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Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2005-05-11, MaryL penned: Not hard, but definitely time-consuming. My first cat was feral but definitely a Persian mix (but this was years ago before some breeders ruined the beautiful Persian face to develop that squashed-in look -- and created breathing problems along with it). He had to be *very* carefully combed and brushed over every inch of his body. Otherwise, he would quickly begin to develop mats that would compact very tightly to his body. Since he was feral, you can imagine the sad shape he was in when I adopted him. This was a procedure that I actually enjoyed, and eventually so did he. However, it certainly was not a routine where a person could count on setting aside just a few minutes a day and assume that the "brushing" would be finished. I'm thinking, man, if Oscar had to be thoroughly brushed every day, she ... wouldn't be. She barely allows me to brush her back every now and then; trying to touch her belly would never be tolerated. If I'd realized it's considered normal to handle paws and belly and whatnot when they're kittens, maybe things would be different, but I was new to cats and just figured, hey, if she doesn't like it, I won't do it. So I guess this just re-emphasizes that you really have to know what you're doing with these cats; if you don't socialize them from a young age, or get lucky with being able to socialize a feral, they're going to be miserable their whole lives. I'd be the first person on the block to have a Persian with a body Crew Cut. LOL Little butchwax down the backside ... Hahhahhaha. |
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blueberries79 wrote:
"Philip" wrote in message nk.net... wrote: Monique Y. Mudama wrote: On 2005-05-11, penned: Kelly wrote: Anyone who neglects, abuses, tortures another living creature should have the same thing done to them. It's sick, and I don't understand how people can do things like that. -- -Kelly You go, girl. It's never too late for a career change....I want you to consider going to law school and becoming this county's next DA :-) Seriously, it's hard to prosecute any kind of animal abuse case when the district attorney isn't sympathetic toward animal issues. They're still calling me "Little Bo Peep" at the sheriff's office over a sheep neglect case from five years ago. I'd imagine it would be hard to be a lawyer trying these kinds of cases ... like the animal cops, the lawyers can't yell at the people or hit them. They have to be polite, and they have to give them their legal rights ... and they have to let them go if that's what the judge decides. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully It largely depends on the DA's attitude about animals, and his personal definition of "abuse", whether he decides to prosecute, IMO. The laws are vague. Our DA refused to prosecute a man who shot a neighbor's clean through with an arrow, because the cat was on the man's property, and she had been warned. The cat was still writhing when we got there, and had to euth-ed on the spot. He was within his rights to remove the cat from his property, yes. But he could have called Animal Control. Also, year-old calves deprived of water until their tongues swell in 90-degree heat, then turned loose in a dead run and having their necks jerked so severely it sometimes breaks them, fits my definition of abuse. But around here they call it a rodeo. Sherry Calves liver is pretty good with horseradish/mayo and grilled onions. ;^) UGH liver and onions! I feel like Im back at home again... I always got out of eating it until my sister moved back home with her 3 kids and gave them the "You can't leave the table until you finish your meal and you need to try a little of everything," speech and then it applied to me b/c I had to "set an example" for them. *shUddEr* Love liver (hold the onions), both beef & chicken. Mom too. But Sis, she like chicken *gizzards*.... Dad & Bro barely tolerated liver, and I wouldn't touch gizzards :P |
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"Philip" wrote in message
nk.net I'd be the first person on the block to have a Persian with a body Crew Cut. LOL Little butchwax down the backside ... Hahhahhaha. That's not such a dumb idea. I have a friend with 2 persians, and every 6 months they get a crew cut by a professional groomer. It's solved the problem of un-brushable matted fur. Helen M -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG |
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Helen Miles wrote:
"Philip" wrote in message nk.net I'd be the first person on the block to have a Persian with a body Crew Cut. LOL Little butchwax down the backside ... Hahhahhaha. That's not such a dumb idea. I have a friend with 2 persians, and every 6 months they get a crew cut by a professional groomer. It's solved the problem of un-brushable matted fur. Helen M Yup... shaved pussy cat. Do a Desert Storm Marine shave head (medium on the topside, very trim on the sides) and shave all but the tail where we leave a furball on the end, spray painted kaki camouflage. How about a pair of mirrored sunglasses? }B^) |
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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
blueberries79 wrote: "Philip" wrote in message nk.net... wrote: Monique Y. Mudama wrote: On 2005-05-11, penned: Kelly wrote: Anyone who neglects, abuses, tortures another living creature should have the same thing done to them. It's sick, and I don't understand how people can do things like that. -- -Kelly You go, girl. It's never too late for a career change....I want you to consider going to law school and becoming this county's next DA :-) Seriously, it's hard to prosecute any kind of animal abuse case when the district attorney isn't sympathetic toward animal issues. They're still calling me "Little Bo Peep" at the sheriff's office over a sheep neglect case from five years ago. I'd imagine it would be hard to be a lawyer trying these kinds of cases ... like the animal cops, the lawyers can't yell at the people or hit them. They have to be polite, and they have to give them their legal rights ... and they have to let them go if that's what the judge decides. