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Old August 20th 03, 09:53 PM
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Drown her. I think it is terrible what she is doing to this cat to get
publicity.

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"Bobcat" wrote in message
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We watched last night's TV show "What Were You Thinking". It featured a
woman who must rank at the very top of misguided, stupid cat owners. At

the
beach she takes her cat along with her on her surf board. We saw the poor
wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears

flattened,
hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat
overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags

it
back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that the
cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman,
after we rescue the cat?




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Old August 20th 03, 11:08 PM
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"bewtifulfreak" wrote in message
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Yoj wrote:

You make a very good point. I know there are cats who like to swim.


Yeah, and it's true you can't normally get a cat near a *sink* of water

that
doesn't want to be. We just get so protective, don't we?


Missy, a cat who resided at an outdoors cafe in Magnetic Island, Queensland,
Australia, took regular dips in the fishpond to try to get the customers to
feel sorry enough for her to give her their cream from their coffee.

When i was there, my friend and I nearly fell for the trick until the owners
came out of the house and told us not to. Missy was a "fluffy" cat, even
when soaking wet, and the vet had put her on a no-cream diet. She also had
the most pathetic little mew I've ever heard, but it was all just an act to
get the cream.

Cats are cunning creatures...

Yowie


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Old August 21st 03, 12:29 AM
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I can see that you dudes and ladies know nothing about surfing (although
your cat 411 is good)....what if the idiot's board had knocked the cat on
it's head (certain death for a surfer)? Would she have been able to retrieve
the sinking, stunned or unconcious (sp?) cat from a watery grave while
staying afloat herself? Duh. Zero tolerance for such shenanigans, whether
her cat "enjoyed" swimming or not!




"Yoj" wrote in message
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: "BricksInTheWall8" wrote in message
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: I saw that show too. I thought the cat looked fine when she was
: actually
: swimming in the water, but she DID look kind of upset about the
: surfing
: part.It's hard to judge someone based on just a minute or two of
: clips, though.
: Her ears were back, but it could be because she was soaking wet? If
: she really
: hated it, you'd think she'd be giving her owner more of a hard time
: about it,
: like trying to run away (before she was dragged into the water) or
: crying or
: something. I mean, my cat goes absolutely BALLISTIC when I try to make
: her do
: something she doesn't want to do. (i.e. take medicine, not attack
: other cat)
:
: But the whole thing did just seem like a plain old bad idea. I just
: don't think
: it's very fair to accuse this lady of being horrible when we really
: don't know
: what happened.
:
: You make a very good point. I know there are cats who like to swim.
:
: When I was a baby, my parents lived on a farm that had a reservoir. One
: of the cats (I don't remember whether it was Myih or Myah) was pestering
: my Dad and almost tripped him when he was walking near the reservoir.
: Finally he picked up the cat and threw it into the reservoir. He
: watched closely, and would have rescued it if it had been in trouble.
: The cat swam out easily. After that, every time my Dad went near the
: reservoir, that cat would come around and pester until my Dad threw him
: in the reservoir.
:
: Joy
:
:


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Old August 21st 03, 03:16 AM
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Bobcat wrote:

We watched last night's TV show "What Were You Thinking". It featured a
woman who must rank at the very top of misguided, stupid cat owners. At the
beach she takes her cat along with her on her surf board. We saw the poor
wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears flattened,
hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat
overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags it
back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that the
cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman,
after we rescue the cat?



Take her out past the three mile limit, toss HER overboard, and let HER
swim for shore? Sure, cats CAN swim, if they have to - I think most
mammals can - but why force them to?
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Old August 21st 03, 03:22 AM
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bewtifulfreak wrote:

Bobcat wrote:
"BricksInTheWall8" wrote in message
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I saw that show too. I thought the cat looked fine when she was
actually swimming in the water, but she DID look kind of upset
about the surfing part.


Like you, I'm only judging by what the program showed us, and I
didn't like it at all. For one thing as I said, the angle of the
camera indicated that the cat seemed to be swimming desperately for
shore. If it were enjoying swimming it would more likely be
heading for its owner, or swimming around, or playing. IMO, I saw
the nothing to indicate the cat found any pleasure in being in the
water - in fact quite the opposite. Besides, although there are
exceptions, by far the greatest percentage of cats have an aversion
to being wet than not.


Well, it does seem unlikely that a cat would enjoy something like
that, but
it really is hard to know for sure. I tend to agree with you, but I
know I have a habit of jumping to conclusions about things when I
feel protective, so I'm trying to reserve making judgements without
all the facts from now
on. But I certainly agree that it seems hard to believe that a cat
could enjoy something like that, though there are, of course,
exceptions to every rule.

Ann


It's likely animal abuse, because this is not a good place for a cat.
Some people shouldn't be trusted around cats. I hesitate to
proscribe punishment, but "education" might be in order.

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Old August 21st 03, 08:46 AM
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"Yowie" wrote in message
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"bewtifulfreak" wrote in message
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Yoj wrote:

[[[[[[[snip]]]]]]]

Cats are cunning creatures...

Yowie

Amen to that. My sister has two cats, one of which loves water. His
favorite thing is to lure the other cat into range then swipe water from a
bowl, the sink, the shower stall, or whatever is handy, into the face of the
other cat.
Jack


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Old August 21st 03, 05:41 PM
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John Biltz wrote:

The cat must enjoy it or at least not mind it. It took me a week of
struggle to cut a mat out of Maya's fur. No way I could keep her on a
surfboard. I don't think it is cruel. I do however think it is
damned stupid and irresponsible. Surfing is fairly dangerous for a
person. It would be a lot more dangerous for a small animal.


Now, *that*, I don't think there's any question of. Very good point, well
made.


I don't think that surf board wax would be real good for a cats fur or
the cat. My other question is how did it happen the first time?
That first time you would not know the cat was going to enjoy it.


Good question....

Ann

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Old August 21st 03, 07:05 PM
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"Yoj" wrote in message
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"BricksInTheWall8" wrote in message
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[[[[[[[[[[snip]]]]]]]]

You make a very good point. I know there are cats who like to swim.

When I was a baby, my parents lived on a farm that had a reservoir. One
of the cats (I don't remember whether it was Myih or Myah) was pestering
my Dad and almost tripped him when he was walking near the reservoir.
Finally he picked up the cat and threw it into the reservoir. He
watched closely, and would have rescued it if it had been in trouble.
The cat swam out easily. After that, every time my Dad went near the
reservoir, that cat would come around and pester until my Dad threw him
in the reservoir.

Joy



Methinks I just heard 'Bre'r Rabbit cry "please don't throw me in that briar
patch."
Jack


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Old August 22nd 03, 01:23 AM
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"Bobcat" wrote in message
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We watched last night's TV show "What Were You Thinking". It featured a
woman who must rank at the very top of misguided, stupid cat owners. At

the
beach she takes her cat along with her on her surf board. We saw the poor
wet miserable bedraggled creature hunched down on the board, ears

flattened,
hanging on for dear life. But it got worse. Then she tossed her cat
overboard and it paddled desperately for shore, but apparently she drags

it
back and makes it do it again to the point of exhaustion, saying that the
cat loves to swim! Any suggestions for what we should do with the woman,
after we rescue the cat?



What about the problem of the cat having to lick the SALT water out of it's
fur? Does she give the cat a post-surfing bath? And how traumatic is that
for the poor creature?

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