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Couple bringing crazed cat home after calling 911
The Associated Press http://start.localnet.com/article.php?category=offbeat&article=4c11046881074 097afed95270a0f47b3' DELAND, Fla. (AP) - A cat is heading back home after spending time in quarantine following an attack on its central Florida owners that prompted a 911 call. Police says the Russian blue cat named Kush went berserk inside a DeLand home July 5, scratching owners Teresa and James Gregory on their arms and legs. The couple retreated to a bedroom and called 911. Kush was taken to an animal shelter for 10 days. The Daytona News-Journal (http://bit.ly/1nzDOES) reports Kush was well-behaved during the quarantine. DeLand animal control officer Michelle Realander says the Gregorys had been leaning toward giving the cat up, but changed their minds. She says the cat will go to a veterinarian for vaccinations and then to be spayed before going home. Authorities say the cat was apparently well-behaved before the attack. |
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On 7/17/2014 10:17 AM, Matt Ferrari wrote:
Couple bringing crazed cat home after calling 911 The Associated Press http://start.localnet.com/article.php?category=offbeat&article=4c11046881074 097afed95270a0f47b3' DELAND, Fla. (AP) - A cat is heading back home after spending time in quarantine following an attack on its central Florida owners that prompted a 911 call. Police says the Russian blue cat named Kush went berserk inside a DeLand home July 5, scratching owners Teresa and James Gregory on their arms and legs. The couple retreated to a bedroom and called 911. Kush was taken to an animal shelter for 10 days. The Daytona News-Journal (http://bit.ly/1nzDOES) reports Kush was well-behaved during the quarantine. DeLand animal control officer Michelle Realander says the Gregorys had been leaning toward giving the cat up, but changed their minds. She says the cat will go to a veterinarian for vaccinations and then to be spayed before going home. Authorities say the cat was apparently well-behaved before the attack. I have to wonder why the cat wasn't spayed in the first place. I can certainly understand Kush being upset first because the woman stepped on her tail, which obviously hurt so Kush lashed out at the first available target, the husband. Then, they locked the cat in the bathroom as "punishment". You can't punish a cat for reacting to pain and expect everything to be hunky dory. Jill |
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On Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:33:57 AM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
On 7/17/2014 10:17 AM, Matt Ferrari wrote: Couple bringing crazed cat home after calling 911 The Associated Press http://start.localnet.com/article.php?category=offbeat&article=4c11046881074 097afed95270a0f47b3' DELAND, Fla. (AP) - A cat is heading back home after spending time in quarantine following an attack on its central Florida owners that prompted a 911 call. Police says the Russian blue cat named Kush went berserk inside a DeLand home July 5, scratching owners Teresa and James Gregory on their arms and legs. The couple retreated to a bedroom and called 911. Kush was taken to an animal shelter for 10 days. The Daytona News-Journal (http://bit.ly/1nzDOES) reports Kush was well-behaved during the quarantine. DeLand animal control officer Michelle Realander says the Gregorys had been leaning toward giving the cat up, but changed their minds. She says the cat will go to a veterinarian for vaccinations and then to be spayed before going home. Authorities say the cat was apparently well-behaved before the attack. I have to wonder why the cat wasn't spayed in the first place. I can certainly understand Kush being upset first because the woman stepped on her tail, which obviously hurt so Kush lashed out at the first available target, the husband. Then, they locked the cat in the bathroom as "punishment". You can't punish a cat for reacting to pain and expect everything to be hunky dory. Jill Some people should be allowed to raise cats or children. I hope this cat finds a good home. |
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On 7/17/2014 11:42 AM, Jack G. wrote:
On Thursday, July 17, 2014 7:33:57 AM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote: On 7/17/2014 10:17 AM, Matt Ferrari wrote: Kush was taken to an animal shelter for 10 days. The Daytona News-Journal (http://bit.ly/1nzDOES) reports Kush was well-behaved during the quarantine. DeLand animal control officer Michelle Realander says the Gregorys had been leaning toward giving the cat up, but changed their minds. She says the cat will go to a veterinarian for vaccinations and then to be spayed before going home. Authorities say the cat was apparently well-behaved before the attack. I have to wonder why the cat wasn't spayed in the first place. I can certainly understand Kush being upset first because the woman stepped on her tail, which obviously hurt so Kush lashed out at the first available target, the husband. Then, they locked the cat in the bathroom as "punishment". You can't punish a cat for reacting to pain and expect everything to be hunky dory. Jill Some people should be allowed to raise cats or children. I hope this cat finds a good home. I suspect you meant to say *should not* be allowed. They're taking her back home. Hopefully not to a room full of rocking chairs. Jill |
