cranky cat.

[tobbogonist]

some delicious treats for your eyes.
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[tobbogonist]

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[tobbogonist]

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[dudewithasock]

You're lucky it's de-clawed.

Assuming it is.

[tobbogonist]

nope, its still clawed. why would i de-claw her, that is horrid.
Notice the second last photo, she is using her claws to hold on to the roof tiles.

[dudewithasock]

nope, its still clawed. why would i de-claw her, that is horrid.

I dunno, it's pretty standard here for house-cats.

Notice the second last photo, she is using her claws to hold on to the roof tiles.

Is she looking for ceiling cat (http://www.ceilingcat.com/img/ceilingcat.jpg)?

[tobbogonist]

i remember when i first saw that picture, i loled all of the computer room.

De-clawing: if cats where de-claws then they wouldn't be able to do all the fun things makes having a cat worth while. Like running up the curtains and looking at you with a really worried expression or getting them stuck in the carpet and falling over.

[dudewithasock]

I think the funnest thing to do with a cat is make them chase the laser pointer around the room. :D

[tobbogonist]

or just follow them around. that makes me laugh.

[Jerrick]

Im not ever having a cat declawed. I was looking it up, and it seems horrible. Really its only an American thing. In other countries its very inhumane or illegal.

I like your cat though. I have 3 kittens running around my room right now. Well, they ahve been under my bed since birth, and now have found my unicycle and sleep behind those.

[Into the blue]

That's one shiny floor.

[1-wheeled-grape]

de-clawing cats is cruel, how are they supposed to climb?if you dont want to be chasing your pets up a curtain, get a rabbit:p nice pictures though, but i think hes upside down, and side ways, he might get a bit dissy there.

EDIT: wow thats confusing, theyre dated 11 may 2.07pm, its only half ten here ,oh this is strange, i hate time zones, they confuse me.

[Jerrick]

It looks like the cat gets more frustrated with each picture. That last one made me laugh.

[tobbogonist]

She is all sleepy now after a hard day of being photographed.

our floor boards are somewhat polished... :)

as for de-clawing. dont do it! you would be upset if someone removed your fingernails. you would not be able to pick things.

[harper]

Nice pictures of dog food.

[1-wheeled-grape]

Nice pictures of dog food.
oh your nice! thats a cool cat, not dog food.

[Jerrick]

as for de-clawing. dont do it! you would be upset if someone removed your fingernails. you would not be able to pick things.

Its not just the fingernail, but a whole bone they have to remove. I heard the surgery is painful, and the recovery is too, specially cause the cats still have to walk, run, jump and everything else they do.

I guess a lot of times, part of their paws can get ripped off, and during the surgery, the legs can be permanently paralyzed.

[Matt_V]

My cat always used to claw at our furnature and rip the couch all up. When we got new furnature we also get the cat de-clawed. I don't think its very cruel at all.

A funny thing to do with cats is put tape on their feet. It's really mean and you probably shouldn't do it. But it is kinda entertaining to watch them walk funny and shake their legs really fast.

[ivan]

That's an amazing pussy, Tom! I love it! I never knew you had one!

As for de-clawing, it sounds just plain terrible to me. If you're so worried about your prescious furniture, why do you get a cat in the first place? It's an animal and it will do what it has to do. If I came to your house and you told me you de-clawed your cat to save your furniture, I'd probably climb your cupboard and piss all over your sofa from it. Then set it on fire when it's dry. Probably not, but I'd feel like doing it, I'm sure.

It's one thing to make an animal your pet, but quite another to make risky, dangerous and painful operations on it to protect your silly bourgeous property.

Grr...

[Jerrick]

Yeah, seriously.

For a cat, clawing releases a slight odor and thats how they mark what is theirs in a way.

Have a spray bottle and spray the cat with water when its doing something you dont want it to, and it will learn quickly.
Also, a scratch pad costs $3. And they are usually scented with cat nip. Buy one of those and thats all the cat will scratch.

I dont know, to me, besides the whole cruelty part about it, I dont like declawing because most people do it for an easy why out, a lazy way around taking responsibility for their animal.

[Into the blue]

I have to be honest, until I read this thread I'd never heard of cats being declawed before.
What a horrible thing to do.
You might as well remove all their teeth so they don't bite anything either.
And shave all their fur off so they don't shed any on your precious carpet.

And while you're at it, stick a cork up their bum so they don't poop anywhere.

[UniBrier]

oh your nice! thats a cool cat, not dog food.Seriously, they're much more likely to be eaten by coyotes or raccoons; especially coyotes, a friend of mine moved to house along a greenbelt well known for coyotes, the cat was permanently gone within a week.

[1-wheeled-grape]

nice, i have a pit/woods at the back of my garden and after moving to this house i have lost 2 cats! but i know 1 is still alive, i saw it last week, and he went missing like 2 years ago i think!

[gkmac]

Have a spray bottle and spray the cat with water when its doing something you dont want it to, and it will learn quickly.Alternatively you can place your thumb above one of the cats ears, your index finger above the other ear and fold the cats ears down. Most cats hate it.

As for de-clawing cats... well nobody seems to think of the cats welfare when they are denied the most pleasurable thing ever, once they've been castrated or spayed...

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

What a cute cat Tom!!! She looks like one of mine!

I think declawing is a stupid American thing to do. If you don't claws, you don't want a cat.

[tobbogonist]

Harper hold your tongue :)

hmm we ended up with an anti-cat de-claing thread! maybe my cat could be an advocate for the cause?

Thanks for the kind remarks!

[tobbogonist]

what! second page??
cant have that.

[Bondo]

I think the funnest thing to do with a cat is make them chase the laser pointer around the room. :D

BTW: This will also work on the Amish.

[Catboy]

I haz cheezburgers.

[dan de man]

She is all sleepy now after a hard day of being photographed.

our floor boards are somewhat polished... :)

as for de-clawing. dont do it! you would be upset if someone removed your fingernails. you would not be able to pick things.
dude you have no idea how much i wanna get rid of my fingernails

[tobbogonist]

dude you have no idea how much i wanna get rid of my fingernails
oh. it had never even occured to me that you didn't want them.

[dan de man]

the yare annoyign and for amount of times i use the mis over shadowed by atleast 2 times whe nthe yare annoying

[ivan]

Ever heard of scissors, Dan?

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[monkeygunner]

I HATE cats!!! They piss all over my breezeway. To solve it, I shoot them with my airsoft guns then let my dog go out on them(Jackrussle).
#$!@#&^ CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JJuggle]

Speaking of cranky cats, one of my favorite web sites from the mid-90s is the tale of a cranky cat, Cat Enema (http://www.catenema.com/cat.html).

[tobbogonist]

Speaking of cranky cats, one of my favorite web sites from the mid-90s is the tale of a cranky cat, Cat Enema (http://www.catenema.com/cat.html).
That story was brilliant
FRED WAS OILY AND FURIOUS
if you where thinking of clicking it and didn't. go back and do it!
Thanks Rapheal.

[maestro8]

#$!@#&^ CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the "cranky cat" thread. You'll need to find the "cranky human" thread.

[monkeygunner]

HAHA, funny!! I just get really made when that pee boils in the sun, cousing the most hideos smell

[tobbogonist]

HAHA, funny!! I just get really made when that pee boils in the sun, cousing the most hideos smell
Please, keep your 'made'ness and your 'cousing' to a minimum in this thread. My cat does not wee all over your stuff, although i am sure she would not hesitate if she could wee far enough.

[yoopers]

I asked about declawing ages ago when we got a kitten.

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38113

We had a pretty good discussion on it. I'm all for cat declawing of indoor cats, which ours is. Chrissy the Cat lives a wonderful, loved life and has no ill effects from her declawing. So now we have both, a wonderful pet and the enjoyment of nice, expensive, leather living room furniture free from shredding. It's a great combo.

[The.Mars.Volta]

I cant see the photos cos im at school, but you must try putting tape on the side of a cat, or on its back. hilarious results.

[tobbogonist]

my brother cut the whiskers off one of our cats once. She spent the next two weeks sitting in the same spot twitching.
Mum was as mad as a Polish Hatter in a trenchcoat of margerine.

[Jerrick]

I asked about declawing ages ago when we got a kitten.

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38113

We had a pretty good discussion on it. I'm all for cat declawing of indoor cats, which ours is. Chrissy the Cat lives a wonderful, loved life and has no ill effects from her declawing. So now we have both, a wonderful pet and the enjoyment of nice, expensive, leather living room furniture free from shredding. It's a great combo.


Just wondering, did you ever try to train your cat to not scratch the furniture.

Thats what ive done with all my cats, Ive gone through 30ish by now, and none of them would scratch our furniture. They also hated the sight of any water bottle too. =p

[yoopers]

Just wondering, did you ever try to train your cat to not scratch the furniture.
We did. But even with all the training, cats will still be cats occasionally. They also tend to get mad at different things like not being fed when they want and then take out their anger in naughty ways.

We've found the same to be true with dogs. I spend a lot of time training our dogs (Brian Kilcommons methods). But even with all the training, their dogginess will still overcome the training every so often.

In short, animals are unpredictable by nature...you know, a lot like teenagers.

[ivan]

So, ehh, Yoopers... Do you give Valium to your teenagers in the house? To keep the furniture clean?



I still think that anyone who declaws a cat to save their sofa is evil.

[yoopers]

So, ehh, Yoopers... Do you give Valium to your teenagers in the house? To keep the furniture clean?
Duct tape is cheaper.