to feed or not to feed visiting cat

"Alison" wrote in message
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"Luvskats00" wrote in message
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Any jerk who allows their cat to roam outside and provides no ID
protection for
the cat doesn't deserve the cat.

Excuse me?, I allow my cat to *roam * as you like to call it and I
don't believe I'm a jerk . I don't have a collar on Kim because I
believe they are dangerous , she is also allergic . She is
microchipped .

Alison



Once again, part of the problem in differences in outlook may stem from some
people posting from the US (where many of us feel it is dangerous to let a
cat roam) and others posting from the UK (where it is very common to leave
cats outside). Of course, not everyone "fits" within these categories in
either location.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's
integration into our household):
Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54
Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56

"Alison" wrote in message
...

"Luvskats00" wrote in message
...


Any jerk who allows their cat to roam outside and provides no ID
protection for
the cat doesn't deserve the cat.

Excuse me?, I allow my cat to *roam * as you like to call it and I
don't believe I'm a jerk . I don't have a collar on Kim because I
believe they are dangerous , she is also allergic . She is
microchipped .

Alison



Once again, part of the problem in differences in outlook may stem from some
people posting from the US (where many of us feel it is dangerous to let a
cat roam) and others posting from the UK (where it is very common to leave
cats outside). Of course, not everyone "fits" within these categories in
either location.

MaryL
(take out the litter to reply)

Photos of Duffy and Holly (pictorial history of my blind cat Duffy's
integration into our household):
Duffy, Part I: The Introduction -- http://tinyurl.com/8y54
Duffy, Part II: Life at Home -- http://tinyurl.com/8y56

"Sherry " wrote in message
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I have a question. How would the people who pinned the note on the
cat, implying they had no first hand knowledge of who was feeding it,
know that someone was feeding it in the first place?


That's what I wondered, too. I also vote theOP should continue to feed the
thin
kitty.
Sherry

I wondered about that, too. And as someone else said, as long as the cat is
on the OP's property, how would anyone know the cat wasn't simply getting
into another cat's food? Unless there have been some "conversations" among
neighbors??

MaryL

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
I have a question. How would the people who pinned the note on the
cat, implying they had no first hand knowledge of who was feeding it,
know that someone was feeding it in the first place?


That's what I wondered, too. I also vote theOP should continue to feed the
thin
kitty.
Sherry

I wondered about that, too. And as someone else said, as long as the cat is
on the OP's property, how would anyone know the cat wasn't simply getting
into another cat's food? Unless there have been some "conversations" among
neighbors??

MaryL

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
I have a question. How would the people who pinned the note on the
cat, implying they had no first hand knowledge of who was feeding it,
know that someone was feeding it in the first place?


That's what I wondered, too. I also vote theOP should continue to feed the
thin
kitty.
Sherry

I wondered about that, too. And as someone else said, as long as the cat is
on the OP's property, how would anyone know the cat wasn't simply getting
into another cat's food? Unless there have been some "conversations" among
neighbors??

MaryL

In article ,
enlightened us with...

It's totally acceptable if you don't know who is feeding the cat .
Kim is on a special diet and I would do the same if I suspected
someone was feeding her.


If you don't want me to feed your cat, keep it off my property.

Easy. Simple. Keeps everyone happy.

The only cats who belong on my property are mine.

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~kaeli~
Hey, if you got it flaunt it! If you don't, stare
at someone who does. Just don't lick the TV screen,
it leaves streaks.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
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In article ,
enlightened us with...

It's totally acceptable if you don't know who is feeding the cat .
Kim is on a special diet and I would do the same if I suspected
someone was feeding her.


If you don't want me to feed your cat, keep it off my property.

Easy. Simple. Keeps everyone happy.

The only cats who belong on my property are mine.

-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
Hey, if you got it flaunt it! If you don't, stare
at someone who does. Just don't lick the TV screen,
it leaves streaks.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------

In article ,
enlightened us with...

It's totally acceptable if you don't know who is feeding the cat .
Kim is on a special diet and I would do the same if I suspected
someone was feeding her.


If you don't want me to feed your cat, keep it off my property.

Easy. Simple. Keeps everyone happy.

The only cats who belong on my property are mine.

-------------------------------------------------
~kaeli~
Hey, if you got it flaunt it! If you don't, stare
at someone who does. Just don't lick the TV screen,
it leaves streaks.
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/wildAtHeart
http://www.ipwebdesign.net/kaelisSpace
-------------------------------------------------

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:38:37 +0100, "Alison"
wrote:


"Luvskats00" wrote in message
...


Any jerk who allows their cat to roam outside and provides no ID
protection for
the cat doesn't deserve the cat.

Excuse me?, I allow my cat to *roam * as you like to call it and I
don't believe I'm a jerk . I don't have a collar on Kim because I
believe they are dangerous , she is also allergic . She is
microchipped .

. For someone to put a collar on the
cat for the sheer purpose of pinning a note demanding that the good
neighbor
STOP feeding the cat is unacceptable.

It's totally acceptable if you don't know who is feeding the cat .
Kim is on a special diet and I would do the same if I suspected
someone was feeding her.



This is reinforced even more because the
cat did not appear to be well fed in the first place.

Yes, *appears * being the operative word. Many indoor cats are over
weight so a normal cat looks thin to them .
Alison


There are no outward signs to indicate an animal is microchipped.
How would anyone know it wasn't lost or strayed.? A cat needs a
collar and obvious ID IMO.

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:38:37 +0100, "Alison"
wrote:


"Luvskats00" wrote in message
...


Any jerk who allows their cat to roam outside and provides no ID
protection for
the cat doesn't deserve the cat.

Excuse me?, I allow my cat to *roam * as you like to call it and I
don't believe I'm a jerk . I don't have a collar on Kim because I
believe they are dangerous , she is also allergic . She is
microchipped .

. For someone to put a collar on the
cat for the sheer purpose of pinning a note demanding that the good
neighbor
STOP feeding the cat is unacceptable.

It's totally acceptable if you don't know who is feeding the cat .
Kim is on a special diet and I would do the same if I suspected
someone was feeding her.



This is reinforced even more because the
cat did not appear to be well fed in the first place.

Yes, *appears * being the operative word. Many indoor cats are over
weight so a normal cat looks thin to them .
Alison


There are no outward signs to indicate an animal is microchipped.
How would anyone know it wasn't lost or strayed.? A cat needs a
collar and obvious ID IMO.