• Droggelbecher@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Possibly controversial: if it’s obvious they don’t like it, don’t put it on them. They’re living beings, not dolls.

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      2 months ago

      I really do want to agree, but my cat is an absolute fucker. That sweet baby will occasionally let me give him a hat for a very tolerable 10 seconds.

      On the flip side, that shitter fucks with me daily, and I really don’t think he would unless he understood I will do the same. Strengthen your bond with your cat.

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        My cat has like ten games that all involve hiding somewhere in the house he knows I will walk past, and ambushing me and biting me. And then running away.

        He is not understimulated. He requires a minimum of 30 minutes of uninterrupted fetch a day, and frequently gets hours of it. He’s just an asshole. A hilarious asshole.

        I have yet to put a hat on him but if I did he would absolutely deserve it. It would probably be a sombrero with the word “dickhead” written on it.

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      2 months ago

      They’re cats; furious is their default state, and the hat probably has little to do with it.

      My familiar has a similar expression when I put his Halloween hat on him, but he still refuses to leave my side, even while looking angry

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      That cat is currently hatching a plan on how it can force an entire medical team to witness the murder. The team will revive their owner, whereupon the cat can continue it’s carnage, only for the loop to begin anew.