| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
|---|
| 4927.1 | be careful when you speak a foreign tongue | SYSTMX::GASKELL | | Wed Sep 11 1991 14:10 | 11 |
| It's no wonder you got wacked--you were quiet rude. On the other hand
you should be flattered--brother was defending you.
If you want to be friendly to a cat, blink your eyes twice, quickly, and
turn your head away and/or lower your head. It's a sign of submission and
non-aggression. By staring and blinking you were challenging the kitty
and it responded (I also learnt this the hard way). Brother was saying
to sibling, "Don't do that and don't be so silly, humans never know what
they're saying when they use our language!"
|
| 4927.2 | Quiet rude? | BOOKS::GERDE | Cymbal crash 2X only...DTN 237-6302 | Wed Sep 11 1991 15:23 | 20 |
| Let's try that again...
I didn't get whacked. And, I'm not convinced brother was defending me
(he was under the bed playing with his other sister, came flying under
the bed and slammed into his other sister ... with perfect timing.
I did some blinking with Duffy (the brother) last week ... he stretched
his neck forward and licked my nose.
It's not a case of "wanting" to be friendly to a cat -- I am friendly
to my cats. Perhaps one of the reasons they've become so quickly
domesticated (they lived their first 10 weeks in the wild) is that I
am friendly toward them ... another reason may be that I'm as curious
as they are --
I think I'll do some blinking with Silverado tonight ... if Duffy
kissed my nose, and Charlemar sat up like a dog, I wonder what
Silverado will do?
Jo-Ann
|
| 4927.3 | | TENAYA::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Wed Sep 11 1991 15:24 | 3 |
| I thought staring was rude, but blinking was polite, in cat
language.....
|
| 4927.4 | slowly close your eyes to show affection | TYGON::WILDE | why am I not yet a dragon? | Wed Sep 11 1991 17:10 | 6 |
| > I thought staring was rude, but blinking was polite, in cat
> language.....
and I read somewhere that staring is okay with cats....they don't respond
to it like dogs...and to show affection, you should stare at your cat for
a minute and then slowly close your eyes to be half-open.
|
| 4927.5 | I think she liked it | BOOKS::GERDE | Cymbal crash 2X only...DTN 237-6302 | Thu Sep 12 1991 10:34 | 12 |
| Interesting after-effect. The kitten I was blinking at is the most
skittish of the three. I usually have to approach her slowly, with my
hand on the floor (palm up), slowly turn my hand over and then pet her.
When I got home from work yesterday, this fraidy-kitty was the first to
greet me, followed me around, etc. Everytime I noticed her looking at
me I'd walk over to her and just reach down and pet her -- no careful
approach. She rolled over on her side, crossed her paws and covered
her face, tucked her head in, rolled onto her back and gave me her
belly.
Curious.
|
| 4927.6 | | SYSTMX::GASKELL | | Thu Sep 12 1991 12:03 | 8 |
| note .2, Go figure!!!! Who knows with a cat, thank goodness mine are
pretty predictable or they forgive me my (cat) language deficit.
I learnt a lot around cat behavior from the (forgive me) cat
psychiatrist I was forced to consult for Guido Tiggerini. However,
Guido is a Maynard, Massachusetts USA, moggy and goodness knows what his
ethnic background is or what accent he speaks with. And, after all, what
does it matter as long as you communicate.
|
| 4927.7 | Can't wait to get home & get the "hi eyes"!! | MCIS2::HUSSIAN | Christmas is only 15 weeks away!! | Thu Sep 12 1991 12:44 | 9 |
| My girls LOVE to give the "Hi Eyes". If they're just hanging out, or
napping & you say "Hi" or greet them in a loving way, they'll look at
you & slowly half close thier eyes like Dian was saying. They also love
to be greeted w/ the same expression. I give them "Hi eyes" all the
time. Callie DOES know when I'm giving her the "I don't really
appreciate that" look, tho. This involves no blinking whatsoever. Just
a plain cold "GET DOWN FROM THAT TABLE" stare.
Bonnie
|
| 4927.8 | | ICS::MORGAN_C | | Thu Sep 12 1991 17:37 | 8 |
| Back when Mittens was a kitten he was fascinated with my eyes. I'm
not sure if he could see his reflection or there was something that
he liked about my eyelashes. He used to lift his paw ever so lightly
and touch them. We're always petting and touching them - it's kind
of funny when they decide to touch back. Aren't they cute?
C.
|
| 4927.9 | | COASTL::NDC | Putiput Scottish Folds DTN:297-2313 | Mon Sep 16 1991 09:08 | 2 |
| NOw I always thought that staring was something a cat did at potential
prey, which would explain why your kitten got so "nervous".
|
| 4927.10 | Silly eyeball cat! | MCIS2::HUSSIAN | Christmas is only 15 weeks away!! | Mon Sep 16 1991 12:15 | 12 |
| re:.8
Tabitha had that "eye fascination" when she was a baby, too! She was
just so interested in them. If you were sleeping, she knew that she
could lick your eye lids to get them opened, and open eyes means an
awake mom! She used to try to touch my eyeballs when I had my eyes
opened (like if I was watching TV, or reading), but I don't want those
little litter box paws on my eyes!! So I'd shut them, and she'd sit
there w/ her paw ready to touch my eyes as soon as they opened! SHe's
so cute! I can't wait to get home & give her a big kitty hug!
Bonnie
|
| 4927.11 | More Eyeball Theory | SRATGA::CANTONI_MI | | Thu Nov 14 1991 14:08 | 10 |
| I think staring is a sign of aggression and blinking/"hi eyes" is/are
a sign of contentment. One day a neighbor came to the door and
I was holding my cat. The neighbor stared at the cat without blinking
and the cat freaked jumping out of my arms and looking over his
shoulder as he slinked away. This is a declawed cat who had no
problem keeping other cats out of his backyard.
Also, blinking and "hi eyes" were good to calm him down. Later,
I did read (probably in Cat Fancy) that blinking in cats is a sign
of content.
|