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Posted on 09/30/2007 2:00:02 PM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/30/2007 2:05:51 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("This is funny." ~ last words of "Doc" Holliday)
To: Daffynition
Most cats are friendly to everyone who comes through the front door, but other cats are very concerned with potential territorial intrusion.Their concerns should warrant a voice in government.
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posted on
09/30/2007 2:13:56 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: Tax-chick
Congrats! Newbies are fun! Is she getting along OK? ;-D
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posted on
09/30/2007 2:14:08 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
Dinky MacDougal doesn't like anyone, but me. He is the last of a litter of yard cats my ex girlfriend was feeding, when I shipped her back to her momma, Dinky stayed. He has never been neutered, is likely horny, and doesn't suffer fools lightly. He probably sees me as a soul brother, LOL. I need to last long enough to outlive Dinky, no one else is likely to meet his standards. Some folks lock the dog in the bathroom before they answer the doorbell, I have to lock up the cat!
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posted on
09/30/2007 2:17:39 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: Daffynition
A friend of mine has multiple cats and their gray tabby seems infatuated with me. Every time I pay a visit, the beast is immediately in my face, rubbing and purring away and soon fast asleep in my lap. He does this with no one else ... even the owner can’t figure it out.
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posted on
09/30/2007 2:18:34 PM PDT
by
Brian Mosely
(A government is a body of people -- usually notably ungoverned)
To: Daffynition
She’s fine. Our older cat is very annoyed, though.
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posted on
09/30/2007 3:23:12 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("This is funny." ~ last words of "Doc" Holliday)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
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posted on
09/30/2007 3:28:02 PM PDT
by
Sue Perkick
(And I hope that what I’ve done here today doesn’t force you to have a negative opinion of me….)
To: SWAMPSNIPER
Looks like our “Sneakers” ... she had the habit of sleeping on my face and no matter how many times I tried to throw her off ... she’d be back.
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posted on
09/30/2007 3:33:32 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Brian Mosely
What can I say ...animal magnetism... or catnip in your pocket. ;-D
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posted on
09/30/2007 3:34:57 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Tax-chick
Give them a couple of weeks and they’ll be buds. ;D
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posted on
09/30/2007 3:35:47 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Daffynition
I hope so ... or at least civil!
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posted on
09/30/2007 3:36:51 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("This is funny." ~ last words of "Doc" Holliday)
To: Daffynition
I have found, in my vast experience with cats, if you bend your knees so that you are in a squatting position, MOST cats will approach you - I have even had them cross the street to ‘snout’ my extended finger. When you are standing, I think the cat is slightly intimidated by size.
Try it...
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posted on
09/30/2007 9:47:21 PM PDT
by
Paisan
To: Daffynition; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Bahbah; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...
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posted on
09/30/2007 9:55:37 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Be deranged in a consistent manner. Manson was nuts, but at least he was always on message." --dead)
To: Daffynition
Should the time come when it seems appropriate to attempt friendship with a cat, I’ve found it best to simply extend one finger several inches away from its face and hold it there for 10 seconds or more. I’ve had amazing luck with that technique, actually. Most cats have warmed up to me in time as the result.
One finger isn’t as threatening as an entire hand. It’s also possible that doing that signals respect or at least that the situation will be on their terms, which is fine with me. Cats aren’t dogs. Thay have absolutely no interest in being controlled or forced to do anything they’re not ready to do. All of which is just fine with me.
Good luck with new kitty! I always keep a newbie separate from the clan for a few days. Seems the transitions are simpler when everyone has had the opportunity to adjust to the scent or scents of unfamiliar cats, yet nothing bad has happened. There may still be grumbling for a day or two when they are introduced, but at least it avoids bloody wars.
To: Rightfootforward; Paisan
RFF, both you and Paisan have touched upon an excellent technique. I think the author of the article is on to something that I have found also, in observing animals ... eye contact. I think this is the single most important factor in approaching animals in general and perhaps cats in particular because of their
eye construction.
You know the old adage "eyes are mirrors of the soul." Well, I think they are more the windows. Let me explain ... I've spent a lot of time in the wild observing and photographing animals. When you make eye contact with an animal, it sends a signal ... am I prey or are you prey. And if you stare an animal down, not releasing your gaze from them for a moment, they think that there is danger and survival instinct kicks in. But if you release your gaze, become casual about it, the animal relaxes and you have a better chance of it sticking around rather than fleeing in fear. This can be a special moment too, when the commonality of all sentient beings is expressed by that spirit that is the window to a soul through eye contact. ;-D
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posted on
10/01/2007 1:31:30 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
To: Tax-chick
***We got a new cat today.***
Awwww, lucky you. Tell us about it.
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:20:28 AM PDT
by
kitkat
(I refuse to let the DUers chase me off FR.)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:31:47 AM PDT
by
mware
(By all that you hold dear..on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
To: mware
Aw, beautiful cats! We had 2 that looked just like them, one was Stormie and the other was Baby. They died a few years back, I miss them. :(
To: kitkat
She’s a 4-month-old calico named Shannon. She’s very friendly, especially compared to our mean old Wednesday. (The lizards are friendlier than Wednesday, too.)
The kitties seem to have worked out a detente over night. Shannon has the run of the house, but if she gets too close to Wednesday, she gets called a rude name.
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posted on
10/01/2007 3:57:34 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("This is funny." ~ last words of "Doc" Holliday)
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