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59. Well duh...cats aren't really domestic. They just choose to live with us out of convenience.

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 01:34 PM

Feb 2014

They're just about the only companion/utility animal that coexists with us by choice. They're "commensal domesticates", as entirely capable of surviving entirely on their own, and I don't mean rummaging around dumpsters but rather in the wilderness with no human influence whatsoever, as they are of pawing at the drawer of canned food and staring miserably at the bowl of kibble. And in other news, switching to a "damp" diet makes kitty sad.

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Actually, Your Cat Thinks You Are a Giant Cat [View all] okaawhatever Feb 2014 OP

whenever I haul in a big bag of cat food, my cats look at me with undisguised admiration Skittles Feb 2014 #1

Ha! Their bowls are full and yet they are really happy to see the big haul! Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #2

if it was really them doing the hauling, it would be bird and rat flavored Skittles Feb 2014 #4

Professional courtesy. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #11

lol Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #37

Kitty! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #3

Me lurvs kittehs! shenmue Feb 2014 #5

My last 3 moves were to acquire a better habitat for the cats. MadrasT Feb 2014 #51

Yup same here. CFLDem Feb 2014 #53

My kitty thinks I'm better than a giant cat. Arkansas Granny Feb 2014 #6

3 of our cats were originally wild dlwickham Feb 2014 #7

They WILL do that. In fact...... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #65

Not only are we freakishly large, we are the world's stupidest cats BlueStreak Feb 2014 #8

Actually, yes Scootaloo Feb 2014 #20

I think they bring their prey into the house Politicalboi Feb 2014 #38

Sign on the wall at my vet's office: lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #9

I've been saying for years... William Seger Feb 2014 #48

Your vet is... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #56

I stand corrected. lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #62

and this old chestnut: KatyMan Feb 2014 #60

A dog comes when you call. raven mad Feb 2014 #63

If that's the case... NutmegYankee Feb 2014 #10

So what's the cat trying to say when he pees on the wall? icymist Feb 2014 #12

It is probably true that they see us more as equals than dogs do. TDale313 Feb 2014 #13

Feline regression Zambero Feb 2014 #18

Makes sense. TDale313 Feb 2014 #19

58 seconds of some of the... 3catwoman3 Feb 2014 #57

Omg, just way too cute! TDale313 Feb 2014 #64

I have lived with three cats in my life. Jenoch Feb 2014 #14

My Mao Mao was almost named "Underfoot." TroglodyteScholar Feb 2014 #61

I read somewhere arikara Feb 2014 #15

Then explain why cats raised as pets Lithos Feb 2014 #16

Ferals likely see us as hostile cats, because humans tend to be hostile to animals not living as pet Scootaloo Feb 2014 #21

Get that... Lithos Feb 2014 #23

If my cat thinks that I am a big cat kenny blankenship Feb 2014 #17

your cat prolly wonders why you don't purr. nt grasswire Feb 2014 #34

A story about a soldier and a cat packman Feb 2014 #22

Great story! My experience with cats; they seem to like exclusive attention. gordianot Feb 2014 #32

What do ferrets think of us? TlalocW Feb 2014 #24

Lounge Logical Feb 2014 #25

Disagree. Sometimes it's good to break up the boredom, stress and frustration of US politics. democratisphere Feb 2014 #27

+1 !! lunasun Feb 2014 #31

27 seconds of Why Cats Rule The Internets -- otherwise known as Watch This! Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #26

I'm not sure we're capable of understanding what a cat is thinking. Skip Intro Feb 2014 #28

sometimes they look very wise sometimes very vapid mucifer Feb 2014 #43

Pfft. GaYellowDawg Feb 2014 #46

nice to know ...I thought we were just the can openers! lunasun Feb 2014 #29

Good to know. democratisphere Feb 2014 #30

I've always wondered what my cats thought when I would go swimming. grasswire Feb 2014 #33

I dunno, my cats somehow know they cannot pet themselves. Or just want me to do the work. Rex Feb 2014 #35

I recently read that book and it's quite fascinating. SheilaT Feb 2014 #36

Then why do they get so upset when we crap in their litter box? JoeyT Feb 2014 #39

lolz.....Exactly...it's not like they're cleaning up after us! nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #40

My male cat who loves to eat PotatoChip Feb 2014 #41

Too cute. Kind of stereotypical there, huh? Male just wants food, female affection..... nt okaawhatever Feb 2014 #44

I hadn't thought of it that way. PotatoChip Feb 2014 #45

i AM mommy. pansypoo53219 Feb 2014 #42

Look at this proof, right meow. Inkfreak Feb 2014 #47

Our cats seem to view us as family, as well as providers of good things. Shrike47 Feb 2014 #49

Interesting davidpdx Feb 2014 #50

Doubt it rock Feb 2014 #52

Actually your cat wonders why you are so obsessed with cats! n-t Logical Feb 2014 #54

Well ...I am a Hepcat... L0oniX Feb 2014 #55

I don't buy it Motown_Johnny Feb 2014 #58

Well duh...cats aren't really domestic. They just choose to live with us out of convenience. sir pball Feb 2014 #59