View Full Version : Do Cats have extra-sensory perception?
I put this in serious debates cos it is kind of serious.
Basically whenever I'm sad or really down it seems like my cat always comes and lies beside me (I'm talking about at night) when usually she sleeps downstairs.
If I didn't know any better it's almost like she knows something's up. Does anybody else have anything similar with your cats? Dogs even?
lostalex
08-11-2013, 09:01 AM
if you change your behavior then yes, your pets will notice. i don't think that's really ESP though.
Remember the Boxing Day tsunami? All the animals and wildlife made their way inland and into the hills long before it happened whilst us humans stood on the shore and filmed the unusual happenings in the water... I'm fairly sure all animals have some sense that we don't have.
Remember the Boxing Day tsunami? All the animals and wildlife made their way inland and into the hills long before it happened whilst us humans stood on the shore and filmed the unusual happenings in the water... I'm fairly sure all animals have some sense that we don't have.
When was this?
Erm.. I can't remember. 2006 maybe? It was in the Indian Ocean?
lostalex
08-11-2013, 09:16 AM
no, the animals noticed other animals fleeing. it's like a mob effect. animals are not psychic. seriously listen to how stupid that sounds.
there is no such thing as ESP or psychics. in humans or animals. (yes i know humans are technically animals but you know what i mean)
Animals are not spiritual or psychic or have ESP.
i do like this song though...
-ZHfsNpgAWg
no, the animals noticed other animals fleeing. it's like a mob effect. animals are not psychic. seriously listen to how stupid that sounds.
there is no such thing as ESP or psychics. in humans or animals. (yes i know humans are technically animals but you know what i mean)
They weren't fleeing during the tsunami.. They fled long before it happened. Hardly any animals died that day.. Hundred of thousands of humans died.
no, the animals noticed other animals fleeing. it's like a mob effect. animals are not psychic. seriously listen to how stupid that sounds.
there is no such thing as ESP or psychics. in humans or animals. (yes i know humans are technically animals but you know what i mean)
Animals are not spiritual or psychic or have ESP.
i do like this song though...
-ZHfsNpgAWg
Doesn't take long for someone to start mocking the opinions of other members.
I'm not surprised few people choose to post in the debate section.
Not that Lee even said they are psychic. There's a lot we don't know about animals maybe they notice differences in air pressure/ground movements etc.
It's still some form of perception.
I also watched an amazing programme quite recently about dogs who work with people who live alone and suffer from fits etc.. The dogs can warn them when they have an attack coming on.
Oh and Alex is my buddy.. He doesn't offend me :)
lostalex
08-11-2013, 09:31 AM
when i said mob effect i'm saying that there are very small creatures who would notice the difference first, and of course the animals that prey on those smaller creatures notice, and it's like a dominoes effect, humans don't pay much attention to animals.
seriously, do you think animals have psychic abilities? and if they do, why don't they rise up[ against humans, if they have that kind of power surely they would use it to advance themselves. I'm sure animals notice things that we wouldn't notice, but that's not really ESP.
I also watched an amazing programme quite recently about dogs who work with people who live alone and suffer from fits etc.. The dogs can warn them when they have an attack coming on.
Oh and Alex is my buddy.. He doesn't offend me :)
His comment wasn't offensive, I just meant in the context of putting people off having their say.
Yeh I'm really interested in why dogs seem to be aware of a persons mood or attack before they exempt physical signs. :spin:
lostalex
08-11-2013, 09:34 AM
Some dogs can smell cancer in people, so i guess technically they have an "extra sensory perception" because they have a different sense of smell, and they can smell the rotting and mutating flesh. Just like police dogs can smell drugs in a car that humans can't smell.
but when most people use the term "ESP" they are talking about being psychic. Animals are not psychic.
Some dogs can smell cancer in people, so i guess technically they have an "extra sensory perception" because they have a different sense of smell, and they can smell the rotting and mutating flesh. Just like police dogs can smell drugs in a car that humans can't smell.
but when most people use the term "ESP" they are talking about being psychic. Animals are not psychic.
