Maryweather's epiphany (long)

Ted Davis wrote in message . ..
It all started about nine months ago when I was persuaded to get a
couple of dogs to keep the possums and coons from coming into the
house through the cat flap.

(snipped in the middle for length)

Once she realized that the dogs were gone, she recovered her spirits
almost immediately. She's clearly much happier now than she was just
a couple of days ago. All of them are happier and behaving better:
the fighting has pretty much stopped, even Spooky went out for a
little while this morning, and I hope the bed wetting is over - it
should be because if nothing else, she isn't living on the bed any
mo she's back to being an indoor/outdoor free spirit.


I'm glad to hear the kitties have once again assumed their rightful
places as rulers of the universe. We send them scritches and happy
purrs. :-)

------
Krista

Ted Davis wrote in message . ..
It all started about nine months ago when I was persuaded to get a
couple of dogs to keep the possums and coons from coming into the
house through the cat flap.

(snipped in the middle for length)

Once she realized that the dogs were gone, she recovered her spirits
almost immediately. She's clearly much happier now than she was just
a couple of days ago. All of them are happier and behaving better:
the fighting has pretty much stopped, even Spooky went out for a
little while this morning, and I hope the bed wetting is over - it
should be because if nothing else, she isn't living on the bed any
mo she's back to being an indoor/outdoor free spirit.


I'm glad to hear the kitties have once again assumed their rightful
places as rulers of the universe. We send them scritches and happy
purrs. :-)

------
Krista

Ted Davis wrote in message . ..
It all started about nine months ago when I was persuaded to get a
couple of dogs to keep the possums and coons from coming into the
house through the cat flap.

(snipped in the middle for length)

Once she realized that the dogs were gone, she recovered her spirits
almost immediately. She's clearly much happier now than she was just
a couple of days ago. All of them are happier and behaving better:
the fighting has pretty much stopped, even Spooky went out for a
little while this morning, and I hope the bed wetting is over - it
should be because if nothing else, she isn't living on the bed any
mo she's back to being an indoor/outdoor free spirit.


I'm glad to hear the kitties have once again assumed their rightful
places as rulers of the universe. We send them scritches and happy
purrs. :-)

------
Krista

On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 23:35:20 -0500, "Pat"
wrote:

And now without dogs, how will you keep the possums and coons from coming
into the house through the cat flap?


Coons, I don't know about, but I've had only one inside that I know of
in four years. I found out that possums can't jump, so I'm building a
'jump to enter' adaptor for the cat flap. The flap - fortunately - is
in the wall rather than the more common door. The first attempt
involves 10 inch stove pipe with an anti-skid mat glued in it: there
is to be a platform at the top with right angle fittings to take care
of keeping it out of the way and to accomodate the change in
elevation. Right now, the materials are in the living room as toys so
the cats can get used to going through the tube.



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On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 23:35:20 -0500, "Pat"
wrote:

And now without dogs, how will you keep the possums and coons from coming
into the house through the cat flap?


Coons, I don't know about, but I've had only one inside that I know of
in four years. I found out that possums can't jump, so I'm building a
'jump to enter' adaptor for the cat flap. The flap - fortunately - is
in the wall rather than the more common door. The first attempt
involves 10 inch stove pipe with an anti-skid mat glued in it: there
is to be a platform at the top with right angle fittings to take care
of keeping it out of the way and to accomodate the change in
elevation. Right now, the materials are in the living room as toys so
the cats can get used to going through the tube.



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On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 23:35:20 -0500, "Pat"
wrote:

And now without dogs, how will you keep the possums and coons from coming
into the house through the cat flap?


Coons, I don't know about, but I've had only one inside that I know of
in four years. I found out that possums can't jump, so I'm building a
'jump to enter' adaptor for the cat flap. The flap - fortunately - is
in the wall rather than the more common door. The first attempt
involves 10 inch stove pipe with an anti-skid mat glued in it: there
is to be a platform at the top with right angle fittings to take care
of keeping it out of the way and to accomodate the change in
elevation. Right now, the materials are in the living room as toys so
the cats can get used to going through the tube.



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On 9 Aug 2004 01:36:56 -0700, (LOL)
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I'm glad to hear the kitties have once again assumed their rightful
places as rulers of the universe. We send them scritches and happy
purrs. :-)

Litter pan usage is *way* down - I think that means they are happy
about it.

The dog problem is not over though: the border collie from across the
road was tearing up the fence around the burn area this morning. The
dog is harmless toward cats, but my cats don't know that and they sort
of exploded through the flap when the dog showed up. The owner has
promised to keep her home, but I haven't seen any sign of this except
the one time she showed up dragging a chain behind her. I may have to
get the sheriff involved, or put up an electric fence around the burn
area fence. I probably ought to do the latter to keep the coons and
possums out of it.



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On 9 Aug 2004 01:36:56 -0700, (LOL)
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I'm glad to hear the kitties have once again assumed their rightful
places as rulers of the universe. We send them scritches and happy
purrs. :-)

Litter pan usage is *way* down - I think that means they are happy
about it.

The dog problem is not over though: the border collie from across the
road was tearing up the fence around the burn area this morning. The
dog is harmless toward cats, but my cats don't know that and they sort
of exploded through the flap when the dog showed up. The owner has
promised to keep her home, but I haven't seen any sign of this except
the one time she showed up dragging a chain behind her. I may have to
get the sheriff involved, or put up an electric fence around the burn
area fence. I probably ought to do the latter to keep the coons and
possums out of it.



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On 9 Aug 2004 01:36:56 -0700, (LOL)
wrote:



I'm glad to hear the kitties have once again assumed their rightful
places as rulers of the universe. We send them scritches and happy
purrs. :-)

Litter pan usage is *way* down - I think that means they are happy
about it.

The dog problem is not over though: the border collie from across the
road was tearing up the fence around the burn area this morning. The
dog is harmless toward cats, but my cats don't know that and they sort
of exploded through the flap when the dog showed up. The owner has
promised to keep her home, but I haven't seen any sign of this except
the one time she showed up dragging a chain behind her. I may have to
get the sheriff involved, or put up an electric fence around the burn
area fence. I probably ought to do the latter to keep the coons and
possums out of it.



T.E.D. )
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The dog problem is not over though: the border collie from across the
road was tearing up the fence around the burn area this morning. The
dog is harmless toward cats, but my cats don't know that and they sort
of exploded through the flap when the dog showed up. The owner has
promised to keep her home, but I haven't seen any sign of this except
the one time she showed up dragging a chain behind her.

Oh, poor dog. He can't put a border collie on a chain. That dog will just die
of misery. Border collies are so high-energy and smart, if they don't have
freedom and a "job" to do they just get crazy and destructive.