The kitten & cat thread
02-11-2017, 08:59 AM
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Boost Pope
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It's interesting how much a baby bobcat looks like a slightly embiggened version of a domestic shorthair kitten.
Also, the term "bobcat" tends to assume the cat's gender. Even if it was selected male at birth, it might self-identify as an alicecat. I propose that, to avoid offending SJWs, it should be referred to as a personcat until such time as it informs us of its preferred gender identity.
Also, the term "bobcat" tends to assume the cat's gender. Even if it was selected male at birth, it might self-identify as an alicecat. I propose that, to avoid offending SJWs, it should be referred to as a personcat until such time as it informs us of its preferred gender identity.
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02-12-2017, 04:35 AM
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Apparently-happy cats biting you is usually one of two things:
1) he's overstimulated (too much petting, too much going on in the room, ODing on catnip, etc). Those tend to be quick hard nips and are usually preceded by being tense and twitchy.
2) they're love bites. If he's snuggled up, getting petted, purring away, and generally happy, then slowly goes in and gives you a bite-and-hold for a second, then lets go and goes back to being happy, then it's a love bite. This sounds like what you described. It's not malicious... Humans are just made of flimsier stuff than cats, so sometimes they do it too hard. He's trying to show affection, so you don't want to react too strongly; it's just the actions of the last few seconds which were unwelcome.
My cat used to bite too hard when he first moved in. The way I dealt with it was to immediately give him a little bap on the nose and a quick "tssit!", then just ignore him for a minute before going back to petting him. For particularly bad offenses I'd pick him up and plop him on the floor and ignore him. He figured it out pretty. He still does it but it's very gentle and I don't mind it.
1) he's overstimulated (too much petting, too much going on in the room, ODing on catnip, etc). Those tend to be quick hard nips and are usually preceded by being tense and twitchy.
2) they're love bites. If he's snuggled up, getting petted, purring away, and generally happy, then slowly goes in and gives you a bite-and-hold for a second, then lets go and goes back to being happy, then it's a love bite. This sounds like what you described. It's not malicious... Humans are just made of flimsier stuff than cats, so sometimes they do it too hard. He's trying to show affection, so you don't want to react too strongly; it's just the actions of the last few seconds which were unwelcome.
My cat used to bite too hard when he first moved in. The way I dealt with it was to immediately give him a little bap on the nose and a quick "tssit!", then just ignore him for a minute before going back to petting him. For particularly bad offenses I'd pick him up and plop him on the floor and ignore him. He figured it out pretty. He still does it but it's very gentle and I don't mind it.
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02-13-2017, 09:09 AM
#3335
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"In the first frame, it's a picture of an Egyptian god drawn in the stereotypical "collapsed 3d" style of hieroglyphics, holding a short staff in one hand and an anhk in the other, and looking regal. It has the body of a human, and the head of a cat. In the second frame, an empty cardboard box has been added to the scene, and the god's head has turned to look at it, signifying interest. In the third frame, the god is entirely within the box, such that only its head is visible."
A thousand words, my ***.
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02-16-2017, 05:15 PM
#3338
Boost Czar
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why cat people are > dog people:
judging by her shill post on yelp followed by a bunch of bad reviews, im going with this is 100% real:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lotsadogs-rescue-whitby
judging by her shill post on yelp followed by a bunch of bad reviews, im going with this is 100% real:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lotsadogs-rescue-whitby
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