The Definitive Cat Poll

[Dr. Zaus]

I call cats evil itch inducing fuckers because for me that's what they are. If I'm in a house with a couple of cats I soon start tearing up, clawing my eyes out and wheezing. Now dogs. Dogs I love.

I know!

Any way to cure something like an allergy to cats? Wish I didn't have one cause I don't actually hate cats (still love dogs more), just what they do to me.

Claritin, Zyrtec, Allegra...

http://www.ehow.com/about_6310722_cat-allergies-claritin.html

 

[AlienCraft]

:thumbsup:

Hmmm what about the "I am my cat's servant" poll option?

:thumbsup:

 

[gooseman]

My wife and I have 4 of them and they are all like my own children to me.

 

[chin311]

jk! I enjoy my cat, except he still has too much energy for me, i prefer the lazy lazy cats. hopefully he will get older and more of a bum.

 

[Linflas]

Cats are far more rewarding and responsive to their humans than people who have never had one might think they are.

I might still be more of a dog person, it's true, but I have two cats now and I would go to the wall for them.

With 3 dogs and 9 cats we are both people. We recently lost our 4th dog, a black lab mix named Buster. One of our cats was attached to him in a way I have never seen before. The night after we had him put down the cat sat on the sofa all night staring at the spot where Buster used to lay. The next morning he wouldn't eat but by afternoon he seemed to come to some kind of acceptance and ate supper. Since then though he spends his nights over on the sofa by where he used to sleep with the dog and every once and a while lets out little moans.

 

[Slapstick]

What's not to like about a cat. They're God's murdering machines, anything smaller than they are only lives with there permission, which they rarely give.

 

[sao123]

cats are merely fodder for the local out of town buffet.

 

[SuperSix]

I love cats, have 3. They are indeed like children to me.
Stanley, Bailey and Minnekins

Cat story:
My mother has a mean old bitch of a cat that is rarely seen, "Lucy". To the point that it's a family joke that my parents made her up.
My sister died at 44 about 4 years ago, and we went back to my mother's house after the funeral. We were sitting on the patio right asfter we got back, and here comes Lucy, milling around me, rubbig on my legs - then she jumped in my lap. She spent about 5 minutes with me, then vanished back into the house. I have seen her once since then, zipping for cover when we came over.

One of the strangest things I have ever seen.

 

[BurnItDwn]

My cat is none of those options.
She's a pet, more than just an animal, but less than a best friend or a child.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

My cat is none of those options.
She's a pet, more than just an animal, but less than a best friend or a child.

So like... a best friend that you own.

 

[SunnyD]

Definitive poll? I think not. There's no option for "Cats suck".

 

[Scotteq]

DOG:

- This Giant gives me water, food, loves me and cares for me

- Therefore this Giant must be a God!!





CAT:

- This Giant gives me water, food, loves me and cares for me

- Therefore *I* must be a God!!!

 

[zinfamous]

I might still be more of a dog person, it's true, but I have two cats now and I would go to the wall for them.

You mean, like how one "goes to the wall" in olds's basement?

:hmm:

 

[lxskllr]

DOG:

- This Giant gives me water, food, loves me and cares for me

- Therefore this Giant must be a God!!





CAT:

- This Giant gives me water, food, loves me and cares for me

- Therefore *I* must be a God!!!

:^D

 

[sadffffff]

where the "cats suck" option?

cats suck.

 

[Perknose]

You mean, like how one "goes to the wall" in olds's basement?

:hmm:

Nah . . . there's an EPA advisory out on THAT wall.

 

[techie81]

My cats act like children, whining and complaining if they cannot be next to me every second of the day. I love them but sometimes they are a pain in my ass! lol

 

[AMDZen]

 

[bobdole369]

None of the above. The cat is a being that which should not be "owned". Neither should dogs or beasts of burdens be enslaved. I do know we provide better life, and I also know its impossible to return to nature.

I know I am in the minority on this point. (and a hypocrite, as my MIL cares for a cat that used to live in my own home for at least 5 years, and I also have a turtle and fish (yes I feel bad for them))

 

[WelshBloke]

They make your house smell bad.

 

[Ichinisan]

There's no appropriate poll option for me.

I like cats, but I don't own a cat.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I'm not sure I'd consider my cats to be my best friends. I don't think of them as my "children" either. But they're more than "just animals" too.

Hell, if anything, they're like a grown-up version of your favorite stuffed animal from when you were a kid. You care about it and want to make sure it's safe and secure, but there is no reciprocation.

 

[CVSiN]

my cat rocks.. she thinks shes a dog though..

 

[ElFenix]

Not really. My cats love to hang out with me in whatever room I'm in. They vie for prime lap space. But then, I've always forged a strong relationship with my pets. Relationships are two way streets.

mine was a stray and spent her first week in the house hidden behind a toilet. most of her next 12 or so years she spent either sunning herself in a window or hidden in a closet. or attacking people walking to get water at midnight. if there were people other than my immediate family in the house she was no where to be found.

when my parents moved her to colombia her personality changed and she got much friendlier. by the time they gave her to me she'd become an attention whore and was always hanging around me and my friends.

 

[Perknose]

Hmmm what about the "I am my cat's servant" poll option?

:biggrin:

In all seriousness, though, people who really find themselves in this position are lousy, clueless masters.

While it's true that a) Cat's are not reflexively obedient on the level of dogs by a long shot and b) Just as with children, you can find yourself a seriously difficult/non-compliant "problem child" from the get-go, still . . .

I have always established, even with my cats, who exactly is in charge.

I have set boundaries and enforced them, and, while cats will always maintain a degree of independence, I have, I guess, been lucky even with my cats in that they have pretty much respected the boundaries I have set for them.

Cats are more independent than dogs but a sane one with whom you have developed a relationship is also reasonable, I am here to testify!

The rules for raising pets, be they cats or dogs, are pretty much the same as the rules for parenting:

1. Time. You have to spend time with your smaller ones in order to develop a genuine, organic relationship with them.

2. Clear boundaries and CONSISTENCY -- Don't want certain behaviors from your kids, dogs, even cats? Set clear, FIRM boundaries and then never, ever, ever deviate from them. Again, unless you have a true deviant on your hands, the message eventually gets absorbed!

Now, there are huge differences between cats and dogs.

I have always trained my dogs to the extent that not only would they NEVER beg at the dinner table or attempt to steal food -- I could even leave human food out on a counter and leave and they would NOT cross that boundary.

BUT with a cat if you leave human food out and then go away, well . . .

All that said:

Demetri Martin: [showing a line graph]

This is very autobiographical. This is the cuteness of a girl versus how interested I am in hearing about how intuitive her cat is. You see, the cuter the girl is, the more I'm willing to hear about the cat. "Oh really?" "Yeah, he's very intuitive." But you'll notice, at a certain point, I don't care how cute you are. I don't wanna hear about your fucking cat anymore. I hate your cat. When you leave the room, I try to get it.