• Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 days ago

    Animals are far more intelligent than we give them credit for. They pick up on social cues so subtle that we don't even know we're doing them.

    • Alisu [they/them]
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      2 days ago

      Dogs specially so. They understand gestures and everything

      • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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        2 days ago

        Cats get a bad rap for being selfish, but my disabled mother in law has had our cats pull her out of seizures and sleep paralysis dozens of times. They usually start circling before it even happens too

        • mar_k [he/him]
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          2 days ago

          people who say that have either never owned a cat or never truly tried to bond with theirs. my cat rubs on me and purrs when i'm crying, guards the bathroom door when i'm taking a shit, and freaks out meowing and scratching on the door like i'm drowning when i shower

          she also has full on separation anxiety from me even though my mom's the one who feeds her and stuff. the first couple weeks i was away for college she got depressed and full on neglected herself, not eating as much and looking mangy because she barely groomed herself. last time she heard my voice over the phone she meowed and searched the house all confused :/