December 19, 20232 yr My Kat is eying the tree speculatively....... Ā We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Ā Devons rig Intel Core i5Ā 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card /Ā Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / KlipschĀ® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers /Ā ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ā 27" IPS LED Monitor ā QHDĀ / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TBĀ /Ā 1xĀ Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMeĀ /Ā 1x SamsungĀ 980 NVMeĀ 1TBĀ / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11Ā Pro 64-bit / GigabyteĀ Z790 AorusĀ EliteĀ AX MotherboardĀ LGA 1700 DDR5
December 19, 20232 yr Hang little cucumbers on the branches to scare them away! 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TBĀ PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR. Ā
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December 19, 20232 yr Cats know that they can get away with it. They look up at you with those little fluffy faces, and only a heart of steel would deny them forgiveness. Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
December 19, 20232 yr Oh yes... cats and Christmas trees isĀ a disaster waiting to happen. Don't have one this yearĀ but last year, even though my cat is a rather large feline, scaling the thing was an irresistible urge. Its in their DNA I'm afraid. Chewing the tree is a delight to them too, doesn't matter if its plastic. Battery powered or very low voltage lights are advised... yes, they attack them too, they fear not the electrons.Ā
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December 19, 20232 yr Moderator 18 hours ago, Fielder said: Hang little cucumbers on the branches to scare them away! Better still, red-hot chili peppers! I could never have a cat. They are simply too destructive! Fr. BillĀ Ā Ā Ā AOPA Member: 07141481Ā AARP Member: 3209010556 Ā Ā Ā Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
December 20, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, n4gix said: Ā I could never have a cat. They are simply too destructive! Ā Nope, not really Bill. Check out the dog videos, ripping all manner of things to bits, including destroying chair legs with those teeth powered by mega jaw muscles. Cats love Christmas trees, and tend to scratch furniture which can be mitigated, but they aren't overly destructive really.Ā
December 20, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, martin-w said: 15 hours ago, n4gix said: Ā I could never have a cat. They are simply too destructive! Ā Nope, not really Bill. Check out the dog videos, ripping all manner of things to bits, including destroying chair legs with those teeth powered by mega jaw muscles. Cats love Christmas trees, and tend to scratch furniture which can be mitigated, but they aren't overly destructive really TheĀ realĀ downside to cats is having to deal with their vomiting, mostly from furballs. Ā Or whatever else they swallowed that they shouldnāt have. My wife had a discussion years ago with a neighbor regarding cats vs children. The neighbor won this ādebateā when she said that children at least eventually get over vomiting whereas with cats itās a lifetime problem.Ā Ā Ā
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December 20, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Mike A said: vomiting, mostly from furballs Ā Yep, mostly in the summer when they are shedding. Reduced my cats fur balls quite a bit by switching toĀ higher fibre biscuits. Easy to clean up though, they aren't usually that soggy.Ā
December 20, 20232 yr Author So far, I have never had a cat-furball problem. I think I may have seen a cat retch like that, years ago, but it was my granddads cat and I was a kid, so its been awhile..... As for scratching, they need a scratching-post/cat-condo and they will usually stick to that, thereafter. My nephew just picked up a young cat from the shelter, and it came declawed by a previous owner, which I believe is probably cruel, but it certainly alleviates furniture concerns. We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Ā Devons rig Intel Core i5Ā 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card /Ā Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / KlipschĀ® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers /Ā ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ā 27" IPS LED Monitor ā QHDĀ / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TBĀ /Ā 1xĀ Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMeĀ /Ā 1x SamsungĀ 980 NVMeĀ 1TBĀ / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11Ā Pro 64-bit / GigabyteĀ Z790 AorusĀ EliteĀ AX MotherboardĀ LGA 1700 DDR5
December 20, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, HiFlyer said: So far, I have never had a cat-furball problem. Ā Some cats don't.Ā Ā 2 hours ago, HiFlyer said: it came declawed by a previous owner, which I believe is probably cruel Ā It most definitely is. Abhorrent thing to do to a cat. Utterly disguising. Its like having you finger nails pulled out. People like that should never own any animal at all.Ā
December 21, 20232 yr Moderator On 12/20/2023 at 8:54 AM, charliearon said: Ā Putting the tree in a dog cage is brilliant! Fr. BillĀ Ā Ā Ā AOPA Member: 07141481Ā AARP Member: 3209010556 Ā Ā Ā Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
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