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[Wino]

What do cats do all day? According to the following article, cats spend 22 % of their time looking out the window, 12% playing with other family pets, 8% climbing on chairs or kitty condos and just 6% sleeping, 6% looking at TV, DVD or computer, 6% hiding under tables, 5% playing with toys, and 4% eating or looking at food.

http://news.yahoo.co...s_pets_cat_cams

[lvdkeyes]

And what about the other 31%?

[Bob]

lvdkeyes, on 05 December 2009 - 02:15 PM, said:

And what about the other 31%?

That's when they're trying to bury me in the sandbox....

You're either a cat person or you aren't. I "aren't." Other than thinking most kittens are rather cute, I generally dislike cats with a passion. A lot of them don't do diddley - just sit there looking superior and occasionally piss on the walls or something of the sort. If I walk into a house and can smell a cat (which, thankfully, isn't too often), I just about gag.

Okay....the cat lovers can have at me....hehe.

[Wino]

The article did not mention the other 31%. Any ideas? Maybe 5% sharpening their claws on your furniture?

[lvdkeyes]

The article has no validity since it doesn't cover the 100% of the time.

[Wino]

This was a news article and not a scientific study published in an animal behavior journal. Take it at face value, valid or not. What they did was to put cam collars on fifty cats. The camera took a photo every 15 minutes. It is interesting how active cats are while the owners are away. I bet most dogs would be asleep on the couch.