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tanadashoes wrote:
Can we limit our posts to cats. No personal diatribes, no name calling, mud
slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless there is an emergency?
Pax? Please? Lets see who can post the most interesting cat post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent


Here, here! (Or is it hear, hear?)

Sam, supervised by Mistletoe

On Sep 29, 7:09�pm, "tanadashoes" wrote:
Can we limit our posts to cats. �No personal diatribes, no name calling, mud
slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless there is an emergency?
Pax? �Please? �Lets see who can post the most interesting cat post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent

Well, I can only say I'll try. You just never know when you're going
to have an emergency
personal diatribe, ya know.

But I do have some news. Having a little extra cash, and it being
Yoda's 15th birthday and all,
I bought them their very first Drinkwell fountain.

It didn't go over very well. They sat on their butts around it in a
semi-circle like they were having a meeting
or something. Then Bosley pushed in front, sniffed it, and wouldn't
let anyone else any closer to it. It was "his". Bosley is very
territorial, and even though he didn't have a clue what it *was*, he
knew it was "his."

This is Day 2, and I don't think anyone's drunk out of it yet. Maybe
if I eliminated their other water sources. Bowls, and the aquarium.
They like the aquarium water better I guess. It's fish-flavored.

Honestly, I thought Yoda would like it, because back when he could
jump, he was always drinking out of the faucet. I suppose he's
forgotten that. I really bought it because at his age, I figured
anything that would push more fluid through his body would be a good
thing. I'd gotten one donated for the cat contest prize, and while
reading on the box, I learned that it was veterinary recommended for
old cats, so I went out and bought him one.

I'm not writing it off as a complete bust yet. I'll give them some
more time. It's really kind of sad. 14 years ago, Yoda would have
LOVED it, and I'd have had water all over the floor. He was completely
fascinated with running water. He'd play with a running garden hose
until he was soaking wet all over.

Sherry

"Sam" wrote in message
diainc...
tanadashoes wrote:
Can we limit our posts to cats. No personal diatribes, no name
calling, mud slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless
there is an emergency? Pax? Please? Lets see who can post the
most interesting cat post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent
Here, here! (Or is it hear, hear?)

Sam, supervised by Mistletoe

Depends. You really want everyone to listen? Or you really need
company!

LOL

Jo

Sherry wrote:
On Sep 29, 7:09�pm, "tanadashoes" wrote:
Can we limit our posts to cats. �No personal diatribes, no name calling, mud
slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless there is an emergency?
Pax? �Please? �Lets see who can post the most interesting cat post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent

Well, I can only say I'll try. You just never know when you're going
to have an emergency
personal diatribe, ya know.

But I do have some news. Having a little extra cash, and it being
Yoda's 15th birthday and all,
I bought them their very first Drinkwell fountain.

It didn't go over very well. They sat on their butts around it in a
semi-circle like they were having a meeting
or something. Then Bosley pushed in front, sniffed it, and wouldn't
let anyone else any closer to it. It was "his". Bosley is very
territorial, and even though he didn't have a clue what it *was*, he
knew it was "his."

This is Day 2, and I don't think anyone's drunk out of it yet. Maybe
if I eliminated their other water sources. Bowls, and the aquarium.
They like the aquarium water better I guess. It's fish-flavored.

Honestly, I thought Yoda would like it, because back when he could
jump, he was always drinking out of the faucet. I suppose he's
forgotten that. I really bought it because at his age, I figured
anything that would push more fluid through his body would be a good
thing. I'd gotten one donated for the cat contest prize, and while
reading on the box, I learned that it was veterinary recommended for
old cats, so I went out and bought him one.

I'm not writing it off as a complete bust yet. I'll give them some
more time. It's really kind of sad. 14 years ago, Yoda would have
LOVED it, and I'd have had water all over the floor. He was completely
fascinated with running water. He'd play with a running garden hose
until he was soaking wet all over.

Sherry



I have discontinued using TuTu's drinking fountain. The only place I
could use it was on the front bathroom counter. TuTu has trouble
jumping up on the counter now and I am afraid she might get hurt. Now I
have a large container of water in the bathtub as well as a dishpan full
of water in the back shower stall. She hasn't seemed to have missed the
fountain at all.
best wishes. MLB

"Sherry" wrote in message
...
On Sep 29, 7:09?pm, "tanadashoes" wrote:
Can we limit our posts to cats. ?No personal diatribes, no name
calling, mud
slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless there is an
emergency?
Pax? ?Please? ?Lets see who can post the most interesting cat post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent

Well, I can only say I'll try. You just never know when you're going
to have an emergency
personal diatribe, ya know.

But I do have some news. Having a little extra cash, and it being
Yoda's 15th birthday and all,
I bought them their very first Drinkwell fountain.

It didn't go over very well. They sat on their butts around it in a
semi-circle like they were having a meeting
or something. Then Bosley pushed in front, sniffed it, and wouldn't
let anyone else any closer to it. It was "his". Bosley is very
territorial, and even though he didn't have a clue what it *was*, he
knew it was "his."

This is Day 2, and I don't think anyone's drunk out of it yet. Maybe
if I eliminated their other water sources. Bowls, and the aquarium.
They like the aquarium water better I guess. It's fish-flavored.

Honestly, I thought Yoda would like it, because back when he could
jump, he was always drinking out of the faucet. I suppose he's
forgotten that. I really bought it because at his age, I figured
anything that would push more fluid through his body would be a good
thing. I'd gotten one donated for the cat contest prize, and while
reading on the box, I learned that it was veterinary recommended for
old cats, so I went out and bought him one.

