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Tonkinese MUST go (and has)
A couple of months ago, I asked for assistance in finding a home for a six
year old female Tonkinese cat that would periodically urinate in large quantities on the carpet, pillows, mattresses, etc., even with a clean cat box nearby and a clean bill of health. The damage was becoming intolerable as was behavior that included one incident where the cat walked across the bed with my wife and I in it, and left a two foot long swath of urine across my legs. We very nearly lost a brand new $1500 mattress. The decision was made to find another home for the cat, and while some here sympathized with our plight, others could only direct their energy toward trying to assail me for not continuing to house the cat, not sinking limitless funds into finding out what was causing the problem, and one person who felt I ought to just tolerate and live with the damage. The former group was most helpful of course, and one of the recommendations those people gave me was to talk to the breeder. I did that, and the breeder has taken the cat. We were under the impression this was not possible, but because of what was said here, we talked to the breeder again, and found she would take the cat back. The cat is now back in the home it was born and raised in. However, the breeder said that unless the problem can be cured, she will have to make tough decisions regarding this cat's future. I can completely understand that, given the hell the cat put us through. To those who truly tried to help me a couple of months ago, thank you. You made the difference. I could have taken easier ways to deal with the problem, but did not. Fact is, we had to hang on to the cat for weeks since the breeder was out of town, so waited until she got back. To those who tried to assail me on my actions with the cat, understand the rantings achieve absolutely nothing and may only serve to anger the cat owner enough to do the very kinds of thing you abhor. I could have become angered enough to stop looking at this newsgroup, possibly missing some good suggestions, and taking other actions with the cat that no one would want. I continued to look at the newsgroup only because I recognized that most people were trying to help and was able to ignore the extremist responses, mostly because they were so silly and clearly the rantings of a lunatic fringe. Again, to those that offered reasonable suggestions, thank you. The cat is certainly in a better place thanks to you. - Phil |
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