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Cat not drinking water
Matthew wrote:
"Ivor Jones" wrote in message ... Upscale wrote: "William Graham" wrote in message Yeah......Makes you wonder how they could have survived for millions of years by drinking the foulest water they could find......:^) Which should make one realize why indoor only cats usually live longer than outdoor cats. Just because a cat may be happier with the unlimited wide open spaces available to it doesn't mean it can't be happy living an indoor only life as well as a longer life. Personally I'd rather a short and happy life than a long and miserable one. That is about the most ignorant thing I have ever heard. The most ignorant thing *I've* ever heard is that it's ok to keep a cat indoors just because you *want* to and not because it's *necessary* to do so. There *are* circumstances where cats should be kept indoors (FIV+ etc) but they are in the minority. But I am not going to get in this stupid debate again that a few of you can resist to keep going You already did. Ivor |
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On Apr 13, 11:12 am, "Ivor Jones" wrote:
Upscale wrote: "William Graham" wrote in message Yeah......Makes you wonder how they could have survived for millions of years by drinking the foulest water they could find......:^) Which should make one realize why indoor only cats usually live longer than outdoor cats. Just because a cat may be happier with the unlimited wide open spaces available to it doesn't mean it can't be happy living an indoor only life as well as a longer life. Personally I'd rather a short and happy life than a long and miserable one. But that's me. Ivor I have 2 cats, 13 and 15 and they are outside all summer and always have been......they are in all winter. Spring and summer they are outside, hanging out in the barn or on the front porch. |
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"Ivor Jones" wrote in message
... Professor wrote: "Ivor Jones" wrote in message ... Upscale wrote: "William Graham" wrote in message Yeah......Makes you wonder how they could have survived for millions of years by drinking the foulest water they could find......:^) Which should make one realize why indoor only cats usually live longer than outdoor cats. Just because a cat may be happier with the unlimited wide open spaces available to it doesn't mean it can't be happy living an indoor only life as well as a longer life. Personally I'd rather a short and happy life than a long and miserable one. But that's me. Ivor Ivor is stupid enough to think that indoor cats are somehow unhappy when nothing could be further from the truth. Possibly, but from experience I believe they'd be *happier* if allowed outside. Ivor I don't want to continue this argument beyond this post. Most people live in places where the potential for a cat getting severely injured or killed outside is very great. Cats have been living with people in houses for thousands of years. They're not mountain lions, they're housecats. The idea that it us better for everyone to let their cat play in the street and potentially live a very short life rather than be safe indoors and live a long life is utterly ridiculous. I could possibly understand it if someone lived far from civilization but that would probably present threats from wild animals. Perhaps it is just that cats have been miserable living indoors with Ivor, which after reading his posts I can understand. |
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Professor wrote:
[snip] The idea that it us better for everyone to let their cat play in the street and potentially live a very short life rather than be safe indoors and live a long life is utterly ridiculous. I could possibly understand it if someone lived far from civilization but that would probably present threats from wild animals. Perhaps it is just that cats have been miserable living indoors with Ivor, which after reading his posts I can understand. You don't know me, the area where I live, or the cats I have had over the last 30 years, all of whom have been allowed out and all of whom have lived for 16+ years. Please don't make assumptions. Ivor |
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Matthew wrote:
[snip] Professor has his points, William has his. Ivor you have yours, Baldoni has his. Upscale has his. I have mine this is just to name a few. And guess what you all will never change each others minds you will never agree with one another on the opposite side. A debate can be interesting but the same debate over and over and over and over and over and over gets annoying after awhile. You all seem desperate to jump on the band wagon when it rolls thru. Take up knitting it is more interesting than having to see the same thing almost every week. You don't *have* to see it. Nobody is forcing you to read it. Ivor |
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"Ivor Jones" wrote in message You don't know me, the area where I live, or the cats I have had over the last 30 years, all of whom have been allowed out and all of whom have lived for 16+ years. Please don't make assumptions. Actually, you're the one making assumptions by thinking that indoor only cats are miserable or even remotely unhappy. By your statement "Personally I'd rather a short and happy life than a long and miserable one" can we believe that you'd be perfectly happy to spend all your time eating, drinking and screwing around and then dying by the age of thirty from a combination of AIDS, diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver? |
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Upscale wrote:
"Ivor Jones" wrote in message You don't know me, the area where I live, or the cats I have had over the last 30 years, all of whom have been allowed out and all of whom have lived for 16+ years. Please don't make assumptions. Actually, you're the one making assumptions by thinking that indoor only cats are miserable or even remotely unhappy. By your statement "Personally I'd rather a short and happy life than a long and miserable one" can we believe that you'd be perfectly happy to spend all your time eating, drinking and screwing around and then dying by the age of thirty from a combination of AIDS, diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver? You can believe whatever you like. FWIW I never once said indoor only cats are miserable. I merely said I believe they would be *happier* if allowed out. And you still don't know me or any of my cats. Ivor |
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"Ivor Jones" writes:
Upscale wrote: "Ivor Jones" wrote in message You don't know me, the area where I live, or the cats I have had over the last 30 years, all of whom have been allowed out and all of whom have lived for 16+ years. Please don't make assumptions. Actually, you're the one making assumptions by thinking that indoor only cats are miserable or even remotely unhappy. By your statement "Personally I'd rather a short and happy life than a long and miserable one" can we believe that you'd be perfectly happy to spend all your time eating, drinking and screwing around and then dying by the age of thirty from a combination of AIDS, diabetes and cirrhosis of the liver? You can believe whatever you like. FWIW I never once said indoor only cats are miserable. I merely said I believe they would be *happier* if allowed out. Just move up the thread a bit: Personally I'd rather a short and happy life than a long and miserable one. But that's me. Ivor |
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"Ivor Jones" wrote in message ... Upscale wrote: "William Graham" wrote in message Yeah......Makes you wonder how they could have survived for millions of years by drinking the foulest water they could find......:^) Which should make one realize why indoor only cats usually live longer than outdoor cats. Just because a cat may be happier with the unlimited wide open spaces available to it doesn't mean it can't be happy living an indoor only life as well as a longer life. Personally I'd rather a short and happy life than a long and miserable one. But that's me. Ivor Me too, and I wouldn't impose anything else on my cats, either. When you compare a hundred year lifespan to the infinity of time that is implied in the universe, it just doesn't make sense to compromise on your enjoyment in the interest of saving a few years, and anyone who really understands cats would know that they think the same way, or, at least, would think that way were they philosophers......:^) |
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