• @Kintarian
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    That’s all fun and games until he eats your face

    • Lvxferre
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      4722 days ago

      Yeah. I got a leg scar from a domestic cat that I’ve raised from kittendom, who’d easily have ripped my face if she could reach it*. A wild, larger, and more powerful version of that seems like a bad idea.

      *because I was holding a kitten that she never saw before. Yup. Fuck you Kika, I love you but you’re a bloody arsehole.

      • 𝕾𝖕𝖎𝖈𝖞 𝕿𝖚𝖓𝖆
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        22 days ago

        The biggest mistake anyone can make with a 10 pound domestic housecat is to underestimate one. Cats seriously punch far above their weight. Like someone welded a bunch of razor blades to a flying, out of control angle grinder that always knows which way is down. A cat can ruin your day quickly.

        It’s fortunate their primary prey is plastic.

        • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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          I have a 22 pound part maine coon with extra murder beans and I do not fuck with him when he’s in a mood. We’ve had to give him a bath a couple of times and I wear leather to keep myself safe

        • @grue
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          321 days ago

          I’ve had two pet cats as an adult. The first one was very chill, probably because she grew up as a stray and appreciated being inside and cared for. The second one we got as a kitten, and she’ll bite not only when she’s upset about being grabbed, but also to show affection. Luckily, she hasn’t figured out that biting hard is a thing yet, so she just kind of gnaws on you without breaking the skin. She hasn’t yet figured out that she can intentionally try to claw people in anger/defense either, so the only times she ever actually does damage is when she climbs on you and uses her claws to hold on.

      • @ReiRose
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        2922 days ago

        This! I love my sweet boy and he’s so gentle and kind 99% of the time. But sometimes he choses violence. He is the reason I think all people who keep big cats as pets are not logical.

        • @grue
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          421 days ago

          I think all people who keep big cats as pets are not logical.

          Toxoplasmosis is a Hell of a drug.