5mo ago

Nobody is above the law

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For months after I first got my (rescue) cat, every time I took a shower, she would sit right next to the bathtub and cry the whole time. I always wondered if she thought I must have done something really bad.
- No, she was just upset that you were wasting all that time grooming yourself instead of spending it more appropriately on things like petting her.
  
  Rightly so.
  Cats are the true rulers of a home. We are just their servants.
- My cat is 12 and still does this.
  Comes in looks in the tub, starts yeolwing like I'm doing it wrong "you're not supposed to be in the water, water bad!"
- Such empathy 😄
PSA: Don't spray your cats. It not only strains your relationship, it's useless.
- Honestly the best thing that has worked for my cat is stern words and a finger in his face. He makes a "how dare you" face but stops doing the thing.
  
  I hiss at mine, works 90% of the time. He just wanders off doesn't seem to upset him and gets the point across
- That's all lies. I've sprayed my cat like 5 times in his life, and lo and behold, he doesn't do the dumbasses things that got him sprayed anymore.
  
  I, too, like to ignore evidence in order to keep my preconceived bias.
  
  edit:
  I remove the output from ChatGPT due to people not being happy with that.
  I’ve spend some time reading all the results from Google on this topic and the overwhelming consensus is that it is not good to spray your cat with water.
  This is true even if you use an unbiased search term.
- Highly cat dependent. Our cat knows “no” so when she keeps doing something, we spray her. She still cuddles us in bed and meets us at the door.
  The main thing was jumping on the coffee table. I think it also helps that our table lifts up, and we let her jump on the in between part, so she sees it as a treat.
  
  Nopopppooooo yoouulll squish the poor kitty!!! You monster!!
  /s obviously. It's crazy how worked up people get online, how convinced they are that their way is the only right way.
  
  It is not "highly cat dependent", there may be exceptions but the overwhelming majority conforms to the rule. Don't try to make it seem as both perspectives are equally valid when every single expert agrees that you should not spray your cat.
- Almost read this as “spay” 🫣
- I thought you should spray and nuke them.
  
  I thought it was pay and loot for them.
Accidents are okay, intentionally knocking them over is not. It's very very obvious when a cat does it intentionally.
I love this. You’re a fair owner!
I'm okay with every human being above some laws

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