Uh oh! I think I'm in love again!

"CatNipped" wrote

It is a bit different when you have a child... In a fire I would grab my
child before my cat - but I would go back in for the cat. I feel exactly
as you do - when you take on the responsibility of another life you have
that responsibility for the rest of his/her life no matter what it takes
to do that.

Yes, and this is why I used birth control effectively my entire life. It's
not as hard as people pretend it is.

I don't know why I've been thinking about this so much lately (and pray God
it doesn't happen), but the *only* reason outside of my death that I can
imagine needing to give up my cats for would be if I were evicted from my
house and rendered homeless. And only because in that case it would be
better for the *cats* to be in a no-kill shelter rather than on the
streets.

Yeah, I can see that, but CN, you are far too capable and too loved for
that to ever happen. You would have to be really old, and that's what we
have our (snork!) Social Security system for, right?


If the only housing left on the entire planet had a no-pets policy I'd
sneak them in and hide them in the closet in their carriers when the
landlord visited.

I believe you. they aren't children but they are members of the family--just
of a different species.

You know, the way I feel about cats it is a good thing I don't have kids.

I think I might be the Mama from Hell.

I'm right there with you. I love my dogs & cats but have absolutely NO
tolerance for bratty misbehaved children. I don't have kids and never
wanted any. I believe strongly that a good attitude adjustment via a whack
on the ass is what a lot of kids are lacking these days. It never hurt us
any and we all turned out OK.

Celeste

"cybercat" wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote

It is a bit different when you have a child... In a fire I would grab my
child before my cat - but I would go back in for the cat. I feel exactly
as you do - when you take on the responsibility of another life you have
that responsibility for the rest of his/her life no matter what it takes
to do that.

Yes, and this is why I used birth control effectively my entire life. It's
not as hard as people pretend it is.

I don't know why I've been thinking about this so much lately (and pray
God it doesn't happen), but the *only* reason outside of my death that I
can imagine needing to give up my cats for would be if I were evicted from
my house and rendered homeless. And only because in that case it would be
better for the *cats* to be in a no-kill shelter rather than on the
streets.

Yeah, I can see that, but CN, you are far too capable and too loved for
that to ever happen. You would have to be really old, and that's what we
have our (snork!) Social Security system for, right?


If the only housing left on the entire planet had a no-pets policy I'd
sneak them in and hide them in the closet in their carriers when the
landlord visited.

I believe you. they aren't children but they are members of the
family--just
of a different species.

You know, the way I feel about cats it is a good thing I don't have kids.

I think I might be the Mama from Hell.

Phil P. wrote:
Makes you sick, doesn't it? I have to bite my tongue at returns- I try not
to be there because, well, you know my tolerance for assholes.


Wanna hear one I overheard when I was at a shelter once? A woman was
dropping off her cat and said the reason was that "he keeps jumping on the
kitchen counter". Unbelievable.


Riannon

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Response to "Riannon via CatKB.com" u42022@uwe:

Makes you sick, doesn't it? I have to bite my tongue at returns-
I try not to be there because, well, you know my tolerance for
assholes.

Wanna hear one I overheard when I was at a shelter once? A woman
was dropping off her cat and said the reason was that "he keeps
jumping on the kitchen counter". Unbelievable.

I'm sure you would both rather have someone surrender their cat for a
stupid reason than for them to keep the cat and abuse it because of
THEIR stupidity...

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"cybercat" wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote

It is a bit different when you have a child... In a fire I would grab my
child before my cat - but I would go back in for the cat. I feel exactly
as you do - when you take on the responsibility of another life you have
that responsibility for the rest of his/her life no matter what it takes
to do that.

Yes, and this is why I used birth control effectively my entire life. It's
not as hard as people pretend it is.

Good on you! I wanted children, but only two. You have to have some level
of maturity to know your limits. BTW, have you seen the promos for the TV
show "The Baby Borrowers"? It's teens who are going around saying, ooooooo
I think I'd be a good parent, I luuuuuuurve kids. Then they give them
babies (then toddlers, then teens) for a while to show them what it's
*really* like to have kids 24/7!


I don't know why I've been thinking about this so much lately (and pray
God it doesn't happen), but the *only* reason outside of my death that I
can imagine needing to give up my cats for would be if I were evicted from
my house and rendered homeless. And only because in that case it would be
better for the *cats* to be in a no-kill shelter rather than on the
streets.

Yeah, I can see that, but CN, you are far too capable and too loved for
that to ever happen. You would have to be really old, and that's what we
have our (snork!) Social Security system for, right?

Like I said, I don't know why I keep thinking about this lately... I guess
one reason is the announcement we got at my company (I work for a consulting
firm that helps other companies with their HR stuff like retirement
investments, funding group insurance, compensation packets, etc.). They are
holding classes for our consultants to teach them how to "counsel clients on
ways to deal with the imminent economic crisis in the US". That's the
verbiage on the memo, what I'm hearing our investment counselors saying
around the water cooler is "imminent economic collapse". They're going to
teach clients how to handle massive lay-offs, what to do when investment
firms start going under, how to "offshore" assets that would become
worthless in the US, etc. You can stop reading here if you're not
interested in world politics, but this is what I've come to understand is
happening...

The US has been playing the bully in the schoolyard ever since the end of
the cold war - threatening others and taking all the toys and lunch money
for itself. In the past our military technology and massive strike
capabilities have kept anybody else from really standing up to the bully.
However, in the past few decades, the "other kids", 90 pound weaklings that
they are, have started to plot a strategy to take the bully down. They are
forming alliances (the European Union, OPEC), and baiting the bully in many
different directions to distract him and make him use his resources in lots
of different places. Funding for our war in Iraq, other military actions,
and militarily policing the rest of the world has come mostly from communist
China!! We owe over 9 TRILLION dollars in debt that is very shortly going
to be called due.

