tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4006398230141297144..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Confidence...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87078086458709982712013-07-08T01:01:29.119-04:002013-07-08T01:01:29.119-04:00P.s. I have had maybe a dozen or so cats.
With t...P.s. I have had maybe a dozen or so cats.<br /><br /> With the exception of Dear Dead Uzi of fond memory, and Lucy, the amazing squirrel-killer (I had an huge collection of squirrel tails she left me) all of my kittehs have been intact tomcats. They may not have lived very long, and they incurred huge Vet bills, but they were very good company.<br /><br />I mind in particular MacArthur, a very sweety-pie of a tomcat. He had the most euphonious courting voice of any tomcat I've ever heard. He would never spray in my apt, as I pre-empted him by doing that m'self. He would carefully spray each wheel on my truck when I drove up, though, to let the other kittehs know that it was his truck.<br /><br />Oh God I miss that cat.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57937970816260847382013-07-08T00:35:55.653-04:002013-07-08T00:35:55.653-04:00Robert, that ain't like most kittehs. The kitt...Robert, that ain't like most kittehs. The kitteh of which you speak has obviously had her mind perverted by hanging out with doggies.<br /><br />When a kitteh wants to say, "Let's play and be friends" he rolls over on his side. When a dog wants to play, he sticks his butt up, goes down on forelegs, sticks tongue out. Completely different.<br /><br />I believe that at least one human has been badly mauled by a supposedly-tame cougar when she offered to rub its tummy while said cougar was lying on her side. What she should have done, I think, was lain down next to her, exchanged an eye blink, and gently tapped a fore-paw with one of her own.<br /><br />Kittehs are sensitive about their tummies. I, m'self, have lost blood to some of my cats when I went too far with their tummies.<br /><br />I do hope that Huck's balls were saved in liquid nitrogen, or something, so that we might have more cats like him.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9341253414361005842013-07-05T15:26:56.929-04:002013-07-05T15:26:56.929-04:00"exposing the belly is a greeting and show of..."exposing the belly is a greeting and show of trust, not an invitation for rubbing a fuzzy belly."<br /><br />99% of the time, that's exactly what she wants, as evidenced by her rolling over even more, closing her eyes and sounding like a GP40 at idle.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996122023499439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28156726965439551642013-07-05T09:49:32.568-04:002013-07-05T09:49:32.568-04:00I think it was British researchers that looked at ...I think it was British researchers that looked at farm cat groups and compared them to the big cats of Africa. Found no difference, except for physical size.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-27877734378397067342013-07-04T19:50:50.242-04:002013-07-04T19:50:50.242-04:00Our miniature tigers really are clones.Our miniature tigers really are clones.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141654754595945677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10567333295837682882013-07-04T19:44:41.089-04:002013-07-04T19:44:41.089-04:00"That's how a properly socialized cat beh..."<i>That's how a properly socialized cat behaves when hunting, Tam. No hesitation, all predator.</i>"<br /><br />Yes. It's also how a kitten behaves when play-fighting, which is partly training for hunting and partly training for fighting and partly WHEEEEEEEEE! ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34516427019424928552013-07-04T18:50:10.866-04:002013-07-04T18:50:10.866-04:00That's how a properly socialized cat behaves w...That's how a properly socialized cat behaves when hunting, Tam. No hesitation, all predator.<br /><br />Also, Robert, exposing the belly is a greeting and show of trust, not an invitation for rubbing a fuzzy belly. In fact, rubbing the cat's belly then is a violation of the cat's trust.<br /><br />Per Desmond Morris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26476313416298622442013-07-04T17:13:57.510-04:002013-07-04T17:13:57.510-04:00Sometimes the roll over and "please scratch m...Sometimes the roll over and "please scratch my belly" pose is just a trick. I've learned to watch the eyes. Sleepy relaxed eyes = safe. Bright wide-open eyes = danger.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996122023499439670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24648614790008808512013-07-04T16:38:00.550-04:002013-07-04T16:38:00.550-04:00OR he just doesn't care... :-) Happy Independe...OR he just doesn't care... :-) Happy Independence day by the way!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56387128591051699852013-07-04T16:15:33.994-04:002013-07-04T16:15:33.994-04:00Way back when, we brought The Lummox home as a cut...Way back when, we brought The Lummox home as a cute cuddly kitten. His 1-year-old sister thought having someone to play with was great....until the kitten grew into 18 lbs of solid cat, and she was only 11 lbs. Took a year, lots of clawing and scrapping plus regular application of water pistols to modify his behavior from "attack&play" to "leave alone." He was, like Huck, an American Red; they seem to grow big. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com