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Old July 26th 03, 11:44 PM
Sherry
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Yes, now that I live in an apartment that has a deck and a bedroom window
that are only a few feet off the ground, I would not be opposed to chucking
who I can find out the window and just hoping it turns out well.

Karen








Yes, now that I live in an apartment that has a deck and a bedroom window
that are only a few feet off the ground, I would not be opposed to chucking
who I can find out the window and just hoping it turns out well.

Karen

I don't blame you. Seconds count, and at least they'd have a chance. Another
case in point for microchipping!

Sherry
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Old July 26th 03, 11:44 PM
Sherry
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Yes, now that I live in an apartment that has a deck and a bedroom window
that are only a few feet off the ground, I would not be opposed to chucking
who I can find out the window and just hoping it turns out well.

Karen








Yes, now that I live in an apartment that has a deck and a bedroom window
that are only a few feet off the ground, I would not be opposed to chucking
who I can find out the window and just hoping it turns out well.

Karen

I don't blame you. Seconds count, and at least they'd have a chance. Another
case in point for microchipping!

Sherry
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Old July 27th 03, 02:05 AM
Cheryl
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"Sherry " wrote in message
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I just have carriers out in the bedroom, open and ready to go in

case of
emergency and hope I can get them in in time. My biggest worry is

there is
one me and three of them. I think I need one bigger carrier that I

could
stuff two in, but I really wonder if I would have time in case of

tornado or
fire. It's a worry and I don't know that there is a great answer.

Karen

In case of a fire, if the house were already burning badly, I'd

start tossing
cats out the door, window, or any available exit. I don't think I'd

have time
to get them in carriers. They are difficult to get in their carriers

under the
best of circumstances. Tornado warnings are another story. When I

had four
cats, I put them in two carriers because that's all I could carry.

(DH is
always at work dduring any given crisis). Better to be crowded and

****ed off
than the alternative I suppose.

Sherry


I was recently thinking about this during all of our bad storms and
two wouldn't be a problem to hurd into a downstairs room but Bonnie in
the big dog cage would pose a problem. I figured if we had a tornado
warning I'd move her cage into the hallway which in the interior and
no windows. Not the best plan being separated but it was the only
thing I could think of.

In my old apartment building years ago there was a fire in another
apt. in the middle of the night. I was awoken by firemen who had to
break my door down (used to be a sound sleeper until that) and there
was no time to get Marley out. Hell, there wasn't even time to get
dressed -- they made me leave the building wrapped in a sheet (used to
sleep in the nude in the summer before that, too. LOL) He hid inside
the couch during the whole thing and the firemen went in with me when
it was safe to enter the building to find him and crate him. It all
turned out well but I can imagine in that situation it could have been
bad. They had all the rear entrances open and some windows were
broken out and he could have escaped through the back of the building
but he just stayed hidden.


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Old July 27th 03, 02:05 AM
Cheryl
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"Sherry " wrote in message
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I just have carriers out in the bedroom, open and ready to go in

case of
emergency and hope I can get them in in time. My biggest worry is

there is
one me and three of them. I think I need one bigger carrier that I

could
stuff two in, but I really wonder if I would have time in case of

tornado or
fire. It's a worry and I don't know that there is a great answer.

Karen

In case of a fire, if the house were already burning badly, I'd

start tossing
cats out the door, window, or any available exit. I don't think I'd

have time
to get them in carriers. They are difficult to get in their carriers

under the
best of circumstances. Tornado warnings are another story. When I

had four
cats, I put them in two carriers because that's all I could carry.

(DH is
always at work dduring any given crisis). Better to be crowded and

****ed off
than the alternative I suppose.

Sherry


I was recently thinking about this during all of our bad storms and
two wouldn't be a problem to hurd into a downstairs room but Bonnie in
the big dog cage would pose a problem. I figured if we had a tornado
warning I'd move her cage into the hallway which in the interior and
no windows. Not the best plan being separated but it was the only
thing I could think of.

