Researchers track the secret lives of feral and free-roaming house cats

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ^ | May 26, 2011 | Diana Yates

[decimon]

Catting ping.

[Responsibility2nd]

Soooo...

How many tens of thousand of taxpayer dollars were used to see where pussy cats roam?

[randita]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3iFhLdWjqc

[La Lydia]

I have long suspected that they go to snooker halls, hang out with other disreputable felines, indulge in catnip and come up with ways to get in trouble.

[cripplecreek]

Seems like it would be cheaper to ask a crazy cat lady.

[tumblindice]

I Taught I Taw A Puddytat
Masters Thesis
Jeff Horn

I Did, I Did Taw A Puddytat
Doctoral Thesis
Jeff Horn

[Tzimisce]

Your tax dollars at work.

Think about that while you’re job hunting. :)

[cripplecreek]

I had one that used to hang out at the bar next door.

[mbynack]

My wife was bitten by a cat two days ago. Her hand swelled up to twice it’s size within about 8 hours. She went to the emergency room yesterday morning and the doctor told her she could have lost her hand as a result of the bite. She had to have the bite opened up and they put in a drain. It’s now wrapped up in six feet of gauze. I never realized cat bites could be so toxic.

[JoeProBono]

[MrEdd]

Here in Texas, if Fluffy or Fido roam too far from home they get eaten by coyotes or owls.

Which isn't really a bad thing. I love my pets but feral housepets can pose problems. Not that the coyotes don't I guess.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Rabies, cat scratch fever, feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus are also of concern

[freedumb2003]

What cats do when you are asleep:

"And $1,000 in kitty toys on the Reward points Visa..."

[BigCinBigD]

I asked my cat what he does when outside. He blinked and mumbled something about charity work and left the room.

[decimon]

Sorry to hear your wife was bitten but it looks like she’ll be okay.

Feral cat?

[massgopguy]

Mungo Jerry and Rumpleteezer would do B & E’s.
Asparagus would hang around the theater.
Shimbleshanks was on a train
Bustopher Jones hung around “Gentlemen’s Clubs.”
Jennyanniedots sits around all day and does nothing.

Ya! I saw it six times!

[Secret Agent Man]

Cats have a lot of bacteria in their mouth. It is one of the dirtiest mouths a domestic pet can have. If the bite doesn’t kill whatever is being bit, the bacteria will get into the wound and eventually kill what was bitten.

I am glad your wife didn’t lose her hand and is hopefully on the mend.

[jagusafr]

They apparently didn’t get the message, either from PETA or from the cat mafia, that cats aren’t “owned” and “non-owned”. PETA and the other wacks say animals have independent rights. The cat mafia (composed, of course, of cats) says: dogs have owners; cats have staff.

Colonel, USAFR

[Secret Agent Man]

I should also mention their claws are just as bad as their mouths (they lick them and transfer bacterial to them).