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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm Posts: 6580 Location: Getting there
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:55 pm |
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:03 pm |
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Cats are inherently malicious, it boils over and they can't help themselves. That's why women like them so much 
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:17 pm |
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:29 pm Posts: 5975
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Malicious? Me? 
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:58 pm |
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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Note the hidden claws! 
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:01 pm |
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koli
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:12 pm Posts: 1171
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Mon Apr 12, 2010 11:49 pm |
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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^ Fantastic....it's just like the Doctor Who episode "Blink."
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:40 am |
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Amnesia10
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:44 am |
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm Posts: 6580 Location: Getting there
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:54 am |
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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm Posts: 12251
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It’s cat behaviour. I’ve seen it a lot over my life (I’ve had cats forever!) - cat is happy, comfortable, playing and suddenly goes mad and attacks. Most cats I have had have had a safety valve - they have known where the tipping point is and remove themselves from the situation. A couple have turned savage - they have been the strays or the rescue cats who have had a mixed life and have had to rough it at times. This reaction is one of insecurity. The cat has become so relaxed in your company that they are doing all the things people find endearing - rolling on their backs, letting you rub their chest and tummies (which, for a cat, is a very trusting thing for them to let you do) or anything else they like to do. Then they will suddenly realise the situation, and feel exposed. At this point, the reaction is to feel threatened, and they will want to fight out of the situation. Our current cats know their limits - they were taught as kittens where rough games get too much, and on the whole, they will just go if it gets to this point. I have had bad lacerations from one cat which had lead a rather upsetting life before we got him, and one time he flipped, didn’t have the safety checks in place and started on my arm. He then realised what he had done and ran away and hid. Cats need to be treated with respect, and you just need to know what the behaviour means and you will get on with them far better.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:36 am |
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm Posts: 6580 Location: Getting there
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This is so true. My brother's cat (he is 14 so it's kind of my dad's and step mum's cat) is very nervous around people. Especially my dad as he tends to tease her. Sometimes she'll be sat on a bed or something and I go in to the room and she bolts for the door other times I can sit down next to her and start stroking her. Then suddenly she'll look up and act all scared and run off again.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:41 am |
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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm Posts: 12251
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That sounds about right. If you have had a cat from very young and it’s known nothing but kindness, they will stick around for a lot longer, If the cat has had a mixed life (such as a couple of mine in the past have had), this tolerance will be much shorter. I’ve had two cats which have spent a portion of their lives living feral, and while they were very affectionate animals, their fuses were much shorter. You just have to know to read the signals, and possibly even stop yourself before they get too advanced. My advice: watch your cat - learn the body language.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:58 am |
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm Posts: 5288 Location: ln -s /London ~
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My brother's cat doesn't realise she's a cat.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:35 am |
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm Posts: 5664 Location: Scotland
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I wish it was legal to shoot cats, vermin things, 
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:41 am |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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quietly hates bratty for such a sentiment.
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Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:41 am |
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