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Inbreeding. Yes, I understand and it concerns me. Six toes, hip dysplasia, and all the blood stuff. Thank you for the address. Just FYI, a six-toed cat isn't the result of inbreeding; it's simply the polydactyl gene. You can have a cat with six, or even seven, toes on each paw, and the cat otherwise be robust, and genetically healthy. Shelter moggies and purebreds alike. Sherry |
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CatNipped wrote: The lack of willingness to take on a cat that already has behavioral problems doesn't necessarily mean a person is automatically going to dump *their own* cat at the first little inconvenience. That is the part I tend to disagree with. I don't know, maybe they would come to love the cat enough to take care of it, but I've seen too many people either dump a cat out on the street or turn it into a kill shelter. I've become cynical in my old age, I guess. Think about this scenario as an illustration: Someone comes into the shelter to adopt a cat. We try to talk them into a nice older cat that pees all over the place. No? How about this nice, younger cat who has separation anxiety and will destroy your mini blinds the first time you leave him alone. No again? You want to see a kitten? "Well, sorry, We can't let you adopt a kitten, since you don't want these two cats with behavior issues, you might dump your kitten at the first sign of non-acceptable behavior." Sherry |
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Mary wrote:
"Philip" wrote in message link.net... CatNipped wrote: Philip, *PLEASE* buy a stuffed animal and *don't* get a cat! There are *NO* guarantees that *ANY* cat you adopt will not do any of the above (and *NO* I *DON'T* want to know how you taught him where it was OK to yak). To me (and to a lot of us here) adopting a cat is like adopting, or birthing, a baby - you take what you get and love him/her no matter what problems come along with him/her. Dear lady ... calm down. Contain your hostility. From the beginning, I had no doubt that I would meet up with a person or two operating with an unhealthy dedication to their pets. Phillip, I'm sorry, but she is right. "She" is not right. More accurately, you agree with her eccentricity which makes you both suspect. LOL That's cat logic for you. ;-) snipped the drivel And please, don't act like you did not expect your comments to upset people. You are in a group where most of the people who read and post really love cats. Use your head. I made the disclaimer that I EXPECTED some of you to get your feathers ruffled. That you inferred my warning as sarcasm is YOUR problem. Read what I print ... don't interpret for the purposes playing the self righteous victim. Ok? :^) |
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Mary wrote:
"CatNipped" wrote in message ... "-L." wrote in message oups.com... Oh God. Please tell me someone didn't really say "birthing a baby"...that is so disrespectful of children. Cats aren't children. Cats deserve love and dedication like children do. Companion animals are a life-long committment. But they are in NO WAY the same as having a child. That's ludicrous. Oh what a craven coward you are Lyn. You can't even quote someone *ELSE* who wrote my screen name. Watching you pretend you can't see what I write cracks me up, but this is getting pathetic when you have to alter what *other* people write in order to snipe at me "anonymously". As much as Megan freaks me out with her outrageous behavior, she is at least woman enough to address directly what I write and doesn't try to hide behind someone else to take pot shots at me. How cowardly is *THAT*!!! You're ridiculous! Lyn is a miserable asshole, who is determined to spread the misery. CATFIGHT! LOL |
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KellyH wrote:
"Philip" wrote Thank you. I have toured two animal shelters this past week. Very taxing. However, saving an animal from certain death is a ways down the list from saving a child. What does saving a child have to do with anything? Kelly ... do keep up. :-) |
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CatNipped wrote:
"Mary" wrote in message ... Oh God. Please tell me someone didn't really say "birthing a baby"...that is so disrespectful of children. Cats aren't children. Cats deserve love and dedication like children do. Companion animals are a life-long committment. But they are in NO WAY the same as having a child. That's ludicrous. CN has borne her own children from her own body. I think she knows what she is talking about. And to elaborate... *ANY* living being under my roof has my love and protection, so in *that way*, yes it is the same as having a child. Just as I would not "get rid of" one of my children who had a behavioral problem, neither would I "get rid of" one of my cats who had a behavioral problem. I would either work relentlessly to correct the problem or learn to live with it. I've never "purchased" a cat, an animate possession. I've adopted cats, sentient beings. And the commitment that entails lasts for the life of the cat. *EVERYTHING* non-living in my home, including my home, takes second place to all of the creatures living there. If I had to make a choice between my house and my cats, I'd be packing my bags right now. As for what Sherry posted, "At one time I'd have probably suggested you get a Beanie Baby, but I'm starting to understand that *everyone* isn't as passionate toward cats as most of us regular posters are, but still make excellent cat owners with the right match." Sorry, but I disagree with that. The problem with the above statement is that if the cat becomes ill, injured, old, or just an inconvenience, which any living being is likely to do, then the cat will be abandoned or euthanized in a New York second. If you're not passionate towards a living being in your care then you should find someone to take it who is. Hugs, CatNipped Ok "CP", let's play: What If? Your house is well engulfed in fire. Your husband and two children are standing on the sidewalk with you watching the flames. Suddenly you little daughter cries out "Mommy! There's Pussycat in the bedroom window!!" (on the second floor). Are you going to risk your own life and thereby risking your children growing up with some other woman raising them (husbands DO remarry) and race into the burning house to attempt rescue or ... let the cat die? |
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KellyH wrote:
"Philip" wrote Ok, let's talk about this point. Here are some unacceptable behaviors: Repeatedly urinating in random locations about the house. Defecating on a pillow or other places beyond the litter box. Shredding furniture. Biting visitors. Frequent / expensive vet bills due to physical / genetic defects. This is going to sound cold and unloving to read but here goes: An indoor cat resides with me/us at our descretion. Cats have always figured out the simply behavior rules pretty quick. Even the rare times Rusty would yak up a furball, he'd do it on the tile floor a few feet away from the litter box ... not on a fabric surface. (you probably don't want to know how I taught him where it was ok to yak). So how do you know a kitten is not going to have any of these problems? What if he does develop something down the line? My brother adopted the most adorable 8 week old kitten two years ago, and last year he developed eosiphilic (sp?) granuloma complex, which requires him to get a shot every three months. What would you do if this was your cat? Take him back to the shelter after a year and say "sorry, he's defective"? Luckily, my brother's not that type of person. And no, I probably don't want to know how you taught your cat where it was ok to yak. My cats are free to yak wherever they happen to be. This post is not worthy of a response ... on several points. |
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-L. wrote:
KellyH wrote: "Philip" wrote Thank you. I have toured two animal shelters this past week. Very taxing. However, saving an animal from certain death is a ways down the list from saving a child. What does saving a child have to do with anything? -- -Kelly Somebody equated getting a cat with birthing a baby elsewhere in the thread. I think that's what he was referencing. -L. -L is runnin' with the Big Cats. LOL |
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Ok "CP", let's play: What If? Your house is well engulfed in fire. Your husband and two children are standing on the sidewalk with you watching the flames. Suddenly you little daughter cries out "Mommy! There's Pussycat in the bedroom window!!" (on the second floor). Are you going to risk your own life and thereby risking your children growing up with some other woman raising them (husbands DO remarry) and race into the burning house to attempt rescue or ... let the cat die? Ummm..CP is a dude. A bachelor even. But I can answer the question for you theoretically anyway. Yeah, he would run into a burning building to save his cats. I'm pretty sure of it. Sherry |
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"Philip" wrote in message nk.net... Inbreeding. Yes, I understand and it concerns me. Six toes, Many cats who are moggies (not purebreds, IOW the equivalent of a "mongrel" - your normal ol' house cat) have 6 toes. They're called polydactyls, their extra toes. Perfectly healthy cats - just have more toes. Now, maybe extra toes can also be the result of inbreeding - I don't know. The only polydactyls I've personally known of have been mixed breeds/moggies. Cathy hip dysplasia, and all the blood stuff. Thank you for the address. |
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