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Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
Your cat likes SCA events?? He loves 'em. Mind you, he got used to them at an early age. He and his sister Viola attended their first event, a Mists Spring Investiture, in a basket at the tender age of three weeks, and were an instant success. As they grew older they got used to wearing harnesses and were taken to fighter practices where they got used to loud noises and hordes of people all exclaiming, "Oooh, let me pet the kitty!" How cute! It's so rare to find a cat who actually enjoys noisy, crowded events. I'm sure your training him to tolerate it at an early age helped a lot. He sounds like a real extravert. Joyce |
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Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
Your cat likes SCA events?? He loves 'em. Mind you, he got used to them at an early age. He and his sister Viola attended their first event, a Mists Spring Investiture, in a basket at the tender age of three weeks, and were an instant success. As they grew older they got used to wearing harnesses and were taken to fighter practices where they got used to loud noises and hordes of people all exclaiming, "Oooh, let me pet the kitty!" How cute! It's so rare to find a cat who actually enjoys noisy, crowded events. I'm sure your training him to tolerate it at an early age helped a lot. He sounds like a real extravert. Joyce |
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Brenda W. Clough wrote: wrote: On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:20:29 -0500, "CaptCook" wrote: I have been told several times that feral cats are such a problem in the Dakotas that they are supposed to be destroyed if some specified distance from a building. They have caused great destruction in Hawaii according to conservationists. There is no danger of cats becoming endangered. And no excuse for allowing them outside. That being said, my pet of preference is a cat. Ahem. There is "allowing them outside" and "allowing them outside". Cats can be allowed to experience the great outdoors in various ways short of opening the door and allowing them to roam freely. For example, my two have a patio with cat-proof fencing that they go out in for lazy weekend afternoons, and they are both trained to harness for walks outside when we are all feeling more adventuresome. In the larger pet catalogues they're selling cat strollers. Essentially a cat cage, mounted on wheels with a stroller handle. So you can take kitty for an airing, and he doesn't have to even set paw to ground. I saw this in one of the flight catalogs that are in the backs of airplane seats. They were made by Hammacher Schlemmer. Browsing their website and fiddling with URLs, I see that the catalog item is he http://hammacher.com/publish/70171.asp They also have other quasi-cages for pets, for those who wish to allow their cats to sample the outdoors without running the risk of getting lost: http://hammacher.com/publish/67060.asp Their catalog has other pet-related stuff on pages 30-31. No link provided because it's a Flash object. Just go to their home page and navigate through the spring catalog. |
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Brenda W. Clough wrote: wrote: On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:20:29 -0500, "CaptCook" wrote: I have been told several times that feral cats are such a problem in the Dakotas that they are supposed to be destroyed if some specified distance from a building. They have caused great destruction in Hawaii according to conservationists. There is no danger of cats becoming endangered. And no excuse for allowing them outside. That being said, my pet of preference is a cat. Ahem. There is "allowing them outside" and "allowing them outside". Cats can be allowed to experience the great outdoors in various ways short of opening the door and allowing them to roam freely. For example, my two have a patio with cat-proof fencing that they go out in for lazy weekend afternoons, and they are both trained to harness for walks outside when we are all feeling more adventuresome. In the larger pet catalogues they're selling cat strollers. Essentially a cat cage, mounted on wheels with a stroller handle. So you can take kitty for an airing, and he doesn't have to even set paw to ground. I saw this in one of the flight catalogs that are in the backs of airplane seats. They were made by Hammacher Schlemmer. Browsing their website and fiddling with URLs, I see that the catalog item is he http://hammacher.com/publish/70171.asp They also have other quasi-cages for pets, for those who wish to allow their cats to sample the outdoors without running the risk of getting lost: http://hammacher.com/publish/67060.asp Their catalog has other pet-related stuff on pages 30-31. No link provided because it's a Flash object. Just go to their home page and navigate through the spring catalog. |
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