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what they say: cats are evil and unable to love
what they mean: i dont know how to handle small animals and consider them lashing out in SELF DEFENSE an insult
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Usually what it boils down to is “I’m mad because the cat didn’t act like a dog”.
Keep your animals safe
If you have a house pet, I beg you please PLEASE don’t leave it outside - A persons dog has already been beaten by the cold two days ago when he was left outside overnight, he would still be alive right now if the owners had kept him inside.
If there are feral cats living around your area please do what you can to help them, they’re small and need a little help in order to survive the rest of the week. Here’s some things you could do to help, and these could be the difference of an animal surviving or dying ;
- If a cat is friendly and will let you touch it or pick it up, bring it inside. It doesn’t have to be a permanent thing but bring the animal into your home just for a few hours, if you’re worried about your furniture or if it goes to the toilet on the floor or if you have other pets that aren’t sociable set a room with food , water, a bed or blanket, and lay newspaper covering the floor and close the door. It may sound cruel locking an animal in a room alone but it’s a lot better than it freezing to death in the snow
- If the cat you’re trying to save or help is too scared to come inside, set up a shelter. A good thing to use would be a garden shed, set up the bed, food and water for the night in the back corner of the shed and move anything dangerous either on a high shelf or out of the shed completely. If you don’t have a shed, find a big box in your house and set up blanket, food and water in there. Try and put the box under a tree or somewhere sheltered from harsh wind and snow, if you own a garden table you can also put the box under the table for extra protection
- When a cat comes to your door looking for food and drink, please give it food. If you don’t own any cat food scraps and cold meats could do but keep in mind that there’s some foods not good for a cats digestive system.
- If you’re giving a cat milk try and give it cat milk instead of regular milk. Some cats are lactose intolerant and most cat milks are lactose free, but regular milk is fine too. Heat up the milk in the microwave for a few seconds and let it cool a bit so it doesn’t burn their tounges. The warmth from the milk will heat up their bodies a bit.
- In regards to the last point, the same goes for water, if you’re giving cats water give them warm water to heat up their bodies.
- If you’re giving a cat food (lots of people mightn’t be able to do this step) but try crushing up a food supplement tablet into the food, I give the ferals who live in my garden at least 1 tablet between all of them a day. A good supplement to use is “I-Lysine”. You can get a special version for cats but the human one works just the same and a bottle is half the price. I use the measurements one 1000mg tablet per 5 cats.
- Try keep the cats moving. This one sound weird but listen, our bodies warm up when we’re doing exercise so it should be the same for other animals too. Give the cats a toy (a jingley ball or shining a laser pointer is good). This step won’t work that well with older cats but will most likely help with young cats or kittens since they’re more likely to play with toys.
- If there’s a lot of snow covering the ground outside in your garden and it’s obvious that the cold is hurting the cats paws, wait until there are no cats in your garden and pour boiling water on a sheltered area of the garden so when the cats do come back they will have a small space where their paws won’t feel as cold (keep in mind that the water will probably freeze again after a few hours)
I really hope some people will take these point into consideration when trying to help a stray or ferel cat outside over the next few days.
Please keep your animals inside.Keep your pets inside for the rest of the week, it doesn’t matter if your dog is barking more or your cat keeps meowing at you, it’s a lot better to let your animals annoy you for a few days then to leave them freeze in the snow.
If you own a cat and it does get out, put their dirty litter tray outside and shake it every few minutes, cats can smell their litter tray from up to a mile away and will be able to use that scent to track its way home if it does get lost
Please everyone, keep yourselves and your animals safe and good luck.
99 percent of people who say “cats dont love anyone” are a) just too dumb to understand the personal boundaries that cats have, which would be obvious if you didnt treat them the same as you treat dogs or b) you just dont care about how they feel and condemn them out of apathy, in which case you’re the one with no love in your heart, not cats
plus saying “cats dont love you” is just a shitty and rude thing to say
i feed stray cats in my backyard because the cats in those warrior books died for my rights
specifically gay rights
Ok, my life has been very busy lately, but when did warrior cats become gay culture
ever since firepaw said gay pride bitches in book one
I don’t like how small indigenous communities and them hunting animals is considered something that causes animals a great amount of harm and leads to extinction, while deforestation, industrial pollution, and the use of animal pelts/furs/body parts as status symbols for the rich has no bearing on their extinction -_______- good to know
White environmentalist who blame indigenous ppl for hunting are evil and I will personally fight them
no one??? does that tho?????
