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equalizer wrote in message ... On Sat, 08 May 2004 15:28:35 GMT, Laura R. wrote: circa 7 May 2004 21:52:12 -0700, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, Sethran ) said, Again, I don't personally recommend declawing period. But dealing with a cat with this issue is something most people can't really imagine. It is a real organic problem. My vet has compared it to living with a paranoid person who isn't on medication. I have lived with such a person and that's actually a pretty good comparison. You never know what's going to be the new monster this time around. Good lord, you and I have had the same life! ;-) ***KNOCK*** ***KNOCK*** ***KNOCK*** "Let me in!! I've Chaaaaaaaaaaaanged!" Hahahaha!!!!! Seriously, though, my parents' cat does the misdirected aggression thing, but only with *me*. We don't know the cat's origins (he was found wandering around a highway rest area), but there is something about me that triggers it in this cat. He is the only animal I've ever encountered in my life that reacted badly to me (and this includes animals that were supposedly "vicious" who I had nuzzling me within minutes), and he has, on several occasions, *chased* me through my parents' house. What triggers it in him? Besides my presence, of course, we have no idea. I have certainly never abused the big fat rat *******. :-) Laura --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.681 / Virus Database: 443 - Release Date: 5/10/2004 |
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equalizer wrote in message ... On Sat, 08 May 2004 15:49:31 GMT, "Mary" wrote: "Laura R." wrote: I have certainly never abused the big fat rat *******. :-) Gnarly's daughter (who my Mom raised from kittenhood) hated me so much that the sound of my voice--or maybe it was my smell, or both-- made her hiss. She liked to hide under my mother's covers. I just walked in the room to care for my mother and this bed lump hissed and SPIT. Oh, man, that's funny! --- Yep, and here I was her "savior" and all. I adopted Gnarly pregnant and flew with two of her kittens across the country so that my mom and sister might adopt them. And that is how the one little beast thanked me! On the bright side, it made my mother laugh at a time when she had little to laugh about, as she was very ill. I would just walk around the bed to get medicine or ANYTHING and the bed lump would start. She was not, however, brave enough to come out of the covers. I think she inherited her Mama Gnarly's less-than-stellar kitty intellect and cowardice. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.681 / Virus Database: 443 - Release Date: 5/10/2004 |
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equalizer wrote in message ... On Sat, 08 May 2004 15:49:31 GMT, "Mary" wrote: "Laura R." wrote: I have certainly never abused the big fat rat *******. :-) Gnarly's daughter (who my Mom raised from kittenhood) hated me so much that the sound of my voice--or maybe it was my smell, or both-- made her hiss. She liked to hide under my mother's covers. I just walked in the room to care for my mother and this bed lump hissed and SPIT. Oh, man, that's funny! --- Yep, and here I was her "savior" and all. I adopted Gnarly pregnant and flew with two of her kittens across the country so that my mom and sister might adopt them. And that is how the one little beast thanked me! On the bright side, it made my mother laugh at a time when she had little to laugh about, as she was very ill. I would just walk around the bed to get medicine or ANYTHING and the bed lump would start. She was not, however, brave enough to come out of the covers. I think she inherited her Mama Gnarly's less-than-stellar kitty intellect and cowardice. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.681 / Virus Database: 443 - Release Date: 5/10/2004 |
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enlightened us with... Damn, ****y cats are just the BEST, aren't they? :-) Laura You know, my favorite furkid is the ****y one (Rowan). *LOL* -- -- ~kaeli~ Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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enlightened us with... circa Wed, 12 May 2004 09:38:57 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, kaeli ) said, Damn, ****y cats are just the BEST, aren't they? :-) Laura You know, my favorite furkid is the ****y one (Rowan). *LOL* I think that's why parents always have a soft spot for their most troubled children- when you have to put extra effort into something you love, I think you grow some extra love in the process. :-) I like that idea. *smiles* -- -- ~kaeli~ Reading while sunbathing makes you well red. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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In article ,
enlightened us with... circa Wed, 12 May 2004 09:38:57 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav, kaeli ) said, Damn, ****y cats are just the BEST, aren't they? :-) Laura You know, my favorite furkid is the ****y one (Rowan). *LOL* I think that's why parents always have a soft spot for their most troubled children- when you have to put extra effort into something you love, I think you grow some extra love in the process. :-) I like that idea. *smiles* -- -- ~kaeli~ Reading while sunbathing makes you well red. http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace |
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