In my old apartment building years ago there was a fire in another
apt. in the middle of the night. I was awoken by firemen who had to
break my door down (used to be a sound sleeper until that) and there
was no time to get Marley out. Hell, there wasn't even time to get
dressed -- they made me leave the building wrapped in a sheet (used to
sleep in the nude in the summer before that, too. LOL) He hid inside
the couch during the whole thing and the firemen went in with me when
it was safe to enter the building to find him and crate him. It all
turned out well but I can imagine in that situation it could have been
bad. They had all the rear entrances open and some windows were
broken out and he could have escaped through the back of the building
but he just stayed hidden.


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Old July 27th 03, 05:00 PM
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Helen wrote:
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So anyway, my question is... do people have fire plans as related to

their cats? In all honesty, I think my cats would be lost, since I can barely
'catch' them to go to the vet. (My thought is this dream was just feeding
into my anxiety about how I'm wondering if I will EVER be able to get the
newest cat, Sam, into a carrier to go to the vet....)

Just curious,
PattyC


I've often wondered about that, too, being a neurotic worrier. I live in
a second-floor apt with a balcony, but I'd probably just let them out
the door and hopefully they wouldn't go too far. They are just awful
about getting into the carriers, I have to get someone to come and help
me whenever they need to go to the vet. I've tried leaving the carriers
out so they can get used to them, but they've never bought into that!
Hopefully such a disaster will never happen but it is good to be prepared.


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Old July 27th 03, 05:00 PM
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Helen wrote:
"news.verizon.net" wrote in message
...

So anyway, my question is... do people have fire plans as related to

their cats? In all honesty, I think my cats would be lost, since I can barely
'catch' them to go to the vet. (My thought is this dream was just feeding
into my anxiety about how I'm wondering if I will EVER be able to get the
newest cat, Sam, into a carrier to go to the vet....)

Just curious,
PattyC


I've often wondered about that, too, being a neurotic worrier. I live in
a second-floor apt with a balcony, but I'd probably just let them out
the door and hopefully they wouldn't go too far. They are just awful
about getting into the carriers, I have to get someone to come and help
me whenever they need to go to the vet. I've tried leaving the carriers
out so they can get used to them, but they've never bought into that!
Hopefully such a disaster will never happen but it is good to be prepared.


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Old July 28th 03, 02:24 AM
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Karen Chuplis wrote:

I just have carriers out in the bedroom, open and ready to go in case of
emergency and hope I can get them in in time. My biggest worry is there is
one me and three of them. I think I need one bigger carrier that I could
stuff two in, but I really wonder if I would have time in case of tornado or
fire. It's a worry and I don't know that there is a great answer.


Grab a pillow slip anything. If you get to the carrier dump them in
it.

-mhd
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Old July 28th 03, 02:24 AM
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Karen Chuplis wrote:

I just have carriers out in the bedroom, open and ready to go in case of
emergency and hope I can get them in in time. My biggest worry is there is
one me and three of them. I think I need one bigger carrier that I could
stuff two in, but I really wonder if I would have time in case of tornado or
fire. It's a worry and I don't know that there is a great answer.


Grab a pillow slip anything. If you get to the carrier dump them in
it.

-mhd
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Old July 28th 03, 11:41 AM
Rebecca B
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A fire is something which worries myself and my boyfriend. Our cat is
usually out during the daytime, but sometimes and when its awful weather
(which in the UK it usually is!) he is kept indoors.

As we live in rented accommodation we're not allowed to put a cat flap in
the door, one of the conditions of us being allowed to have a cat in rented
accommodation.

Does anyone have any ideas what I could do if anything?

Many thanks

Bex
"news.verizon.net" wrote in message
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OK. I had the strangest dream last night. Bottom line is my house was
about to go up in flames with a fire smoldering within the walls. I went
looking for my cats and they were hovering at the bottom of the basement
stairs, looking up at me with those, well, you know, cat looks. (Well,
actually, it WAS a dream, and in the dream I seemed to also have a 4th
indoor cat, gray with white paws... but ANYway!).

I said to someone, IF ONLY I could figure out how to gather them all into
carriers & get them out of here...

So anyway, my question is... do people have fire plans as related to

their
cats? In all honesty, I think my cats would be lost, since I can barely
'catch' them to go to the vet. (My thought is this dream was just feeding
into my anxiety about how I'm wondering if I will EVER be able to get the
newest cat, Sam, into a carrier to go to the vet....)

Just curious,
PattyC




 




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