Bitten by next doors cat!!

Radiation · 31 May 2012 at 13:41

Anyone had their cat randomly bite them before for no obvious reason?

Ours is quite friendly most of the time and has only ever given a gentle warning on occasion but a few days ago i was watching tv when she randomly bit me quite hard and ran off, there was no loud noise or good reason for doing so, she was just sitting there quite happily.

Energize · 31 May 2012 at 17:09

People are so irresponsible with their animals these days and just let them roam anywhere, if it's any consolation it'll probably get hit by a car and won't bother you again.

estebanrey · 31 May 2012 at 17:13

Energize said:
People are so irresponsible with their animals these days and just let them roam anywhere, if it's any consolation it'll probably get hit by a car and won't bother you again.

Some weird logic you've got there.

Are you under the impression cats can somehow be told where they can or can't go? You do realise they don't understand human language don't you?

Energize · 31 May 2012 at 17:17

estebanrey said:
Some weird logic you've got there.

Are you under the impression cats can somehow be told where they can or can't go? You do realise they don't understand human language don't you?

Logic is sound. People should only have animals they can keep on their own property.

ubersonic · 31 May 2012 at 17:30

Energize said:
Logic is sound. People should only have animals they can keep on their own property.

Cats don't have owners they have keepers. they are wild animals hence why they are allowed to roam free and their keepers cannot be held responsible for anything they do, unlike the owners of less intelligent animals like dogs.

estebanrey · 31 May 2012 at 17:32

Energize said:
Logic is sound. People should only have animals they can keep on their own property.

Well we could ban people from keeping cats....

....or the 1% of the population who seem to hate them could just chill the **** out and get over it.

Curio · 31 May 2012 at 17:35

estebanrey said:
Well we could ban people from keeping cats....

....or the 1% of the population who seem to hate them could just chill the **** out and get over it.

/applause

^TANK^ · 31 May 2012 at 17:39

Radiation said:
Anyone had their cat randomly bite them before for no obvious reason?

Ours is quite friendly most of the time and has only ever given a gentle warning on occasion but a few days ago i was watching tv when she randomly bit me quite hard and ran off, there was no loud noise or good reason for doing so, she was just sitting there quite happily.

One of my cats will bite randomly, but its not like he/she can verbally tell you to sod off is it

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Energize said:
Logic is sound. People should only have animals they can keep on their own property.

I feel exactly the same way towards teenagers.

Energize said:

People are so irresponsible with their animals these days and just let them roam anywhere, if it's any consolation it'll probably get hit by a car and won't bother you again.

Click to expand...

Nice.

estebanrey · 31 May 2012 at 17:46

^TANK^ said:
I feel exactly the same way towards teenagers.

I was going to say something similar. Other people's kids tend to annoy me but I don't go around saying I hope they get run over or that everyone should be sterilised.

Energize · 31 May 2012 at 18:03

ubersonic said:
Cats don't have owners they have keepers. they are wild animals hence why they are allowed to roam free and their keepers cannot be held responsible for anything they do, unlike the owners of less intelligent animals like dogs.

In reality they do have owners who are responsible for them, when you buy an animal you take on the moral responsibility for the animal, regardless of any ill thought out legislation.

estebanrey said:
Well we could ban people from keeping cats....

....or the 1% of the population who seem to hate them could just chill the **** out and get over it.

It's not about hating cats, it's about wanting animals to be looked after properly so they don't get hit by cars and being considerate of other people so that their property is not damaged and they don't have to go to A&E. It's incredibly naive and childish to say any sensible argument that dare criticizes pet owners is down to them being a *insert animal here* hater. I think people should keep their dogs on their property too, does that mean I must hate dogs? Absurd logic.

koolpc · 31 May 2012 at 18:05

Started to lick the back of my hand now and rub it over my face!!

^TANK^ · 31 May 2012 at 18:09

Energize said:
In reality they do have owners who are responsible for them, when you buy an animal you take on the moral responsibility for the animal, regardless of any ill thought out legislation.

Well if it makes you feel any better I have house cats and they defecate in a box

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estebanrey · 31 May 2012 at 18:14

Energize said:
In reality they do have owners who are responsible for them, when you buy an animal you take on the moral responsibility for the animal, regardless of any ill thought out legislation.

