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According to Dr. John Bradshaw, cats live in a state of arrested development. In his newly released book Cat Sense, Bradshaw argues that unlike dogs, whose physiques and behaviors were modified by deliberate breeding programs, cats were never bred for a purpose outside of the purview for which they were already valued: catching rodents and being adorable.

The current domestic cat population remains in a semi-feral state, Bradshaw argues, because 85 percent of cat-matings are “arranged by cats themselves.” The result of remaining in this semi-feral state is that they behave toward humans as they would to other cats — but not just any other cat, Bradshaw claims, but their mother.

According to Bradshaw, the strongest natural bond in the repertoire of cat behavior is between a mother and her kittens. Purring is a signal to a mother that she should feed them, and the “kneading” actions that domesticated cats perform on their owners replicates how kittens stimulate the flow of breast milk.

In addition to “making bread,” other signs of arrested development in cats include the manner in which they approach their owners. The desire to rub against their owners’ legs, their presentation of their heads to be scratched, and the upright tail with which they approach their owners are “the clearest way cats show their affection for us,” Bradshaw claims. All of these behaviors indicate that cats consider their owners as they would their mothers, as a “larger, non-hostile cat.”

Bradshaw also conjectures that cats bring their kills indoors not because they are attempting to share them, but because they realize, upon returning, that they prefer the taste of canned cat food.
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Bradshaw also conjectures that cats bring their kills indoors not because they are attempting to share them, but because they realize, upon returning, that they prefer the taste of canned cat food.
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I found this part to be pretty humorous.

"lol I just remembered that raw flesh tastes like garbage"
 
cats are like a good strong woman

they don't take shit, control the bed, let you know where you stand and give you back just enough love to keep you crawling back for more.
 
massoluk said:
Do you really want to start this? DO YOU? Are you prepared to witness the firepower of fully armed and operational Dog-GAF?
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Bring it.
 
Makonero said:
Oedipussy, the lost James Bond film.
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... starring George Lazenby.

Side note I'm from the south and my family has always been a cat family, and we've always called cats' kneading "picking cotton." I've noticed that not many other people seem to call it this lol. Is that racist? (my family is definitely not racist, at least not for a couple of generations, could be some kind of holdover though) Does anybody else call it that?!

vvv phew glad it's not just me
 
Rm88~ said:
My brother's cat ate her kittens. I'm not sure how I feel about this.
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She's too hardcore for that shit. She's telling your brother to watch the fuck out and keep that rapist kitty away from her.

I think animals do that sometimes, (sharks especially right?), it's tragic but it happens. Sorry to hear that
 
Mango The Magician said:
So cats view me as a member of their species where-as dogs just assume I'm their owner because I yell at them or something. Cats are better.



:3
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I thought dogs saw their owners as the head of the pack or something?

Anyway, this has been known for ages, what I'd like to know about cats is if they're actually capable of showing true affection/love (including an element of self-sacrifice that dogs surely exhibit), I've had a kitten for a couple of months and I can't really tell is she really is somewhat attached to me or just sees me as a food and cuddle provider.
 
Mt Heart Attack said:
I thought dogs saw their owners as the head of the pack or something?

Anyway, this has been known for ages, what I'd like to know about cats is if they're actually capable of showing true affection/love (including an element of self-sacrifice that dogs surely exhibit), I've had a kitten for a couple of months and I can't really tell is she really is somewhat attached to me or just sees me as a food and cuddle provider.
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Maybe? I'm of the believe they care in the same way dogs do though, I've spent my whole life with both cats and dogs, they're pretty similar.
 
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