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Cat Bites Are Linked To Depression
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OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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Pretty much. Even one dog can make a house fucking reek, especially if the owners don't bathe the dog regularly. And dirty dog smell sticks. To everything. Every-fucking-thing. Go to your boy's house and the dog jumps on you? You're gonna fucking stink like dirty dog all night long now.
Arkos
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Well I find it pathetic that people need some slobbering idiot to follow them around all the time so that they feel a sense of companionship. But, to each his own
"Slobbering idiot"Well I find it pathetic that people need some slobbering idiot to follow them around all the time so that they feel a sense of companionship. But, to each his own
lol
Watch that first video.
Sorry, I meant good job literally, not sarcastically.
*edit*
Also, there is no worse smell than feline urine. Actually, late-winter/eary-spring horse hoof is worse, but cat piss is a damn close second.
Spring-Loaded
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If you own a pet, you stank, FULL STOP
Alligatorjandro
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A cat wouldn't die for you.
Arkos
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You and I both know that's not how most dogs are. Most dogs are raised by lazy ass people who would be better served by a cat, who don't provide their dog with enough activity and then yell at it for being too rowdy. I've never seen a news story about a fatal cat attack, I have seen stories about fatal dog attacks. Dog owners seem to have some pathetic codependent need, which dogs readily reciprocate, while cats and their owners live independent lives and interact when it is to the liking of both parties.
Dogs are bums and cats rule, suck on that DogGAF
adamsappel
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...but they described a causal relationship.
I remember talk about this kind of thing with respect to vets, who are more exposed to this. Supposedly the effects are subtle in their onset and it's only through treatment does the difference from norm become pronounced.
RockTurtle
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well the thing is more science related organizations tend to "recycle" news because stuff that's common knowledge to some is brand new info to many people. remember, we still have young people and news that you have heard before has to be repeated for their sake.
reptilian pets, turtles in particular, are rife with salmonella
Orbis Tabula
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yeah, that's what I was thinking. Still, it's cool that more people are learning about it. I love telling people about toxoplasma gondii. It's just so damn cool.
RockTurtle
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jim-jam bongs
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So at what point do you think to yourself, "I should get a black light and search my house for errant cat piss"?
highrider
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That's cool, animals exist to serve you and entertain you. I love dogs, but cats are incredible companions if you can appreciate animals beyond the service/entertainment role.
evil solrac v3.0
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1. then remind me never to visit your place because you must smell worse than a sewer.
2. you are an angry little man aren't you?
willing to bet my gaming rig that your dogsd can't either, what's your point?
as to the rest.. you obviously never owned a cat so you aren't qualified to rate them on their companionship. guess what, like dogs, they all have different personalities. shame to see a member of PC-GAF be so ignorant and angry at what is a pretty innnocent topic.
BuggyDClown
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Welp, I'm doomed.
I could get into that. I once got bit by a voyeur.
Someone mooned me and I went dogging
I am a fucking idiot.
Read above, I was being sincere with my "good fucking job". Like, *high five* good fucking job.
Getting kind of personal, aren't you?
And, yeah, my dog is a border collie who's been trained to herd cattle. She also cuddles up with my wife's cat, and shares her dinner with her. They've even hunted together.
That resulted in the death of a chipmunk.
gg your entire post. Gimmie dat rig son.
BuggyDClown
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I can point to my time of infection. It either happened here..
or here..
Little did I know their true intention.
or here..
Little did I know their true intention.
SneakyStephan
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eliminate all the humans beep boop
Himynameischris
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Growing up in my moms house, she threatened to give our cats away if we didn't clean up after them, so learned that you can see the cat piss with a black light and I've used one ever since, I mostly use it around their cat litter to make sure they don't track any on the floor. Works pretty well.
evil solrac v3.0
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and yet you go denigrating cats. you also go on assuming that people who own cats can never clean up or not make their home smell when it's an issue of lousy owners. i'll keep my rig you keep your attitude.
Holy Order Sol
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Is this the same as that thing cats have that can make their owners not notice or even enjoy the smell of their piss and shit?
I have never been bitten by a cat. :3
Good pro tip there. Our cat rarely ever has accidents, but did have a urinary tract infection from eating too much wildlife. I'll be picking one up on the way home tonight. Your post earlier already convinced me of this.
While true, dogs have never, ever, ever, ever made a mess in the house. Cats are very well known to randomly decide to not use their litter box, even when kept pristine. I've seen this first hand. Good owners or not, cats sometimes decide to pee on stuff. Especially when they get older.
So, it's like this. If the owners are great at taking care of their animals, training them, and cleaning up after them, cats will still pee on stuff. Dogs won't.
If the owners suck, the dog, cat, house, everything smells. Definitely.
And attitude had nothing to do with your bet. I'll PM you my address for the PC Shipment.
Hmm... correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that this is an ecological time-series study. In this case, it's not possible to identify a causal relationship between cat bites and depression (id est., you can't tell if the bites are causing depression or if depressed people are more likely to be bitten - because of their condition).
So, this (from the first link):
So, this (from the first link):
May be an ecological fallacy.
EverythingShiny
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So many generalities. I love cats and dogs but only have a cat right now. My cat is very affectionate to the point where it's almost annoying because she wants to be near me/on my lap all the time. Not all cats are standoffish and evil. The only downside is I can't take her for walks.
Himynameischris
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They can get UTIs from having too much litter in their box too, sometimes when they squat to go pee they'll touch the litter and that's how they get infected. My friends cat suffers from this because she's so short. Just make sure the room is completely dark because the stains might be so small they are hard to see.
evil solrac v3.0
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YOUR DOG maybe. but I have seen at least three friends who dogs were the dogs made a regular mess. anecdotes are fun. and you friend came in here wit anecdotes ablazing accusing all cat owners of being slobs. sorry, but that ain't the thruth.
highrider
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Utter bullshit. I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt but this post is completely ridiculous.
As an olive branch, I present our cat taking a snooze in a flower pot:Oh a fun thread to discuss kittys in....
Oh.
Himynameischris
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That's freaking cute,
umop_3pisdn
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No, parasites in general are usually infamously difficult to get rid of. I think these can exist as cysts for quite a while in brain tissue and stuff before flaring up again. I think thyme is supposed to be good for keeping them dormant or something, but it`s speculative.
edit: hm, I guess I'm wrong.
Yes, but because people are rarely seriously affected, it's rarely treated. Generally they only do drug treatment for people who are immunocompromised.
RockTurtle
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i believe toxoplasmosis should still be common knowledge since its a tremendous risk to pregnant women.
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