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully It largely depends on the DA's attitude about animals, and his personal definition of "abuse", whether he decides to prosecute, IMO. The laws are vague. Our DA refused to prosecute a man who shot a neighbor's clean through with an arrow, because the cat was on the man's property, and she had been warned. The cat was still writhing when we got there, and had to euth-ed on the spot. He was within his rights to remove the cat from his property, yes. But he could have called Animal Control. Also, year-old calves deprived of water until their tongues swell in 90-degree heat, then turned loose in a dead run and having their necks jerked so severely it sometimes breaks them, fits my definition of abuse. But around here they call it a rodeo. Sherry Calves liver is pretty good with horseradish/mayo and grilled onions. ;^) UGH liver and onions! I feel like Im back at home again... I always got out of eating it until my sister moved back home with her 3 kids and gave them the "You can't leave the table until you finish your meal and you need to try a little of everything," speech and then it applied to me b/c I had to "set an example" for them. *shUddEr* Love liver (hold the onions), both beef & chicken. Mom too. But Sis, she like chicken *gizzards*.... Dad & Bro barely tolerated liver, and I wouldn't touch gizzards :P Chicken livers, lamb kidneys, with baked beans. Where it not for the baked beans, my last cat would insist on sharing my meal! |
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blueberries79 wrote:
"Philip" wrote in message nk.net... wrote: Monique Y. Mudama wrote: On 2005-05-11, penned: Kelly wrote: Anyone who neglects, abuses, tortures another living creature should have the same thing done to them. It's sick, and I don't understand how people can do things like that. -- -Kelly You go, girl. It's never too late for a career change....I want you to consider going to law school and becoming this county's next DA :-) Seriously, it's hard to prosecute any kind of animal abuse case when the district attorney isn't sympathetic toward animal issues. They're still calling me "Little Bo Peep" at the sheriff's office over a sheep neglect case from five years ago. I'd imagine it would be hard to be a lawyer trying these kinds of cases ... like the animal cops, the lawyers can't yell at the people or hit them. They have to be polite, and they have to give them their legal rights ... and they have to let them go if that's what the judge decides. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully It largely depends on the DA's attitude about animals, and his personal definition of "abuse", whether he decides to prosecute, IMO. The laws are vague. Our DA refused to prosecute a man who shot a neighbor's clean through with an arrow, because the cat was on the man's property, and she had been warned. The cat was still writhing when we got there, and had to euth-ed on the spot. He was within his rights to remove the cat from his property, yes. But he could have called Animal Control. Also, year-old calves deprived of water until their tongues swell in 90-degree heat, then turned loose in a dead run and having their necks jerked so severely it sometimes breaks them, fits my definition of abuse. But around here they call it a rodeo. Sherry Calves liver is pretty good with horseradish/mayo and grilled onions. ;^) UGH liver and onions! I feel like Im back at home again... I always got out of eating it until my sister moved back home with her 3 kids and gave them the "You can't leave the table until you finish your meal and you need to try a little of everything," speech and then it applied to me b/c I had to "set an example" for them. *shUddEr* Hey, it's not like she was shoving kreplach down your gullet with a milk chaser, ya know!! LOL |
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Philip wrote:
Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: blueberries79 wrote: "Philip" wrote in message nk.net... wrote: Monique Y. Mudama wrote: On 2005-05-11, penned: Kelly wrote: Anyone who neglects, abuses, tortures another living creature should have the same thing done to them. It's sick, and I don't understand how people can do things like that. -- -Kelly You go, girl. It's never too late for a career change....I want you to consider going to law school and becoming this county's next DA :-) Seriously, it's hard to prosecute any kind of animal abuse case when the district attorney isn't sympathetic toward animal issues. They're still calling me "Little Bo Peep" at the sheriff's office over a sheep neglect case from five years ago. I'd imagine it would be hard to be a lawyer trying these kinds of cases ... like the animal cops, the lawyers can't yell at the people or hit them. They have to be polite, and they have to give them their legal rights ... and they have to let them go if that's what the judge decides. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully It largely depends on the DA's attitude about animals, and his personal definition of "abuse", whether he decides to prosecute, IMO. The laws are vague. Our DA refused to prosecute a man who shot a neighbor's clean through with an arrow, because the cat was on the man's property, and she had been warned. The cat was still writhing when we got there, and had to euth-ed on the spot. He was within his rights to remove the cat from his property, yes. But he could have called Animal Control. Also, year-old calves deprived of water until their tongues swell in 90-degree heat, then turned loose in a dead run and having their necks jerked so severely it sometimes breaks them, fits my definition of abuse. But around here they call it a rodeo. Sherry Calves liver is pretty good with horseradish/mayo and grilled onions. ;^) UGH liver and onions! I feel like Im back at home again... I always got out of eating it until my sister moved back home with her 3 kids and gave them the "You can't leave the table until you finish your meal and you need to try a little of everything," speech and then it applied to me b/c I had to "set an example" for them. *shUddEr* Love liver (hold the onions), both beef & chicken. Mom too. But Sis, she like chicken *gizzards*.... Dad & Bro barely tolerated liver, and I wouldn't touch gizzards :P Chicken livers, lamb kidneys, with baked beans. Where it not for the baked beans, my last cat would insist on sharing my meal! Last time I fixed myself a plate of fried chicken livers - I almost didn't get any myself! I had to fix a small plate for Moocher Moe, adn then one for Smokey (heaven help us if they share), and then Weeble, Ernie, Mimi, Tennessee, Ping & Lizzie wanted a taste, too. Gonna have to get me a large cage & assemble it around the table, to keep the cats *away* from us when we eat. Ever see sharks at a feeding frenzy???? Or Pirhanna??? Imagine that, only on the kitchen floor, and they're furry-cute cats, instead of sharks! -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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