Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
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Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
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Re: Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
#2RIP Mosfet, sorry to read that. Cats are wonderful life (and lab) companions. I also have a couple and had others I miss a lot. All of them had their personal character, habits and quirks, but invariably all of them have this fantastic common trait in all cats: curiosity! I just love when they stare at us when we're doing something; they don't interfere, just sit there and watch. One of them apparently didn't like circuit boards; one day I was looking at a circuit board I just finished soldering, then that cat came closer, looked briefly at the pcb and started hitting it with his paws... that was hilarious, just like telling me i sucked at soldering stuff.:) Probably there were light reflections on the solder joints he didn't like, but whatever... He and another one were also attracted by ultrasound, I discovered this when testing a 40KHz transducer connected to the signal generator: as soon as I hit the transducer resonance the cats rushed in the lab from 2 rooms away meowing... apparently they can hear 40KHz from distance but also totally ignore you when you call them a meter away. I just love those animals!:)
Get a new one soon, there are countless of them in need of someone taking care!
Re: Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
#3He is visually indistinguishable from several blacks I've had over the years. They have wonderful personalities, and I can't imagine what led people to think them ill omens. Lovely story, and am sure he will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew him. :-)
Re: Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
#4If it wasn't for the cats we had when I was a kid, I'd be a different person today :')
Re: Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
#5RIP Mosfet, sorry to read that. Cats are wonderful life (and lab) companions. I also have a couple and had others I miss a lot. All of them had their personal character, habits and quirks, but invariably all of them have this fantastic common trait in all cats: curiosity! I just love when they stare at us when we're doing something; they don't interfere, just sit there and watch. One of them apparently didn't like ci…
Apparently they can’t hear male voices. Their hearing is sensitive to higher frequencies than most male voices and the usual human range. I usually chirp or make other high pinched noises to get their attention-though still get ignored much of the time, of course.
Also apparently they’ll attack whats in our hands as they think they’re helping us hunt.
They really are great. I was lucky to have a cat part of my life for 2 months shy of 20 years. I learned a lot from him and still miss him absolutely every day. He knew many human words - would come running and even let us hold him up to swat at whatever bug was flying around, if needed.
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#6If it wasn't for the cats we had when I was a kid, I'd be a different person today :')
same 4 myself :3
my 1st cat was killed by neighbor's dog when I was 4 years old
life never was the same since then
Re: Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
#7RIP Mosfet, sorry to read that. Cats are wonderful life (and lab) companions. I also have a couple and had others I miss a lot. All of them had their personal character, habits and quirks, but invariably all of them have this fantastic common trait in all cats: curiosity! I just love when they stare at us when we're doing something; they don't interfere, just sit there and watch. One of them apparently didn't like ci…
Apparently they can’t hear male voices. Their hearing is sensitive to higher frequencies than most male voices and the usual human range. I usually chirp or make other high pinched noises to get their attention-though still get ignored much of the time, of course. Also apparently they’ll attack whats in our hands as they think they’re helping us hunt. They really are great. I was lucky to have a cat part of my life f…
> Apparently they can’t hear male voices. Their hearing is sensitive to higher frequencies than most male voices and the usual human range. I usually chirp or make other high pinched noises to get their attention-though still get ignored much of the time, of course.
Not unlike dogs. My girlfriend is a pet behaviourist, but sees mostly dogs. And she says that one of the hardest problems is getting the male owners to engage with their dogs in a higher-pitched, fun and excited voice.
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Apparently they can’t hear male voices. Their hearing is sensitive to higher frequencies than most male voices and the usual human range. I usually chirp or make other high pinched noises to get their attention-though still get ignored much of the time, of course. Also apparently they’ll attack whats in our hands as they think they’re helping us hunt. They really are great. I was lucky to have a cat part of my life f…
> Apparently they can’t hear male voices. Their hearing is sensitive to higher frequencies than most male voices and the usual human range. I usually chirp or make other high pinched noises to get their attention-though still get ignored much of the time, of course. Not unlike dogs. My girlfriend is a pet behaviourist, but sees mostly dogs. And she says that one of the hardest problems is getting the male owners to e…
That seems like a red flag for someone who’s emotionally cold.
Re: Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
#9RIP Mosfet, sorry to read that. Cats are wonderful life (and lab) companions. I also have a couple and had others I miss a lot. All of them had their personal character, habits and quirks, but invariably all of them have this fantastic common trait in all cats: curiosity! I just love when they stare at us when we're doing something; they don't interfere, just sit there and watch. One of them apparently didn't like ci…
Apparently they can’t hear male voices. Their hearing is sensitive to higher frequencies than most male voices and the usual human range. I usually chirp or make other high pinched noises to get their attention-though still get ignored much of the time, of course. Also apparently they’ll attack whats in our hands as they think they’re helping us hunt. They really are great. I was lucky to have a cat part of my life f…
I've had also an adopted cat for 14 years - and he was this standard cat - an asshole. Still was very loved.
But even if adopting is very nice - you get a cat for free and help the poor animal, me and my wife wanted a maine coon for a long time, so we bought one.
Together with us for two years. And he's like a dog - plays fetch, and when you call his name, he comes to you. I have deep-ish voice, and he certainly hears me and understands words like his name, "negalima" (can't do that/not allowed in lithuanian), and he certainly knows the word "skanėstas" (treat). He's so unbelievably friendly, anytime I tap on my lap when I'm sitting, if he sees that - he comes and curls on lap instantly.
He's also very gentle. I was surprised - when playing, he very very rarely bites bare hand. All cats that I know have no problems biting and clawing your bare hand when playing. Funny when friends come over - oh my god, he looks dangerous - big and has this evil look. Gentle giant indeed.
Maine coons are great.
Re: Mosfet the cat 2001 – 2018
#10He is visually indistinguishable from several blacks I've had over the years. They have wonderful personalities, and I can't imagine what led people to think them ill omens. Lovely story, and am sure he will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone who knew him. :-)
I adopted my two nearly all black tuxedo cats after learning that black cats get adopted less often because people think they're bad luck. If they won't then I'll just have to adopt all the black cats.