I forget where I read it, but cats are likely to eat you way faster. The dog, if it has a good bond, still will for survival, but feel bad about it and wait until it is starving. The cat is like "well, you're meat now, don't want to waste that"
AFAIK it's because both animals will lick you in an attempt to wake you up, but cats tongues are so rough that they'll break the skin after a bit, taste blood, then eat you
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FoxyFerengi@startrek.website · 55 pts · 224d
I'd rather they eat me than starve. If I died tonight it would probably be a few weeks before anyone noticed
West_of_West@piefed.social · 17 pts · 224d
I live with a bunch of people so at most it'd be a few hours. So I feel like that'd be a bit aggressive for my dog...
UxyIVrljPeRl@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 224d
Wheres my breakfast?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 224d
Nonsense the automatic feeder is good for at least a few weeks.
200ok@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 224d
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 224d
He would have wanted it this way. Pass the butter
kautau@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 224d
I forget where I read it, but cats are likely to eat you way faster. The dog, if it has a good bond, still will for survival, but feel bad about it and wait until it is starving. The cat is like "well, you're meat now, don't want to waste that"
Naich@lemmings.world · 16 pts · 224d
A cat wouldn't wait until you were dead, but just weak enough that you can't fight it off.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 224d
The cat is like, you're dead now and you're salty. I'ma eat you while you taste good. I raised my boy well.
Aethr@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 224d
AFAIK it's because both animals will lick you in an attempt to wake you up, but cats tongues are so rough that they'll break the skin after a bit, taste blood, then eat you
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 2 pts · 224d
As a cat hater, I can agree fully! 😜
mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 224d
Yeah not sure I buy that the quickest a dog is known to eat their owner is 45 minutes. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0379073897001126
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 224d
That is generally how carnivores function, yes.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 9 pts · 224d
After your death, you will not notice if your dog eats you or not.
So: You can never know for sure ;-)
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 224d
And if I were starving, I'd probably eat him.
logicbomb@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 224d
Some herbivores make good pets.
MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 224d
Most herbivores will eat meat, given the opportunity. Doesn't make you wrong. In fact I think you understated it. I miss my rabbits.
random_character_a@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 224d
So you planned alot of fun stuff with all that dead meat after you stop being you?
Species8472@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 224d
So the pussy will eat the meat before doggy?
Speiser0@feddit.org · 2 pts · 224d
Please eat my flesh!