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04 Dec 2014, 10:23 pm

You can cuddle a cat in a more total way than a dog.

You can sleep with a cat in your bed comfortably; a large dog (St Bernard?) is a bit of a problem.

Cats don't charge at visitors who come on to your property;

Cats are cats first and human companions second. Dogs are the opposite (often);

Cats are very comforting (so are dogs).

Cats form strong emotional bonds (so do dogs).

Cats seem to relate to us in some kind of intuitive way. Go figure.

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04 Dec 2014, 10:50 pm

B19 wrote:

Cats don't charge at visitors who come on to your property;

My cat disagrees with this.

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04 Dec 2014, 10:52 pm

on the subject of charging cats, what about that youtube that showed a cat charging at a dog which attacked a little boy?

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05 Dec 2014, 3:44 pm

auntblabby wrote:

felinesaresuperior wrote:

had a huge black cat that was really wild, acted like a tiger, and tried murdering the vet at every oppurtunity.

I wonder if the vet didn't know about the rubber bands around the ears trick.

What's that "trick" about, then----how do you do it, and what is it's purpose?

Also, I saw that video that you're talking about, on TV. It was very cool to see that cat save that little boy!!

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05 Dec 2014, 3:57 pm

It was very heartwarming - made big news all over the world.

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05 Dec 2014, 3:59 pm

Campin_Cat wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

felinesaresuperior wrote:

had a huge black cat that was really wild, acted like a tiger, and tried murdering the vet at every oppurtunity.

I wonder if the vet didn't know about the rubber bands around the ears trick.

What's that "trick" about, then----how do you do it, and what is it's purpose? Also, I saw that video that you're talking about, on TV. It was very cool to see that cat save that little boy!!

tying the cat's ears together with rubber band incites a kneeling reflex, it makes the cat go into a crouch which facilitates examination by the vet.

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06 Dec 2014, 11:45 am

Wow, I never knew that----COOL!!

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06 Dec 2014, 4:18 pm

^im gonna have to try that trick.
Yes i like cats and dogs,most animals realy(even some insects)
For certain aspects i do like cats better but i can say the same about dogs,they both have their pros and cons.one thing is for sure is that they make great companions.

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07 Dec 2014, 1:59 am

which would you rather have- a cat that barked, or a dog that purred?

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07 Dec 2014, 7:44 am

Cat which barks would be better. It would still have sweet appearance of a cat. Dog which purrs would be illogical. Purring does not fit to dogs. It fits to cats, but barking also does not fit to cats. But cats are often smaller, nicer, cuter, sweeter than dogs.

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07 Dec 2014, 8:21 am

Animals are really like people in a lot of ways except they are expected to understand our language and way of life while we don't bother trying to understand or respect theirs.

My cats are my family. They take care of me in ways nobody would believe. I talk to them as I would to a human, the only thing I have to watch out is that they can't understand the difference between fact and fiction. So, if I start imagining some scenario like moving abroad with them or someone coming to visit us, they start stressing out because they think it's really happening. I always think cats are l like a six year old child and dogs like a three year old.

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07 Dec 2014, 12:25 pm

Auntblabby wrote:

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which would you rather have- a cat that barked, or a dog that purred?

Just cause i dont like barking,il take a dog that purrs

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07 Dec 2014, 4:56 pm

nca14 wrote:

barking cat-

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07 Dec 2014, 5:18 pm

I love cats.
They are qute and relaxing to be around.
I like the purring and fur.
Also ear hair and sandpaper tongue.
Let's not forget the beautiful eyes.

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11 Dec 2014, 6:27 am

btbnnyr, nice avatar The head of a purrie in it

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20 Dec 2014, 11:34 am

Some other humorous terms for a purrie:

- born to meow, born to miaow, born 2 meow, born 2 miaow, born2meow, born2miaow
- meow-meow generator, miaow-miaow generator
- machine to make meows/miaows
- born to purr, born 2 purr, born2purr
- purr-purr generator
- machine to purring

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