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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/1/2008 10:41:26 PM
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Kath
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I called and they did have a scanner they said I could use. Not only did I get to scan the photo, but one of the assistants made me some color copies! I was so grateful.
That was so nice of them :)
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 6:18:01 AM
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agapetos
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Do any of you volunteer with homeless kitties at the humane society? I've thought about doing that, but I'm afraid I'd get attached to them and it would break my heart if any of them were put down I've done similar work with dogs. It was the place the police and housing association took dogs that had been straying. Officially the dogs were kept for a week (that's the time the council paid for their keep) and then could be destroyed. The owners often kept dogs that they thought they could rehome for longer.
It does hurt to see animals put down, especially if they are healthy and friendly. However, it's rewarding in seeing that a dog has been reunited with it's owner or has found a new home. And even in the worst case, I knew that I'd given a dog some love and care at the end of it's life.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 2:03:44 PM
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furrypurrykitty
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grace-n-mercy, I never have been able to break my cat from jumping up on stuff, I think partly because the lady who had him before me let him do anything he wanted. I guess I could've been more consistent in disciplining him, but even if I had, he would've jumped up when I wasn't around. I've read that putting something sticky, like double-faced tape, or something that will fall off and make a noise, on the surface you don't want a cat jumping on is a good deterrent. It sounds kind of inconvenient to me, though - maybe you could do it until you train your cat not to jump up and then discontinue it. Or, if the whole thing sounds like too much trouble, just wipe everything down a lot. 
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 2:19:58 PM
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I gave up long ago trying to keep my cats off things... They pretty much rule the roost... The only places I really, really want them to stay off of, I put tape, sticky side up, on. Trust me, the tape gets stuck to their little paws once and they won't go back! The nice thing about this technique too is that you don't have to be there and they don't associate it with you (in other words, even when you are gone, they "learn").
Speaking of cats, Miss Phoebe has decided that I MUST give her attention NOW...
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 2:24:33 PM
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Grace-N-Mercy
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Great idea! I think I'll get some double-sided tape next time I'm out because he does like to jump "to new heights" when I'm not around.
Something that makes a noise won't work with him. He'll ignore it. But what I'm worried about are the few things I have that are irreplacable.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 2:30:24 PM
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Kath
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just wipe everything down a lot.
That's what I do. I gave up trying to keep them off the table. One kitty likes to jump on it and swat at the ceiling fan chain. They don't stay on it when I'm in the room because they know I'll yell at them but I know they go up there once I leave. usually when they see me coming they'll scat.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 2:45:35 PM
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Kath
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oh I don't let them on the table! I just gave up trying to keep them off. I've seen them jump way up to the wooden valance above the dining room window! I have a desk there but still, it's gotta be 5 feet from the top of the desk to that valance. (we have 10 foot ceilings)
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 2:50:47 PM
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Miss Giggles
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My cat is only not allowed on the kitchen counter. If she jumps up on the desk when I am working then I tell her to "get down" and she does. Unfortunately thats probably the only thing I have trained her on.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 3:59:33 PM
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Kerrlaw
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My two Maine Coons spent every daylight minute under the comforter on our bed when we moved to our new house.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 5:03:31 PM
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Kath
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Were they traumatized by the move and felt secure under the covers or were they just cold?
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 5:09:33 PM
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thisistheday
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FPK, I hope Tut is home safe and sound very soon. We too had a cat that was gone for several weeks, at least.
We have two cats, Peaka and Squeaka. Peaka is black, well she looks black because the tips of her fur are black. Underneath she is white.
Squeaka is an orange kitty. That's him in the Christmas tree in my avatar.
They are indoor kitties, except when they escape. Squeaka I nicknamed Flash for a while because of how quickly he could fly across the room when a door opened. And Peaka can open the back screen door. We had a latch, but it broke and we haven't found a suitable replacement.
The cats used to sleep in the basement, until they learned how to crawl through the space above the drop ceiling in the one finished room in our basement. I finally was tired of trying to sleep with cats by my feet and legs, so hubby fixed the hole he thought they were coming in through. Didn't help. So he fixed some more holes. Still didn't help. I do think we know where they are coming in now. Oh, we have ceiling tiles missing because of a leak in the bathroom above. We could replace them, but then we'd still have cats walking around up there.
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RE: Let's Talk Cats!!!! - 2/2/2008 6:20:06 PM
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When I had a pair of kittens, they both seem to have this stream of energy and run from one end of the apartment to the other, all at 3AM!
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