Schinken

Boris. Räudiger Kater aus Reudnitz. Schinken und Amore.

[dappermouth]

my cat is licking himself loudly and wetly, somewhere in this pitch-black room, and it sounds like there’s an old man eating a bowl of chili in the dark with me

[borismagschinken]

Erzittere ob meiner Flauschigkeit! Manchmal, wenn ich gerade keine Diva bin lasse ich mir sehr gerne die Ohren kraulen...

[borismagschinken]

Auch heute findet man mich noch an diesen Orten schlafend vor, aber eher wenn es zu warm ist und ich zum Schlafen ein bisschen Kühlung brauche

[borismagschinken]

Throwbackthursday: vor 1,5 Jahren saß ich in dieser Badewanne, stinkig und hungrig. Heute bin ich ein ganz anderer Kater. Beinahe gepflegt und ich kann fressen und schlafen nach Herzenslust, ganz ohne andere böse Tierheimkatzen. In meinem neuen Zuhause bin nämlich ich die baddeste bitch im Hinterhof ;)

[prokopetz]

If you’re unsure how to pet a cat (i.e., maybe you didn’t have cats around growing up), it can be helpful to bear in mind that petting is a grooming activity. Grooming each other is how cats bond. Of course, each cat will have individual preferences, but the fact that it’s a grooming thing gives you two basic places to start:

Scratch areas that the cat has difficulty reaching, like the chin and upper throat, behind the ears, or the the very top of the head. (Watch the body language here - you’ll know if you pick the wrong spot right away.)

Work your fingers deeply into areas of thick fur where tangles are likely to form, like around the shoulderblades or the ruff of the neck. (You may come away with a handful of loose fur; this means you’re doing it right.)

Also, if you’re unsure of how to approach, try extending your hand with the palm up and the fingers relaxed for the cat to sniff. It’s the cat equivalent of a handshake - cats sniff each other to see where they’ve been, and for humans, it’s the hands that carry our scent history, since we touch everything constantly.

[prokopetz]

It’s kind of amazing watching all the folks who didn’t know that petting is a grooming behaviour come to the realisation that cats lick you because they want to pet you back.

[naamahdarling]

Another thing you can do with skittish cats is offer your *closed fist*. A cat that is shy of an open hand that can grab may approach a closed hand that they don’t perceive as trying to grab them. (Needless to say, don’t actually grab them, please.) They bonk against your hands (and your head, if they are at head level) the same way they bonk against one another’s heads. It’s a friendly greeting that often ends in friendly cats turning and licking each others shoulders, necks, and ears a few times. They scent mark by rubbing their faces on things. Their cheek glands produce a pleasant-smelling (to them, we can’t smell it) pheromone that projects friendship and reassurance. When they scent mark you like this, it is a friendly gesture. So with this in mind, try letting the cat bump your fist, then gently rub the fist past the side of their face as they rub their face against your fist. Think of your fist like a cat’s head, and you are scent marking them back. You are sharing a friendly gesture. A worried cat may warm up after a few passes of this, and you may be able to pet the neck and back of the head. The under-chin/throat area can be a little dicey. They don’t casually kiss each other there.very often and it can make them feel vulnerable. Rolling over to show the tummy does not always mean the same thing it means for dogs. Unless you know the cat, be very careful touching the tummy. It might not be an invitation. It might be a readiness posture. Digression: cats don’t show submission by rolling. Rolling is a defensive maneuver that prepares them for possible combat with other cats by putting their most powerful weapons – their teeth and back claws – into play simultaneously. They fight other cats by hugging with the front legs, biting anything they can reach, and kicking with the incredibly strong hind legs. It is an advantageous position for fighting/play fighting, lets them see all around them AND above, where humans usually approach them from, and it keeps them from getting pinned on their bellies, unable to retaliate. If they need to, they can flip and run away easily because cats are FAST. So yeah, some cats love tummy stuff. Some hate it and just want you to admire from afar. A gentle hand placed on their tummy should tell you whether they want actual pets there or not. If they stretch or open up their body language, that’s good. If they tense or “sit up” to look at your hand, that’s not good. Stop petting and go back to the head. Obviously if they grab your hand and rabbit-kick and bite, then you should not pet them there. Some cats have a hair trigger. Sorry about that.

