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On 12/05/2015 12:48, clipka wrote:
> Am 12.05.2015 um 12:43 schrieb Stephen:
>
>>> Blink at them. Give them Jackson Galaxy's "slow blink" to tell them that
>>> you mean no harm.
>>> ...
>> I know that Clipka although I do not agree that it means I love you. I
>> think that it means that I trust you (enough not to look at you all the
>> time).
>
> No, it does go a good beyond that. Blink at a cat long enough, and from
> my experience it /will/ ultimately respond with some sign of trust
> (which may or may not involve blinking back at you)... or walk away.
>
> Among cats, the slow blink is actually a /three-fold/ signal:
>
> (1) I don't feel the urge to be ready to defend against you.
> (2) I don't feel the urge to be ready to attack you.
> (3) I do feel the desire to keep contact with you.
>
> In other words:
>
> (1) I trust you to some degree.
> (2) I tolerate your presence.
> (3) I am interested in you.
>
> Or, to summarize it:
>
> => Let's be friends!
>
> (1) and (2) are indicated by the absence of a stare, but to communicate
> those two messages alone a cat would normally just look away. In
> contrast, the added message (3) is communicated by keeping the head
> oriented towards the addressee, and even intermittently looking at them.
>
All true but I did not want to write a thesis. ;-)
> Sure, calling this "the cat 'I love you'" is an exaggeration of the
> message, but I think it makes for a suitable moniker.
>
>
I am sure that Warp called it a cat smile.
>> I even tried that wide mouthed high pitched meow that means "I am
>> here".
>
> Did you try the "Hello again!" coo?
>
Every time I see it.
>> I even offered my shoulder for it to sit on but all I got was
>> that "you must be joking" stare.
>
> I'd give you that stare, too ;)
>
I wouldn't even let you sit on my lap. Even if you do purr. {Euch}
> How about treats (give them a trail of treats leading towards you), or a
> cat teaser to distract them from your presence and engage them in some
> fun play?
>
That is going too far. I don't think that my neighbour would approve of
me trying to entice their cat away from them.
>> The last resort will be to cover my
>> face and cry.
>
> Or that. But I doubt that will help ;)
>
Probably not. It is more of a dog thing.
--
Regards
Stephen
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