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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R.
artfully composed this message within t on 07 Jun 2004: a.. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year. Wouldn't surprise me a bit. Yeah, and how much of that is wasted on toys that get ignored after a day or two? -- Cheryl |
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"Frank" wrote in message ... These are interesting but are all these true? a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. a.. A cat can be rightpawed or leftpawed Otto is definitely rightpawed. Whenever I offer him a bit of food, he always takes it with his right paw. He's pretty polite, he rarely just snatched it from me with his mouth. He likes to take it in his paw (he kinda curves it under), then he either eats it from his paw or drops it to eat off the ground. a.. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice, so talk to them often. Otto definitely responds to his name. He will also respond to his nickname (monkey). Tiger responds to just about anything. If she hears my voice, she comes running. To her ears, every word I'm saying is "Tiger". a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of demonstrating his pleasure in your company. Whenever I get to work, Harriet runs up to me, throws herself down at my feet and rolls over. If I bend down to pet her, she'll bite me 95% of the time. If I just talk to her and walk away, she'll get up, race ahead of me, throw herself down in my path and roll over again. I usually end up petting her and getting bit. She usually doesn't break skin but she has plenty of times. Liz |
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"Frank" wrote in message ... These are interesting but are all these true? a.. 95% of cat owners admit they talk to their cats. a.. A cat can be rightpawed or leftpawed Otto is definitely rightpawed. Whenever I offer him a bit of food, he always takes it with his right paw. He's pretty polite, he rarely just snatched it from me with his mouth. He likes to take it in his paw (he kinda curves it under), then he either eats it from his paw or drops it to eat off the ground. a.. Cats love to hear the sound of their own name and your voice, so talk to them often. Otto definitely responds to his name. He will also respond to his nickname (monkey). Tiger responds to just about anything. If she hears my voice, she comes running. To her ears, every word I'm saying is "Tiger". a.. If your cat is in the habit of rolling over and exposing his stomach, you can be sure he feels perfectly safe with you. It's also a way of demonstrating his pleasure in your company. Whenever I get to work, Harriet runs up to me, throws herself down at my feet and rolls over. If I bend down to pet her, she'll bite me 95% of the time. If I just talk to her and walk away, she'll get up, race ahead of me, throw herself down in my path and roll over again. I usually end up petting her and getting bit. She usually doesn't break skin but she has plenty of times. Liz |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R.
artfully composed this message within t on 07 Jun 2004: circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:58:08 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl ) said, a.. Cats can donate blood to other cats. True and false. They can - but they have types, just like people. http://www.catclinic.co.uk/health/bloodtransfusion.htm Giving the wrong type can be fatal. Another fact: There is no blood bank for cat blood as there is for human, and even dog blood. Donors are usually on-site. Yeah, don't some clinics or shelters keep "donor cats" around? I could swear I read that somewhere... Laura The clinic where Shadow had his transfusion done did. He was FeLV+ too. -- Cheryl |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R.
artfully composed this message within t on 07 Jun 2004: circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:58:08 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl ) said, a.. Cats can donate blood to other cats. True and false. They can - but they have types, just like people. http://www.catclinic.co.uk/health/bloodtransfusion.htm Giving the wrong type can be fatal. Another fact: There is no blood bank for cat blood as there is for human, and even dog blood. Donors are usually on-site. Yeah, don't some clinics or shelters keep "donor cats" around? I could swear I read that somewhere... Laura The clinic where Shadow had his transfusion done did. He was FeLV+ too. -- Cheryl |
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"Laura R." wrote Okay, it was funnier as a cartoon. :-) I love that one. I thought there was one for cats, too. Laura -- Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde |
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"Laura R." wrote Okay, it was funnier as a cartoon. :-) I love that one. I thought there was one for cats, too. Laura -- Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -Oscar Wilde |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R.
artfully composed this message within t on 08 Jun 2004: circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 22:11:43 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl ) said, Another fact: There is no blood bank for cat blood as there is for human, and even dog blood. Donors are usually on-site. Yeah, don't some clinics or shelters keep "donor cats" around? I could swear I read that somewhere... Laura The clinic where Shadow had his transfusion done did. He was FeLV+ too. Isn't that how Shadow got FeLV? Laura Yes. -- Cheryl |
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.health+behav", Laura R.
artfully composed this message within t on 08 Jun 2004: circa Mon, 07 Jun 2004 22:11:43 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Cheryl ) said, Another fact: There is no blood bank for cat blood as there is for human, and even dog blood. Donors are usually on-site. Yeah, don't some clinics or shelters keep "donor cats" around? I could swear I read that somewhere... Laura The clinic where Shadow had his transfusion done did. He was FeLV+ too. Isn't that how Shadow got FeLV? Laura Yes. -- Cheryl |
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"Cheryl" wrote Isn't that how Shadow got FeLV? Laura Yes. I am wondering about that feeding tube that Shadow had in so long. How did that work? |
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