Edit: Im asking because I’m currently going through some serious depression and I’ve been forgetting stuff lately. I wake up every morning with a panic attack, I am too tired to do anything. I barely had any appetite to eat. I just wanted to see if I’m the only one. Hearing stories from others makes me feel less alone.

Sorry if I sound pathetic af, I’m just sad

Edit 2: I’m gonna mark this as NSFW because the potential very traumatic stuff.

  • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts
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    This is just gut wrenching. I’m sorry you had to endure so much shit… but seriously, where would we be without cats? They are my favorite. My wife and I have 5 of them.

    Here’s a couple photos to help brighten things up a bit.

    sploot

    He does this all the time.

    They’re not very good players but are great at knocking pieces off the board.

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        Haha so deep in thought. He must’ve been really invested in whatever you were watching together. A couple of our cats will catch sight of something on the TV and get fixated. Splooty Mac likes to try and grab stuff too with his big mittens.

        We have a smaller TV mounted by their cat tower that I’ll often put 8-10 hour cat videos on from YouTube.

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          We have a smaller TV mounted by their cat tower that I’ll often put 8-10 hour cat videos on from YouTube.

          That’s amazing! You know sometimes I feel like my cat is trying mimic my behavior. When I moved in here, he started scooping his kibble and eating out of his paw. And for awhile when I was teaching myself how to roller skate, I’d catch him trying to like slide across the kitchen floor!

          And is that cat named Mac too?? Mine’s named Macaroni but I call him Mac for short.

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            Lmao so his name is Mac, yes… and we call him Macaroni all the time 😂. What are the odds?

            The kitchen floor story lmao. I’m picturing a cat sliding around on its tummy. I’ve seen cats do similar, or they’ll lay on their side and pull themselves around by the paws on the side of a couch or something.

            I wonder that sometimes. We have another orange cat named Momo and I say his name all the time. When he meows, he always does a dual meow that sounds vaguely like “Momo”. It makes me wonder if he’s meowing in the same way his name sounds.

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              Lmao so his name is Mac, yes… and we call him Macaroni all the time 😂. What are the odds?

              Last time I took mine to the vet there turned out to be someone else there who also had a cat named Macaroni! I didn’t realize it was such a common cat name.

              I have hard wood floors so he’d speed up and then I’d see him stop and just ride the rest of the way out sliding on his paws and belly. I wish I could have caught him doing it but when he sees my phone he gets upset and meows at me lol

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      Hey, does your cats let you pick them up? Mine lets me, but she sometimes make a high pitched meow like she’s annoyed when I pick her up for too long. Idk if cats like it. Do they?

      My cat also lets me touch her belly, dispite many internet people warned me not to, lol

      I can even touch my cats tail! 😸

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        A couple of our cats will accept belly rubs. Some like to be held, but Toph, our tortie, does not like to be held at all. It really varies from cat to cat. Our oldest cat is super sweet and loves to be carried around the house over your shoulder. I’ve indeed encountered the “don’t pick me up” squeak lmao.