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Jimmypuss, HILARIOUS story! Never seen that happen and I've had 3 cats for 10 yrs+. Well, actually two now as my special Maine Coon fella also had crf (diabetes complication) and went on to bigger and better things. He was also more affectionate than my two females.
Funniest thing I've ever seen mine do...Poe the calico (female) used to haze Ozzie (maine coon): while he napped on a chair, she'd saunter up to him, get on her hind legs to access the chair, and smack him a good one upside the head. He'd wake up startled and go, "WTF!" I never saw him be mean to his housemates or anyone else, except while defending his sisters from other aggressive males in our 'hood.
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I'm too sexy for my blouse
Too sexy for that mouse ...
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Male cats tend to be more affectionate towards humans than female cats.
That is just not true, based on the very extensive experience of myself and the other people in our rescue group.
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Our female cat, Tesla, positively *dotes* on GtDS. Adores him. Loves him. It's embrassing how much she fawns over him, it's SO lovely-dovey.
The boy kitties... they come for scratchies when they want to, and that's not nearly as much as she wants attention, which is almost 24-7.
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ka jowct Wrote:
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> Male cats tend to be more affectionate towards
> humans than female cats.
>
> That is just not true, based on the very extensive
> experience of myself and the other people in our
> rescue group.
I'm pretty sure that it IS true.
Female cats tend to get attached to one or two people. Male cats may favor one person, but often they'll be affectionate with anyone not overtly hostile to them.
Not that it's a hard and fast rule. Just a tendency. And I suspect that many rescued cats are simply grateful and affectionate for the food, shelter and attention regardless of gender.
From years of observing the strays in the backyard, I think it's because female cats are solitary hunters while males hunt in groups.
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MacMagus, I've dealt with an awful lot of cats, and the kitty gender stereotypes just don't hold up in reality.
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I've never noticed a tendency towards more or less affection based on gender.
It's my opinion cats do pick their 'best buddies' though, not unlike people do.
It's been my experience that female cats, and much more so, dogs can be very protective and even more protective of female humans home alone in the house.
We had a milkman that used to come in and put the milk in the fridge and look around for empties. As long as any of the boys were home, he'd only have to watch that the dog (black Lab) didn't lick him to death. If any of the girls were home alone he couldn't come in the house.
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I don't have an eye for cats, but they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Probably a personal preference.
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GtDS, I've seen those photos before.
Tesla is really a slüt of a pu$$y!
