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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 59 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Lucky. Your cat faces you while standing on your chest screaming its head off. I wake up to the 'ol one eye winker.

On occasion though, that pic is accurate and so worth it.

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[–] fascicle@leminal.space 13 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Right before the unprovoked slash attack

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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 5 points 10 months ago

Can't argue with that; I'm nursing some scratches from this morning.

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[–] Rose_Thorne@lemmy.zip 10 points 10 months ago

Make it 5, and only one or two are screaming. The rest are nipping at my fingers or nose, throwing paws in my mouth or on my eyes, or circling around my legs. All because we want breakfast, and breakfast time is "whenever moms alarm goes off, or we wake her up".

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[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

the cat: "wake up and feed me instead of strangling me"

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[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago

This is why I don't feed the cats in the morning but instead before bed.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 10 months ago

or thier butt on your face after using the litterbox.

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[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 79 points 10 months ago (3 children)

As someone with both, I actually really appreciate that my dog forces me out on regular walks.

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[–] Metostopholes@midwest.social 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yep, without my dog there are days I would not get out of bed, and feel like shit because of it. Even if it's winter, it's good for my mental health.

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[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Agreed, my dog has probably kept me significantly more physically and mentally healthy than I would be without him.

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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 11 points 10 months ago

But your cat "gets" you

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 28 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Nothing wakes a cat owner faster than the sound of hyuk hyuk HYUK HYUUURK on the only piece of carpet in the house.

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 child)

my cat likes to fake hyuk ON THE BED and then turn and look at us like "so you're up! and my food bowl is mysteriously empty!"

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

I hope my cat doesn't learn that trick.

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[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

True, but also no slop water drinking or wet dog smell. Give and take

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[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Or a dog owner

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago* (1 child)

Idunno, my flatmate has a dog and he's never woken me up like that. The dog has though

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[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago

So you agree

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[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 26 points 10 months ago

I wanna play pspspspstation so bad rn.

that cat

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (8 children)

I wish my cats would nap with me like that, but it's my fault for not getting them used to it when they were kittens. They'll stay put for a minute under my arm and then dart off the bed.

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[–] stray@pawb.social 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I was surprised my cats weren't sitting on my lap, so when they were close to two years old I started holding them captive for very short periods while petting them how they like, and now I can't keep them off me. It seemed like the only reason they weren't sitting on humans before is that they didn't think it was safe.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)

Aww, yeah, cats are like that. It speaks volumes of people who can earn their complete trust.

That's not my case here, as we treat them with utmost respect. I actually have all of them on my bed right now, but they just don't tolerate being cuddled that close. One of them does like kneading and sleeping on us, but It has to be on his terms or he doesn't want it.

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[–] stray@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, that's what I figured they were like and why I was content to let them be if they didn't want to sit on me. We just kept having these moments where they clearly wanted to snuggle, but seemed to be afraid I would crumble beneath them and shatter their tiny paws to dust. We're getting to a point now where I can even adjust my position underneath them, but only sometimes.

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[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (1 child)

this cat clearly wants to escape in the picture

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[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 point 10 months ago

"Halp meh!"

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[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Mine sleeps with me but will randomly start clawing at my neck while purring in the middle of night.

I think she thinks that's "petting."

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[–] stray@pawb.social 8 points 10 months ago

That's kneading. Kittens will knead at their mother's stomach while nursing, and adult cats usually continue the behavior to a lesser or greater degree. Some do it subtly and gently, and others are made of knives.

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[–] jupiter_jazz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago

I think its part personality too.

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 44 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Lol, you got me... But my dog would die for me. It's my honor to walk her in the snow. In fact, I'm hardly even worthy.

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[–] hydroxycotton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

My cat would die for me too. He's my little one-eyed one-brain-cell angel

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[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

My cat would kill for me. Innocent people. Minding their own business.

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 12 points 10 months ago

My cat went up against a dog that was twice his size because it was fucking with our other cat. He didn't even like our other cat.