[naamahdarling]

You can also pet them without moving your hand, just hold it out and let them rub against it. This will give you a good idea of where they like to be touched and how hard and for how long. Very shy cats, once they realize you are willing to pet them without grabbing, may really come to enjoy approaching you. We have a cat like this. If you let him see you respect him by not over-petting, he will rub against your hands and legs for a long time. The moral is that cats are not inconsistent jerks, it’s just that we misinterpret their body language. It’s also that we do not respect their boundaries when they present them, because we, as humans, want to be allowed to pet all soft things, and, somewhat spoiled by dogs, who love it nearly unconditionally, we unreasonably expect it of cats, a very very different animal. If you want a cat to come back for more, don’t push yourself on them. They will remember you are a Cool Human and will come back for more.

(Also, speak softly.  Cats usually really hate loud people.)

[thenatsdorf]

“I wasn’t doing anything!” [via @_sophocles_]

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

“I WAS JUST CHECKING THAT NO ONE WAS STEALING THE CINAMMON ROLLS”

[borismagschinken]

[paon-de-jour-deactivated2022111]

[life-inabox-deactivated20131031]

My absolute favourite cat ever. This is a manul, or pallas cat. Found in the Afghan mountains, they’re one of the oldest pure-blood cousins of our own goggies.

they look like fat balls of rage

[adreamofmirrors]

Just gonna leave this here

[chainmailsoup]

SOMEONE HELP I’VE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP

[chmobian]

brushie brushie

[arefinedrascal-deactivated20140]

BRUSHIE BRUSHIE BRUSHIE

[borismagschinken]

Ich schreie in letzter Zeit ganz furchtbar viel. Dabei bekomme ich Futter und Wasser und Streicheleinheiten ohne Ende. Nur raus darf ich nicht immer wann ich will, das macht mich soooooo unzufrieden!

[cat-memes-only]

[gif87a-com]

[selbstkritik]

Model

[gif87a-com]

Ding Ding [x]

[hither2]

ahhh my mom sent me this earlier

[borismagschinken]

Schon wieder beim Tierarzt :( Meine Ohrenentzündung hat sich leider ins Mittelohr verschleppt ... Es gab 3!!! Spritzen! Die ersten zwei habe ich tapfer ausgehalten, aber die dritte tat sehr weh :(

[borismagschinken]

Heute habe ich einen besonders gemütlichen Schlafplatz entdeckt.

[borismagschinken]

Hallo meine Fans

Geliebte Fans und treue Follower, zu lange habe ich euch vernachlässigt. Daher möchte ich euch nun ein kleines Update aus meinem Leben geben. Mir geht es, den Umständen entsprechend gut. Wie ihr ja wisst war ich schon krank, als meine Weiber mich aus dem Tierheim nach Hause gebracht haben. Jetzt wurde bestätigt, dass ich einen chronischen Katzenschnupfen habe. Da könnte ich direkt schniefen :'( Auf meinen durch Giardien verursachten akuten Durchfall folgt eine Ruhephase, bis mein Schnupfen wieder schlimmer wurde. Da musste ich also Mal wieder zum Tierarzt, wo die Schweine mir wie jedes Mal zuerst einmal ein Thermometer in den Popo gesteckt haben. Ich bekam Antibiotika und bald ging es mir besser. Doch vor kurzem musste ich erneut diesen vermaledeiten Ort aufsuchen, denn ich hatte, wie sich herausstellte, eine Ohrenentzündung​ :( Zum Glück schritten meine Weiber ein und verhinderten das Rektalthermometer. Gegen die Entzündung gab es Ohrentropfen und Tabletten, aber keine Sorge, die sind halb so wild, wenn man dazu Leckerlis bekommt. Meine Whiskas-Sucht ist ja hinreichend bekannt, was meine Weiber schamlos ausnutzen. Ich weiß, Whiskas ist schlecht für meinen Körper, aber es schmeckt soooooo gut 😍 Anyway, jetzt geht es mir wieder ganz gut und ich hoffe, dass bleibt so.

[borismagschinken]

Neue Box! Wie für mich gemacht ..... :)

[borismagschinken]