stupid, stupid neighbor

From: "KellyH"

Oh, he also says he can't pay his rent now because of this. I say,
bring the kitten back and we'll give you your money back for the adoption
fee and the vet visit, just go away and don't adopt another kitten. I have
never had someone react with such anger about a kitten becoming ill. The
person in charge has said to let him keep the kitten, but reimburse for the
vet visit. I fear for how he may react at the next illness.

Ugh, I hate people like this. Too bad the shelter didn't get the kitten back.
This guy sounds like a total idiot.
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From: "Mary"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
From: itty (Sherry )

Ditto. There is no way that a day goes by when someone (or many)
refrain
from
stupidity.


I *so* do not understand this sentence.

LMAO, me either!

Lauren
________

It isn't the best-constructed sentence but I understand it just fine.
Selective comprehension might be the problem.

I guess I should have said I understood the sentence, but just didn't see the
point. Of course people refrain from stupidity daily. Maybe he/she meant to
say "There is no way that a day goes by when someone (or many) DON'T refrain
from
stupidity. (or something to that effect)

Lauren
________
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Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Mary"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
From: itty (Sherry )

Ditto. There is no way that a day goes by when someone (or many)
refrain
from
stupidity.


I *so* do not understand this sentence.

LMAO, me either!

Lauren
________

It isn't the best-constructed sentence but I understand it just fine.
Selective comprehension might be the problem.

I guess I should have said I understood the sentence, but just didn't see the
point. Of course people refrain from stupidity daily. Maybe he/she meant to
say "There is no way that a day goes by when someone (or many) DON'T refrain
from
stupidity. (or something to that effect)

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm

From: "Mary"

"PawsForThought" wrote in message
...
From: itty (Sherry )

Ditto. There is no way that a day goes by when someone (or many)
refrain
from
stupidity.


I *so* do not understand this sentence.

LMAO, me either!

Lauren
________

It isn't the best-constructed sentence but I understand it just fine.
Selective comprehension might be the problem.

I guess I should have said I understood the sentence, but just didn't see the
point. Of course people refrain from stupidity daily. Maybe he/she meant to
say "There is no way that a day goes by when someone (or many) DON'T refrain
from
stupidity. (or something to that effect)

Lauren
________
See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe
Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html
http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html
Declawing Info: http://www.wholecatjournal.com/articles/claws.htm

"Phil P." wrote in message ...
"-L. :" wrote in message
om...
Today I see a sign on the community mailboxes that says my neighbor
across the street was babysitting his friend's Himmie, and it has gone
missing. They let the cat OUTSIDE and "now he hasn't come back for
two nights in a row". The sign asks for any info.

It has *poured* rain here (Portland, OR) over the last few days - even
if the cat was able to sniff his way back, the trail has since
long-gone from the rain. I'll bet he's scared and hiding someplace.
I'm just sick about it, and of course, I haven't seen the poor thing.


Stupid, stupid people!!! I continually get blown away. I'm waiting
for the day when the sheer stupidity of the human race doesn't have
any affect on me. I think that day is coming very, very soon.

-L.


I blame the owner more than your neighbor for not telling him not to let the
cat out.

I dunno if this was discussed or not. Probably not.


People give babysitters mile-long lists of things to do and things not to do
yet some owners don't think to tell a catsitter the two most important
things: make sure the cat doesn't get out and not to feed the cat anything
but her cat food. The stupidity boggles the mind.

LOL - that's the first thing on my list "The animals must stay in the
pet area - cats DO NOT go outside." (We have separate quartesr for our
companion animals.)


I used to love meeting people who have cats, but then after talking with
them for five minutes, I tremble in fear from their stupidity and/or
ignorance or worse, indifference.
People will read an instruction manual for a household appliance or computer
game but not a simple basic cat care guide.

I would love to make a 3-hour class followed by a short test a requirement
for adoption... and ideally, an IQ test because some people are just too
stupid to be entrusted with a cat's life. But that will never happen until
the demand exceeds the supply.

Some of the smartest people I know are the *dumbest* when it comes to
animals. Ph. D. molecular biologist who can't figure out why his dog
barks all day long. A *very* good vet who declaws her cats, and
then can't figure out why they pee all over the house. Just plain
*stoopid*!

