I think the cats are gonna eat better than we will!

"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
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On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:07:31 GMT, "kilikini"
wrote:


"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
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My mother gave us some money to buy hurricane supplies because we're
in a financial bind just now and we used what little stuff we had last
weekend... so I went to Walmart and spent ninety dollars on stuff for
us - a small camp stove and a cooler and a lantern so that we won't be
stuck without any ways to cook or to keep stuff cool... and then I
went to Petco to get the two weeks specified cat supplies - it cost
fifty-five dollars for two bags of science diet food and a big bag of
feline pine cat litter and two bags of kitty treats and some
petromalt! I'm sure it used to be less than that... the only other
thing I got was a water bowl with a bottle built into it so that it
will gravity feed and store a few days' water for them at a time - I
always feel guilty if I see that their water bowl is running low!



We just went to PetCo and got the same kind of litter. First time,
though.
I'll let you know if I like it, will you do the same? I don't think
there's
any savings in it, but I'm going to experiment.

The advantage of feline pine is that it doesn't stink! And you don't
need to add stinky perfumed 'deoderiser' to try and cover up the smell
that isn't there... we were using Yesterday's News but it was hard to
keep the box from smelling gross. Feline Pine seems to go further and
last longer, even if you do end up with sawdust all over the floor
when the girls start scratching! We only have to change the box once a
week now instead of every five days, so that's a saving...


Huh. Interesting. Okay, I haven't tried mine yet because I still have a
little bit of the "regular" litter left, but I'll let you know if I like it.

kili

On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:41:03 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
.. .
My mother gave us some money to buy hurricane supplies because we're
in a financial bind just now and we used what little stuff we had last
weekend... so I went to Walmart and spent ninety dollars on stuff for
us - a small camp stove and a cooler and a lantern so that we won't be
stuck without any ways to cook or to keep stuff cool... and then I
went to Petco to get the two weeks specified cat supplies - it cost
fifty-five dollars for two bags of science diet food and a big bag of
feline pine cat litter and two bags of kitty treats and some
petromalt! I'm sure it used to be less than that... the only other
thing I got was a water bowl with a bottle built into it so that it
will gravity feed and store a few days' water for them at a time - I
always feel guilty if I see that their water bowl is running low!


So what food stores did you get in for yourself? At the minimum you need
lots of rice and lots of beans. Not particularly appetising as a daily diet
but it will keep you alive for a long time.
I can't believe that you spent this "hurricane money" on kitty treats and
science diet. We are talking emergency here.
OK, I know you are safe now, lucky. My idea of using the money if I knew me
and my cats might be holed up for a while would be buying cheap cat food and
biscuits, as I could get more for the money to last longer. They might turn
their noses up at it at first, but they would soon eat it when they got
hungry.
I could eat my rice and beans for an indefinite period. Maybe some tins of
other food too if I'd had enough cash left over to buy some for my hurricane
store cupboard. I think you should stock it up, Karen.

Christina, I don't particularly like the tone of this message - you
seem to implying that I'm impulse-buying. We thought very carefully
about what we need to buy before we went shopping. It matters a great
deal to me that the cats are looked after properly after a hurricane.
I know Science Diet is expensive but whenever we've tried to get them
to eat a cheaper food they won't touch it with a barge pole! Stressed
cats are very unhappy cats and I want them to be as calm and relaxed
as possible, which means giving them their familiar food and yes, a
regular ration of kitty treats for as long as possible.

I haven't spent all the money yet - I budgeted a hundred dollars for
'camping' supplies and a hundred dollars for our food/groceries, and
we haven't been to the grocery store to buy OUR food yet. Yes we have
a list - Katrina gave me a taste of what we need to get. I know total
disaster is possible, but what I'm preparing for is a week or two in
our own apartment, but without electricity... if John gets home early
enough we're going to the grocery store tonight for the rest.

--
~Karen aka Kajikit
Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
http://www.kajikitscorner.com
Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit

"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
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On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:41:03 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
. ..
My mother gave us some money to buy hurricane supplies because we're
in a financial bind just now and we used what little stuff we had last
weekend... so I went to Walmart and spent ninety dollars on stuff for
us - a small camp stove and a cooler and a lantern so that we won't be
stuck without any ways to cook or to keep stuff cool... and then I
went to Petco to get the two weeks specified cat supplies - it cost
fifty-five dollars for two bags of science diet food and a big bag of
feline pine cat litter and two bags of kitty treats and some
petromalt! I'm sure it used to be less than that... the only other
thing I got was a water bowl with a bottle built into it so that it
will gravity feed and store a few days' water for them at a time - I
always feel guilty if I see that their water bowl is running low!


