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#4503515 - 01/12/20 09:25 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.

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?


That's a lot of assumptions about dogs. My don't bark at night unless there is something that needs barking at, then I appreciate knowing about whatever it is. Three of mine are friendly to everyone, the fourth doesn't like strangers but she doesn't bite she barks then hides. And mine go for walks on their own in our fenced in backyard, where they can also do their business where it is no one else's business.


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#4503522 - 01/12/20 10:33 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Originally Posted by F4UDash4

That's a lot of assumptions about dogs. My don't bark at night unless there is something that needs barking at, then I appreciate knowing about whatever it is. Three of mine are friendly to everyone, the fourth doesn't like strangers but she doesn't bite she barks then hides. And mine go for walks on their own in our fenced in backyard, where they can also do their business where it is no one else's business.


Pretty much the same here. Mine love company of the human variety, though my male doesn't like other dogs or people in uniform.


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#4503527 - 01/12/20 10:58 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Knew several cats that would nice and friendly and the next thing you knew you had puncture wounds or scratches.

Their poo/pee box stinks. Always know if a cat is in a house.


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#4503528 - 01/12/20 11:12 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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My cats always greet me when I come home, sleep in the bed with me at night and keep me warm, cuddle in my lap, and best of all they hunt and eat all the bugs they find in the house. I would go insane without them around. Dogs are nice too, though.

#4503529 - 01/12/20 11:29 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: cichlidfan]  
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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.


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

Average for a cat around here is about 4.5kg, she is the largest one in this area, I know she is not as big as a Maine Coon, but she is about twice the size of the cat next door and about a head taller than the tom that lives on the farm across the road.

The tom came in and tried to steal her food biggrin mistake! not seen the tom back here since.

I was allergic to cats and was put on tablets to control it, I weened myself off the tablets and now only have the occasional flair up of the allergy.


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#4503553 - 01/13/20 01:35 AM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Yeah, i scrolled down and saw Razorback and was like whaaat? Then i noticed the date lol.


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#4503579 - 01/13/20 09:07 AM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Me and my three dogs got chased by a big bruiser of a ginger Tom when visiting a Son in Salisbury, much to the amusement of some passing German tourists.

Going back to the car to drive home, telling my wife about the traumatic incident, the big bugger was waiting for us and saw us off again. #%&*$#.



#4503580 - 01/13/20 09:28 AM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Ajay]  
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Originally Posted by Ajay
Yeah, i scrolled down and saw Razorback and was like whaaat? Then i noticed the date lol.


I wasn't sure to start a new one or use an old one.

When I search for "CATS", this and several others came up.

https://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2959628/Re_Tim_Burton_hates_cats

https://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3727674/Re:_Cats_-_they_aren't_so_cudd

https://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/printthread/Board/84/main/418618/type/thread

https://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3096627/1


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#4503582 - 01/13/20 10:22 AM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: KraziKanuK]  
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Originally Posted by KraziKanuK
Knew several cats that would nice and friendly and the next thing you knew you had puncture wounds or scratches.

Cats aren't that hard to read, but it takes practice of course.

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Their poo/pee box stinks. Always know if a cat is in a house.

That VERY MUCH depends on how you feed them. Give them cheap chow, and you'll notice. With higher quality food they aren't worse than having a dog around. If they come home wet, they're actually much, much more tolerable to the nose.

Dogs have been domesticated much earlier, and have been bred for predictable personalities/behaviors.
Cats have practically domesticated themselves; where humans settlements were, there were mice, and fewer predators (other than humans and their dogs). So they started following humans, but still kept at the fringe. That they've been taken into the family is a relatively new development (probably only late 18th century, more or less around the time when the first real cat breeds showed up). So the dog vs cats comparison on ground of "which one can follow order better" is loaded with bias from the start. Cats are low maintenance companions. They are both more stupid and more intelligent than most cat owners will admit. If you tend to anthomorphize animals, you will probably mistake their indifference for superior intellect (this tends to put people off who aren't "cat people", just like Apple cultists fawning over the latest gizmo). At the same time many cat owners underestimate how utterly bored most of these poor animals are if they are confined to the house/apartment. They are predators. They need something to stalk. They are explorers. They want to patrol their turf and learn about intruders. If you can't provide outdoors, you'll need to make your home more interesting to the cat.

I haven't yet had a cat that would scratch furniture, pee on the rug (unless seriosuly ill), or otherwise misbehave. But if you leave them alone all day - which is possible for up to 18 hours, they will sleep a lot - then you NEED to provide more than food and some petting when you come home if you really care about your animal.

#4503587 - 01/13/20 11:30 AM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Cats sleep about 18 to 20 hours per day and are only really active for about 4 or 5 hours, they are also more active at twilight than during the day. My wife does not want our cat out during the evening but I usually mange to let her out just before the light fades smile

As to their intelligence, hmm, sometimes they can seem to be working through problem solving to get what they want, like Rossi's latest thing is touching the lock on the door when she wants out, but she only does that when the door is locked, I'm wondering when she will take the next step and pull the handle to open the door herself, she can easily reach it from the floor.

They are quite good at training their "human" to do their bidding as well wink

Rossi "talks" to me she will meow and vocalise to me, sometimes it is because she wants something other times I just can't decipher the body language accompanying the meows. She does not talk to anyone else, and the difference between her soft vocalisation to me and the angry threatening vocalisation when that tom comes over, she is loud and deep in her voice.

She arrived here and she is free to go if she wants to but I'm happy that she stays.


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#4503601 - 01/13/20 01:03 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Magnum]  
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Holy cow. A revived old, old thread from a long gone SimHQ member.


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#4503604 - 01/13/20 01:20 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Holy cow. A revived old, old thread from a long gone SimHQ member.


I 2as looking at the early posters in this thread and most of them have not posted in years


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#4503605 - 01/13/20 01:23 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: F4UDash4]  
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Originally Posted by F4UDash4
Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
Holy cow. A revived old, old thread from a long gone SimHQ member.


I 2as looking at the early posters in this thread and most of them have not posted in years



Yup. The activity on the site in general has declined significantly over the past 10 years but I think most of us still here already know that.

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#4503620 - 01/13/20 02:42 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Tom_Weiss]  
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old thread indeed

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I've had the privilege of living with Cats for about 25 years now, they are amazing creatures, deeply attached to those they live with, their loyalty is no cheap coin - you earn it, and they reward you in many ways.

this is my Cat, he is always by my side

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He died 4 years ago - I miss him to this day.

life without cats is not as much fun.

#4503623 - 01/13/20 03:28 PM Re: Cats are worthless animals that serve no purpose in human lives... [Re: Tom_Weiss]  
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old thread indeed

Originally Posted by Tom_Weiss
I've had the privilege of living with Cats for about 25 years now, they are amazing creatures, deeply attached to those they live with, their loyalty is no cheap coin - you earn it, and they reward you in many ways.

this is my Cat, he is always by my side


He died 4 years ago - I miss him to this day.

life without cats is not as much fun.


Lovely looking cat, my dog, a Jack Russel passed away 3 years ago at age 17, he was another constant companion, he was deaf and blind at the end, he responded to hand signals before he went blind, the family were of the opinion that he was quite thick but once I came into the family he responded to me and was quite trainable.

Now the cat has kind of taken his place, this is her in her normal position and trying to relax as I browse SimHQ, but my middle grandson is here and she is keeping an ear on him, she is not happy with others coming into the house and is always ready to flee when the kids come in.

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he was a sweet guy - constantly by my side, he liked to meet new people and was always exploring.

your cat is like my cats - two brothers, they like when there is no one around and the less people they see the happier they are.


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