Winter: time for pet cruelty
Dec 19th 2006, 5:40 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by batty-x-ray
What about cats? ours heck as like wont wear boots or coat!! When it was minus 10, 15 recently she still wanted to go out in it, I let her out and keep calling to get her back in, freezing while standing at the door. Locals advice has varied between 'a cat can stand up to about minus 20 - all night-' to 'a cat just wont go out in the cold'.
Is there a lower temp when you just wouldnt let your cat go outside??
Is there a lower temp when you just wouldnt let your cat go outside??
Dec 19th 2006, 5:41 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by dbd33
Good lord no, one cannot wear fur in Toronto, that's cruel. I dump the coons in the green bin.
Dec 19th 2006, 5:52 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by batty-x-ray
What about cats? ours heck as like wont wear boots or coat!! When it was minus 10, 15 recently she still wanted to go out in it, I let her out and keep calling to get her back in, freezing while standing at the door. Locals advice has varied between 'a cat can stand up to about minus 20 - all night-' to 'a cat just wont go out in the cold'.
Is there a lower temp when you just wouldnt let your cat go outside??
Is there a lower temp when you just wouldnt let your cat go outside??
Cats are, by design, desert animals and actually prefer hot conditions that would do us in fairly quickly - they can tolerate, indeed enjoy temperatures of 45C and slightly over. However, their fur is an excellent insulator and works well in the cold (had to I suppose as nights are cold in desert climes). I would be concerned with temperatures down to -20 and beyond though. It's more likely that they have spent the night curled up on top of a car engine or in some unsuspecting neighbours home. They are opportunists after all.
Our two are house cats and have found the air vents an endless source of heated perches.
Dec 19th 2006, 6:11 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by Rich_007
Of late in my early morning travels to work I see many interesting sights. Most recently I have seen a rash of folks taking very small yappy dogs for walks in bitterly cold temperatures.
The dogs are always very small and without winter coats or foot protection. I see them shivering as they piddle-dribble up some inanimate object.
Their owners of course are clad in big boots, gloves, scarves and toques and in thick warm puffer coats. They are accompanied by harsh taught faces, fully clad in make up and often carrying a hot drink in the snug gloved hands. A cellphone in t'other hand seems optional.
This is plain wrong and should be stopped forthwith. Is there an equivalent of the 'traffic cones hotline' I can call ?
and where are all the big dogs and big dog owners ?
Rich.
The dogs are always very small and without winter coats or foot protection. I see them shivering as they piddle-dribble up some inanimate object.
Their owners of course are clad in big boots, gloves, scarves and toques and in thick warm puffer coats. They are accompanied by harsh taught faces, fully clad in make up and often carrying a hot drink in the snug gloved hands. A cellphone in t'other hand seems optional.
This is plain wrong and should be stopped forthwith. Is there an equivalent of the 'traffic cones hotline' I can call ?
and where are all the big dogs and big dog owners ? Rich.
Dec 19th 2006, 6:24 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by nivlad
its threads like this, and the highjacking on decent threads that causes me to only occassionally look at this once interesting site
Dec 19th 2006, 6:48 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by dbd33
What would you consider to be a decent thread?
i walk our small border terrier in all the conditions that have been thrown at us since arrival in September, & often leave him tied to poles outside shops
- no way is this mutt wearing coats/bootees etc
Unfortunately there seem to be a lot of Mad Dog people out there & the Paris Hilton wanabee types who value their animals/fashion accessories/mental hang ups more than than human life
apologies if this thread was a wind-up and i've taken the bait
Dec 19th 2006, 7:23 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by Craftybanshee
Hmmmmm, methinks that when you let your kitty out and he/she/it (neutured type) doesn't move for 15 mins. then you can assume it's got stuck to the ice and needs help! 
Sorry, just being silly there
Sorry, just being silly there
so frozen cat = bad
Dec 19th 2006, 7:25 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by nivlad
its threads like this, and the highjacking on decent threads that causes me to only occassionally look at this once interesting site
whars wrong with the thread?? i suppose all your contributions interest and fascinate everyone????
Dec 19th 2006, 7:42 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by nivlad
its threads like this, and the highjacking on decent threads that causes me to only occassionally look at this once interesting site
Threads should rightly be hijacked, it's the law of cyberspace, the interweb = anarchy, control freaks just can't hack it.
Perhaps you'd like to see more threads about people missing Heinz beanz, Babycham, Auntie Sue, the Dog&Hounds, Rashid's deep fried cod, etc.
Rich.
Dec 19th 2006, 7:43 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by nivlad
its threads like this, and the highjacking on decent threads that causes me to only occassionally look at this once interesting site
Bah humbug to you too!
Look at my avatar = you have really peed Conky off!
Dec 19th 2006, 7:46 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by batty-x-ray
made me laugh!!
so frozen cat = bad
so frozen cat = bad
I dunno, could have some uses like a doorstop, ice cube crusher or flattening a chicken breast instead of a mallet
Geez I knew I shouldn't have opened that bottle of wine
I've not had a drink for ages and what happens when I do
Dec 19th 2006, 8:55 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by nivlad
its threads like this, and the highjacking on decent threads that causes me to only occassionally look at this once interesting site
"people who choose Red Green as their avatar shouldn't throw frozen dead cats in greenhouses".
Dec 19th 2006, 9:59 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by Souvenir
There is an old proverb that I've just made up:
"people who choose Red Green as their avatar shouldn't throw frozen dead cats in greenhouses".
"people who choose Red Green as their avatar shouldn't throw frozen dead cats in greenhouses".
Conky says that the frozen kitties break a lot of glass too - though it depends on the size of your greenhouse!
Dec 19th 2006, 10:11 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by Craftybanshee
Conky says that the frozen kitties break a lot of glass too - though it depends on the size of your greenhouse!
Dec 19th 2006, 10:43 pm
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Re: Winter: time for pet cruelty
Originally Posted by batty-x-ray
there used to be a book called a 101 uses for a dead cat..
I know. We used to have a copy