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PawsForThought wrote: From: Katra MaryL wrote: "Relish" wrote in message ... MaryL wrote: "Katra" wrote in message ... I have some cats that you can pick up by the tail and all they will do is whine a bit. They won't scratch or bite, even with rough handling. K. This thread is getting overly long, so I just saw this message. What you have described here (picking a cat up by its tail) is dangerous to the cat. The tail is an extension of the spinal column, and you can do great damage to the cat by picking it up by the tail. MaryL I don't think she was being literal. I think she was just exaggerating to make a point. You are probably correct. I reacted because this is a favorite form of abuse among some children, and I would like to get the point across that cats should *never, never* be pulled of lifted by their tails. This is something that parents should emphasize with their children. (Of course, I'm probably "preaching to the choir" by posting to a group of cat lovers.) MaryL Picking up an animal by the tail can literally "strip" the skin off of ANY mammals tail. Leaves them with bare muscle that must be amputated. I merely mentioned this as an example of how loving and tolerant, and tame many of my cats are... I had a neighbor, Lynn, who, for awhile, did some housecleaning for me, and she had two toddlers that routinely "abused" my cats when I was not home... So you knew her kids were "routintely" abusing your cats and you STILL allowed her in your home????!!! The first time that happened to my cats, that person and her kids would be gone! Your cats should not have been made to suffer just because you wanted your house cleaned. Shows where your priorities are, now doesn't it? Lighten up. That is one of the major reasons I canned her.... Once she told me about it anyway. I knew she had two kids so that is why I asked her to at least put Taz and Diana in the bedroom. I don't trust toddlers as a general rule. Got an e-mail from Sis', Shade is adjusting well to his declawing and has FINALLY learned to run from the baby rather than having to be aggressive. Sis refuses to feel guilty, while I do. sigh She was so spooked by the scratch across the baby's eye incident. I'm glad to hear the cat is doing ok, but keep in mind it can sometimes take a while for problems to show up like litterbox avoidance and/or biting and aggression. But then this cat already had a supposed aggresion problem, so who knows what will happen. It can also take years for declaw problems to show up, especially the muscle atrophy and arthritis. Lauren Well, so far so good. :-) I'll keep y'all updated. He is jumping up on his favorite resting places again... and using the litter box so far. It's only been a week or so so I'm sure his poor paws are still sor. :-( K. -- ^,,^ Cats-haven Hobby Farm ^,,^ ^,,^ "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
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PawsForThought wrote: From: Katra MaryL wrote: "Relish" wrote in message ... MaryL wrote: "Katra" wrote in message ... I have some cats that you can pick up by the tail and all they will do is whine a bit. They won't scratch or bite, even with rough handling. K. This thread is getting overly long, so I just saw this message. What you have described here (picking a cat up by its tail) is dangerous to the cat. The tail is an extension of the spinal column, and you can do great damage to the cat by picking it up by the tail. MaryL I don't think she was being literal. I think she was just exaggerating to make a point. You are probably correct. I reacted because this is a favorite form of abuse among some children, and I would like to get the point across that cats should *never, never* be pulled of lifted by their tails. This is something that parents should emphasize with their children. (Of course, I'm probably "preaching to the choir" by posting to a group of cat lovers.) MaryL Picking up an animal by the tail can literally "strip" the skin off of ANY mammals tail. Leaves them with bare muscle that must be amputated. I merely mentioned this as an example of how loving and tolerant, and tame many of my cats are... I had a neighbor, Lynn, who, for awhile, did some housecleaning for me, and she had two toddlers that routinely "abused" my cats when I was not home... So you knew her kids were "routintely" abusing your cats and you STILL allowed her in your home????!!! The first time that happened to my cats, that person and her kids would be gone! Your cats should not have been made to suffer just because you wanted your house cleaned. Shows where your priorities are, now doesn't it? Lighten up. That is one of the major reasons I canned her.... Once she told me about it anyway. I knew she had two kids so that is why I asked her to at least put Taz and Diana in the bedroom. I don't trust toddlers as a general rule. Got an e-mail from Sis', Shade is adjusting well to his declawing and has FINALLY learned to run from the baby rather than having to be aggressive. Sis refuses to feel guilty, while I do. sigh She was so spooked by the scratch across the baby's eye incident. I'm glad to hear the cat is doing ok, but keep in mind it can sometimes take a while for problems to show up like litterbox avoidance and/or biting and aggression. But then this cat already had a supposed aggresion problem, so who knows what will happen. It can also take years for declaw problems to show up, especially the muscle atrophy and arthritis. Lauren Well, so far so good. :-) I'll keep y'all updated. He is jumping up on his favorite resting places again... and using the litter box so far. It's only been a week or so so I'm sure his poor paws are still sor. :-( K. -- ^,,^ Cats-haven Hobby Farm ^,,^ ^,,^ "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
