Posted on 10/30/2015 7:21:09 PM PDT by BulletBobCo
The ancient Egyptians and everyone on the internet may worship cats, but the feeling is less than mutual. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh worked with the Bronx Zoo on a study comparing the behavioral patterns of house cats with their much larger cousins. By rating them in the âBig Fiveâ personality traits â Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion/Introversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism â researchers uncovered quite a bit about your âdevotedâ companions.
With this feline Meyers Briggs test, they found that your fuzzy roommates had basically the same personalities as African lions, being dominant, impulsive and neurotic. Sure, theyâre also playful, clever and inquisitive, but their findings show that the only thing keeping them from murdering in you in your sleep is their size. Cats are no dummies, so as long as youâre ten times bigger than them, youâre probably ok.
According to psychologist Dr. Max Wachtel, understanding is the key to a symbiotic relationship with your cat.
âIt is good to understand the personality characteristics of our pets. Different cats have different personalities. But as a species, there are a lot of commonalities. Theyâre cute and furry and cuddly, but we need to remember when we have cats as pets, we are inviting little predators into our house. For a lot of people, it is worth it. Cats can be fantastic, sweet companions. Until they turn on you.â
That’s why your Rotty won’t pass the cat on the stairs. :-)
It’s a Trap!
Yeah.
Sumptin odd there.
That cat is illegal in California.
Probably, but kitteh was too lazy to kill me now. LOL
She will wait till after her next meat fix.
Amazing. I’d not seen that. Thanks for posting it.
I’ve never heard of a MRSA infection from a cat either. Hope your friend will be OK.
I’ve had a lot of cats and been scratched a lot. Bit only one time.
Never any infection ever.
As I write this I have three claw marks on the back of my hand.
I accidentally pushed down on my cat as he was sleeping on a bean bag like chair that he blended in with. I didn’t noticed him there sleeping. He reacted instinctively, jumped up and away, yowled and hissed, which he never does.
A bit later I notice three scratches down the back of my hand, relatively deep for cat scratches I hadn’t even felt it when it happened.
I washed my hands well with boraxo when I saw it.
No problem, no infection.
Yesterday the scratches were itchy.
Yeah. Cats can bite hard if they are freaked-out scared and go primal.
Your dog joined PETA?
I thought I was the only one silly enough to do that. :)
They may be little, but they don’t lack anything in fierceness.
I have a large Himalayan male who is impressive looking (even if he’s dumber than a stump). Just now we had trick~or~treaters come to the door as he was busy preening himself. You know - the legs splayed and one sticking straight up in the air. One 10 or 11yo boy asked, “What in the world is that cat doing?!”
I didn’t want to say exactly so I told him that the cat was “practicing his gymnastics”. The boys dad started laughing and the whole crew joined in - even a very puzzled boy.
Maybe they get PMS :O)
Eye roll indeed! There are only those who don’t understand cats, and these scientists definitely show that they are.
ANYBODY when properly motivated could be a killing machine, including those old smiling knitting grannies, ANYBODY. Operative word here is ‘motivated’.
And domestic cats are much smarter than what these scientists gave them credits for.
“Nobody cares about sick, evil little twerps like you. You are going to end up on a wanted poster some day.”
Old Lady: How do we even know Wendle isn’t posting from prison? People who abuse animals, particularly cats and birds, often wind up in the big house, usually as serial killers.
Time to fire up the zot.
Good point. I hope they take away his cat-killing pit bulls.
What a wanker!
My dog loves me.
Yes. It’s in a class by itself.
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