# No cat for YOU! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 5, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229 "2008-09-05T19:57:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/41 "2008-09-06T14:24:31Z")
A friend of a friend had the tiniest kitten you’ve ever seen. Think purse puppy thing but as a hand kitty thing. She carried that poor thing everywhere, and when asked what is she feeding it cause it looked lethargic and weak, she piped up: “Oh, it only needs a bit of water!” :mad: I think i did pop a vein after i was through…‘talking’ with her. Unfortunately i don’t know what outcome that poor thing had, since i am no longer a friend of theirs soon after that incident. (too many things, that time was the straw that broke the camel’s back) ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/42 "2008-09-06T14:26:07Z")
This thread does a good job of explaining why I am so adamantly against pet stores that sell cats and dogs, and will sell one to anyone who wants one and can pay for it. There are people who want a cat or dog (or think they want one) who should not have one. > [@spaceweft](#): > > Double skritchies for Mauricio from Anne, got it. 🙂 He was a beauty with big blue eyes and a constant talker. He got adopted by a lovely lady who knew all about Siamese half breeds. Awwww! Talkative meezers are the best! My Luna is a Siamese mix. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/43 "2008-09-06T16:01:00Z")
> [@supervenusfreak](#): > > is there a feline version of seeing a baby and wanting to have one? This thread is certainly giving me the urge to go out and adopt another kitty…:d kitten lust!!! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/44 "2008-09-06T16:17:18Z")
> [@spaceweft](#): > > WAC: "Oh yes. I have three roommates, so I do not want a dog […] > WAC: “No, no! I do not want a rat, ew!” […] > WAC: “Ow. It is hurting me!” […] > WAC: “They are violent?” Sounds like Wants-A-Cat-Boy does not use contractions in everyday speech. Was his first language perhaps not English? Or was he some sort of jerky-motioned, sinus-voiced [übergeek](http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/d/d5/Hescool.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/45 "2008-09-06T22:27:19Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > People need to understand that a cat is basically a vicious predator, and is not really fundamentally very different from lions and tigers in terms of its behavior and instincts. A house cat is little more than a scaled down version of huge wild cats; the only reason it doesn’t kill its owners is because they’re bigger than it, so it’s afraid to. Anything else, it will generally kill. My mom’s cat would show up with huge dead rabbits, mice, rats, moles, birds and anything else that it could catch. A cat is by nature a killer, and there’s nothing you can do to change it. We close the bedroom door at night. 😃 Yup, that’s some weapons-grade ignorance there. I don’t know how you combat that without endangering a cat’s life - let him pet sit for a weekend? I don’t think just talking to someone that fundamentally clueless is going to get through. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/46 "2008-09-07T00:04:11Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > I don’t care where they’ve been – cat feet are _cute_! And not only that, but the fog creeps in on them . . . Mr. Wants-A-Cat = Douche. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/47 "2008-09-07T00:22:03Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > People need to understand that a cat is basically a vicious predator, and is not really fundamentally very different from lions and tigers in terms of its behavior and instincts. A house cat is little more than a scaled down version of huge wild cats; the only reason it doesn’t kill its owners is because they’re bigger than it, so it’s afraid to. Anything else, it will generally kill. My mom’s cat would show up with huge dead rabbits, mice, rats, moles, birds and anything else that it could catch. A cat is by nature a killer, and there’s nothing you can do to change it. My cat might be by nature a killer, but by nurture he’s incompetent. His standard hunting technique is to stare at the vermin and meow mournfully until I come kill it for him. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/48 "2008-09-07T00:29:13Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Sounds like Wants-A-Cat-Boy does not use contractions in everyday speech. Was his first language perhaps not English? Or was he some sort of jerky-motioned, sinus-voiced [übergeek](http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/d/d5/Hescool.jpg)? I’d say he was Data, but Data took very good care of his cat. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/49 "2008-09-07T00:46:36Z")