-L.

"Phil P." wrote in message ...
"-L. :" wrote in message
om...
Today I see a sign on the community mailboxes that says my neighbor
across the street was babysitting his friend's Himmie, and it has gone
missing. They let the cat OUTSIDE and "now he hasn't come back for
two nights in a row". The sign asks for any info.

It has *poured* rain here (Portland, OR) over the last few days - even
if the cat was able to sniff his way back, the trail has since
long-gone from the rain. I'll bet he's scared and hiding someplace.
I'm just sick about it, and of course, I haven't seen the poor thing.


Stupid, stupid people!!! I continually get blown away. I'm waiting
for the day when the sheer stupidity of the human race doesn't have
any affect on me. I think that day is coming very, very soon.

-L.


I blame the owner more than your neighbor for not telling him not to let the
cat out.

I dunno if this was discussed or not. Probably not.


People give babysitters mile-long lists of things to do and things not to do
yet some owners don't think to tell a catsitter the two most important
things: make sure the cat doesn't get out and not to feed the cat anything
but her cat food. The stupidity boggles the mind.

LOL - that's the first thing on my list "The animals must stay in the
pet area - cats DO NOT go outside." (We have separate quartesr for our
companion animals.)


I used to love meeting people who have cats, but then after talking with
them for five minutes, I tremble in fear from their stupidity and/or
ignorance or worse, indifference.
People will read an instruction manual for a household appliance or computer
game but not a simple basic cat care guide.

I would love to make a 3-hour class followed by a short test a requirement
for adoption... and ideally, an IQ test because some people are just too
stupid to be entrusted with a cat's life. But that will never happen until
the demand exceeds the supply.

Some of the smartest people I know are the *dumbest* when it comes to
animals. Ph. D. molecular biologist who can't figure out why his dog
barks all day long. A *very* good vet who declaws her cats, and
then can't figure out why they pee all over the house. Just plain
*stoopid*!

-L.

"Phil P." wrote in message ...
"-L. :" wrote in message
om...
Today I see a sign on the community mailboxes that says my neighbor
across the street was babysitting his friend's Himmie, and it has gone
missing. They let the cat OUTSIDE and "now he hasn't come back for
two nights in a row". The sign asks for any info.

It has *poured* rain here (Portland, OR) over the last few days - even
if the cat was able to sniff his way back, the trail has since
long-gone from the rain. I'll bet he's scared and hiding someplace.
I'm just sick about it, and of course, I haven't seen the poor thing.


Stupid, stupid people!!! I continually get blown away. I'm waiting
for the day when the sheer stupidity of the human race doesn't have
any affect on me. I think that day is coming very, very soon.

-L.


I blame the owner more than your neighbor for not telling him not to let the
cat out.

I dunno if this was discussed or not. Probably not.


People give babysitters mile-long lists of things to do and things not to do
yet some owners don't think to tell a catsitter the two most important
things: make sure the cat doesn't get out and not to feed the cat anything
but her cat food. The stupidity boggles the mind.

LOL - that's the first thing on my list "The animals must stay in the
pet area - cats DO NOT go outside." (We have separate quartesr for our
companion animals.)


I used to love meeting people who have cats, but then after talking with
them for five minutes, I tremble in fear from their stupidity and/or
ignorance or worse, indifference.
People will read an instruction manual for a household appliance or computer
game but not a simple basic cat care guide.

I would love to make a 3-hour class followed by a short test a requirement
for adoption... and ideally, an IQ test because some people are just too
stupid to be entrusted with a cat's life. But that will never happen until
the demand exceeds the supply.

Some of the smartest people I know are the *dumbest* when it comes to
animals. Ph. D. molecular biologist who can't figure out why his dog
barks all day long. A *very* good vet who declaws her cats, and
then can't figure out why they pee all over the house. Just plain
*stoopid*!

-L.

