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#2751732 - 06/27/09 03:22 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: similan]  
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Hmm, perhaps it is true but it's not something I have ever noticed and I've seen cats give birth a few times because I lived on a farm as a kid with semi wild barn cats and we have always had cats in our family too. Up to 4 cats prowling the house at a time. I watched a kitten slowly die when I was 11 that was kicked by a cow and it never purred while dying in pain so I'm inclined to call BS on this one. Maybe a good one for Mythbusters?


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#2751950 - 06/27/09 08:01 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Harker]  
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Cats are cool (I have 3), and Dogs are cool too (down to two right now).


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#2751958 - 06/27/09 08:11 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Paul Rix]  
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We have two cats, one is twelve years old and the other is eight. We have four dogs. I don't mind the dogs. I don't think life would be the same without our cats and I used to hate cats and love dogs.

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#2752003 - 06/27/09 09:24 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Harker]  
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Originally Posted By: Harker
Originally Posted By: similan
And they also purr when they are hurting.


Purr when they are hurting? Cats purr when they are content and not hurting.

I read that when cats meow at you they are talking to you so listen and observe and you will learn what the different meows mean and when a cat drops a captured bird or mouse on your doorstep it is a thank you gift for taking car of it so don't get mad.


Yes, some cats purr when they are in pain, some when excited or frightened.


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#2752293 - 06/28/09 11:21 AM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: akdavis]  
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Maybe they do it to calm themselves. I read that if you give a person who is dying a cat it will comfort them and make it easier for them.

#2752820 - 06/28/09 11:31 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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(bet ya that title got some of you girls up in arms, lol... this is a venting/joking post BTW)...

then the next morning the house stinks like dead animals (cat poop), one might go in the litter box, which stinks, but then the other will poop all over the house...2 or 3 piles, one in each room, (besides mine i don't allow any animals in my bedroom)... So I spend the morning cleaning up smelly crap, then the cats disappear again till next feeding... worthless animals if ever there was one.





Chances are the cats realize you hate them, and are just showing you how much they care about your feelings.

Cats are the coolest, but you have to earn their respect. Dogs, God bless them, are just too easy.


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#2752835 - 06/28/09 11:57 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Li'lJugs]  
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I love cats and think it's a pity I can't have one since I live in an appartement and am travelling frequently. I miss the cats I had as a youngster.

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I loved it when I had some rough times and in the evening my (totally spoiled) tomcat sneaked up on me, jumped into my lap and made himself comfortably, giving me that "Listen, you fool! There are more important things in life then your silly problems. Such as giving me a tummy rub. NOW!"-look like only a cat can do.

And certain female humans.

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#2755993 - 07/01/09 09:29 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Para_Bellum]  
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This is a hilarious cat and dog video: Link...










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#4503462 - 01/12/20 12:22 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Like the cat in this video.

I thought all cats are natural predators and great mousers!

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#4503468 - 01/12/20 01:37 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Great thread necro smile

That video popped up in my rec list last night,I thought it was hilarious!


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#4503470 - 01/12/20 01:54 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Yeah, I didn’t even know threads this old were still available!

This is what I found on my porch when I came home one day. The nearest pond with ducks is about 1/4 mile away and this duckling wasn’t able to walk or even stand up, so one of my cats had to carry it the whole way. It was alive and unhurt so I brought it back.

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#4503471 - 01/12/20 02:33 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Your cat is strange.

Most cats will have hurt or killed that duckling.


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Re: the title of this thread about Cats being worthless.

Domestic cats and feral cats are the biggest predator on the planet.

They kill more vermin like rats and roaches and mice and bugs and more birds, snakes, lizards, frogs, squirrels, rabbits, than any predator in the world.

They kill by the billions each year worldwide.

They don't hunt and kill all the creatures and vermin I've mentioned above because they need it for food.

They hunt and kill because it's in their natural instinct.

Cats are apex predator.


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#4503490 - 01/12/20 04:55 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Our little miss is quite the killer, she brings back mice, birds and rabbits. She wandered in a couple of years ago as a kitten and stayed with us. She can be very affectionate, well towards me anyway, others she tolerates to let them pet her.

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#4503494 - 01/12/20 05:12 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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I much prefer cats to dogs. As mentioned, dogs love you because they're needy; cats love you because they've chosen to. Not that I don't like dogs, just I don't like them enough to outweigh taking care of them. I've had cats most of my adult life. They were my number one choice for a pet until my late wife introduced me to ferrets. But ferrets are too much bother for me. If they're out of their cage they'll relieve themselves in the nearest corner and they'll get into/under things and disappear. Most cats will seek out a litter box almost instinctively, even as a kitten. But I have known a VERY few who were completely asocial, refused to use a litter box, and one that was a downright danger. Those in the last two groups didn't last long in the house.


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#4503503 - 01/12/20 06:38 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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I don't have anything against dogs but you have to deal with them barking at night at nothing and waking you up.

You also have to deal with the possibility it's going to bite someone.

Dogs are nice to their owners, well most of them are, but not nice to anyone else.

You always hear dog owners say:

"he is a nice dog"

after the dog has bitten someone or tried to bite someone..

Then when you take them for their walk several times a day, rain or shine, you now have to clean up after them or risk getting fined.

Too much work and too nasty.

Is that one of those GIANT cats, Alicatt?


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#4503508 - 01/12/20 08:02 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: NoFlyBoy]  
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I don't have anything against dogs but you have to deal with them barking at night at nothing and waking you up.

Is that one of those GIANT cats, Alicatt?

No idea, she has a lot of the attributes of the Maine Coon but I don't think she is, she is about 6kg in weight.

The first picture there is the when she wandered into the garden and she seemed to be asking for help, that is her with my youngest grandson, she was starving and her tummy was almost touching her backbone. I cooked up a little fish and gave her that and some milk and that has been it, she hardly leaves my side. We advertised and posted on facebook that we found her, there was a similar car went missing in the next town but he was nearly two years old and while a ginger was not marked the same as our Rossi.

She has really hairy feet plus the fact that she looks like she is wearing a suit makes me think that there may be a little Main Coon in her

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#4503510 - 01/12/20 08:35 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Six kg isn't much for a cat. I have a shorthair that's not more than eight or nine months old (he was already about five or six months when we got him) and he's nearly that and looks much thinner than yours, Allicatt. It's clearly her coat that makes her look big.


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#4503511 - 01/12/20 08:35 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: NoFlyBoy]  
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after the dog has bitten someone or tried to bite someone..


Most animals will bite under certain circumstances. I spent over ten years in and out of the pet industry. I have been bitten by dogs only three times. One was in pain, one thought he was protecting his best friend and the last was just plain nuts. I have also been bitten by birds, lizards (Tokay Gecko's are evil),mice, hamsters, even a guinea pig once (and they just don't bite unless they are injured or in pain) and more snakes than I can count (from tiny babies to a six foot plus python). Once by an iguana (and that actually required stitches to fix my nose). I have even been bitten by a few fish. Stuff happens when you deal with animals.

I should also point out that I have handled numerous tarantulas and scorpions without a single incident.

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Originally Posted by vonBaur
Six kg isn't much for a cat. I have a shorthair that's not more than eight or nine months old (he was already about five or six months when we got him) and he's nearly that and looks much thinner than yours, Allicatt. It's clearly her coat that makes her look big.


Had a Maine Coon many years ago. He was around 10 kilos. Killed an entire family of rabbits one summer.


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