Brother & Sister now very aggressive

From: "Mary"

I refuse to respond to this obvious troll. Let the record show that I
can indeed summon restraint when I wish to. Thank you.

Why in the world would you call me a troll?

I didn't. I was using it as a verb. That said, I have nothing further to
add.


Fair enough I guess but I dont get why you think I am trolling when I was only
telling something that happened with my cat. I thought that was the point of
the group....I thought wrong.

"Tracy" wrote in message
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From: "Mary"

I refuse to respond to this obvious troll. Let the record show that
I can indeed summon restraint when I wish to. Thank you.

Why are you calling me a troll? What on earth did I say that would cause
you
to jump to that?

Tracy,

Read the thread called "Indoor cat..quality of life" and everything should
become clear...

Jeannie


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"Tracy" wrote in message
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From: "Mary"

I refuse to respond to this obvious troll. Let the record show that
I can indeed summon restraint when I wish to. Thank you.

Why are you calling me a troll? What on earth did I say that would cause
you
to jump to that?

Tracy,

Read the thread called "Indoor cat..quality of life" and everything should
become clear...

Jeannie


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"Jeannie" wrote in message
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"Tracy" wrote in message
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From: "Mary"

I refuse to respond to this obvious troll. Let the record show that
I can indeed summon restraint when I wish to. Thank you.

Why are you calling me a troll? What on earth did I say that would
cause
you
to jump to that?

Tracy,

Read the thread called "Indoor cat..quality of life" and everything should
become clear...

Jeannie


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Tracy and I have already had the indoor/outdoor debate. She knows how I
feel. I am of course happy to know that she threw her cat outside into a
busy suburban neighborhood and "invited him to get hit by a car." *shaking
my head*

"Jeannie" wrote in message
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"Tracy" wrote in message
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From: "Mary"

I refuse to respond to this obvious troll. Let the record show that
I can indeed summon restraint when I wish to. Thank you.

Why are you calling me a troll? What on earth did I say that would
cause
you
to jump to that?

Tracy,

Read the thread called "Indoor cat..quality of life" and everything should
become clear...

Jeannie


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Tracy and I have already had the indoor/outdoor debate. She knows how I
feel. I am of course happy to know that she threw her cat outside into a
busy suburban neighborhood and "invited him to get hit by a car." *shaking
my head*

From: "Jeannie"




Tracy,

Read the thread called "Indoor cat..quality of life" and everything should
become clear...

Jeannie


Ah, I see now. Thanks for the heads up.

From: "Jeannie"




Tracy,

Read the thread called "Indoor cat..quality of life" and everything should
become clear...

Jeannie


Ah, I see now. Thanks for the heads up.

From: "Mary"

Tracy and I have already had the indoor/outdoor debate. She knows how I
feel. I am of course happy to know that she threw her cat outside into a
busy suburban neighborhood and "invited him to get hit by a car." *shaking
my head*


Mary,
You and I have never discussed anything.....you must be thinking of someone
else. I was not a party to the debate about indoor outdoor cats. I was
responding to a post about misplaced aggression.
Yes, 15 years ago, I did throw him out
(in a rural neighborhood BTW ) and I did issue such an invitation. The cat was
increasingly mean, and the last straw was when he charged my little boy and
raked down the side of his face. Im not talking a little scratch here. Yes, I
was livid......and *in the moment* I didnt care what became of the cat..I can
admit to being that ****ed.
Turns out this cat had instincts to hunt that were undeniable. He hunted,
he came back in, he was peaceful. This was his pattern from then on. He is
now 17 years old, doesnt go out hardly ever anymore, and is content to lay in
the sunbeams, and be the bottom layer of a cat pile.
For the record, my other cats dont go out. They have never shown the
overwhelming need to be a predator that he did.
Also for the record....this cat is well loved and has led quite the cushy
life. I am no where near the monster that you might be imagining.
Cheers, Tracy

From: "Mary"

Tracy and I have already had the indoor/outdoor debate. She knows how I
feel. I am of course happy to know that she threw her cat outside into a
busy suburban neighborhood and "invited him to get hit by a car." *shaking
my head*


Mary,
You and I have never discussed anything.....you must be thinking of someone
else. I was not a party to the debate about indoor outdoor cats. I was
responding to a post about misplaced aggression.
Yes, 15 years ago, I did throw him out
(in a rural neighborhood BTW ) and I did issue such an invitation. The cat was
increasingly mean, and the last straw was when he charged my little boy and
raked down the side of his face. Im not talking a little scratch here. Yes, I
was livid......and *in the moment* I didnt care what became of the cat..I can
admit to being that ****ed.
Turns out this cat had instincts to hunt that were undeniable. He hunted,
he came back in, he was peaceful. This was his pattern from then on. He is
now 17 years old, doesnt go out hardly ever anymore, and is content to lay in
the sunbeams, and be the bottom layer of a cat pile.
For the record, my other cats dont go out. They have never shown the
overwhelming need to be a predator that he did.
Also for the record....this cat is well loved and has led quite the cushy
life. I am no where near the monster that you might be imagining.
Cheers, Tracy

"Tracy" wrote in message
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From: "Mary"

Tracy and I have already had the indoor/outdoor debate.

You and I have never discussed anything.....you must be thinking of
someone else. I was not a party to the debate about indoor outdoor cats.

Apologies for the mistaken identity. This was a Tracy using another email,
the thread was called "Go Away Enemy Cat" and was active last June.

Regardless, I find your reaction to your cat's misplaced aggression less
than wise. First, I am not sure I would have a baby around a cat I was not
really sure of. Second, I would not have assumed you lived in an urban area
or an area with traffic had you not used the phrase "invited him to get hit
by a car."

I live in a very green and beautiful urban area where we love to watch
birds, and there is a leash law for dogs and cats. In other words, even if I
didn't care if my cat was hit or killed by a car, I wouldn't toss her
outside for fear that she might kill the birds we all work hard to attract
with feeders.