Cats and Kittens

[EgonSpengler]

Two cheetah cubs born at the Columbus Zoo last month. They're the first cheetah cubs conceived by IVF.

Smithsonian Magazine, 24 February 2020 - "In a First, Cheetah Cubs Born Through Surrogacy at Columbus Zoo"

(Couple more pics)

Spoiler :

 

[MaryKB]

Her Ladyship, perched upon her throne.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

 

[Darsnan]

Nutmeg, our narcissistic cat:

 

[Zardnaar]

Pat's now please.

It's wet outside. Warmth!!!!

 

[Cutlass]

Can't post a playable of this. But it's cute enough to be worth your time.

https://i.imgur.com/0CcXS32.mp4

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Her Ladyship, perched upon her throne.

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She appears to be lacking a tiara.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

My cats didn't exactly cooperate in my attempt to take a picture of them together.

I don't even know what they were looking at.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

My cats didn't exactly cooperate in my attempt to take a picture of them together.

I don't even know what they were looking at.

They might not have been looking at anything. They might really have been thinking this:

Spoiler :

(sorry, couldn't resist)

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

 

[Zardnaar]

Our male cat is having a super moochy phase.

If he sees the bathroom light on around bedtime he comes bolting in through the cat door.

He jumps up on the hand basin for pats
. Sometimes he puts his paws on your shoulder stretching up for pats and hugs.

We take him to the spare room and double team him with pats as he rolls around on the floor. Or he jumps on chair and aims for face rubs and head bops.

Takes 5-10 minutes at night time.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

You have a cat door in your bathroom?

 

[Zardnaar]

You have a cat door in your bathroom?

No we don't snib the door. Catdoor is close to the bathroom though. My wife conveniently leaves the door unsnibbed.

He sees the light on outside and comes running.

 

[tuckerkao]

You have a cat door in your bathroom?

It's a nice thing to have, the cats can go outside while not messing the bathroom up and they won't scratch on the toilet paper rolls.

 

[Zardnaar]

What coronavirus?

 

[Truthy]

Do you guys trim your cats' claws? Do you pay a groomer to do it? How often? Can you not just let the cat file down their claws themselves by scratching their scratching posts and whatnot? Isn't it good for cats to have sharp claws so they can climb around easily and hunt?

 

[Birdjaguar]

Do you guys trim your cats' claws? Do you pay a groomer to do it? How often? Can you not just let the cat file down their claws themselves by scratching their scratching posts and whatnot? Isn't it good for cats to have sharp claws so they can climb around easily and hunt?

We don't trim our cats claws at all. Ours are indoor/outdoor cats and use trees and things outside to keep their claws pristine. Inside we have several of those cardboard trays that they enjoy using and shredding. Yes, our cats' claws are sharp.

 

[Truthy]

We don't trim our cats claws at all. Ours are indoor/outdoor cats and use trees and things outside to keep their claws pristine. Inside we have several of those cardboard trays that they enjoy using and shredding. Yes, our cats' claws are sharp.

Background: I was recently visiting my parents, who are dog people and none of us have ever owned a cat. However, I like cats and encouraged them to get one. So we went to a shelter and picked one out, who we named Lucy. She's extremely fun and adorable, however my mom complains that her claws are too sharp and they somewhat hurt when she picks Lucy up, when Lucy walks on her, and so on. My dad and I are of the opinion that her claws should be left alone and as she climbs trees, scratches her cardboard trays and scratching post, and so on, her claws will have the "correct" level of sharpness. I assume that means they'll remain sharp, but I think my mom should just get used to it. And it's not like Lucy's deliberately scratching anyone or spends that much time walking/sitting on people.

 

[Zardnaar]

Do you guys trim your cats' claws? Do you pay a groomer to do it? How often? Can you not just let the cat file down their claws themselves by scratching their scratching posts and whatnot? Isn't it good for cats to have sharp claws so they can climb around easily and hunt?

Nope. They use trees outside and clawing posts inside.

They usually keep them to themselves although sometimes they get a bit to enthusiastic with the kneeding.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Background: I was recently visiting my parents, who are dog people and none of us have ever owned a cat. However, I like cats and encouraged them to get one. So we went to a shelter and picked one out, who we named Lucy. She's extremely fun and adorable, however my mom complains that her claws are too sharp and they somewhat hurt when she picks Lucy up, when Lucy walks on her, and so on. My dad and I are of the opinion that her claws should be left alone and as she climbs trees, scratches her cardboard trays and scratching post, and so on, her claws will have the "correct" level of sharpness. I assume that means they'll remain sharp, but I think my mom should just get used to it. And it's not like Lucy's deliberately scratching anyone or spends that much time walking/sitting on people.

Kittens are less controlled in using their claws and humans have to adjust their thinking as they move from dogs to cats. Older cats generally, keep their claws to themselves unless they are entranced with kneading and purring while on their human pets.