Since there still isn't any other nation or even combination of nations that
can stand toe to toe with us militarily, they're going to strike at us the
only way they can, economically - partly from without, but mostly from
within. Europe and the middle east want to see us become the "North
American Union". This is going to divert even more of our resources when we
start to be responsible for the masses of poor in Mexico while incorporating
the (extremely costly) semi-socialist government of Canada. Even now, we're
spending billions of dollars for healthcare and education for illegal
immigrants who pay no taxes in return. There are large sections of the US
where only Spanish is spoken. [Personally, I think George W. Bush is going
to go down in history as the greatest traitor to his country of all time -
unless you look at it from the "winning" side and then he'll be seen as the
greatest hero of all time.]

The first *publicized* red flag that showed up here was the collapse of the
housing market - mortgage companies going broke and being shut down because
of financial fraud, thousands of home owners evicted. The next big hit was
gas prices. In a country that transports more goods cross-country than any
other nation on earth (not even counting what we use for farming and
industry), that is going to be the straw that broke the camel's back. When
gas prices get to $12/gallon (which is predicted to happen in the not very
distant future), we're going to start seeing bread going for $8 - $10 a
loaf, fresh veggies $15 - $17 per pound. Combine those prices with the
massive lay-offs that are going to occur as businesses try to keep their
heads above water and you can see that our near future is not going to be a
very nice place to live in.

Anyway, sorry for the depressing rant, but you can see why I'm worried about
what's going to happen to my family - both furry and bare!

Hugs,

CatNipped



If the only housing left on the entire planet had a no-pets policy I'd
sneak them in and hide them in the closet in their carriers when the
landlord visited.

I believe you. they aren't children but they are members of the
family--just
of a different species.

You know, the way I feel about cats it is a good thing I don't have kids.

I think I might be the Mama from Hell.

cindys wrote:
How about this excuse: "Too affectionate."
Best regards,

Yikes, you win for "most absurd excuse ever heard".


Riannon

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"cindys" wrote in message
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How about this excuse: "Too affectionate."


...or not affectionate enough. We had a few cats returned because they
weren't instant lap cats or mushes-- after only a few days. I explained to
the adoptives that it takes a little time for the cat to adjust and feel
secure in her new home & family. The mere fact the cats were very
affectionate at the adoption center- where cats are usually at their worst
because of all the different people, noises and barking dogs- shows that the
cats have an affectionate nature and just need a little time to feel secure
and come out. They didn't seem to want to wait or put in the effort.

One woman actually started looking at the other cats! When I asked what she
was doing, she said she was trying to choose a different cat! I told her I
wouldn't give her another cat because none of the cats would meet her
expectations. I gave her a refund just to get rid of her. She had a few
choice words for me. lol

I'm more worried than happy when cat gets adopted, no matter how thoroughly
I screen the adoptives. Reading some of the posts on this group sure doesn't
help. It really worries me that some people need to be told to take their
cat to a vet when their cats' behavior changes or the cat stops eating, or
has diarrhea for weeks or they see blood.

I *really* hate working adoptions-but we're very short on volunteers until
the end of the month. I'd rather be trapping in a cold rain.

Phil

"Riannon via CatKB.com" u42022@uwe wrote in message
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Phil P. wrote:
Makes you sick, doesn't it? I have to bite my tongue at returns- I try
not
to be there because, well, you know my tolerance for assholes.


Wanna hear one I overheard when I was at a shelter once? A woman was
dropping off her cat and said the reason was that "he keeps jumping on the
kitchen counter". Unbelievable.


This little sweetie was dumped at the city pound yesterday afternoon.
Friday is the worst day at that pound because they kill cats to free up
cages for the weekend intake.

Two years old and declawed. Reason: "No longer wanted". They declawed her
and still dumped her- and in a high-kill shelter. I'm thankful the right
person was doing intakes and called us.

http://maxshouse.com/Adoptions/annie_feature.htm

Response to "Phil P." :

This little sweetie was dumped at the city pound yesterday
afternoon. Friday is the worst day at that pound because they kill
cats to free up cages for the weekend intake.

Two years old and declawed. Reason: "No longer wanted". They
declawed her and still dumped her- and in a high-kill shelter. I'm
thankful the right person was doing intakes and called us.

http://maxshouse.com/Adoptions/annie_feature.htm

Hey! What kind of kitty is this? Phat Kat (our new front-declawed
arrival) looks exactly like this -- well, he's twice the size as Annie
looks -- but almost a perfect match.

Thanks.

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"-Lost" wrote in message
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Response to "Phil P." :

This little sweetie was dumped at the city pound yesterday
afternoon. Friday is the worst day at that pound because they kill
cats to free up cages for the weekend intake.

Two years old and declawed. Reason: "No longer wanted". They
declawed her and still dumped her- and in a high-kill shelter. I'm
thankful the right person was doing intakes and called us.

http://maxshouse.com/Adoptions/annie_feature.htm

Hey! What kind of kitty is this?


The best kind- an adopted kitty! She was adopted yesterday afternoon! She
was just back from the vet- about 2 hours earlier. The woman fell in love
with her before she even knew she was declawed- being declawed didn't make
any difference to her. I think it was a perfect match.

http://www.maxshouse.com/Adopted/Ann...option_day.jpg



Phat Kat (our new front-declawed
arrival) looks exactly like this -- well, he's twice the size as Annie
looks -- but almost a perfect match.

Got a picture?