Cat Lovers!share your tips about cats!

[tansiosio]

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cat's body language (from:Common Cat Behaviors)

When a cat's ears are up (pricked), forward and slightly outward this means the cat is content, relaxed and carefully listening to what is going on around them. Here the slanted eyes and regularly sized pupils also indicate contentment.

When something catches a cat's attention the ears become more erect and the cat is alert and ready to investigate the source of the noise. The eyes become slightly wider indicating alertness.

If a cat becomes anxious or fearful, the ears will point to the sides and flatten. The more anxious the cat is the flatter her ears will become. The pupils are now dilated indicating fear.

When a cat becomes annoyed and feels defensive he will turn his ears back. This should be a warning to you to get back. The eyes confirm this warning with the dilation of the pupils.

When a cat becomes both fearful and aggressive and is ready to fight he will flatten his ears straight back. It is believed cats pin their ears back in order to protect them during a fight. The eyes are now greatly dilated since the more fearful the cat the greater the pupils dilate.

When a cat carries his tail high and straight up in the air it means he is proud and content. A mother cat's upright tail is a signal for her kittens to follow her.

When a cat is relaxed, confident and alert, it walks with its tail horizontally behind it or even slightly drooping. You may also see this tail position when your cat is on the prowl or stalking.

When a cat is very excited and happy to greet its owner he will hold his tail straight in the air and it will quiver or twitch. This is the cat's way of saying he is so pleased to see you that he is overcome with emotion.

If a cat is friendly but cautious of the other cat or person, the upright tail is hooked over at the tip indicating a degree of uncertainty.

When a cat is fearful and feels seriously threatened he will exhibit what looks like an upright bottle brush (or puffy) tail. This indicates that the cat has become defensively aggressive; meaning it would rather get away, but if provoked it will defend itself

When a cat swishes its tail from side to side this may indicate real or mock annoyance. It may also be a playful warning saying "I'm going to get you, so look out!" The more emotionally charged the cat is the faster the tail will swish.

[kiddie]

do you have a cat, what breed? Used to have 4 cats, first was a siamese male. When we went for a vacation he did not come back after his suroy2 on the second day after we left. Then I had a himalayan very adorable. A scavenger chased her around when she was able to go out of our gate and I think she jumped sa canal which was full of water and drowned. the third is a local cat when she heard the cry of the baby in our house she got scared and run away never came back the same with the third local cat she went out and never came back. Not lucky with cats. Would like to have another one, still making ligaw to my hubby na mosugot.

[dingo spike]

In my experience... Cats are better kept indoors. I have several that we let out of the house when I was a kid, and some of them especially males would be gone for weeks in search of a mate, and if they eventually come back, they have rashes and allergies, some may even be wounded, maybe by dogs or by cruel people who hates cats( there's many of them ) or poisoned by some neighbors or get hit by a car.

To date I have a PUSPIN ( pusang pinoy ) and a Siamese. Both are males and are very healthy, I keep them indoors and they are happy that way and away from danger....



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[tansiosio]

Yes kiddie i do have cats a PUSPIN like dingo spike said hehehe. 1male(the father 3yrs old)2females(mother2yrs old+ and their daughter 4months old) I kept them indoor. I do have problem with the mother cat she wants to mate but the last time she was pregnant, almost died because of "suhi"in which the one that comes out first was the tail of the kitten.unfortunately two of her kittens died only one survive.

[Gisborn]

In my experience... Cats are better kept indoors. I have several that we let out of the house when I was a kid, and some of them especially males would be gone for weeks in search of a mate, and if they eventually come back, they have rashes and allergies, some may even be wounded, maybe by dogs or by cruel people who hates cats( there's many of them ) or poisoned by some neighbors or get hit by a car.

To date I have a PUSPIN ( pusang pinoy ) and a Siamese. Both are males and are very healthy, I keep them indoors and they are happy that way and away from danger....



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I agree. My male cat used to be an outdoor cat. He was gone for a few days and finally came back all mangled up real bad. He got into a vehicular accident but still managed to come back home limping and a bloody mess. Now he is strictly an indoor cat. I only take him out a few days a week but w/ a leash on.

[dark_phoenix]

Naa ko cat. PUSPIN sad. White color niya then iyang eyes kay yellow and blue. =) Love au nako akong cat. =) Babye amung iring so imagina nalang kapila na siya nanganak but I get exited if buntis nasad xa kay cute man gud au ang mga kittens. =) But some of the kittens kay mangamatay lang. =(

Naa ko question: Nganu diay mag luha ang mga mata sa uban kittens to the point nga dili na mu buka ila mata? But the next day mawa ra sad..then mu pilit nasad ila mata..

[tansiosio]

limpyohan ra man na sa ila inahan.

[BoiKrypton]

Bro, kasagaran diri sa istorya pulos iro, well as for my experience, I dont like cats, kay sa bata pako akong tan aw sa iring kay kawatan ug sud an unya basta mag biga saba kaau. I have small breed dogs sa balay mao na wala gyud ko plano mag buhi ug iring, recently my daughter ask for a cat for her birthday last february pa unya iyang birthday kay karon pa June, kini laging ma papa nata kay gusto ta ma lipay atong anak, so I look for a cat sa istorya sa cebu classifieds, naa unta istoryan diri namaligya si sniper, unya kini lagi busy ta sa work unya dili sad ko ganahan ug iring mao na ako gi unya unya hangtod wala gyud ko kapalit sa iring ni sniper. I saw a cebuclassified so ako gi contact, ang owner sa cat kay taga bohol pa sa tubigon. I went to tubigon, 45 minutes na fast craft sa pier 1, pag abot sa tubigon kuha ang iring unya sakay balik, gibutang lang ang iring sa kanang sudlanan sa manok.

After seeing my daughter na lipay kaau sa iyang iring, mura naman sad ko na inlove sa iring. The cat was a female na siamese 5 months old, karon pako ug iring na putty trained, very lambing, good thing pa gyud niya kay dili mangawat ug sud an. last sunday na anti rabies na siya unya next sunday kay 3in1 na parbo daw. Unya gibutangan sad ug liquid type na prevention sa kuto good for 30 days. The cat is inside sa balay, very clean and dili siya parehas sa iro na kung naa sulod sa balay kay maboang ka basin unsa kit kiton. Dili sad baho ang iring.

[opaxopax]

naa pud koy iring sa amoa. ang problema lang kay ang ilang mga dung-gan kay naay mga samad kay cge nilag scratch. unsa ang e.tambal ana?3 jud cla kabouk mga manag su.on puros ing.ana ang situation.

[tansiosio]

I just got my cat a free "Vaccine & ligate".Thanks to "Department of Veterinary Medicine & Fisheries. Keep up the good work...