Research Claims Your Cat Thinks You’re Just Another (Big!) Cat - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Vaught;43560546]My cats beat on my dogs for shits and giggles. Funniest shit ever.[/QUOTE] My sisters cat would beat up my cousins hunting dog, the dog was only about 6 months old but still pretty big. The cat's about 3 years old and the size of a freaking lion cub.

Cats are stupid animals. And I don't mean that I dislike them, because if I had to choose I'd probably choose a cat over a dog. Cats are stupid, because they actually are stupid. They seem to have a memory of less than a minute when it comes down to everything that's not "[i]this is supposed to be the time when I get fed[/i]". You can't teach them anything. People say that this is because cats have a free will and character. They mistake stupidity for some kind of profound disinterest in everything. I still love cats, though. They're fluffy and cute.

[QUOTE]“if a cat “kneads” you, that’s how it used to get milk from its mother.”[/QUOTE] My cat does this when she's next to me on the couch, but it's just a leftover thing they do without thinking about it when they're comfy. We had another cat that did it lying in the middle of the floor.

[QUOTE=V12US;43567556]Cats are stupid animals. And I don't mean that I dislike them, because if I had to choose I'd probably choose a cat over a dog. Cats are stupid, because they actually are stupid. They seem to have a memory of less than a minute when it comes down to everything that's not "[I]this is supposed to be the time when I get fed[/I]". You can't teach them anything. People say that this is because cats have a free will and character. They mistake stupidity for some kind of profound disinterest in everything. I still love cats, though. They're fluffy and cute.[/QUOTE]You know literally nothing about cats. [editline]17th January 2014[/editline] For instance. We have a cat that learned how to open the trashcan lids by watching us doing it and experimenting with it himself. He also developed an entirely different style for eating from a normal cat because he used to live outdoor and he watched raccoons that would come around and picked up theirs. We have another, a polydactyl, who actually has genuine brain damage. That cat learned how to use the extra toes on his front paws and puts them to use. And he's genuinely retarded. We had a cat once that learned how to use the toilet and flush it, in fact, he wouldn't use the litter box. (For anyone curious why I know so much about cats and pretty avidly defend them, my family has owned 21 over as many years. We currently have 15 ranging from five months to 18 years old. Most of them are rescues.)

[QUOTE=V12US;43567556]Cats are stupid animals. And I don't mean that I dislike them, because if I had to choose I'd probably choose a cat over a dog. Cats are stupid, because they actually are stupid. They seem to have a memory of less than a minute when it comes down to everything that's not "[i]this is supposed to be the time when I get fed[/i]". You can't teach them anything. People say that this is because cats have a free will and character. They mistake stupidity for some kind of profound disinterest in everything. I still love cats, though. They're fluffy and cute.[/QUOTE] Intelligence isn't determined by ability to repeat mundane tasks in exchange for treats

[QUOTE=V12US;43567556]Cats are stupid animals. And I don't mean that I dislike them, because if I had to choose I'd probably choose a cat over a dog. Cats are stupid, because they actually are stupid. They seem to have a memory of less than a minute when it comes down to everything that's not "[i]this is supposed to be the time when I get fed[/i]". You can't teach them anything. People say that this is because cats have a free will and character. They mistake stupidity for some kind of profound disinterest in everything. I still love cats, though. They're fluffy and cute.[/QUOTE] If you're so smart why do you come back to this forum? Checkmate atheist.

Why has nobody brought up the fact that individual cats (and dogs) have unique personalities/intelligence. Some cats will be more affectionate than others. They're not like some hivemind species.

I remember being freaked out by this video of a lab converting the visual signals of a cat's brain, where it's view of a human just doesn't look right. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piyY-UtyDZw[/media]

[QUOTE=The_J_Hat;43565592]There are dander free cats out there. You just need to do a little research.[/QUOTE] Siberian cats have drop less dandruff and fur and on top of that they produce less of the allergenic protein Fel-D1

[QUOTE=Uzbekistan;43560352]Isn't the reason cats bring dead animals into the house because they think you're a big cat that sucks at being a cat?[/QUOTE] One of my cats just brings caterpillars, spiders and worms to me

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;43560087][video=youtube;AEepVLQjDt8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEepVLQjDt8[/video][/QUOTE] I think this is just a poorly executed test, both my cats will make sad meows to see if anyone is in the house, then me and the cat have a bit of marco polo until he finds me, and hops on my lap for pets. [editline]17th January 2014[/editline] oh btw i got to pet a giant tripod russian blue today, because he only had three legs, he was made of pure muscle. Super sweet, big round face and big round eyes, and must weigh at least 25 pounds. He was HUGE. apparently he moves his water bowl (which is a large glass bowl) with one paw, like its nothing.

[QUOTE=Uzbekistan;43560352]Isn't the reason cats bring dead animals into the house because they think you're a big cat that sucks at being a cat?[/QUOTE] Just did some research and it's basically true, this way they teach kittens how to hunt

Maybe [I]they're the people[/I]

I swear everytime a cat jumps on my lap to lay down it steps on my balls, could that be a sign too?

