House cats
14 January 2014, 01:55 PM
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Pretty much as F1 said.
I'd recommend more than one litter tray if its going to be a permanent house cat and if its going to be on its own all day. Reason is if it cr4ps/fills the tray up while you're out and wants to go for a pee/cr4p later on - before you've got back and cleaned it - the pee/cr4p will more than likely end up on your carpet somewhere!! If there is a second (or even second and third) tray then you'll have clean carpets and non-smelly house
Cats are great btw and I'd highly recommend you get an adult cat from a rescue centre. Make sure you go in and interact with the cats in the rescue centre - I can almost guarantee that a cat will pick you rather than the other way round
I'd recommend more than one litter tray if its going to be a permanent house cat and if its going to be on its own all day. Reason is if it cr4ps/fills the tray up while you're out and wants to go for a pee/cr4p later on - before you've got back and cleaned it - the pee/cr4p will more than likely end up on your carpet somewhere!! If there is a second (or even second and third) tray then you'll have clean carpets and non-smelly house
Cats are great btw and I'd highly recommend you get an adult cat from a rescue centre. Make sure you go in and interact with the cats in the rescue centre - I can almost guarantee that a cat will pick you rather than the other way round
14 January 2014, 02:22 PM
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Lol at the cat owners thinking they and their cats don't smell.
Cats stink and so do their slaves, because cats scent mark Everything, full stop.
If that's not the case please explain to me what it is a cat is doing when it comes and rubs itself on you from just behind it's ears and along the side of it's neck / back? where erm it's scent glans are located!
Cats stink and so do their slaves, because cats scent mark Everything, full stop.
If that's not the case please explain to me what it is a cat is doing when it comes and rubs itself on you from just behind it's ears and along the side of it's neck / back? where erm it's scent glans are located!
14 January 2014, 04:31 PM
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Re-homing a cat is a responsible thing to do as the rescue centres are fit to bursting. There are various reasons cats need to be re-homed and its not just other peoples rejects, although unfortunately this is probably the main reason! Ill health, change of circumstances can be some of various legit reasons.
We helped re-home a stray who came to us as she had no where else to go, she was a lovely friendly thing. We had her neutered and fostered her until a home could be found (3 cats is enough!!) It took a little while but she has made a lovely family pet. The vet estimated her to be around 4 years old.
14 January 2014, 04:45 PM
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Lol at the cat owners thinking they and their cats don't smell.
Cats stink and so do their slaves, because cats scent mark Everything, full stop.
If that's not the case please explain to me what it is a cat is doing when it comes and rubs itself on you from just behind it's ears and along the side of it's neck / back? where erm it's scent glans are located!
Cats stink and so do their slaves, because cats scent mark Everything, full stop.
If that's not the case please explain to me what it is a cat is doing when it comes and rubs itself on you from just behind it's ears and along the side of it's neck / back? where erm it's scent glans are located!
And you can smell a cats scent mark...what a sensive olfactory protrusion you must have
14 January 2014, 05:50 PM
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A mate of mine many years ago got a cat from a rescue centre for his
girlfriend when they moved in together, he picked it because it was
very affectionate at the centre.
He got home from work the day after picking it up to find his girlfriend
had locked herself in the lounge as the cat had turned into satan and
attacked her and trashed the kitchen. Took him a couple of hours and
several nasty scratches to box it up and return it to the rescue home lol.
girlfriend when they moved in together, he picked it because it was
very affectionate at the centre.
He got home from work the day after picking it up to find his girlfriend
had locked herself in the lounge as the cat had turned into satan and
attacked her and trashed the kitchen. Took him a couple of hours and
several nasty scratches to box it up and return it to the rescue home lol.
14 January 2014, 05:51 PM
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They don't smell though
14 January 2014, 06:03 PM
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I on the other hand have a few european whip snakes, and some water snakes loads of lizzards, frogs crickets and bats, never get bitten by mozzies and no flies, if I had cats about the the place they'd kill all the frogs and lizzards and then it would be fly and mozzie central here as i have a huge pond that will one day be the swimming pool, so yeah nice big dog for me thanks, keeps the cats away and the snakes take care of any stray mice.
Edit to add; their p1ss and **** in the house is positively toxic and proper nasty to deal with though, rather you than me.
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14 January 2014, 06:13 PM
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Yep my neighbour out here in Croatia has 3/4 cats and more flies and mosquitos than you can shake a stick, as well as a healthy population of mice.