A lot of people do that, that the whole Ellen The Generous passing petitions to ban seal hunting even though it’s one of the only food sources for indigenous communities in the winter 👨💻
they’re trying to ban seal clubbing, not seal hunting
i may just be ignorant but I’ve never seen an article attempting to stop the humane killing of seals
You actually have no idea what I’m talking about do you
Holding indigenous people to a higher standard irt animal welfare is absolutely a huge issue. Hunting for survival is seen as not equal to but WORSE than going to the store and buying a pack of steaks. Never mind that the first, objectively, requires a much lower level of suffering and cruelty.
A small part of it is how disconnected people are from where their food comes from and how it gets on the shelf, and a small part of the problem is that people extend affection toward certain animals and not other (eg., the outrage over seal hunting; the outrage over eating dogs). While the second is already clear western cultural supremacy to anyone who bothers to think for two seconds, the cultural supremacy goes even further than that. Hunting is seen as outdated and ‘savage’ and dirty, having been replaced by the clean (lol) sophisticated practice of factory farming.
It absolutely isn’t a matter of the western animal agricultural model being superior in any way… just a matter of seeing Indigenous people as less human.
Reblog if you love black cats and don’t think they’re bad luck
Speaking as an owner of a lovely black cat
black cats are super adorable
My good babies!!!
foods that will poison cats:
- alcohol
- chocolate
- caffeine
- dairy products (adults turn lactose intolerant)
- fat trimmings, raw meat, eggs, fish
- grapes and raisins
- onions and garlic
- tuna (when not made for cats)
- xylitol (artificial sweetener)
if you have a cat please reblog this
Even if you don’t have a cat please reblog this for all your followers who may have their own precious little baby.
I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT TUNA OMFG
If I remember rightly it’s the trace elements of mercury in canned tuna that is toxic to them. Their kidneys can’t filter it out like human kidneys can.
ok im gonna break this down a bit because some of these are BLATANTLY untrue and it kills me every time i see this.
alcohol: not very good for humans, either, but alcohol effects pets the same way it effects humans: targeting the brain and the liver. the issue? it takes way less to kill your cat than it does a human. you weigh, on average, at least 100 pounds (or 10x) more than your cat does. 3 teaspoons of liquour could kill your cat. don’t do it. alcohol WILL poison your cat.
chocolate: theobromine (and to a lesser degree, caffeine) is the issue with this one. humans? we can break this down in our bodies. cats, dogs, birds, ferrets? they can’t. it usually takes a pretty big amount of theobromine to cause a pet to actually die, though. it’s present in cocoa, so the higher % of cocoa in a chocolate, the less needs to be ingested to cause serious, life-threatening effects. baking chocolate has a high concentration of theobromine and 1 square can kill a cat or small dog. white chocolate is a low risk, on the other hand. chocolate CAN poison your cat, especially DARK and BAKING chocolate.
caffeine: same story as alcohol: not that great for humans either, causes similar effects as in humans… just quicker and with less caffeine ingested. elevated heartrate, seizures, etc. can be seen. dogs and cats are more sensitive to the effects than humans are. caffeine WILL poison your cat.
dairy: cats are lactose intolerant and so their bodies cannot properly break it down– much like how we can break down theobromine and cats/dogs can’t. however, it’s not going to poison your cat, just give them diarrhea and other gastrointestinal upset. dairy WILL NOT poison your cat, but will cause gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea, so it is strongly recommended to not give dairy products to your pets.
fat trimmings: fat trimmings are just fat. if you feed fat to your cats, they will become fat and/or it will increase the level of lipids in the blood, leading to diseases and complications like chronic pancreatitis, which can be fatal. fat trimmings WILL NOT poison your cat, but will lead to disease that can be fatal, so it is strongly recommended to not feed fat trimmings to any pets.
