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wnylib

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25. Imagine waking up from a position of

Reply to Skittles (Reply #11)

Sun May 2, 2021, 05:59 PM

May 2021

lying on your stomach to find a cat curled up on your back with no memory of when it got there.

I had one who used to do that often. Apparently he waited until I was in deep sleep mode and crawled onto my back without waking me.

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When not in use, store cat in a dry - room temperature environment [View all] packman May 2021 OP

Those big paws and that fat tail soothsayer May 2021 #1

Fake! central scrutinizer May 2021 #2

notice the paw prints on the top right side of the freezer door.🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾 irisblue May 2021 #3

Is that a knife Mr.Bill May 2021 #4

A magnetic bag clip, I'm guessing. C_eh_N_eh_D_eh May 2021 #5

Another added advantage to cat ownership 1cheapbeemr May 2021 #6

I am fascinated by all the cat pictures. How do you get the cats down when they climb so high? Irish_Dem May 2021 #7

If you never had a cat, it's hard to explain packman May 2021 #8

Never had a cat, nor was I close to someone who did. Irish_Dem May 2021 #9

They come down on their own wnylib May 2021 #12

Much more independent than dogs for sure. Irish_Dem May 2021 #14

There are a few cat breeds that are wnylib May 2021 #15

If I ever got a cat I would have to get one of the dog-like breeds of cat. Irish_Dem May 2021 #16

Well, the "dog-like" ones are usually also wnylib May 2021 #17

If knocking things off surfaces is hard wired, what is the Darwinian survival value of the behavior? Irish_Dem May 2021 #18

I have no idea what Darwinian value there is to wnylib May 2021 #20

Could be a territorial thing then. Irish_Dem May 2021 #21

Cats tend to keep people on their toes, wnylib May 2021 #22

Interesting dynamic. Yes I believe animals are much smarter than we realize. Irish_Dem May 2021 #26

When kittens are around 5 months old, wnylib May 2021 #28

Good God. Irish_Dem May 2021 #29

The interesting part to me is that wnylib May 2021 #30

They are gravity-testing. Ocelot II May 2021 #23

LOL. If that is the case, then mine has wnylib May 2021 #24

I think what is really strange is Skittles May 2021 #11

Imagine waking up from a position of wnylib May 2021 #25

My cat will come when I call MissB May 2021 #10

😆 Demovictory9 May 2021 #13

They do love being up high TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #19

A carryover from their predatory hunting days wnylib May 2021 #27