On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:43:28 -0600, Mara wrote:

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.

"....Rise up slowly, Angel. It's hard to let you go..."
MLB