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Old July 17th 03, 09:39 PM
Tlg064
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Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my cats
floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a stray I
took in 6 or seven years ago and getting up there in age and having a little
trouble walking. I cant bear the thought of the cat frantically fighting to
get out of the pool after she fell in.

Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be
concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground pool
should she fall in. The one that drowned and this one prefer to drink pool
water in the summer rather than drinking from their bowl. There is no practical
way I could close off the pool. The yard is fenced but the pool is not. In fact
walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or down.
Any suggestions.

Tom
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Old July 17th 03, 09:52 PM
J~
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could you get a cover for it ?? I am sure you have already
thought/looked into it.

I am suprised the cat could not get out, I have heard and see cats get
out of water before, not great swimmers but they can when needed.

J~

Tlg064 wrote:

Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my cats
floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a stray I
took in 6 or seven years ago and getting up there in age and having a little
trouble walking. I cant bear the thought of the cat frantically fighting to
get out of the pool after she fell in.

Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be
concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground pool
should she fall in. The one that drowned and this one prefer to drink pool
water in the summer rather than drinking from their bowl. There is no practical
way I could close off the pool. The yard is fenced but the pool is not. In fact
walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or down.
Any suggestions.

Tom


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Old July 17th 03, 09:52 PM
J~
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could you get a cover for it ?? I am sure you have already
thought/looked into it.

I am suprised the cat could not get out, I have heard and see cats get
out of water before, not great swimmers but they can when needed.

J~

Tlg064 wrote:

Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my cats
floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a stray I
took in 6 or seven years ago and getting up there in age and having a little
trouble walking. I cant bear the thought of the cat frantically fighting to
get out of the pool after she fell in.

Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be
concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground pool
should she fall in. The one that drowned and this one prefer to drink pool
water in the summer rather than drinking from their bowl. There is no practical
way I could close off the pool. The yard is fenced but the pool is not. In fact
walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or down.
Any suggestions.

Tom


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Old July 17th 03, 10:51 PM
Sandra Loosemore
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J~ writes:

I am suprised the cat could not get out, I have heard and see cats get
out of water before, not great swimmers but they can when needed.


Even if the cat can swim, if there's nothing to climb out of the water
onto, they're sunk. :-P I've heard of people complaining about
*frogs* drowning in their swimming pools for that reason -- they can't
climb ladders or hop out of the water up the vertical side of the pool.
How about a ramp so the critters can climb out easily?

-Sandra

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Old July 17th 03, 10:51 PM
Sandra Loosemore
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J~ writes:

I am suprised the cat could not get out, I have heard and see cats get
out of water before, not great swimmers but they can when needed.


Even if the cat can swim, if there's nothing to climb out of the water
onto, they're sunk. :-P I've heard of people complaining about
*frogs* drowning in their swimming pools for that reason -- they can't
climb ladders or hop out of the water up the vertical side of the pool.
How about a ramp so the critters can climb out easily?

-Sandra

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Old July 17th 03, 11:04 PM
Karen Chuplis
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Can't you get a cover for it? I'm sure they sell them. I'm really sorry this
happened.

Karen

"Tlg064" wrote in message
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Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my

cats
floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a

stray I
took in 6 or seven years ago and getting up there in age and having a

little
trouble walking. I cant bear the thought of the cat frantically fighting

to
get out of the pool after she fell in.

Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be
concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground

pool
should she fall in. The one that drowned and this one prefer to drink pool
water in the summer rather than drinking from their bowl. There is no

practical
way I could close off the pool. The yard is fenced but the pool is not. In

fact
walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or

down.
Any suggestions.

Tom



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Old July 17th 03, 11:04 PM
Karen Chuplis
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Can't you get a cover for it? I'm sure they sell them. I'm really sorry this
happened.

Karen

"Tlg064" wrote in message
...
Just came home from work and decided to go in the pool and found one of my

cats
floating in the water. A heartbreaking and horrifying sight. She was a

stray I
took in 6 or seven years ago and getting up there in age and having a

little
trouble walking. I cant bear the thought of the cat frantically fighting

to
get out of the pool after she fell in.

Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be
concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground

pool
should she fall in. The one that drowned and this one prefer to drink pool
water in the summer rather than drinking from their bowl. There is no

practical
way I could close off the pool. The yard is fenced but the pool is not. In

fact
walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or

down.
Any suggestions.

Tom



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Old July 18th 03, 12:59 AM
Mary
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Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be
concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground
pool
should she fall in. The one that drowned and this one prefer to drink pool
water in the summer rather than drinking from their bowl. There is no
practical
way I could close off the pool. The yard is fenced but the pool is not. In
fact
walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or down.
Any suggestions.

You need to be concerned about them getting out of the pool. Cats can swim but
can they find a way to the steps to get out? Can they pull themselves out over
the pool edge? Probably not as most dogs can't do this. I only let my cats near
the pool when I was around for this reason. Here is a story about my cat
falling in the pool (pushed!) while drinking. This story has a happy ending.
http://www.mary.cc/boots/stories/1.htm

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Old July 18th 03, 12:59 AM
Mary
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Well I have four other cats one of which does go outside. Do I need to be
concerned. Can a healthy cat manage to get herself out of an above ground
pool
should she fall in. The one that drowned and this one prefer to drink pool
water in the summer rather than drinking from their bowl. There is no
practical
way I could close off the pool. The yard is fenced but the pool is not. In
fact
walking out the door leads directly to the pool without stepping up or down.
Any suggestions.

You need to be concerned about them getting out of the pool. Cats can swim but
can they find a way to the steps to get out? Can they pull themselves out over
the pool edge? Probably not as most dogs can't do this. I only let my cats near
the pool when I was around for this reason. Here is a story about my cat
falling in the pool (pushed!) while drinking. This story has a happy ending.
http://www.mary.cc/boots/stories/1.htm

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Old July 18th 03, 01:02 AM
Mary
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How about a ramp so the critters can climb out easily?

That's a great idea! Maybe she can leave a piece of wood going from the deck to
the steps into the water. If she has no steps, maybe she can attack something
to the ladder, a little platform at water level they can climb onto then jump
out of the pool. My cat could swim but there was no way he would have known to
go to the steps. Thank god I was there.
 




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