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Toilet training ??
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never seen the need for litter boxes. I wish - mine come in from outside to use theirs! ( I will admit we adopted them when they were 5 years old and they had never been allowed outside before. Five years later and they still dash in and dive in the box. At least my neighbours can't blame me for the cat poo in their gardens (got to find a consolation somewhere). ;o) Moi "Todd T. Fries" wrote in message ... Unfortunately not all of us live in areas where we can let the cats dispose of themselves outdoors. Infact, the particular apartment complex we live in says all pets outside of the apartments must be on leashes. In rec.pets.cats.health+behav Bob Brenchley. wrote: [..] Unless a cat is ill, or there is extremely bad weather, or is still too young(or new to the house) to be properly house trained, I've never seen the need for litter boxes. It is not 10:44pm and mine have just gone out for their evening stroll. They know food will be ready about 11:15 and you can bet they will be ready to come in then. Cat flap gets locked for the night and will reopen as soon as someone gets up in the morning (this time of year that will be about 7:30am). -- Bob. Anything on the ground is a cat toy. Anything not there yet, will be. -- Todd Fries .. Free Daemon Consulting, LLC Land: 405-748-4596 http://FreeDaemonConsulting.com Mobile: 405-203-6124 "..in support of free software solutions." Key fingerprint: 37E7 D3EB 74D0 8D66 A68D B866 0326 204E 3F42 004A Key: http://todd.fries.net/pgp.txt (last updated 2003/03/13 07:14:10) |
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I've
never seen the need for litter boxes. I wish - mine come in from outside to use theirs! ( I will admit we adopted them when they were 5 years old and they had never been allowed outside before. Five years later and they still dash in and dive in the box. At least my neighbours can't blame me for the cat poo in their gardens (got to find a consolation somewhere). ;o) Moi "Todd T. Fries" wrote in message ... Unfortunately not all of us live in areas where we can let the cats dispose of themselves outdoors. Infact, the particular apartment complex we live in says all pets outside of the apartments must be on leashes. In rec.pets.cats.health+behav Bob Brenchley. wrote: [..] Unless a cat is ill, or there is extremely bad weather, or is still too young(or new to the house) to be properly house trained, I've never seen the need for litter boxes. It is not 10:44pm and mine have just gone out for their evening stroll. They know food will be ready about 11:15 and you can bet they will be ready to come in then. Cat flap gets locked for the night and will reopen as soon as someone gets up in the morning (this time of year that will be about 7:30am). -- Bob. Anything on the ground is a cat toy. Anything not there yet, will be. -- Todd Fries .. Free Daemon Consulting, LLC Land: 405-748-4596 http://FreeDaemonConsulting.com Mobile: 405-203-6124 "..in support of free software solutions." Key fingerprint: 37E7 D3EB 74D0 8D66 A68D B866 0326 204E 3F42 004A Key: http://todd.fries.net/pgp.txt (last updated 2003/03/13 07:14:10) |
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:49:57 -0500, "Todd T. Fries"
wrote: In rec.pets.cats.health+behav Bob Brenchley. wrote: [..] Unless a cat is ill, or there is extremely bad weather, or is still too young(or new to the house) to be properly house trained, I've never seen the need for litter boxes. It is not 10:44pm and mine have just gone out for their evening stroll. They know food will be ready about 11:15 and you can bet they will be ready to come in then. Cat flap gets locked for the night and will reopen as soon as someone gets up in the morning (this time of year that will be about 7:30am). -- Bob. Anything on the ground is a cat toy. Anything not there yet, will be. Moronic posting style corrected. You have not been charged for this service but I reserve the right to charge in the future if you make the same mistake again. Unfortunately not all of us live in areas where we can let the cats dispose of themselves outdoors. Infact, the particular apartment complex we live in says all pets outside of the apartments must be on leashes. If you live in an area where, for whatever reason, you feel unable to allow a healthy cat its freedom to roam for at least some time each day (and only you can judge your area) then don't have a cat. To have a healthy cat, knowing you will keep it in 24/7 marks you are being cruel, selfish, or both. -- Bob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. |
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:49:57 -0500, "Todd T. Fries"
wrote: In rec.pets.cats.health+behav Bob Brenchley. wrote: [..] Unless a cat is ill, or there is extremely bad weather, or is still too young(or new to the house) to be properly house trained, I've never seen the need for litter boxes. It is not 10:44pm and mine have just gone out for their evening stroll. They know food will be ready about 11:15 and you can bet they will be ready to come in then. Cat flap gets locked for the night and will reopen as soon as someone gets up in the morning (this time of year that will be about 7:30am). -- Bob. Anything on the ground is a cat toy. Anything not there yet, will be. Moronic posting style corrected. You have not been charged for this service but I reserve the right to charge in the future if you make the same mistake again. Unfortunately not all of us live in areas where we can let the cats dispose of themselves outdoors. Infact, the particular apartment complex we live in says all pets outside of the apartments must be on leashes. If you live in an area where, for whatever reason, you feel unable to allow a healthy cat its freedom to roam for at least some time each day (and only you can judge your area) then don't have a cat. To have a healthy cat, knowing you will keep it in 24/7 marks you are being cruel, selfish, or both. -- Bob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. |
