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They thought he was a goner!
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But the cat came back! Here is a lesson for all you cat lovers out there.
I think I told you the story about my dil's parents who lost their F1 Savannah cat back in August, but to recap - they have two cats that got out by accident. One came back but Kimba didn't. So they put up posters all over the city and finally an elderly lady called them and said that her husband had "ketched" the cat in a trap "keep it two tree days" then let it go at Lumsden. After playing the telephone message to a friend - who recognized the voice - the wife went to see the woman who gave her a photograph of their cat shut in a cage in her husband's van! Well, to cut a long story short - this all has an unbelievable ending. On October 21st, a farmer from Bethune, which is probably 10 miles north of Lumsden, phoned them to say that his teenaged son had caught their cat. And sure enough, it was their cat! In today's paper, there is another article about the cat and the Humane Society comment that they get complaints all the time from people who think their cats have been trapped. Apparently you can buy cat (or maybe raccoon) traps at some retail outlets. So, all I am saying is - don't let your cats out. Keep your cats in the house because you never know what kind of wacko lives near you. Kimba, being a F1 Savannah, is half African serval - a wild cat, and he probably has much better inherited instincts for survival in the wild than your common or garden moggy does. The chances of your pet surviving for two months are not so strong! |
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Wow, thats remarkable.
But I dont agree about keeping them in. We have 4 cats. One is very highly strung and does not get on with the others, so we have segregated him to live on his own, in the basement. Weve been letting the other 3 out, (cant keep them in with a toddler coming and going), and they are having great fun outside, and have lost their fat cat bellies mostly. They are so much happier to be able to explore outside its like night and day. Of course now its getting cooler they are not as keen, and even with one obviously scrapping with a neighbourhood cat, hes still keen to go out. Poor Riley is stuck inside...he would freak outside...absolutely panic. Frankly he's getting fat and depressed, its very sad. We would love to find him a new home, we even offered to pay his bills, but there are no takers:( So its horses for courses, whether they stay in or go out should depend on the cats temperament, not your level of paranoia about what will happen out there. |
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We let ours out. She would hate it being kept indoors. In the summer she is out all day and she comes in at night.
The new boy will be going out as he is already desperate to be outside so I cant imagine keeping him indoors either. IMO they risk it outside, and have fun. Its more natural than keeping them cooped up indoors. |
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I certainly agree with letting cats outside. But only so long as you don't live in the city. I used to have cats. I loved my cats but I didn't expect the neighbours to share my feelings.
Now I don't have cats. The neighbours probably love theirs - I don't want the damn things using my flowerbed as a litter box thank you. I don't want the neighbours' cats digging up my bedding plants or my bulbs. Its easy to keep a dog in if you have a fenced yard - not so a cat. I think if you live in the city where the houses are close together, you should keep your cats indoors or not have cats if you don't want to keep them in. My son's neighbour's cats are a bloody nuisance. His ex said the next time their cat got into her car she was going to drive to the Humane Society and turn it in. Actually, at one point she said she was going to drive to the opposite end of the city and chuck it out!! |
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Originally Posted by lizwil98
(Post 5504093)
I certainly agree with letting cats outside. But only so long as you don't live in the city. I used to have cats. I loved my cats but I didn't expect the neighbours to share my feelings.
Now I don't have cats. The neighbours probably love theirs - I don't want the damn things using my flowerbed as a litter box thank you. I don't want the neighbours' cats digging up my bedding plants or my bulbs. Its easy to keep a dog in if you have a fenced yard - not so a cat. I think if you live in the city where the houses are close together, you should keep your cats indoors or not have cats if you don't want to keep them in. My son's neighbour's cats are a bloody nuisance. His ex said the next time their cat got into her car she was going to drive to the Humane Society and turn it in. Actually, at one point she said she was going to drive to the opposite end of the city and chuck it out!! Not that Ive got anything against cats but they are natural born hunters and are programmed as such. They are responsible for killing more spieces of song birds than any other natural preditor FACT. You may serve them up a bowl of cat food but what they really want and long for is the real thing chasing, playing and oh yes killing. |
Re: They thought he was a goner!
Originally Posted by lizwil98
(Post 5504093)
I certainly agree with letting cats outside. But only so long as you don't live in the city. I used to have cats. I loved my cats but I didn't expect the neighbours to share my feelings.
