My Maine Coon is very demanding of daily brushing and petting. At 30lbs, he is hard to deny. We have had a few unseasonable muggy days up here in Minnesota. A big furry cat sitting in your lap is not enjoyable so to compensate, he has been killing and bringing me striped gophers…
If the cat in question happens to be a female, there you go.
My aunt had a huge tomcat that fit every stereotype: torn ears, half closed eye, long ugly scars and a broken tail. He’d ignore enything and everything, except another male cat.
For some reason, he jumped in my lap one day and ducked his head for me to scratch. I felt a little honored and was damn near petrified, since I knew his ugliness was only surpassed by his oneriness. One wrong move and I’d lose a gonad.
He sat for a long time, while I sratched his battered head. I really wasn’t paying attention when he decided the scratching was over. He signalled the end, and his appreciation, by latching onto my thumb and drawing blood. Before I could react, he was gone and out the unlatched screen door.
how about cats and bathrooms?2 of our3 cats have to come in the bathroom when i am doing my morning reading,and the watch me crap,no petting,no purring ,just watching.my wife says close the door,but the wailing and scrathing make it impossible to enjoy the moment.
by the way #1 cat is 15yrs old,and diabetic,probably does this because i inject her twice a day with insulin.
Betsy Cat is a complete pushover, and by that I mean you can walk right up, push her over, and commence to bellyrubbin’. She’ll lay there and purr as long as your arm holds out. Pookie Cat, OTOH, must be subtly seduced into accepting any sort of petting, and even then, her psychokitty switch gets tripped without warning.
Experience says that the chart also applies to girlfriends.
My Maine Coon is very demanding of daily brushing and petting. At 30lbs, he is hard to deny. We have had a few unseasonable muggy days up here in Minnesota. A big furry cat sitting in your lap is not enjoyable so to compensate, he has been killing and bringing me striped gophers…
If the cat in question happens to be a female, there you go.
My aunt had a huge tomcat that fit every stereotype: torn ears, half closed eye, long ugly scars and a broken tail. He’d ignore enything and everything, except another male cat.
For some reason, he jumped in my lap one day and ducked his head for me to scratch. I felt a little honored and was damn near petrified, since I knew his ugliness was only surpassed by his oneriness. One wrong move and I’d lose a gonad.
He sat for a long time, while I sratched his battered head. I really wasn’t paying attention when he decided the scratching was over. He signalled the end, and his appreciation, by latching onto my thumb and drawing blood. Before I could react, he was gone and out the unlatched screen door.
how about cats and bathrooms?2 of our3 cats have to come in the bathroom when i am doing my morning reading,and the watch me crap,no petting,no purring ,just watching.my wife says close the door,but the wailing and scrathing make it impossible to enjoy the moment.
by the way #1 cat is 15yrs old,and diabetic,probably does this because i inject her twice a day with insulin.
Betsy Cat is a complete pushover, and by that I mean you can walk right up, push her over, and commence to bellyrubbin’. She’ll lay there and purr as long as your arm holds out. Pookie Cat, OTOH, must be subtly seduced into accepting any sort of petting, and even then, her psychokitty switch gets tripped without warning.
Experience says that the chart also applies to girlfriends.