Question about Cats

[Mojo]

Clearly it deserves to be thrown out on the street because this. That'll learn it good.

[antihero]

>implying you're a cat lover

[Amelya]

Jesus christ go buy some flea shit or take it to the animal shelter.

[Kerberoz]

How anyone can be a "cat lover" when cats do not give the tiniest shit about you other than as a food dispenser makes no sense to me. Maybe they just like the abuse and submission.

[Jeryhn]

Dude you're still dodging the solution, people have been giving you advice and all you're doing is ignoring it.

^ This.

Your cat sure does deserve to be thrown out onto the street and be possibly killed because you were the one stupid enough to let a flea-bitten dog into your home. Maybe when you see your cat as roadkill on a side street in your neighborhood, you'll realize your mistake.

Why isn't this guy banned yet?

[Yabby]

There is no way the OP is not trolling..... god i hope he is....

[antihero]

How anyone can be a "cat lover" when cats do not give the tiniest shit about you other than as a food dispenser makes no sense to me. Maybe they just like the abuse and submission.

2/10

[Lucavi]

Never had a cat that would straight up attack me, but if it was that feral, you could have caged it and dropped it off at a humane society. Just tossing it out in the street is not something a "cat lover" would do.

Next time get a dog. At least when you throw it out I won't feel bad. Yes, I'm a dick, but so are you for abandoning a cat, no matter what your past "credentials" are.

[SubzeroDiabolos]

I'm guessing because posting about a cat you stopped taking care of is not a bannable offense.

You guys are jumping on your high horse. I will not leave it there to die. My question at the start was, does she has a chance to survive. No? ok. I'll find something.

[Ksandra]

I think there's a misunderstanding. She started to attack me before the fleas. For absolutely no reason she literally jumped on my back and scratch the fuck out of it.

I'm not ignoring the solutions, they're just not solutions to me. I don't need anymore advices, but feel free to rage at me.

I want to say you've never had an outdoor cat in your life. Simply put you think they aren't solutions but EVERY person who had an outdoor cat has had to deal with fleas. It happens, and it's not that serious.

Essentially, you have made a big issue to the cat over something every outdoor cat owner has had to deal with, and then insist you are a cat lover, but refuse to handle a simple problem.


This thread is like saying " hey guys my indoor cat only likes friskies, but I don't want to spend the money anymore. So I put it outside to catch mice instead, but she doesn't like it, what should I do?"



[edit] if you aren't willing to pay the price when shit happens to your pet, don't have a pet.

[Galaika]

Exactly, a poor animal shouldn't have to suffer because you're not up to looking after it.

[Xno Kappa]

What the fuck is wrong with you? Just take it to a Vet and they'll put the cat in a kennel for the time being. Just abandoning it is horrible.

[OWS_Tonx]

For absolutely no reason she literally jumped on my back and scratch the fuck out of it.

Dude I had a cat do that to me before. I was like 13 I think. Same circumstances, took care of it from birth etc. She pounced on my face while I was sleeping and went ape shit. Claws dug into the side of my head, started biting my forehead, all kinda shit. I punched the fucking shit out of it. It didn't fuck with my anymore, but it attacked my brother and sister not too long after. It died from lead poising in the desert a couple days later. Also, never had a problem from any of my dogs. Or my parrot for that matter.

[Judai]

No, your cat will die if it has never been outside. It's a domesticated animal that has been fed it's entire life and won't understand how to hunt or survive. Outdoor cats need a ton of shots as well, otherwise it will just get a disease.

People are yelling at you because you sound like a fucking idiot. If the cat attacked you, take it to a fucking vet and get a quick check-up. The cat has fleas, spend 50$ to get rid of them. You don't just toss the cat outside. Put it in a separate room if you want to isolate it, like a bathroom or something.

You also clearly said it looked like it was starving and you gave it's food away, so people are assuming you are just ignoring it and yes it will die.

[Quixon]

I won't flat all call you idiot, because everyone else basically did already.

#1 if you have taken care of a "family" of cat's because your cat got pregnant (Ie. you were more than likely too cheap to get the fucking thing fixed)

and

#2 you "can't afford" flea medication.

and

#3 you tossed the cat outside at the slightest inconvenience to you


You don't belong owning pets.... period. Try being responsible and get your animals fixed, and don't buy them if you can't afford a remedy for an extremely basic problem like flees.