It's something else. I used extra sensory perception as a broad term rather than something long like "do cats seem to notice when you are sad or depressed"
If people want to put forth the proposition that cats can mind read or have pre-cognitive abilities then they are most welcome. I don't personally believe they can understand our thoughts but I am curious as to what connection domestic animals seem to have with humans that we don't seem to be able to comprehend.
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 09:46 AM
Interesting topic Kyle :-)
I definitely think cats and dogs pick up on things, rabbits on the other hand do not lol.
I think it's perhaps a form of empathy, my dog used to always know when I was sad and my cat who is a new addition always comes to sit with me when I'm upset.
lostalex
08-11-2013, 09:48 AM
Interesting topic Kyle :-)
I definitely think cats and dogs pick up on things, rabbits on the other hand do not lol.
I think it's perhaps a form of empathy, my dog used to always know when I was sad and my cat who is a new addition always comes to sit with me when I'm upset.
but your behavior changes when you are sad or upset, so of course they notice. it has nothing to do with ESP, it's just your pets noticing that their food source is acting strangely.
Your pets are reliant on you, completely dependent on you. If you start acting strange they start worrying if they are gonna get fed on time. That's completely natural and doesn't require any kind of ESP.
Erm.. I can't remember. 2006 maybe? It was in the Indian Ocean?
2004 it was :)
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 09:50 AM
but your behavior changes when you are sad or upset, so of course they notice. it has nothing to do with ESP, it's just your pets noticing that their food source is acting strangely.
I did t say it was ESP, exactly that's the point they have the ability to pick up on it and try to comfort you. I have two bunnies and they don't share this same quality that cats and dogs do, and I'm sure other animals.
Interesting topic Kyle :-)
I definitely think cats and dogs pick up on things, rabbits on the other hand do not lol.
I think it's perhaps a form of empathy, my dog used to always know when I was sad and my cat who is a new addition always comes to sit with me when I'm upset.
It's something that seems to spring up specifically with cats and dogs. I wonder if this why they've made such popular domestic animals.
lostalex
08-11-2013, 09:52 AM
I didn't say it was ESP, exactly that's the point they have the ability to pick up on it and try to comfort you. I have two bunnies and they don't share this same quality that cats and dogs do, and I'm sure other animals.
I didn't say you did, i'm just referring to the topic of this thread which is all about animals having ESP. shame on me for staying on topic.
the bunnies are probably more isolated from you than the cats and dogs, right? so they don't even interact with you that much, so they wouldn't notice a difference if they are in a hutch most of the time.
2004 it was :)
Blimey I was still in school then. No wonder I didn't remember :hugesmile:
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 09:55 AM
It's something that seems to spring up specifically with cats and dogs. I wonder if this why they've made such popular domestic animals.
Probably is.
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 09:55 AM
I also watched an amazing programme quite recently about dogs who work with people who live alone and suffer from fits etc.. The dogs can warn them when they have an attack coming on.
Oh and Alex is my buddy.. He doesn't offend me :)
Whether or not he's your 'buddy' is not the issue, you can't reaffirm your point by negating others.
I agree that animals are sensitive to seismic and atmospheric pressure maybe ans that causes them to act differently.
As SM said the extra sensory perception was to do with himself personally, at no point did he infer his cat was psychic.
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 09:56 AM
I didn't say you did, i'm just referring to the topic of this thread which is all about animals having ESP. shame on me for staying on topic.
the bunnies are probably more isolated from you than the cats and dogs, right? so they don't even interact with you that much, so they wouldn't notice a difference if they are in a hutch most of the time.
No they live in my house, sleep in my bedroom every night with me. I've actually noticed this before like when I've been feeling sorry for myself and wanted a cuddle from them they don't notice haha.
lostalex
08-11-2013, 09:56 AM
i love how kizzy is talking about me as if i wasn't here. how rude.
