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Adventurous cat
First time owning a cat of our own.
I let him own for the 2nd time today. Just coming back from errands, I saw our cat roaming outside acceptable bounds! He was coming back to our block, but he was not to go off either block or crescent. He is due at the vet this Monday. What needs to be done? -- Member - Liberal International This is Ici God,Queen and country!Never Satan President Republic!Beware AntiChrist rising! http://www.fullyfollow.me/rootnl2k USA petition to dissolve the Republic and vote to disoolve it in November 2012 |
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Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:27:39 +0000 (UTC), (The Doctor) wrote: First time owning a cat of our own. I let him own for the 2nd time today. Just coming back from errands, I saw our cat roaming outside acceptable bounds! He was coming back to our block, but he was not to go off either block or crescent. He is due at the vet this Monday. What needs to be done? Others may disagree, but I consider letting cats (pets) out to roam "cruelty". If you love your cat and want it to live a long life, you'll keep it strictly indoors. With some cats (and other animals) living a free life is more important than a long one... This applies to people also, come to think of it..... |
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The Doctor wrote:
In article , Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:27:39 +0000 (UTC), (The Doctor) wrote: First time owning a cat of our own. I let him own for the 2nd time today. Just coming back from errands, I saw our cat roaming outside acceptable bounds! He was coming back to our block, but he was not to go off either block or crescent. He is due at the vet this Monday. What needs to be done? Others may disagree, but I consider letting cats (pets) out to roam "cruelty". If you love your cat and want it to live a long life, you'll keep it strictly indoors. -- Depends. I want to limit our cat to our yard and no further. The cat that use to frequent was a neighbour's cat from houses 2 down. Our little guy was born on the crescent. He was the colony guard. Still I prefer if he stayed inddors. That is his sentence until he goes ot the vet on Monday. We have five. They are free to come and go at any time through two cat doors. but they seldom leave the property. Sunning themselves on our deck is about as far away as most of them get. One came from across the street, and she goes back there to visit occasionally. She also waits by the mailbox to say, "hello" to her neighborhood friends when they come to get the mail..... |
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On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:34:41 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:27:39 +0000 (UTC), (The Doctor) wrote: First time owning a cat of our own. I let him own for the 2nd time today. Just coming back from errands, I saw our cat roaming outside acceptable bounds! He was coming back to our block, but he was not to go off either block or crescent. He is due at the vet this Monday. What needs to be done? Others may disagree, but I consider letting cats (pets) out to roam "cruelty". If you love your cat and want it to live a long life, you'll keep it strictly indoors. With some cats (and other animals) living a free life is more important than a long one... This applies to people also, come to think of it..... I don't think cat's understand the concept. If they are born in the wild and captured, they "sense" an unpleasant difference. "Freedom" is a relative human construct. For instance, many ex-convicts will re-commit in order to return to the comfort of three hots and a cot. My cat is free to roam around a large two-story house with an atrium where she even get a taste of the outdoors. She's free as a..........cat. -- |
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Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:34:41 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:27:39 +0000 (UTC), (The Doctor) wrote: First time owning a cat of our own. I let him own for the 2nd time today. Just coming back from errands, I saw our cat roaming outside acceptable bounds! He was coming back to our block, but he was not to go off either block or crescent. He is due at the vet this Monday. What needs to be done? Others may disagree, but I consider letting cats (pets) out to roam "cruelty". If you love your cat and want it to live a long life, you'll keep it strictly indoors. With some cats (and other animals) living a free life is more important than a long one... This applies to people also, come to think of it..... I don't think cat's understand the concept. If they are born in the wild and captured, they "sense" an unpleasant difference. "Freedom" is a relative human construct. For instance, many ex-convicts will re-commit in order to return to the comfort of three hots and a cot. My cat is free to roam around a large two-story house with an atrium where she even get a taste of the outdoors. She's free as a..........cat. Oh, I agree. Many cats are perfectly happy as incoor cats. but ZI would hardly call lettong one out, "cruelty". Especially if they were free when they came to me and I imprisoned them as a cost of their food and drink. My five cats choose to sleep in my house. They are free to leave at almost any time. (I do trap them just before the roving vet gets here, so they will be available for shots and inspection) |
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On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:48:27 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:34:41 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:27:39 +0000 (UTC), (The Doctor) wrote: First time owning a cat of our own. I let him own for the 2nd time today. Just coming back from errands, I saw our cat roaming outside acceptable bounds! He was coming back to our block, but he was not to go off either block or crescent. He is due at the vet this Monday. What needs to be done? Others may disagree, but I consider letting cats (pets) out to roam "cruelty". If you love your cat and want it to live a long life, you'll keep it strictly indoors. With some cats (and other animals) living a free life is more important than a long one... This applies to people also, come to think of it..... I don't think cat's understand the concept. If they are born in the wild and captured, they "sense" an unpleasant difference. "Freedom" is a relative human construct. For instance, many ex-convicts will re-commit in order to return to the comfort of three hots and a cot. My cat is free to roam around a large two-story house