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"i prefer cats to dogs, mainly b/c I'm not a fan of unrequested/unwanted licking."

lulz, my cat still licks me.

1/25/2009 11:31:39 AM

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"i prefer cats to dogs, mainly b/c I'm not a fan of unrequested/unwanted licking."

haha
my cat licks me all the damn time.

1/25/2009 11:41:42 AM

but it's not as slobbery as dog licking

1/25/2009 11:43:50 AM

cats are a lot more puntable, i'll give them that

1/25/2009 11:45:55 AM

^Are you not counting small yappy dogs as dogs?

1/25/2009 11:47:17 AM

those are rats, good sir

1/25/2009 11:57:20 AM

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"but it's not as slobbery as dog licking"

This is so very true, and why it's bearable. When she licks my shoulder, I quite like it.

When I first got her, I thought she was broken. She purrs that much.

And then she started licking me. I tried to figure out if something was wrong in her diet, like if she was licking me because she needed salt, or if she was just that hungry. Then it clicked one day: she's "grooming" me. As a favor.

^, ^^, ^^^ excellent exchange.

[Edited on January 25, 2009 at 11:59 AM. Reason : ljk]

1/25/2009 11:59:42 AM

i just don't like pets in the house at all. i've had cats and dogs. the cats were a stray and one of her kittens that took up at my house. we fed them because having them around significantly reduced the number of mice at our house. the older one knew her name and thought she was a dog. hell, i would be out shooting blackbirds with my pellet gun and she would follow me around like a hunting dog and go get and eat the blackbird when he hit the ground. we had a mocking bird get in our shop once and couldn't get him out. he could never find the door. we shut the cat up in there with him and she had him in a few minutes. cats are cool with me, but if i have one, it will stay outside.

1/25/2009 12:02:48 PM

Even though I have always had cats and dogs, I have to say that the cats win every time.

Dogs are like children. They constantly need attention, stimulation, discipline, and affection. They're very needy. And their life centers around you.

Cats are like your roommate. They'll love to hang out with you if you aren't busy, but they're generally going to do their own thing. They have their own life.

I also have a hard time giving props to an animal that will come when called even if you just kicked it.

1/25/2009 12:04:13 PM

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"an animal that will come when called even if you just kicked it"

i like an animal that knows it's place as a subordinate

1/25/2009 12:05:43 PM

More like an incredibly stupid animal. I am not convinced that dogs are as smart as people believe. They fail that test.

You kick a cat, that cat won't come to you unless it is to kill you.

1/25/2009 12:07:17 PM

show me a cat that will follow a duck, watch it fall from the sky, remember where it went, and go get it when you tell it to.

1/25/2009 12:08:51 PM

Why should it want to?

1/25/2009 12:09:39 PM

because it's your loyal companion and wants to be helpful

and because you conditioned the fuck out of it by feeding it when it does so

1/25/2009 12:11:50 PM

to the credit of cats, my sisters cat used to bring me dead birds all the time

and i didnt have to condition shit

1/25/2009 12:13:59 PM

Dogs are very trainable. I've trained more than my fair share of rabbit and coon dogs. But they're still not too bright.

A cat would let you hunt, go to retrieve, and run off with it. "Haha, I'm eatin' fois gras tonight, bitches."

1/25/2009 12:14:05 PM

^^but would he swim for it?

1/25/2009 12:17:05 PM

Probably not. More than likely it would look at you and visually say "I'm not your bitch"

1/25/2009 12:18:15 PM

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"i prefer cats to dogs, mainly b/c I'm not a fan of unrequested/unwanted licking."

Do you put peanut butter on your balls?

1/25/2009 12:35:26 PM

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"I want to own a lion"

approves

also, another heart warming tale from "Woodfoot's reformed cat-hating history"

about a week after we got napoleon, we realized we were going to have to spend some money at the vet getting it checked out, again - malnourished and abandoned kitten found in the middle of a nigh-hurricane, so clearly some health issues

i forget what was wrong with the little bugger, but one of the medicines was a salve that had to be applied TO THE EYEBALLS

well, i didn't do anything about it, let mom handle it, and then they went away on vacation for a week, and i was stuck making sure napoleon got the meds

when you've spent a week applying a cream to an animals eyes, especially the kind of animal whose whole existence fit in the palm of your hand (i have big palms), you can't help but have some kind of emotional connection

i can still picture it squirming, yelping, and crying

anybody have any idea what kind of medications are applied retinally?

1/25/2009 12:42:57 PM

There is an ointment for conjunctivitis. Kitty eye herpes.

1/25/2009 1:02:18 PM

oh snap

1/25/2009 1:15:19 PM

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"http://www.kittygoespotty.com/how-to-toilet-train-cat.php...except I made my own training "seat" from a $1 plastic bowl."

Thanks

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"show me a cat that will follow a duck, watch it fall from the sky, remember where it went, and go get it when you tell it to."

One of our cats likes to play fetch

1/25/2009 6:10:50 PM

fuck, show me a dog with the intelligence to be indignant towards its owner when the owner fucks something up.

cats are such bitches <3

1/25/2009 6:20:31 PM

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"^^ How did you toilet train your car? This is relevant to my interests."

mine too!
although, apparently some water treatment systems arent set up to handle cat/dog waste - i guess because of the different bacterium?

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"the only thing i have against cats is the fact i'm allergic to them."

i am too, but i'm much less allergic to Maine Coons than I am to domestic long or short haired cats


^hahha

1/25/2009 7:12:11 PM

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"i like an animal that knows it's place as a subordinate"

Me too.

1/25/2009 7:22:07 PM

cats are rad, but i don't want to send bad vibes to prospective broads.

the secret is to get the chick a cat as a present. "here, take care of this shit, while i enjoy it when i want to"

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

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