The JoeUser Commemorative Cute/Pet Thread (NSF56K/complainers)

Staleghoti

most of the cats I know scratch you if you give them too much attention.

they're all

Attention?

And you start givin it

and then you start talking to someone or something so you take your eye off the cat and you're still petting i-

OWWWWWWW WHAT THE FUCK

vsove

Staleghoti wrote: »

most of the cats I know scratch you if you give them too much attention.

they're all

Attention?

And you start givin it

and then you start talking to someone or something so you take your eye off the cat and you're still petting i-

OWWWWWWW WHAT THE FUCK

You people know some asshole cats.

Ruby Rhod

Whenever I visit her, my sisters cats love to sit their butts on my face when I am sleeping. God damn it, get the hell out of here! I am not a chair!

humble

i got Bigby a chain chomp plush

he fucking loves that thing

101

So this is wierd. Earlier I noticed my smaller cat had been shaved on her right hind-leg, with a scab in the shaved section; looks as if she'd had an injection.

I quiz my parents about it and they also have no idea how it happened

Pony

101 wrote: »

So this is wierd. Earlier I noticed my smaller cat had been shaved on her right hind-leg, with a scab in the shaved section; looks as if she'd had an injection.

I quiz my parents about it and they also have no idea how it happened

duder they didn't want to tell you but your cat is pure evil and they are slowly siphoning the evil out of him

and selling it on craigslist

Cilla Black

Yeah you guys must live in huge asshole cat sections of the world or something. I've met some asshole cats but the vast majority have been one of three thing. Extremely skittish/terrified, don't really give a fuck, or very friendly. Sometimes all three in one cat.

And I've never met one who disliked eye contact. They'll either stare right at you indefinitely or stare for a bit, then squint a few times and wander off to sleep or do something else.

Miss having a cat.

Druhim

Staleghoti wrote: »

most of the cats I know scratch you if you give them too much attention.

they're all

Attention?

And you start givin it

and then you start talking to someone or something so you take your eye off the cat and you're still petting i-

OWWWWWWW WHAT THE FUCK

I'm pretty sure this was actually a case of you petting/scratching them in a specific place they didn't want you to and the only reliable way they have to let you know is to swat you, but you just interpreted as "too much attention! leave me alone!". Also from my experience, it's just a light swat and you really only bleed if you yank away. Since, you know, their claws are curved so you're just digging them in by doing so. If a cat swats me while I'm petting it, I just chill out and stop petting it there. Piece of cake, no pain, no blood. This has been the case for almost every cat I've met. Some a you is just stupid.

humble

you're stupid dru

Lord Dave

centuries of anti-cat prejudice wiped away by a single "u dum"
truly enlightened times

Cilla Black

also cats make the most hilarious sounds when you annoy them

JoeUser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpxDsmfyhbY&feature=related

fightinfilipino

that cheetah just wants its hot dog to be warm before eating.

Hobnail

I wonder how hungry it'd have to get before it ate that dog.

TyrantCow

i have decided that tree kangaroos is where it's at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbdCQsVhNqc

Dead Legend

Usagi wrote: »

MKR wrote: »

:?

Dogs have been hanging out with us for 10,000 years. The wild is mostly bred out of them.

Same reason a cow is not going to kill you unless it falls on you.

Except if you get between one of them and a bucket of sweet feed (that's a lot of mass in motion)

i'd also like to mention the same if you get between a cow and calf, or a sow and piglet

also having been charged by cows and bulls i laugh at anybody saying they aren't dangerous

neville

vsove wrote: »

Staleghoti wrote: »

most of the cats I know scratch you if you give them too much attention.

they're all

Attention?

And you start givin it

and then you start talking to someone or something so you take your eye off the cat and you're still petting i-

OWWWWWWW WHAT THE FUCK

You people know some asshole cats.

Yeah. My friends have two adorable cats.
Cloud is pretty shy, but Mortimer and I are best buds.

And I really miss my old cats sometimes. They were pains, but really sweet. They just got into everything.

Swill

Druhim wrote: »

Staleghoti wrote: »

most of the cats I know scratch you if you give them too much attention.

they're all

Attention?

And you start givin it

and then you start talking to someone or something so you take your eye off the cat and you're still petting i-

OWWWWWWW WHAT THE FUCK

I'm pretty sure this was actually a case of you petting/scratching them in a specific place they didn't want you to and the only reliable way they have to let you know is to swat you, but you just interpreted as "too much attention! leave me alone!". Also from my experience, it's just a light swat and you really only bleed if you yank away. Since, you know, their claws are curved so you're just digging them in by doing so. If a cat swats me while I'm petting it, I just chill out and stop petting it there. Piece of cake, no pain, no blood. This has been the case for almost every cat I've met. Some a you is just stupid.

