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Prophet 451

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78. My therapist has whiskers

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Thu Sep 12, 2013, 06:22 AM

Sep 2013

Our two have done more for my mental state than all the meds I take.

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20 Reasons A Cat Is The Best Investment You'll Ever Make [View all] Are_grits_groceries Sep 2013 OP

Second picture is really touching. Thanks for sharing. :) nt Romulox Sep 2013 #1

damn straight! dionysus Sep 2013 #2

There's no better friend than a cat who loves you. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #3

my 92 year old aunt loves cats so much... grasswire Sep 2013 #4

unfortunately we had two male cats. Both were neutered but they were constantly spraying. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #5

Male cats are nasty! We have a female and she is a lovable B Calm Sep 2013 #7

Absolute bullshit. I have two neutered males for almost 20 years now. They are dolls. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #9

Ours too. nt onehandle Sep 2013 #12

I have 3 & not 1 of them has ever "gone" in the house, nor scratched furniture. Perfect cats. Booster Sep 2013 #21

Zoey and Basil are so awesome. lark Sep 2013 #84

I guess your male cats are perfect. B Calm Sep 2013 #22

Mine was, too. GoCubsGo Sep 2013 #49

Lots of reasons. Atman Sep 2013 #52

this is common when you add a new cat. they are very territorial and need their own bettyellen Sep 2013 #70

My Grande just put you on The List NuclearDem Sep 2013 #11

We have 2 males and they're sweeties. It's a matter of personality. Like humans. Shrike47 Sep 2013 #13

I have one male cat and he's one nasty boy. He'll spray the whole B Calm Sep 2013 #15

Is he neutered? Brigid Sep 2013 #16

YES B Calm Sep 2013 #17

It's not necessarily a thing exclusive to male cats. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #25

Maybe you need more than one litterbox. My sister had 3 LibGranny Sep 2013 #83

I've had many male kitties over the years and they didn't spray and weren't "nasty." Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #18

The adult male cat we have showed up at our door one day hungry. I fed it B Calm Sep 2013 #20

I have 3 male cats, all neutered. One is a long-time sprayer Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #32

I have a sprayer too arikara Sep 2013 #44

Thanks, I'll try that LiberalEsto Sep 2013 #46

I use an all natural enzyme spray Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #60

I tried enzyme sprays too arikara Sep 2013 #65

I meant to say thanks earlier for the recipe.. oversight. Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #71

I've been using an enzyme spray for the cleanup.. excellent. Voice for Peace Sep 2013 #61

If this recipe works, you should go into business. n/t truedelphi Sep 2013 #63

My male cat is very loving. A big sap. WCLinolVir Sep 2013 #26

Males are not nasty! City Lights Sep 2013 #30

I have two (brothers) leftynyc Sep 2013 #33

My Male cat is very nasty. He likes spraying on the girl next door. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #67

Damn, what do you have a LION? LOL B Calm Sep 2013 #68

My female cat tears heads off of squirrels. MissB Sep 2013 #74

That's why I like female cats, they are better hunters. Better mousers too!! B Calm Sep 2013 #77

This is one reason I only have female animals rl6214 Sep 2013 #8

I have always liked female pets better than males. The best hunting dogs B Calm Sep 2013 #23

Seems like males who are neutered later in life retain those bad habits. trotsky Sep 2013 #31

We have two 10-year-old neutered female sister cats. One pees all over the place. LiberalEsto Sep 2013 #42

See my post above for a recipe arikara Sep 2013 #45

Our male cat.... curlyred Sep 2013 #75

I am a dog person but rl6214 Sep 2013 #6

I am also a dog person and am not really a cat fancier, RebelOne Sep 2013 #64

Are there hypoallergenic varieties? JHB Sep 2013 #10

Some are less allergenic than others TuxedoKat Sep 2013 #50

That's a heroic white cat risking its' life to save that person's arm from falling off Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #14

Cats are simply the best things on the planet. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #19

Also, it doesn't surprise me that Stephen Colbert loves kitties. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #24

Female cat mockmonkey Sep 2013 #27

I have no doubt once my daughter gets her own place she will have cats again. She loves their liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #28

I went from 13 cats to 8 mockmonkey Sep 2013 #47

Meanwhile, my kitten is auditioning for a slasher film Prism Sep 2013 #29

. . . Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #79

my cat, ella fitzgerald, takes care of me and I marvel everyday that she knows my every move xiamiam Sep 2013 #34

Get them fixed and de-clawed or JEB Sep 2013 #35

I took some veterinary assisting classes and after I learned what de-clawing is I vowed I would liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #37

Agreed -- declawing is cruel. Atman Sep 2013 #53

Declawing is cruel but, JEB Sep 2013 #56

A declawed cat should never be outside. Atman Sep 2013 #57

My point is a cat with claws should never be outside. JEB Sep 2013 #59

Then you want a dead cat. Warpy Sep 2013 #80

"The best thing you can do for cats is to spay or neuter and keep indoors." JEB Sep 2013 #82

Our best mouser has no front claws. curlyred Sep 2013 #76

Picture #10 ChazInAz Sep 2013 #36

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I am more of a dog person. iandhr Sep 2013 #38

the humane society should keep kittens + baby puppies at nursing homes to get handled. pansypoo53219 Sep 2013 #39

They should...you hear of adoption agencies looking for volunteers to help socialize joeybee12 Sep 2013 #41

Only 20? joeybee12 Sep 2013 #40

Awesome! Thanks for posting. dballance Sep 2013 #43

Yup-yup! benld74 Sep 2013 #48

I miss being owned by a cat tabbycat31 Sep 2013 #51

I have two babies and they are the best thing that has ever happened to me... Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2013 #54

K&R Kitties are the best! MotherPetrie Sep 2013 #55

Cats sit on your lap and purr. SheilaT Sep 2013 #58

Sweet! shenmue Sep 2013 #62

Dude, I can't help but giggle everytime I see Hutzpa Sep 2013 #66

Yes, but after a while, Heywood J Sep 2013 #69

I rarely miss a chance to post in a Kitty thread samplegirl Sep 2013 #72

awwww so cute Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #73

My therapist has whiskers Prophet 451 Sep 2013 #78

LOL “I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.” - Eckhart Tolle grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #81