Showerthoughts @lemmy.world VicksVaporBBQrub @sh.itjust.works 11 mo. ago

Mindlessly petting a cat is like mindlessly washing a knife.

This was my best showerthought I left on reddit. I didn't want to leave it into the oblivion.

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Yeah but most knives aren't actively plotting your demise.
- most
  
  *muffled scream*
- My second irrational fear is cats are quite literate and can read all this.
- With cats, it seems more of a chaotic/reactive, but same results.
- Note: if your knife begins plotting the demise of you or any other person, the best course of action is to assume your rightful place as an avatar of destruction.
  
  Congrats! Your knife is now an SCP. Please find a class d personnel and have them interact with your knife. If it kills them, please elevate a mobile task force delta, such as MTF Delta-5 to properly contain your knife
True story. One of my employees cats gave birth while she was working. Her boyfriend arrived home first and upon noticing the cat, went to check out the kittens. Well apparently the cat, who was always friendly prior, went absolutely cujo. The guy was wearing shorts and the cat just attached to his legs and shredded him. Apparently he like booted the cat a few times but it just kept coming at him. He ended up locking himself in the bathroom and had to climb out a window. The cat actually nicked an artery in his leg and he was bleeding significantly. Had to go to emergency. Apparently the bathroom looked like a war zone from what I was told.

Anyhow my cats always been good.
- It's never a good idea to go near any animal that has just given birth. Since they were vulnerable for a time, they likely kick it up a notch, plus babies to protect. It's even a crapshoot if the bonded person can come close.
  
  It depends. If the animal really trusts you and knows you well, they might be comforted by you being there. But if that's not the case, or if they show any negative signs, you need to give them space.
  
  When I was a child our cat gave birth, and she kept crying for my mom whenever she tried to leave her side.
  
  True, although dogs are generally way better with their litter around humans than cats are
- We had a cat that right after she gave birth, for the next two weeks she had a serious weird craving for sliced cucumber LOL! I mean seriously, she'd attack us for it while we were trying to slice it up for her.
  
  After about two weeks, just as suddenly as her strange craving started, it almost just as suddenly stopped and she went back to only eating typical cat food like a normal kitty.
  
  Cats be weird yo. 😺
  
  Gotta ask, how did she communicate that she very specifically wanted sliced cucumber?
- Holy frijoles. I can't put a good spin on that, other than... I wish Shittywatercolour (a random redditor artist) had painted a pleasant drawing for you instead of my comment here.
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- Just as risky as petting a knife
- Any pet knife owner will tell you about the risks involved with that.
- In the words of Walter Sobchak:
  
  You are entering a world of pain
Also some cats are really sensitive to stimulation. My old cat bit me really hard when I tried to pet his belly a few days after I adopted him. He drew blood and it was a decent bite. I knew I was the one in the wrong and let it go.

I’m glad I did because that cat was the sweetest and best companion I ever had. He never bit me or anyone else again like that and he is no longer sensitive to touching anywhere on his body. He also loved to get pet by strangers.

I miss you Mr. Bigglesworth 🥹
- aw I use to know someone that had a cat named Mr. Bigglesworth too!
  
  You’d be surprised how small of a world it is. I’ve bumped into people online I’ve met IRL previously just by exchanging comments like this.
- I miss you Mr. Bigglesworth
  
  No!!! A curse upon you, interlopers! The armies of the Lich King will hunt you down. You will not escape your fate...
  
  It bothers me that there is a WoW reference here, but no mention of Austin Powers.
I mean, if you aren't actually familiar with cats, sure. But that's your own fault.
Mine will just bite your toes, but apart from that they are pretty mellow. Although one does bite my wifes ankles when she (the cat) is hungry.
Sums up my kitten pretty good. I'm sitting here with some fresh scratches and bites from her going into random blender mode.
- I wouldn't doubt there is at least one cat out there that makes really smooth icey margaritas.
More like mindlessly getting a child.
Well if the mods didnt immediately delete it in reddit it must be at least a mediocre showerthought /s

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