On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:46:56 -0500, "David McCracken"
wrote:

unlurk

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I'm wondering first if this is just my imagination...if other cat owners out
there have felt the sting of this stigma. Perhaps people just have a hard
time linking a 6 foot, 2-inch, 235-pound male to two little kitties instead
of, say, a Doberman.

Would appreciate any thoughts or experiences.

No, it isn't just your imagination. I have 7 cats and get it all the time. The
eldest two are 10 years old, too. My own father, who had dogs all the time he
was growing up and at 80 still talks about them, used to tell me I should take
them out and shoot them whenever I had to take one to the vet. And no, he wasn't
kidding.

I lost my littlest one Sunday evening. If he knew about it, he'd laugh. To me,
that indicates something wrong with *him*, not me. I get it from lots of people
at work, too. So, sadly, you're not alone.

relurk

Thanks again and happy holidays.



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