Cat behavior.
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My kitten plays fetch with me. I throw a ball into the other room, he runs after it and drops it back at my feet.
Is this normal cat behavior? lol. He also pants really loud like a dog after a few runs.
Is this normal cat behavior? lol. He also pants really loud like a dog after a few runs.
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My cat is just crazy. I can fuck with her so much (nothing abusive, just teasing) and she'll come right back to me seconds later. The adoption place told us shes half bengal, which would make her 1/4 asian leopard. That would explain why she is still wild as an adult.
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My kitty loves to play fetch, sometimes more, sometimes less. She won't always bring the ball/mouse/whatever right back up, though, she'll leave it out of reach but still expects for it to be thrown again. What a frickin' prima donna. :evil:
Every now and then she'll also drop whatever she's been fetching mid-run. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes by accident which embarrasses her. So it's important to remember to never laugh at a cat.
I think I understand why he wants to be in your presence and likes baths now...
weirdly wonderful
if I could only see blobs I'd feel insecure and lonely ...the extra soothing touch and your presence
very much needed. Glad you have each other
My Cat (in his prime) would hunt birds of prey and small dogs and drop them at my feet, btw, how fat is your cat? It probably should not be panting so easily, let him outside, don't buy into the 'indoor/outdoor' junk, let them be free man, in and out, plus they have 7 lives, so don't worry too much.
If you are keeping your cat locked indoors, just know, that he want's to roam free, it's in his nature bro.
if the cat doesn't want to go out, don't introduce him to it.
every night i deal with an hour of meowing to go out. we do let him out, but only in the fenced back yard with our supervision. (front declawed). he did get away once for 4 days. he's not tried taking off since, but still wants out.
and still trys to beat up the neighbor dog
He's not fat at all. I just had him running pretty crazy for a while. Here's a pic. He's 5 months old. http://www.pearljam.com/files/DSC00439.jpg
I will never let him outside. Too dangerous. He's going to be a fat indoor cat. Their lives are cut in half when you let them out. If I lived in the country or on a farm he would be let out, but there are too many dangers where I live, heavy traffic, downtown, big dogs, etc. He'd have nowhere to go, and besides, I live in an apartment, so I wouldn't know when he would be ready to come back in.
I disagree with the outdoor thing. If he is going to be a wild animal then that's fine, but as long as he is my responsibility as a pet, I'm going to keep him where he can be supervised and controlled. He has more than enough room to roam inside and he will get his share of fresh air with open windows.
Yeah, so we gotta introduce them to the outside reality, so we can see if they want to go outside. But they are smart animals, and to deny them of the right to nature is a bit unfair. But of course like you are doing, you don't really have to let them loose, a fenced up area is alright, but really let them be free, and if they cut up the neighbors dog, well that's just evolution baby!
animals deserve the truth, don't lock them away, that's just my view on the topic.
I'm sure my cat meets house cats and tells these house cats all sorts of stories about the world, and all these house cats probably think my cat is nuts.
Mom has a young cat now who plays in water and is nuts in general. They say he is quite the cut up. He constantly brings critters in through the pet door....including crawfish
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
I haven't decided if I'm going to declaw him yet. Many consider it cruel because they pretty much amputate their fingers, maiming their hands. My parents had all of their cats declawed growing up. He's been relatively behaved with his claws so far. As long as things don't get out of control, I don't see any reason to put him through that.
dude you are too paranoid, the avg indoor cat, in the avg american home has more to fear from inside the home than from outside in nature.
and if you can avoid the declawing, then do so. Think about it, let's chop his balls off, keep him locked up in a house, then rip his claws off.
Then people talk about, "he may catch a disease" wtf??
I think there's a line you have to draw, and it's going to be case by case. If you can let them out, then by all means do.
His balls are definitely coming off though. I hate to do it, but cats lead a happier and healthier life without them.. His sex life will suck though, but he won't have one being an indoor cat anyways, now will he. :twisted:
My 20 year old one would beg to differ!
That's more to the point. If your kitty really doesn't have access to a garden/gardens (and a cat flap to get in and out when he wants!), I understand that you would want him as an indoor pet. I've always had cats, some indoors, some outdoors. I had a couple in California and brought them to Belgium when I moved there. In California, they were outdoor cats, in Brussels, they adapted quite nicely being apartment cats.
As long as he's happy and you play fetch with him
About declawing... bad, bad human if you do that. REALLY not necessary to do that. I really can't understand that vets will do such a thing. It has absolutely nothing to do with the animal, just the 'comfort' of the owner. If you are worried about your furniture, give him a manicure, make sure he has a scratching post (or whatever).
I think its either they make it to 20 or they get hit by a car or eaten by a coyote prematurely.. Consider your cat a survivor.
Yeah, I want to avoid declawing at all costs. It's a last case scenario.
Not many coyotes in London, but we do have urban foxes (which either get chased by the cats or both species share a sunny spot in the garden!).
My next eldest one is 9... he's almost halfway on his way to being a survivor too!
No, no, no, no!
What she said! There's absolutely no reason to EVER declaw a cat. If I'm not mistaken, it's not even legal in some countries.
If your kitty starts "misbehaving" with his claws, clipping them will do. There's plenty of info on how to do that all over the place and I'm sure a vet can do it for you too.
whaaaat?? nah bro, think about what you are saying, I mean really? Cats are not truly happy until our arrogant selves come along and cut their balls off, now they are really happy.
I do however understand doing it for over population reasons, but still do not agree with it, also the science is against dong it to make them 'healthier', If anything, it only takes away one or two probables and adds new ones.
It's really just a bit cruel to do all these things to them. Then on top of it, the cat has to see you all day, the same dude who did all of the shit to him in the first place. Your cats gonna look at you and think psychoooooo!...
*neuter neuter neuter (or spay spay spay)-this calms the territorial behaviour that can be exhibited in male cats (like spraying everything, everywhere), and female cats in heat, are, well let's just say 'interesting to live with'
*indoor/outdoor? I have both. I agree with Bubs/81, if your kitty is declawed, you MUST watch him if he goes out. Inside kitty got out once, and didn't come back for over 2 weeks. One cat has been to the vet many times to take care of abscesses, raccoon bites etc, but we have a mole free lawn and we get 'presents' every now and then. The other cat is just 'there' he doesn't catch anything, or roam the neighborhood, if he could ring the doorbell all day he would...he likes to sit by the door and try to scratch it open. Outdoor kitties are exposed to many more diseases, so you will need to vaccinate for more things. My outdoor kitty when I was a kid lived to be 17, and the neighbor's outside cat lived to be 22.
*declaw or not to declaw-I say don't, basically it's cutting off your fingers at the first knuckle, where your fingernail is. Most vets use a guillotine nail clipper to cut the claw off, some use lasers but at a cost. If you must do it, do it when the kitty is VERY young, older cats can't handle it, and literally go crazy (I've seen the cats come back, and they turn all mean and nasty). Just teach kitty what is ok to scratch, and what is not. The rope/sisal covered scratchers are best (if you get carpet, the cat doesn't know the difference between his post and your floor, sisal/rope has a specific feel to it). Most places now either refuse to declaw, or charge astronomical prices to declaw...like $1200 USD, just for the front 2.
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whaaaat?? nah bro, think about what you are saying, I mean really? Cats are not truly happy until our arrogant selves come along and cut their balls off, now they are really happy.
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They are very territorial and hormonal before they are nuetered. They become much friendlier and calmer after the are nuetered, and their risk of getting cancer is lower.
He's getting nuetered. I've never read anything that gives good reasons not to unless you plan on breeding them. It is irresponsible to let an unnuetered pet out there populating an already uncontrolled ferrel cat population. More kittens means more starvation or pets without homes.
Many clinics will nueter or spade wild cats for free if you bring them in.
i don't remember how much i paid, but it was any where near that rate. he was a little pissy about that. he started biting a little more aftwards, but all in all, i would do it again. i've sacrificed for him, he can give up a little for me.
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