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- GovernmentSp00k, on 03/18/2009, -4/+133Excellent information. I love cats : )
'There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats."
~Albert Schweitzer - HopeForTomorrow, on 03/20/2009, -1/+109Wow, my cat is a bitch.
- dystra, on 03/20/2009, -1/+106my cat just stares at me while cleaning a gun...what does that mean?
- spiritflare1, on 03/20/2009, -1/+76"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain
- FelixdaaHack, on 03/20/2009, -4/+75(\_/)
='.'= - inactive, on 03/18/2009, -4/+72Love it! I just sent this to my mama...she's got 5 kitties.
- beautifulady, on 03/19/2009, -3/+66Great article. I've lived most of my life with cats and love them. They're so beautiful and interesting, and no two are alike. Although my user photo here isn't easy to see, it is a photo closeup of my cat, Mr. Mouse :)
- dystra, on 03/20/2009, -18/+77cats > dogs
- inactive, on 03/20/2009, -0/+56Nice rabbit.
- inactive, on 03/20/2009, -4/+59The page smells of 1995.
- inactive, on 03/20/2009, -0/+52When they smile it means they want a cheeseburger.
- JoeParanoid, on 03/19/2009, -4/+53If humans were more like cats and less like dogs, there'd be a whole lot more freedom in the world.
- inactive, on 03/20/2009, -0/+45This fails to mention http://digg.com/comics_animation/How_To_Tell_If_Yo ...
- inactive, on 03/20/2009, -3/+47Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't say that.
- novenator, on 03/18/2009, -5/+47Very interesting article. Good insight into cat communication.
The Derisive *** You! tail pose, hehe. - Shellbait, on 03/20/2009, -0/+42I finished reading this article then I looked to my right.
My cat was sitting on top of a bookshelf staring at me right in the eyes.
Freaky little bastard... - inactive, on 03/20/2009, -1/+42My cat constantly headbutts and blinks at me. She knows I'm quite attached to another female of my own species. Does this make her a hussy?
- tmyprod, on 03/20/2009, -1/+37Why did I first read the headline as "Cat Communism"?
- drex8, on 03/20/2009, -0/+34^^ These above two comments are one of the most sincere exchange of nice comments I have seen on Digg lately.
- thesonofdarwin, on 03/20/2009, -0/+33Is it vomit or regurgitation? Very different things with very different diagnoses. Distinguish between the two first since regurgitation is almost always misinterpreted by clients as vomiting.
Vomiting: active retching, active abdominal effort, typically low pH (not helpful unless you have a means of testing it..), ingesta looks digested (not 100% of the time), typically long after eating, typically shapeless, act is usually noisy, and rarely occurs more than 1-2x per day for more than 2 days at a stretch unless the animal is **seriously* ill
Regurgitation: passive process usually lacking abdominal effort, high pH, ingesta typically undigested (can you see food bits?), typically *immediately* after eating, typically shaped sausage-like, may contain a lot of saliva, typically is quiet, and can occur more than 5x per day for weeks at a time.
Once you distinguish between the two, there are a lot of causes:
Vomiting: obstruction, dietary (allergy, intolerance, etc.), infectious (viral, parasitic, bacterial), neoplasia, inflammatory bowel syndrome, ulcers (via NSAIDs, gastritis, liver diseases, etc), renal disease, pancreatitis, pyometra, endocrine disorders (hypoadrenocorticism, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperthyroidism), a vestibular disorder, etc., etc., etc.
Regurgitation: megaesophagus, stricture, obstructioon, esophagitis, neurologic, vascular ring problems...
In short: take the cat to get checked out. I'd imagine it has quite a nutritional deficit on top of whatever disease is causing the sign you indicate. - CoolHandLuke70, on 03/19/2009, -1/+33"no two are alike" -- so true! I am more of a dog person in spirit but I still love cats(have one sleeping on my leg right now -- probably the best one that I have ever known except that he pees where he should not sometimes and I hate the smell of cat pee). Dogs can be close to identical to others but I cannot recall ever meeting a cat that was the same as another cat! Take care!
- PopcornDave, on 03/20/2009, -2/+33But a bit more butt sniffing and the furniture would be ruined.
- erikerikerik, on 03/20/2009, -0/+31Your not the only one. Anything and everything my cats do, say, show comes down to 2 things.
