Cute pictures thread: Look at my weird cat

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McDragon: Sep 11, 2007

Tracula posted:

The definition of :smugcat: (Why isn't this an emote?)

because we have :radcat:

instead

Also in Service Dog Chat, Guide Dogs (in the UK at least) basically have Work Mode and Dog Mode, and when they're not on the job they just go back to being doofy dogs. But Harness On = Work Time.

Also also bats are great.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 01:27

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# ? May 24, 2024 20:52

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

# ? Feb 2, 2015 01:32

Dove from Above: Apr 16, 2007; Snowy! Have you thought about psittacosis?

IslamoNazi posted:

My brother stole a cat once. Her name is Belle.

Tell your brother from me that he is the Robin Hood of cat stealing.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 03:39

BattleMaster: Aug 14, 2000

Some more fuzzy potatoes

# ? Feb 2, 2015 03:44

Birb Katter: Sep 18, 2010; BOATS STOPPED
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BattleMaster posted:

If capy's do coke this hard why do they still look so chill?

Dove from Above posted:

Tell your brother from me that he is the Robin Hood of cat stealing.

Shall do, I'll see if I can get some more photos too but she's super camera shy.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 03:47

Instant Jellyfish: Jul 3, 2007; Actually not a fish.

One of my angora rabbits was shedding faster than I could brush so she needed a haircut.

Before:

After:

Her name is Pink Lady and she was super relaxed the whole time she was getting trimmed. Everyone likes a spa day :3:

# ? Feb 2, 2015 03:58

VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

Bunnies love being groomed.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 04:01

Maggie Fletcher: Jul 19, 2009; Getting brunch is more important to me than other peoples lives.

IslamoNazi posted:

My brother stole a cat once. Her name is Belle.

He was living with someone who did not have a good grasp on anger management and used to beat the cat, well kitten at the time, severely. Her voice box really doesn�t work anymore, she can�t cry out for help, she has a lot of trouble even just purring. Belle did not have a good start to her life. So my brother stole her.

5 years later and she is still scared of basically anything. If you win her trust though it�s probably impossible to find a cat that will give you more affection than Belle does. I lived with her for years, fed her daily, before she was cool with me. This is a cat that does not have a good reason to trust people.

Now days she lives in a little 3 room shack in the middle of nowhere and couldn�t be happier. There are a bucket load of birds that she�s way to scared to actually catch but absolutely loves stalking for a bit. She�ll go up and say hello the the kangaroos and it�s amazing trying to work out who is more scared of who.

There are two things she really likes in life. Chasing down cat biscuits and getting brushed. You can�t stroke, scritch, pat, rub her for more than 30 seconds before she�s had enough of your poo poo but if you bust out the brush she�ll basically overdose on happiness. It�s still the only way to make her purr. It�s also guaranteed cat drool. A lot of cat drool. She�s pretty cool about it though because she�ll lick it up to stop you from being coated in cat drool, well to smear it around a bit anyway.

She�s still pretty good at hiding if she doesn�t want to hang out. She�s also so good at not wanting to ride in a car that people get enlisted to house sit to stop her from having to get in one. That isn�t much of a problem though, the super cool Thai lady next door will feed her home made fish cakes day in and day out and it costs a bucket of limes when you can get them. Belle is doing the best out of the deal but it�s pretty easy to get everyone else to the table to make it happen. (Jossies fish cakes are amazing btw).

So I�m currently on house sitting duties and have a bit of time and thought I�d write this up.

edit: Spellings

I'm trying to figure out who is more awesome, Belle or your brother. :allears:

# ? Feb 2, 2015 05:09

palecur: Nov 3, 2002; not too simple and not too kind; Fallen Rib

Say Nothing posted:

ARE YOU NOT ANTERTAINED

# ? Feb 2, 2015 05:21

IMJack: Apr 16, 2003; Royalty is a continuous ripping and tearing motion.; Fun Shoe

Say Nothing posted:

When did Winnie the Pooh add an anteater character?

# ? Feb 2, 2015 06:08

LateToTheParty: Oct 13, 2012; The bane of my existence.

Haruharuharuko posted:

Well that's unnerving.

The Monkey Man posted:

A pit bull/dachshund mix

It's nice to see people finding this dog cute and not screaming about it being a genetic abomination that should be put down.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 06:44

StandardVC10: Feb 6, 2007; This avatar now 50% more dark mode compliant

Say Nothing posted:

gently caress YOU I'M AN ANTEATER

# ? Feb 2, 2015 06:44

VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

Say Nothing posted:

Is...Is it wearing a little coat? :kimchi:

# ? Feb 2, 2015 06:47

EVG: Dec 17, 2005; If I Saw It, Here's How It Happened.

Say Nothing posted:

Seems like a good opportunity to (re)post this...

# ? Feb 2, 2015 07:05

mycot: Oct 23, 2014; "It's okay. There are other Terminators! Just give us this one!"; Hell Gem

Is that just a thing anteaters do?

# ? Feb 2, 2015 07:12

MikeJF: Dec 20, 2003

LateToTheParty posted:

It's nice to see people finding this dog cute and not screaming about it being a genetic abomination that should be put down.

To be honest it's probably healthier than either of the source breeds.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 07:15

Haruharuharuko: Mar 24, 2008; Yeah I lied; so what is the truth?

LateToTheParty posted:

Well that's unnerving.