KellyH wrote:

snip

: Again, ITA. I feel the shelter I volunteer for is too lax, and it's
: starting to really bother me. Case in point, we have a guy who adopted a
: kitten from us. The kitten came down with a URI two days later. He takes
: her to the vet, vet charges $87 (for what, I don't know, he's bringing us a
: receipt, plus he had a certificate for a first free vet exam). He is all
: kinds of ****ed off that we adopted out a "sick" kitten, we knew she was
: sick (she seemed fine at the time), we should reimburse him for the vet
: visit. Oh, he also says he can't pay his rent now because of this. I say,
: bring the kitten back and we'll give you your money back for the adoption
: fee and the vet visit, just go away and don't adopt another kitten. I have
: never had someone react with such anger about a kitten becoming ill. The
: person in charge has said to let him keep the kitten, but reimburse for the
: vet visit. I fear for how he may react at the next illness. Sorry to go
: on, but this situation is really eating me up.


The shelters aren't completely blameless either. I know they mean well and do
their best. Then again so do most people that have cats. Case in point. Earlier
this summer I got a kitten that was rescued from a train yard. The conductor
that rescued it couldn't keep it and either I took it or it was going to a
shelter. A few weeks later I decided that he needed a friend so I went to the
local shelter and after filling out a pile of paperwork that included a
certificate from a vet that the kitten I had was healthy. I picked out a kitten,
paid them the adoption fee and took it home. Part of the agreement I signed when
I got the kitten was that I would bring it to a vet within a week of getting it.
I made an appointment with the vet for the next day on the way home. When I got
the kitten to the vet I was told that he had a URI and that it was contagious. Of
course I had already introduced him to the other kitten by then. I ended up
having two sick kittens.

I called the shelter to let them know that I had gotten a kitten with a URI and
was informed that I couldn't prove that it got it there!! All I wanted to do was
let them know of the problem so they could treat the other kittens they had
there.

Three weeks later the kitten I got from the shelter turned up with ringworm.
Fortunately I caught it early and it didn't spread to far or to the other kitten.
However as a precaution I had to dip both of them. Once again I called the
shelter to inform them of the potential problem they had and their response
indicated they didn't care.

I didn't want them to refund any vet bills. I didn't want the to refund any
money. I know that having pets means that I'm on the hook for vet bills when
they get sick or injured. All I wanted to do was let them know that I had gotten
a kitten from them that had contagious conditions and that they needed to check
the rest of the kittens/cats that they had. Each time they responded with
denial.

I don't think that it was unreasonable for me to expect to get a healthy kitten
from the shelter. I was told when I first got there that all incoming animals
were isolated until checked by a vet before introducing them to the rest of the
population. I was assured that the kittens they were adopting were healthy. The
one I got from them not only wasn't but got my healthy kitten sick!!


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KellyH wrote:

snip

: Again, ITA. I feel the shelter I volunteer for is too lax, and it's
: starting to really bother me. Case in point, we have a guy who adopted a
: kitten from us. The kitten came down with a URI two days later. He takes
: her to the vet, vet charges $87 (for what, I don't know, he's bringing us a
: receipt, plus he had a certificate for a first free vet exam). He is all
: kinds of ****ed off that we adopted out a "sick" kitten, we knew she was
: sick (she seemed fine at the time), we should reimburse him for the vet
: visit. Oh, he also says he can't pay his rent now because of this. I say,
: bring the kitten back and we'll give you your money back for the adoption
: fee and the vet visit, just go away and don't adopt another kitten. I have
: never had someone react with such anger about a kitten becoming ill. The
: person in charge has said to let him keep the kitten, but reimburse for the
: vet visit. I fear for how he may react at the next illness. Sorry to go
: on, but this situation is really eating me up.


The shelters aren't completely blameless either. I know they mean well and do
their best. Then again so do most people that have cats. Case in point. Earlier
this summer I got a kitten that was rescued from a train yard. The conductor
that rescued it couldn't keep it and either I took it or it was going to a
shelter. A few weeks later I decided that he needed a friend so I went to the
local shelter and after filling out a pile of paperwork that included a
certificate from a vet that the kitten I had was healthy. I picked out a kitten,
paid them the adoption fee and took it home. Part of the agreement I signed when
I got the kitten was that I would bring it to a vet within a week of getting it.
I made an appointment with the vet for the next day on the way home. When I got
the kitten to the vet I was told that he had a URI and that it was contagious. Of
course I had already introduced him to the other kitten by then. I ended up
having two sick kittens.