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[–] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 months ago

Did you copy paste my cat? He is an orange pirate as well

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[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Aww. Snuggle pirate

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[–] Buffy@libretechni.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Adorable! My cat looks just like him. He is a rare neurologic FIP survivor, my miracle baby.

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[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You would be surprised by a cats loyalty.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago (14 children)

I've owned most of the common furry pets (except guinea pigs and rats) and there's unique challenges with taking care of each of them. What is burdensome is also different for each person.

I love cats but I don't think I'd adopt another. I don't want to catproof my shelves nor my plants. I don't want to smell kitty litter either.

I love rabbits but same thing. I don't want to rabbitproof my house. I don't want to clean litter boxes. And most importantly, I don't want the hassle of finding someone to take care of them when I'm gone.

I love dogs and will probably stick to dogs. I like going on walks and sitting in the yard. I don't mind drying his paws off when it rains or walking the yard weekly to pick up his turds.

All pets are great. Animal companionship is the best.

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[+] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (5 children)

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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Also, kitty litter is awful.

You’re not buying the right kitty litter.

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[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Recommendation?

We use tidy cats stone pellets with the pee pads liner.

Not environmentally friendly, but it's the first time I've actually not minded dealing with the box.

We never used normal litter, it's terrible. We used to use the tidy cats brand scoop able stuff. And that worked... Fine. Solids came out easy enough. But urine was either too gummy if you tried scooping it too soon. Or it broke up into stinky little bits too small for the scoop, if you waited too long. And God forbid the cat dig to the bottom before peeing, so the clay glues itself to the bottom of the bin, amplifying the goo/break problem.

And eventually, no matter how well you scoop, the little bits of urine build up and start to stink like ammonia, until you have to throw all the litter away and wash the box. Which is extra unpleasant if it's winter.

But the stone pellets and pad? The solids are easily scooped. And the urine is trapped in the pad, locked in, never smell it.

And no matter what you do, cats will track litter around the house. But the stones are so big and heavy that they almost all fall off the paw before they make it 5 feet from the box, so the area to clean is much smaller. And the stones are surprisingly less annoying to step on.

My friend has the cedar pellets, and it's better than litter, yes, in some ways. But I still smell the ammonia.

I will say we've never tried the crystal cat litter, and some of our other friends swear by it.

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[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago

Fresh Step cat litter.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago

Yeah, we buy an amazing blend of sand. Leaves no odors, no dust, and has great clumping.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah but you don't know that until you get the cat. I have a ton of houseplants that would kill a curious cat, too.

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[+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't think I'll get another pet that requires a cage after hamsters! (My rabbits were raised like cats, litter trained and no cage)

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[+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Perhaps "cage" was the wrong word - I meant pets I have to corral to a specific location....but I would prevent my cat from going outside so maybe that's not it either lol

So I guess it's just back to my original point: I find the space and care accomodations required for birds to be much too inconvenient

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[+] Tonava@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

That's my friend's parents. They get little budgies and keep them in the worst cages which means they only get the worst parts of pet ownership

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Cats are great, but they're nocturnal. Many will skitter around, scratch stuff, scream, or otherwise bother the heck out of you when you are trying to sleep. I get so little sleep as it is, I'm not willing to deal with that again.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Cats are crepuscular, meaning they're more active at dawn and dusk, but they may be somewhat active at any hour if they have slept enough.

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[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

6am I am sitting with my half-adopted stray by the heater cause I don't have a cat door and he panics if he wants to leave and I'm not there to open the door

It's -1°C outside so I have to do this... until I get the right gear

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

That's possible, too. My cat wasn't like that but I know my friend's cat is banned from the bedroom

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

my cat isn't noctural. not all cats are the same.

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[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 1 point 10 months ago

Huh, is it really that unusual for my cat to sleep through the night? She goes to bed around midnight and wakes up closer to dawn naturally, which tends to be a bit late this time of year. That's around when she gets a first meal.

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (4 children)

The dog can go run out back and shit, I'll pick it up in the spring.