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Cats 'exploit' humans by purring

A friend of mine had a cat that would fetch just like a dog. Funny as hell to watch.

And when she wanted to fetch, she would bring whatever toy she wanted you to throw and put it in your hands. However, she would not fetch on your command. Only when she wanted to.
 
sushi said:
A friend of mine had a cat that would fetch just like a dog. Funny as hell to watch.

And when she wanted to fetch, she would bring whatever toy she wanted you to throw and put it in your hands. However, she would not fetch on your command. Only when she wanted to.
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One of my cats does this exact same thing. He wants to play fetch with me when I'm doing work or getting ready to go out, but he never wants to play fetch when any of my friends are over and I'm trying to show them that he plays fetch.

My other cat is the exploitative one. Every morning around 6, she jumps on me and starts her cry/meow thing until I get up and feed her. The longer I stay in bed, the more she does to annoy me.
 
sushi said:
A friend of mine had a cat that would fetch just like a dog. Funny as hell to watch.

And when she wanted to fetch, she would bring whatever toy she wanted you to throw and put it in your hands. However, she would not fetch on your command. Only when she wanted to.
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I had a cat that used to do that as well. He didn't play like cats typically do, batting things around or chasing whatever, he'd bring his tinkle to me, I'd throw it, he'd bring it back, etc etc. He loved fetching. Sparky, his name was.
 
This is why I don't have a cat. There's already one person in my household that's perfectly adept at manipulating me - I don't need another. 😛
 
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^^^^ I love it. I once had a cat who would spend hours trying to fit into an empty pretzel box. 😀 Hours!
 
When I was a kid, we had a cat who was a master at exploitation. This cat basically used all 9 of his lives at some point. He got run over, set on fire (he was chasing fireworks and caught a jumping jack that went off under him), and more. Worst of all, he got shot with a .22 in his shoulder. The vet told us he probably used a couple of his lives that day, but he survived.

Anyway, he limped around for a while after we brought him home from that injury. He eventually got better, and was back to walking normally. Anyway, when he wanted attention after that, he would start limping around. He especially liked doing this when new people were visiting.
 
My cat used to that very well. He had different meows for different things....and I couldn't resist him. If I tried ingnoring him, he would start batting me with his paws. He would make his meows sound so sad that you just had to do what he wants....he'd make you feel bad for him with those meows. And I really miss that now.
 
I haven't fed my cat in years, I have a machine do that. So it's interesting to see how she manipulates me with food taken out of the equation. Now she does the soliciting purr if I don't latch the bathroom door well enough and she invades while I'm doing my 'business'.

Incessantly with plaintive glances. And maybe a kittycrash.
 
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