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I did the comb thing (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I didn't get any sickies, just a stank face.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the "comb thing"?

He doesn't look impressed! 😁

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe it's scraping the tines of a fine comb so they make a weird metallic sound that sometimes makes cats gag.

[+] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same goes for placing a cucumber near them to make them jump.

It's just jerk behaviour to bully your cats into doing something funny.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I never did anything like that, I'll add its jerk behavior for my cat to wake me up at 5 when they know damn well I'm going to wake up at 6 to feed them. And its not like they are starving, dry food is always available in their dish, they just demand wet food.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just feed my cats wet food in the evening instead of in the morning. Problem solved!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I did the same from the beginning, and he doesn't annoy me when I'm sleeping. However, he understands that I need to go into the kitchen to prepare his food in the evening. So now, every time I enter the kitchen he demands food. Trying to teach him that meowing in the kitchen only gets him pets and maybe water splashes if I'm doing the dishes.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@Vinny_93 I have to admit ehen I was young and stupid I tried the cucumber thing on numerous cats and none of them was even interested once they noticed it let alone jumped.

NZ cats dgaf about cucumbers. I think it's because there are no snakes here or something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I feel like this is the standard answer for everything that makes cats react. That being said, prank them gently and in moderation as you would a friend or yourself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

He did sniff it and ask for brushies after so I don't think he was too upset with it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How's your leg, OP?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Healing! Good eye ;)