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 09:58 AM
Does anyone remember lostalex? He was a cool dude.
Does anyone remember lostalex? He was a cool dude.
:hugesmile:
I think the real question is does Lostalex have extra sensory perception?
I think he does.
lostalex
08-11-2013, 10:02 AM
Does anyone remember lostalex? He was a cool dude.
:blush:
lostalex
08-11-2013, 10:03 AM
I think the real question is does Lostalex have extra sensory perception?
I think he does.
no ESP here. but i did suffer sleep paralysis when i was kid which some might interpret as alien abduction experiences...
no ESP here. but i did suffer sleep paralysis when i was kid which some might interpret as alien abduction experiences...
Did your fanny hurt when you wake up?
God I hope you are American after I said fanny :hugesmile:
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 10:07 AM
I would imagine Alex's fanny is hurting on a fairly regular basis when he wakes up.
I would imagine Alex's fanny is hurting on a fairly regular basis when he wakes up.
http://www.electricteacher.com/images/ooh-matron-with-text.gif
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 10:09 AM
i love how kizzy is talking about me as if i wasn't here. how rude.
I was speaking about the mocking issue SM referred to.
Honestly alex you're so vain, I bet you think every post is about you?
lostalex
08-11-2013, 10:10 AM
Did your fanny hurt when you wake up?
God I hope you are American after I said fanny :hugesmile:
i wish i had a fanny, i'd probably break it though. i'd put lots of weird stuff in it. (i assume you mean the british version of fanny)
There is so much sexual tension between Kizzy and Lostalex it's unreal.
lostalex
08-11-2013, 10:11 AM
There is so much sexual tension between Kizzy and Lostalex it's unreal.
yea, a gay guy and and old woman, so much sexual tension lol.
at least you've proven that you don't have ESP(or even any kind of social awareness!)
I was speaking about the mocking issue SM referred to.
Honestly alex you're so vain, I bet you think every post is about you?
He wasn't mocking me. If I'd felt that was the case I d have dealt with it myself.. But as I know Alex and how he speaks, I know he wasn't being nasty, so no further action was needed thank you :)
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 10:14 AM
Don't derail you're own thread SM :laugh: let's try to stay on topic, as you know theres a real and present danger of them being closed if you don't.
yea, a gay guy and and old woman, so much sexual tension lol.
Exactly! although Kizzy isn't an old woman Alex you reprobate!
We can all see it in the way you post to each other :hug:
Don't derail you're own thread SM :laugh: let's try to stay on topic, as you know theres a real and present danger of them being closed if you don't.
If I'm going to derail a thread I may aswell derail my own. :hugesmile:
I'm sure we will get back on topic soon anyway.......... Maybe :dance:
lostalex
08-11-2013, 10:15 AM
Does anyone remember lostalex? He was a cool dude.
that's funny coming from someone who is still basking in his most popular win from like 6 months ago. you still aren't over it are you? :hugesmile:
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 10:16 AM
He wasn't mocking me. If I'd felt that was the case I d have dealt with it myself.. But as I know Alex and how he speaks, I know he wasn't being nasty, so no further action was needed thank you :)
Shut the ****** up Lee.
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 10:17 AM
Don't derail you're own thread SM :laugh: let's try to stay on topic, as you know theres a real and present danger of them being closed if you don't.
And I'm not an old woman alex, how rude.
Shut the ****** up Lee.
-reported-
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:17 AM
-Infracted-
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 10:17 AM
that's funny coming from someone who is still basking in his most popular win from like 6 months ago. you still aren't over it are you? :hugesmile:
It went straight on the CV, Alex. It's what I measure all future achievements against. My self worth is only defined by my points total. It was a ******ing lot by the way!!
