Your cat may be a psycho

[Platapus]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...2656621000982#!


A domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) model of triarchic psychopathy factors: Development and initial validation of the CAT-Tri+ questionnaire

Abstract

We operationalised the triarchic model of psychopathy (boldness, meanness, and disinhibition) in domestic cats using a cat triarchic (CAT-Tri) questionnaire. In study 1 (n = 549), we identified candidate items for CAT-Tri scales using thematically analysed cat owner questionnaire responses. In study 2 (n = 1463), owners completed a questionnaire battery; the preliminary CAT-Tri questionnaire, Feline Five, and Cat-Owner Relationship Subscales. In study 3 (n = 30), associations between feline daily activity and Cat-Tri scales were investigated. A five-factor cat triarchic plus (CAT-Tri+) solution emerged: boldness, disinhibition, meanness, pet-unfriendliness, and human-unfriendliness. Disinhibition and pet-unfriendliness predicted a higher quality cat-owner relationship; meanness and boldness predicted a lower quality relationship. Findings provide insight into the structure of triarchic psychopathy in cats.

That's PhD talk for your cat is probably a butthead.

[blackswan40]

My Cat may have one leg less but she's three times a lady and then some.
some say Cats are too much trouble na Missy three paws not trouble just misunderstood

[Jeff-Groves]

I adopted a Feral Cat that just showed up one day a few years ago.
It took me several months to get her to trust me. She now lives in the house with us.
Kohtalo has become a model of love and trust! It was rough at times for her to trust us. Many scratches and bites. But We can rub her tummy now and even hold her paws with no reaction from her other then a very loud purring sound!
It's not about the love She gives us. It's the Love We give her that changed a once feral Cat into A Big Baby that gets on my lap every night and goes to sleep as if it's heaven!

Kohtalo means Fate or Destiny in Finnish. I believe it was Fate that brought her to us.

[Skybird]

Even pets need hobbies, than they do not turn psycho.

[Commander Wallace]

We have 4 cats that my lady has rescued. The joke in the house is that the cats have a better medical plan than I do. Two of them were brother and sister and I suspect both of them had been abused as kittens. The male had severe separation issues and a non functioning kidney due to injury. He is fine now and happy and no longer has issues when we leave. His other kidney functions fine but he is on a special diet. His sister was mean and vicious but is now the nicest cat around. It took years to get her that way, though.

The other one had a few surgeries and the last one has hyper thyroid ism for which she gets one pill in the morning and another at suppertime. All of them are doing pretty well. Their medical bills and special diets over the course of the year are considerable. At various points during the night, they are bed buddies.

When retirement comes, we have talked of getting a dog. I like West Highland White Terriers but will probably just go to the local dog shelter and get a dog or two ( mutts ) no one wants to give them a chance at a happy life.

[August]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

When retirement comes, we have talked of getting a dog. I like West Highland White Terriers but will probably just go to the local dog shelter and get a dog or two ( mutts ) no one wants to give them a chance at a happy life.

That was my plan too but the shelters want as much for dogs and cats as breeders do these days. If I am going to pay close to a grand for a puppy then i want to at least pick out the breed and age.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

When retirement comes, we have talked of getting a dog. I like West Highland White Terriers but will probably just go to the local dog shelter and get a dog or two ( mutts ) no one wants to give them a chance at a happy life.

You can have the best of both worlds by checking to see if there is a breed specific rescue organization for WHWTs in your area.



There are some national databases where you can search for specific breeds.


Absent of that, contact your local all-breed rescue and talk to one of the officers. People who run rescues know who runs the other rescues and perhaps they can also help you.


Thank you for considering rescuing a dog from a shelter.