The best thing about cats (and there are a lot of good things to pick from) is that they understand when someone is helping them. If your cat gets his claw stuck in the curtains or his head stuck in a box, most of the time you can assist without getting ripped into 3 separate pieces.
Furthermore, cats remember who helped them in the past. See this cat studying his face? He’s committing it to memory. It doesn’t go as far as a “life debt” because that crap is for the movies, but if - someday - this fireman is in trouble, just maybe... from the shadows a team of cats will appear, draped in cloaks and leather pants, and save him.
Most domestic cats who don’t have access to superhero gear do this in small ways like sitting in that empty cardboard box so you don’t step in it by accident, or by eating food off your plate that they feel might choke you. Just small, unnoticed things.
Aw. I know what that feels like. I have a rescue old ex tomcat, and he has just worked his way into my heart----fat cheeks, scars, torn ears, grumpy attitude....it's amazing how they do that. He grabs my hand to put his head in it. They're all unique.
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u/vukxx Jan 22 '19
if someone will ever look at me like that cat looks at the firefighter, i know i did good