Scientists believe cats 'sort of domesticated themselves'

SignOnSanDiego.com ^ | June 29, 2007 | THE WASHINGTON POST

[Nachum]

The cat was in shul?

He heard that there was a kiddush.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Hi Caramelgal,

I really loved reading every bit of your post. And I can see we feel the same way about our sweet, sweet feline friends. And when rare gems such as ours are found, they are more precious and valued than hitting the lottery. I wouldn’t trade mine for the world.

Because there are those kitties who are naughty and completely on board the “me” cushion. I’ve owned them too, years ago. But Emma has taught us that kinship and love can occur between the owner of the house and the cat. And that even a kitty can be the one initiating the love in the first place. She patiently waits for us to always return home to her. And I suspect it’s the same for you.

Now go spoil your baby!

[To Hell With Poverty]

Here’s a good one. See post #5. :)

[SunkenCiv]

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[SledgeCS]

I have a Manx that has a large assortment of “meow's”, “rrrr’s” and “merow’s” most of which I too also believe is his way of telling me that his food bowl is empty. I have gotten one of the auto-feeders that hold about 1 pound of dry food and that seems to keep him happy. But if that feeder runs empty he will let me know. One of my favorite ways to get payback for being a cat waiter is to mess with him on the feeder. When it is empty he makes a beeline to the kitchen to show me it is empty, I will then add in about 5-10 kernels of food. He will stare at the newly added kernels for a few seconds then look at me with a “WTF” look, go back to staring to the kernels a bit, then scowl at me with a look of “Fill it up or I will kill you and eat you when you sleep.”

[SledgeCS]

My Manx also understand the doorknob principle, in fact I had to replace the handle style with the round ones to keep him from opening up the doors. He is working on the round ones but not being able to jump up and hang from a handle has slowed him down.