I on the other hand have a few european whip snakes, and some water snakes loads of lizzards, frogs crickets and bats, never get bitten by mozzies and no flies, if I had cats about the the place they'd kill all the frogs and lizzards and then it would be fly and mozzie central here as i have a huge pond that will one day be the swimming pool, so yeah nice big dog for me thanks, keeps the cats away and the snakes take care of any stray mice.
Edit to add; their p1ss and **** in the house is positively toxic and proper nasty to deal with though, rather you than me.
I on the other hand have a few european whip snakes, and some water snakes loads of lizzards, frogs crickets and bats, never get bitten by mozzies and no flies, if I had cats about the the place they'd kill all the frogs and lizzards and then it would be fly and mozzie central here as i have a huge pond that will one day be the swimming pool, so yeah nice big dog for me thanks, keeps the cats away and the snakes take care of any stray mice.
Edit to add; their p1ss and **** in the house is positively toxic and proper nasty to deal with though, rather you than me.
Nah, mine crap outside unless they are confined to the house for some reason...for the record I just sniffed my 18 year old ***** and can't smell anything bad at all
14 January 2014, 09:38 PM
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1) Because kittens are nearly always cute lovable little things, but when they mature they can take on any number of personalities.
If you chosoe an adult cat and can spend some time with it at the re-homing centre first then you can establish whether it has what you're looking for in a cat. Personally I like cats that are friendly, but don't want a lap cat as I don't sit still for long enough
Both my cats I chose becuase they were friendly yet don't automatically make for my lap.2) Because adult cats are just that ... rejected for some reason... and if everyone took hiome a kitten they would live in a re-homing centre for the rest of their lives or worse than that... be destroyed.
3) Because adult cats are happy to be left on their own during the day whereas kitens will often destroy the place out of boredom.
14 January 2014, 09:41 PM
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Which is why I give to big cat charities and never to charities for human beingss as frankly I don't want to save much of the human race, they're ***** basically!
14 January 2014, 10:01 PM
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As do humans yet humans are supposed to be sentient whereas cats are not so that makes humans much much worse.
Which is why I give to big cat charities and never to charities for human beingss as frankly I don't want to save much of the human race, they're ***** basically!
Which is why I give to big cat charities and never to charities for human beingss as frankly I don't want to save much of the human race, they're ***** basically!
The most destructive force on this planet is humans, we are our own worst enemys.
14 January 2014, 10:03 PM
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Why does everything or every being has to do anything to be great? For example, you may like certain spoked wheels or a high spoiler for your scooby. Now both things will 'do' nothing at all to your car but just chav it up to please your and your cronies' eyes. At least cats are more interactive than a picnic bench on the back of your car on which you can't really have a picnic.
Because all old cats are not necessarily some nasty and dull rejects. Their owners might have moved or died. They could have got lost or anything. I saw one adult main coon with deformed face at a rescue centre. She was actually a reject tbh, but she was so cute with her lower jaw pushing out that her buyer donated triple the money for her. She was very affectionate, and toilet trained.
And for men, of course.
Sure! Doesn't matter if you could be hanging with a middle-aged slap head and a humongous beer belly! As long as you have a 2-inch long wrinkly peanut to show for, and if you stink of Lynx, 20-yr. old fit as **** stunners will come running to you like mice to the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Why get someone else's rejected adult cat when you could get a playful kitten, and dare I say "teach" it things.
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14 January 2014, 10:10 PM
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Sure! Doesn't matter if you could be hanging with a middle-aged slap head and a humongous beer belly! As long as you have a 2-inch long wrinkly peanut to show for, and if you stink of Lynx, 20-yr. old fit as **** stunners will come running to you like mice to the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Nearly spat my drink out there Swati
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14 January 2014, 10:44 PM
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http://www.petsathome.com/shop/cat/c...-|Natures+Menu
this is our little (well not so little) monster, Porthos
Can't stop him from watching top cat i tell thee,,,,,,
14 January 2014, 10:54 PM
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Sure! Doesn't matter if you could be hanging with a middle-aged slap head and a humongous beer belly! As long as you have a 2-inch long wrinkly peanut to show for, and if you stink of Lynx, 20-yr. old fit as **** stunners will come running to you like mice to the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
15 January 2014, 12:09 AM
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Oddly washed clothes (and especially bedding) smell even worse...namely my neighbour's when I'm down wind in the garden (cat owners). But I'll put them down to an exception to the norm as I can't enter their house for longer than 1minute as thats long as I can last holding my breath
I'm not massively allergic to animals, but in the worst cases of allergin infested homes, I am. Severly - as in if I don't get out into fresh air quick I'd need a 999 call. So lets just say I'm more aware of whats in the air than many pet owners.
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