-rants and raves about mod bias-
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:18 AM
My cat sits on my lap and if I'm not giving him my 100% undivided attention he'll go over to Gavin instead and vice versa
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:20 AM
-rants and raves about mod bias-
-reverses- http://i41.tinypic.com/2rekugp.gif
My cat sits on my lap and if I'm not giving him my 100% undivided attention he'll go over to Gavin instead and vice versa
Does your cat ever notice if your feeling down or sad?
lostalex
08-11-2013, 10:21 AM
It went straight on the CV, Alex. It's what I measure all future achievements against. My self worth is only defined by my points total. It was a ******ing lot by the way!!
It's almost Shakespearian, you became what you hated the most. :(
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:21 AM
Does your cat ever notice if your feeling down or sad?
Well, I've only had him a couple of months and tbh I haven't really felt down or sad yet since I had him :laugh: My dogs would though especially the older dog
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 10:22 AM
It's shakespearian,
you became what you hated the most. :(
Does that mean I have to have sex with my mother? Because I'm not doing that again, thank you very much.
Kazanne
08-11-2013, 10:23 AM
My cat sits on my lap and if I'm not giving him my 100% undivided attention he'll go over to Gavin instead and vice versa
Your cats just mardi Niamh:hugesmile:
Well, I've only had him a couple of months and tbh I haven't really felt down or sad yet since I had him :laugh: My dogs would though especially the older dog
Ah right, didn't realise you didn't have him long. He's cute btw
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:25 AM
Your cats just mardi Niamh:hugesmile:
:laugh: He thinks he's a Lord, he is cute though he follows me around the house, always wanting to know what I'm doing
Ah right, didn't realise you didn't have him long. He's cute btw
Thank you :love:
He's fashionable too, it's a nice suit he's wearing. :elephant:
Edit: different cat whoops
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 10:27 AM
Sigh....
anyhoo, yes I do believe animals have ESP and have an inate self preservation tool maybe that we don't have.
When the mood is sombre like following a bereavement pets feel it too, and they pine which I guess is grieving.
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:28 AM
He's fashionable too, it's a nice suit he's wearing. :elephant:
Edit: different cat whoops
It's the same cat :laugh:
Kazanne
08-11-2013, 10:29 AM
:laugh: He thinks he's a Lord, he is cute though he follows me around the house, always wanting to know what I'm doing
Thank you :love:
Cats always think they rule the roost:joker: he's lovely btw.
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:30 AM
Cats always think they rule the roost:joker: he's lovely btw.
lol he doesn't think it, he knows it :laugh: I was worried about how the dogs would react to him originally but the cat wasn't even bothered by them, he's definitely the alpha
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 10:31 AM
Niamhs white supremacist leanings revealed in her choice of cat.
It's the same cat :laugh:
Well I think it's about time I stick my head in a bucket of cold ice, be right back guys :hugesmile:
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 10:31 AM
Sigh....
anyhoo, yes I do believe animals have ESP and have an inate self preservation tool maybe that we don't have.
When the mood is sombre like following a bereavement pets feel it too, and they pine which I guess is grieving.
Thats true, I know particularly with rabbits they grieve for one another, they bond for life and when their partner dies the follow shortly after as the grief is too much for them :-( it's so sad.
I remember when Kazanne told me all about the pussy she had and how cute it was. Eventually she showed me a picture and I remember saying to myself "how strange. This pussy doesn't have eyes"
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 10:34 AM
I remember when Kazanne told me all about the pussy she had and how cute it was. Eventually she showed me a picture and I remember saying to myself "how strange. This pussy doesn't have eyes"
Your rude Kyle! Shame on you :wink:
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 10:36 AM
Aw evenstar that's awful :( I didn't know that..
I was never an animal person until we got our dog 2yrs ago and he acts odd when I'm sad or in pain. :love:
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 10:39 AM
Aw evenstar that's awful :( I didn't know that..
