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post #31 of 55
11/17/10 at 2:31am
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don't they get ill from a lack of sunlight
Lol..No. If they would, we would have very sick animals (and people) here in the north where the sun doesn't come up at all during the winter (the polar night thing).

My cats are indoor only, so i'm fine if people who visit me are petting them. I wouldn't want a stranger petting them in unsupervised situation, you can never know what people are up to these days (for example the lady who was caught on tape petting a kitty and suddenly just dumped the poor kitty in a trash can).
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post #32 of 55
11/18/10 at 9:21am
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don't cats naturally crave to go outside

is it just because you live in an apartment
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post #33 of 55
11/18/10 at 9:31am
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don't cats naturally crave to go outside
See my post at #21. Not all cats want to be outside even if they have been before. And if they've never been outside, most don't want out to begin with.

It has nothing to do with my home, I have my own house. It has to do with idiots being everywhere and not being able to comprehend something as simple as the signs that say 10 and 20mph (residential streets) and "slow children at play". One of these days one of my moronic neighbors that likes to do 35 down the street is going to hit a child. That they have no concern of that definitely means they'd hit a cat or dog.
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post #34 of 55
11/18/10 at 9:33am
I would be so happy if I saw someone petting, playing or stroking my cat, because in my location right now, pet lovers, especially cat lovers are rare, most of the people here hates cat, they find look or treat them like they are plague.
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post #35 of 55
11/18/10 at 9:39am
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Originally Posted by MysteryCat View Post
I would be so happy if I saw someone petting, playing or stroking my cat, because in my location right now, pet lovers, especially cat lovers are rare, most of the people here hates cat, they find look or treat them like they are plague.
So why would it make you happy to see one of these creeps approach your cat? People do terrible things to cats.

It's not just cars and predators that are the danger. People do terrible things to cats.


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Originally Posted by fuggles View Post
don't cats naturally crave to go outside

is it just because you live in an apartment
Have you read any of the replies to your question?

Cats do not necessarily "crave" to go outside, as has been explained in several posts here in your thread already, and the reasons we choose to keep them in, including my post above. .

But anyway, I'm interested in your answer to your original question. You asked how people feel if they see strangers playing with their cats.

How do you feel, if you see strangers playing with your cats?
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post #36 of 55
11/18/10 at 9:50am
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So why would it make you happy to see one of these creeps approach your cat?
I think MysteryCat meant more that they would love to see more actual cat lovers in their area. I think we can all agree it would be nice to live around people that liked and were considerate of the animals around them (and of other people...).

I am actually fairly lucky. Dumb drivers aside, a lot of the people on my street are dog and cat owners and thus are cat friendly. I've had one neighbor stop by to ask if I let any of my cats roam the neighborhood because she trapped and spay/neutered when she could afford it. (I'm pretty sure she got the fluffy light colored seal point that wanders around.. he didn't neuter himself).
She was talking to Sherman through the window and calling him a pretty boy.
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post #37 of 55
11/18/10 at 10:11am
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
I think MysteryCat meant more that they would love to see more actual cat lovers in their area. I think we can all agree it would be nice to live around people that liked and were considerate of the animals around them (and of other people...).

I am actually fairly lucky. Dumb drivers aside, a lot of the people on my street are dog and cat owners and thus are cat friendly. I've had one neighbor stop by to ask if I let any of my cats roam the neighborhood because she trapped and spay/neutered when she could afford it. (I'm pretty sure she got the fluffy light colored seal point that wanders around.. he didn't neuter himself).
She was talking to Sherman through the window and calling him a pretty boy.
Oh right, LOL!

I talk to kitties in windows, too. It's only when I see them outside I don't like to encourage them to be friendly with me, a stranger. I used to. I used to always make friends with neighborhood cats.

But after some of the pictures I've seen, that are circulated on the internet ..people deliberately go out and torture family pets and photograph what they are doing and post them in forums like this, I'll spare you the details that are burned into my brain- I no longer encourage outdoor pet cats to be friendly to me.
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post #38 of 55
11/18/10 at 10:12am
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but only because they don't know outside exists

imagine a human who has never seen a certain colour

it would be impossible for him to comprehend it or know it existed, but once they see it, they want to see it more
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post #39 of 55
11/18/10 at 10:14am
Cats know outside exists. They look out the windows all the time. Cat TV.

Like some of the other posters, I have rescued strays who had no interest in ever going outside again.
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post #40 of 55
11/18/10 at 12:43pm
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Originally Posted by fuggles View Post
but only because they don't know outside exists

imagine a human who has never seen a certain colour

it would be impossible for him to comprehend it or know it existed, but once they see it, they want to see it more

I have taken all of my cats outside (in a leash), they do not like it at all. They are afraid and want to get inside as soon as possible. I tried to teach them but they only like 'safe outdoor experience' which in my case was the balcony.