“So, any thread that mentions cat toes…?” “Is a good thread?” “Right!” (with thanks to _Girl Genius_) ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/50 "2008-09-07T18:35:59Z")
> [@Pyper](#): > > My cat might be by nature a killer, but by nurture he’s incompetent. His standard hunting technique is to stare at the vermin and meow mournfully until I come kill it for him. Awwwww! I have read somewhere that stalking prey is instinctive for cats, but actually killing it is a skill they have to learn. If their mother never got a chance to teach them to kill prey, they will stalk and catch prey, but might not know what to do once they catch it. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/51 "2008-09-07T19:10:00Z")
> [@LurkMeister](#): > > Does he think that the litter box is going to clean itself? [Apparently.](http://www.littermaid.com/) Or maybe he thinks you can get the cat its own [toilet.](http://www.catgenie.com/?R=cf) Note: even though these products exist, I wouldn’t mention them to people such as the one described. Aside than the litter box issue, he still has no idea how to properly care for an animal and should be discouraged from owning a cat, in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/52 "2008-09-07T19:42:27Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Sounds like Wants-A-Cat-Boy does not use contractions in everyday speech. Was his first language perhaps not English? Or was he some sort of jerky-motioned, sinus-voiced [übergeek](http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/d/d5/Hescool.jpg)? That’s how you spot an android. They can’t use contractions.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/53 "2008-09-07T19:43:11Z")
> [@Bookkeeper](#): > > “So, any thread that mentions cat toes…?” > “Is a good thread?” > “Right!” > > (with thanks to _Girl Genius_) A \*better \*thread has _pictures_ of cat toes! My big fat Sea-bass (girl) has [pink toe, black toe, pink toe, black toe](http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3023/pinktoedv6.jpg). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/54 "2008-09-07T19:55:12Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > That’s how you spot an android. They can’t use contractions.😉 What am I, chopped liver? (post #48.) **Ana** , I think I speak on behalf of the entire Straight Dope when I say: Awwwwww! KITTY TOES!!! ---
**Author:** ![spaceweft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@spaceweft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spaceweft)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/55 "2008-09-08T02:10:02Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > **Ana** , I think I speak on behalf of the entire Straight Dope when I say: > Awwwwww! KITTY TOES!!! Respectfully, **olives** , I gotta disagree. I say: SQUEEEE! KITTEH TOESES!! Weft (Because cat pics are the only excuse for lolcat verbiage) ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/56 "2008-09-08T02:43:52Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > A \*better \*thread has _pictures_ of cat toes! > > My big fat Sea-bass (girl) has [pink toe, black toe, pink toe, black toe](http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3023/pinktoedv6.jpg). 😃 After reading this, I realized I had no idea what color my cat’s toes were. I had to check at one! My cat was rather annoyed, but let me look. (Pink and black, btw). ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/57 "2008-09-08T16:27:11Z")
Cat toe pix in the Pit!?? What is this place coming to? ---
**Author:** ![spaceweft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@spaceweft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spaceweft)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/58 "2008-09-08T17:49:44Z")
> [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > Cat toe pix in the Pit!?? What is this place coming to? Sorry, sorry! Everyone, back to heaping scorn upon unworthy people! Weft ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/59 "2008-09-08T18:08:25Z")
> [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > Awwwww! > > I have read somewhere that stalking prey is instinctive for cats, but actually killing it is a skill they have to learn. If their mother never got a chance to teach them to kill prey, they will stalk and catch prey, but might not know what to do once they catch it. Heh, when Buffy was a kitten, and she’d be looking out the window, if a bird landed on the roof, she’d freak out and run away. (Of course now, she goes into crouch down, pull back, full stalking pose). I suspect that if she had seen a mouse back then, she’d have had a heart attack. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229/60 "2008-09-08T19:48:13Z")
> [@spaceweft](#): > > Sorry, sorry! Everyone, back to heaping scorn upon unworthy people! > > Weft Wait a second! I thought we were heaping scorn upon thoroughly deserving targets. Not the unworthy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cat-for-you/462229.md?page=4)