Posted on 04/05/2018 10:53:55 AM PDT by Twotone
In this eye opening and informative video we see how felines have taken over not only the Internet, but our homes, and of course, our lives. It points out that it is us that are obsessed with cats and not the other way round. This is a must see for any cat lover as it explains a lot about our relationship with cats and how that relationship has evolved.
I don’t.
Obsession sells copy!
The concept is bonded, attached, healthy dependency.
Now that my cat is old, she’s spending more time resting, just like old folks do. She used to be an avid hunter of hummingbirds, mice, rats and her favorite, those huge moths that come around in spring.
I deeply appreciate her extraordinary hearing, qua watchdog. Uncanny how cats hear people approaching long before human ears. Also, their ability to tune each ear directionally is helpful qua watchdog. Finally I wonder often how a cat can sit under a loud tv, and tune it out while still able to hear on another hearing channel??
Obviously I love with my pet, obsessed no, just enjoying the pleasure of her company.
Beagles for me, no cats no time.
We love our kitties here at the ranch. Down to seven now. We had 27 of them take over the main barn in 1994. Neighbor wouldn’t get his cat spayed. Cats came from all over the valley thinking his place was the Chicken Ranch cat brothel, or something like that. I made friends with his cat, snatched it, had it spayed along with all the others, and kept them secured between the house atrium, and the barn.
They took over our barn, ‘cause somebody I know, been married to for forty years kept feeding the little darlings up there. Got to the point I couldn’t work up there without being crawled upon, played with, or some other such nonsense.
Now the majority of the cats have all passed on, and the few left have their place secure in the atrium we are starting to get mice. SIIIIIIIIIIIIGH!
I’ve loved cats all my life. I seem to understand them and they are just great animals. I’ve had the most graceful, the smartest, the cutest, the dumbest, killer hunters, and such bad hunters they brought “fresh kills” to the doorstep like a baked potato half eaten in foil from a neighbor’s trash can, all kinds and I have loved them all.
We only have one beautiful senior lady here now. She is one of the least intelligent cats I’ve known but she is gorgeous and sweet. She will force-pet herself with your hand until you comply.
Our cat we lost 3 years ago tragically (because she ate some window cling gel decorations) was a purebred Balinese and so smart. She fetched toys, and she knew my son’s car and jumped up and raced to the door before he turned up the driveway. He wore her on his shoulder. Her one fault was chewing toys. It caused her to die so young, chewing on those fallen window clings.
The title is totally bogus.
“we love cats and kittens” implies that WE ALL LOVE CATS AND KITTENS
I hate cats personally, and know many other people do also.
If you were only half as big as you are and your cat was twice as big as he currently is, my money’s on the cat, not you cat lovers!
I live with five cats & their thinking ability is every bit on a level with a dog’s. They are smart & affectionate.
I used to have a cartoon I wish I could find now. It showed two people talking together & a room filled with cats wandering about. One person is saying to the other, “I really didn’t like cats, until I tried one. And then another one, & another, & another...”
If a cat is socialized from early on, as with almost any other animal, they will make the best companions on earth.
And really, why do cat haters insist on getting on cat threads & making snide comments. That’s a behavior I have trouble understanding.
They will be rats in the next life.
Kid had it coming.
Cats pee and poop in the house. My dog has the sense to go outside.
Agree.. any animal that shxts in your house, licks its azz and paws and walks on your counters and licks your face and lays in your lap is not something I want in my house.
Seven in my house. Oi!
God made the cat to give man the pleasure of stroking a tiger. – François-Joseph Mery
The smallest feline is a masterpiece. - Leonardo Da Vinci
A loving cat can mend a wounded heart. - Anonymous
'No Heaven will not ever Heaven be; Unless my cats are there to welcome me'.- Epitaph on an ancient tombstone in England
< One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.- Pam Brown
What greater gift than the love of a cat? - Charles Dickens
Time spent with cats is never wasted. ~ Colette
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. - Albert Schweitzer
It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can’t see. ~ Eleanor Farjeon
Of all God’s creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat. - Mark Twain Notebook, 1894
The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.” — Carl Van Vechten
To respect the cat is the beginning of the Aesthetic sense. — Erasmus Darwin
For a man to truly understand rejection, he must first be ignored by a cat. - Anon
I love cats because I love my home and after a while they become its visible soul. - Jean Cocteau
There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat. - Tay Hohoff
With the qualities of cleanliness, affection, patience, dignity, and courage that cats have, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of becoming cats? - Fernand Mery Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. ~ Robertson Davies
There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by cats- unknown
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. - Winston Churchill
There is the little matter of disposal of droppings in which the cat is far ahead of its rivals. The dog is somehow thrilled by what he or any of his friends have produced, hates to leave it, adores smelling it, and sometimes eats it...The cat covers it up if he can... - Paul Gallico
Beware of people who dislike cats. - Irish Proverb
I love my dog but I’m constantly fascinated by my cats.
I love kittens but hate any indoor cat. I respect outdoor cats and marvel at their ability to manage the vermin population around the houses in our area. Haven’t had a mouse or mole in years since several neighbors got outdoor cats and we all give them treats.
Good. I’m glad you like dogs.
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