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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:40 AM Original message |
I know a little about cats. Tell me something I DON'T know about cats. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. i can tell you something you don't know about MY cat... |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:42 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Wow! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Don't they learn it from watching their mothers? |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
63. Cat mommies are very good mommies. |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Cats are "hard-wired" to bury/cover waste in substrate material |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Can she flush yet? |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. i haven't gotten her to that point as of yet... |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
47. I want that cat. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 09:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
86. Both my babies learned to use the potty |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. Some bengal cats like water. |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
8. If you have a calico-tabby, you know its parents |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. We have a calico tabby, and we know that her parents are |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Funny, the only Talico (R) I ever knew had a part-Siamese mom |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
9. When your cats "chatter" at the birds outside the window |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. So THAT'S |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
10. Some cats like to go for car rides. |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Mine hates the car unless she can drive |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. Ours locked my dad in the basement |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
12. Cats respond to "crinkly" sounds because it sounds like prey |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. News! |
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caty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
14. Did you know that the total |
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purr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. My cats arent shaved :) |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. "I thought he was going to shit himself for sure" -- |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
17. Well I just learned something interesting |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. Self delete |
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hiaasenrocks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
21. If you have a female cat, when you greet her... |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. We have a male cat that does that, he loves to rub his head against mine. |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 07:09 PM Response to Reply #24 |
57. mine too, especially my black one. nt |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Yes, my boys do that, too, as well as my princess. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
66. My 12 year old does it all the time, he is very weird about it |
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thinkingwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
84. I do too, but... |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. nope |
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Jokerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
37. We have a tomcat that loves to head-butt |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 08:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
64. I had a female that did that a lot, like 20 times in a row. |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. Here are some... |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. Cats are the only domestic animals not mentioned in the Bible. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 10:19 PM Response to Reply #26 |
67. Cats are the pets of Satan, don't 'cha know? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. thyme complements their flavor nicely |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
28. You may know this but.. |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Oh, I also remembered a couple more: |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Is this true too: orange tabbys tend to be high strung and goofy |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Well, mine is! |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Our Seanie was about the least high-strung cat on the planet |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 06:02 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. That plays into my other theory about orange tabbys. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 06:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Sean Timothy Michael Murray, 'twas! |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #55 |
56. Aye, but I believe it's a nod to the fine red tresses of many Irish. |
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CAcyclist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 05:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
52. Some color stats |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:57 AM Response to Reply #32 |
75. My maine coon is extremely affectionate. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
30. I own the world's dumbest and the world's snobbiest cats |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
40. Stop stating that you "own" your cats. |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Dupe post, sorry n/t |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
33. when they look at you and you think they love you, they really |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Or warmth |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #39 |
62. LOL, or a warm lap |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
38. Cats are starting to break in to the world of service animals |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
42. During the depression |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Poor kitties... |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. Wow -- very "Sweeney Todd'" |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
43. the only other animals that walk like cats |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. SKITTLES!! |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. yes |
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Rob H. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
45. Supposedly the only place a cat can't reach for grooming |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 11:01 PM Response to Reply #45 |
70. "A cat can jump 5 times as high as it is tall" |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
48. When you die they will eat you |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Mine trys to eat me if I sleep too late |
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Maine Mary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
49. Some like to get atop Christmas trees and |
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ChoralScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
54. Well.... |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
58. only domesticated cats meow |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 07:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. I have noticed that my cats only meow at me. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
60. Some cats are "hairdressers" |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
61. Cats have eight nipples. |
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Maine Mary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 11:51 PM Response to Reply #61 |
73. LOL! |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
68. They go great with steak. |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
69. Our cat does something I've never seen any other cat do |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. I had one who did that, couldn't figure out how she breathed |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
72. Some cat bones look like chicken bones |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-27-06 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
74. Your cats will put all of your prized posessions up for sale on e-Bay |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:04 AM Response to Original message |
76. They can see air molecules. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
77. Cats own you, not the other way around |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 05:16 AM Response to Original message |
78. Some of them like Spanish olives |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 05:30 AM Response to Original message |
79. some trivia.... |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 05:48 AM Response to Original message |
80. Human and Feline Kidneys Are Very Similar |
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TheBaldyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 06:05 AM Response to Original message |
81. cats cha-cha when you're not looking |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
82. Ever see a cat breathe with its mouth open and eyes slightly closed? |
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amerikat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
83. A litter of kittens can have more than one father. |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
85. This has turned out to be a fascinating thread. Thank you |
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