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Reno
The In Kraut
A concept like vengeance is far too complex for a cat. For that they would need to have a sense of doing wrong, which they don’t have either. That’s why punishing a cat is counterproductive.
The cat is more likely to be sick or not happy with the toilet arrangement. Or it simply discovered that’s where it likes to have a shit now. My cat recently discovered that he only likes to drink water from a green watering can.
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High Voltage
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You have no idea how delighted it makes me and Mrs Voltz feel that you can now once again post this about Alfie
Reno
The In Kraut
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I don't think cats can be motivated by revenge. I've never seen any evidence of it. But I think it's a little simplistic to say that this is because they're thick. Revenge is something a highly social animal will seek, and domestic cats are not highly social animals. I think it's a little unfair to label them thick because they can't do something they have no need to be able to do (although by some measures they are quite thick - any notion of cause and effect beyond the very very simplest is beyond most cats).
Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
Maybe not revenge but...
Manter
Lunch Mob
My cats are very thick, bless ‘em
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Territorial stress, loneliness and abandonment/grief or upset to their routines, yes - revenge, no. Revenge is a strange motivation for humans, and it isn't something that enters into the concepts of animals - cats do not have any concept of past or future in a complex sense, they can be very intelligent in terms of indulging in behaviour that gives a fairly quick reaction or reward (which could be in the form of negative reinforcement as a form of attention even), and they can have a current or ongoing point of stress that they worry about and will try to do something about, but the idea that they would conceive of a way to get back at someone at a later point in time in an act of thought out revenge is fairly ludicrous IMO (sorry).
If a cat pisses or shits somewhere inappropriate, it is because the cat is ill, is stressed/worried now and either marking territory to try to make itself feel better and more secure, or because it has in some way been unintentionally trained to understand that this will get attention in some form.
(Neither of these things indicate a lack of intelligence - on the contrary, they do this sort of thing because they are sentient and intelligent beings with feelings - however I do not believe for a second that they have abstract notions such as revenge, it's more "here and now" concerns)
If a cat pisses or shits somewhere inappropriate, it is because the cat is ill, is stressed/worried now and either marking territory to try to make itself feel better and more secure, or because it has in some way been unintentionally trained to understand that this will get attention in some form.
(Neither of these things indicate a lack of intelligence - on the contrary, they do this sort of thing because they are sentient and intelligent beings with feelings - however I do not believe for a second that they have abstract notions such as revenge, it's more "here and now" concerns)
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Fez909
toilet expert
Can cats be addicted to metacam?
Since his op, Jinx has been very friendly/clingy, to the point of annoyance. He follows me like a shadow, and won't leave me alone. Every time I move away from him to get a bit of space, he waits for me to settle and then gets as close as he can to me/on me.
I thought it was cute at first, but it's not really like him, and he's obsessed with anything I've got hold of...trying to lick it or sniff it. This really isn't like him.
When I get the metacam in the syringe he's there straight away and licking the end - absolutely loves the stuff, which was a surprise. Thought it would be difficult to get him to take it, but nope.
So, I was wondering if he could be being so clingy because he wants more medicine?
Since his op, Jinx has been very friendly/clingy, to the point of annoyance. He follows me like a shadow, and won't leave me alone. Every time I move away from him to get a bit of space, he waits for me to settle and then gets as close as he can to me/on me.
I thought it was cute at first, but it's not really like him, and he's obsessed with anything I've got hold of...trying to lick it or sniff it. This really isn't like him.
When I get the metacam in the syringe he's there straight away and licking the end - absolutely loves the stuff, which was a surprise. Thought it would be difficult to get him to take it, but nope.
So, I was wondering if he could be being so clingy because he wants more medicine?
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
They make it taste nice, since it is usually adminstered either onto food or directly into the side of the mouth. It is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory that is safe for cats for short term pain relief (I would talk to your vet if it is for a more longer term problem though, as it can cause health problems with longer term use) - but it doesn't contain opiates and I doubt it has much addictive potential - just possible that your cat likes the taste of it, or possibly the attention when he was given a dose - they can surprise us in strange ways in that regard, whenever I have had to give a cat fairly heavy duty care during a period of ill health, or after surgery, they have become almost glued to me. A lot of well-socialised housecats appreciate the attention - and maybe even seem to have some basic understanding that you are trying to help them.
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Baronage-Phase
Well-Known Member
I had a dog who certainly let me know if I had done something that really irked her.
She had a wooden kennel made by my dad. It was very cute. Proper pitched roof, carpet on the floor...and one day I decided to clean it out and put new carpet in.
Washed it inside with a sponge etc.
Then I left the sponge on the grass to dry. She took it up the garden and ripped it to shreds and sat with her back to me ignoring me for the rest of the day. She was definitely not a happy camper and let me know.
She had a wooden kennel made by my dad. It was very cute. Proper pitched roof, carpet on the floor...and one day I decided to clean it out and put new carpet in.
Washed it inside with a sponge etc.
Then I left the sponge on the grass to dry. She took it up the garden and ripped it to shreds and sat with her back to me ignoring me for the rest of the day. She was definitely not a happy camper and let me know.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Can I please ask for some good vibes for a friend's cat? She went to the vet yesterday and there is fluid around her heart, so she is on a strong course of antibiotics to clear up any infection - her humans are beside themselves with worry because it is possibly quite serious.
I know who I'd back in that fight.
I was in the back garden earlier, stroking one of next door's cats over the fence. She was loving it. Then Missy emerged through the cat flap, lept up on the fence and chased her neighbour away, hissing. She's such a fucking bully.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
one of my neighbour kitties has got the sulks with me since she caught me fussing the other neighbour kitty
OMG you may never be able to leave the house again. I hope they don't have some sort of tenants committee where they sit and discuss stuff like this
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
That is such a lovely beautiful cat, and such blatant posing for a photo - love it
Cats that do that are the best 
That is such a lovely beautiful cat, and such blatant posing for a photo - love it
She's basically being a temptress: "Would you like to stroke my lovely furry tummy? [And then let me maul your pathetic homo sapien hands.]"
High Voltage
In the top 97% of Urban's most interesting posters
Well, the boys are not liking the new and enforced "obesity management" diet
Don't get me wrong, they love the biscuits just not the individual portion size
They're currently on 25gr per portion per cat per meal (of which there are 2) the portion size will be dropping by 2gr per week over a 5 week period to get then down to a weight loss diet of 40gr each per day
It's for the best though they really are a couple of porkers
Don't get me wrong, they love the biscuits just not the individual portion size
They're currently on 25gr per portion per cat per meal (of which there are 2) the portion size will be dropping by 2gr per week over a 5 week period to get then down to a weight loss diet of 40gr each per day
It's for the best though they really are a couple of porkers
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
And for those of you who are watching in black and white, the pink is next to the green...
Calamity1971
If Mr Peanut says It's okay, then it is.
I love my sink..
Red's given Charlie a rest from staring at the gurgling plughole.
Red's given Charlie a rest from staring at the gurgling plughole.
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
xsunnysuex
Life is a horizontal fall.
Reno
The In Kraut
This is Alfie high as a kite in every sense. I’ve installed a climbing wall for him and this is the top. To entice him up there I’ve put a bit of catnip on top and he’s been going bonkers with "random cat activity". I’ve been meaning to do this for ages but when he got lost, I promised myself that getting him more stuff to climb around on is one of the first things I’ll do if I’ll ever get him back. I just hope he’ll go up there without the drugs.
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