overheard

[motorhead]

Just thought i would mention that i overheard someone in the library say.

"not all cats have fuzzy hair,"

now what the fek could this conversation have been about. i dont know.

[smiley]

Perhaps it was about being allergic to cats. And if someone allergic wanted to own a cat they'd have to find a cat that didn't have fuzzy hair. And of course cats are great, so being allergic shouldn't stop someone from owning a cat.

[Thackary]

If someone were allergic to cats, it would most likely be the urine that caused the allergy, not the hair.
Cats clean themselves by licking, thus spreading the urine around.

Cats: Covered in piss.


Incidentally, did anyone know that one side of a cat is ALWAYS furrier/fuzzier? It's been proven by scientific tests. Anyone care to guess which?

[Rufus]

Quoting thackary from 13:56, 22nd Mar 2006
Cats: Covered in piss.

I have a cat currently sound asleep on my lap.

Delightful.

[smiley]

I don't know how to quote so I won't bother!

The main cat allergen actually comes from saliva and sweat glands, this is why it is spread to the fur via washing. There is probably a small amount of the allergen in urine but not very much.

[Bizarre Atheist]

Cats are *always* fuzzier on the back of their rear legs.

Or so I'll wildly assert, based on my experience of... my cat.

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http://www.race2paris.co.uk

[flossy]

Quoting thackary from 13:56, 22nd Mar 2006

Incidentally, did anyone know that one side of a cat is ALWAYS furrier/fuzzier? It's been proven by scientific tests. Anyone care to guess which?

Would that be the outside? Inside is more gooey than fuzzy.

[hr]

Not to put too fine a point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet

[Thackary]

Flossy gets it in one. Have a point!

[sneeze]

Being allergic to cats I can say that how fuzzy they are makes no difference, it just depends on how much dander that particular cat has. With moggies it is pretty much pot luck, the one cat I am most allergic to is my own one ¬_¬

With pedigree breeds you've got a bit more certainty and some of the longer haired ones are actually better for allergic prone people.

I'm not sure why something in their urine would be spread all over a cat when washing - unless cats pee out their mouth ;D Or their pee is so sticky it sticks to their bum.... Hehe.

I'm away to sneeze some more now.

[Fawksie]

Quoting thackary from 13:56, 22nd Mar 2006
If someone were allergic to cats, it would most likely be the urine that caused the allergy, not the hair.
Cats clean themselves by licking, thus spreading the urine around.

Cats: Covered in piss.

Partially correct, it is because they lick themselves, but it's the residue of saliva they leave on the fur that humans are allergic to, not urine :S If you live with a particular cat you'll develop an immunity of sorts, but you'll still remain allergic to other cats.

[Steveo]

Feline watersports.

I wasn't the only one to think of it, you sick bastards.

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Set your goals way too high so I can laugh when you fail.

[jennyo]

Thanks for the mental image of pissing catgirls, Steve :/

On the topic of random overheard conversations, I was at the rugby tournament in Savannah on Saturday and heard someone yell 'GOD DAMN MASHED POTATOES AND MACARONI CHEESE LIKE A SON OF A BITCH!' Still not sure why (unless they were talking about Boston Market, yum).

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Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence. -Honore de Balzac

[Thackary]

Perhaps it was only my cat that was covered in piss then?