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Why Humans Are Obsessed with Cats - We Love Cats and Kittens
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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.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cat; cats; kitten; kittens; video; vikingkitties
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To: Twotone

I believe it.

Ya don’t mess wit da kitty!


61 posted on 04/05/2018 12:18:47 PM PDT by chris37 (I love my German Shepherd girls!)
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To: John S Mosby

I have no problem with ‘factual’, but you’ll notice the very first post on the thread was, “I hate cats.” And several others made jokes about how they taste. Okay, so why did you look at the article?

I’ve lived with cats, horses & sundry other critters all my life. Yes, there is instinct. But animals are also emotional beings. They have varying levels of intelligence & also form strong bonds of love/friendship. There’s always an inclination to find a reason why animals became domesticated, or have this or that instinct, & humans love to hypothesize. Bottom line: most any animal can become a loving companion if treated well, & cats more so than others.


62 posted on 04/05/2018 12:20:17 PM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone
I have to admit i'm torn, if I see a baby doxie at the same time i'd probably end up taking both home.


63 posted on 04/05/2018 12:23:08 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: The Westerner
Ours is 18 so he also sleeps a lot but he is on alert for any animals prowling around the homestead. He starts running back and forth and yowling when they comes on HIS property.

You can pretty much tell what is out there by his tone. His most savage tone is reserved for coyotes. The neighbor's dog is mostly ignored although his head will go up.

64 posted on 04/05/2018 12:25:16 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: FatherofFive

Get real. I’m a dog person to the end. I may hate this cat or that cat, but not the whole housecat species.


65 posted on 04/05/2018 12:25:35 PM PDT by huckfillary
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To: huckfillary
but not the whole housecat species.

I do like the cat who was trained to pee and poop in the toilet.

66 posted on 04/05/2018 12:42:45 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: Midwesterner53

“Beagles for me, no cats no time.”

You can always tell if someone has Beagles. Their house smells like wet dog, even when they’re clean!
I do like them though!


67 posted on 04/05/2018 12:44:50 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing! Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a doctor and I won't touch that thing)
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To: djf

My cat was a feral 18 oz kitten that my Brittany had pinned in a corner of my yard. I removed her from the situation. The local animal humane group wouldn’t take her till she was 2 lbs. by that time she was having the run of the house. We kept her. She won’t plop down in your lap. She will sit on an arm of a chair next to you. I have up to three dogs in the house at any time. They ignore each other.

She’s ok. But if something happened and she was gone. I wouldn’t replace her.


68 posted on 04/05/2018 12:53:54 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you)
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To: FatherofFive

“Cats pee and poop in the house. My dog has the sense to go outside.”
Just clean the litter every day. You pee and poop in your house too! I am amused by people walking their Cockapoos in minus 20 degree weather. And if they don’t pick it up, I give them Hell!


69 posted on 04/05/2018 12:54:47 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing! Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a doctor and I won't touch that thing)
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To: Twotone

We have four of them, all rescues...

Sophie (daddy’s girl) - 14 years old
Mama Kitty (retired farm cat)- 7 years old
Callie (cat w 3 legs) - 2 years old
Hamilton (wild and crazy) - 5 months old


70 posted on 04/05/2018 1:02:48 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: Twotone

Looked at the article as a trained professional/clinical. Always amusing the amount of money people will spend to entertain their anthropomorphism. Farming people see animals differently as do hunters. Realistically that is, and as a human not wont to put “emotions” into domesticated animals, and certainly never into wild ones. Nature is cruel, as is man, with the only distinguishing factor that man’s spiritual awareness tries (tries, mind you) to damp down what would in a non-domesticated human be..... animal behaviour. Looking at this from purely biochemistry/veterinary/clinical background, and rural farming point of view. There certainly is value in furry kitties and doggies used in therapeutic settings which reduce anxiety, blood pressure and harmful biomarkers- due to the very human emotional bonding to animals.


71 posted on 04/05/2018 1:10:02 PM PDT by John S Mosby (SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
You pee and poop in your house too!

I don't pee and poop in a box, that someone else has to clean out.

72 posted on 04/05/2018 1:47:45 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: freepertoo

I figure ours are friends until they get hungry.


73 posted on 04/05/2018 1:54:45 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: FatherofFive

Unless you have to get a septic tank pumped


74 posted on 04/05/2018 2:04:32 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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To: Twotone

I, for one, welcome our feline overlords!


75 posted on 04/05/2018 2:06:27 PM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: FatherofFive
...that someone else has to clean out.

You scrub your own toilet!

Dude, good for you! 😸

76 posted on 04/05/2018 2:09:37 PM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Twotone

Kitten bites dog:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfKHqfRzUd8


77 posted on 04/05/2018 2:25:32 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: FatherofFive
Cats pee and poop in the house. My dog has the sense to go outside.

Not if you get them the kind of litter they prefer and keep it scooped regularly.

78 posted on 04/05/2018 2:27:45 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: FatherofFive
I don't pee and poop in a box, that someone else has to clean out.

I take it your wife has to clean the toilets, do the laundry, load the dishwasher and mow the grass at your house? :-)

79 posted on 04/05/2018 2:38:32 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: Albion Wilde
I take it your wife has to clean the toilets, do the laundry, load the dishwasher and mow the grass at your house? :-)

Your comment makes no sense at all. Cats pee and poop in a box that needs to be cleaned by someone other than the cat. I clean toilets and do laundry, and do the dishes.

Your cat just makes messes in a box that stinks the house.

80 posted on 04/05/2018 2:51:13 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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