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Old October 1st 15, 11:06 PM posted to alt.atheism,rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Default Your cat doesn't love you: science

On Wed, 9 Sep 2015 18:24:01 +0100, "Christina Websell"
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"J" wrote in message
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http://news.nationalpost.com/news/wo...ve-you-science


Rudyard Kipling was right. Cats really do walk by themselves, and do
not need their owners to feel secure and safe, a study has shown.
Although absent owners might worry that their pet is pining, in fact,
cats show no sign of separation anxiety.



Let's just say that Boyfriend prefers me to stay at home with him and is
delighted when I come home, whether I've been out for a couple of hours on a
shopping trip or away for the day like last week. Whether this means he
*loves* me, I don't know. I do know he is very attached to me and no-one
else.
No matter how many weeks he's been fed by other people e.g. when I've been
in hospital, once I am home he becomes afraid of them again.
He sees Claire at least twice a week, she was here 3 times a day looking
after me last year but he wants to go out the minute she visits. Luckily
she is not offended, she's Tigger's meowmie.
I don't know if animals experience love for humans in the human sense of it.
I do know that Boyfie only wants *me* to be with him. Is that love? Maybe
he is just used to me and feels safe with me.
I love *him* anyway..


Just read the article. Sorry, I don't agree with their theory. There's
no question at all that my two girls love me. If Lucy doesnt love
me... she's doing a very good job of pretending I've been told that
my two girls will stay in my bed pretty much the whole time I'm away
from home. Not to mention they seem to equate feeling protected with
love for some reason. Aside from that, the article contains painfully
obvious conclusions that most all pet owners have always known.