Re: Stupid pet owner trick

[LeeAnne]

Bring her out to the middle of the ocean and make her swim 'til she's
exhausted then do it again?
:-D

"Bobcat" > wrote in message
...
> We watched last night's TV show "What Were You Thinking". It featured a
> woman who must rank at the very top of misguided, stupid cat owners. At
the
> beach she takes her cat along with her on her surf board. We saw the poor
> wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears
flattened,
> hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat
> overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags
it
> back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that the
> cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman,
> after we rescue the cat?
>
>

[Hopitus2]

Drop woman and her longboard out in the middle of the GreatWhites lurking at
Great Barrier Reef near OZ.......and find a new, peaceful foreverhome for
her stressed-out cat!
Kowabunga!



"LeeAnne" > wrote in message
...
: Bring her out to the middle of the ocean and make her swim 'til she's
: exhausted then do it again?
: :-D
:
: "Bobcat" > wrote in message
: ...
: > We watched last night's TV show "What Were You Thinking". It featured a
: > woman who must rank at the very top of misguided, stupid cat owners. At
: the
: > beach she takes her cat along with her on her surf board. We saw the
poor
: > wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears
: flattened,
: > hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat
: > overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags
: it
: > back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that
the
: > cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman,
: > after we rescue the cat?
: >
: >
:
:

[bunny_baby]

put her in a lake with crocs and let her know how it feels to be in out of
her deth. my foster kitten is trying to nick my cream doughnut.

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"LeeAnne" > wrote in message
...
> Bring her out to the middle of the ocean and make her swim 'til she's
> exhausted then do it again?
> :-D
>
> "Bobcat" > wrote in message
> ...
> > We watched last night's TV show "What Were You Thinking". It featured a
> > woman who must rank at the very top of misguided, stupid cat owners. At
> the
> > beach she takes her cat along with her on her surf board. We saw the
poor
> > wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears
> flattened,
> > hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat
> > overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags
> it
> > back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that
the
> > cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman,
> > after we rescue the cat?
> >
> >
>
>

[bewtifulfreak]

bunny_baby wrote:
> put her in a lake with crocs and let her know how it feels to be in
> out of her deth.

Absolutely! I mean, it's one thing if you have one of those unique cats who
loves water, but from all the signs (flat ears and whatnot), sounds like
this kitty was going through sheer *hell*. >:(


> my foster kitten is trying to nick my cream doughnut.

LOL, I know the feeling....you should see my Greebo when we eat ice cream or
yogurt (I always thought he'd make a great spokespurrson)!

Ann

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[bewtifulfreak]

bewtifulfreak wrote:
> bunny_baby wrote:
>> put her in a lake with crocs and let her know how it feels to be in
>> out of her deth.
>
> Absolutely! I mean, it's one thing if you have one of those unique
> cats who loves water, but from all the signs (flat ears and whatnot),
> sounds like this kitty was going through sheer *hell*. >:(

Although as someone on another group just pointed out, it's hard to get cats
to do much of anything they don't want to do. And I know it's almost
impossible to get a cat near a *sink* of water when they don't want to be,
so I would imagine if that kitty didn't really want to be there, (s)he would
be desperately trying to get away, even if that meant frantically falling
off the board. It's just so hard to know unless you know the person and the
cat....I keep realizing lately that, in my protective mode, I do tend to get
a bit judgemental. Ah, well, we live and we learn (hopefully).... :}

Ann

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[John Biltz]

On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 1:59:37 -0700, wrote
(in message >):

> I'd like to know what the *tv show producers* were thinking, filming
> someone doing something stupid and possibly cruel to her cat?
>
> OK, point taken about us not knowing the whole story, and maybe the cat
> doesn't actually hate the water, and so on. But given that the show is
> called "What Were You Thinking?" they must be creating the segments
> with an eye to the *stupid* things people do. Great, someone tormenting
> a cat for entertainment!
>
> Joyce

The cat must enjoy it or at least not mind it. It took me a week of
struggle to cut a mat out of Maya's fur. No way I could keep her on a
surfboard. I don't think it is cruel. I do however think it is damned
stupid and irresponsible. Surfing is fairly dangerous for a person. It
would be a lot more dangerous for a small animal. I don't think that
surf board wax would be real good for a cats fur or the cat. My other
question is how did it happen the first time? That first time you would
not know the cat was going to enjoy it.

[bewtifulfreak]

John Biltz wrote:

> The cat must enjoy it or at least not mind it. It took me a week of
> struggle to cut a mat out of Maya's fur. No way I could keep her on a
> surfboard. I don't think it is cruel. I do however think it is
> damned stupid and irresponsible. Surfing is fairly dangerous for a
> person. It would be a lot more dangerous for a small animal.

Now, *that*, I don't think there's any question of. Very good point, well
made.


> I don't think that surf board wax would be real good for a cats fur or
> the cat. My other question is how did it happen the first time?
> That first time you would not know the cat was going to enjoy it.

Good question....

Ann

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