He/she is a hyper carnivore (eats 90 % meat) what do you feed them? Kitties are lions, small ones, but lions nonetheless. Living in your living room. They are killers, but adorable killers, who lay in your lap and love you. A wonderful manipulative species. I love my kittie. But don't ever forget, that's a lion living in your house.
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Your cat is a killer
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Could be a tiger, or a panther...
My cats seem to have forgotten this. What they have not forgotten is that cats were once revered as gods. They still expect this treatment.
They do not hunt. If a fly or small lizard gets into the house, they will show a bit of interest and then look at me like, "Hello? Are you going to do something about that? Certainly you don't expect ME to, do you? It's so hard to find good help these days."
They do not hunt. If a fly or small lizard gets into the house, they will show a bit of interest and then look at me like, "Hello? Are you going to do something about that? Certainly you don't expect ME to, do you? It's so hard to find good help these days."
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My boy is a hunter I came home Monday from visiting family and a mouse had gotten into my apartment. I was greeted by the corps of a mouse right as I walked in the door.
my boy left me a present. He is good at his job to protect my place from invader
Hekitty informs me that she is a PAMFER INNA JUNGUL! I think she's a furry soccer ball, myself. But I agree. This is the nature of the beast. And, if push comes to shove, their instincts kick back in, no matter how lazy they appear. It's why there are a LOT more feral cats than dogs, they survive better. We never domesticated cats, THEY negotiated that contract, and dictated its terms from day one. I read that one house cat loose in a neighborhood is the equivalent of a small ecological disaster. They are, pound for pound, apex hunters. We are privileged to share their lives with them, but in the end, I think we need them far more than they need us.
There's a documentary on Netflix called "The Lion In Your Living Room" that explores the wild aspects of cats and how they really aren't "domesticated" in the sense that we mean it when we talk about dogs:
Here's a short trailer clip:
If you've got a Netflix sub, it's worth watching.
Here's a short trailer clip:
If you've got a Netflix sub, it's worth watching.
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Yes....a ruthless blood thirsty killer......a master of the stalk and ambush technique................a fearsome predator not to be trifled with.
Absolutely terrifying.
Absolutely terrifying.
I'm very happy with my killer felines. They keep my house free of mice, and I've had dozens of mice. Contrary to the video, they do serve a purpose - rodent eradication.
My killers are excellent hunters of the moth-fly creatures that seem to have invaded our home. Pea-Pea especially is good at swatting them down and chomp-chomp. They haven't learned the fine art of not knocking everything over during the chase though.
Hekitty goes after flying insects, which are the bane of my existance. And once a sparrow who, for reasons known only to himself, flew into my living room through the front door. THAT was an experience! Bot cat AND bird survived, but several small breakables in my living room did NOT.
I believe that is stalking position for bellyrubs, yes, perrfect hunter
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They can be hunters for playtime. Patiently waiting for a bird
to come in their path and it's all over. The bird is dead, the
cat is happy. Would you call this the cycle of a cats life.
I've seen a cat to begin skinning a squirrel to eat the meat
before taking it away from him. This was a indoor/outdoor
kitty that was being fed good. They hunt in groups just like
the big wild lions.
to come in their path and it's all over. The bird is dead, the
cat is happy. Would you call this the cycle of a cats life.
I've seen a cat to begin skinning a squirrel to eat the meat
before taking it away from him. This was a indoor/outdoor
kitty that was being fed good. They hunt in groups just like
the big wild lions.
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Lol :-)I believe that is stalking position for bellyrubs, yes, perrfect hunter
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There's no lion in my living room.
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My cats have forgotten they are supposed to be hunters. They've gotten to the point that they only chase red light lasers with their eyes, not their bodies (though they will occasionally smack a paw on the dot if you bring it right up to them).
They kept a previous house mice free - with their scent. My in-laws lived in that house for years and had a mice problem every fall when it got cold. They left it empty a year and we had to clean mice feces off of everything prior to moving in, you couldn't even step in a clean spot. After moving in we had one mouse that probably died of a heart attack because there wasn't a mark on him when I got the corpse away from the cat. And that was it for 3 years.
But they do remember that they are Egyptian gods.
Especially Shadow. Now that it's a new year, her age goes up by one and she's now 18. And she *must* be given room so she can get on the arm of my husband's chair and he *must* pet her the entire time she is there. She glares at me non-stop and doesn't demand pettings that much from me, but I'm also the one that takes scissors and a comb to her on a regular basis since she's not grooming herself properly anymore, so I'm assaulting her dignity.
Montressor is a scaredy-cat, but even he has his moments. He must share my pillow at night. Therefore I must have Sudafed handy as I'm allergic to cats and every now and then have a horrible sinus headache.
Midway demands that not just the humans worship him, but even the other cats must worship him. That makes for fun times in the house when Montressor is more scaredy-cat than usual.
They kept a previous house mice free - with their scent. My in-laws lived in that house for years and had a mice problem every fall when it got cold. They left it empty a year and we had to clean mice feces off of everything prior to moving in, you couldn't even step in a clean spot. After moving in we had one mouse that probably died of a heart attack because there wasn't a mark on him when I got the corpse away from the cat. And that was it for 3 years.
But they do remember that they are Egyptian gods.
Especially Shadow. Now that it's a new year, her age goes up by one and she's now 18. And she *must* be given room so she can get on the arm of my husband's chair and he *must* pet her the entire time she is there. She glares at me non-stop and doesn't demand pettings that much from me, but I'm also the one that takes scissors and a comb to her on a regular basis since she's not grooming herself properly anymore, so I'm assaulting her dignity.
Montressor is a scaredy-cat, but even he has his moments. He must share my pillow at night. Therefore I must have Sudafed handy as I'm allergic to cats and every now and then have a horrible sinus headache.
Midway demands that not just the humans worship him, but even the other cats must worship him. That makes for fun times in the house when Montressor is more scaredy-cat than usual.
Your Shadow sounds like my Sophie. She likes to sit on the arm of the chair and be petted- but only by me. There is no excuse for the petting to stop
Your Midway sounds like my Lilith. She is the undisputed queen of the house and she expects to be worshipped by everyone- human and animal alike. She expects to always have first choice of the food bowls and if she does not get that, someone's getting slapped and/or hissed at. Usually poor Henry. She also will not allow either of them to get closer to me than she is. This is also unacceptable and the guilty party will be punished. Even the dog has been slapped by her majesty-for the heinous crime of laying on the living room floor. I think it was just a reminder of who the boss is. The dog is 40 pounds. Lily might be 5.
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Cats are perfect. If the asteroid hits again, they will survive. They are endlessly adaptive. They domesticated us when they realized humans would become the dominant species, and somehow became gods and objects of worship. Not the lions or leopards, but the kitties. But they don't NEED humans, they can survive on their own, need be. Hunting and preying. Or they can lay in your lap. And let you feed and pet. Or live in your alleys, eating out of your trash bins or preying on the rodents humans attract. And they are cute, inviting themselves into your life. They breed fast, are little apex predators, insinuate themselves into the dominant species lifestyle, get pet, all while sleeping 16 hours a day. I LOVE KITTIES!
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Perhaps, or may be a Pampas Cat :-)