So what food stores did you get in for yourself? At the minimum you need
lots of rice and lots of beans. Not particularly appetising as a daily
diet
but it will keep you alive for a long time.
I can't believe that you spent this "hurricane money" on kitty treats and
science diet. We are talking emergency here.
OK, I know you are safe now, lucky. My idea of using the money if I knew
me
and my cats might be holed up for a while would be buying cheap cat food
and
biscuits, as I could get more for the money to last longer. They might
turn
their noses up at it at first, but they would soon eat it when they got
hungry.
I could eat my rice and beans for an indefinite period. Maybe some tins
of
other food too if I'd had enough cash left over to buy some for my
hurricane
store cupboard. I think you should stock it up, Karen.

Christina, I don't particularly like the tone of this message - you
seem to implying that I'm impulse-buying. We thought very carefully
about what we need to buy before we went shopping. It matters a great
deal to me that the cats are looked after properly after a hurricane.
I know Science Diet is expensive but whenever we've tried to get them
to eat a cheaper food they won't touch it with a barge pole! Stressed
cats are very unhappy cats and I want them to be as calm and relaxed
as possible, which means giving them their familiar food and yes, a
regular ration of kitty treats for as long as possible.

I haven't spent all the money yet - I budgeted a hundred dollars for
'camping' supplies and a hundred dollars for our food/groceries, and
we haven't been to the grocery store to buy OUR food yet. Yes we have
a list - Katrina gave me a taste of what we need to get. I know total
disaster is possible, but what I'm preparing for is a week or two in
our own apartment, but without electricity... if John gets home early
enough we're going to the grocery store tonight for the rest.



There was no tone intended in my message. I've misunderstood. I thought
you needed to prepare for the same sort of disaster that struck NO, trapped
in your home with no idea how long you might have to survive on your food
supplies.
I don't want you to die because you spent the money on kitty treats, is all
I meant. I was seeing the situation in NO, and thinking that you weren't
doing what you needed to keep you all fed for a period of time..

This is not the case, obviously. Two weeks in your apartment with no
electricity would be difficult, but easily managed if necessary, with plenty
of canned food. It can be eaten cold ugh if you cannot warm it.
I only thought about if it went on longer for you, and you'd used the money
for kitty treats and ran out of food. That's all it was. I suppose I was
kicking you up the butt to make sure you'd be okay.

Tweed

On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 19:12:33 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


"Karen AKA Kajikit" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:41:03 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:


Christina, I don't particularly like the tone of this message - you
seem to implying that I'm impulse-buying. We thought very carefully
about what we need to buy before we went shopping. It matters a great
deal to me that the cats are looked after properly after a hurricane.
I know Science Diet is expensive but whenever we've tried to get them
to eat a cheaper food they won't touch it with a barge pole! Stressed
cats are very unhappy cats and I want them to be as calm and relaxed
as possible, which means giving them their familiar food and yes, a
regular ration of kitty treats for as long as possible.

I haven't spent all the money yet - I budgeted a hundred dollars for
'camping' supplies and a hundred dollars for our food/groceries, and
we haven't been to the grocery store to buy OUR food yet. Yes we have
a list - Katrina gave me a taste of what we need to get. I know total
disaster is possible, but what I'm preparing for is a week or two in
our own apartment, but without electricity... if John gets home early
enough we're going to the grocery store tonight for the rest.



There was no tone intended in my message. I've misunderstood. I thought
you needed to prepare for the same sort of disaster that struck NO, trapped
in your home with no idea how long you might have to survive on your food
supplies.
I don't want you to die because you spent the money on kitty treats, is all
I meant. I was seeing the situation in NO, and thinking that you weren't
doing what you needed to keep you all fed for a period of time..

This is not the case, obviously. Two weeks in your apartment with no
electricity would be difficult, but easily managed if necessary, with plenty
of canned food. It can be eaten cold ugh if you cannot warm it.
I only thought about if it went on longer for you, and you'd used the money
for kitty treats and ran out of food. That's all it was. I suppose I was
kicking you up the butt to make sure you'd be okay.

I'm sorry... I overreacted. Yes we are thinking about what we need
too... we just haven't gone out and bought it yet. I honestly don't
know what we'd do in a total emergency like that - but hopefully we
wouldn't be there to find out because we'd have left town while we
still could! The thought of a major hurricane like that gives me cold
chills, and I pray to God we never have to go through it...

--
~Karen aka Kajikit
Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
http://www.kajikitscorner.com
Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit