small rodents are our cat’s favorites, and they are indoor cats. Helps keep the vermin from deciding to winter inside…. But they are truely social cats, come running *to* the door when the doorbell rings :)
“A huge percentage of the stuff that I tend to be automatically certain of is, it turns out, totally wrong and deluded. Here’s one example of the utter wrongness of something I tend to be automatically sure of: Everything in my own immediate experience supports my deep belief that I am the absolute center of the universe, the realest, most vivid and important person in existence. We rarely talk about this sort of natural, basic self-centeredness, because it’s so socially repulsive, but it’s pretty much the same for all of us, deep down. It is our default-setting, hard-wired into our boards at birth. Think about it: There is no experience you’ve had that you were not at the absolute center of. The world as you experience it is right there in front of you, or behind you, to the left or right of you, on your TV, or your monitor, or whatever. Other people’s thoughts and feelings have to be communicated to you somehow, but your own are so immediate, urgent, real – you get the idea.”
Hey this has gone WAAAY off topic. Cats sleep most of the time because they’re predators and they conserve their energy for their daily hunt. Mine bring in…rabbits, squirrels, mice, birds, snakes and the occasional article of clothing???
pouncingtiger about 15 years ago
That’s Garfield’s reasoning.
CarolinaGirl about 15 years ago
why all the Garfield references today? I hate Garfield!!
joefish625 about 15 years ago
not all of us
jrbj about 15 years ago
My cat is very social where birds are concerned. When he finds one he invites it home for dinner. The bird being dinner, of course.
Allison Nunn Premium Member about 15 years ago
small rodents are our cat’s favorites, and they are indoor cats. Helps keep the vermin from deciding to winter inside…. But they are truely social cats, come running *to* the door when the doorbell rings :)
fritzoid Premium Member about 15 years ago
cahnnce, it’s only natural.
“A huge percentage of the stuff that I tend to be automatically certain of is, it turns out, totally wrong and deluded. Here’s one example of the utter wrongness of something I tend to be automatically sure of: Everything in my own immediate experience supports my deep belief that I am the absolute center of the universe, the realest, most vivid and important person in existence. We rarely talk about this sort of natural, basic self-centeredness, because it’s so socially repulsive, but it’s pretty much the same for all of us, deep down. It is our default-setting, hard-wired into our boards at birth. Think about it: There is no experience you’ve had that you were not at the absolute center of. The world as you experience it is right there in front of you, or behind you, to the left or right of you, on your TV, or your monitor, or whatever. Other people’s thoughts and feelings have to be communicated to you somehow, but your own are so immediate, urgent, real – you get the idea.”
– David Foster Wallace
sjoujke about 15 years ago
Hey this has gone WAAAY off topic. Cats sleep most of the time because they’re predators and they conserve their energy for their daily hunt. Mine bring in…rabbits, squirrels, mice, birds, snakes and the occasional article of clothing???
cateymoore Premium Member about 15 years ago
Do they sleep less when a couple of the lives get ‘offed’?
wicky about 15 years ago
Anyone who does not understand protocol, has never had a cat. And cats, by the way, are not pets, they are co-owners.