Posted on 07/04/2012 11:03:47 AM PDT by Stoat
A lynx bite and scratch attack would be nasty indeed, but no moderate sized cat is able to do a bite down like a pit bull. Hopefully it’s also customary to keep kitty’s claws trimmed.
In the linked article from The Daily Mail above, (here again) all outdoor photos of the Lynx are shown with a collar at minimum, and one features him with a prominent leash attached. It seems that he's being raised much like a dog would be.
Until the neighbor rat dogs stopped yapping and folks wondered why....
You’re very welcome.
Have your wife sew 4 tiny paw sized sacks that can be put on the cats feet and held by rubber bands. With the cat’s claws sheathed, their attempts to struggle against being bathed become pathetic and ineffectual, but not at all bloody and painful for you.
I would think that most boyfriends would also pause and think before trying anything.
That's a matter of the food you give it. If you feed a low-residue food you won't have those giant tootsie rolls.
LOL, you can just see it when they’re giving you the eye, right?
Johnny’s mother looked out the window and noticed him “playing church” with their cat. The cat was sitting quietly as he was preaching to it. A bit later she heard very loud meowing and hissing and could see Johnny attempting to baptize the cat in a tub of water. Mom yelled at Johnny, “Stop that, the cat is afraid of water!”. To which Johnny responded, “He should have thought about that before he joined my church”.
This is a weird but true story. One of my husband’s co-workers, who lives near here, had a wild bobcat start coming up onto the deck and stealing food from his dog’s dish. After a while the bobcat got used to the man and his wife, and they would actually let him into the house on occasion; he would walk around, inspecting things the way cats do. From there, he started seeking out the house during thunderstorms and bumping the door with his paws to be let in.....when they would open the door, the bobcat would dash inside and dive under a bed, away from the thunder, LOL.
He eventually stopped coming around, though; they don’t know what happened to him.
You’d probably sustain some wounds getting those things onto kitty’s paws.
“Have your wife sew 4 tiny paw sized sacks that can be put on the cats feet and held by rubber bands. With the cat’s claws sheathed, their attempts to struggle against being bathed become pathetic and ineffectual, but not at all bloody and painful for you.”
I’ve tried doing something like that. It’s much less traumatic all around to just throw the cat in the washing machine for a few minues. You just have to remember to get it out before the spin cycle starts.
I’ve always told prospective cat owners to let the cat pick you, but that takes it to a whole ‘nother level!
That’s the unfortunate part. I might never happen, but just one wrong primal thought from kitty, and the poor kid loses her face, or worse. But it all seems so cute.
If you want a very large cat, but a domestic one, it is better to get a Savannah cat. It is a proprietary cross breed of a wild cat (serval) and house cat. Likewise, it has a personality like a dog. Typically they can weigh as little as 7 pounds and as much as 30 pounds.
LOL, no kidding
She was very cute, but had claws you would not believe.
He no longer has her, thinks an acquaintance stole the badger. But she could have been caught by coyotes.
These people are stupid. It’s a wild animal.
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