Cat Maternal Love Open Thread

An interesting fact about cats is that, so far as science can dig into such things, they appear to be the only species which domesticated themselves rather than being domesticated by humans. This seems to fit pretty well with the feline personality. At some point, cats simply realized that hanging around with humans and eating the pests that were attracted to the human settlements was a better deal than living on their own. Humans then made the deal better by deciding to cuddle them and generally treat them as minor deities.

And really, I can’t object. Any housepet which can be trained to go only in a litter box with minimal work is a winner in my book — and doubly so when they also do handy things like hunt and eat the Giant Flying Cockroaches of Texas.

This is so sweet! Thanks for sharing! I am a cat lover and all the cats I have had (from childhood to mature adulthood) tend to be exceptionally affectionate. Most cats are also good company and seem to be very concerned when their owner is sick. My cat, Jazzy (Jasmine Marie) is the best “nurse” I have ever had. She gives free massages and blocks out irritating noises (dog barking in the neighborhood) with her purring. She wakes me up in the morning by licking my nose or tickling me with her whiskers. She is equally as affectionate with my husband, massaging his tummy (and exercising it at the same time) and keeping his legs warm at night. She is also sort of a “religious” cat — always joining us in bed for night prayers.

Don, I’m sorry. It was a bad experience among many with cats! That video is so cute though. We’ve had many kittens born in our garage because of the strays we took in and by far the mother cat usually is so attentive. Love the Churchill quote!

By the way, the Holy Father himself figures prominently in this list of famous cat lovers:

http://www.xmission.com/~emailbox/cat_lovers.htm

We have a cat and a dog. There are advantages to both species. But major cat negative is that he pees on the bed when we have guests. Doesn’t like guests. We have to be very adamant about informing our guests to keep the door to their room closed. Sometimes they forget and it’s gross. We have waterproof covers on every bed in the house now just in case. If anyone knows a remedy short of cat murder let me know. Nothing says “welcome to our home” like cat pee in your bed.

Dog is just expensive b/c she needs a sitter/walker when we go out of town.

“My daughter can imitate cats with uncanny precision and her friends claim she is part cat. When she came into this world, and this is the sober truth, her little cries sounded so much like the mewlings of a kitten that my wife, who couldn’t see her, wondered aloud if a cat had gotten into the operating room!”

That’s funny and must have been adorable. My son sounded like a pterodactyl. He made this awful screeching noise whenever he cried for about the first month. My husband swore I’d given birth to a dinosaur.

I invoke Godwin’s Law on Stephen!

I am proud to be Chief-of-Staff of our 5 year old cat Missy. She treats us well and allows us our own beds. Thank you O Gracious and Mewling Leader!!

A father will stand over and ahead of his family to protect them. A mother will continue cover to protect them with her body even after their birth. I bet we all can guess which is shown with the kitten. I absolutely am attracted to all portrayals of “Mother” love. Makes me think of Our Mother.

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/my-cat-from-hell/

We have seen this program on Animal Planet. All the above behaviours are diagnosed and solved by this guy (Jackson Galaxy) At last, we have a
“cat-whisperer”!, an answer to prayer