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33. I've had cats all my 60 years on this planet and have not had an aloof one yet.

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Sat Jun 18, 2016, 03:55 PM

Jun 2016

They get a bad rap. Independent does not equal aloof. They just don't have the same slavish loyalty that dogs have.

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A question about Kitty Cats...... [View all] clarice Jun 2016 OP

Sure they can be very affectionate, cuddly and playful. Just remember though... PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #1

Individual cats and/or breeds. djean111 Jun 2016 #2

It sounds as if they have you well trained. lol.nt clarice Jun 2016 #5

Yup. I am, basically, their concierge. djean111 Jun 2016 #8

That would be a catastrophy......sorry.nt clarice Jun 2016 #13

djean clutches her head, staggers around the room, and says "good one"! djean111 Jun 2016 #16

Thanks. It takes a particularly weird sense of humor (like ours).... clarice Jun 2016 #18

It is said that, "Dogs have owners. 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #25

I have a cat with thumbs discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2016 #28

I was wondering why she keeps eyeing my AR-47.nt clarice Jun 2016 #3

it just depends on the cat fizzgig Jun 2016 #4

"fat bastard" lol.nt clarice Jun 2016 #6

he really is a beast fizzgig Jun 2016 #7

Rub my belleh NOW! n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #11

Beat me to it.lol.nt clarice Jun 2016 #15

He looks so stressed out.... I mean stretched out.nt clarice Jun 2016 #14

It depends on the cat TexasBushwhacker Jun 2016 #9

Cats can be as temperamentally different from each other as we are lunatica Jun 2016 #10

all the time.lol.nt clarice Jun 2016 #12

It varies. And sometimes cats change. I have a little black cat now that is all over me at applegrove Jun 2016 #17

"cat dynamics"...sounds like it would make a good college course.nt clarice Jun 2016 #19

mine would like to do that NJCher Jun 2016 #29

I know cats and computers well. My captain morgan will turn off my computer and then go into the applegrove Jun 2016 #32

cats/computers NJCher Jun 2016 #34

Get a Dog VinDiezul Jun 2016 #20

Snort libodem Jun 2016 #21

that sounds like conservative logic Skittles Jun 2016 #27

oxymoron, but still very funny NJCher Jun 2016 #30

welcome to du. were you attacked by a kitteh at some point? niyad Jun 2016 #39

we got one now that is soooo affectionate and one that's kind of indifferent rurallib Jun 2016 #22

They can be extremely affectionate and loving. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #23

One more thing: The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2016 #24

One of ours, who demands a lot of lap time, has the... 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #26

maybe yours is a ________ NJCher Jun 2016 #31

I've had cats all my 60 years on this planet and have not had an aloof one yet. catbyte Jun 2016 #33

I love my cat. She was a 2 month old bobbed tail tabby feral when I found her dehydrated Fla Dem Jun 2016 #35

what a beautiful baby. thank you for rescuing her. niyad Jun 2016 #37

It was a labor of love. I didn't know I had allergies and asthma until she entered my life. Fla Dem Jun 2016 #40

oh my word!! that makes the rescue even more special. May Lady Bast bless you both. niyad Jun 2016 #43

it all depends on the cat, and, often, on previous interactions. now, ALL of my cats have always niyad Jun 2016 #36

there is an old adage, "dogs have owners, cats have staff" niyad Jun 2016 #38

No matter how cuddly they may appear OriginalGeek Jun 2016 #41

It depends on the cat. LWolf Jun 2016 #42

In the interest of full disclosure: Nac Mac Feegle Jun 2016 #44