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Larni Member (Idle past 185 days) Posts: 4000 From: Liverpool Joined: |
He should be called 'Fonzy'.
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
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anglagard Member (Idle past 858 days) Posts: 2339 From: Socorro, New Mexico USA Joined: |
Buzsaw writes: I would say you've hit on something here. Our cats have always had a selfish mind of their own, regardless of how much we train them. We've been able to train our dogs to conform to the mind of us, their owners. They delight in serving our interests, protecting us and pleasing us as we provide for the animal's needs. [abe:]We creationists tend to serve the interest of our owner, acknowledging and pleasing him, as he trains us. He protects us and provides our needs. So let me get this straight. You are saying that dogs are the slavish followers of the authoritarian figure, while cats are the free thinking members of what they would consider a democracy. Is that why most dogs serve no purpose other than to stroke the ego of the owner, while any worthwhile cat earns its living by destroying vermin? Are you one of those communists Glen Beck keeps crying over? Edited by anglagard, : Missing subtitle, regardless of political or religious persuasion, all must bow to the mighty moose (but he is a cat person, so it is OK) Edited by anglagard, : last edit is just kidding, don't ban me The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes. Salman Rushdie This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs. It’s us. Only us. - the character Rorschach in Watchmen
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Larni Member (Idle past 185 days) Posts: 4000 From: Liverpool Joined: |
Both my cats have grown podgy by my mis reading the measuring chart.
Now I have to fend them both off at 4am in morning when they are walking back and forth over my head as I slumber demanding rxtra rations (I've put them on a diet). What's really galling is that before we got the pair we were plagued with mice and I had images of dashing cats slaying the vermin left, right and centre: not one mouse has shown it's face since the cats moved in. Gutted.
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frako Member (Idle past 327 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined: |
Is that why most dogs serve no purpose other than to stroke the ego of the owner, while any worthwhile cat earns its living by destroying vermin? Well one of my first dogs was fanatic about catching "voluhars" (dunno the translation a large mouse like creature that eats the roots of treas, and anything else you might have planted in his territory )
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frako Member (Idle past 327 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined: |
Now I have to fend them both off at 4am in morning when they are walking back and forth over my head as I slumber demanding rxtra rations (I've put them on a diet). What's really galling is that before we got the pair we were plagued with mice and I had images of dashing cats slaying the vermin left, right and centre: not one mouse has shown it's face since the cats moved in. Fun fact: Hungry house cats do not catch mice
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Larni Member (Idle past 185 days) Posts: 4000 From: Liverpool Joined: |
I did not know that hungry cats don't hunt: that seems counter intuitive. When we take them to my in laws and let them out (they are house cats as we live in a city) into the wilds they bring in bucket loads of voles, both alive and disembowled.
What is most sriking is that there have been no mice at all in our house since they arrived. I reckon the smell of urine from the litter tray keeps them away. This also means no toxoplasma ghondii in the area if the mice keep away. Edited by Larni, : clarity
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purpledawn Member (Idle past 3478 days) Posts: 4453 From: Indiana Joined: |
quote:So are the mice gone or just hiding? I have cats to keep the vermin out of the house. We haven't had any mice in 15 years. We have more chipmunk issues than mice. The chipmunks were moving in closer to the house as the barn cats got older. (12 and 15) Then a starving kitten found its way to our door. Gave him some food and a year later he is a big beautiful classic tabby. He is fast. The chippies have moved back to the field and the rabbits stay out of my garden. Yay cats! Unfortunately the cats can only get mice when they come out of hiding in a house. They have to wait for the mice to get careless.
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frako Member (Idle past 327 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined: |
I did not know that hungry cats don't hunt: that seems counter intuitive. Strange tough almost true, it is a saying in Slovenia and it was probably made by an observation that right after you feed your cat it goes out hunting. A hungry cat will go hunting because it does not want to die of starvation, tough a fed cat will usually go hunting after a meal.
Cats are often accused of being surplus killers because they hunt and kill even when they aren’t hungry. It’s true that hunger and the desire to hunt are two separate motivations for cats. In fact, a pet cat will often go hunting right after eating. Some experts believe that cats crave variety in their diet, and this motivates them to hunt. However, no one has proved that providing your cat with a varied diet will curb her hunting behavior. Oops! Page Not Found. | ASPCA
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frako Member (Idle past 327 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined: |
Unfortunately the cats can only get mice when they come out of hiding in a house. They have to wait for the mice to get careless. Strange your cats do not go out on the field and sit by a mouse hole until the mouse comes out.
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frako Member (Idle past 327 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined: |
What is most sriking is that there have been no mice at all in our house since they arrived. I reckon the smell of urine from the litter tray keeps them away. This also means no toxoplasma ghondii in the area if the mice keep away. Well duuh, would you live in a house where a tyrannosaurus Rex, was hunting you. Tough yes mice "hate" the smell of cats unless they are infected by toxoplasma ghondii they instinctively run from places that have cat smell.
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Larni Member (Idle past 185 days) Posts: 4000 From: Liverpool Joined: |
Then a starving kitten found its way to our door. Gave him some food and a year later he is a big beautiful classic tabby. Good for you, PD. I'm glad he's having a good time chasing chipmunks (are they squirrel analogues?).
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purpledawn Member (Idle past 3478 days) Posts: 4453 From: Indiana Joined: |
quote:My house cats aren't usually outside. The barn cats outside do sit and watch for moles, mice, chipmunks, etc. So it depends on whether a house cat is allowed outside or not. When the mice are living in the house, the cat has to wait for the mouse to come out, just like the outdoor cat has to wait by the hole. The problem for the house cat is that the mouse in the house doesn't always have to travel across an open floor. Our current house cat is a retired barn cat. One of our old barn cats (she was our best mouser, she's waiting for house retirement) was sitting by her favorite chipmunk hole and across the yard a chipmunk is up on its hind legs watching her. They're all dashing about on the other side of the yard while she's watching a quiet hole. Now we have the young cat outside and the chippies aren't as cocky anymore.
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frako Member (Idle past 327 days) Posts: 2932 From: slovenija Joined: |
Now we have the young cat outside and the chippies aren't as cocky anymore. Hehe well i have a cocky bird problem lol, the birds fly right over the head of the cat and X amount of times the bird gets a laugh and the cats look stupid tough it only takes one case of bad luck and the laughter of the birds cases. And one would think the other birds would learn from this and stop agitating the cats no, the same story everyday.
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purpledawn Member (Idle past 3478 days) Posts: 4453 From: Indiana Joined: |
quote:Most of what we have left are the thirteen striped ground squirrels and a few of the standard chipmunks which are also ground squirrels. As long as they aren't armed we're fine. See photo of armed chipmunk.
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