CatCode (Part 3)


2.4 Eating


E+++Nothing even remotely edible is safe when I'm around.
E++I'm always hungry. What are you having?
E+I would rather eat than play with a toy.
EI enjoy good food, but sometimes the stuff I get is fit only for my litter box.
E-I'll wait until the others have eaten.
E--I would rather play with a toy than eat.
E---I eat just enough to get by.


2.5 Hunting


HFood comes in a box, right?
H+I chase anything that moves, b ut am not quite sure what to do with it if I catch it.
H++I kill an occasional small rodent, bird or lizard, but would never eat one. (Well, hardly ever.)
H+++I regularly kill and eat small prey but expect to be fed too.
H++++If I didn't kill it then I don't want to eat it.


2.6 Smurgling


SI wouldn't be caught dead doing it!
S+I get an occasional smurgle
S++When I'm in the mood, I can smurgle with the best of them.
S++Everybody leaves my house moistened with kitty-drool.


Note: "smurgling" is kneading some part of a person's body or clothing while simultaneously nuzzling, licking or sucking.

2.7 Vocalization


V+++Everyone in the neighborhood deserves the benefit of hearing my magnificent voice.
V++I have long, meaningful conversations with people.
V+I have a small but useful vocabulary of important words like: 'Food!', 'Play!', and 'Clean the box!'
VI'll let you know when it's dinner time, don't expect to hear from me until then.
V-I know how to say "Feed me!", but must be very hungry to do so.
V--Well, talking is a learned experience, I'm trying.
V---If you are killing me, I might squeek a little


2.8 Fetching



F-Why did you throw that thing?
FI'll chase it if you throw it, but forget about bringing it back.
F+I can be coaxed to fetching favorite objects when I'm in the mood.
F++I like to fetch and will often ask humans to throw things for me.
F+++I will fetch anything, anywhere, anytime. (Are you sure you don't have a dog?)


2.9 Intelligence (IQ)


Q---Every time I blink, I discover a whole new world.
Q--The principals of gravity still escape me.
Q-I'm a little slow, but I'm trying!
QI'm an average cat; cunning, but no real reasoning.
Q+I'm pretty quick-witted for a cat.
Q++I display human-like reasoning, such as double-takes and abstract reasoning.
Q+++I'm working on my PhD thesis.


2.10 Lap affinity


P-I'd rather lie on a hard rock than in a person's lap.
PI'll use your lap if you're in the right room and I am in the mood.
P+I prefer laps to any other type of resting place, but they have to belong to people I like.
P++I'm a total lap fungus. (Hurry up and sit down so I can demonstrate!)
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