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I am really glad to hear that as I do respect your thoughts.
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Thanks so much for all the help :-)
Noon Cat Nick, I owe you a tremendous apology. I was completely and entirely WRONG! You were absolutely correct. The subject is quite fascinating really. I did a bit of research. Fleas are to blame for the plague. Next time I post and disagree with someone I will try to remember to get my facts straight first. Thanks again for all of your help. Sincerely, Melissa (MC) |
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"mc" wrote in message ... Thanks so much for all the help :-) Noon Cat Nick, I owe you a tremendous apology. I was completely and entirely WRONG! You were absolutely correct. The subject is quite fascinating really. I did a bit of research. Fleas are to blame for the plague. Next time I post and disagree with someone I will try to remember to get my facts straight first. Thanks again for all of your help. Stick around, Melissa. You're a class act. |
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mc wrote:
Thanks so much for all the help :-) Noon Cat Nick, I owe you a tremendous apology. I was completely and entirely WRONG! You were absolutely correct. The subject is quite fascinating really. I did a bit of research. Fleas are to blame for the plague. Next time I post and disagree with someone I will try to remember to get my facts straight first. Thanks again for all of your help. Sincerely, Melissa (MC) Think nothing of it. Apology accepted, FWIW. But none was needed IMO. HAND. |
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cybercat wrote:
"mc" wrote in message ... Thanks so much for all the help :-) Noon Cat Nick, I owe you a tremendous apology. I was completely and entirely WRONG! You were absolutely correct. The subject is quite fascinating really. I did a bit of research. Fleas are to blame for the plague. Next time I post and disagree with someone I will try to remember to get my facts straight first. Thanks again for all of your help. Stick around, Melissa. You're a class act. I must agree. |
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On Jan 26, 6:29*pm, Lesley wrote:
Jet black cats do exist through- the British Black shorthair is disqualified in cat shows for any white whatsoever- the breed was created by breeding black street cats to black street cats until such a time as any white was bred out. That aside he/she is not a feral. At some time the cat had a home and is making it perfectly clear they would like another one...yours If you had even tried to pet/pick up a true feral after three days you wouldn't be writing to this list- you'd be in hospital haviing skin from your butt grafted to your face to cover the mess., The cat has chosen you..get used to it! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I didn't know that! You learn something new ever day on usenet. Thanks Lesley ) Sheelagh"o" |
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Hey Everyone :-)
Thank you all for your kind words and for sharing in this post. I have learned some good information here. I just thought I would let you know that kitty cat is doing really well. I am pretty sure he is a he... He loves attention and is doing really well. I am glad I decided to take him in. Thanks again for all your words of wisdom and advice ;-) |
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What nice pictures! You got those glowing eyes very well, LOL. I will
have to take some pictures of this one here, too :-) Yours is a lucky kitty. It is really a special feeling to have them come around like that. I have to confess that I was a little unsure about how google groups worked when I first signed up... So how would I go about having this thread archived? I suppose it doesn't really matter, I suppose there are probably other of archives that would answer these questions. I have a feeling this is because I changed my email address... I will see if I can't get it straightened out. Thanks, Melissa |
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:29:00 -0800 (PST), mc
wrote: Is there such a thing as a "true" black cat? I have two adopted "all black" cats, and although they are both apparently American shorthairs (neither sheds!) , they are not related. There is not a single speck of white on either one; however, they are different "shades" of black. When Onyx is in the sunlight his coat shines almost a blue-black he is so dark. But Yoda -- although he appears as black as Onyx indoors -- has a very dark reddish tint in the sunlight. --- Zob |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:56:29 GMT, Noon Cat Nick
wrote: History: Witch-hunting became active in Europe in the 13th century. Prior to that, it was virtually unknown in medieval Europe. The Roman Catholic Church had rescinded all laws against witchcraft, claiming there was no such thing, and therefore no one could be arrested, tried, convicted or punished for an uncommittable crime. When persecution of witches became revived in the 1400s and later centuries, cats were part of the pogrom against witchery. Witches would have animals hanging around their homes, known as familiars. Often cats would be such animals, since they're attracted to the rodents that would infest a domicile. Witch-hunters came to believe that witches could turn themselves into other animals. Thus cats became associated with witchcraft, thought to be witches themselves in animal form. They were also considered to be "grimalkins," minor demons who acted as intermediaries for witches, carrying out their orders so the witch wouldn't be in the vicinity when the nefarious deeds were done. In 1484 Pope Innocent VIII decreed that anyone who owned a cat was a witch, and that when a witch was burned at the stake her cat must be burned with her. In the 1500s Inquisitor Nicholas Remy declared that all cats were demons. The Church became rife with cat persecution, blaming them for the Black Death of the mid-14th century, which decimated a third of Europe's population. Catholic priests during this time presided over festivals where cats were burned to death by the hundreds. Black cats got the worst of it, since black is a color commonly associated with evil, Satan, and dark spirits. Besides being immolated, they were beheaded, drawn and quartered, buried alive, and numerous other manner of cruel execution. Because of this, cats that are pure solid black disappeared from the landscape. And thus today true, completely black cats are unheard of. Wow, you actually believe that chain e-mail stuff?! ROFL! It's pure fiction started by somebody who was really bored one day. Do you really believe that black cats were only "owned" by people who were pesecuted in one tiny area of the world during the Inquisition? And that they were able to find and destroy every single one? Honestly, think about it! Even if they, through some unimaginable powers did that, Rome didn't control Persia, nor Egypt, where cats were revered. What about the cats in Asia and Africa? As I said in a another post, I have a purely black cat. He looks jus tlike a miniature panther. The evidence is empirical and irrefutable that the story you quoted is nonsense. --- Zob |
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