PF cat thread

[Joe in PNG]

I'm not a cat person, so it's not surprising that I have a very simple behavioral model for cats. There are 3 binary variables for cat personality:

1. Evil / Not evil
2. Crazy / Not crazy
3. Scared of everything / Not scared of everything

Very few cats are (-) for all three, but even I could put up with one that acted that way. There are other combinations that are fairly benign. E.g. if you have an evil crazy cat that's scared of everything, than that's ok because you never see it (until you have to capture it for a trip to the vet). But I'm starting to suspect that a cat can flip it's behavior variables as it ages...

Of the current set of parental cats, both are (-) on the Evil and Crazy scale. The older cat is a bit scared of strangers, and will hide behind the TV. Younger cat loves everyone and everything, even visiting doggos- which isn't always reciprocated.

[Robert Mitchum]

Maine Coons are awesome cats .. they act like dogs.
I like cats use to feed the strays at work by the AP trailer at one Faculty I worked at.
Took home a Huge Maine Coon that was roaming around the prison ..that's how I got stared liking the breed.
After he passed I have always had Maine Coons.

I spent a lot of money on food feeding the prison cats and trapped some to be fixed by a Vet so they would have no more litters.

Feral cats are hard to handle .. funny sight seeing a guy with a Mohawk and a reputation for being violent to be a soft touch for cats.

[hufnagel]

we have a new stray.
this is morning and evening #2 of it coming around and getting food.
this isn't a feral; this is/was someone's pet. it's WAY too affectionate, and it can be handled without trying to kill us.

[Irelander]

Here's our cat in mid yawn. He was an indoor cat for a couple of years and seemed to be increasingly unhappy. We decided to give him his freedom and make him an outside cat. He is a different animal now and totally in his element. He follows me everywhere and is a killing machine. Mice, moles and chipmunks are not safe around the farm now. Vet says he is a very happy and healthy cat. Pretty cool.



Post yawn

[TGS]

Had to take little Mauser to the vet, turns out the Porsche Cayman makes a phenomenal cat conveyance. The look on her face says, "Get me out of this wretched eurotrash car, human."

[Joe in PNG]

Of the current set of parental cats, both are (-) on the Evil and Crazy scale. The older cat is a bit scared of strangers, and will hide behind the TV. Younger cat loves everyone and everything, even visiting doggos- which isn't always reciprocated.

Older cat:


Younger cat:

[BobM]

This is the kitten my daughter and I rescued from the engine compartment of her car two weeks ago. It stowed away and rode an hour then spent the night before we knew it was there.

[beenalongtime]

The house is quiet and seems empty now. I moved into this house, after my friend/employer passed away, at families request, to take care of the cat. We had to put her down yesterday, as her kidneys were in shut down mode. (hasn't eaten and lost a pound and a half in a week)

She was only mine for a year, but I knew her all her life. Mattie will be missed.

[OlongJohnson]

This is the kitten my daughter and I rescued from the engine compartment of her car two weeks ago. It stowed away and rode an hour then spent the night before we knew it was there.

Beautiful fluffy little thing.


My sister had to put down another fur baby (her designation, not mine) after 15 years yesterday. He was a very cute Siamese, even if he did tell me to go f myself and then hid under the bed whenever I got close. F cancer.

[GJM]

Saw the damndest thing today. In Montana, there is a neighbor white cat, that we often see cruising around. Saw that cat today, and it was on its belly in tall grass, trying to sneak up on a covey of Hungarian partridge that live near us. Wanna be bird dog!