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So, is there as big a range of average lifespans between normal sized house cats and larger breeds like Maine Coons like there are between very big and very small dogs? Or is it all pretty standard across all breeds of cats?
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Sep 1, 2014 19:30
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For the most part indoor cats live between about 12 and holy gently caress how old is he years. Indoor/outdoor cats can live as long but are more prone to accidents, attacks, and disease. Outside of certain congenital over breeding defects, there's no real difference in life spans.
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Sep 1, 2014 20:03
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Clearing up and I found this video of a kitten our group hand reared earlier in the year (their mother was run over). He was a keen feeder and turned into a lovely little character but the owners took the litter back so we've no idea where they ended up. Tabby feeding
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Sep 1, 2014 23:15
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It seems like this should violate some law of physics or another. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwB8nbI4TuM Cat With a Laser Pointer on Head
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Sep 1, 2014 23:23
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a kitten posted:It seems like this should violate some law of physics or another. Integration of hardware into the subject was successful, but the lasercat prototype maintains its fatal flaw. Back to the drawing board.
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Sep 1, 2014 23:30
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RedneckwithGuns posted:So, is there as big a range of average lifespans between normal sized house cats and larger breeds like Maine Coons like there are between very big and very small dogs? Or is it all pretty standard across all breeds of cats? If you want a cat to live a long time, find a really grumpy Siamese. They are known to be long lived to begin with, and the angry ones never die. They just get older, skinnier, angrier and LOUDER. Forever.  Stewie is 6. He is generally annoying. His special move is to grab the bottom of a closed door and shake it until someone opens the door or kicks him.  Frankie is about 12. He complains loudly when you don't give him the exact food he wants. Usually whatever you are eating. When he wants in a room, he whines until you open the door. He will not stop.  Shmoo is over 18. We are guessing that he is somewhat senile, because he walks around the house at night, yelling at the top of his lungs. Do not pick him up. He will slap you, and hiss terrible stink at you.  Shmoo gets what Shmoo wants. It hurts less that way.
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Sep 2, 2014 00:18
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a kitten posted:It seems like this should violate some law of physics or another. Giving a cat a laser sight, and cat programming as regards all things laser being basically "fire at will", seems like a good idea only in theory.
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Sep 2, 2014 03:00
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SplitSoul posted:Giving a cat a laser sight, and cat programming as regards all things laser being basically "fire at will", seems like a good idea only in theory. 
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Sep 2, 2014 03:04
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That is an amazing gif.
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Sep 2, 2014 04:31
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Ratzap posted:Clearing up and I found this video of a kitten our group hand reared earlier in the year (their mother was run over). He was a keen feeder and turned into a lovely little character but the owners took the litter back so we've no idea where they ended up. The video won't load, it says it's corrupted.
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Sep 2, 2014 04:38
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This is Floyd, a 'feral' cat that my parents feed.    He was born feral, but unlike his mum and sister decided that he liked being stroked and brushed. He gets a mix of cat biscuits and left-overs, as well as hunting down small rodents and lizards. He turns up morning and evening for food and petting then sods off and does secret cat stuff the rest of the time. Sometimes comes into the house and sits around for a bit. They built him and his sister a really nice cat house last year for winter, but there's a possibility that he'll become a housecat this year. The sister had kittens then vanished with them, one kitten then found its way back to the house, so they found it a home.
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Sep 2, 2014 14:43
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The only thing Floyd is feral for is hugs.
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Sep 2, 2014 15:31
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That ain't a feral cat
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Sep 2, 2014 17:50
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He probably belongs to a little old lady down the street and does this whole 'feral' act to get a second dinner when he does his rounds.
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Sep 2, 2014 18:15
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EXTREME INSERTION posted:That ain't a feral cat Angrymog has a new favorite as of 18:51 on Sep 2, 2014 |
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Sep 2, 2014 18:49
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Angrymog posted:Not really anymore, but he was really born feral. The reason he looks in good condition is because he gets fed, brushed and has flea stuff dabbed on him. Despite all this care, the parents still insist that they don't own a cat. Well, cats are really the owners so they aren't all wrong...
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Sep 2, 2014 18:58
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Angrymog posted:Not really anymore, but he was really born feral. The reason he looks in good condition is because he gets fed, brushed and has flea stuff dabbed on him. Despite all this care, the parents still insist that they don't own a cat. isnt this basically how cats became domesticated? Cats decided that people = food/love, decide to stick around until they become domesticated?
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Sep 2, 2014 19:25
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The Fresh Prince posted:isnt this basically how cats became domesticated? Cats decided that people = food/love, decide to stick around until they become domesticated? No, that's how cats 'domesticated' us human hunters into docile food dispensers.