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Jack G. wrote: Some people should be allowed to raise cats or children. I hope this cat finds a good home. You've got THAT right! Every summer, here in Arizona (where the outside temperature reaches well into three figures Fahrenheit) you have people who leave pets and children in closed automobiles while they go shopping! Usually passersby will notice the kids, but the pets are another story. (One police K-9 officer left his canine partner in a locked car until the dog died - I think the cop was arrested.) |
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On 7/17/2014 3:04 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
Jack G. wrote: Some people should be allowed to raise cats or children. I hope this cat finds a good home. You've got THAT right! Every summer, here in Arizona (where the outside temperature reaches well into three figures Fahrenheit) you have people who leave pets and children in closed automobiles while they go shopping! Usually passersby will notice the kids, but the pets are another story. (One police K-9 officer left his canine partner in a locked car until the dog died - I think the cop was arrested.) I don't understand why people take pets on shopping trips. If you want to take your dog or cat for a ride in the car, do it. For them. Not if you're just going to shut them in the car while you go shopping. That's not fun. And it can be deadly. Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 7/17/2014 3:04 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: Jack G. wrote: Some people should be allowed to raise cats or children. I hope this cat finds a good home. You've got THAT right! Every summer, here in Arizona (where the outside temperature reaches well into three figures Fahrenheit) you have people who leave pets and children in closed automobiles while they go shopping! Usually passersby will notice the kids, but the pets are another story. (One police K-9 officer left his canine partner in a locked car until the dog died - I think the cop was arrested.) I don't understand why people take pets on shopping trips. If you want to take your dog or cat for a ride in the car, do it. For them. Not if you're just going to shut them in the car while you go shopping. That's not fun. And it can be deadly. Jill ~~~~~~ Exactly! I never took my cats on a shopping trip (there's no point in that), but I used to travel with my cat (when I only had one) from Texas to Ohio. I did that when I visited my family for several weeks. When I was on the road, I would go to a drive-thru for lunch and eat it in the car, with the air conditioner running. I would make a *very fast* run to the restroom and would leave the motor running with air conditioner--lock the car and take and extra set of keys with me. It was so hot in Texas in the summer that I would not take a chance of turning off the engine with my cat in the car for even a few minutes. I also made some trips by plane with my cat. I paid to keep her in the cabin with me, and I always had a fear that I would leave her behind in the airport when I had been reading and got the call to board the plane. In reality, I cannot imagine forgetting her, but I looped a long belt through the handle on her carry case and over my arm. That way, there was no possibility of walking off without her. MaryL |
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On 7/18/2014 4:09 PM, MaryL wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 7/17/2014 3:04 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: You've got THAT right! Every summer, here in Arizona (where the outside temperature reaches well into three figures Fahrenheit) you have people who leave pets and children in closed automobiles while they go shopping! Usually passersby will notice the kids, but the pets are another story. (One police K-9 officer left his canine partner in a locked car until the dog died - I think the cop was arrested.) I don't understand why people take pets on shopping trips. If you want to take your dog or cat for a ride in the car, do it. For them. Not if you're just going to shut them in the car while you go shopping. That's not fun. And it can be deadly. Jill ~~~~~~ Exactly! I never took my cats on a shopping trip (there's no point in that), but I used to travel with my cat (when I only had one) from Texas to Ohio. I did that when I visited my family for several weeks. When I was on the road, I would go to a drive-thru for lunch and eat it in the car, with the air