# So one of my cats might have to go up for adoption (weak)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 3, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-one-of-my-cats-might-have-to-go-up-for-adoption-weak/186137 "2003-07-03T23:07:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![cleosia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@cleosia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cleosia)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-one-of-my-cats-might-have-to-go-up-for-adoption-weak/186137/41 "2003-07-07T18:13:03Z")

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In my home, I’m _Top Cat_. Anyone stepping over the boundries of civilized behavior gets squirted or learns to fly! I have twelve cats (most not my fault). Peace generally reigns.

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**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:** [July 7, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-one-of-my-cats-might-have-to-go-up-for-adoption-weak/186137/42 "2003-07-07T19:55:46Z")

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That’s exactly how our cats behave with their non-cohabitational human, **IDBB**. Max will occasionally sleep on me, but Feather will avoid even stepping on Jim to get to me (could give a guy a complex!)

**Cleosia** , I forgot about that part of the social order. I am also Top Cat in our house, but the dirty looks I get from Jim’s cat are priceless. If cats could talk, I would be getting called some unflattering names from that one quite frequently.

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