Pig_catapult
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Post by Pig_catapult on Oct 30, 2009 23:29:13 GMT
I dunno. I like rats better than dogs or cats. They're clever like a cat, and friendly like a dog, in addition to being cute, clean, full of personality, transportable, and allowed in most "no pets" apartment complexes, so long as they have a cage.
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Post by Taslin on Oct 31, 2009 15:35:43 GMT
Cat-person here. I was actually afraid of dogs as a child, due to a bad experience when I was about 3. While I've gotten more comfortable with them, I still much prefer cats. (I think some of it is an introvert/extrovert thing, too: dogs tire me out in much the same way social gatherings do, while cats are more low-key.) Speaking of which, my beloved cat of 14 years died last weekend. Sadness.
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Post by Robo Alchemist on Oct 31, 2009 22:23:39 GMT
Perfect pet: potty trained monkey who can make sandwiches. Wouldn't that just be the average human?
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Post by tyler on Oct 31, 2009 23:46:45 GMT
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
/whistle
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Post by todd on Nov 1, 2009 0:25:03 GMT
Cat-person here. I was actually afraid of dogs as a child, due to a bad experience when I was about 3. While I've gotten more comfortable with them, I still much prefer cats. (I think some of it is an introvert/extrovert thing, too: dogs tire me out in much the same way social gatherings do, while cats are more low-key.) Speaking of which, my beloved cat of 14 years died last weekend. Sadness. I'm sorry to hear about that (I had a similar loss five years ago; my cat was also around that age when he passed on). I think you're right about cats being more compatible with introverts and dogs with extroverts (while I'm okay with dogs, I'm more at home with cats, and I'd say I'm an introvert). Though that makes it surprising that Annie should be teamed up with a canid like Reynardine (even if it does fit wolves being linked to the original antimony).
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Post by p13volution on Nov 1, 2009 0:42:41 GMT
I know lots of introverts who love dogs (Myself for one). Not all dogs are super high-energy anyway, in fact there are some really zen dogs in the world too.
Actually my parents have a Jack Russel mix who's so hyper sometimes it actually gives me energy before tiring me out, so just maybe I'm not the most conventional introvert in the world.
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Post by todd on Nov 1, 2009 1:20:19 GMT
Since Reynardine's possessing a stuffed toy (if one that can turn into a regular wolf), I assume that at least Annie doesn't have to feed him or take him for walks. (Though I once had a rather naughty vision of Reynardine, upon discovering that Ysengrin's now become part tree, heading over to him and sniffing at him too intently - Annie having to tell Reynardine "Heel!" before he can do more than sniff.)
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Post by spritznar on Nov 1, 2009 6:00:17 GMT
i'd have to agree with the introvert/extrovert generalization. i like dogs but cats are way easier for me to deal with on a daily basis.
i think it also has to do with personality compatibilities. my cat is usually labeled 'mean' by other people because if you try to touch her she generally resents it and may take a swipe at you (more of a warning shot than actual intent to harm), but i get along with her fine cause i understand she just wants her personal space. if you randomly reached for my head i'd bat your hand away too.
sidebar: how on earth did we reach this conversation point on a gunnerkrigg forum?
sidebar to the sidebar: spell check just flagged gunnerkrigg as an error... wonder if there's any way to add it to the spell check dictionary
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Post by Pig_catapult on Nov 1, 2009 21:00:27 GMT
sidebar to the sidebar: spell check just flagged gunnerkrigg as an error... wonder if there's any way to add it to the spell check dictionary If you're using Firefox, right-click on the word, and click "Add to Dictionary".
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Post by the bandit on Nov 2, 2009 15:03:09 GMT
I know lots of introverts who love dogs (Myself for one). Still, I wonder how far the trend might go. Surely some scientist somewhere found grant funding to survey such a topic. (I'm amazed what uselessness people will fund; did you know that in a discussion/argument you're more likely to persuade someone over coffee than orange juice?) The only high brow search result I found in 2 minutes of looking said that cat/dog preference is more resultant from whether one prefers to propose or react.
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Post by warrl on Nov 2, 2009 16:59:48 GMT
I dunno. I like rats better than dogs or cats. They're clever like a cat, and friendly like a dog, in addition to being cute, clean Provided you remember that urine is sterile.
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Post by Ulysses on Nov 2, 2009 20:02:43 GMT
There's about four cats who wander round where I work, and they're all pretty awesome. There's a black and white one which is pretty fat, prompting the woman I was working with today to comment "Wow, that cat's got -hips-!". I giggl'd.
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Post by Jiminiminy on Nov 2, 2009 21:00:27 GMT
I dunno. I like rats better than dogs or cats. They're clever like a cat, and friendly like a dog, in addition to being cute, clean Provided you remember that urine is sterile. I'm rather confident that urine is not sterile, considering it's liquid waste and likely toxic to some degree.
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Post by the bandit on Nov 2, 2009 21:41:40 GMT
Urea is toxic, but even so urine is sterile. And pH neutral. And odorless. The smell results from post-micturition bacterial action which breaks down the toxic urea into deadly ammonia, but it can be used fresh as an anti-septic. It's not actually recommended for jellyfish stings, though.
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Post by wynne on Nov 2, 2009 21:49:25 GMT
I prefer hot pink bunnies. No muss, no fuss.
