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Cats ARE neurotic - and they're probably also trying to work out how to kill you, say researchers
UK Daily Mail ^ | October 31, 2015 | Tom Wyke

Posted on 10/31/2015 8:05:19 AM PDT by C19fan

They are well loved for their immaculate fluffy coats and unique personalities but new research suggests cats do have a much darker side.

A study carried out between the University of Edinburgh and Bronx Zoo compared our beloved domestic cat with its wilder relatives.

Compared with the snow leopard, the Scottish wildcat and the African lion, researchers found these larger predators shared similar characteristics of aggression and neurotic behaviour to domestic cats.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats; neurotic
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

My 2 cents on cat “matters” for the final time. And also putting all on notice that I will not engage in debate on the subject.

Cat = Moving target !

Snoot ;o)


61 posted on 10/31/2015 9:33:57 AM PDT by snooter55 (People may doubt what you say, but they will always believe what you do)
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To: Gaffer

You love that cat, I can tell.


62 posted on 10/31/2015 9:42:46 AM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven.)
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To: ETL
I humbly disagree.

That "little brat", that is a child and any child at that age are selfish little beings, that's who they are. CATS are all feral territorial animals, and expendable.

The parents should know what could happen.

63 posted on 10/31/2015 9:46:42 AM PDT by annieokie
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To: Karl Spooner

Now that’s funny!


64 posted on 10/31/2015 9:53:09 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: annieokie

The cat could have done real harm to the kid, scratch or bite him, but didn’t. It was only trying to prevent another slap to its head.

But I agree, lots of people have pets that should in no way be in the same household as small children. Certain dog breeds tend to be a lot more tolerable to abuse than others.


65 posted on 10/31/2015 9:53:42 AM PDT by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better and safer America)
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To: annieokie

Now that I think about it some more, the kid may have been reacting to something the cat first did to him.


66 posted on 10/31/2015 9:56:07 AM PDT by ETL (Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better and safer America)
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To: ETL
YEP.....I should have worded my response differently.

The child is a human flesh territorial being, the cat s a feral territorial ANIMAL. One is expendable, one is not, Your choice........

Again, it is the parent who is to blame for what happened there.

Older generations would not allow a cat in the house with a baby in a crib, because that cat could suffocate the baby as it cuddles on the baby's face. That is very good advice. Cat to blame for the suffocation? NO, the parent are.

67 posted on 10/31/2015 10:00:06 AM PDT by annieokie
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To: C19fan

I love cats but will never have one in my home or around my wife and little children-only dogs. I don’t want them to get schizophrenia or another mental illness from a cat’s toxoplasma gondii parasite.

Besides, I’ve never forgotten an article from a first responder who said cats eat their dead owners after less than a day of not getting fed whereas dogs will starve themselves for days before taking that action.


68 posted on 10/31/2015 10:27:19 AM PDT by Raymond Pamintuan
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To: Straight Vermonter
I don't think any pope played a role in this.

I do not believe everything I read, but according to Wikipedia, it was Pope Gregory IX (Vox in Rama) that demonized cats.
69 posted on 10/31/2015 10:28:26 AM PDT by Hiddigeigei ("Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish," said Dionysus - Euripides)
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To: Gaffer

The best way I’ve found to stop a cat biting is when the cat bites, rather than pulling your hand away, gently push your hand further in the cat’s mouth. The natural reaction is, of course, the opposite. It opens the cat’s mouth further so the teeth don’t sink in and puts the cat on the defensive. The cat usually engages pretty quickly. It doesn’t take too many times before most cats learn that biting doesn’t work.


70 posted on 10/31/2015 10:28:50 AM PDT by FourPeas ("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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To: Gaffer

OK, Gaffer. We get it. You love your cat. We have one, too,
that is a mess. We love her, though. - You HAVE to get her
out from under your feet when you are walking, though! If
you trip over her; you could fall, bust your butt AND mash
the cat, too. - I stopped “Boo-Boo”, our cat, with just one
or two simple swats with a fly swatter when she was under
my feet. (She respects me & my fly swatter - & you don’t
have to whip them too hard or too many swats to get their
attention!)

Yes; and all “Boo” wants is treats, too; but she is only
given a few treats 3 times a day. Otherwise, I keep her
a bowl of dry (uncolored, plain) cat food all the time so
she can eat when she gets truly hungry. We feed her
Wildcat food from TSC (Taste of the Wild) and Hippie Cat
Food from Walmart (has a picture of a hippie on the bag).
Cats need meat; and those two are high meat content. She
eats less of those because she’s more satisfied and gets
full easy eating them.