I've always appreciated people that take the time to think in depth about what their cats do and don't like.

but i'm going to stop this post here because I am dangerously close to Cat Massage

STATE OF THE ART ROBOT

My Aunt's cat will scratch you if you don't pet him.

L|ama

One of ours kind of paws at you, it's really fucking annoying

at least it's better than scratching I guess

neville

Hedgehogs, however, are fully rad. 8-)

Usagi

Did you get your hedgies yet nevs?

Druhim

Swill wrote: »

Druhim wrote: »

Staleghoti wrote: »

most of the cats I know scratch you if you give them too much attention.

they're all

Attention?

And you start givin it

and then you start talking to someone or something so you take your eye off the cat and you're still petting i-

OWWWWWWW WHAT THE FUCK

I'm pretty sure this was actually a case of you petting/scratching them in a specific place they didn't want you to and the only reliable way they have to let you know is to swat you, but you just interpreted as "too much attention! leave me alone!". Also from my experience, it's just a light swat and you really only bleed if you yank away. Since, you know, their claws are curved so you're just digging them in by doing so. If a cat swats me while I'm petting it, I just chill out and stop petting it there. Piece of cake, no pain, no blood. This has been the case for almost every cat I've met. Some a you is just stupid.

I've always appreciated people that take the time to think in depth about what their cats do and don't like.

but i'm going to stop this post here because I am dangerously close to Cat Massage

Look, would you go up to a german shepherd you'd never met before and just immediately start hugging and scratching him without giving him a moment to sniff you and see how he reacts? I dig dogs and cats, they're both rad in different ways. But most of you pussies that are all, "cats are dicks to me every time fuck them" are usually creating your own problems because you're often doing the equivalent of walking up to a strange dog and just charging right in. And cats are generally much smaller and less able to defend themselves, so if they're not comfortable with something it's going to freak them out more. I almost never experience the problems you cat haters claim are par for the course with cats. If you don't care, fine. But don't blame it on the cat.

vsove

Spike is basically the sweetest cat ever and 100% affectionate. Sometimes it's almost too much, but he just likes being with people.

And Dru's spot on. Cats are different and respond differently to attention. Best example - lots of people like scratching their bellies. If the cat doesn't know you, this can be a huge issue because stomach = vital organs and their defense instincts will kick in.

If a cat knows you, they'll probably love getting their belly scratched, but otherwise it's a one-way ticket to getting scratched. Not the cat's fault.

ChicoBlue

All dogs love being jerked off by everyone.

Septus

My experience with standoffish cats comes from a long life of having cats in the household. I'm not a stranger to them, but they'll be damned if they'll let me pet them, on the back only, for longer than a minute or two. This also holds for most of my friends cats that I've seen on a regular basis.

Dr. Frenchenstein

my neighbors used to have a masochist cat. she would love for people to smack her around. it was weird.

SyphonBlue

Dr. Frenchenstein wrote: »

my neighbors used to have a masochist cat. she would love for people to smack her around. it was weird.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiVyueMFyqU

undeinPirat

oh god i can't stop laughing

why am i laughing

Hobnail

Cat massage.

Lord Dave

Monty got through being sedated for his yearly scary teeth cleaning today
Hooray!

Metacortex

Going to a scary place and getting knocked out seems like a poor birthday present. For shame.

Lord Dave

Eh it's been two weeks since his birthday, his birthday grace period has ended
Also he gets the gift of minty fresh breath and extra kisses

webguy20

Oh man that video is truly the greatest thing.

Kochikens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3MdnyQ381E&feature=related

My cat loves this shit too. According to youtube it isn't that weird. And it uh, makes sense, for disturbing biological reasons.

Fiz

Lord Dave wrote: »

Monty got through being sedated for his yearly scary teeth cleaning today
Hooray!

Poor little chap. Tell him RAWR RAWR RAWR RAWR for me; he'll know what it means.

My dog has to get sedated when they pull his ear-hair. He has a lot and it puts him at risk for more ear infections, but I always feel awful when he is all drowsy after.

Pony

some animals are completely adorable after they are doped, though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA3dHi_o7Yw

skettios

Pony, that's seriously one of my favorite kitty vids

Pony

this cat is chill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPYrjjDHHWg&feature=related

RabidDeathMoose

hahahah oh god, when it just keels over backwards, the best of youtube right there. I feel for the little thing though, probably has no idea why the whole world is spinning.

edit - re: first Pony cat vid.