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22lbs is not that huge - we had Beldin, who was 18lbs (UK) of muscle and venom. It wouldn't have taken much extra food to get another 4lb on him - and I don't think it would have slowed him down.
Some cats are just "big boned" and they are seriously strong for their size. I wouldn't put my hands into a cat fight (even between smallish cats) without motorcycle gloves on!
To give you an idea of his size:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wyw40yrqniftg8t/BeldinInNormalPose.jpg[^] - that is a normal size armchair (but he's on his back)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ng676zxzfqv0au5/MitchAndBeldin.jpg[^]
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OK!
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glennPattonWork wrote: US pounds are smaller than UK pounds
What is the difference betweeen a US pound and UK pound? Gallons I understand, but not pounds.
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I was under the impression that the base unit was smaller, mind you an inch here is an inch there
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I think dry weights are the same. American fluid ounces are slightly different to ours, so even allowing for them getting the size of a pint wrong, 20 fl oz isn't quite the standard 568ml over there either. But I'm not aware of dry ounces being different.
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A U.S. gallon is a wine gallon; a U.K. gallon is an ale gallon.
So, it's not so much that one size is 'wrong', it's more a case of not clearly denoting the base unit.
Sort of like saying something costs a dollar, but not defining the currency type: Australian, Bermudian, Canadian, or U.S. The devil is in the details.
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Oh OK, still a big butt cat!
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Quote: "He said that the cat has a history of violence,"
22lb. bad tempered cat with a history of violence, it would be gone!
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My parents had a bad tempered cat when my oldest brother was born. The cat stalked the baby. The cat was removed.
People have their priorities so wrong these days. Animals are NOT of equal value to children.
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If it is ill-tempered it goes, if it harms a member of the family it'll be buried out back!
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Cat - the other white meat.
Will Rogers never met me.
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I know what I would do with the cat. Let's just say delicious.
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I'll take mine with tomato, onion, white sauce and chili.
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Rage wrote: I'll take mine with tomato, onion, white sauce and chili.
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Tastes just like chicken?
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I don't think I could get past the physiological aspect of eating dog or cat, have had to many pets that I loved dearly of both species.
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Mike Hankey wrote: I don't think I could get past the physiological aspect of eating dog or cat, have had to many pets that I loved dearly of both species.
The trick is not to name them.
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Mike Hankey wrote: I don't think I could get past the physiological aspect of eating dog or cat Depends; go without food for a week, smoke five joints and have someone try that recipe.
I believe the correct term for herding meat may be "symbiosis".
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It's amazing what people eat when starving, survival instincts kick in.
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Mike Hankey wrote: It's amazing what people eat when starving, survival instincts kick in ..think it's more "nurture" that's being dismissed in favor of "nature". Or, in other words, it's merely a stupid idea that one should not eat cats.
My grandparents had the cutest rabbits. And they tasted great, each Christmas. The dodo didn't survive, but an animal that tastes like rabbit (or chicken) will always be bred by humans.
I still don't understand why people would rather try to eat insects than mammals. Anyone here who would rather eat a grasshopper than a cat?
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: I still don't understand why people would rather try to eat insects than mammals.
I don't try I do eat insects. They have more protein than mammals and they are tasty too.
My favorite is locust but crickets are very good also.
Some of the caterpillars are good also. Scorpions have a very hard shell so I don't eat them as often as other insects but they have a distinct flavor.
Why do you not like insects?
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JimmyRopes wrote: They have more protein than mammals and they are tasty too
Any rockpaintings showing hunters chasing grassshoppers? Beans are also a good source of protein, but it doesn't replace bacon.
JimmyRopes wrote: Some of the caterpillars are good also ..go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall. Those things are called "bugs", not "food".
JimmyRopes wrote: Why do you not like insects? Aw, I like insects, very usefull critters - I just don't consider them food. Neither does history (in general*).
I do admire your courage; but I cannot stomach bugs.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: I like insects, very usefull critters - I just don't consider them food. Neither does history (in general*).
Don't be so sure. Insects have been eaten throughout history.
Maybe not in the West but here in Asia they have been eaten for thousands of years with no problems.
Even the children like them.
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