Oh come on he's just happy to see you.
Cat becomes slowly cuter over time
http://i.imgur.com/jlcAfFT.webm

# ? Feb 2, 2015 07:46

Khazar-khum: Oct 22, 2008; Cat Army
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McDragon posted:

because we have instead

Also in Service Dog Chat, Guide Dogs (in the UK at least) basically have Work Mode and Dog Mode, and when they're not on the job they just go back to being doofy dogs. But Harness On = Work Time.

Also also bats are great.

It only takes a couple of times before the dogs associate the jacket with Work, it's like putting on a uniform. It works on even the wildest dogs.

Bats are great.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 07:55

Inzombiac: Mar 19, 2007; PARTY ALL NIGHT

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Khazar-khum posted:

It only takes a couple of times before the dogs associate the jacket with Work, it's like putting on a uniform. It works on even the wildest dogs.

Bats are great.

I work with bomb dogs sometimes and they switch modes instantly. It's really quite something. The head trainer will brig his eldest working dog to a new class to show how fast they get ready and the dog can shift back and forth all day without issues. All it takes are the right props (vest, tool belt, snack bag) and the right vocal tone.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 08:48

davidspackage: May 16, 2007; Nap Ghost

Haruharuharuko posted:

Oh come on he's just happy to see you.
Cat becomes slowly cuter over time
http://i.imgur.com/jlcAfFT.webm

Cute, but it looks like it's being terrified.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:10

Kimmalah: Nov 14, 2005; Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.

Haruharuharuko posted:

Oh come on he's just happy to see you.
Cat becomes slowly cuter over time
http://i.imgur.com/jlcAfFT.webm

This just makes me nervous, because that cat looks like it's about to attack something.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:19

Alteisen: Jun 4, 2007; by FactsAreUseless

Kimmalah posted:

This just makes me nervous, because that cat looks like it's about to attack something.

No that cat is scared is as hell, its recoiling from something.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:28

Kimmalah: Nov 14, 2005; Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.

Alteisen posted:

No that cat is scared is as hell, its recoiling from something.

Scared cats that backed into a corner very often lash out eventually, so I think it still applies. In any case, it's not very cute to anyone who can recognize that body language.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:31

Mr. Gibbycrumbles: Aug 30, 2004; Do you think your paladin sword can defeat me?

En garde, I'll let you try my Wu-Tang style

Alteisen posted:

No that cat is scared is as hell, its recoiling from something.

Judging by the movement of the shadow on the left, I'm assuming the agressor is a common-or-garden trouser snake, getting ready to unleash its spit attack.

Poor cat.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:31

cptn_dr: Sep 7, 2011; Seven for beauty that blossoms and dies

Yeah, That is not a happy cat.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:32

MikeJF: Dec 20, 2003

Mmm, if the cat was getting ready to pounce the ears would be up and forward (preying) or back (pissed off). Totally flattened is scared, it's instinctively making itself smaller to hide.

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# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:34

Say Nothing: Mar 5, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

Cats will get scared over nothing. This one is just reacting to a friend of the owner coming over.

No no no!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxRX6LXDpWs

# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:42

Kimmalah: Nov 14, 2005; Basically just a baby in a trenchcoat.

MikeJF posted:

Mmm, if the cat was getting ready to pounce the ears would be up and forward (preying) or back (pissed off). Totally flattened is scared, it's instinctively making itself smaller to hide.

OK, I'll let all the cats I've ever had know they're doing it wrong.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 10:54

Pharnakes: Aug 14, 2009

mycot posted:

Is that just a thing anteaters do?

It's a threat display, they might not look particularly big but those claws are powerful. There are stories of people finding jaguars that have been hugged to death by giant ant eaters. Unfortunately their reaction times aren't the greatest.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 12:00

NoneMoreNegative: Jul 20, 2000; GOTH FASCISTIC
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Say Nothing posted:

Cats will get scared over nothing. This one is just reacting to a friend of the owner coming over.

No no no!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxRX6LXDpWs

https://vine.co/v/OOP9JLbJeLK

:ohdear:

# ? Feb 2, 2015 12:57

Mr. Gibbycrumbles: Aug 30, 2004; Do you think your paladin sword can defeat me?

En garde, I'll let you try my Wu-Tang style

Say Nothing posted:

Cats will get scared over nothing. This one is just reacting to a friend of the owner coming over.

No no no!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxRX6LXDpWs

The guy was probably wearing some wierd poo poo on his face/head for the cat to be oh-long-johnson'ing the gently caress out like that.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 13:31

venus de lmao: Apr 30, 2007; Call me "pixeltits"

Mr. Gibbycrumbles posted:

The guy was probably wearing some wierd poo poo on his face/head for the cat to be oh-long-johnson'ing the gently caress out like that.

That could just mean a hat the cat has never seen before. My brother's idiot Maine Coon was terrified of his hat and would bolt whenever he saw it for several months.

# ? Feb 2, 2015 14:00

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Bertrand Hustle posted:

That could just mean a hat the cat has never seen before. My brother's idiot Maine Coon was terrified of his hat and would bolt whenever he saw it for several months.

This hat?

# ? Feb 2, 2015 14:22

Haruharuharuko: Mar 24, 2008; Yeah I lied; so what is the truth?

Bertrand Hustle posted:

That could just mean a hat the cat has never seen before. My brother's idiot Maine Coon was terrified of his hat and would bolt whenever he saw it for several months.

My parents old cat would yowl whenever my dad would wear a hat as soon as he took it off she would be all lovey dovey as usualy but goddamn she didn't like hats.

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