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From: Relish
The tail is an extension of the spinal column, and you can do great damage to the cat by picking it up by the tail. MaryL I don't think she was being literal. I think she was just exaggerating to make a point. Read one of her recent posts where she says her cleaning lady's kids were indeed "routinely" abusing her cats. The fact that she knew about it but still allowed this woman and her children in her house is horrible Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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PawsForThought wrote: From: (Sherry ) My pet peeve are parents (using the term loosely) who bring their 2-3 year olds in the cat room and stand there and smile while Little Johnny picks kittens up by their heads. :-( I dislike having to discipline other people's kids, but I don't hesitate to do it if I have to. (and deny them adoptions too) That's so awful Do you mean the kid will pick up the cat by the head and the parent says NOTHING? ________ I've seen it too... One of the reasons I don't trust toddlers, nor their parents. They will do it to puppies too. :-P K. -- ^,,^ Cats-haven Hobby Farm ^,,^ ^,,^ "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
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PawsForThought wrote: From: (Sherry ) My pet peeve are parents (using the term loosely) who bring their 2-3 year olds in the cat room and stand there and smile while Little Johnny picks kittens up by their heads. :-( I dislike having to discipline other people's kids, but I don't hesitate to do it if I have to. (and deny them adoptions too) That's so awful Do you mean the kid will pick up the cat by the head and the parent says NOTHING? ________ I've seen it too... One of the reasons I don't trust toddlers, nor their parents. They will do it to puppies too. :-P K. -- ^,,^ Cats-haven Hobby Farm ^,,^ ^,,^ "There are millions of intelligent species in the universe, and they are all owned by cats" -- Asimov Custom handcrafts, Sterling silver beaded jewelry http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAP...s&userid=katra |
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My pet peeve are parents (using the term loosely) who bring their 2-3 year
olds in the cat room and stand there and smile while Little Johnny picks kittens up by their heads. :-( I dislike having to discipline other people's kids, but I don't hesitate to do it if I have to. (and deny them adoptions too) That's so awful Do you mean the kid will pick up the cat by the head and the parent says NOTHING? Oh gosh yes. Stand there and smile while the kid runs through the cat room like a banshee chasing cats. I'm thinking of *one* set of parents in particular who got SO ANGRY when we declined to adopt to them. It was a real ugly scene. But there's no way I'd let them have a kitten, cat *or* puppy or dog. Some people are so stupid. They treat their children like they are the *center* of their (and everybody else's) universe, instead of teaching them they are a *part* of everybody's universe, just like the cats and other children, and have to learn how to treat them. Like the kittens are just a "prop" in the kid's entertainment stage. Sherry |
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My pet peeve are parents (using the term loosely) who bring their 2-3 year
olds in the cat room and stand there and smile while Little Johnny picks kittens up by their heads. :-( I dislike having to discipline other people's kids, but I don't hesitate to do it if I have to. (and deny them adoptions too) That's so awful Do you mean the kid will pick up the cat by the head and the parent says NOTHING? Oh gosh yes. Stand there and smile while the kid runs through the cat room like a banshee chasing cats. I'm thinking of *one* set of parents in particular who got SO ANGRY when we declined to adopt to them. It was a real ugly scene. But there's no way I'd let them have a kitten, cat *or* puppy or dog. Some people are so stupid. They treat their children like they are the *center* of their (and everybody else's) universe, instead of teaching them they are a *part* of everybody's universe, just like the cats and other children, and have to learn how to treat them. Like the kittens are just a "prop" in the kid's entertainment stage. Sherry |
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