1-feed me
2- I know your allergic to me so let me rub on you while you sleep. - AaronCo, on 03/20/2009, -0/+30Chairman Meow would be pleased...
http://i43.tinypic.com/f9e1w0.jpg - maxjames007, on 03/19/2009, -4/+33Excellent! I have 7 cats and I now understand them better!!.
J - mdshort, on 03/20/2009, -0/+29Ode to Spot - by Lt. Commander Data
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRyioZK6BOc
Felis Cattus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
an endothermic quadruped carnivorous by nature?
Your visual, olfactory and auditory senses
contribute to your hunting skills, and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
a singular development of cat communications
that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
for a rhythmic stroking of your fur, to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
you would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aide in locomotion,
it often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.
O Spot, the complex levels of behaviour you display
connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend. - SilverBack101, on 03/20/2009, -0/+28He was watching the blood pulse in your jugular. O_O
- MistressRoninS, on 03/20/2009, -0/+26Body Language of Traumatized Cats: We have two formerly-traumatized cats we got from animal rescue adoptions. We have a female with a broken tail that twitters like a propeller. Right after waking up, her hair feels strange so she incessantly dodges, jumps into mid air, checking for the "invisible bugs" on her pristine, cleaned feet. She is constantly preoccupied with finding a place to hide and uses her head butting as a battering ram to get into all sorts of seemingly impenetrable areas of the house. We often nickname her a "mole" because she burrows into hiding places around the house in an adept way that I have never before seen a cat perform. Other cat, the one without an actual voice, his meow is a whispered "Hah". His head butting is so forceful that you can hear his head knocking on the wall when he does it. The article gave me some insight on why he does this. LoL. I guess adopting cats from rescue shelters inherits a gamut of strange behavior. Great article.
- thorstrongstone, on 03/20/2009, -0/+24I just got a 7-week old kitten less than a week ago. It is my first pet (besides a goldfish that died in two days) and this was very helpful.
His name is The Ever Seductive Dr. Brownstein, and he will be happy to know that I now understand his strange, alien ways. - CoD4, on 03/20/2009, -0/+24I believe it was CAT DOWN!
- counterspin, on 03/20/2009, -3/+23Dugg for the smile those drawings brought to my lips!
- PopcornDave, on 03/20/2009, -0/+20You need to brush it at the least.
If you're serious you should have taken it to a vet about 35 months ago. - Tyrghast, on 03/20/2009, -5/+24Theez r nawt way catz tawk. Therez no cheezburgers!
- makkaveli19, on 03/20/2009, -0/+19crazycatlady^^^^
- inactive, on 03/20/2009, -1/+20snob
its information on a page. it is readable. who cares if it looks cool. - NickLee808, on 03/20/2009, -1/+18When a cat is floating around in midair with its hands out and legs facing downwards, that means it's riding an invisible bicycle.
- tyrannon, on 03/20/2009, -1/+18Dugg for cats :)
- theskillwithin, on 03/20/2009, -5/+22dilated pupils on the cat means you should stop taking bong hits and blowing the smoke in its face.
- freshgrease, on 03/20/2009, -2/+19My cat pukes 5-10 times a day for the last 3+ years. What does that mean?
- jeexbit, on 03/20/2009, -0/+16time to change the litter box?
- 1x253, on 03/20/2009, -0/+16There is a conspiracy afoot... apaw. The dogs and cats are PRETENDING not to like each other, but we humans are gonna be plenty surprised when they take over.
- Jektal, on 03/20/2009, -0/+16Dugg for the best way to get a pet.
- Virgule, on 03/20/2009, -0/+16I think it's a mouse
- spiritflare1, on 03/20/2009, -1/+16cats are like women, you can write and analyze all you want about their psychology, but you will NEVER figure them out.
- mrh182, on 03/20/2009, -0/+14i laughed out loud.
- dhVyse, on 03/20/2009, -0/+13That's only 3 away from being a crazy cat lady, better watch it.
- Reveillark, on 03/20/2009, -0/+13No, I think it's a piranha plant.
- ksalminen, on 03/20/2009, -1/+14IDK MY BFF JILL
- Virgule, on 03/20/2009, -0/+13I used to know a guy who actually figured out women but he died laughing before he could tell us anything.
True story. - Merrell0, on 03/20/2009, -0/+13lolspeak has taught me to communicate my cats long before this article existed.
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