SRSLY:

http://www.startribune.com/484/story/1376813.html

Two women, a mother and her adult daughter, were found living in an apartment full or trash, shit, roaches and cats. 76 living cats, and 4 dead ones, to be precise. All but two were so sick they had to be euthanized.

I'm going to throw out a general question: what's up with crazy Cat Ladies? Am I making this phenomenon up in my head, or am I right that this is not a unique situation? Seems like regularly there are reports of people with a jillion cats in varying states of ill health cropping up in the news. And am I sexist or are they usually women? And, if so, why does this happen with such consistency!? If you love cats, you wouldn't have seventy-six of them. Oh, wait, they probably thought they had 80.

SG, your thoughts!

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

AUG 22, 2007 08:11 AM

Some lady in Russia is purported to have 130 cats!

xxtmnt87xx

Easthampton, MA

January 2005

AUG 22, 2007 08:13 AM

RudieCantFail said:
Some lady in Russia is purported to have 130 cats!

holy shit that's so nuts. when she entered the house it seemed like they were all going to attack. if i walked into something like that it'd be a bit creepy to me.

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

AUG 22, 2007 08:15 AM

xxtmnt87xx said:
holy shit that's so nuts. when she entered the house it seemed like they were all going to attack. if i walked into something like that it'd be a bit creepy to me.

ONE OF US!

xxtmnt87xx

Easthampton, MA

January 2005

AUG 22, 2007 08:23 AM

RudieCantFail said:

xxtmnt87xx said:
holy shit that's so nuts. when she entered the house it seemed like they were all going to attack. if i walked into something like that it'd be a bit creepy to me.

ONE OF US!

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

AUG 22, 2007 08:27 AM

xxtmnt87xx said:

RudieCantFail said:

xxtmnt87xx said:
holy shit that's so nuts. when she entered the house it seemed like they were all going to attack. if i walked into something like that it'd be a bit creepy to me.

ONE OF US!

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

YES!

xxtmnt87xx

Easthampton, MA

January 2005

AUG 22, 2007 08:41 AM

Meow, what seems to be the problem meow?

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

AUG 22, 2007 08:43 AM

Did you just say, "Meow" ?

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

AUG 22, 2007 08:43 AM

RudieCantFail said:

xxtmnt87xx said:
RudieCantFail said:
xxtmnt87xx said:
holy shit that's so nuts. when she entered the house it seemed like they were all going to attack. if i walked into something like that it'd be a bit creepy to me.

ONE OF US!

[spoiler]

xxtmnt87xx

Easthampton, MA

January 2005

AUG 22, 2007 08:47 AM

RudieCantFail said:
Did you just say, "Meow" ?

am i saying meow?

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

AUG 22, 2007 08:49 AM

Look here, meow! I don't have time for this shit right meow.

xxtmnt87xx

Easthampton, MA

January 2005

AUG 22, 2007 08:52 AM

Meow what shit are you talking about. i have no idea what you're talking about meow.

meow i must be going. have a good day meow.

MEOW!

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2006

AUG 22, 2007 08:56 AM

And meow for something completely different...

xxtmnt87xx

Easthampton, MA

January 2005

AUG 22, 2007 01:32 PM

meow that was fantastic.

MrGinger

San Rafael, CA

November 2003

AUG 22, 2007 02:19 PM

all but 2 had to be euthanized? I want one of the 2. Those have got to be 2 of the raddest cats ever. Like Heathcliff.

SockPuppet

I'm lost

July 2006

AUG 22, 2007 04:13 PM

I'm calling OCD here.

CherryCoke

Derry, NH

May 2007

AUG 22, 2007 06:49 PM

My mom is on her way to becoming a crazy cat lady. I think her problem is she feels bad for strays and takes them in. Right now she had eight, but I wouldn't be surprised if she got more in the future.

Ms_Magdalena

Minneapolis, MN

February 2007

AUG 22, 2007 09:40 PM

Yeah, it's called "Animal Hoarding," and it's a clinical disorder. It's a compulsive thing, the people can't help it and generally need to see someone to try and get help. I see it on Animal Planet all the time.
When I can't sleep at night.

Cassiel

Aurora, CO

September 2004

AUG 22, 2007 09:45 PM

i wanna be Crazy Snake Man, and live in the scary old house at the end of the block, and the neighborhood kids will dare each other to ring my doorbell, and i'll come running out in my bathrobe with a shotgun in one hand and a handful of snakes in my other hand, though i'll call them my babies, and throw them at the kids

Ms_Magdalena

Minneapolis, MN

February 2007

AUG 22, 2007 09:53 PM

Cassiel said:
i wanna be Crazy Snake Man, and live in the scary old house at the end of the block, and the neighborhood kids will dare each other to ring my doorbell, and i'll come running out in my bathrobe with a shotgun in one hand and a handful of snakes in my other hand, though i'll call them my babies, and throw them at the kids

I dare you.

attn_ho

Brooklyn, NY

February 2004

AUG 22, 2007 09:57 PM

Ms_Magdalena said:
Yeah, it's called "Animal Hoarding," and it's a clinical disorder. It's a compulsive thing, the people can't help it and generally need to see someone to try and get help. I see it on Animal Planet all the time.
When I can't sleep at night.

theres also this disease that is connected to cat litter boxes (or something) that affects men and womens brain chemistry... it makes women more nurturing and men more paranoid.

Toxoplasmosis maybe? thats what i got when i googled litter box disease.