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"Fluffy" Sammy
"CatNipped" wrote Well, obviously her diet is not going well! ; http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Sammy20/ Poor little (oops, sorry, great big) puddn! I'm all for big healthy felines but she does seem to be going too far. I wonder if she has a slow metabolism (worst case scenario underactive thyroid)? But it was good to see her update. Purrs Gordon & the FF PS Snowball sez he hasn't seen the promised new pics of Demi yet........ Is your netcom email addy still operative? If so he has a new pic of himself to send to her. |
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"Fluffy" Sammy
No, after all these years on broadband, DH finally dropped the netcom
account. My email addy is lcrews (at) houston (dot) rr (dot) com. I haven't gotten any new piccies of Demi lately because she spends all day under my bed as long as we have houseguests. She only comes out at night when I go to bed - then she shows up for her nightly brushing. She will venture out briefly for morning feedings also, but as soon as she sees anyone she'll dash back under the bed. It's really a dilemma. I know Gypsy has to be inside because she's very old (for a d*g), and has spent her entire life indoors (and she's really good, she wouldn't dream of harming the cats - in fact Jessie beats her up regularly, the little bully). But she will eat any food left in a dish (as will any d*g). And when she sees Demi, and Demi runs away (as Demi does from anyone), she will chase Demi (I don't know if she just wants to play, or if it's a chase reflex that all d*gs have, especially retrievers). So I have to keep a baby gate across my bedroom door to protect the cats' food and provide a d*g-free haven. That means Bandit has to stay in there because she can't / is too lazy to jump the gate (I also have to keep two litter boxes in my bedroom). Demi and Sammy are too afraid of the d*ggy monster to come out of there. With Sammy, I can carry her into my office to spend the day with me, but Demi would totally panic if I tried that with her and Bandit hates being carried anywhere and would exact severe retribution upon my body if I dared try. Jessie, of course, still roams the house at will (and, as mentioned, seems to take pleasure in regularly beating up the d*g). So she'll use the two litter boxes in the garage and eat the food in my office (along with Sammy when I carry Sammy into my office). In fact I keep the litter boxes in the garage and the food in my office just for Jessie since she doesn't like being in my bedroom because of Bandit. The kids and the dogs will be here for the next year or so, that means the g ate will stay up for the next year or so, and *that* means that Bandit and Demi are confined to just that one room of my house (and Sammy as well unless I carry her out) for the next year or so. [I'm hoping Sammy will get used to Gypsy and will feel comfortable around her after a while, but it's been weeks already and she's still afraid of her.] They can't even look outside because I have to keep the drapes covering the French doors in my bedroom so that the sight of Digger in the backyard doesn't upset them too much (for a while everyone except Sammy was losing weight because they wouldn't eat with a Rottweiller watching them). I'm not happy about the situation at all, but I don't know what else to do except put up with it (as I'm putting up with the mess the kids make, the loss of peace and calm in my life, and the ruination of every kid-unfriendly knick-knack, carpet, or piece furniture I have/had). Hugs, CatNipped "Exocat" wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote Well, obviously her diet is not going well! ; http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Sammy20/ Poor little (oops, sorry, great big) puddn! I'm all for big healthy felines but she does seem to be going too far. I wonder if she has a slow metabolism (worst case scenario underactive thyroid)? But it was good to see her update. Purrs Gordon & the FF PS Snowball sez he hasn't seen the promised new pics of Demi yet........ Is your netcom email addy still operative? If so he has a new pic of himself to send to her. |
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"Fluffy" Sammy
Can't you cut a cat-sized hole in the bottom of the baby gate so that
Bandit and Demi can come and go? -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album CatNipped wrote: No, after all these years on broadband, DH finally dropped the netcom account. My email addy is lcrews (at) houston (dot) rr (dot) com. I haven't gotten any new piccies of Demi lately because she spends all day under my bed as long as we have houseguests. She only comes out at night when I go to bed - then she shows up for her nightly brushing. She will venture out briefly for morning feedings also, but as soon as she sees anyone she'll dash back under the bed. It's really a dilemma. I know Gypsy has to be inside because she's very old (for a d*g), and has spent her entire life indoors (and she's really good, she wouldn't dream of harming the cats - in fact Jessie beats her up regularly, the little bully). But she will eat any food left in a dish (as will any d*g). And when she sees Demi, and Demi runs away (as Demi does from anyone), she will chase Demi (I don't know if she just wants to play, or if it's a chase reflex that all d*gs have, especially retrievers). So I have to keep a baby gate across my bedroom door to protect the cats' food and provide a d*g-free haven. That means Bandit has to stay in there because she can't / is too lazy to jump the gate (I also have to keep two litter boxes in my bedroom). Demi and Sammy are too afraid of the d*ggy monster to come out of there. With Sammy, I can carry her into my office to spend the day with me, but Demi would totally panic if I tried that with her and Bandit hates being carried anywhere and would exact severe retribution upon my body if I dared try. Jessie, of course, still roams the house at will (and, as mentioned, seems to take pleasure in regularly beating up the d*g). So she'll use the two