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It's free of ads, spam, and almost free of pet-shop advice that I don't understand. I wonder about the doctrine of cats only being able to get complete nutrition from a bag or a can. It is long, but I don't know how to make the table of contents link to a lot of smaller articles, so I think it will stay long. It has a wealth of things you did and did not want to know about man's closest enemy.
I think the rating should go up. I'd giv it an ay. Brewhaha@edmc.net 20:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
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The following comments have been left for this page:
It's free of ads, spam, and almost free of pet-shop advice that I don't understand. I wonder about the doctrine of cats only being able to get complete nutrition from a bag or a can. It is long, but I don't know how to make the table of contents link to a lot of smaller articles, so I think it will stay long. It has a wealth of things you did and did not want to know about man's closest enemy.
I think the rating should go up. I'd giv it an ay.
Brewhaha@edmc.net 20:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC) (edit)
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[edit] Please Remember
Please remember that this is not a social network. That means do not say things like " email me if you know how to help" or "if you have options that could help with my problem fell free to call". The reader want to know about the object, in this case about cats. They do not want to know about the stories of your cats or what happend to your dog. Please provide accurate information about the subject you are talking about. Reminder- Children use this site for school,there has to be accurate information for them. If you do not know a lot about the subject then do not fix things and type things about it in the paragraphs. Wikipedia is being told not to be used in the schools because of its lack of accurate information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.63.21.14 (talk) 00:48, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, yes it is a social network, but with a clearly defined task: erecting an encyclopedia. That is "social", at least for us nerds (me: 93%). Said: Rursus ☻ 08:53, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
I strongly agree with the above message. I have worked at an SPCA for several years dealing with cats. I have a lot of clinical and personal experience with cats. I work in a building where the majority of our cats do not have cages. We have a total usually averaging 60 cats. I found a lot of information to be at times contradictive to many of the things I have experienced. In the "Trainability" section it says cats are hard to train. I have to disagree. Felines are complex creatures, and each is unique. Because they do not usually have pack like behaviors dangling a treat or using a high pitched voice is usally not effective like it would be for a dog. EACH CAT IS DIFFERENT YOU CANNOT TRAIN THEM ALL THE SAME WAY! Certain cats would NEVER learn to play fetch with a toy mouse if that is not their fancy. Jingle balls may be perfect if thats what the cat fancys. I also really wished they has said a little more about the whole declawing issue. They said it is done to keep cats from fighting but I have never in my life heard a vet make a suggestion like that. Cats who are declawed have increases rates of aggression and there is a chance they will stop using the litterbox. If you want to know about cats it is best to ask for information at your local shelter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.51.12.44 (talk) 21:01, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
- Don't SCREAM (allcaps text)! We can read. If you wish to add your very specific own experiences on cats, then you have to first write them on another (your own) site, and make references from the article to there - that's the WP:NOR, policy - it's a clumsy one, but it is designed to give you a worthy attribution. Otherwise: go ahead, edit! The dictionary belongs to you, too! Blessings. Said: Rursus ☻ 08:59, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] trainability section needs work
The trainability section cites no sources whatsoever and reflects the misconception that cats are not particularly trainable. References to highly trained cats, such as those of the Moscow Cats Theater, should be added. Alyssch (talk) 08:25, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- That's pretty cool. Remember, be bold. :-) --Gimme danger (talk) 09:41, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
- I would love to be bold...but I'm inexplicably locked out of Cat, even though the autoconfirm time and # of edit minimums have been reached, as far as I can tell. Cat must be a super-sensitive article in need of extra protection! :-) alyssch (talk) 19:53, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Cat cult portal?
I think there should be a separate article for "cat cults" created. It should provide an integrative oversight of regions and eras, where cats were being considered excessively important or influential to human life (e.g. ancient Egypt or modern Japan). The article could explain psychological backgrounds, etc. - e.g. it is often said that people domesticated dogs and cats domesticated people or that cats hold their owners under hypnotic influence. The current wikipedia info on cat worship is much fragmented. 82.131.210.162 (talk) 11:53, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
- Maybe it should. If you wish to do it, I would propose first extending the section History and mythology, until it is so large (a matter of taste, boldly use your own taste) that it deserves an own article. I would think that "Cats in religion" or some such is general and "serious" enought to attract interest. Said: Rursus ☻ 09:09, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- Some of the asked-for information is in the article Cats in ancient Egypt, which is misnamed. What might alternatively be considered is enhancing the non-Egyptian mythology parts of Cats in ancient Egypt and then moving the article to Cats in religion. Said: Rursus ☻ 09:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- As regards to the cats taking hypnotic control over humans: we already know that! But my neighbors cat have given me a mind-control instruction to never reveal it to anyone. Said: Rursus ☻ 09:18, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Editing errors
The use of the word "affects" is incorrect in the Environmental section: "Feral cats have had serious affects on these wildlife species..." It should be "effects". S. R. Starin (talk) 04:48, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
- Fixed. You can help too! JNSQ (talk) 01:58, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