I was never an animal person until we got our dog 2yrs ago and he acts odd when I'm sad or in pain. :love:
It's quite tragic isn't it! They can bond with humans too which I think is lovely, my little man oscar was on his own for about a year with me and he treated me like a rabbit all the time licking me and nipping me when I did something he didn't like, he follows me everywhere it's so cute and then about 3 or 4 months a go I got him a lady friend lol they aren't fully bonded yet but they get on great and I think soon they will be snuggling together all the time :-)
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:40 AM
Thats true, I know particularly with rabbits they grieve for one another, they bond for life and when their partner dies the follow shortly after as the grief is too much for them :-( it's so sad.
awww :( I remember when one of our dogs died 2 years ago, her and our other older dog were so close and he really grieved for her, every day for weeks after when he was being fed he would look over at where she used to be when they were being fed. We got a new dog and he doesn't mind her now but it's more like he tolerates her then likes her
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 10:40 AM
Watch it, you may have a houseful soon! :laugh:
Don't swans mate for life too?
I remember hearing tragic stories about hunters killing the one swan and then the other wouldn't flee so they had easy pickings.
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:41 AM
Niamhs white supremacist leanings revealed in her choice of cat.
I was annoyed I couldn't get my hands on a blue eyed one tbh :idc:
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 10:42 AM
Don't swans mate for life too?
I remember hearing tragic stories about hunters killing the one swan and then the other wouldn't flee so they had easy pickings.
I'm not sure if that's true, everyone always says it but I think it was disproved
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 10:43 AM
awww :( I remember when one of our dogs died 2 years ago, her and our other older dog were so close and he really grieved for her, every day for weeks after when he was being fed he would look over at where she used to be when they were being fed. We got a new dog and he doesn't mind her now but it's more like he tolerates her then likes her
Awww that's so sad :-(
Watch it, you may have a houseful soon! :laugh:
Haha I actually would love that! Lol but I think a certain someone wouldn't be too happy, I have enough pets for now lol
Oscar became castrated after he started humping everything insight lol
Don't swans mate for life too?
I remember hearing tragic stories about hunters killing the one swan and then the other wouldn't flee so they had easy pickings.
Aww :-( I think that's try actually, so sad! I'm sure there's many animals like that.
Kazanne
08-11-2013, 10:43 AM
I remember when Kazanne told me all about the pussy she had and how cute it was. Eventually she showed me a picture and I remember saying to myself "how strange. This pussy doesn't have eyes"
SM,you're pushing it now:joker:My pussy IS cute and although it may be eyeless but it has great set of whiskers!!
SM,you're pushing it now:joker:My pussy IS cute and although it may be eyeless but it has great set of whiskers!!
Just spat coffee all over my iPad haha
Kazanne
08-11-2013, 10:50 AM
Just spat coffee all over my iPad haha
Hope it's bust:hmph:
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 10:51 AM
Kaz is it vicious? if it snaps at you stroke it, it relaxes them if you do it regularly.
I like where this is going..
http://data1.whicdn.com/images/8781528/quagmire_giggity_giggity_goo_RE_Sweet_Victory_DBGT-s433x481-38244-580_large.jpg
Nedusa
08-11-2013, 10:58 AM
I'm not sure but isn't it strange the way they just suddenly look up and stare at the ceiling for a few seconds.
What has caught their attention and what are they staring at ????
Kazanne
08-11-2013, 11:01 AM
Kaz is it vicious? if it snaps at you stroke it, it relaxes them if you do it regularly.
I told you Kizzy it has no teeth,it does love a good old stroke though I often hear it purring:wink::evilgrin:I try to stoke it every day otherwise it gets ancy:devil:
I'm not sure but isn't it strange the way they just suddenly look up and stare at the ceiling for a few seconds.
What has caught their attention and what are they staring at ????
I've noticed this too.
They just stare intently for minutes on end even though there's nothing tangible there. Weird.
I told you Kizzy it has no teeth,it does love a good old stroke though I often hear it purring:wink::evilgrin:I try to stoke it every day otherwise it gets ancy:devil:
Chuffing hell Kaz that must hurt like hell. :shocked:
Kazanne
08-11-2013, 11:21 AM
Chuffing hell Kaz that must hurt like hell. :shocked:
Its not complained yet:devil:
Me. I Am Salman
08-11-2013, 11:33 AM
When was this?
