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Can a cat activate parental instincts?
| P.S. I don't want any more than three cats in my home. Too many is abusive for everyone involved. >^<
| I think its cute
| A cat has the brainpower of a 4 year old, so yeah, you feel like protecting him or her.
But no, its not parental instinct thought
| A roomba with a face drawn on it in sharpie does it too. Humans will pack imprint on anything. Something something biotruths, I dunno.
| cats are cute so yrah
| >>abff45 This, but you're wrong, it is essentially maternal instinct.
>>a2536a This isn't true, it could be but it isn't. We forcibly selected dogs to get more desirable traits but it turns out mammals share affinities in many cases, who knew?
| How big is your flat with 3 cats?
I want two cats but I don't think I can afford a big enough flat .-.
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| I work part time delivering pizza and whenever a stray cat comes up to me my heart just melts. I've taken one cat to a shelter and two I have kept, making for a total of three in my home. One cat was clearly feral, he bites when over stimulated, and has behavior issues. Yet, I feel this constant stress to protect him and spoil him. Can seeing an animal helpless and starving be enough to activate parental instincts? Also, is this how crazy cat ladies are born?