Now if you honestly care about the animal. Bring it to the vet and ask for "Revolution", it is a flee medication that is very strong and will definitely get them off your cat. (Advantage works fine too, but I don't think it's as potent as Revolution)

This will make the flees leave the cat, but that will put them on your floor..... no good to you. To get rid of flees/eggs on the floor get either:

A- Flee powder if you have carpets (I bought the cheapest shit they had at Petsmart and it worked fine)

and/or

B - Flee Bomb if you have hardwood floors.


I've dealt with flees more times then I can count. The problem is you need to treat everything at once. If you don't treat the cat, and your home at the same time.... you're just going to go in fucking circles and will never get rid of them.

You can also have the cat flee dipped at a groomer, which shouldn't cost more then $50 in itself.

[Max™]

Treat her for fleas at least once and take her to a shelter if you can't simply bitchsmack her into acting normal. For the sake of everyone at the shelter, don't drop off a cat with fleas if you can avoid it.


If a cat began attacking me, remember that cats don't deal well with attacks from above/behind their shoulders, if they're going totally batshit, it's better to risk a bite or scratch so you can get a grip on their shoulder blades/ribs/muscles of their neck.

The worst a cat can do at this point is try to twist so they can kick at you, you can simply flip them so the leg they try to kick with is on the ground, then grab their spine in front of their hips so you can pin all four paws to the ground, and gently push the cat down to fold their limbs up under them like they're resting.

At this point, as long as you keep one hand firmly on the back/sides of their neck, they can't do jack shit.

Now start petting her with the other hand, if she started trying to kick at me, grab the leg so you can begin grooming that foot, don't stop until you've "groomed" the entire cat to your satisfaction.


This will establish to the cat that you aren't to be fucked with, but you love them, and if you want to treat them like a kitten, you can and will do so.

If you're worried about getting clawed in the process, put oven mitts on, you can still grip their spine that way, which is literally a built in handle. I've had hundreds of cats, and so many cat scratches I can't even distinguish the scars on my arms anymore. I literally don't care at all about it, it happens when you're playing with rowdy kittens.

http://picture-book.com/files/userim...yingkitten.jpg

Cats understand that only momma will act like she's going to kill you, then stop just short of doing so to lick your forehead instead.


If that doesn't calm her down at all, she may have something in her ear, nose, digestive tract, paw pad, whatnot, which is irritating her to the point of rage. If she focuses on grooming a certain spot, investigate it while you've got her held down.


She is built to be able to hunt, she might even be able to take care of herself, but odds are if she hadn't actively been asking to be let out, and bringing back random pieces of mice to the door for you, she will die.

[Lucavi]

I currently have 2 indoor/outdoor cats, and have had a total of 4. Each cat has successively trained the next cat to survive outdoors as a kitten. I don't know how any of them would/could handle themselves if they were left alone after being primarily indoor cats without having the older one to teach them, especially where I live. With foxes, bobcats, and all sorts of other shit across the street that occasionally meanders over to our side, I'd imagine it wouldn't be pretty. Not to mention the other stray cats that move into a few areas of the property from time to time.

Just dress up in baggy clothes, wear a hoodie, pick the cat up, stuff it in to a cat cage, and take it to a freakin vet or humane society. Its not that hard. If you can play internet tough guy (not saying you are, but everyone does it), you can play real life tough guy and risk a scratch here or there to take care of an animal.

[Ksandra]

oh many this thread makes me lol and rage at the same time. What person abandons a cat cause they get fleas, seriously.

As to the clawing thing, more than likely this is because she is an INDOOR cat.

They need way more exercise than regular cats because being inside makes them a little funny. (totally against keeping a cat indoors anyways).

If you're smart and man up and handle the flea issue, get her her outdoor shots and a cat leash, and start taking her out bit by bit and stay by her side so she knows she's safe. More than likely, she'll never want to go outside without you because she wasn't raised outside, but getting some fresh air (and eating some grass actually, unless you already provide her some), is very very good for a cats well-being.

[Milton]

pounced on my face while I was sleeping and went ape shit. Claws dug into the side of my head, started biting my forehead, all kinda shit. I punched the fucking shit out of it. It didn't fuck with my anymore, but it attacked my brother and sister not too long after. It died from lead poising in the desert a couple days later.

that is a fucked up story.

when cats are scared or in pain they become aggressive. it's either that or it's become more territorial due to the introduction of this new dog. take care of the fleas first, it's already been established that that's not a very hard or even a very expensive thing to do. if it doesn't calm down awhile after that then it's probably ill somehow. take it to the vet, they will tell you what's up, maybe prescribe some medication. problem responsibly solved. if common sense dictates to you that throwing it outside without food might in some way help then you probably shouldn't own pets. or have kids.

[Antithesis]

This thread lol.