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Sep 2, 2014 20:42
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Tibor posted:No, that's how cats 'domesticated' us human hunters into docile food dispensers. That's not far from the truth. Apparently cats came along with the agriculture package - new farmers didn't domesticate their own local cats, but the same breed of cat spread with the technology.
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Sep 2, 2014 20:56
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So smug. (She got a badger haircut for the summer a few years back.) So distrustful. 
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Sep 2, 2014 21:28
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casual poster posted:The video won't load, it says it's corrupted. Converted to youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf7v5hek0TE The funny part is we later noticed all the kittens in that litter waggled their ears while suckling.
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Sep 2, 2014 22:49
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:He probably belongs to a little old lady down the street and does this whole 'feral' act to get a second dinner when he does his rounds. Why no, I'm not the same cat as before; in fact I'm a completely different cat. One which you haven't fed yet.... This is Dusky, a cat belonging to a friend of mine. [TIMG]http://i.imgur.com/UscOg1L.jpg[[/TIMG] Dusky gives no fucks.
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Sep 2, 2014 23:01
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M.C. McMic posted:So distrustful. Sooooooooooo they know that cats use the box and not the product, so they made the box the product. That's bloody brilliant.
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Sep 2, 2014 23:26
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Sep 3, 2014 00:30
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Apparently, cats show us their butts to show friendship and friendly feelings. I mean, of course cats would do that.
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Sep 3, 2014 03:40
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Picked up our little bastard at long last yesterday. Slept all the way home, and after a brief spell of hiding behind the couch, has now decided he owns the house. Worryingly, he's his big at only three months.  He seems to be very fond of carrying things around the house in his mouth, like rubber mice, bank notes, my f&cking work pass.. Is this a normal Ragdoll thing, or did we accidentally buy a dog?
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Sep 3, 2014 08:25
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It's a normal cat thing in general.
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Sep 3, 2014 08:36
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This is my pass. Give it back you are a cat.  It doesn't even fit. Spuckuk has a new favorite as of 08:58 on Sep 3, 2014 |
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Sep 3, 2014 08:39
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The solution is to just take him to work with you.
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Sep 3, 2014 08:42
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Spuckuk posted:Picked up our little bastard at long last yesterday. Slept all the way home, and after a brief spell of hiding behind the couch, has now decided he owns the house. Some cats will even develop a favourite toy that they carry around with them. Cats do a lot of stuff that people think only dogs do. They're very versatile. Most of my cats, however, have been the average cat-sloth hybrid.
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Sep 3, 2014 08:44
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Flagrant Abuse posted:It's a normal cat thing in general. Yeah, the mistake Spuckuk has made is not understanding that all that stuff belongs to his cat now.
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Sep 3, 2014 08:55
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Jerusalem posted:Yeah, the mistake Spuckuk has made is not understanding that all that stuff belongs to his cat now. My girlfriend decided she owns it all already :/
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Sep 3, 2014 08:59
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Dove from Above posted:Some cats will even develop a favourite toy that they carry around with them. Cats do a lot of stuff that people think only dogs do. They're very versatile. My folks have a Siamese cross with cerebellar hypoplasia named Murphy, and while he's the sweetest cat in the world he has a few...peculiarities. Outside of running like a rabbit and falling down if you think pushy thoughts at him. He loves socks. Any plush toys, but socks in particular - if they're left out in any way, he will pick them up, carry them through the house, and then place them in his water bowl. He also insists on circling his food bowl exactly twice clockwise before being able to eat out of it, and he drools but only on people he trusts. Murphy is pretty much awesome, is what I'm saying.
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Sep 3, 2014 09:26
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 Ragnar, like all cats, has learned to fear the hoover.
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Sep 3, 2014 11:41
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You live in a beige cloud.
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Sep 3, 2014 12:02
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Mr. Squishy posted:You live in a beige cloud. 
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Sep 3, 2014 12:13
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Spuckuk posted:
My older maine coon used to drag around one of my kittens by the neck when they were younger. Four years later, my husband just told me he caught them doing it again, just now they weigh about 18 and 13 pounds a piece.
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Sep 3, 2014 13:44
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CapitanGarlic posted:My folks have a Siamese cross with cerebellar hypoplasia named Murphy, and while he's the sweetest cat in the world he has a few...peculiarities. Outside of running like a rabbit and falling down if you think pushy thoughts at him. I was hungover one morning and almost threw up from motion sickness watching cerebellar hypoplasia cats wobble around on the internet. I guess what 'm saying is congrats on the strong stomach.
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Sep 3, 2014 17:30
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Spuckuk posted:
Is your staircase ridiculously steep or is it just the picture?
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Edith and Maude, pigeon watchers Took them to my parent's place for a few days, where they did cat things:     
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