miane coon

"Laura R." wrote in
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circa Mon, 23 Feb 2004 02:58:16 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Alex was a complete *******. Absolutely gorgeous, one of the
smartest
damned cats I ever knew, and hell on wheels. He had a wild streak as
wide as the Mississippi, and he had to have a daily roughhousing
session or he'd get vicious. He even landed me in the hospital when
he bit through my finger all the way to the tendon. I was lucky to
keep use of my hand.

But one night a couple of months before he got sick, I woke up on my
left side, with my left arm stretched out. Alex was snuggled butt-
first into my armpit with his back stretched against my left arm and
his head in my hand, and I'd been rubbing his belly and chest with
my
right hand while I was sleeping. He had *never* been a cuddly cat,
but he slept like that with me from that night until the day he
died.

I don't know what it was that triggered him to do it, but he became
an astoundingly affectionate boy from that moment on. He loved
riding
in the car to and from his chemo (which was almost two hours away),
but he'd be an utter hellion once we got there. After he'd
terrorized
everybody and everything in the oncologist's office, we'd make the
trek back home and after a gratuitous hiss or two at me, he'd be
right back to his happy, car-riding self. My regular veterinarians
did as much of his chemo locally as possible, and every visit there
was an adventure for everybody. He was their evil mascot, and they
all got a kick out of what a sumbitch he was.

I've never had a cat quite like Alex before, and I'll never have one
quite like him again, but he sure was a wonderful *******.


I couldn't snip a bit of that. I would have adored Alex! What are a
few scars and some psychological trauma in the face of all that STYLE
and chutzpah! Lap cats are for pussies.

"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:50:28 GMT, "Mary" wrote:

That means it is never wasted.


It couldn't be. It may seem that way sometimes, but if we don't give
love, then we probably lose our ability to do so. I think it is like
an energy. If you get yourself down, it is really hard to get up
again. But if you keep at it, it is much easier. Like momentum. So,
the more we love, the more we can do so.

And I am always glad to have my crew to come home to. It is really
hard to be depressed with a purring cat in my lap.




I was looking at Cheeky the other day while she was sleeping, and
thinking, how can anyone who does not have cats have this kind of
beautiful, simple contentment in their house? I don't have to pet her
to lower my blood pressure, I just have to watch her sleep or watch
the birds. I constantly think "how the hell can something this common
be this beautiful? Ha! I know a woman who would never have cats
because she doesn't ""want the mess." She is bitter and negative about
everything, icky and petty-minded, resentful of any little good thing
that comes to others and not to her. I think a cat might help her!

"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:50:28 GMT, "Mary" wrote:

That means it is never wasted.


It couldn't be. It may seem that way sometimes, but if we don't give
love, then we probably lose our ability to do so. I think it is like
an energy. If you get yourself down, it is really hard to get up
again. But if you keep at it, it is much easier. Like momentum. So,
the more we love, the more we can do so.

And I am always glad to have my crew to come home to. It is really
hard to be depressed with a purring cat in my lap.




I was looking at Cheeky the other day while she was sleeping, and
thinking, how can anyone who does not have cats have this kind of
beautiful, simple contentment in their house? I don't have to pet her
to lower my blood pressure, I just have to watch her sleep or watch
the birds. I constantly think "how the hell can something this common
be this beautiful? Ha! I know a woman who would never have cats
because she doesn't ""want the mess." She is bitter and negative about
everything, icky and petty-minded, resentful of any little good thing
that comes to others and not to her. I think a cat might help her!

"Wendy" wrote in message
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The trouble is, if she gets used to peeing on rugs, she is going to
pee on *all* rugs. My husband lets Boo sharpen claws on his office
carpet but yells at her when she does it on the living room carpet.
At
which point I tell him he is a bonehead. Boo cannot distinguish
between them! She has a little cat brain!

Wouldn't it be somewhat confusing then to have carpeting on the
scratching
posts?


Might be, though I'd love to see a girl cat try to pee on something
horizontal! Or maybe I wouldn't. My cats don't like the carpet posts,
I use sisal and they happily and loudly shred it to bits.

"Wendy" wrote in message
...

The trouble is, if she gets used to peeing on rugs, she is going to
pee on *all* rugs. My husband lets Boo sharpen claws on his office
carpet but yells at her when she does it on the living room carpet.
At
which point I tell him he is a bonehead. Boo cannot distinguish
between them! She has a little cat brain!

Wouldn't it be somewhat confusing then to have carpeting on the
scratching
posts?


Might be, though I'd love to see a girl cat try to pee on something
horizontal! Or maybe I wouldn't. My cats don't like the carpet posts,
I use sisal and they happily and loudly shred it to bits.

"Meghan Noecker" wrote:

But I did learn not to brush my dog on the bed without using a towel
to catch the stray hair. I forgot once, and I was sick for 3 days. I
forgot I was allergic since I just deal with it every day.


Sounds like your allergies are much more severe than mine. I sneeze my
head off on a regular basis and take Claritin every day, but never get
really sick from them. The worst things are dust and mold, so cutting
out a lot of carpeting and things like layered cloth shower curtains
helped. But when the heat comes on I sneeze until I'm dizzy. Got to
look into duct cleaning for next year.

"Meghan Noecker" wrote:

But I did learn not to brush my dog on the bed without using a towel
to catch the stray hair. I forgot once, and I was sick for 3 days. I
forgot I was allergic since I just deal with it every day.


Sounds like your allergies are much more severe than mine. I sneeze my
head off on a regular basis and take Claritin every day, but never get
really sick from them. The worst things are dust and mold, so cutting
out a lot of carpeting and things like layered cloth shower curtains
helped. But when the heat comes on I sneeze until I'm dizzy. Got to
look into duct cleaning for next year.

"Laura R." wrote in
message .. .
circa Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:48:38 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Mary ) said,

I was looking at Cheeky the other day while she was sleeping, and
thinking, how can anyone who does not have cats have this kind of
beautiful, simple contentment in their house? I don't have to pet
her
to lower my blood pressure, I just have to watch her sleep or
watch
the birds. I constantly think "how the hell can something this
common
be this beautiful?

I never cease to be awestruck by how beautiful cats are.



Is it any wonder that I have decided I just cannot relate to people
who do not like cats? Eccentric? Maybe. Right on? For me. Life is
short.

"Laura R." wrote in
message .. .
circa Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:48:38 GMT, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Mary ) said,

I was looking at Cheeky the other day while she was sleeping, and
thinking, how can anyone who does not have cats have this kind of
beautiful, simple contentment in their house? I don't have to pet
her
to lower my blood pressure, I just have to watch her sleep or
watch
the birds. I constantly think "how the hell can something this
common
be this beautiful?

I never cease to be awestruck by how beautiful cats are.



Is it any wonder that I have decided I just cannot relate to people
who do not like cats? Eccentric? Maybe. Right on? For me. Life is
short.