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Post by the bandit on Nov 2, 2009 22:24:08 GMT
That is not the bunny image I was expecting after your text.
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Post by Mylian on Nov 8, 2009 5:22:02 GMT
(I think some of it is an introvert/extrovert thing, too: dogs tire me out in much the same way social gatherings do, while cats are more low-key.) This is EXACTLY it. A dog has exactly the same drag on my resources as a handful of people all at once. Whereas even the most codependent cat I've ever known was easy to isolate as a focus.
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Post by basser on Nov 8, 2009 9:30:29 GMT
So we need to get a dog's mind into a cat's body, then we'd have the perfect pet. I own such a pet. We raised him from a little newborn kitten (abandoned by his mom) and he was a normal little cat for about two months... until he decided it would be a good idea to jump off the kitchen counter and use his face to break the fall. The vets fixed him up but were very sorry to inform us that he had suffered partial frontal lobe damage from the impact. Now, two years later, he's always happy, completely oblivious to goings-on around him, follows you around the house and eats anything he finds on the floor (and I mean anything.) He also plays fetch and gets all excited about car rides.. where he whines nonstop if you don't let him stick his head out the window. So, basically, dogs = lobotomized cats.
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Post by spritznar on Nov 10, 2009 2:54:37 GMT
So, basically, dogs = lobotomized cats. oh man, are you serious? that's too funny
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Post by Robo Alchemist on Nov 10, 2009 3:20:47 GMT
for some reason I was imagining you saying that with some sort of Indiana Jones-ish voice of some potential villian. something like: "We need a pet that has the mind of a dog, but the body of a cat."
"I know of such a pet...Legend tells of a great beast that gave birth to 5 different feline cubs, or kittens, as you may call them. "4 of these kittens grew to be like the beast that had created them, but 1 had gained a power that no feline would dare to control- the power to act like a canine."
"Hmm, what do you propose, Dr. Basser?"
"I have already tried 9 times to gain control of this feline for my own use, but has eluded my grasp each time. I must be the wielder of this beast, for ,as legend tells, the keeper of this great feline will have dominion over cats and dogs alike! MWAHAHA!! *Lightning strike*
>_> anyways...awesome for your cat; sorry it had its brains all scrambled.
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Post by meghatron on Nov 10, 2009 5:43:10 GMT
Urea is toxic, but even so urine is sterile. And pH neutral. And odorless. The smell results from post-micturition bacterial action which breaks down the toxic urea into deadly ammonia, but it can be used fresh as an anti-septic. It's not actually recommended for jellyfish stings, though. Urine in the bladder is sterile, but the urethra is not sterile since it's pretty much a gateway to the outside world and all it's wondrous bacteria and germs. So urine becomes contaminated during micturition. I would not dab any wound or burn with it really, no matter how fresh. How the heck did it go from cats and dogs to this?
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Post by Pig_catapult on Nov 10, 2009 8:53:31 GMT
Urea is toxic, but even so urine is sterile. And pH neutral. And odorless. The smell results from post-micturition bacterial action which breaks down the toxic urea into deadly ammonia, but it can be used fresh as an anti-septic. It's not actually recommended for jellyfish stings, though. Urine in the bladder is sterile, but the urethra is not sterile since it's pretty much a gateway to the outside world and all it's wondrous bacteria and germs. So urine becomes contaminated during micturition. I would not dab any wound or burn with it really, no matter how fresh. How the heck did it go from cats and dogs to this? Well, I brought up rats, and rats have this tendency to communicate with each other via the smell of their urine. I've only ever had one rat at a time, and only female ones, so I don't know if it really becomes a problem with males and/or groups, but one girl rat tends to be pretty clean about things. We got a new widdle one recently, and as far as we can tell she only ever goes to the bathroom in her cage. We have to clean the cage every week, of course, but that's kinda a given.
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Post by the bandit on Nov 10, 2009 15:32:20 GMT
I would not dab any wound or burn with [urine] really, no matter how fresh. Oh, I didn't mean to imply anti-septic use was recommended, but I can see how following it up with the jellyfish comment might miscommunicate that. Only use urine as an emergency anti-septic in survival situations where no clean water is available / will not be available. Like, pretty much never.
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Post by basser on Nov 11, 2009 7:40:33 GMT
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Post by the bandit on Nov 11, 2009 15:31:25 GMT
Which is better than dog drool, let me tell you.
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Post by wynne on Nov 12, 2009 0:43:08 GMT
Would this be a good time to bring up what we found inside a cat named Mrs. Fluffums when we dissected her in biology?
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Post by tyler on Nov 12, 2009 11:23:27 GMT
Mice? A bunch of string that clogged up the intestines?
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Post by Robo Alchemist on Nov 12, 2009 13:28:49 GMT
Fecal matter? Organs? Another cat?
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Post by idonotlikepeas on Nov 12, 2009 21:52:57 GMT
Tom Cruise?
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Post by wynne on Nov 12, 2009 23:31:13 GMT
Ah, I wish. He deserves it. And dear Mrs. Fluffums was a pretty fat cat.
Actually, we're not entirelly sure what we found. A combination of hair and half digested canned cat food, probably, though it did kind of look like feces. Or at least, partly made feces. It was disturbing, though, all hairy and mushy and black and covered in stomach juice, and it all spilled out at once and kind of splattered all over the tray. Never open a cat's stomach.
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