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I have a dog, so I have to go out every day anyway. So if it's not
below
0, Rowan comes with.
~kaeli~

I keep thinking this but forgetting to post it: great name, Rowan. Are
you an Ann Rice fan? ;)

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"kaeli" wrote in message
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I have a dog, so I have to go out every day anyway. So if it's not
below
0, Rowan comes with.
~kaeli~

I keep thinking this but forgetting to post it: great name, Rowan. Are
you an Ann Rice fan? ;)




Someone finally gets the reference! :D

Yup, named after Ann's character.


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~kaeli~
God was my co-pilot... but then we crashed in the mountains
and I had to eat him.
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"kaeli" wrote in message
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I have a dog, so I have to go out every day anyway. So if it's not
below
0, Rowan comes with.
~kaeli~

I keep thinking this but forgetting to post it: great name, Rowan. Are
you an Ann Rice fan? ;)




Someone finally gets the reference! :D

Yup, named after Ann's character.


--
~kaeli~
God was my co-pilot... but then we crashed in the mountains
and I had to eat him.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

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enlightened us with...

"kaeli" wrote in message
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I have a dog, so I have to go out every day anyway. So if it's not
below
0, Rowan comes with.
~kaeli~

I keep thinking this but forgetting to post it: great name, Rowan. Are
you an Ann Rice fan? ;)




Someone finally gets the reference! :D

Yup, named after Ann's character.


--
~kaeli~
God was my co-pilot... but then we crashed in the mountains
and I had to eat him.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace

Thanks for your insights. Beleive me, I know everyone has good
intentions with their suggestions. I didn't get a dog. I got a cat. I
didn't want the responsibility of taking a dog out. I thought there
might be other ideas.

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Please, if you are going to yell at me and tell me I am a BAD
PERSON,
don't bother replying. I just want REAL suggestions.


Have you considered training him to leash and harness and taking
him out
for walks? He'd get more exercise, stimulation, and the joy of
chasing
bugs. LOL

My Rowan would go stir crazy if I didn't take her out.

Hi, thanks. I've considered it. My concern is that he will then cry
to
go out on a regular basis. P.S. no bugs here - it's WINTER~! Thanks.

What if he does? It sounds like you don't like him much at the moment.
Six months is a long time to put up with an unhappy cat in a
one-bedroom apartment, though, so I can see why he might be getting on
your nerves. However--if you really want to keep him you will be
willing to put some effort into making him happy. If not, I can see
why you feel guilty for wanting to get rid of him, but don't know what
to say about that. His reaction seems extreme due to a change like a
one bedroom smaller apartment. Did you say he was neutered?

Thanks for your insights. Beleive me, I know everyone has good
intentions with their suggestions. I didn't get a dog. I got a cat. I
didn't want the responsibility of taking a dog out. I thought there
might be other ideas.

"Mary" wrote in message . com...
"keshcatlvr" wrote in message
om...
kaeli wrote in message
. ..
In article ,
enlightened us with...

Please, if you are going to yell at me and tell me I am a BAD
PERSON,
don't bother replying. I just want REAL suggestions.


Have you considered training him to leash and harness and taking
him out
for walks? He'd get more exercise, stimulation, and the joy of
chasing
bugs. LOL

My Rowan would go stir crazy if I didn't take her out.

Hi, thanks. I've considered it. My concern is that he will then cry
to
go out on a regular basis. P.S. no bugs here - it's WINTER~! Thanks.

What if he does? It sounds like you don't like him much at the moment.
Six months is a long time to put up with an unhappy cat in a
one-bedroom apartment, though, so I can see why he might be getting on
your nerves. However--if you really want to keep him you will be
willing to put some effort into making him happy. If not, I can see
why you feel guilty for wanting to get rid of him, but don't know what
to say about that. His reaction seems extreme due to a change like a
one bedroom smaller apartment. Did you say he was neutered?

Thanks for your insights. Beleive me, I know everyone has good
intentions with their suggestions. I didn't get a dog. I got a cat. I
didn't want the responsibility of taking a dog out. I thought there
might be other ideas.

"Mary" wrote in message . com...
"keshcatlvr" wrote in message
om...
kaeli wrote in message
. ..
In article ,
enlightened us with...

Please, if you are going to yell at me and tell me I am a BAD
PERSON,
don't bother replying. I just want REAL suggestions.


Have you considered training him to leash and harness and taking
him out
for walks? He'd get more exercise, stimulation, and the joy of
chasing
bugs. LOL

My Rowan would go stir crazy if I didn't take her out.

Hi, thanks. I've considered it. My concern is that he will then cry
to
go out on a regular basis. P.S. no bugs here - it's WINTER~! Thanks.

What if he does? It sounds like you don't like him much at the moment.
Six months is a long time to put up with an unhappy cat in a
one-bedroom apartment, though, so I can see why he might be getting on
your nerves. However--if you really want to keep him you will be
willing to put some effort into making him happy. If not, I can see
why you feel guilty for wanting to get rid of him, but don't know what
to say about that. His reaction seems extreme due to a change like a
one bedroom smaller apartment. Did you say he was neutered?

I made window seats made of wood (painted) that are screwed into the
window frames. Bird feeders are not allowed here. I have a variety of
toys: the feather, the fishing pole, the wire with cardboard thingys.
He isn't that interested. But we do use them. He also has a lot of
different balls, mice, assorted toys which appear and disappear. I
alternate them. He is not interested in catnip or television.

Also, he does get time in the hallway every day. He explores. It's an
inner hallway. He cannot get outside. He looks around and then lays at
the door. The apartment is only about 400 sqare feet. We are talking
tiny.

olitter (PawsForThought) wrote in message ...
From: (keshcatlvr)

Get a floor to ceiling cat tree. I have a couple of them. I also have a
utility cart in front of a big window so they can look out and then I have a
bird feeder in front of that window. Get some interactive toys like feather on a stick toys and play with the cats.

I made window seats made of wood (painted) that are screwed into the
window frames. Bird feeders are not allowed here. I have a variety of
toys: the feather, the fishing pole, the wire with cardboard thingys.
He isn't that interested. But we do use them. He also has a lot of
different balls, mice, assorted toys which appear and disappear. I
alternate them. He is not interested in catnip or television.

Also, he does get time in the hallway every day. He explores. It's an
inner hallway. He cannot get outside. He looks around and then lays at
the door. The apartment is only about 400 sqare feet. We are talking
tiny.

olitter (PawsForThought) wrote in message ...
From: (keshcatlvr)

Get a floor to ceiling cat tree. I have a couple of them. I also have a
utility cart in front of a big window so they can look out and then I have a
bird feeder in front of that window. Get some interactive toys like feather on a stick toys and play with the cats.

I made window seats made of wood (painted) that are screwed into the
window frames. Bird feeders are not allowed here. I have a variety of
toys: the feather, the fishing pole, the wire with cardboard thingys.
He isn't that interested. But we do use them. He also has a lot of
different balls, mice, assorted toys which appear and disappear. I
alternate them. He is not interested in catnip or television.

Also, he does get time in the hallway every day. He explores. It's an
inner hallway. He cannot get outside. He looks around and then lays at
the door. The apartment is only about 400 sqare feet. We are talking
tiny.

olitter (PawsForThought) wrote in message ...
From: (keshcatlvr)

Get a floor to ceiling cat tree. I have a couple of them. I also have a
utility cart in front of a big window so they can look out and then I have a
bird feeder in front of that window. Get some interactive toys like feather on a stick toys and play with the cats.