didn't know if it was some kind of prior owner issue or not. None of my other cats did that so I was unsure really what it was.If you have two or more cats in the same house, you've probably seen them play-fight with each other. That's what your cat is doing when he starts clawing and biting your hand -- he's just playing. He doesn't understand that for you, it HURTS -- because you're not covered in fur!My cat will sometimes switch over from lovey-dovey purry rubbing to sudden biting/clawing. At first it was a shock (he had a former owner until a few years ago - he's probably 6 now) but I'm so used to it that I know exactly when to back off. I give him a sharp “NO” and that helps to untrigger him - because at this point he will quickly switch over to licking. Regardless, he's an awesome cat who is very much loved
I just assumed the licking was a prelude to digestion
My male does the occasional biting thing, when he can't catch his female companion. She does that to everyone but me. I have heard that siamese, which she is, get very attached to one person. She does the licking thing, almost to the point of being annoying, as well as constantly chewing on things. I hope she grows out of this as she gets older. They are both nearly a year old. They are the first cats that I've had, I always had dogs before them.
We had extreme thunderstorms last night in the wee hours. Bright lightning until dawn. I opened the kitchen door around 3am and before I could call his name, Shimmy flew in onto the top of the couch where he curled into a ball of scaredy-cat. When I reached up in the dark to comfort him he bit me
^Well that'll teach you then.
I had my female for a year before I got the male as a kitten. I used to be able to get her riled up enough to play fight with me, and she would bite, but not too hard.
Nowadays, after 6 years of the male irritating her on a daily basis, when I try to get her riled up, instead of fighting with me, she will run away, find the male and jump him instead. Payback's a bitch.
I had my female for a year before I got the male as a kitten. I used to be able to get her riled up enough to play fight with me, and she would bite, but not too hard.
Nowadays, after 6 years of the male irritating her on a daily basis, when I try to get her riled up, instead of fighting with me, she will run away, find the male and jump him instead. Payback's a bitch.
My cat will sometimes switch over from lovey-dovey purry rubbing to sudden biting/clawing. At first it was a shock (he had a former owner until a few years ago - he's probably 6 now) but I'm so used to it that I know exactly when to back off. I give him a sharp "NO!" and that helps to untrigger him - because at this point he will quickly switch over to licking. Regardless, he's an awesome cat who is very much loved
Had a female tabby cat that would do exactly that, sharply turn from friendly to swatting at me. Sparkle decided to gnaw my hand, purring all the way, making no other moves. Made kind of a soft snarl.
One of the feral cats on the place went over to our neighbor's place across the street (other neighbors 2 miles away), and attacked her son's prized young cat as they let it play outside. She's afraid the cat might get infected in the bite mark, and that she'll have to put it down by methods other than the vet's office since she would not be able to afford the vet bill to patch her up right.
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