My daughter and SIL got a cat to teach our grandson how to relate to other living things. Sometimes he is sweet to her and they will curl up on the couch or floor and sleep together.
Sometimes he treats her mean. She doesn't bite or scratch, just gets up and walks away. He will then try to make nice, but the cat just ignores him or hide even more if he becomes too persistent in his apology.
Then, when he is least expecting it, she will come over, curl up beside him and roll over on her back for a tummy rub. The little fellow is getting a real education in how to treat living things and is very lucky to have a gentle feline friend who won't bite or scratch.
They are most fascinating creatures!
I’ll bet donuts that average cat owners are smarter than the study researcher(s).
I'd hit it.
Eyes blinking at you? What do they know! That’s a kitty kiss.
My cat gets up in the bed about 4:15am every morning, and is very affectionate. He purrs and rolls around next to me, for about 5 minutes. If I haven’t gotten up to feed him by then he bites my arms and starts attacking my feet. Doesn’t matter if there’s food in his bowl, he wants someone to go downstairs with him, make sure he’s fed and give him some attention.
Other cat behaviors.
(this one’s a classic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIoOJKLHeY0
(beating the masochistic cat)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OigAGhLhh8I
Actually this is fairly common among cats, some of whom aggressively demand to be thumped and get quite upset when it stops. There used to be a lot of videos of it, but I think YouTube got too many complaints from unknowing animal lovers that cats *could not* enjoy being thumped, no matter what.
Mao, my girl kitty;s, favorite thing is life is being vigorously brushed, with a pin/stripper brush. Twice a day at least. She’s a fur factory! And she ALWAYS rolls over to get her tummy brushed. She loves it!
I question the intelligence of the people were in this study. Some of this stuff is about as basic as it gets. Maybe they should trade their cats in for something more suitable to them, like a pet rock.
Okay! Hey, does anybody know where I can get some cat handcuffs? I’ve gotta get a pair of cat handcuffs. Either two little ones like this, to go around the little paws.. or a big one that hooks onto my arm and then hooks onto the cat.
I found out my cat was embezzling from me, so I’ve gotta get a little pair.. of cat handcuffs, so.. Well, I found out that when I’m away, he goes to the mailbox, picks up the checks, take them down to the bank and cashes them. The way I caught him, I went out to his little house, where he sleeps at night, and there was like $3,000 worth of cat toys out there. And you can’t return them, because they have spit all over them..
I don’t know where he is now, I guess he went out to Catalina, or something like that, I don’t know.. [ audience groans slightly ] No. He bought a catamaran, and went out.. [ audience groans again ] No, he got it out of a catalog.. [ groans ] This is a catastrophe! Hey, just remember - comedy is not pretty!
-Steve Martin
I’m not really a cat person and this evidently makes me an excellent cat owner!
I briefly pet our cat if she comes up to me, I groom her in very short bouts, I feed her and take care of the litter box, and that’s it.
She’s happy, a great mouser, and she enjoys climbing on my husband (I don’t like that). Our relationship is “cordial”.
LOL! Thank you for that! Saved for posterity...
Hopefully I'll be recovered from my surgery in time to baby sit again, I really fell in love with that little fur-ball, and I miss her!
Mark