So glad I have cats!

Today I admired my kitties once again, but even more than usually.
One of my patients who was depressed brought a little dog with her to demonstrate how she battles her depression.
She got a mix of Shih Tzu and a Terrier at the shelter for only $250 as a therapy dog. The little creature (only 5 lb, almost 1/4 of the size and weight of my cat) was so cute and cheerful, jumping around and licking my shoes (probably liked the smell of Maincoons)
I was very delighted and even thought that if I was not a cat person, I probably would get a puppy like this.
At that very moment the owner exclaimed "Did you do it again, little stinker?" and before I realized what it was, a horrible suffocating smell filled the entire room. I had to literally jump out of the room and take my breath outside.
The owner apologized and said that this lil' doggy got into her cats' food bowl this morning and emptied it.
I no longer wanted to have a dog. My kitties would never fart in public :shy: In fact, in 3 years that I have them I never detected any obnoxious smells. Even when they occasionally get runs and I have to clean their furry bottoms
they don't smell too bad. Cleaning their litterbox is a pleasure and gives me a sense of accomplishment.
Thank you doggy, you confirmed once again that cats (and Coonies in particular) are the best.

yes! I like dogs, they're fun for a day or may be a week if they are extra good, but after a period of time I'm always soooo happy to just leave them with their humanz and get back to my kitty! Have you ever noticed how after petting them your hands are all greasy and you need to wash them? Not with cats, with cats you can burry your nose in their fur and you still have a sense of smell after that! Neevie agrees, she says she would never put her nose into a dog's fur, it's bad for health.

Sorry to remove rose tinted glasses but MC's can & do fart on par with any canine,I have one boy who is a gentleman & tries not to even clean his bits in front of you & the one time he did let something slip as he walked past his white face went the colour of his red,poor boy was mortified but I have another who will fart right in your face & then look at you as if butter wouldn't melt.....
I also love the MC for the canine like behaviour & their luv of canines even if they haven't been brought up with them they still accept them,unless of course said canine's owner says proudly my dog chases cat,no they don't,not these anyway.....Daughters cat lived very comfortably alongside canine friend but when relative turned up with dog that thought cats were fair game it soon found out otherwise,dog never dared go in their house again.....
I do hope Halcyon that your furries don't now let you down by letting one rip but I sure would never say never....xxxx

"I do hope Halcyon that your furries don't now let you down by letting one rip but I sure would never say never....xxxx "



I will sure notify the Forum if anything like this happens. I guess my girls do not show canine-like behavior. They are very Victorian, lady-like kitties (Miss Manners, as I call them)
We have not had anything broken or destroyed by cats for the exception of eaten rebate receipt. If they accidentally soil their butts in the litter box, they keep the tails down and hide until I find them and wash the bottoms.
One of them loves being bathed and brushed which makes our life easier. When hungry they sit silently next to their empty food bowls and move their eyes from the bowl to you and vice versa.
They probably pass gas somewhere in the dark corner or litter box because neither me nor my husband did not smell anything in 3 years, and we keep them very close and hug them all the time. If this changes, it will be on the front page of a local newspaper.
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"They are very Victorian, lady-like kitties"
what is the fun in that!? I need to introduce them to Neevie, to teach them a bit of Pirate behavior - she's so tom-boyish it's spooky:wacko: - though so far, no fart noticed either I'm glad to say - I'll send you status updates on this.

This is an interesting article with profile of dog fans. You don't have to EARN dog's affection, but kitties are very selective.
I will keep my girls away from bad influence of Pirates (Neevie), male coonies , dogs, lecherous old men and other misbehaving creatures.


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I think the farting thing depends what you feed em (bit like with humans really I suppose) - one of our Pyrenean dogs was terribly smelly if she ate anything turkey flavoured but if we kept her away from turkey she was sweet smelling. Our first Maine Coon, Chester was a windy, stinky kitten but seemed to grow out of it.

Awww - don't you think a bit of female feistiness is good? We're getting two female kittens soon and I will encourage tomboy behaviour; I'd prefer a combat pants and big boots daughter than a sparkly pink Barbie girl that never farts ;-)

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Originally Posted by Pyriedog

Awww - don't you think a bit of female feistiness is good? We're getting two female kittens soon and I will encourage tomboy behaviour; I'd prefer a combat pants and big boots daughter than a sparkly pink Barbie girl that never farts ;-)

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I am so glad someone thinks the same way as me although have not had to encourage the tomboy behaviour,it seems to be there,I always say have males if you want a "village idiot" {very nice & cuddly ones of course} but if you want some life about the house have a female,I missed the cheeky ways of China RIP soooo much that even though I had my boys I had to have another girl in the mix to get some life back into the household,she has not only cheered the little flat chested girl back into doing things she has done the same to us,as yet she hasn't embarrassed me the same way as China by producing knickers {clean I hasten to add}in front of visitors but you never know what she is going to get up to next or where she will appear from,mind you it also keeps the boys on their toes & helps tire them out too just watching , we just have to watch out when both her & big bruv Welly fire off together,mugs,glasses held aloft,just luv it......

I do like the "village idiot" males but my partner will appreciate what you're saying because although these two tortie sisters will be our first female MC, he always says our two girl Pyreneans had more spirit and far greater intelligence than the boys who are big and look impressive but are, frankly, dopey. I do love my male Maine Coons but now we have three so it's time to balance out a little - cannot wait for the end of December!

Had email and pics from our kitten breeder yesterday and the blue tortie girl is the most bold in the litter so I'm hopeful that she'll sort the boys out and rule the roost. The dark tortie girl is quiet but then so was Bram as a kitten but now he's a total loon that chases the dog around the house.

Oh you've had a knicker nicker too. Perttu has done that but has more of a thing for bra's, also a bad habit of stealing panty liners and destroying loo rolls from the storage basket in the bathroom...

We always keep the downstairs toilet door closed now :)

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