• Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orgEnglish
    41·
    3 months ago

    We already had 2 cats.
    When a stray cat started asking to be let in, I was very firm on this:
    I don’t want another cat, I’m not gonna let him in, and I’m not gonna feed him.

    He’s currently sitting on my lap, purring.

      • AceBonobo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        Symptoms of dementia in cats include:

        Acting disoriented or lost
        
        Vocalizing, often at night
        
        Staring off into space while looking at a wall or corner
        
        Forgetting to eat or drink unless food bowls are put in front of them
        
        Going to the bathroom outside the litterbox
        
        Changes in sleep cycle, being awake and active in the middle of the night
        
        Unusual interactions with other pets or family members (becoming more needy, more reactive, or more aloof)
        
        Forgetting that they have just been fed and asking to eat again
        
        Poor grooming habits
        
        Sleeping more than usual
        
        • leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          13·
          3 months ago

          Except for poor grooming habits and going to the bathroom outside the litterbox most of those are pretty much normal cat behaviour…

          • RunawayFixer@lemmy.worldEnglish
            7·
            3 months ago

            For real, if that list should be believed, then all my past cats had early onset dementia.

    • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      3 months ago

      Wondering the same thing. I just thought my cat was stupid. But maybe it’s a legit medical condition.

  • Psaldorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    Mine too, only he’s also extremely violent when he smells us and realises. My legs are covered in scars after our handful of encounters.

      • Psaldorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        3 months ago

        Unfortunately my cat needs to come and go. Sometimes he’s just out there and jumps in (like no hesitation or warning, it’s a jump scare every time)

        Sometimes he sits out there screaming to be let in though. And my washing machine is in a shed outside.

        As an aside, this was a very creepy notification on my door as my doorbell also creates notifications.

        “Your doorbell has been activated”

        “Don’t open the door”

  • _stranger_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    3 months ago

    He’s orange, that’s just where he was standing when he lost the braincell.

  • Pat_Riot@lemmy.todayEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    Cats own us, not the other way around. You are chosen.

  • CobaltMetropolis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    Since they’re our overlords they wonder why some people wouldn’t let them in their own secondary kingdom