Cats Are Funny. They Have A Funny Way Of Mourning Things

Cats are funny. They have a funny way of mourning things

Cats are creatures notorious for going wherever they want and holding freedom. Even permanently leaving behind a home they've had for as long as they can remember

Human they don't care about is suddenly gone from their life? Already said they don't care. Big animal that's scary is gone? Good riddance. They're tossed from one home to another? In general terms, as long as they are fed and watered nothing matters

In fact, arguably, hypothetically, if their owner became deceased in their own home, leaving the cat to starve, the cat is likely to easily eat said owner out of survival instinct

Cats are adaptable

They seemingly show to gain such little attachments that they are flexible in where they go, unpicky, almost open to changes as long as they are fed and watered

But at the same time, cats show to have high free thought. This free thought is paired with natural high perception. On a logic vs. Emotion appraisal, they arguably lean further in logic.

So what if a person is missing? Just one could mean many things. If this was a pattern, that would raise concern. In a new environment completely unfamiliar? Caution advised, as long as the basic requirements are there they'll accept this fate. If it becomes a place they do not feel their requirements are met, they aren't afraid to leave. A creature they grew up with perishes? Survival and logic come first, lest they die themselves.

I once heard, though I could very well be wrong, that cats evolved their meows to mimick closer to that of a human child, enacting our instincts to protect young.

Cats are generally built to be survivalists with logic

But cats aren't soulless husks for the devil himself to possess either. They arguably show great compassion in life

A mother cat can be protective of her young or cats may be protective of young in general. Though, with that in mind, mother's may disown a kitten born with an illness or deformity to protect the other kittens. She may even kill the ones deemed the weakest if she feels unable to cope or lacks the ability to produce enough milk for the litter. If a kitten passes during or shortly after birth, a human taking the kitten before the mother realizes will greatly distress her as she'd still try to care for it. Upon realising she will focus on the rest of the litter. More logic over emotion. And I could say more about still borns, the mother may eat them for nutrients (there are theories it's also a form of coping with loss), burry them, or bring them to a trusted human. But like, there's a lot. Point is, mother's will still lean to logic but show emotion via wishing to care for the young

The most prominent example I can think of is purring. Something everyone is familiar with in some way. When cats are generally happy or relaxed, they purr. It's a satisfying sound to hear

Another example can be how well they are able to notice behavioural shifts in a person based on moods. In particular, I'm focusing on sadness. They are surprisingly well at percepting a person's change in actions are, if they actually care about you, have an instinct to comfort you in some way. Request pets, snuggles or just purr

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I also didn't mention that even males will take the place of mother's if there is a motherless kitten. They will train the youngling to hunt and. You know. Cat things. Though I heard they have a greater chance to do this if castration but I have no personal viewership of this, I've mostly grown up with females and my males never had much of a chance to prove themself. Another thing to note is that males are seemingly more likely to do this when the kitten is specifically motherless, otherwise males are known for killing a litter to mate with a female as with many other animals. Instinct. For cats, Instinct is generally more logic over emotion

If an entity a cat loved did happen to die before them or just generally perish, a cat does show signs of depression. They may eat less, play less, generally feel no motivation to do things, and spend more time alone. But they will show to grieve. An instance where emotion takes over logic

But I feel like a lot of people just can't always tell when a cat is sad. Atleast the people I grew up around. It may not sound hard to notice a cat upset, it's really not, but sometimes it feels like they're treated like the angsty teen going through a life crisis. Just. Ignored and wrote off as being a cat

Fairly unrelated, but i remember seeing a cat once at a pet store who tore it's fur off its tail and it actually made me cry. Just so miserable there. Looked so dead inside and moved so slowly. Placed in the middle of the store for easy viewing. A part of pet stores I hate to see. I hope it was taken into a good home

And now I just have random thoughts and what not about cats like. Beneath this. Because. I'm rambling and don't expect half of this to be read by anyone because I'm rambling so much

Cats don't always are for their names, either. They show to be capable of understanding what sounds and syllables we make to say their name, they show to understand you are refering to them specially. They just don't always give a fucking damn that you request them. That's not to say all cats react to their name calling the same, I've had plenty of cats that show various levels of acknowledgement

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One of the worst psychological tortures you could do to a cat is leaving them in a single, small room, little to do, and no sound. Just like for people. It drives them crazy and they're much more sensitive to an undersimulating environment than us. It's funny how understimulating can easily understimulate people

Many animals will sacrifice their offspring fir themselves when in danger. The young are expendable in comparison to the adult who can reproduce a few more times over. It does not mean they wish to throw away their young, but logic over emotion. Likewise, the only reason people care so much for their children is comfort. It is a luxury to be so well in life that we can focus on children above adults because we are not at constant risk of predators. Emotion has been allowed to flourish and affect our logic to create moral compasses

Cats have a small set of life desires to make them happy at any set moment: being provided substance, freedom to choose, and flexible engagement from other entities

My first ever job I worked at, we had a cat in the store. Grey cat. We called him our mascot. Always came in the morning at opening, had a pet bed in the store front, and a litterbox food upstairs if it was too cold to kick him out for the night. He'd also hide some days by the end of the shift to attempt to stay inside. The best part of every morning was seeing the kitty

Hypothetically speaking, if we did not separate cats and allowed them to live together, reproduce as much as they like etc. How long would it take for them to cease incest and murdering of a mother's litter for mating? Currently, cats are often separated and isolated from other cats to a degree, especially families. They are very unoften given a chance to develope with their family to full adulthood and past. Therefore mating is still high on their survival instincts. They do have the luxury of raising a family. Yet they are seemingly much further along than dogs in the form of being able to acknowledge safety, awareness and general intellect. If they are unhappy with an environment, they will leave. So in theory, if they never left family and continued to reproduce together, they would evolve to form a moral compass against incest, litter murdering and the general instinct to mate all together

The idea of burying waste is so engraved in a cats instinct that even kittens are hella easy to litter train. First day with a cat that couldn't be older than 5 months, most likely less. Bam. Done. Cat is chilling. Cats are even able to be toilet trained if you care enough, which would significantly reduce how horrid it smells when they go potty. And also a quick, easy fix

Cats love high places to hide in aswell. They love bird eye views and the upper hand. Also love observing or just in a place where they cab be aware

A cat who is distressed does not blink often. This is a survival instinct to be aware of its surroundings. They also like to hide in small, low spaces with easy escapes

I really love cats. They are my muse and the only reason I stay on this earth

None of this was really scientifically backed or anything, just my own thoughts on observation. Not every cat is 100% the same in anyway either

I'm not proof reading anything I wrote I'm going to bed

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