dominicansoul Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 I never heard back from the Vet. They told me if I didn't hear back, they didn't find anything in the poop. I hate that, though. Why can't they just call and let me know what the results were themselves? I didn't even get a chance to pay for it. Lol. IN OTHER NEWS: http://magazine.foxnews.com/at-home/our-cats-may-want-kill-us-says-university-edinburgh-study?intcmp=hphz13 Don't Sleep Tonight: Study Says Our Cats May Want to Kill Us Cats are fluffy little creatures that like playing with string and lying on their backs for a tummy rub. They're also neurotic predators that might suddenly kill you if only they were bigger, according to one interpretation of a study on cats. The study, by University of Edinburgh researchers working with a number of zoos (including the Bronx Zoo), analyzed the personalities of domestic cats and various wildcats using the so-called "Big Five" personality traits found in people — openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion/introversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism — 9News reports. In the end, researchers concluded that 100 domesticated cats in two Scottish shelters shared the same three personality traits as African lions. Those traits were neuroticism, impulsiveness and dominance, CNET reports. In other words, your unpredictable, neurotic, dominance-minded cat "would probably consider killing you" if only it were more lion-sized, as 9News puts it. "If you're standing among a pride of lions, sometimes you'll be fine and other times they will pounce and attack for no reason," psychologist Max Wachtel tells the BBC. "And it's the same for little domestic house cats," though they're "harmless, basically," he says. Study author Marieke Gartner agrees with the harmless part. She tells CNET it's "a pretty far stretch" to suggest your cat wants to kill you. In her view, "Cats don't want to bump you off, but people often don't know how to treat them and then are surprised by their behavior." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Hmmmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 PAPIST!!! YOU'RE BACK!!! That Cat Lady doesn't look crazy enough... This one is perfect: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 but she only has four cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 I ony have 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Im not sure the number of cats required to officially be a crazy cat lady but Id say three means youre just a slightly disordered cat lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 are you allowed to say that word anymore? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 are you allowed to say that word anymore? lol Actually, the word "crazy" is verboten, too. You are blessed with an abundance of cats, and as long as you don't plan to do anything illegal, there is nothing negative about it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 so she has at least seven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Oh, all this time I thought you all owned a crazy cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomás Patricio Izquierdo Kairúz Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good news, I finally heard back from the Vet when i went to pick up Revolution the other day. Cuddles' poop showed no signs of wormage... I still cringe when I see her in the kitty box though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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