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"Bob Brenchley." wrote in message ... On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. Try telling this to Matilda. Nothing she loves more (apart from her chow) than to skin another cat. :c) - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. Oh I know! Matilda gets very stressed when she isn't able to socialize with other cats in her special way. LOL Judy -- Bob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. |
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"Bob Brenchley." wrote in message ... On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. Try telling this to Matilda. Nothing she loves more (apart from her chow) than to skin another cat. :c) - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. Oh I know! Matilda gets very stressed when she isn't able to socialize with other cats in her special way. LOL Judy -- Bob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. |
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"Bob Brenchley." wrote in message
... On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. Try telling this to Matilda. Nothing she loves more (apart from her chow) than to skin another cat. :c) - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. Oh I know! Matilda gets very stressed when she isn't able to socialize with other cats in her special way. LOL Judy -- Bob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. "Bob Brenchley." wrote in message ... On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. -- Bob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. |
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"Bob Brenchley." wrote in message
... On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. Try telling this to Matilda. Nothing she loves more (apart from her chow) than to skin another cat. :c) - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. Oh I know! Matilda gets very stressed when she isn't able to socialize with other cats in her special way. LOL Judy -- Bob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. "Bob Brenchley." wrote in message ... On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. -- Bob. You have not been charged for this lesson. Please pass it to all your friends so they may learn as well. |
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On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 23:36:35 -0500, "Judy"
wrote: "Bob Brenchley." wrote in message .. . On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. Try telling this to Matilda. Nothing she loves more (apart from her chow) than to skin another cat. :c) Indeed, but establishing their status in the local social order is part of the social nature of cats. - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. Oh I know! Matilda gets very stressed when she isn't able to socialize with other cats in her special way. LOL I know a couple of humans like that Judy -- Bob. Laugh and the world laughs with you... Cry, and the world looks sheepish and suddenly remembers it had other plans. |
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On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 23:36:35 -0500, "Judy"
wrote: "Bob Brenchley." wrote in message .. . On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. Try telling this to Matilda. Nothing she loves more (apart from her chow) than to skin another cat. :c) Indeed, but establishing their status in the local social order is part of the social nature of cats. - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. Oh I know! Matilda gets very stressed when she isn't able to socialize with other cats in her special way. LOL I know a couple of humans like that Judy -- Bob. Laugh and the world laughs with you... Cry, and the world looks sheepish and suddenly remembers it had other plans. |
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On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 17:58:25 -0600, Ted Davis
wrote: On 3 Nov 2003 06:50:44 -0800, wrote: Hi, I have a spayed female kitten (a month or so old?). She's an indoor cat and is pretty needy (meows when I'm not around, etc...). I work full time and I spend time with friends on weekends, so there are long periods when she's alone at home. I want to do what's best for her, so I have a few questions: 1) Should I get another kitten to keep her company? If so, what gender should the kitten be? 2) Should I give her away to folks who already have some cats? I don't know if she's "bonded" with me or not so I don't know how much it would hurt her to part company with me. I see that Bob Brenchley is making a nuisance of himself here now. He probably appears in more killfiles than anyone else in the cat and legal groups. He is best filtered out; if you can't filter him, ignore him. *Don't respond to him.* I notice he as added a warning to his header about quoting him except in direct replies - that is clearly to discourage the "you said this there and the opposite here - which is it?" discussions that always follow his appearance. Stupid idiot troll. As for your cat questions. Cats bond more readily with places than with people, though this certainly does occur. While places are important to cats - their relationship with humans far outweighs that. The main effect is that it is more difficult to successfully rehome a cat that has established himself. They are also territorial, which can make it difficult to introduce new cats. None of this applies very much to kittens - they are easily rehomed and most easily introduced to another kitten. While cats are naturally solitary, No they are not, they are highly social and most do prefer to have company. their natural environment is far from sterile and includes interactions with all sorts of other animals: a lone kitten in a house with no other animals and no people is starved for stimulation. Multiple cats usually get along well enough that they keep each other stimulated without killing each other. I strongly recommend at least one more kitten. I have good results with multiple (neutered) males, but my (spayed) females don't get along nearly as well with each other, and for that matter some don't get along with the males, not even their own brothers, as well as the other males do (but Millie and Snowball get along with everybody) - a male might be the best bet. Now I'm going to change the Bob Brenchley filter to global scope. Oh do shut up you stupid troll. -- Bob. I read your mind, and believe me, it was a short story... |
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On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 17:58:25 -0600, Ted Davis
wrote: On 3 Nov 2003 06:50:44 -0800, wrote: Hi, I have a spayed female kitten (a month or so old?). She's an indoor cat and is pretty needy (meows when I'm not around, etc...). I work full time and I spend time with friends on weekends, so there are long periods when she's alone at home. I want to do what's best for her, so I have a few questions: 1) Should I get another kitten to keep her company? If so, what gender should the kitten be? 2) Should I give her away to folks who already have some cats? I don't know if she's "bonded" with me or not so I don't know how much it would hurt her to part company with me. I see that Bob Brenchley is making a nuisance of himself here now. He probably appears in more killfiles than anyone else in the cat and legal groups. He is best filtered out; if you can't filter him, ignore him. *Don't respond to him.* I notice he as added a warning to his header about quoting him except in direct replies - that is clearly to discourage the "you said this there and the opposite here - which is it?" discussions that always follow his appearance. Stupid idiot troll. As for your cat questions. Cats bond more readily with places than with people, though this certainly does occur. While places are important to cats - their relationship with humans far outweighs that. The main effect is that it is more difficult to successfully rehome a cat that has established himself. They are also territorial, which can make it difficult to introduce new cats. None of this applies very much to kittens - they are easily rehomed and most easily introduced to another kitten. While cats are naturally solitary, No they are not, they are highly social and most do prefer to have company. their natural environment is far from sterile and includes interactions with all sorts of other animals: a lone kitten in a house with no other animals and no people is starved for stimulation. Multiple cats usually get along well enough that they keep each other stimulated without killing each other. I strongly recommend at least one more kitten. I have good results with multiple (neutered) males, but my (spayed) females don't get along nearly as well with each other, and for that matter some don't get along with the males, not even their own brothers, as well as the other males do (but Millie and Snowball get along with everybody) - a male might be the best bet. Now I'm going to change the Bob Brenchley filter to global scope. Oh do shut up you stupid troll. -- Bob. I read your mind, and believe me, it was a short story... |
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"Bob Brenchley." wrote in message ... On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 23:36:35 -0500, "Judy" wrote: "Bob Brenchley." wrote in message .. . On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:52:41 GMT, "Iso" wrote: Remember that cats do not need to be social creatures Yes they do - they are highly social creatures. Try telling this to Matilda. Nothing she loves more (apart from her chow) than to skin another cat. :c) Indeed, but establishing their status in the local social order is part of the social nature of cats. I agree and when it comes to the local social order - Matilda prefers to be on top of things. - unlike the pack-orientated dog; they function happily on their own without a social structure around them. No they do not, that is one of the most common causes of stress in cats. Oh I know! Matilda gets very stressed when she isn't able to socialize with other cats in her special way. LOL I know a couple of humans like that How true! At times there's nothing better than a good "hissy fit." Keeps life interesting and the ball rolling. :c) Judy -- Bob. Laugh and the world laughs with you... Cry, and the world looks sheepish and suddenly remembers it had other plans. |
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