05 Dec 2019, 12:59 am
21 Dec 2019, 1:39 am
I prefer cats,
With BBQ sauce. 
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21 Dec 2019, 3:07 am
05 Jan 2020, 7:16 am
Depends a lot on the cat and the dog. Dogs are a bit brighter, more social, more loyal, more into fun and better at expression their emotions. It's not as easy to get the emotions of cats as it expresses in their eyes. You need to be really good at reading facial expressions to get it. It's even harder because many of them avoid direct eye contact. But be aware that cats and dogs are able to read the emotions in the facial expressions of humans.
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25 Apr 2021, 2:51 pm
25 Apr 2021, 4:18 pm
quite an extreme wrote:
It's not as easy to get the emotions of cats as it expresses in their eyes. You need to be really good at reading facial expressions to get it. It's even harder because many of them avoid direct eye contact.
Actually, cats "talk to you" with body language in their entire body.
The position of their whiskers sends messages.
The condition of their eyes sends messages.
The position and orientation of their ears sends messages.
The shape of their spine sends messages.
The way they are standing sends messages.
The position and motion of their tail sends messages.
Skjald wrote:
It’s their personality traits this bitchy, arrogant, wimpy, moody, unpredictability I dislike.
I and others disagree with the unpredictable bit.
(as well as the rest of it, but for now let's just talk about the unpredictability)
Here's one sample, this one being about when a cat gets overstimulated,
https://www.petassure.com/new-newslette ... cratching/
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This behavior is the most confusing because it seems so sudden and unpredictable. However, from the cat’s standpoint, he’s already given you several warning signs and signals prior to biting that he’s had enough. These signals include:
Narrowed eyes
Skin rippling
Cessation of purring
Ear flicking or rotation sideways
Shifting its body position
Growling
Tail-lashing or thumping - if you see this sign, you've waited too long
If you watch your cat closely, you will learn these signs and know when your cat has had enough attention, before he becomes defensive in order to communicate his feelings to you.
Narrowed eyes
Skin rippling
Cessation of purring
Ear flicking or rotation sideways
Shifting its body position
Growling
Tail-lashing or thumping - if you see this sign, you've waited too long
If you watch your cat closely, you will learn these signs and know when your cat has had enough attention, before he becomes defensive in order to communicate his feelings to you.
Another thing to keep in mind is that compared to dogs, cats are more highly aware of being both predator and prey. Even urban and suburban owls are known to prey on domestic cats. Therefore, defense against predators is more of a thing to cats than to dogs, and that makes for an attitude difference in cats and dogs.and moving on,
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I have never understood why people like cats so much and why they are such a popular pet to so many folks. I probably won’t ever get it either.
Even though you probably won't get it, I will tell about my case, and that is that while I like and enjoy both cats and dogs, my health and living arrangements make cats much easier to care for.
25 Apr 2021, 6:00 pm
kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:
Even though you probably won't get it, I will tell about my case, and that is that while I like and enjoy both cats and dogs, my health and living arrangements make cats much easier to care for.
That’s a fairly rational and pragmatic reason I can definitely see the point of.
Then again there are plenty of other animals easier to take care of than both dogs and cats and I personally would prefer any of them over a cat as a pet any day. Heck, even some insects, I’d rather have an ant farm than a cat if I think about it
Fair enough though, I can get this argument.
26 Apr 2021, 5:58 pm
02 May 2021, 3:04 pm
This just crossed my path on Tumblr,
https://catpda.tumblr.com/post/16799740 ... lings-like
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how can ppl say cats dont have feelings like.
when my cat got deadly sick she refused to eat a single thing and it had been days but when i started crying she ate just a little bit, and upon seeing how happy it made me, kept doing it whenever she could.
now whenever im sad or crying she finds wherever i am with a mouthful of food and eats the pieces one by one, every time looking up at me making sure i was watching her eat it all because she knew it made me happy. and it DOES make me happy
when my cat got deadly sick she refused to eat a single thing and it had been days but when i started crying she ate just a little bit, and upon seeing how happy it made me, kept doing it whenever she could.
now whenever im sad or crying she finds wherever i am with a mouthful of food and eats the pieces one by one, every time looking up at me making sure i was watching her eat it all because she knew it made me happy. and it DOES make me happy
And in other news, my 2 orange fellows love to 'help' with things 
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