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Wow, sounds like a nightmare, and I thought East London was dangerous LOL! You're in East London as well? Where? I live on a very busy main road so I keep the Furballs indoors. Also although most cats can avoid dogs or foxes which are the main predatos likely to go for a cat, they can't avoid the biggest danger of all...People... A friend of mine had the sheer Hell of watching her 8 month old brother and sister kitties die in front of her because a neighbour poisoned them to "keep them off his lawn". Alas when she called the police the guy denied he had done it and the police weren't particularly interested. She has of course since moved away and her new kitties do not go out Incidentally a few years ago when we had nicer neighbours than we do now, they would let us use the downstairs gardens and Fugazi (RB) would come out and potter round for a bit but always keeping one eye on us in case we went in. Meanwhile her sister Isis (also RB) would sit on our bathroom windowsill and scream at us to come back up. One day I made the very silly mistake of thinking that if she was taken outside she would come to enjoy it so I picked her up. This cat was a completely soppy lap fungus and when I carried her out of the flat and she realised what I was thinking that was the first, the last and the only time that she bit me...she was NOT going out!!!!! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Wow, sounds like a nightmare, and I thought East London was dangerous LOL! You're in East London as well? Where? I live on a very busy main road so I keep the Furballs indoors. Also although most cats can avoid dogs or foxes which are the main predatos likely to go for a cat, they can't avoid the biggest danger of all...People... A friend of mine had the sheer Hell of watching her 8 month old brother and sister kitties die in front of her because a neighbour poisoned them to "keep them off his lawn". Alas when she called the police the guy denied he had done it and the police weren't particularly interested. She has of course since moved away and her new kitties do not go out Incidentally a few years ago when we had nicer neighbours than we do now, they would let us use the downstairs gardens and Fugazi (RB) would come out and potter round for a bit but always keeping one eye on us in case we went in. Meanwhile her sister Isis (also RB) would sit on our bathroom windowsill and scream at us to come back up. One day I made the very silly mistake of thinking that if she was taken outside she would come to enjoy it so I picked her up. This cat was a completely soppy lap fungus and when I carried her out of the flat and she realised what I was thinking that was the first, the last and the only time that she bit me...she was NOT going out!!!!! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs |
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Whoops! Sorry I don't know why the message came through twice!
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Britta,
Vino is very cute! I love his pictures. Thanks for sharing. Kathryn Who are Kathryn & Siega? http://www.CardsYourWay.US/about_me.html |
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"Phil P." wrote in message "Ivor Jones" wrote in message ... For my part, if I were unable to allow a cat outdoors through risk of predators or any other reason, I simply wouldn't have a cat. That's not practical or even realistic in the USA because that mentality would result in millions upon millions of homeless cats and a 10 times increase in shelter killings. Something else we don't do here. Ivor |
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 23:45:49 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
, clicked their heels and said: Something else we don't do here. Ivor do WHERE? Wherever it is, the population doesn't compare to the US. Human or feline or canine. -- Janet B www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bestfr...bedience/album |
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Dr.Carla,DVM wrote: Oh and before I get off my soap box, I forgot, indoor only cats don't need vaccinations unless they spend time at kennels, etc. Vaccinations in cats have been shown to cause VASTS (vaccine associated soft tissue sarcomas) or tumors. Its not clear yet which part of the vaccines are causing this terrible outcome. There is a new safer rabies shot for cats, ask your vet about it next time you go for vaccinations. What about indoor-only cats and obesity? That can't be very healthy. Mark |
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wrote in message oups.com... Dr.Carla,DVM wrote: Oh and before I get off my soap box, I forgot, indoor only cats don't need vaccinations unless they spend time at kennels, etc. Vaccinations in cats have been shown to cause VASTS (vaccine associated soft tissue sarcomas) or tumors. Its not clear yet which part of the vaccines are causing this terrible outcome. There is a new safer rabies shot for cats, ask your vet about it next time you go for vaccinations. What about indoor-only cats and obesity? That can't be very healthy. Mark Being an indoor-only cat should not lead to obesity. Some cats (and dogs) are overfed and underexercised, but that has nothing to do with being indoors. It has *everything* to do with their caregivers. MaryL |
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Phil P. wrote: wrote in message oups.com... It seems natural for a cat to want to venture outside, and to me it's cruel to keep them inside (unless they're not interested). Its a cultural thing. Most (60%) cat owners in the U.S. feel that its cruel to expose cats to the stress and dangers outside of a safe home. An outdoor cat lives a more stressful life than an indoor cat. If you know a little about cats, and if you're sensitive to your cat's needs, you can provide your cat with a rich, happy, healthy, and safe life indoors. Phil My wife and I adopted a neighborhood stray about 2 years ago. He loves the outdoors. For him, stress would be being locked up inside. I suppose we're lucky that whatever dangers and risks a cat faces outside, ours had learned to avoid them before we took him in. It is just amazing to watch him climb 40 feet up a tree, or chase a squirrel across the yard (he's only ever caught one once, that we have seen). But the best part is, he will only "go to the bathroom" outside, so we never have to worry about maintaining a litter box! :-) Mark p.s. We live in the northeastern U.S. |
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