You've never heard of the 2004 tsunami?
You've never heard of the 2004 tsunami?
I don't remember it. I was 14 or 15.
Me. I Am Salman
08-11-2013, 11:40 AM
I was younger than that.. but it's not about age, you should know it anyway, it's one of the deadliest natural disasters in history and happened so recently. It's like not knowing about 9/11
I was younger than that.. but it's not about age, you should know it anyway, it's one of the deadliest natural disasters in history and happened so recently
Well done. Have a medal for remembering it. I didn't that's why I asked so leave your holier than thou attitude out of it.
Me. I Am Salman
08-11-2013, 11:44 AM
I wasn't trying to be rude, I'm just gobsmacked you didn't know
I wasn't trying to be rude, I'm just gobsmacked you didn't know
I honestly don't remember it. I remember of a tsunami that ripped into Japan but I couldn't tell you when or where. If that makes me an ignorant ***** then I'm sorry Salman I really am.
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 11:49 AM
I wasn't trying to be rude, I'm just gobsmacked you didn't know
I'm gobsmacked you can't understand stu...
Maybe your knowlege of contemporary issues doesn't stretch to extending your vocabulary?
We all have our cross to bear.
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 11:51 AM
Alright calm down everyone, I'm sure Salman wasn't trying to start anything.
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 12:08 PM
Just to add I think the 2 most recent disasters following the 2004 tsunami was hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the tsunami in Japan in 2011.
Those two stick in my memory.
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 12:31 PM
Infanticide - Animals that eat their own young.
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 12:56 PM
What about that, does it have relevance here?
user104658
08-11-2013, 01:12 PM
Psychic cats, butsecks, incest, the Tsunami, vagina innuendo and now infanticide? I swear, this thread has it all.
Livia
08-11-2013, 01:20 PM
Rather than ESP, I think animals' instincts are highly developed, so much so that we (humans) don't really comprehend it so give it a magical explanation. I hope this comment doesn't interfere with the sniping, smart-arsing and pussy jokes.
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 01:23 PM
Psychic cats, butsecks, incest, the Tsunami, vagina innuendo and now infanticide? I swear, this thread has it all.
I'll have you know that the old eating their young is serious business!!
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 01:31 PM
Rather than ESP, I think animals' instincts are highly developed, so much so that we (humans) don't really comprehend it so give it a magical explanation. I hope this comment doesn't interfere with the sniping, smart-arsing and pussy jokes.
Well that depends is your comment classed as sniping or smart-arsing?
No matter, I understand your point.
Animals if have too many young to feed can devour a few, it's not anything to do with ESP though.
user104658
08-11-2013, 03:00 PM
Rather than ESP, I think animals' instincts are highly developed, so much so that we (humans) don't really comprehend it so give it a magical explanation. I hope this comment doesn't interfere with the sniping, smart-arsing and pussy jokes.
I actually don't think that human instincts are any less developed than those of any other animal; at least there is no biological explanation for why they would be. However, the human condition lends itself to, and even encourages, the suppression of those instincts to the point that most adult humans have very few left. I mean... In some (most?) "modern" western families, infants have their instincts drummed out of them almost from birth.
Even something as basic as fight-or-flight, humans are encouraged to just swallow.
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 03:01 PM
What about that, does it have relevance here?
more relevance than half the other stuff that was posted tbh :laugh:
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 03:05 PM
-spiffing-
I like to think of my threads like a train journey. We start off in Serious land and over the course of our trip we make our way nicely to Sillyville.
All aboard! :dance:
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 03:18 PM
I like to think of my threads like a train journey. We start off in Serious land and over the course of our trip we make our way nicely to Sillyville.
All aboard! :dance:
:laugh:
:laugh:
Don't you laugh you never paid for your ticket! :devil:
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 03:27 PM
Is it like a fun sandwich, serious then a slice of fun and then serious again?
