Miscellaneous Internet Critter Vids and Pics

[Axel Slingerland]

 

[John Brunner]

I thought every polecat was mangy. That's what the westerns say.

 

[Mary Stetler]

Australia is a little different

 

[Mary Stetler]

Australia can be a little different.

 

[Beth Gallagher]

How are you feeling, @Mary Stetler? You missed your birthday party. Hope you had a good one!!

 

[Axel Slingerland]

A friend of mine in Germany pointed this video out to me. He said "I know you like wild animals and cats are only distant cousins of wild cats. But I also know you like Pink Floyd. Check this out. You'll love it..."

 

[Mary Stetler]

How are you feeling, @Mary Stetler? You missed your birthday party. Hope you had a good one!!

I'm sorry I missed this post. I am not practically perfect in every way.

 

[Tony Nathanson]

 

[April Vee]

Wow he better listen to that pup!!

 

[Tony Nathanson]

 

[John Brunner]

This thread is for one-off cute vids & pics that we come across, rather than making a separate thread for each, (older vids I move here will precede this comment.)

 

[Tony Nathanson]

 

[John Brunner]

That's rather fascinating. I wonder if the dog is watching a video of itself and is following the exercises it was taught.

 

[Tony Nathanson]

 

[Yvonne Smith]

Apparrently, cat tents are a big thing now. Your cat can enjoy the freedom of being outside in the yard and you do not have to worry about them running away and getting lost.
Here is a video I found of what the cats think about a cat tent.

 

[Tony Nathanson]

Apparrently, cat tents are a big thing now. Your cat can enjoy the freedom of being outside in the yard and you do not have to worry about them running away and getting lost.
Here is a video I found of what the cats think about a cat tent.

Poor cat - looks like he's desperately trying to get out of the tent.

 

[John Brunner]

Poor cat - looks like he's desperately trying to get out of the tent.

That's what I thought. I don't think it's really a tent...it's a hamster wheel for felines.

I did like one of the comments to the video: You got your cat a tent but he's still in the house playing in the box it came in...

 

[Ken Anderson]

I don't think Ella would like being outside in a cage-type tent. If I were ever to get sufficient energy to build it, she would like a larger enclosed area where she could go in and out between the house and a wired area where she could take advantage of the air and the sun, and if I could arrange a part of a tree trunk at about a 45-50 degree angle for climbing, that would be even better. She would probably still explore ways of getting out of it, but I think she'd appreciate it.

 

[Yvonne Smith]

I don’t think that the cat like being in the tent either ! I have seen several videos of cats outside in something similar, and they want to run and chase and when the tent rolls over with them, they just want to escape.
I did see one for cats that looks like the little plastic balls they make for hamsters, but cats size, and the cat actually seemed to do okay with that, probably because the cat would just walk and the ball rolled and didn’t turn over on him like the tent does.
They also make hamster wheels for inside cats, and the videos O have seen , the cats do seem to like getting in the wheel and running, just like hamsters do.

 

[John Brunner]

I don’t think that the cat like being in the tent either ! I have seen several videos of cats outside in something similar, and they want to run and chase and when the tent rolls over with them, they just want to escape. I did see one for cats that looks like the little plastic blaas they make for hamsters, but cats size, and the cat actually seemed to do okay with that, probably becasue the cat would just walk and the ball rolled and didn’t turn over on him like the tent does.
They also make hamster wheels for inside cats, and the videos O have seen , the cats do seem to like getting in the wheel and running, just like hamsters do.

"Hamster Wheel" is the first thing I thought of. A younger brother had a hamster that liked to roll around the house in his ball. He liked chasing the cat in it.

Ken's thoughts of building an outdoor enclosure for Ella got me thinking about how that could be done. Fences can keep most dogs in (although some can jump/climb over), but cats need something with a top (perhaps netting) and sides that go all the way up to it. Only a small space would be feasible, which wouldn't really be much fun. And it would have to be intruder-proof, or the cat would be trapped inside with whatever predator (domestic or otherwise) that made its way in.

That being said...Amazon to the rescue!