conditioner running. I would make a *very fast* run to the restroom and would leave the motor running with air conditioner--lock the car and take and extra set of keys with me. It was so hot in Texas in the summer that I would not take a chance of turning off the engine with my cat in the car for even a few minutes. I also made some trips by plane with my cat. I paid to keep her in the cabin with me, and I always had a fear that I would leave her behind in the airport when I had been reading and got the call to board the plane. In reality, I cannot imagine forgetting her, but I looped a long belt through the handle on her carry case and over my arm. That way, there was no possibility of walking off without her. MaryL When I went back to west TN to get Persia out of jail (I couldn't bear keeping her boarded any longer, plus I needed more clothes and I wanted my own car) John and I drove back. That route took us through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia at the beginning of summer. Hot weather, for sure. We'd stopped for lunch and restroom breaks on the way. Yes, we kept her in the locked car with the AC running. We ate fast, let me tell you. I had also already figured out which hotels chains along the route were pet-friendly. I can't think of any reason to take a dog or a cat on a shopping trip. Coincidentally, John just called. His neighbor was gone on an overnight trip and took her cat with her. (Apparently she doesn't think a cat can stand being alone for a day.) The kicker: she doesn't put her cat in a carrier when she's driving. Guess what happened? She accidentally shut the cat's tail in the car door. OMG, poor Yang! Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 7/18/2014 4:09 PM, MaryL wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 7/17/2014 3:04 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: You've got THAT right! Every summer, here in Arizona (where the outside temperature reaches well into three figures Fahrenheit) you have people who leave pets and children in closed automobiles while they go shopping! Usually passersby will notice the kids, but the pets are another story. (One police K-9 officer left his canine partner in a locked car until the dog died - I think the cop was arrested.) I don't understand why people take pets on shopping trips. If you want to take your dog or cat for a ride in the car, do it. For them. Not if you're just going to shut them in the car while you go shopping. That's not fun. And it can be deadly. Jill ~~~~~~ Exactly! I never took my cats on a shopping trip (there's no point in that), but I used to travel with my cat (when I only had one) from Texas to Ohio. I did that when I visited my family for several weeks. When I was on the road, I would go to a drive-thru for lunch and eat it in the car, with the air conditioner running. I would make a *very fast* run to the restroom and would leave the motor running with air conditioner--lock the car and take and extra set of keys with me. It was so hot in Texas in the summer that I would not take a chance of turning off the engine with my cat in the car for even a few minutes. I also made some trips by plane with my cat. I paid to keep her in the cabin with me, and I always had a fear that I would leave her behind in the airport when I had been reading and got the call to board the plane. In reality, I cannot imagine forgetting her, but I looped a long belt through the handle on her carry case and over my arm. That way, there was no possibility of walking off without her. MaryL When I went back to west TN to get Persia out of jail (I couldn't bear keeping her boarded any longer, plus I needed more clothes and I wanted my own car) John and I drove back. That route took us through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia at the beginning of summer. Hot weather, for sure. We'd stopped for lunch and restroom breaks on the way. Yes, we kept her in the locked car with the AC running. We ate fast, let me tell you. I had also already figured out which hotels chains along the route were pet-friendly. I can't think of any reason to take a dog or a cat on a shopping trip. Coincidentally, John just called. His neighbor was gone on an overnight trip and took her cat with her. (Apparently she doesn't think a cat can stand being alone for a day.) The kicker: she doesn't put her cat in a carrier when she's driving. Guess what happened? She accidentally shut the cat's tail in the car door. OMG, poor Yang! Jill ~~~~~~ Ouch!!! That poor cat. I had my thumb slammed in a car door years ago, and it was incredibly painful. I hope the tail wasn't permanently injured. Now that I have more than one cat, I use a pet sitter when I go on a trip (which is seldom). With more than one cat, they have companionship and I think they are much happier when they can stay in their own environment. I have used the same pet sitter for 9 or 10 years, and she is fabulous. MaryL |
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