with an atrium where she even get a taste of the outdoors. She's free as a..........cat. Oh, I agree. Many cats are perfectly happy as incoor cats. but ZI would hardly call lettong one out, "cruelty". Especially if they were free when they came to me and I imprisoned them as a cost of their food and drink. My five cats choose to sleep in my house. They are free to leave at almost any time. (I do trap them just before the roving vet gets here, so they will be available for shots and inspection) My experience with allowing cats to roam has been unpleasant. For one thing, there are a lot of "cat-haters" out there who enjoy dispatching them to the hereafter; also, weirdos who enjoy torturing them. A few years ago, my neighbor let her cat roam, and it came to my home at night-time and started knocking plants off the balcony. I'd be awakened in the middle of the night with resounding crashes. The neighbor got stubborn about my complaints. It took the police to tell her that she was responsible for her cat - and that I was free to do anything I wanted to in order to protect my property. I still say that if you truly love your cat, you won't let it roam. -- |
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On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:48:27 -0700, "Bill Graham"
wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:34:41 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:27:39 +0000 (UTC), (The Doctor) wrote: First time owning a cat of our own. I let him own for the 2nd time today. Just coming back from errands, I saw our cat roaming outside acceptable bounds! He was coming back to our block, but he was not to go off either block or crescent. He is due at the vet this Monday. What needs to be done? Others may disagree, but I consider letting cats (pets) out to roam "cruelty". If you love your cat and want it to live a long life, you'll keep it strictly indoors. With some cats (and other animals) living a free life is more important than a long one... This applies to people also, come to think of it..... I don't think cat's understand the concept. If they are born in the wild and captured, they "sense" an unpleasant difference. "Freedom" is a relative human construct. For instance, many ex-convicts will re-commit in order to return to the comfort of three hots and a cot. My cat is free to roam around a large two-story house with an atrium where she even get a taste of the outdoors. She's free as a..........cat. Oh, I agree. Many cats are perfectly happy as incoor cats. but ZI would hardly call lettong one out, "cruelty". Especially if they were free when they came to me and I imprisoned them as a cost of their food and drink. My five cats choose to sleep in my house. They are free to leave at almost any time. (I do trap them just before the roving vet gets here, so they will be available for shots and inspection) It is a well documented fact that indoor only cats live longer lives than indoor/outdoor cats. There are MANY risk factors for cats with access to the outdoor: cars/trucks/busses, kids (and adults) with pellet rifles, slingshots, firearms, etc., fleas, ticks, mange, roundworms, hookworms, FIP, FIV, feline leukemia, feline herpes, predation by fox, coyotes, hawks, and owls, and fighting with other cats, and dogs. I'm sure the list goes on; this is just what I quickly thought of. |
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Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:48:27 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:34:41 -0700, "Bill Graham" wrote: Mack A. Damia wrote: On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:27:39 +0000 (UTC), (The Doctor) wrote: First time owning a cat of our own. I let him own for the 2nd time today. Just coming back from errands, I saw our cat roaming outside acceptable bounds! He was coming back to our block, but he was not to go off either block or crescent. He is due at the vet this Monday. What needs to be done? Others may disagree, but I consider letting cats (pets) out to roam "cruelty". If you love your cat and want it to live a long life, you'll keep it strictly indoors. With some cats (and other animals) living a free life is more important than a long one... This applies to people also, come to think of it..... I don't think cat's understand the concept. If they are born in the wild and captured, they "sense" an unpleasant difference. "Freedom" is a relative human construct. For instance, many ex-convicts will re-commit in order to return to the comfort of three hots and a cot. My cat is free to roam around a large two-story house with an atrium where she even get a taste of the outdoors. She's free as a..........cat. Oh, I agree. Many cats are perfectly happy as incoor cats. but ZI would hardly call lettong one out, "cruelty". Especially if they were free when they came to me and I imprisoned them as a cost of their food and drink. My five cats choose to sleep in my house. They are free to leave at almost any time. (I do trap them just before the roving vet gets here, so they will be available for shots and inspection) My experience with allowing cats to roam has been unpleasant. For one thing, there are a lot of "cat-haters" out there who enjoy dispatching them to the hereafter; also, weirdos who enjoy torturing them. A few years ago, my neighbor let her cat roam, and it came to my home at night-time and started knocking plants off the balcony. I'd be awakened in the middle of the night with resounding crashes. The neighbor got stubborn about my complaints. It took the police to tell her that she was responsible for her cat - and that I was free to do anything I wanted to in order to protect my property. I still say that if you truly love your cat, you won't let it roam. My experience has been different from yours. I have owned cats all of my life, and only lost one. I also lost a dog many years ago from the same thing, and he was not allowed to roam. So, the point I am making is that you shouldn't impress your own experience on everyone else. You are perfectly free to operate accorkinjg to your own personal experience, and I wouldn't presume to tell you that. "Anyone who forces his cats to live cooped up inside his house is practicing cruelty toward animals". But you (aqnd many others like you) are quick to tell me that you believe that anyone who lets his cats roam free is practicing cruelty toward his animals. If you want cruelty to animals, look to the great God of this universe. He has forced the freezing and starvation of literally millions of animals every Winter for millions of years now. I would not question you were you to bitch about Him....:^) |
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