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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Mine do a little "brrrup?"

Is that universal?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago

Yes, that is the cat activation sound. There is a subreddit dedicated to that sound (r/activationsound)… I wonder if that has been made for lemmy

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Yes, that's the noise my cat makes if I wake her up, it's adorable.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Some trills are different than others

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

While I've heard variations, like "breet" and "gggweh", they are basically the same

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly cats are expensive lol not sure if this meme holds

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Owning a pet responsibly is like owning a car: there is the expense of regular maintenance, and then every so often you have to drop a wad of money for a major repair.

Don't get me wrong, my animals are worth it, but I think some first-time pet owners don't realize this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you get pet insurance like you can car insurance and is it worth it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Pet insurance exists, your options and whether it's worth it depends on a variety of factors. Look up "pet insurance (location)".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really. I adopted a stray kitten which cost 0$, a couple of vet visits set me back maybe 200$ for most of his life. Cat food isn't expensive, car toys, and the environment was easy to supply and make it interesting. Later in life he got a tumor, and regular vet visits did cost a couple of thousand bucks and he eventually had to be put to sleep. But that was the most amazing cat, who gave happiness and love to 4 people, and a kitty friend.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

For me the main expense is opportunity. If I want to go away for few days I need to plan a sitter which is also expensive.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

I swear felines do more for us than we do for them. 😺

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Peri's activation noise is a noise of happy suprise, because she apparently is so enamored with me that she is always overjoyed to see me no matter what. Rufus's activation noise is him groaning because I woke him up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Rufus and I share the same activation noise.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

"Fifteen years taking prescriptions, now a shrink like, 'I don't know. Maybe get a kitten?'"