So I guess I can finally come back to this nasty sharmuta's thread because I no longer have to worry about what's going to happen to her cats? Excellent.
I can't believe those poor animals got happy endings; now Chantal and James can crash and burn with no consequences to anybody else but themselves, so I hope they do it spectacularly.
Serious cat question, is it unique to Maine Coons to have the claws grow 360 back into the pads?
I believe BBJ is a Nebelung, not a Maine Coon.
Throw clocks at me, but neither of Chantal's cats was a Maine Coon, or any other breed. They're what's called Domestic Long Hairs (DLHs), which is just a description of their appearance, and not a breed classification.
Yes, lots of people call their long-haired cats "Maine Coons" (or their ordinary tabbies "Bengals"), but if you've actually seen a real Maine Coon cat (or Bengal), it's really obvious that they're not.
Why is animal neglect so common in lolcows? It seems even more common than the usual trappings like sonic, anime, videogames etc. Terry Davis and his bird, Wings and Bucket the cat, Chantal and her cats, Chris and his various animals, Pamperchu, and obviously straight up abuse from zoophiles and furries just to name a few. I know animal neglect is common with anti-social personality traits but surely all of these people aren't just psychotic.
Well, a hell of a lot of them
are Cluster Bs, like Chantal (a malignant/Antisocial Narcissist), or else have some sort of mental health condition (autism, schizophrenia, fetal alcohol syndrome, etc.) that includes theory of mind deficits. So their relationships with their animals are all one sided, focused primarily (if not entirely) upon what their animals do for them (provide love and attention; serve as displays of status or virtue), with little thought given to what they need to do for their animals. So they often regard their animals as not much more than cute, cuddly, self-maintaining houseplants, requiring only the bare minimum of food and water.
When they describe their animals' needs and behavior, they almost always do it in terms of human motivations, usually by projecting their own emotions and drives onto the animals, rather than try to understand things from the animals' perspectives. Cats seeking food or attention at inconvenient times are "naughty," or "beezin'," deliberately trying to annoy their human, rather than doing it from hunger, a lack of stimulation, or a desire to experience feelings of safety through social bonding.
Maybe she is bedbound, but that doesn't make her unsuitable to own a cat, not if she has someone who can feed her/change her litter box regularly/take her to the vet as needed. Especially not a senior cat. Most of them are very happy to have their human just staying in one place so they can be near them. They love to snuggle, or just sleep on the bed nearby. As I type this my 14 year old came up to me to climb on my side and purr, as he does several times a day.
Give me a senior cat over a kitten any day.
I just adopted a pair of 18-year-old cats who were owned by a frail old lady who passed away recently at age 96. They're old men, with some old-man problems, but nothing that could be ascribed to neglect. The old lady had family and neighbors willing to haul in food and litter for her when she could no longer do it herself, but she did all the rest, and provided excellent care. So I don't see a problem rehoming a calm, older lap fungus of a cat to somebody who was disabled, as long as they had enough support to ensure it would be well cared-for.
I stole this old video from Mary MdNab via Cancer Warrior 1 on Twitter. It's when Peetz showed the dirty villa.
I was thinking about that Chins said the landlords will be getting new carpet anyway. Is that true? I thought when they moved in, it was new carpeting. Maybe its different in Canada but unless the carpet is old or totally destroyed or damaged, most landlords I've seen just have it cleaned for the next tenant. They've lived there 2 years I think. My point is, Chins is acting like its totally normal for the landlord to have to do major repairs for a 2 year "wear and tear" Seems sus to me
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Landlords wait as long as they possibly can before changing carpet. Chantal and Peetz have been in the villa for almost three years, and the carpet should be good for a decade or more.
Unless there's actual damage to the carpet, or a lot of cat urine that's soaked through the padding to the subfloor, the landlord isn't going to replace it once they're gone—it will be professionally cleaned. It's amazing what kind of filth cleaners can get out of carpet, and at least make it look (and smell) presentable. (The ugly truth is that carpet, even in well-maintained homes, is disgustingly filthy—I've torn out enough of it to know.)
Their carpet is shamefully dirty, but it's the kind of dirt that comes out with cleaning. The only thing that might be an issue is certain dyes used in cat food; a long-ago roommate's cat horked up a bunch of Meow Mix in our hall, and try as we might, nothing would get the pinky-orange stain of the food dyes out of the beige carpet. But the pros probably have something for that, too.