By 'ill thought out' do you mean 'practical'?

Energize said:
It's not about hating cats, it's about wanting animals to be looked after properly so they don't get hit by cars and being considerate of other people so that their property is not damaged and they don't have to go to A&E. It's incredibly naive and childish to say any sensible argument that dare criticizes pet owners is down to them being a *insert animal here* hater. I think people should keep their dogs on their property too, does that mean I must hate dogs? Absurd logic.

You still haven't explained how you explain to a cat human made laws about property boundries. Unless your solution is to not let them out at all which is pretty much advocating animal cruelty.

Sure, an indoor cat lives longer on average than an outdoor cat. It's a mangled furball who can only stare out at a world they'll never get to experience but technically they do live longer.

Energize · 31 May 2012 at 18:18

estebanrey said:
By 'ill thought out' do you mean 'practical'?

No I mean promoting irresponsibility and animal cruelty.

estebanrey said:
You still haven't explained how you explain to a cat human made laws about property boundries. Unless your solution is to not let them out at all which is pretty much advocating animal cruelty.

Fences that keep cats on your property in are an easy solution, as they are for any other animal. Or just don't own a cat? Owners of most other animals tend not to buy animals they can't keep on their property.

Narj · 31 May 2012 at 18:20

Energize said:
Fences that keep cats on your property in are an easy solution, as they are for any other animal. Or just don't own a cat?

Aye, once local cats decide to use your garden as a potty, it's a nightmare to get them out. Thankfully I've won the war with my local moggies. It's not nice having poo everywhere, especially if you have kids round that like to play in the garden.

estebanrey · 31 May 2012 at 18:21

Energize said:
No I mean promoting irresponsibility and animal cruelty.

Which you do here....

Energize said:
Fences that keep cats on your property in are an easy solution

Unless you own an acre of land it's not exactly nice for a cat to be limited to small spaces. It would be like owning a dog and only walking it in your garden.

Curio · 31 May 2012 at 18:25

estebanrey said:
By 'ill thought out' do you mean 'practical'?

You still haven't explained how you explain to a cat human made laws about property boundries. Unless your solution is to not let them out at all which is pretty much advocating animal cruelty.

Sure, an indoor cat lives longer on average than an outdoor cat. It's a mangled furball who can only stare out at a world they'll never get to experience but technically they do live longer.

Sorry, but that's just not true. House cats are just as happy as outdoor cats. There's this myth that seems to have built up that cats are wild animals that need to roam a large territory to be happy. That just isn't the case. We domesticated the cat so it could live with us and keep pests at bay. They would live in the barn, house, shed, ship, etc - not roam around.

Interestingly, here in the US it's the complete opposite attitude to cats than the UK. It's considered cruel and silly to let your cat outside to roam around. 90% of cats are indoor cats here.....at least where I live.

We have 3 cats. one likes to go outside (supervised...) but the other two have no interest at all. They'll usually pop out, eat some grass, and stroll back in again. They have a great life and really don't see the point of the outside.

^TANK^ · 31 May 2012 at 18:33

estebanrey said:
Unless your solution is to not let them out at all which is pretty much advocating animal cruelty.

Having house cats isn't cruel if you've a large home! I live in a three story town house and my two cats have the run of the house and are very happy and want for nothing.

estebanrey · 31 May 2012 at 18:37

Curio said:
Sorry, but that's just not true. House cats are just as happy as outdoor cats. There's this myth that seems to have built up that cats are wild animals that need to roam a large territory to be happy. That just isn't the case. We domesticated the cat so it could live with us and keep pests at bay. They would live in the barn, house, shed, ship, etc - not roam around.

Then it's not a house cat then, and you've obviously got a sizeable piece of land if you've got a barn!

That's not quite the same as the majority of cat owners in the UK who live in a semi-detached two up two down with nothing more than a few square metres to play with.

There is also a difference between cats in Europe and the US. In Europe they have been roaming free for centuries whereas they are relative new comers to the US ecosystem.

My cat will sit at the door meowing all day if you didn't let him out.

Skunkworks · 31 May 2012 at 18:57

Someone took some footage of the incident: