Posted on 04/20/2024 1:51:59 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Since cats first got their adorable claws into us about 9,500 years ago, humans have had a love affair with felines.
Today more than 80 million cats reside in U.S. homes, with an estimated three cats for every dog on the planet. (Watch a video about the secret lives of cats.) Yet there's still a lot we don't know about our feline friends—including what they think of their owners.
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I read this article. I gleaned nothing from it. I know more about cats than this person. These thoughts are all over the internet and well know. He certainly did not have to ‘study’ cats to get them.
Cats as well as dogs can get a soul connection to you but I have definitely felt a deeper connection from a cat.
“Cats only needs are that you feed them and clean their litter box. If your lap looks like the most comfortable place to lay, they’ll lay on you and allow you to pet them. They can’t be trained, only bribed. They are disobedient, think they are the alpha, and if you raise a hand to them they will draw blood.”
Exactly why I’ve never had the slightest interest in having a cat.
Cats might be surprised what I think about them.
A few of my friends had V8 Mopars, so I learned to recognize that starter. Between the 318, the 340 Roadrunner and the ‘69 Charger with a 440, the starters were all the same.
Another classic
(and the ‘69 Charger with a 440)
Oh, don’t get me all wanting what I can’t have.......
My guys (all five) have unlimited kibble, but hunt all the time. (Their good luck that we live on a disused farm.) They often bring me contributions to the family larder, leaving them under my office chair. Lest you think these offerings are trivial, my boy Tumbler brought me a full grown rabbit last summer.
“cats do not think, they are concerned only about their next meal.”
The best places to take a nap is high on their priority list, after finding a human to manipulate.
You can beat a dog and he will cower but he will still lick your hand if you feed him. Try that with a cat. If they could kill you for it they would but you really aren't worth their trouble so they will just crap in your shoes while you are asleep.
Cats can be loyal but it is up to them and it is not about food. I've been working in the garden all day. My little gang has been pretty close by all day for no reward at all.
If a cat’s food bowl is not full it is empty. There is no in between. If you want to insult them try feeding them food from yesterday. They have to be very desperate for that. I put fresh food on top and then mix it up. Foils their plan. If I don’t do that they will just eat the fresh stuff on top of the bowl.
Cats are like husbands. Some of them are memorable.
We live nearly a quarter mile back from the highway. My wife’s 6.15 lb black cat, Sugar Puff, can hear and distinguish her car from all others and runs to the front window when she hears my wife coming home from town.
I have nine. Four are litter mates and two pairs of two get along. The other five are rescued strays and generally get along. All are selective about their friends. The pairs and relationships are interesting. When they sit out in the barnyard some evenings they are all spaced pretty evenly 5 feet apart. When they eat, they won’t touch another cat’s food until he is finished and usually not until invited after that. There is also a nominated special envoy to remind me about dinner. That would be Homer.
I stopped one from digging in the newly planted flower bed today and it broke his heart to get in trouble. I’ve been making up with him ever since. Treats and a lap session seemed to help. They know what NO means and it usually doesn’t take more than that to stop them from misbehaving.
Probably some of the smartest cats there are are Tuxedos. TK figures things out.
🙋😂 they absolutely love fresh soil, & laundry out of the dryer, its always a special invitation for them somehow😂 to claim its theirs.
My oldest one, MiMi is always “ hungry” trying to score another meal and will sit and give me the stares , never wavering😂 trying to get me to crumble😆
“Probably some of the smartest cats there are are Tuxedos.”
We had had only had Fiona only one day, and she was a very young kitten. She was downstairs and I was upstairs in the loft looking down on her. She didn’t get confused. Immediately she ran to the other side of the house where the stairway was and ran up to find me. She knew exactly how to get to the next level after 24 hours. Maybe it’s no big deal but I was impressed.
Good one
Also if you die, dogs will stand guard over you until someone comes.
Cats will eat you.
I’ve had many cats and dogs, love them all, Current kitty, Daisy Jane, was the alpha of her litter. on first vet visit I learned she’s a Tortie Tabby, “very smart and very fierce:.
You bet.
AI robots might have the patience, and 100% reliability to instantly punish, to successfully train a cat, for some tasks. AI robots could easily train most dogs to a master level, but cats would require much more computation. If AI technology could master cats, AI could handle vain layabout Demonrats as well.
To a dog, you’re family.
To a cat, you’re staff.
Ken Davis (Christian comedian)
Funny how cats settle on a person that doesn’t like cats (like my wife) and showers them with attention.
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