Your kitty is being naughty biting her Pappy. Brutus likes
to pull that stunt with me; but knows I am likely to switch
her butt with the fly swatter when she does that. - I
don’t want to dampen her spirit.

As for crapping. We keep her a litter box in a plastic
bin with about 3” of plain cheap clay litter (unscented).
I have one of those little plastic scoops and scoop out
her poop every couple of days, put it in an old Walmart
bag, tie it up and toss it in the garbage. That way, her
litterbox stays okay & fairly clean.

She is a fanatic about being outdoors; so I think she
poops outside a lot. But, still, we keep her a litterbox
for when she comes in to sleep most nights. I only empty
it and put in fresh litter about once a month.

She like a very small bowl of milk; but will only drink
Stonyfield Organic Whole Milk - & even then, she won’t
drink even that after the carton stays in the fridge for
3 or 4 days.

We have coyotes, cougars, skunks, etc., out here; but
“Boo” is so mean they don’t mess with her. She bosses
our big old dog around, too, but “Dub” loves her madly!


71 posted on 10/31/2015 10:38:08 AM PDT by Twinkie (JOHN 3:16)
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To: Olog-hai
Given that MadMo and his followers hate dogs, especially big, black dogs, yet they have no fear or dislike of cats, I much prefer dogs!


My girls, Sylvia (moma dog with pointy ears) and Lily (her daughter resting her head on moma dog).

72 posted on 10/31/2015 10:44:48 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: cloudmountain

Our cats were dumpster cats...found together probably from same litter.


73 posted on 10/31/2015 12:04:43 PM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: huldah1776
How many cats WANT to be caged or stay indoors?

My two cats are "inside" cats. I don't want them outside picking up some disease, getting mangled by dogs, or run over by cars. They're quite happy inside. Every morning they curl up on my lap while I read the paper and drink my coffee. During the day they usually come to wherever I am and curl up on the floor.

When we go away for several days, even though our neighbor comes in and feeds they, they show plenty of affection when we get home. If that's neurosis, so be it.

74 posted on 10/31/2015 12:04:43 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney (,)
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To: JoeFromSidney

I think most cats raised totally indoors are fine. What you don’t know, you don’t miss.


75 posted on 10/31/2015 2:34:15 PM PDT by huldah1776
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Muslims can’t deny their pagan roots when it comes to their views on cats, which seem to come from the ancient Egyptian cat cults.

The larger cats are definitely in the Bible, such as the lion and leopard. And also, the symbol of the tribe of Judah, and Jesus Himself, is a lion.


76 posted on 10/31/2015 3:31:22 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

A cat is not a lion, though some may think they are! There is no mention of cats in the Bible. Dogs are viewed in one of two ways. There were wild dogs (1 Kings 14:11, 16:4), which many Bible verses address, such as calling enemies of Israel ‘dogs’ but there were also ‘work’ and ‘guard’ dogs used by the Israelites, as noted in Job 30:1, Exodus 22:31 and numerous other Scriptures. Even in the Book of Tobit (Apocrypha), there is reference to what must have been a dog kept as a pet by Tobias. (Tobit 5:16, 11:4) No such luck for cats.

As Sir Winston Churchill once said, “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” I agree to a degree. II, too, am fond of pigs, especially roasted, or fried as chops or bacon. I believe his comments on cats and dogs are certainly accurate!


77 posted on 10/31/2015 4:21:04 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Too many species of cats to mention perhaps, whereas there are fewer dog species that I can see.

A common prey animal of cats and dogs does get a mention in the Bible, that being the mouse. (Hebrew word is “akbar”, hence the phrase “Allah is a mouse”.)


78 posted on 10/31/2015 4:57:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Mouton
Our cats were dumpster cats...found together probably from same litter.

Bless you for taking them in.

People will move WITH doggies but will leave the kitty cat behind. Domesticated cats aren't used to foraging for themselves. It's cruel NOT to take them with.

79 posted on 10/31/2015 5:07:46 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Olog-hai

The fact that I live in one of the worst areas of Calgary, yet I can leave my doors unlocked if I choose, speaks volumes about the protecting capabilities of my ‘girls’. I have the best ‘intruder alert’ there is, even raising the alarm when someone is by the garage, outside of my fence. A cat would not afford me that peace of mind. A cat, being a cat, would likely not care in the least, if someone got in the house. One of my ‘”,girls’ sometimes even warns me of ‘approaching aircraft’! (I live on a flight path to YYG.).

Besides, when it gets cold, my ‘girls’ like to cuddle up with me on the bed, keeping me warm. A cat just ain’t big enough for that! Besides, cats like to sleep on your head and smother you!


80 posted on 10/31/2015 5:45:02 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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