Reply to: Why do cats purr?

[Bumfluff]

Why was she waking you up?

My cat knows that if he wakes us up during the night he's going out. Doesn't matter what else he wants, or how cute he tries to act, the only place I'm taking him to is the front door.
It took a couple of months but it did reduce the frequency of the nocturnal requests

Not sure why she does it, she was ok for a few weeks then it kicked in, she just wants to be out most of the time. I dont have a cat flap though only reason I dont want them bringing dead stuff in. I think she is a bit wild / ferial, its the most challenging cat Ive ever come across, if anyone comes round the house and the cat is in I have to tell them to keep away from her as she is so unpredictable and dangerous.

The wierd thing is the other cat is this cats sister, the other cat is totally different personality, sleeps pretty much all the time and only tries to get in the bedroom when it hears the alarm going off in the morning.

[EternalOptimist]

It's amazing the number of people who have cats. I even remember reading somewhere that the Pope was a cat-holic

omg , it hurts.

I suppose Ian Paisley is a proddy dog

[TestMangler]

It's amazing the number of people who have cats. I even remember reading somewhere that the Pope was a cat-holic

[d000hg]

Ours waits until I'm just ready to leave my nice warm bed, then jumps up just before I do, to tempt me to stroke her and fall back to sleep.

[norrahe]

A cat instinctively knows when it's "owner" is going to wake up. Then wakes them 10 minutes earlier.

Ours seem to think that 2 hours beforehand is sufficient enough time to alert us that they need breakfast.

[northernladyuk]

I thought the reason they purr was to indicate to you at what point was the best to ram a finger up it's arse then swing it around in the air singing 'Hi Ho Silver' at the top of your voice... I could be wrong of course.

Well, that is why you purr.

[northernladuk]

I thought the reason they purr was to indicate to you at what point was the best to ram a finger up it's arse then swing it around in the air singing 'Hi Ho Silver' at the top of your voice... I could be wrong of course.

[Spacecadet]

one of them wakes us up at 4am most nights

Why was she waking you up?

My cat knows that if he wakes us up during the night he's going out. Doesn't matter what else he wants, or how cute he tries to act, the only place I'm taking him to is the front door.
It took a couple of months but it did reduce the frequency of the nocturnal requests

[hyperD]

Evil things cats.

Indeed.

Best place for a cat is in a sizzling hot steel wok with some galangal, naga chilli, palm sugar, fish sauce, lemon grass, garlic, lime leaves and some coconut milk.

[Bumfluff]

I used to like cats we had one at home for 17 years when I was growing up it was cool cat no hassle it was male more chilled.

GF moved in 3 months ago brought her 2 female cats with and now I bloody hate them, one of them wakes us up at 4am most nights so we started putting her out at night only for her to then manage to climb up to the bedroom window and start meowing to come in, not had a good nights sleep for weeks now. But what goes around comes around when I come in from work and find this cat a sleep on the bed I wake the bastard up and make it get up, probably a bit cruel but now she knows how it feels.

[EternalOptimist]

some cats purr when the are happy, some purr when they are distressed. Scientists have proven that a cat has a more developed language than the average 7 year old.
they dont actually have a language, but they communicate well without it. They dont actually communicate, but they let each other know whats going on

hang on.

Fck..Brewster wants me to put tinker tailor soldier spy on again, because she 'fell asleep' and missed the ending

[NotAllThere]

If cat's didn't look nice and making a pleasing noise when stroked, we'd realise what evil minded bastards they all are. That's why I like them, anyway.

A cat instinctively knows when it's "owner" is going to wake up. Then wakes them 10 minutes earlier.

[d000hg]

When a cat purrs it may sound like the cat is happy.

But this is impossible as the only emotion a cat feels is contempt.

They do a lot of things that can be mistaken for love - curling up with you on the sofa/bed (you're warm). However that's not much different from many people








How to pet a kitty - The Oatmeal

[doomage]

When a cat purrs it may sound like the cat is happy.

But this is impossible as the only emotion a cat feels is contempt.

Contempt and happiness are not mutually exclusive, particularly for a cat.

[norrahe]

I have 5 cats at home and two big dogs.....the cats are definitely in charge and I'm shattereed trying to keep up with all their demands

You never own a cat, it owns you!