I'm cross

in article , Jeanette at
wrote on 10/3/04 4:06AM:


Christina Websell wrote in message
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"Jeanette" wrote in message
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Ha! He does look like he's got cotton socks. He's so cute. And very,
very
vocal. He's one of those cats that try to imitate human speech. He's
doing
pretty well with 'hello'. He cracks me up, he's a little genius feline.

My other cat is Ripley, who even in a normal feline household would be
the
dopy one. Cav tries to talk to him using all the vocal sounds he uses to
communicate with me and Ade, but Ripley just stares at him in confusion.

Jeanette


Ripley is just academically challenged. Some cats are not bright, but
have
other talents. Others are like sparkling stars in the intelligence front.
So, okay Ripley is not. Isn't he just a love bug, though?

Tweed


Of course. They both are, although Ripley is remarkably easy to startle.
It's six and a half years now since he walked into our lives, and he's still
nervous about sudden movements, feet and loud noises.

Jeanette


I'm convinced that that is more a personality thing. Grant has not had to
worry a day in his life since he was 8 or so weeks old, but he is a nervous
nelly about noises and feet, etc.

"Jeanette" wrote in message
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Cav came running into the house doing his best
'Timmy's in the well' Lassie impression. I could swear he wanted me to know
that he had NOTHING to do with the dead bird on the patio.

LMAO!!!! What a fantastic turn of phrase! That *SO* sums up a cats
innocent look!

helen M



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"Jeanette" wrote in message
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Cav came running into the house doing his best
'Timmy's in the well' Lassie impression. I could swear he wanted me to know
that he had NOTHING to do with the dead bird on the patio.

LMAO!!!! What a fantastic turn of phrase! That *SO* sums up a cats
innocent look!

helen M



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On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 09:17:06 +0300, Marina
wrote:

I'd think that depends pretty much on where you are. If I lived in a
rural area, I would probably let the cats roam at will (and when we are
on the island in summer, I do; the door is open 24/7 there), but here in
the city, I live in a block of flats amid heavy traffic. It would be
neither practical nor safe to let the cats out on their own here. It
would not be practical, because I live on the third floor, and there is
no way for them to get in and out of here. Not safe because they don't
understand that cars can be dangerous. When I take Nikki out on a leash,
she would just dash across the road without looking if I let her.

I must admit, I sometimes feel a bit silly walking my cat, but she loves
it so much and I'm getting used to the exclamations of 'oh, it's a
*cat*!' and the condescending smiles of the d*g walkers. ;o) I've never
seen anyone else walking their cat around here. I know there are others,
because they post on the Finnish cat ng about it, and both my nieces and
my sister walk their cats. I think it's increasing.

When I was a child, all our cats were indoor/outdoor, and they were
allowed to roam freely. Of course, traffic has increased exponentially
here in Helsinki since then. With the way people drive these days, I
just wouldn't dare let them go out by themselves.

There's also the problem, at least with my LB, that in some
circumstances they forget the trafic hazards. When LB first moved in I
thought she was street wise enough to avoid cars. She had been a
stray, and I had seen her run from cars when she was 10 yards away
from the road. Then came a day she came out to greet me where I was
parked on the street. She spotted a squirrel across the street and
took off in pursuit without the slightest hesitation, despite the fact
there was a car coming down the road. Luckily the driver had stopped
at a stop sign and was still going slow, and slammed on the brakes
when LB darted out from behind my truck. That was the day I stopped
letting her stay out while I was at work. Now she only gets to go out
supervised.
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On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 09:17:06 +0300, Marina
wrote:

I'd think that depends pretty much on where you are. If I lived in a
rural area, I would probably let the cats roam at will (and when we are
on the island in summer, I do; the door is open 24/7 there), but here in
the city, I live in a block of flats amid heavy traffic. It would be
neither practical nor safe to let the cats out on their own here. It
would not be practical, because I live on the third floor, and there is
no way for them to get in and out of here. Not safe because they don't
understand that cars can be dangerous. When I take Nikki out on a leash,
she would just dash across the road without looking if I let her.

I must admit, I sometimes feel a bit silly walking my cat, but she loves
it so much and I'm getting used to the exclamations of 'oh, it's a
*cat*!' and the condescending smiles of the d*g walkers. ;o) I've never
seen anyone else walking their cat around here. I know there are others,
because they post on the Finnish cat ng about it, and both my nieces and
my sister walk their cats. I think it's increasing.

When I was a child, all our cats were indoor/outdoor, and they were
allowed to roam freely. Of course, traffic has increased exponentially
here in Helsinki since then. With the way people drive these days, I
just wouldn't dare let them go out by themselves.

There's also the problem, at least with my LB, that in some
circumstances they forget the trafic hazards. When LB first moved in I
thought she was street wise enough to avoid cars. She had been a
stray, and I had seen her run from cars when she was 10 yards away
from the road. Then came a day she came out to greet me where I was
parked on the street. She spotted a squirrel across the street and
took off in pursuit without the slightest hesitation, despite the fact
there was a car coming down the road. Luckily the driver had stopped
at a stop sign and was still going slow, and slammed on the brakes
when LB darted out from behind my truck. That was the day I stopped
letting her stay out while I was at work. Now she only gets to go out
supervised.
--
Steve Touchstone,
faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky

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