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Bridget ([personal profile] bugshaw) wrote2007-12-16 09:58 pm

Science

Do cats fart? I'm sure I heard something just now, and the cat is looking suspiciously innocent.

EDIT: Apparently, yes. Thank you, LJ!

[identity profile] frandowdsofa.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
In my experience they are more likely to have vomited swiftly and discreetly. But yes, they do fart.

[identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I was watching, and nothing came out of the mouth end. Just as well, as it would have vomited on my foot.

I'm getting quite soppy about cats, aren't I, for all the itchiness. I'll be putting these clothes into the laundry tomorrow, though.
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[identity profile] feorag.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
They do indeed, though they are usually SBDs.

[identity profile] bibliofile.livejournal.com 2007-12-18 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
A friend's Great Dane was known for his fartiness: its farts rescented the entire floor (five rooms, one large) every time. Shortly after the dog died, we were in the TV room watching a DVD when we detected a familiar smell. It turned out not to be the dog's ghost but one of the cats, whose dubious emissions had been completely camouflaged by the dog's.

[identity profile] ang-grrr.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Rarely, but it always comes as a surprise to them and you.
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[personal profile] muninnhuginn 2007-12-16 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
They do. They also snore... very loudly. I'm having to TYPE THIS VERY LOUDLY OVER BIG'S SNORTS.
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[identity profile] autopope.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Cats do indeed fart. Usually in the silent-but-deadly category. (They also sneeze and snore and have hiccups.)

[identity profile] 1ngi.livejournal.com 2007-12-17 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
hiccups?

ROFLMA!

As yet, none of my cats have done this, but I will be watching very closely in future.

[identity profile] twinfair.livejournal.com 2007-12-17 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
The cat I had as a kid was prone to hiccups. These are (cruelly) funny when some one else has them but it is absolutely hilarious to watch the surprised look on a cat's face.

[identity profile] madcatwoman.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh indeed they do. Usually when their butt is near you, in my experience..

[identity profile] sbisson.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. And far too often.

[identity profile] frostfox.livejournal.com 2007-12-16 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Spooks was prone to hiccups, allergy type sneezes (particularly when you were all packed to go on hols) and snoring like a drain.
Also sitting in the middle of the floor, with his back too you and sighing dramatically.
But then he did turn into the cat equivalent of Victor Meldrew in his latter years.

FF

[identity profile] robthefish.livejournal.com 2007-12-20 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe the cat was... drilling?