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"Star", Melba, and Sylvester (long)
LesleyM via CatKB.com wrote:
MaryL wrote: Don't worry about the size of the apartment. Think about how small a cat is in comparison to a human. Cats can get plenty of exercise by running around even a tiny apartment, going up and over furniture, etc. If she can get a cat tree, that would be ideal -- mine are tall and sturdy, but they only take up 24" square of floor space. I don't even have a cat tree but they have bookcases and wardrobes and kitchen cupboard tops (Dunzi's favourite- she gets the Sun from there) and the top of the fridge or the top of the living room door (Another Dunzi favourite) to jump up on and furniture to leap across, under, round etc. Plus there's always the exercise of opening doors, bouncing off Hoomins etc And I did see some very nice cat trees...if they're good (Okay.....next time I am feeling a bit flush) I swear that my house would be decorated wall to wall with them if left to my own devices - also, I'd have about 20 cats if not for my family! I think that Hunter too will find some good places to climb from what I saw of her apartment. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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"Star", Melba, and Sylvester (long)
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
\ I wouldn't worry! Cats are very adaptable critters, and anyway a healthy cat SLEEPS between eighteen and twenty hours a day - he'll enjoy his playtime with her all the more, for being well-rested. ;-) .... somebody should tell that to Otis, who is not much of a sleeper :-) Susan M Otis and Chester |
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Susan M wrote:
He has all the accessories a good cat can have but just atrocious manners ;-) LOL. It's a good thing he has impeccable litter box manners. I guess that earns him a lot of leeway in other things. BTW, Caliban does not just sleep beside the kitchen sink, he sleeps *in* it, too. So he and Sylvester are kindred spirits. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Susan M wrote:
I swear that my house would be decorated wall to wall with them if left to my own devices - also, I'd have about 20 cats if not for my family! Well, I was left to my own devices and I have three cat trees inside and two outside. My thinking was that I can go out any time if I feel too confined, but the cats have to spend 24/7 here, so I should furnish it as much for them as for myself. I never wanted to be featured in Beautiful Homes, anyway. :P -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Marina wrote:
Susan M wrote: I swear that my house would be decorated wall to wall with them if left to my own devices - also, I'd have about 20 cats if not for my family! Well, I was left to my own devices and I have three cat trees inside and two outside. My thinking was that I can go out any time if I feel too confined, but the cats have to spend 24/7 here, so I should furnish it as much for them as for myself. I never wanted to be featured in Beautiful Homes, anyway. :P Maybe you could be featured in "Beautiful Homes, Feline Edition" Sam, supervised by Mistletoe |
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sam wrote:
Marina wrote: Susan M wrote: I swear that my house would be decorated wall to wall with them if left to my own devices - also, I'd have about 20 cats if not for my family! Well, I was left to my own devices and I have three cat trees inside and two outside. My thinking was that I can go out any time if I feel too confined, but the cats have to spend 24/7 here, so I should furnish it as much for them as for myself. I never wanted to be featured in Beautiful Homes, anyway. :P Maybe you could be featured in "Beautiful Homes, Feline Edition" Now there's a magazine I'd like to read. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:59:53 GMT, "LesleyM via CatKB.com" u40640@uwe
wrote: I don't even have a cat tree but they have bookcases and wardrobes and kitchen cupboard tops (Dunzi's favourite- she gets the Sun from there) and the top of the fridge or the top of the living room door (Another Dunzi favourite) to jump up on and furniture to leap across, under, round etc. Plus there's always the exercise of opening doors, bouncing off Hoomins etc And I did see some very nice cat trees...if they're good (Okay.....next time I am feeling a bit flush) well, the cats don't seem to mind how they look ;-) I just get the el-cheapo ones from WalMart. They don't last very long, maybe 3-4 months. If you look at the one in this pic you'll see it's time to get a new one http://tinyurl.com/2ddnuq Of course some cats don't climb. Little Bit seldom does, although she surprised me and was on the middle platform the other night. I've got the proof at http://tinyurl.com/28vuem I've yet to see Princess on the tree -- Steve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit, Spot, Princess and Furby with loving memories of Rocky (RB) video clips at http://tinyurl.com/29o8ck photos at http://tinyurl.com/22pfn8 |
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Marina wrote:
sam wrote: Marina wrote: Susan M wrote: I swear that my house would be decorated wall to wall with them if left to my own devices - also, I'd have about 20 cats if not for my family! Well, I was left to my own devices and I have three cat trees inside and two outside. My thinking was that I can go out any time if I feel too confined, but the cats have to spend 24/7 here, so I should furnish it as much for them as for myself. I never wanted to be featured in Beautiful Homes, anyway. :P Maybe you could be featured in "Beautiful Homes, Feline Edition" Now there's a magazine I'd like to read. You can only read it once the cat's finished sitting on it. :-) -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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Susan M wrote:
. More on the spleen - it was 4 times oversized compared to usual - had a hematoma and was folded over and growing over upon itself. They were proposing an aspiration but realized that if they had penetrated the hemotoma, it might have created a huge problem. It could have burst even over time if they hadn't elected to remove it. That's what they said and they seem comfortable with their decision, despite the complications. I passed on your comments and concerns Christina and Lesley - because they echoed what I thought. I feel so much better knowing this. A hematoma is a "blood blister" like you can get on your finger if you hit it with a hammer though, so don't let them blind you with science. Since the spleen was 4 x enlarged it's likely to be pre-cancerous so it's good that they removed it before it burst. You certainly do not want a spleen to burst if you are out at work all day. It would be curtains, RB. Pearlie-girlie only survived it because I was at home on a Bank Holiday. Had I been at work that day, she would have bled to death while I was at work. She went on to get bone cancer in a a few months and her leg broke getting out of bed so don't offer too much hope please. |
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Susan M wrote:
Hi the Well, I got Star and he was groggy. I took him to meet Sarah and she is an absolutely lovely person - she has had cats before (I thought she hadn't) and knew how to treat him in his grogginess. snip Susan M Otis and Chester Lots and lots of purrs for all the kitties and hugs for you, Susan, Polonca and Soncek |
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