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Ignore "Bob", he is a troll and that indoor/outdoor argument has been his
schtick for as long as I can remember. "Ash Smith" wrote in message news:LbpQa.4197$zd4.4192@lakeread02... If you live in an area where, for whatever reason, you feel unable to allow a healthy cat its freedom to roam for at least some time each day (and only you can judge your area) then don't have a cat. To have a healthy cat, knowing you will keep it in 24/7 marks you are being cruel, selfish, or both. -- Bob. What a jackass, I have 2 cute as hell kittens and while I do let them outside from time to time, they are basically indoor cats - and you know what, they love it, and have it made. Your argument is worthless, as though it is somehow cruel to keep them inside. It's a better argument to say that it might be cruel if you never let them inside and make them stay out all the time. If cruelty to my cats is forcing them to stay inside my 3br 2 bth house all day, where I clean up after them and buy them toys and all and all they have to do is enjoy themselves, then I guess I'm guilty. |
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Ignore "Bob", he is a troll and that indoor/outdoor argument has been his
schtick for as long as I can remember. "Ash Smith" wrote in message news:LbpQa.4197$zd4.4192@lakeread02... If you live in an area where, for whatever reason, you feel unable to allow a healthy cat its freedom to roam for at least some time each day (and only you can judge your area) then don't have a cat. To have a healthy cat, knowing you will keep it in 24/7 marks you are being cruel, selfish, or both. -- Bob. What a jackass, I have 2 cute as hell kittens and while I do let them outside from time to time, they are basically indoor cats - and you know what, they love it, and have it made. Your argument is worthless, as though it is somehow cruel to keep them inside. It's a better argument to say that it might be cruel if you never let them inside and make them stay out all the time. If cruelty to my cats is forcing them to stay inside my 3br 2 bth house all day, where I clean up after them and buy them toys and all and all they have to do is enjoy themselves, then I guess I'm guilty. |
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I, along w/ many others, killfiled Bob B. (whom I'm seeing through your
post) ages ago. He's been on this same bent for years. You'd *think* he'd be bored by now. Anyway, you can very safely ignore him. ;-) Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Ash Smith" wrote in message news:LbpQa.4197$zd4.4192@lakeread02... If you live in an area where, for whatever reason, you feel unable to allow a healthy cat its freedom to roam for at least some time each day (and only you can judge your area) then don't have a cat. To have a healthy cat, knowing you will keep it in 24/7 marks you are being cruel, selfish, or both. -- Bob. What a jackass, I have 2 cute as hell kittens and while I do let them outside from time to time, they are basically indoor cats - and you know what, they love it, and have it made. Your argument is worthless, as though it is somehow cruel to keep them inside. It's a better argument to say that it might be cruel if you never let them inside and make them stay out all the time. If cruelty to my cats is forcing them to stay inside my 3br 2 bth house all day, where I clean up after them and buy them toys and all and all they have to do is enjoy themselves, then I guess I'm guilty. |
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I, along w/ many others, killfiled Bob B. (whom I'm seeing through your
post) ages ago. He's been on this same bent for years. You'd *think* he'd be bored by now. Anyway, you can very safely ignore him. ;-) Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Ash Smith" wrote in message news:LbpQa.4197$zd4.4192@lakeread02... If you live in an area where, for whatever reason, you feel unable to allow a healthy cat its freedom to roam for at least some time each day (and only you can judge your area) then don't have a cat. To have a healthy cat, knowing you will keep it in 24/7 marks you are being cruel, selfish, or both. -- Bob. What a jackass, I have 2 cute as hell kittens and while I do let them outside from time to time, they are basically indoor cats - and you know what, they love it, and have it made. Your argument is worthless, as though it is somehow cruel to keep them inside. It's a better argument to say that it might be cruel if you never let them inside and make them stay out all the time. If cruelty to my cats is forcing them to stay inside my 3br 2 bth house all day, where I clean up after them and buy them toys and all and all they have to do is enjoy themselves, then I guess I'm guilty. |
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Cathy Friedmann wrote:
I, along w/ many others, killfiled Bob B. (whom I'm seeing through your You mean to tell me there's people out there who haven't killfilled that nutbag? -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
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Cathy Friedmann wrote:
I, along w/ many others, killfiled Bob B. (whom I'm seeing through your You mean to tell me there's people out there who haven't killfilled that nutbag? -- Victor M. Martinez http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv |
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