I was thinking the same thing as the other person and was hoping that I missed a joke lol. I cap off every night sitting on the floor petting my cat and dog before heading to bed. It’s a nice relaxing ritual that I hadn’t really thought about until reading your post, thank you for sharing 8)
similar, but my cats jump on the bed for cuddles before treats and running off and deciding whose bed they are sleeping on for the night. also they will share with me their midnight running up the walls, greebles and assorted zoomies if i'm still up (they really want to fight the outside cat).
treating your pets as less than they are is... i'm not sure what the word is but the first thing that comes to mind is disrespectful? somehow that doesn't feel like enough. what's the word for racist against kittens.
I don't think that. Your pet knows how to tell you when they want to be left alone, or when they want to play. My fiance's cat uses his paw to push my hand away when he doesn't want to be pet, and I will respect that boundary. When I had ferrets, I would let them initiate snuggles, just because most of them aren't keen on being held. I had one that would sleep in the bed with me, and another that would climb up on my shoulder while I was sitting on the couch and lick my face. I had a cat that would beg to play fetch and meow until I threw her hackey sack.
Likewise, we had to teach our sweetie to like cuddles. We call them corporal lovings (a corporal punishment joke) where we pick her up and let her perch on our shoulder or drape across our arm as long as she'd like while I pace around our home. She absolutely loves it and it is all across her face, but she will. not. show. whoever is carrying her.
It went from "she'd tolerate five minutes of corporal lovings a day from me and only me, the human she chose" to give an example from a recent month "my wife and I had an argument (probably about flour) and then the cat took a nap on my wife's lap for an hour half to make me jealous, half to make me envious, and because she's bad at math and a sweetie, half to show me that she loves my wife, the human I chose, as much as or more than me, the human the cat chose, and the cat really wants us to make up or start some mind games and I've been keeping up on her treats so I'm hoping make up."
Sorry that sentence got away from me and I'm tired/high, but if I remember I'll come back and clean up the grandma
i'm not even sure where to start. your comment shows you don't know what indenture is, what slavery is, lack of fluency in english, and bad faith. because you think humans having animal companionship is spoopy
43 Comments
Okokimup@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 137d
This is the future liberals want.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 7 pts · 136d
It's the future we should all aspire to.
Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 135d
Guiiil'tyyyy
HubertManne@piefed.social · 25 pts · 137d
is it ok for a cat to eat a churro. seems unhealthy.
ickplant@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 137d
Not sure if trolling, but churu is a cat treat by Inaba.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 30 pts · 137d
I was not I thought it was the sugary tube.
ickplant@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 137d
Churu vs churro - I can certainly see the similarity, lol.
Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 137d
I was thinking the same thing as the other person and was hoping that I missed a joke lol. I cap off every night sitting on the floor petting my cat and dog before heading to bed. It’s a nice relaxing ritual that I hadn’t really thought about until reading your post, thank you for sharing 8)
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 136d
similar, but my cats jump on the bed for cuddles before treats and running off and deciding whose bed they are sleeping on for the night. also they will share with me their midnight running up the walls, greebles and assorted zoomies if i'm still up (they really want to fight the outside cat).
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 136d
if eating churros with my cats is wromg i domt wannt be right
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 14 pts · 137d
I wish I had a churro...
electric_nan@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 137d
How you eat a popsicle while giving your cat a churu?
AlecSadler@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 137d
We put it in a little, like, soy sauce dish. Shallow so whiskers aren't impacted, small and easy to clean.
Darcranium@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 136d
Ok but not the WHOLE churu right? That's a lot of churu
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 136d
Echolynx@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 136d
Wait, you aren't supposed to give them the whole Churu...?
Darcranium@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 136d
No only like 1/4 at a time... They are V smol creatures and Churu probably isn't that healthy
kieron115@startrek.website · 3 pts · 135d
theyre like 14 calories, mostly water. a cat eats like 150-200 calories a day depending on size, i think its fine.
Darcranium@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 134d
There's more to be concerned about than calorie count... For instance, what chemical are they using which acts like cocaine for the little furballs?
kieron115@startrek.website · 1 pts · 134d
scents. lots and lots of scents. cats choose their food by smell.
elekitty@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 137d
churu~ churu~ ciao churu~
minorkeys@lemmy.world · -68 pts · 137d
Replacing friendships with pets is a mental disease.
deacon@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 137d
A. This isn’t an either/or situation and
B. Making up mental diseases is a mental disease
ickplant@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 137d
Where does it say anything about replacing friendships?
q181c@sopuli.xyz · 23 pts · 137d
Replacing human connections with angsty comments online is a mental disease
benderbeerman@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 136d
^jealous because no friends or pets
minorkeys@lemmy.world · -8 pts · 136d
You are?
benderbeerman@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 135d
minorkeys@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 135d
Haha
dajoho@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 137d
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 136d
treating your pets as less than they are is... i'm not sure what the word is but the first thing that comes to mind is disrespectful? somehow that doesn't feel like enough. what's the word for racist against kittens.
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 136d
Agree. Pets are hostages in your house and have no other companionship. Pets should be spoiled with attention and spending time with them, and treats.
minorkeys@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 136d
So...emotional slaves, then?
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 136d
I don't think that. Your pet knows how to tell you when they want to be left alone, or when they want to play. My fiance's cat uses his paw to push my hand away when he doesn't want to be pet, and I will respect that boundary. When I had ferrets, I would let them initiate snuggles, just because most of them aren't keen on being held. I had one that would sleep in the bed with me, and another that would climb up on my shoulder while I was sitting on the couch and lick my face. I had a cat that would beg to play fetch and meow until I threw her hackey sack.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 136d
Likewise, we had to teach our sweetie to like cuddles. We call them corporal lovings (a corporal punishment joke) where we pick her up and let her perch on our shoulder or drape across our arm as long as she'd like while I pace around our home. She absolutely loves it and it is all across her face, but she will. not. show. whoever is carrying her.
It went from "she'd tolerate five minutes of corporal lovings a day from me and only me, the human she chose" to give an example from a recent month "my wife and I had an argument (probably about flour) and then the cat took a nap on my wife's lap for an hour half to make me jealous, half to make me envious, and because she's bad at math and a sweetie, half to show me that she loves my wife, the human I chose, as much as or more than me, the human the cat chose, and the cat really wants us to make up or start some mind games and I've been keeping up on her treats so I'm hoping make up."
Sorry that sentence got away from me and I'm tired/high, but if I remember I'll come back and clean up the grandma
minorkeys@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 136d
Yes, I'm sure you did all you could to make their forced indenture to your desires, pleasant.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 135d
i'm not even sure where to start. your comment shows you don't know what indenture is, what slavery is, lack of fluency in english, and bad faith. because you think humans having animal companionship is spoopy
minorkeys@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 135d
Humans forcing animals, breeding them into existence, for the sole purpose of serving their psychological needs.
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 136d
My cat told me to tell you to fuck off.
minorkeys@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 136d
Hit a nerve, huh?