Cats vs Dogs - nail your colors to the mast.

[Savor Dam]

Perhaps, Don...but if this is the case, your recent comment in the "Hell Hot Enough" thread reflect the thought that cats did a piss-poor job of domesticating humans.

[Sorus]

Cats seem to grow more independent as they grow older, and it also seems to depend on whether they've lived with other cats all along. Morgan and Tommy were best buds when they were kittens. Tommy still wants to socialize, but Morgan was an only cat for a couple of years and doesn't want to any more. I think they're 9 and 7 now, with Morgan being the older cat.

My very first cat was 15 when I adopted my current brood. He'd been an only cat up until then, and basically had no idea that he was a cat. At first introduction, Mara trotted right up to him to say "Hi!" and his reaction was "Ewww! It tried to touch me!" From then on, they were on a mission to out-snob one another. A while later, I had a foster cat who didn't want to have anything to do with any of them, and it was fairly common to see 3 cats eating out of the same dish, all studiously pretending that the others didn't exist.

Feral cats generally don't meow. Most of the 'meow' language was developed in order to communicate with humans, most of whom aren't capable of appreciating the nuances.

[MsMary]

Late response for me. I am firmly on the fence about cats vs. dogs.

My family had a dog when I was very young, so I have pictures of me and the dog and no recollection of her at all. Later, we had cats - for years.

But my husband is allergic to animals with fur or feathers, so we've had no pets for our entire marriage and likely never will.

[Obi-Wan Nihilo]

Perhaps, Don...but if this is the case, your recent comment in the "Hell Hot Enough" thread reflect the thought that cats did a piss-poor job of domesticating humans.

Of course they didn't do a good job, they're cats. They got bored and went to sleep about halfway through.

[Sorus]

"Eh, they're feeding us. Good enough."

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Feral cats generally don't meow. Most of the 'meow' language was developed in order to communicate with humans, most of whom aren't capable of appreciating the nuances.

Yeah, mine are both almost completely silent.

Although the original has become a bit vocal when the new one, (who he still hasn't come to terms with) is around.

--A

[Sorus]

They'll learn. It might take them a couple of years, but if they've decided to keep you, they'll find a way to tell you when they want something.

My first feral never quite mastered the Art of the Meow. He muttered and grumbled, though when he really wanted something he would give an angst-laden "AIOW", which was more of a wildcat vocalization.

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Oh, neither of them has any problem telling us they want something. They always want something. They just do it without really making any sound. Annoying animals...worming their way into your affections...

--A