Paolo sent me the following link, thinking that I would enjoy it and laugh:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriat ... seriously/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriat ... seriously/)

Nearly 20 years ago, my wife and I had a cat who believed that toasters were better than litter boxes. My wife bought three toasters before deciding that Lightning was an outside ONLY cat. That was nearly 20 years ago and we still don't have a toaster. My wife still doesn't want to risk one in her kitchen after Lightning.

Do you think a cat really understands that it causes trouble for its beloved owners?

Not just marking territory in the kitchen?

Valery_V (imported) wrote: Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:52 am Do you think a cat really understands that it causes trouble for its beloved owners?

Not just marking territory in the kitchen?

Cats, past certain age, perfectly well understand what is allowed and what is not.

Sometimes they do what is not allowed out of spite. Sometimes out of jealosy (ever seen laptops that got sprayed by cats?). Sometimes - because they have some health problems, like kidneys or something.

JesusA (imported) wrote: Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:45 pm Paolo sent me the following link, thinking that I would enjoy it and laugh:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriat ... seriously/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriat ... seriously/)

Nearly 20 years ago, my wife and I had a cat who believed that toasters were better than litter boxes. My wife bought three toasters before deciding that Lightning was an outside ONLY cat. That was nearly 20 years ago and we still don't have a toaster. My wife still doesn't want to risk one in her kitchen after Lightning.

Lightning... toasters... uhm, was the name applied before, or after the incidents?

I would have just pissed in the cats water bowl. Two can play that game.

West Ham United have fined Kurt Zouma the “maximum amount possible” after a video of him abusing his pet cat emerged.

The French defender, who played against Watford in the Premier League on Tuesday night, has been widely condemned after a video emerged of him dropping, kicking and slapping his pet cat.

The RSPCA swiftly rebuked the “very upsetting” video after it surfaced online and are leading an investigation while co-operating with Essex Police.

The animal welfare charity have also confirmed that Zouma’s two cats have been taken into their care.

West Ham and manager David Moyes came under fire after Zouma played on Tuesday evening but have opted to fine the player two weeks’ wages, understood to be in the region of £250,000, with the money set to go to animal welfare charities.

Viral Video Of Kurt Zouma Kicking His Cat!!! { The Sun}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Ew_9jUkwk

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https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foo ... 11317.html

Nikifor is a rude cat - snarls, expresses himself awkwardly, argues with the hostess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgl9lcRSeaU

Peace option

The hostess says: "Get down quickly! Get out of here quickly, Nikifor! Get down quickly! You can't sit here! And you can't lie down!"

Nikifor is a rude cat - snarls, expresses himself awkwardly, argues with the hostess.

But finally it leaves.

The hostess: "Good kitty. Good!"

Valery_V (imported) wrote: Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:42 pm Nikifor is a rude cat - snarls, expresses himself awkwardly, argues with the hostess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgl9lcRSeaU

Peace option

The hostess says: "Get down quickly! Get out of here quickly, Nikifor! Get down quickly! You can't sit here! And you can't lie down!"

Nikifor is a rude cat - snarls, expresses himself awkwardly, argues with the hostess.

But finally it leaves.

The hostess: "Good kitty. Good!"

Seems like she had a choice of several cat eviction knobs.....

I had a friend a while back with a cat that was very unclear on the concept... Would sit on the edge of the litterbox facing IN and crap on the floor next to it....

WheelyCurious

WheelyCurious wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 3:11 pm Seems like she had a choice of several cat eviction knobs.....

It is cruel.

On the other hand - cats manage to stay, well, almost in every possible place: https://99px.ru/sstorage/56/2012/08/103 ... 286599.jpg (I am not really sure if it is photoshopped or not).

fhunter wrote: Tue Feb 22, 2022 3:26 pm It is cruel.

On the other hand - cats manage to stay, well, almost in every possible place: https://99px.ru/sstorage/56/2012/08/103 ... 286599.jpg (I am not really sure if it is photoshopped or not).

Actually it doesn't usually get that hot under a stove like that, as almost all the heat goes up. If it was chilly out it might even be a cozy spot... OTOH I used to be active on a forum for people that used wood stoves for heating, and we got multiple threads about cats (and some dogs, kids, etc) learning that the stove was hot... Some even managed to set their tails on fire and take surprisingly long times to notice....

WheelyCurious