Pets MEGA Cats VS Dogs - POLL!

[Monkeybizness]

my beautiful sushi being an awesome mother

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the babies

 

[spork]

^awwwwes so jealous, i'd love to have a few kittens around to snuggle and play with right now. they're so sweet

 

[Mazey]

We took our dogs to the beach Sunday , not real good at movie making but its new to me ,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKivwM8MK0A

 

[drugfukkdrockstar]

^Hahahaha I LOVED your video!!! You have the coolest dogs man!! Nawwww my dogs are the same, i need to take more video of mine too. That was wicked dude thanks for sharing!!

Hahaha your cat is gorgeous too!

Loved it. Your filming and commentating is great :D

 

[Samadhi]

my beautiful sushi being an awesome mother

NSFW:

the babies

Aaaaaahhhh Kittehs! I think kittens are some of my most favourite things.

 

[Transcendence]

Is it moral to give cats catnip?

Laugh at the question if you want, but I hope you think about it seriously. We all know it's evil and messed up to drug our pets for amusement. Well I'm starting to think that nepetalactone, the active ingredient in catnip, is a serious drug to cats. From what I understand, it works by mimicking sexual pheromones.

When I give my cat catnip, his pupils dilate and he generally freaks the fuck out. He starts obsessively licking the spot where the nip lay, and then starts obsessively licking himself. Sometimes he vomits. Then he runs off to perch somewhere and looks at me like I'm a complete stranger, like he doesn't know where he is. I know my cat well, and it doesn't seem to me like he's happy or having a good time. He seems utterly disturbed, like an intact cat during mating season.

Considering the only reason to give cat's nip is for our own personal amusement, how is this different than blowing pot smoke in a cat's face or giving it an acid blotter? I don't understand why we disgustedly admonish those who give pets human recreational drugs, but ubiquitously accept drugging our cats on teh nip.

 

[alasdairm]

Considering the only reason to give cat's nip is for our own personal amusement, how is this different than blowing pot smoke in a cat's face or giving it an acid blotter?

it's not the only reason people give their cats (note spelling) catnip...

alasdair

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

Classical conditioning anybody?

I've used catnip as a reward for good behavior.

 

[socko]

It sounds liek your cat is having a bad reaction. I wouldn't give her so much the next time. Also, catnip is not the same as forcing your cat to get high by blowing marijuana or tobaco smoke in her face. Teh catnip is voluntary on the animal's part and she seeks it out.. Whenever I go buy a bag of dope, I usually pick up a bag of high grade catnip from the herb store for my cat. We get high together. It's a kind of bonding experience. She loves it and starts purring like a fiend. Often she starts pawing at the jar where the catnip is kept as a way to ask for more.

 

[Transcendence]

it's not the only reason people give their cats (note spelling) catnip...

alasdair

Okay, I concede that it isn't the only reason, but I hope this detail won't derail the discussion. And yes, I typo'd an unnecessary apostrophe in the word "cats". I don't think this makes me a stupid person or invalidates my post...there's no need to be snarky.

 

[alasdairm]

well, your point was that, given it's the only reason...

you're basically now agreeing that you have no case.



alasdair

 

[Dedbeet]

Considering the only reason to give cat's nip is for our own personal amusement, how is this different than blowing pot smoke in a cat's face or giving it an acid blotter?

Because you put it in front of the cat, and the cat decides whether it likes the catnip or not.

D'oh.

Forcing catnip into a cat's face is immoral.

IMO, putting radiator fluid in front of a cat, knowing the cat will drink it and die, is also immoral.

Catnip doesn't hurt cats. It's fine. Cats don't get embarassed feeling someone is watching them for amusement, the way a human being would.

 

[Monkeybizness]

if she doesnt like it then dont give it to her .. but some cats love that shit and go bananas for it

 

[NeighborhoodThreat]

^Agreed.

Cats are pretty self-centered beings (and I fucking love cats), so unless you're forcing it upon the cat, the cat is going to take it or leave it depending on if they like it or not.

 

[TINK]

My cats like cat nip but they dont vomit after getting it. I dont think thats a normal reaction. They just rub and love on the toys I fill with it and I generally give it to them after a stressful day, like when I have done a day long cleaning. After about maybe 5 minutes of spending time with it, they walk away and they are done. they seem to like it but they do go koko for cocoa puffs.

 

[AmorRoark]

When I give my cat catnip, his pupils dilate and he generally freaks the fuck out. He starts obsessively licking the spot where the nip lay, and then starts obsessively licking himself. Sometimes he vomits. Then he runs off to perch somewhere and looks at me like I'm a complete stranger, like he doesn't know where he is. I know my cat well, and it doesn't seem to me like he's happy or having a good time. He seems utterly disturbed, like an intact cat during mating season.

So, after the first time your cat reacted by freaking out and/or vomiting you gave it to him again? This doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[Max Power]

Considering the only reason to give cat's nip is for our own personal amusement

Actually, some cats rather enjoy catnip. Your cat doesn't. Or perhaps you are misinterpreting your cats actions and in fact, he secretly loves it. Point is, it's not immoral. Especially if the owners have the best intentions in mind when giving it to their feline friends. Your cat had a bad trip, don't give it to him again. Simple as that.

 

[xtcnation]

just dont give her to much, if you can see she doesnt like it then just dont give it to her atall.

 

[Noodle]

There isn't anything inherently wrong with it. I hardly think it is a moral issue.







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[rangrz]

for the most part, I agree with the argument the cat will decide if it wants catnip or not. Unless your forcing it on it.

If your cat has a hypersensitivity to catnip and displays an adverse reaction, then maybe you should not bring catnip near it. (Much as you don't bring peanuts near someone who is hypersensitive to them)