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Old June 13th 04, 01:14 AM
Laura R.
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circa Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:10:13 -0700, in alt.cats, Larry R Harrison
Jr ) said,
My neighbors cat mysteriously dissapeared after scratching my cars new
paint job. I warned them twice to have it declawed, they never
listened and it ended up missing

I wonder if you had anything to do with it...


So what if he did? He had to protect his property, and if the neighbors
weren't fulfilling their responsibility to take care of such scenarios--the
victim had to do something. Some people just won't listen. Naturally of
course I would hope he wouldn't have KILLED it but merely (say) given it
away to someone else.

Don't feed the trolls.

Laura
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Old June 13th 04, 06:12 AM
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"David Wright" wrote in message ...
Hello,

My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him
scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent
enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long!

My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws
clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic
tom, aged 2 years.

Thanks,
D.


Just try diverting him to other places to scratch. Get a big outdoor
scratching post and set it up somewhere en route to the neighbors car
and stick catnip on it. Reward him with treats whenever he uses it.
Scold or spritz him if you see him approaching the car. If your
neighbors are amenable, spray some citrus in the vincinity of the car.
And offer to pay something to the neighbor to contribute to repainting
the car at some date in the future. It's your animal, it's your
responsibility.

But it should be possible to divert the cat to other, better places to
scratch.
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Old June 13th 04, 06:12 AM
Tracy
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"David Wright" wrote in message ...
Hello,

My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him
scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent
enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long!

My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws
clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic
tom, aged 2 years.

Thanks,
D.


Just try diverting him to other places to scratch. Get a big outdoor
scratching post and set it up somewhere en route to the neighbors car
and stick catnip on it. Reward him with treats whenever he uses it.
Scold or spritz him if you see him approaching the car. If your
neighbors are amenable, spray some citrus in the vincinity of the car.
And offer to pay something to the neighbor to contribute to repainting
the car at some date in the future. It's your animal, it's your
responsibility.

But it should be possible to divert the cat to other, better places to
scratch.
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Old July 15th 04, 08:54 AM
Ed
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:53:45 +0100, "David Wright"
wrote:
My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him
scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent
enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long!

My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws
clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic
tom, aged 2 years.


NO to legal and NO to ethical and YES to possible. Your neighbours
should either garage the car or if they don't have a garage they might
think about throwing a tarp over the car or an actual car cover for
the car.
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Old July 15th 04, 08:54 AM
Ed
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:53:45 +0100, "David Wright"
wrote:
My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him
scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent
enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long!

My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws
clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic
tom, aged 2 years.


NO to legal and NO to ethical and YES to possible. Your neighbours
should either garage the car or if they don't have a garage they might
think about throwing a tarp over the car or an actual car cover for
the car.
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Old July 15th 04, 06:01 PM
m. L. Briggs
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On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:54:22 -0700, Ed wrote:

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:53:45 +0100, "David Wright"
wrote:
My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him
scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent
enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long!

My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws
clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic
tom, aged 2 years.


NO to legal and NO to ethical and YES to possible. Your neighbours
should either garage the car or if they don't have a garage they might
think about throwing a tarp over the car or an actual car cover for
the car.


This has been posted before. The obvious solution is to keep your cat
inside. That would be best for the cat also. MLB
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Old July 15th 04, 06:01 PM
m. L. Briggs
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On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:54:22 -0700, Ed wrote:

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:53:45 +0100, "David Wright"
wrote:
My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught him
scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have been decent
enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long!

My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's claws
clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is a domestic
tom, aged 2 years.


NO to legal and NO to ethical and YES to possible. Your neighbours
should either garage the car or if they don't have a garage they might
think about throwing a tarp over the car or an actual car cover for
the car.


This has been posted before. The obvious solution is to keep your cat
inside. That would be best for the cat also. MLB
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Old July 19th 04, 07:00 PM
Dave Lister
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Ed wrote in
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:53:45 +0100, "David Wright"
wrote:
My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught
him scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have
been decent enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long!

My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's
claws clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is
a domestic tom, aged 2 years.


NO to legal and NO to ethical and YES to possible. Your neighbours
should either garage the car or if they don't have a garage they might
think about throwing a tarp over the car or an actual car cover for
the car.


Of course it is legal, and yes it is ethical.


--
Un-elect Dubya in 2004

John Kerry for President
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Old July 19th 04, 07:00 PM
Dave Lister
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Ed wrote in
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On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 19:53:45 +0100, "David Wright"
wrote:
My cat is continually scratching my neighbours cars - they have caught
him scratching up and down the wings, and on the bonnet. They have
been decent enough about it, but patience only lasts for so long!

My question is, is it legal or ethical or possible to get a cat's
claws clipped/removed/something else to avoid my cat doing this? He is
a domestic tom, aged 2 years.


NO to legal and NO to ethical and YES to possible. Your neighbours
should either garage the car or if they don't have a garage they might
think about throwing a tarp over the car or an actual car cover for
the car.


Of course it is legal, and yes it is ethical.


--
Un-elect Dubya in 2004

John Kerry for President
 




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