[QUOTE=Zeke129;43567694]Intelligence isn't determined by ability to repeat mundane tasks in exchange for treats[/QUOTE] What no way me German Shepard can shake [I]and[/I] sit he's basically dog Einstein [editline]17th January 2014[/editline] I've got three dogs and two cats, and I've owned many more over the years, and I really find it impossible to judge one species as better than the other because they're all so different individually. I hesitate to call it differences in personality just because that, well, personifies them so much, but they're very far from homogeneous, even when they're from the same litter. As it stands now my older cat is basically a living pillow because all he does is lay on the bed and sleep, The younger one is half-barn cat and it shows, he spends half his time running around the house looking for mice and girls and the other half staring out the window meowing softly. If I still lived in BC, where it's warm (Or at least not cold) all year, I'd let them out, but I can't do that when it's below freezing. Dogs are a lot of work, and though cats are far from easy, they're not as bad as dogs. Between an eleven year old Scottish terrier, a six-year old Shepard, and a four year-old half-Husky half-??? they certainly keep me and my wife going.

My [I]goldfish[/I] goes mad when I'm not at home for a while

[QUOTE=notlabbet;43568561]I think this is just a poorly executed test, both my cats will make sad meows to see if anyone is in the house, then me and the cat have a bit of marco polo until he finds me, and hops on my lap for pets. [/QUOTE] The test is to see how attached your cat is to you, the owner. It's not saying the cat doesn't realize you're there or enjoy the company of humans. Dogs have a strong attachment to their owners, but cats might not. It's pointing at the fact that the cat uses you as a source of food more than anything.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;43569813]The test is to see how attached your cat is to you, the owner. It's not saying the cat doesn't realize you're there or enjoy the company of humans. Dogs have a strong attachment to their owners, but cats might not. It's pointing at the fact that the cat uses you as a source of food more than anything.[/QUOTE] On a case by case basis it might be different though? I hope they repeated that test with other dogs and cats.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;43569813]The test is to see how attached your cat is to you, the owner. It's not saying the cat doesn't realize you're there or enjoy the company of humans. Dogs have a strong attachment to their owners, but cats might not. It's pointing at the fact that the cat uses you as a source of food more than anything.[/QUOTE] The test only showed that [I]that[/I] particular cat isn't all that attached to its owner. We also have no idea how long the owner was out of the room. Could have been 10 minutes, could have been 10 seconds. Mom claims she had a cat a long time ago that actively defended her. I've seen cats that flip the fuck out when they can't find you anymore and I've seen cats that don't care either way. Showing a single test with a single cat doesn't prove anything about any other animal, only that one cat.

I've had my cat for a long time now, he's going senile I think [editline]17th January 2014[/editline] he just doesn't act like he used to and is very forgetful

[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;43569887]The test only showed that [I]that[/I] particular cat isn't all that attached to its owner. We also have no idea how long the owner was out of the room. Could have been 10 minutes, could have been 10 seconds. Mom claims she had a cat a long time ago that actively defended her. I've seen cats that flip the fuck out when they can't find you anymore and I've seen cats that don't care either way. Showing a single test with a single cat doesn't prove anything about any other animal, only that one cat.[/QUOTE] The guy has a Ph.D in animal behavior and you're trying to discredit him based watching a four minute video and your personal experiences as being a cat owner. If he has found that cats don't have a strong attachment to their owners, then that's what he's found. No amount of personal anecdotes will change that. Plus the video only shows one cat, but they said they had tested more.

[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;43567614]You know literally nothing about cats. [editline]17th January 2014[/editline] For instance. We have a cat that learned how to open the trashcan lids by watching us doing it and experimenting with it himself. He also developed an entirely different style for eating from a normal cat because he used to live outdoor and he watched raccoons that would come around and picked up theirs. We have another, a polydactyl, who actually has genuine brain damage. That cat learned how to use the extra toes on his front paws and puts them to use. And he's genuinely retarded. We had a cat once that learned how to use the toilet and flush it, in fact, he wouldn't use the litter box. (For anyone curious why I know so much about cats and pretty avidly defend them, my family has owned 21 over as many years. We currently have 15 ranging from five months to 18 years old. Most of them are rescues.)[/QUOTE] Yeah, my cat will reach for door nobs on closed doors

Too bad they aren't as allergic to me as I am to them. Fucking cats.

[QUOTE=V12US;43567556]Cats are stupid animals.[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;GoXHVs65NFQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoXHVs65NFQ[/video] [video=youtube;0xvHEdqwSjY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xvHEdqwSjY[/video] [video=youtube;PU7hPOY8n_Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU7hPOY8n_Y[/video] [video=youtube;QDYncyAymc0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDYncyAymc0[/video] [video=youtube;KmBy-K9GyMU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmBy-K9GyMU[/video]

[QUOTE=RosettaStoned;43559766]I meow to my cat and he meows back. Sometimes we have little conversations.[/QUOTE] I do that aswell! I swear im not crazy!