raw meat: cats can eat raw meat. cats are obligate carnivores. cats are designed to only eat meat, and raw meat is not of serious risk to them. disease carried in raw meat? not a problem when you are a cat who has evolved over millions of years to eat raw meat. i hate hearing “cats can’t eat raw meat!” from people with outdoor cats. you realise your cats are eating raw lizard and bird, right? raw meat has more nutrients than cooked meat (which we eat veggies & fruits to compensate for– cats can’t digest these) and, obviously, there are some diseases and bacteria that cats aren’t immune to but cats are less likely to eat rotten meat than dogs are, anyway. treat the meat like you treat human meat and it’s totally fine. cats are DESIGNED TO EAT AND DIGEST RAW MEAT! IT’S PERFECTLY FINE TO FEED YOUR CAT RAW MEAT, but make sure that the meat is in-date and properly stored/cared for. rotten or spoiled meat CAN lead to disease and poisoning, but the same goes for 90% of the animal population!
eggs: its ok to feed your cat eggs. im not even sure why this is a question. raw eggs rarely carry salmonella and even humans rarely contract salmonella from infected eggs. your average cat will never contract salmonella from raw eggs, only in an immuno-compromised cat would this ever be an issue. cats can safely eat raw and cooked eggs, as salmonella is pretty much only a concern in an immuno-compromised cat in the first place.
fish: see raw meat above. fish, however, is a bit of an exception because of higher levels of mercury & low levels of taurine and differing balances of phosphate and calcium mean that it’s not a sustainable diet for cats and could lead to mercury poisoning or bone disease if it is the only protein given. when given ~1 time a week and with varied proteins there is no issue. again, cats are DESIGNED TO EAT AND DIGEST FISH AND OTHER MEATS! however, previous warnings about storing fish correctly still applies, and proteins should be varied due to fish having different levels of phosphorous, calcium, and taurine and mercury content. a primary diet of fish CAN lead to bone disease or mercury poisoning in extreme cases.
grapes and raisins: admittedly, this one is a bit of a wild card. some pets eat raisins/grapes without an issue, but in others, these can cause renal failure and death rapidly. we still don’t know why. animals with prior kidney issues are more likely to be effected by grape/raisin toxicity, and cats are more likely to have kidney issues due to many cats not getting adequate moisture in their diet. grapes and raisins MAY lead to poisoning in some cats and dogs, especially those with pre-existing kidney conditions.
onions and garlic: yes! all members of the allium genus (shallots, scallions, leeks, etc. are included) contain thiosulphate which, when ingested by cats and dogs, can lead to a serious condition in the blood known as hemolytic anemia. basically: their red blood cells burst. this can be fatal and a small amount of onion/garlic/etc. is needed to cause clinically significant issues. onions, garlic, and other members of the allium genus CAN and WILL poison your pet in even small amounts.
tuna: see fish above. canned tuna tends to be soaked in oil which leads to the same issues as fat trimmings in increasing lipid count in the blood. sashimi quality tuna will also have higher concentration of mercury and shouldn’t be consumed more than occasionally in the cat’s diet. canned tuna in oil is often too fatty and leads to the same issues as eating fat trimmings, however, tuna steak/sashimi/etc. quality tuna is the same as other fish: occasional inclusion in the diet is fine!
xylitol: relatively small quantities of this (an artificial sweetener) will cause a sudden drop in blood sugar in dogs, which can lead to comas, seizures, or death. many times, if they are not rushed to the hospital immediately, they will die, and even then, they may suffer permanent liver damage. however… cats are not adversely affected, and typically aren’t attracted to foods w/xylitol in it in the first place. xylitol is NOT likely to poison your cat, but small amounts can KILL your dog, moreso than chocolate!
This is an important thing and you should read it.
cats are like people but smaller funnier and just better
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-replaced all “humans” with “cats” to make earth funnier and better (and to reduce griefing)
-increased length of tapir nose
Friendly seasonal reminder
Don’t keep lilies in your house if you have cats.
They will die.
Even if they just breathe in the pollen. Or get it on their fur. They will fucking die. Do not do it.
SIGNAL BOOST THIS SHIT
I did not know this reblogging
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the most toxic household plants for cats is the common lily. In fact, eating as little as two or three leaves from the flowers can result in liver failure and, if left untreated, can have a fatal outcome for cats.” (Source: PetMD)
Please take care of your feline friends!
Reblogging this even though it’s not near the season this is still important
Poinsettias too, and it is the season for those.
Yes Poinsettias and lollies. Highly toxic to housecats