Feline Follies
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^ A right goodly cat!
Our Hootie and B'Elanna sometimes get called alt names too. . .
Three years later, you think I'd be over it. I'm not, she was awesome and I admit I memorailize her whenever possible. New grey cat's name is Speck, combining Spot and Spock and his general appearance.
Alternatively, Little ****er.
Our Hootie and B'Elanna sometimes get called alt names too. . .
^HGTV's newest home renovation star.
"This wiring isn't up to code."
"This wiring isn't up to code."
Ut-oh -- Ceiling Cat is watchying you, well, you-know-what...
My Spot - may she RIP.
She loved the boxes though, long description behind this particular box, but she was named after Data's cat(s) and a proclivity for leaving 'spots' on my bed when she was a kitten.
Aw, my condolences. She was very pretty! Cool box, too.
I can't wait to see that! I was in Istanbul last year, and the street cats were amazing -- so calm and friendly, even in the midst of crowds. Our tour guide -- now a friend -- is one of the people who take care of them.
Ephesus has a lot of cats, too:
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All cute pics. I need to upload photos....
^ Those kittens are all like, WTF? The mother or father was having fun though.
More shots of my boy, Junior:
Aww! I just want to reach in and pet him.
Anyone know what it means if a cat is intentionally spilling his/her food constantly?
I've got two, a bigger cat (like 15 lbs/5yrs) and a little cat (about 4 lbs/6 months) and although the big cat is obsessed with eating, he spills his food on purpose by pawing the floor near it pretty much every time I feed them. He is otherwise very gentle and deferential to the little cat, who is a jerk, to the point that he just lets the little one eat out of the bowl he's using and backs off.
I can't figure out the psychological trigger that makes the big guy knock over the food, he's the only cat I've had that does this and it's not consistent with his desires (to eat, and then eat more) and personality.
I've got two, a bigger cat (like 15 lbs/5yrs) and a little cat (about 4 lbs/6 months) and although the big cat is obsessed with eating, he spills his food on purpose by pawing the floor near it pretty much every time I feed them. He is otherwise very gentle and deferential to the little cat, who is a jerk, to the point that he just lets the little one eat out of the bowl he's using and backs off.
I can't figure out the psychological trigger that makes the big guy knock over the food, he's the only cat I've had that does this and it's not consistent with his desires (to eat, and then eat more) and personality.
Junior paws the floor around his food, like he thinks it's litter and he's trying to bury the scraps. He kept flipping the mat I'd put down, so I swapped it out for a cheap tray we had lying around--wooden handles and a white plastic base. He can't flip it over so his pawing at the bits of food he's flung around just organizes all the crumbs into a tidy corner of the tray.
I think it's evolutionary behavior. Cats may have buried their food to keep it safe.
My cats will occasionally do the burying motion after they're done eating, "saving it for later".
My cats will occasionally do the burying motion after they're done eating, "saving it for later".
Some cats will intentionally spill their food if the bowl is too small for their liking. ..a vet told me that when one of my cats spread his food on the floor before eating it. If they can't fit their whiskers into a bowl, they'll remove the food to make it easier to get to.
I had to give that cat his food on a plate to stop him...
...he was the only one of my cats to do that.
I had to give that cat his food on a plate to stop him...
...he was the only one of my cats to do that.