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another reason not to leave your pets home alone...
Last week a friend who lives in Ann Arbor mentioned a thunderstorm in an
e-mail to me. She said there was a loud crack and it sounded as though a gun had gone off. Turns out, a house a street up from her caught fire (it was hit by lightening). The owners were on vacation and although they had someone checking in on the house every day, no one was staying there at the time. They lost two cats, a rabbit, a gerbil, and some fish. This makes me think that if you can't get someone to actually live in your home while you're away, you're better off taking your pets to a good kennel--one where the owners have a house on the premises. I specify this because a year or so ago, a deluxe kennel on the outskirts of Winnipeg caught fire, as well. The owners lived in a house on the property so one of the owners managed to save all the pets staying there (and he was injured in the process--that's how important the animals were to him). I know not everyone has the option of taking their pets to a good kennel, nor can everyone get someone to actually live in their home for a week or two, but if you can, *do*. Bad things rarely happen, but it's better to deal with them proactively than reactively. rona -- ***For e-mail, replace .com with .ca Sorry for the inconvenience!*** |
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"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message ...
gun had gone off. Turns out, a house a street up from her caught fire (it was hit by lightening). Unfortunately, this can happen even if you're just at work at the time - we can't be there 100% of the time. That's one reason I have color posters outside my home, with pictures of my 4 cats, requesting firemen to please save them if at all possible. Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 2 ½ months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) |
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"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" wrote in message ...
gun had gone off. Turns out, a house a street up from her caught fire (it was hit by lightening). Unfortunately, this can happen even if you're just at work at the time - we can't be there 100% of the time. That's one reason I have color posters outside my home, with pictures of my 4 cats, requesting firemen to please save them if at all possible. Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 2 ½ months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) |
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From: (CatNipped)
That's one reason I have color posters outside my home, with pictures of my 4 cats, requesting firemen to please save them if at all possible. I have stickers for that, but I like your idea with their pics. ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
Last week a friend who lives in Ann Arbor mentioned a thunderstorm in an e-mail to me. She said there was a loud crack and it sounded as though a gun had gone off. Turns out, a house a street up from her caught fire (it was hit by lightening). The owners were on vacation and although they had someone checking in on the house every day, no one was staying there at the time. They lost two cats, a rabbit, a gerbil, and some fish. This makes me think that if you can't get someone to actually live in your home while you're away, you're better off taking your pets to a good kennel--one where the owners have a house on the premises. I specify this because a year or so ago, a deluxe kennel on the outskirts of Winnipeg caught fire, as well. The owners lived in a house on the property so one of the owners managed to save all the pets staying there (and he was injured in the process--that's how important the animals were to him). I know not everyone has the option of taking their pets to a good kennel, nor can everyone get someone to actually live in their home for a week or two, but if you can, *do*. Bad things rarely happen, but it's better to deal with them proactively than reactively. rona This strikes me as a suspect risk/benefit analysis. Leave your cats in a kennel because they're less likely to be struck by lightning and killed... okay... but what about the increased risks of being in the kennel? I think people put too much weight onto scary unknowns like the chances of the house being struck by lightening, and not enough weight on the pedestrian unknowns like the chance of the cat being attacked by an aggressive cat or of being abused in some way by people who don't love it. Dally |
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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
Last week a friend who lives in Ann Arbor mentioned a thunderstorm in an e-mail to me. She said there was a loud crack and it sounded as though a gun had gone off. Turns out, a house a street up from her caught fire (it was hit by lightening). The owners were on vacation and although they had someone checking in on the house every day, no one was staying there at the time. They lost two cats, a rabbit, a gerbil, and some fish. This makes me think that if you can't get someone to actually live in your home while you're away, you're better off taking your pets to a good kennel--one where the owners have a house on the premises. I specify this because a year or so ago, a deluxe kennel on the outskirts of Winnipeg caught fire, as well. The owners lived in a house on the property so one of the owners managed to save all the pets staying there (and he was injured in the process--that's how important the animals were to him). I know not everyone has the option of taking their pets to a good kennel, nor can everyone get someone to actually live in their home for a week or two, but if you can, *do*. Bad things rarely happen, but it's better to deal with them proactively than reactively. rona This strikes me as a suspect risk/benefit analysis. Leave your cats in a kennel because they're less likely to be struck by lightning and killed... okay... but what about the increased risks of being in the kennel? I think people put too much weight onto scary unknowns like the chances of the house being struck by lightening, and not enough weight on the pedestrian unknowns like the chance of the cat being attacked by an aggressive cat or of being abused in some way by people who don't love it. Dally |
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Dally quoth:
This strikes me as a suspect risk/benefit analysis. Leave your cats in a kennel because they're less likely to be struck by lightning and killed... okay... but what about the increased risks of being in the kennel? I think people put too much weight onto scary unknowns like the chances of the house being struck by lightening, and not enough weight on the pedestrian unknowns like the chance of the cat being attacked by an aggressive cat or of being abused in some way by people who don't love it. Or picking up an illness, or being stressed by the change in location. I leave my house every day to go to work. Am I supposed to hire a catsitter while I'm at the office? I don't think so. Priscilla |
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Dally quoth:
This strikes me as a suspect risk/benefit analysis. Leave your cats in a kennel because they're less likely to be struck by lightning and killed... okay... but what about the increased risks of being in the kennel? I think people put too much weight onto scary unknowns like the chances of the house being struck by lightening, and not enough weight on the pedestrian unknowns like the chance of the cat being attacked by an aggressive cat or of being abused in some way by people who don't love it. Or picking up an illness, or being stressed by the change in location. I leave my house every day to go to work. Am I supposed to hire a catsitter while I'm at the office? I don't think so. Priscilla |
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Steve G quoth:
Perpective - it's not just for art's sake... Sig line! Sig line! :-) Priscilla |
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