I love fun sandwiches! :eek:
This is the end of the line now I'm afraid people, everybody off
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 03:35 PM
I bought a return ticket :idc:
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 03:36 PM
This is the end of the line now I'm afraid people, everybody off
:laugh2:
Kizzy
08-11-2013, 03:41 PM
This train cannot be derailed! ...
:hmph:
I thought of something else whilst I was at work.. My sister's dogs always know when my brother in law is on his way home. I didn't believe it at first, but they definitely do. For about 20 minutes before he arrives, they get restless and get up on the back of the couch and look out the living room window, whining and wagging their tails. My sister always knows when he's on his way :)
My cat definitely notices when anyone in the house is sad. When I was going through a bout of depression she would come and sleep on my lap during the day and sleep on the end of my bed at night and would sit with me for hours on end. She normally sleeps downstairs. I think they're just as aware of hormonal imbalances as humans are; but a human would come and give you a hug and say nice things if they could tell you were sad; a cat can't do that so they express it by being friendlier than usual.
A lot of animals can detect atmospheric-related changes as part of their hunting or survival strategy too; with better hearing for example or are more susceptible to feeling tremors.
Me. I Am Salman
08-11-2013, 03:55 PM
So wish I had a cat :( if I'm hopefully am able to get my own place in like 6-7 years I'm so getting one
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 04:03 PM
So wish I had a cat :( if I'm hopefully am able to get my own place in like 6-7 years I'm so getting one
Get a dog! Lol
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 04:05 PM
My cat genuinely doesn't give a s**t about me, or my mood.
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 04:09 PM
My cat genuinely doesn't give a s**t about me, or my mood.
He's probably pissed that you gave him a girls name tbh
My cat genuinely doesn't give a s**t about me, or my mood.
He senses you're an utter **** that's why!
Jesus.
08-11-2013, 04:13 PM
I know I can always rely on you two for that morale boosting pep talk.
Niamh.
08-11-2013, 04:15 PM
:love:
My cat genuinely doesn't give a s**t about me, or my mood.
He's probably pissed that you gave him a girls name tbh
He senses you're an utter **** that's why!
..:joker:..
So wish I had a cat :( if I'm hopefully am able to get my own place in like 6-7 years I'm so getting one
Cats are great company. They come and go as they please so they aren't always hassling you and are a great laugh with torch lights at the side of walls.
:dance:
Pat goes mad for World Snooker Championship. She's always trying to **** up Ronnie's breaks by pawing the cue ball.
chuff me dizzy
08-11-2013, 06:27 PM
Im not an animal lover ,and scared of nearly everything with fur ,I know cats know if you dont like them ,my eldest daughter has a cat that they treat as a child ,the damn thing knows Im terrified of it,to the point of I will not sit down in the house in case it jumps on me ,it slinks past me and gives me a look as if to say "Remember your place bitch "
smudgie
08-11-2013, 06:51 PM
My pet rat ate its five offspring.
Kazanne
08-11-2013, 06:56 PM
My pet rat ate its five offspring.
I had a rabbit that always ate her babies smudgie,she never left one alive,she was a cow of a mother:hugesmile:
Chuffing hell, bring the mood right down with tales of infanticide why don't you's :joker:
You got any happier stories? :hugesmile:
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 08:52 PM
I had a rabbit that always ate her babies smudgie,she never left one alive,she was a cow of a mother:hugesmile:
That's awful! Why did you let it do that? Couldn't you have taken the babies away or something? Then again perhaps they wouldn't have survived.
smudgie
08-11-2013, 08:57 PM
I had a rabbit that always ate her babies smudgie,she never left one alive,she was a cow of a mother:hugesmile:
Yeah. Our rabbit did the same, our fault for picking them up I think. She could smell us on them.
x-evenstar-x
08-11-2013, 09:10 PM
Yeah. Our rabbit did the same, our fault for picking them up I think. She could smell us on them.
Oh my days!
Kazanne
08-11-2013, 09:27 PM
That's awful! Why did you let it do that? Couldn't you have taken the babies away or something? Then again perhaps they wouldn't have survived.
They were too young to take away from her ,otherwise I would have done that,I'de go out and things were fine and then I'de go out to them again and they were gone,it was heartbreaking,but that's nature I guess.One of the babies did survive a couple of days we got excited and called it Dancer as it used to wobble on it's legs,then she did the same .:bawling:
user104658
09-11-2013, 07:55 AM
... ... Rabbits need to have zero human contact of any kind after birthing. Even going to look at them can stress out the mother and then she'll either kill them herself as a survival tactic or she'll stop producing milk and the poor buggers will starve. Either way, they eat them to stop the smell from attracting predators.
MALE rabbits will kill the babies for giggles, and need to be kept away at all costs. Nasty!
x-evenstar-x
09-11-2013, 08:14 AM
They were too young to take away from her ,otherwise I would have done that,I'de go out and things were fine and then I'de go out to them again and they were gone,it was heartbreaking,but that's nature I guess.One of the babies did survive a couple of days we got excited and called it Dancer as it used to wobble on it's legs,then she did the same .:bawling:
Aww that's so sad :-( must have been awful!
Kizzy
09-11-2013, 09:51 AM
... ... Rabbits need to have zero human contact of any kind after birthing. Even going to look at them can stress out the mother and then she'll either kill them herself as a survival tactic or she'll stop producing milk and the poor buggers will starve. Either way, they eat them to stop the smell from attracting predators.
MALE rabbits will kill the babies for giggles, and need to be kept away at all costs. Nasty!
I heard somewhere they did this :eek:, don't guinea pigs and hamsters do this too if the scent of human is on the babies?
Kazanne
09-11-2013, 10:19 AM
I heard somewhere they did this :eek:, don't guinea pigs and hamsters do this too if the scent of human is on the babies?
I was told that too Kizzy,so we kept well away from her,but had to go into the hutch to feed her etc,we didn't pick the babies up or anything ,but it was hard not to look at them and not go Aw:hugesmile:Now we only have ONE rabbit and a couple of guinea pigs,the guineas are kept separately,I might add.
Nedusa
09-11-2013, 10:57 AM
Dogs have owners, Cats have servants.....!!!
armand.kay
09-11-2013, 11:11 AM
They were too young to take away from her ,otherwise I would have done that,I'de go out and things were fine and then I'de go out to them again and they were gone,it was heartbreaking,but that's nature I guess.One of the babies did survive a couple of days we got excited and called it Dancer as it used to wobble on it's legs,then she did the same .:bawling:
Omg what a bitch :(
Can't you stop her from getting pregnant again?
Kazanne
09-11-2013, 12:20 PM
Omg what a bitch :(
Can't you stop her from getting pregnant again?
This was a a few years ago armand she is dead now,she was a rescue rabbit and was preggers when we got her,she did have another litter while with us as we had a male that 'accidently' escaped and had his wicked way,lol,we didn't mind as we could have housed them,but she killed them all again,so we were very careful not to let her get preggers again and she never,she was lovely but not mother material.:hugesmile:
My cat was neutered, couldn't imagine her having kittens at all, the vet said she was a "very aggressive, dominant female", she's a sweet little thing but she can be really vicious (she lost one of her eyes in a fight with a ginger tom...), just couldn't imagine her having kittens. Maybe she's aggressive because she was neutered? I don't know.
My cat was neutered, couldn't imagine her having kittens at all, the vet said she was a "very aggressive, dominant female", she's a sweet little thing but she can be really vicious (she lost one of her eyes in a fight with a ginger tom...), just couldn't imagine her having kittens. Maybe she's aggressive because she was neutered? I don't know.
Is she a tortoise shell? Mine is a tortoise shell and they are aggressive as *****. don't you dare stroke her too long or she will will plant her face on your hand. :mad:
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