I'm not writing it off as a complete bust yet. I'll give them some
more time. It's really kind of sad. 14 years ago, Yoda would have
LOVED it, and I'd have had water all over the floor. He was completely
fascinated with running water. He'd play with a running garden hose
until he was soaking wet all over.

Sherry


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That's Molly's big hold over from her feral days. She prefers water
that is moving to anything that is still.

Try putting an ice cube or two in the drinkwell bowl.


Jo

"tanadashoes" wrote in message
m...
Can we limit our posts to cats. No personal diatribes, no name calling,
mud slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless there is an
emergency? Pax? Please? Lets see who can post the most interesting cat
post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent

One of the reasons I'm a much less frequent poster these days is that the
group has changed. Yes, changes happen, things evolve, and that is the way
of things but at times it seems to have gone far away from cats, too far,
and sometimes more into a screaming (insert term for female dog here)fest,
and I can't be arsed with that stuff. I'm too old for all that!

wafflycat wrote:
One of the reasons I'm a much less frequent poster these days is that
the group has changed. Yes, changes happen, things evolve, and that is
the way of things but at times it seems to have gone far away from cats,
too far, and sometimes more into a screaming (insert term for female dog
here)fest, and I can't be arsed with that stuff. I'm too old for all that!

You and I, both!

--
Victor M. Martinez
Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM)
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"Sherry" wrote in message
...
On Sep 29, 7:09?pm, "tanadashoes" wrote:
Can we limit our posts to cats. ?No personal diatribes, no name calling,
mud
slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless there is an emergency?
Pax? ?Please? ?Lets see who can post the most interesting cat post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent

Well, I can only say I'll try. You just never know when you're going
to have an emergency
personal diatribe, ya know.

But I do have some news. Having a little extra cash, and it being
Yoda's 15th birthday and all,
I bought them their very first Drinkwell fountain.

It didn't go over very well. They sat on their butts around it in a
semi-circle like they were having a meeting
or something. Then Bosley pushed in front, sniffed it, and wouldn't
let anyone else any closer to it. It was "his". Bosley is very
territorial, and even though he didn't have a clue what it *was*, he
knew it was "his."

This is Day 2, and I don't think anyone's drunk out of it yet. Maybe
if I eliminated their other water sources. Bowls, and the aquarium.
They like the aquarium water better I guess. It's fish-flavored.

Honestly, I thought Yoda would like it, because back when he could
jump, he was always drinking out of the faucet. I suppose he's
forgotten that. I really bought it because at his age, I figured
anything that would push more fluid through his body would be a good
thing. I'd gotten one donated for the cat contest prize, and while
reading on the box, I learned that it was veterinary recommended for
old cats, so I went out and bought him one.

I'm not writing it off as a complete bust yet. I'll give them some
more time. It's really kind of sad. 14 years ago, Yoda would have
LOVED it, and I'd have had water all over the floor. He was completely
fascinated with running water. He'd play with a running garden hose
until he was soaking wet all over.

Sherry

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Which one did you get, the "Platinum" or the regular?

It took my clowder quite a while to get used to it, but now it's the only
thing Sammy will drink out of. Jessie likes it too but she'd still prefer
her slaves to jump up and turn faucets on whenever she gets thirsty. I've
honestly never seen either of my boys drink, but that may be because they're
getting most of their water in their food. Demi prefers the bowls upstairs,
so I keep all water sources available.

One thing that helps get cats to drink is to move their water bowls to a new
spot every day. Since cats evolved in the desert with few open water
sources, whenever they happen upon a new one they'll usually take the
opportunity to get a drink.

Hugs,

CatNipped

"Sherry" wrote in message
...
On Sep 29, 7:09�pm, "tanadashoes" wrote:
Can we limit our posts to cats. �No personal diatribes, no name calling,
mud
slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless there is an emergency?
Pax? �Please? �Lets see who can post the most interesting cat post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent

Well, I can only say I'll try. You just never know when you're going
to have an emergency
personal diatribe, ya know.

But I do have some news. Having a little extra cash, and it being
Yoda's 15th birthday and all,
I bought them their very first Drinkwell fountain.
snip

Sherry

I'll be interested to hear an update. I bought a Drinkwell for Holly and
Duffy several years ago but eventually donated it. Holly used to love to
play and drink from a water faucet (something she hasn't done for a long
time now). Well, I never saw her drink from the Drinkwell. Instead, she
would sit there and splash water all around. Duffy completely ignored it.
So, not one of my bigger success stories!!

MaryL

On Sep 30, 7:59�am, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
wrote:
"Sherry" wrote in message

...
On Sep 29, 7:09 pm, "tanadashoes" wrote:

Can we limit our posts to cats. No personal diatribes, no name calling,
mud
slinging, or other non-feline oriented posts unless there is an emergency?
Pax? Please? Lets see who can post the most interesting cat post.

Pam S. who admits she's not innocent

Well, I can only say I'll try. You just never know when you're going
to have an emergency
personal diatribe, ya know.

But I do have some news. Having a little extra cash, and it being
Yoda's 15th birthday and all,
I bought them their very first Drinkwell fountain.
snip

Sherry

I'll be interested to hear an update. �I bought a Drinkwell for Holly and
Duffy several years ago but eventually donated it. �Holly used to love to
play and drink from a water faucet (something she hasn't done for a long
time now). �Well, I never saw her drink from the Drinkwell. �Instead, she
would sit there and splash water all around. �Duffy completely ignored it.
So, not one of my bigger success stories!!

MaryL

Well, the update is....I saw Biskit drinking out of it. The only one
so far. And she
is my timid little fraidy cat!

Sherry