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mikephillips
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Yep, everything I've ever seen says that no matter what, it's still going to be a wild animal and it's instincts will take over at some point. Kitty won't be as cute at 600 pounds and wanting to hunt.
GregW
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I saw a clip where a trainer said you can train them, but never tame them. I don't buy into that 100%. All the cats I've had extended contact with seem to have a threshold to stimulation. Some areas can take little petting before they freak out. Couple seconds later, they're fine. Could be as simple as too many nerve endings in their skin.
P.S. love that photo Steve.
P.S. love that photo Steve.
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A cat's a cat, big or small they're all the same.
A show recently on Animal Planet or Nat Geo Wild or whatever the heck it was had an animal behaviorist cuddling a 600 lb orange striped tabby. She was pointing out that they behave exactly like a house cat. It's just that people forget (ignore) how wild domestic cats really are.
People get detuned or are simply clueless to the the warning signs, kitty's demeanor, ear position, muscle tension, visual focus, tail position, etc, etc because it's no big deal when a 6lb beast bites you.
If Fluffy is rather bigger you only get to ignore those signs once.
A show recently on Animal Planet or Nat Geo Wild or whatever the heck it was had an animal behaviorist cuddling a 600 lb orange striped tabby. She was pointing out that they behave exactly like a house cat. It's just that people forget (ignore) how wild domestic cats really are.
People get detuned or are simply clueless to the the warning signs, kitty's demeanor, ear position, muscle tension, visual focus, tail position, etc, etc because it's no big deal when a 6lb beast bites you.
If Fluffy is rather bigger you only get to ignore those signs once.
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It very much depends on how they are influenced from birth, onward. Some can be great companions, others ferocious adversaries. They have personalities, no two the same. Overall behavior, yes, they are predatory animals but that instinct usually comes out only with provocation.
Keeping a tiger in a home begs for trouble.
Personally, I consider de-clawing any cat as inhumane. All ours were taught to use a scratching post, Merlyn taught this last one himself: when she was first introduced to the household and went to scratch the couch the first time, he went over to her and thwapped her on the head, then went and did an extended session at the post. She understood it and used the post from then to now. Ten years.
Another learned behavior she picked up on was vocalization. She was never heard to make a sound when she was outdoors, first five years of her life. After she'd become an indoor cat along with her sibling, Nimrod and The Lord of the Manor, Merlyn, she was thought to be mute. After a couple years' worth of Merlyn voicing different "words" (he truly did have 'vocabulary' of sorts-- his 'food word' was an "OWWA" noise, distinct from other utterances), she started making small vocal responses. Now at sixteen, she will mumble and respond to 'conversation'. Nothing as distinct or situation related as Merlyn's but vocal well beyond anything she did in the first five or seven years of her life. Positively "chatty" now.
Keeping a tiger in a home begs for trouble.
Personally, I consider de-clawing any cat as inhumane. All ours were taught to use a scratching post, Merlyn taught this last one himself: when she was first introduced to the household and went to scratch the couch the first time, he went over to her and thwapped her on the head, then went and did an extended session at the post. She understood it and used the post from then to now. Ten years.
Another learned behavior she picked up on was vocalization. She was never heard to make a sound when she was outdoors, first five years of her life. After she'd become an indoor cat along with her sibling, Nimrod and The Lord of the Manor, Merlyn, she was thought to be mute. After a couple years' worth of Merlyn voicing different "words" (he truly did have 'vocabulary' of sorts-- his 'food word' was an "OWWA" noise, distinct from other utterances), she started making small vocal responses. Now at sixteen, she will mumble and respond to 'conversation'. Nothing as distinct or situation related as Merlyn's but vocal well beyond anything she did in the first five or seven years of her life. Positively "chatty" now.
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I visited a small zoo on the coast of Oregon a few years ago. In one enclosure, there was a tiger and a dog, border collie, I think. Despite the size difference, the dog was still in charge and had been for years.