Adding few pics to show what they were thinking about the world outside:
Utu just about to dash back to the door


Despite his name, Kuura (Frost in english) does not like winter..
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post #41 of 55
11/18/10 at 1:06pm
^I wouldn't want to be outside in the winter there, either. Kuura was at least lucky enough to have a nice fur coat.

I tried to show one of my the snow years ago. That's probably one reason he does not want outside.
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post #42 of 55
11/18/10 at 2:23pm
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Originally Posted by fuggles View Post
don't cats naturally crave to go outside

is it just because you live in an apartment
Outside doesn’t have to mean roaming free, enclosures or harness/lead allow cats to enjoy the outdoors safely.
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post #43 of 55
11/18/10 at 6:44pm
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what a lovely chubby cat in the snow

lovely boy
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post #44 of 55
11/19/10 at 6:42am
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Originally Posted by fuggles View Post
but only because they don't know outside exists

imagine a human who has never seen a certain colour

it would be impossible for him to comprehend it or know it existed, but once they see it, they want to see it more
My cats know the outside exists. Daisy used to live there as a stray, and has no interest in going back. She'll chatter at birds through the window, but makes no attempt to go out when the door is opened.

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Originally Posted by NorthernGlow View Post
I have taken all of my cats outside (in a leash), they do not like it at all. They are afraid and want to get inside as soon as possible. I tried to teach them but they only like 'safe outdoor experience' which in my case was the balcony.

Adding few pics to show what they were thinking about the world outside:
Utu just about to dash back to the door


Despite his name, Kuura (Frost in english) does not like winter..
Your cats are gorgeous.
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post #45 of 55
11/19/10 at 10:09am
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
I think MysteryCat meant more that they would love to see more actual cat lovers in their area. I think we can all agree it would be nice to live around people that liked and were considerate of the animals around them (and of other people...).

I am actually fairly lucky. Dumb drivers aside, a lot of the people on my street are dog and cat owners and thus are cat friendly. I've had one neighbor stop by to ask if I let any of my cats roam the neighborhood because she trapped and spay/neutered when she could afford it. (I'm pretty sure she got the fluffy light colored seal point that wanders around.. he didn't neuter himself).
She was talking to Sherman through the window and calling him a pretty boy.
I glad that you get my point
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post #46 of 55
11/19/10 at 10:12am
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Originally Posted by fuggles View Post
what a lovely chubby cat in the snow

lovely boy
Thanks. He's not chubby, he's cobby (the breed is supposed to look like that, and the fur makes him look larger than he is).
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post #47 of 55
11/19/10 at 10:12am
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Originally Posted by MysteryCat View Post
I glad that you get my point
The alternative, that you wanted bad people touching your cats, didn't make sense. That and the fact that every pet owner truly does like to see others appreciate their animals as much as they themselves do. Parents with children feel that way, too.
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post #48 of 55
11/19/10 at 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by NorthernGlow View Post
Thanks. He's not chubby, he's cobby (the breed is supposed to look like that, and the fur makes him look larger than he is).
do tortoiseshell british shorthair cats exist

chubby cats look and feel better i think

what breed do you think this is


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post #49 of 55
11/20/10 at 5:16am
I do not allow strangers to touch my cats for obvious reasons
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post #50 of 55
11/20/10 at 7:50am
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I do not allow strangers to touch my cats for obvious reasons
what obvious reasons

do lynxes and bobcats get belly rubs ?
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post #51 of 55
11/20/10 at 8:41am
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Originally Posted by fuggles View Post
do tortoiseshell british shorthair cats exist

chubby cats look and feel better i think

what breed do you think this is
Yes they do exist, have seen lots of them in shows.
I only have the silver shaded and 2 longhair Brits, black silver tabby (registered as shaded though) and black silver shaded point. (And a crazy Scottish Fold boy). Lost my lilac point shorthair male back in spring..

Hard to say what she is without seeing a good picture where the head and body shape is clearly visible (I can't click the pics to make them larger, just takes me to imageshack's site). Propably a domestic shorthair unless she has a pedigree. Is that your neighbor's cat you were petting?
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post #52 of 55
11/20/10 at 9:21am
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what obvious reasons

do lynxes and bobcats get belly rubs ?
Of course they do from me, so does my cougar But I do not let anyone else, except other wildcat owners, come into contact with them.
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post #53 of 55
11/20/10 at 10:10am
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are bobcats and lynxes dangerous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbhkX...eature=related.

there are no lynxes in england, but scotland is rumoured to have wildcats and unknown cat like creatures
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post #54 of 55
11/20/10 at 10:12am
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and yes that is the cat i was talking about

it lets strangers stroke its belly - so it must be friendly

very chubby, and has the chubby cheeks

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post #55 of 55
11/21/10 at 12:06am
Diva LOVES it when people stop by, more so now in the new house for some reason, she acts as my official door greeter now, lol. People are just amazed at how friendly she is
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