I called the shelter to let them know that I had gotten a kitten with a URI and
was informed that I couldn't prove that it got it there!! All I wanted to do was
let them know of the problem so they could treat the other kittens they had
there.

Three weeks later the kitten I got from the shelter turned up with ringworm.
Fortunately I caught it early and it didn't spread to far or to the other kitten.
However as a precaution I had to dip both of them. Once again I called the
shelter to inform them of the potential problem they had and their response
indicated they didn't care.

I didn't want them to refund any vet bills. I didn't want the to refund any
money. I know that having pets means that I'm on the hook for vet bills when
they get sick or injured. All I wanted to do was let them know that I had gotten
a kitten from them that had contagious conditions and that they needed to check
the rest of the kittens/cats that they had. Each time they responded with
denial.

I don't think that it was unreasonable for me to expect to get a healthy kitten
from the shelter. I was told when I first got there that all incoming animals
were isolated until checked by a vet before introducing them to the rest of the
population. I was assured that the kittens they were adopting were healthy. The
one I got from them not only wasn't but got my healthy kitten sick!!


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KellyH wrote:

snip

: Again, ITA. I feel the shelter I volunteer for is too lax, and it's
: starting to really bother me. Case in point, we have a guy who adopted a
: kitten from us. The kitten came down with a URI two days later. He takes
: her to the vet, vet charges $87 (for what, I don't know, he's bringing us a
: receipt, plus he had a certificate for a first free vet exam). He is all
: kinds of ****ed off that we adopted out a "sick" kitten, we knew she was
: sick (she seemed fine at the time), we should reimburse him for the vet
: visit. Oh, he also says he can't pay his rent now because of this. I say,
: bring the kitten back and we'll give you your money back for the adoption
: fee and the vet visit, just go away and don't adopt another kitten. I have
: never had someone react with such anger about a kitten becoming ill. The
: person in charge has said to let him keep the kitten, but reimburse for the
: vet visit. I fear for how he may react at the next illness. Sorry to go
: on, but this situation is really eating me up.


The shelters aren't completely blameless either. I know they mean well and do
their best. Then again so do most people that have cats. Case in point. Earlier
this summer I got a kitten that was rescued from a train yard. The conductor
that rescued it couldn't keep it and either I took it or it was going to a
shelter. A few weeks later I decided that he needed a friend so I went to the
local shelter and after filling out a pile of paperwork that included a
certificate from a vet that the kitten I had was healthy. I picked out a kitten,
paid them the adoption fee and took it home. Part of the agreement I signed when
I got the kitten was that I would bring it to a vet within a week of getting it.
I made an appointment with the vet for the next day on the way home. When I got
the kitten to the vet I was told that he had a URI and that it was contagious. Of
course I had already introduced him to the other kitten by then. I ended up
having two sick kittens.

I called the shelter to let them know that I had gotten a kitten with a URI and
was informed that I couldn't prove that it got it there!! All I wanted to do was
let them know of the problem so they could treat the other kittens they had
there.

Three weeks later the kitten I got from the shelter turned up with ringworm.
Fortunately I caught it early and it didn't spread to far or to the other kitten.
However as a precaution I had to dip both of them. Once again I called the
shelter to inform them of the potential problem they had and their response
indicated they didn't care.

I didn't want them to refund any vet bills. I didn't want the to refund any
money. I know that having pets means that I'm on the hook for vet bills when
they get sick or injured. All I wanted to do was let them know that I had gotten
a kitten from them that had contagious conditions and that they needed to check
the rest of the kittens/cats that they had. Each time they responded with
denial.

I don't think that it was unreasonable for me to expect to get a healthy kitten
from the shelter. I was told when I first got there that all incoming animals
were isolated until checked by a vet before introducing them to the rest of the
population. I was assured that the kittens they were adopting were healthy. The
one I got from them not only wasn't but got my healthy kitten sick!!


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