litter boxes in the garage and eat the food in my office (along with Sammy when I carry Sammy into my office). In fact I keep the litter boxes in the garage and the food in my office just for Jessie since she doesn't like being in my bedroom because of Bandit. The kids and the dogs will be here for the next year or so, that means the g ate will stay up for the next year or so, and *that* means that Bandit and Demi are confined to just that one room of my house (and Sammy as well unless I carry her out) for the next year or so. [I'm hoping Sammy will get used to Gypsy and will feel comfortable around her after a while, but it's been weeks already and she's still afraid of her.] They can't even look outside because I have to keep the drapes covering the French doors in my bedroom so that the sight of Digger in the backyard doesn't upset them too much (for a while everyone except Sammy was losing weight because they wouldn't eat with a Rottweiller watching them). I'm not happy about the situation at all, but I don't know what else to do except put up with it (as I'm putting up with the mess the kids make, the loss of peace and calm in my life, and the ruination of every kid-unfriendly knick-knack, carpet, or piece furniture I have/had). Hugs, CatNipped "Exocat" wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote Well, obviously her diet is not going well! ; http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Sammy20/ Poor little (oops, sorry, great big) puddn! I'm all for big healthy felines but she does seem to be going too far. I wonder if she has a slow metabolism (worst case scenario underactive thyroid)? But it was good to see her update. Purrs Gordon & the FF PS Snowball sez he hasn't seen the promised new pics of Demi yet........ Is your netcom email addy still operative? If so he has a new pic of himself to send to her. |
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"Fluffy" Sammy
"badwilson" wrote in message
... Can't you cut a cat-sized hole in the bottom of the baby gate so that Bandit and Demi can come and go? Demi can jump the gate easily - she just won't because she's too afraid of the dogs and people. Bandit probably could since she jumps up on my bed which is higher than the gate, but I wouldn't ask her to at her age. I just don't think she cares since she only came out before to go to the litter boxes in the garage - having them in the bedroom is gravy! ; But I will talk to DH about it to see if it's feasible. Hugs, CatNipped -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album CatNipped wrote: No, after all these years on broadband, DH finally dropped the netcom account. My email addy is lcrews (at) houston (dot) rr (dot) com. I haven't gotten any new piccies of Demi lately because she spends all day under my bed as long as we have houseguests. She only comes out at night when I go to bed - then she shows up for her nightly brushing. She will venture out briefly for morning feedings also, but as soon as she sees anyone she'll dash back under the bed. It's really a dilemma. I know Gypsy has to be inside because she's very old (for a d*g), and has spent her entire life indoors (and she's really good, she wouldn't dream of harming the cats - in fact Jessie beats her up regularly, the little bully). But she will eat any food left in a dish (as will any d*g). And when she sees Demi, and Demi runs away (as Demi does from anyone), she will chase Demi (I don't know if she just wants to play, or if it's a chase reflex that all d*gs have, especially retrievers). So I have to keep a baby gate across my bedroom door to protect the cats' food and provide a d*g-free haven. That means Bandit has to stay in there because she can't / is too lazy to jump the gate (I also have to keep two litter boxes in my bedroom). Demi and Sammy are too afraid of the d*ggy monster to come out of there. With Sammy, I can carry her into my office to spend the day with me, but Demi would totally panic if I tried that with her and Bandit hates being carried anywhere and would exact severe retribution upon my body if I dared try. Jessie, of course, still roams the house at will (and, as mentioned, seems to take pleasure in regularly beating up the d*g). So she'll use the two litter boxes in the garage and eat the food in my office (along with Sammy when I carry Sammy into my office). In fact I keep the litter boxes in the garage and the food in my office just for Jessie since she doesn't like being in my bedroom because of Bandit. The kids and the dogs will be here for the next year or so, that means the g ate will stay up for the next year or so, and *that* means that Bandit and Demi are confined to just that one room of my house (and Sammy as well unless I carry her out) for the next year or so. [I'm hoping Sammy will get used to Gypsy and will feel comfortable around her after a while, but it's been weeks already and she's still afraid of her.] They can't even look outside because I have to keep the drapes covering the French doors in my bedroom so that the sight of Digger in the backyard doesn't upset them too much (for a while everyone except Sammy was losing weight because they wouldn't eat with a Rottweiller watching them). I'm not happy about the situation at all, but I don't know what else to do except put up with it (as I'm putting up with the mess the kids make, the loss of peace and calm in my life, and the ruination of every kid-unfriendly knick-knack, carpet, or piece furniture I have/had). Hugs, CatNipped "Exocat" wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote Well, obviously her diet is not going well! ; http://www.possibleplaces.com/CatNipped/Sammy20/ Poor little (oops, sorry, great big) puddn! I'm all for big healthy felines but she does seem to be going too far. I wonder if she has a slow metabolism (worst case scenario underactive thyroid)? But it was good to see her update. Purrs Gordon & the FF PS Snowball sez he hasn't seen the promised new pics of Demi yet........ Is your netcom email addy still operative? If so he has a new pic of himself to send to her. |
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