Kitty cat appreciation

Wow, she's good!

Don't know if it's been posted here or not.

cuncuna wrote: oliverstoned wrote: They are very cute, especially the last pic. I wonder if females are more affectionate than males. I think it is just a matter of how are they... errr... ¿raised?. Anyway, I heard that the first weeks of life are crucial to develope a true relation with your cat. Mine, male or females, have always been tender creatures. Most of the times, they sleep in our beds. The actual one sleeps on my pillow and wash my face when I wake up, like if a were a cat too or something like that. She also bites my arms like when they look for fleas. It's hilarious. Your cat must grow in the company of someone. If they spent their childhood alone almost all the time, they'll get used to be by themselves.

No. Most affectionate cat I ever owned lived the first year of her life outside.

And something you might find interesting: black cats tend to have the kindest temperament, especially shorthairs. Of course, since most cats are mixed you can get pretty much anything out of anything: it's correlation, not causation, kids.

Eeewwwww.....

Lose the brother, get a cat, sorted

cuncuna wrote: Hyperborea wrote: Cats were born to be chased by dogs, everytime i see a cat in my garden i let the dog out to chase it. Why should i let a cat do what it wants in my garden. After all if a dog sh*ts in your garden, you'd not be amused, but it seems ok for a cat to do so.   (here comes my expulsion) You can't compare the bathroom habits of a cat (they dig a hole, use it as bathroom, and cover it when they are done...) with bathroom habits of a dog (leaves large amounts of sh*t everywhere... ). Added later: I've seen dogs also eating their excrements. I dare you to show me a single cat doing that.

I've seen one or two of my cats eat puke before, it's pretty disgusting!

Passionist wrote: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=447527&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true ^_^

Hyperborea wrote: Cats were born to be chased by dogs, everytime i see a cat in my garden i let the dog out to chase it. Why should i let a cat do what it wants in my garden. After all if a dog sh*ts in your garden, you'd not be amused, but it seems ok for a cat to do so.   (here comes my expulsion)

You can't compare the bathroom habits of a cat (they dig a hole, use it as bathroom, and cover it when they are done...) with bathroom habits of a dog (leaves large amounts of sh*t everywhere... ).

Added later: I've seen dogs also eating their excrements. I dare you to show me a single cat doing that.

Edited by cuncuna - April 24 2007 at 11:36

mystic fred wrote: Shame, i saw a recent report on the TV about the number of cats and kittens being dumped in this country, partly due to the astronomical fees the vets are charging - the PDSA now only accept pets for treatment whose owners are senior citizens, on benefit or unemployed . so much for a nation of so-called animal lovers!

Cats are great & relatively cheap pets until they go wrong... We learned many years ago that veterinary insurance is an absolute must; even then, you have to factor in the excess to be paid before the insurance kicks in (usually between £50/£75 depending on the age of the cat). Notwithstanding this, however, when our late lamented Dweezil had an enlarged heart & hyper-thyroidism over a period of about 5/6 years, the insurance company must've paid in the region of £4/5000 worth of vet bills, during which time we paid about £600 of monthly subscription & maybe a couple of hundred quid for other stuff... the insurance certainly paid its way then.

It's still the same - the cats have private health insurance, but Vicky & I have to rely on the NHS - I think I trust my vets more!

shame i saw a recent report on the TV about the number of cats and kittens being dumped in this country, partly due to the astronomical fees the vets are charging - the PDSA now only accept pets for treatment whose owners are senior citizens, on benefit or unemployed . so much for a nation of so-called animal lovers!