Now I don't have cats. The neighbours probably love theirs - I don't want the damn things using my flowerbed as a litter box thank you. I don't want the neighbours' cats digging up my bedding plants or my bulbs. Its easy to keep a dog in if you have a fenced yard - not so a cat. I think if you live in the city where the houses are close together, you should keep your cats indoors or not have cats if you don't want to keep them in. My son's neighbour's cats are a bloody nuisance. His ex said the next time their cat got into her car she was going to drive to the Humane Society and turn it in. Actually, at one point she said she was going to drive to the opposite end of the city and chuck it out!! I'm not going to keep my cats in just because the neighbours might be intolerant. I doubt they are. I tolerate the dogs peeing on our tree as they are walked by, the same dogs digging up the turf after they have pooed. Barking ruddy dogs too. I tolerate the neighbours using noisy, smelly gas and electric power lawnmowers, leaf blowers, snow blowers etc. Because thats what you do when you live in a city, you have to at least try to be tolerant of neighbours. If my cat gets lost, she has a collar with a contact info on it, and shes microchipped. So even if some intolerant b******* were to take her to the humane society then she wouldnt be there long. As for being dumped to fend for herself then I think we have heard enough of your Ex DIL to know shes an unreasonable woman.:sneaky: |
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Sorry, I don't agree. I don't allow my dogs to bark. When I worked I didn't have dogs. Now I am home my golden retriever likes to bark when someone walks past our back fence. So I bring her in! I take the dogs for a walk in the park and I take along a roll of plastic bags from Petcetera and I pick up after them. And they are just little dogs so they don't dig up the turf in the park. The golden does - but its my lawn she digs up.
I do mow the lawn, but that is a couple of times a week - not a constant annoyance like a darn dog barking like next door! I don't let my dogs wander the streets and poop on other people's lawns but I have a fenced yard - but it wouldn't keep a cat in! A cat did come in my yard once. It was standing by my granddaughter's rabbit's cage. I let all four dogs out and boy did that cat scrabble over the fence fast! It hasn't been back! If you could see the cat poop in the corner of my son's flowerbed, you wouldn't think it was trivial. I think its because he has a big roof overhang and the soil is very dry in the corner. However, I might have fixed the cat because I planted some huge daisies there in September. I don't mind occasional annoyances. I think in the city you have some responsibility to make some effort not annoy your neighbours. My neighbours with the barking dog used to have an annoying cat. One time I got halfway to my friend's before I noticed the damn cat in the back seat of the car. I can tell you - it was extremely tempting not to open the car door and chuck the cat out then and there! I took it back home - but it was very tempting! |
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When we lived in the city, in an apartment, they were all indoor cats. They basically are indoor cats in the house too, but they go outside now as the toddler comes and goes through the screen door onto the deck, and the cats are off. They would much rather crap in a nice clean litter box than get their paws muddy:)
I agree about them being a pain digging up the borders etc, although the bajillion squirrels here do a pretty good job at the without feline help. We were more concerned about the cats and the neighbours swimming pools than anything, but if you have cats (or dogs), then you have to be responsible for both their welfare and any damage they do. Indoor cats have a much longer life, but I wonder about what they miss out on. If the cat is happy to live indoors thats fine I suppose, but as the old saying goes "A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are for" Thats why I see no point in thousand dollar "pedigree" cats. Really, whats the point in a cat you are too worried about loosing or someone kidnapping. I just dont get it. Id rather feel good about rescuing one (or 4) from the humaine society. |
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Originally Posted by lizwil98
(Post 5513335)
Sorry, I don't agree. I don't allow my dogs to bark. When I worked I didn't have dogs. Now I am home my golden retriever likes to bark when someone walks past our back fence. So I bring her in! I take the dogs for a walk in the park and I take along a roll of plastic bags from Petcetera and I pick up after them. And they are just little dogs so they don't dig up the turf in the park. The golden does - but its my lawn she digs up.
I do mow the lawn, but that is a couple of times a week - not a constant annoyance like a darn dog barking like next door! I don't let my dogs wander the streets and poop on other people's lawns but I have a fenced yard - but it wouldn't keep a cat in! A cat did come in my yard once. It was standing by my granddaughter's rabbit's cage. I let all four dogs out and boy did that cat scrabble over the fence fast! It hasn't been back! And if your dogs had caught the cat?? what then? Seems a cruel way to make your point. If you could see the cat poop in the corner of my son's flowerbed, you wouldn't think it was trivial. I think its because he has a big roof overhang and the soil is very dry in the corner. However, I might have fixed the cat because I planted some huge daisies there in September. I dont think its worth getting wound up about, just dig it in or move it. I don't mind occasional annoyances. I think in the city you have some responsibility to make some effort not annoy your neighbours. I think you have a responsibility to be tolerant too Theres a retriever lives in the house backing onto us. He lives in a run so barks a fair bit. It used to annoy me, know it doesnt as I am used to it. My neighbours with the barking dog used to have an annoying cat. One time I got halfway to my friend's before I noticed the damn cat in the back seat of the car. I can tell you - it was extremely tempting not to open the car door and chuck the cat out then and there! I took it back home - but it was very tempting!Unless it was vicious or you were scared then I would be appalled at such behaviour My point is that we all do things that annoy others, either knowingly or unwittingly. We should try to tolerate things that annoy us in return for tolerance from our neighbours. |
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I finally remember what the thread title reminded me of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNyqXsv4Ueo |
Re: They thought he was a goner!
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
(Post 5517681)
I finally remember what the thread title reminded me of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNyqXsv4Ueo And now we know what lizwill really looks like;) |
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Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
(Post 5517681)
I finally remember what the thread title reminded me of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNyqXsv4Ueo |
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