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| 575.1 | Have you looked into the possibilty of renting a cage? | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Sun May 03 1987 12:38 | 1 |
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| 575.2 | was it gold-plated? | SCOTCH::FUSCI | DEC has it (on backorder) NOW! | Sun May 03 1987 14:18 | 26 |
| I suggest you don't go to that store again. The cage you describe is
commonly available for around $100 or so from the vendors who have booths
at nearly any cat show you go to. Here are two that we've bought stuff
from:
Haddeleigh House
Martha Krueger
(somewhere in Maine)
207-676-3309
Summit Pet Products
Marvin & Harvey Reich
(somewhere in Maryland)
301-622-4357 (after 6 or 7)
If you give them a call, they'd ship one right out to you. Or, they'd tell
you when's the next cat show they're going to reasonably local to you, and
they'd be sure to have one with them you could pick up.
Last years' Summit catalog entry read like this:
Item #16-4, General Cage no.69 - 22"Wx35"Dx46"H, comes with roller
base, two shelves, and a tie-on scratcher. price $93 qty 1 (east
coast), free shipping via UPS.
Ray_who_does_most_of_his_shopping_at_cat_shows
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| 575.3 | Is $150 any good? Or wait til July to borrow! | GLINKA::GREENE | | Sun May 03 1987 21:17 | 20 |
| I've got two of them, but I can't loan them out until the
(due-any-day-now) kittens are born.
If you need one quickly, Boston Pet on Charles St in Cambridge
(across street from Lechmere) retails them for $189, and I have
a 20%-OFF coupon you can use. Still not as inexpensive as the
vendors mentioned in -1, but probably quick enough.
The shelves are great. Momma-to-be, now in her "confinement"
(pun intended), loves to perch on her bed on the top shelf.
(The bed is pinned securely in place, and as she has plumped out,
I have lowered the shelves for her convenience and safety. She
used to be in there only occasionally, but now I want to keep
track of her for the count-down, and she no longer seems too
interested in prowling or jumping about.)
Leave a message for me at 617-492-6262 if you want to stop by and
pick up the coupon.
Penelope
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| 575.4 | | HUMOR::EPPES | Make 'em laugh | Mon May 04 1987 13:06 | 11 |
| Thanks for the quick responses! I called the place in Maine listed in .2
and talked to Martha Krueger, who was very nice. One thing I liked about
her was that she was concerned about the cats being in the cage all the
time -- she doesn't approve of that. Neither do I, and I hastened to
reassure her that they'd only be in the cage when we weren't home and the
apartment was being shown.
Anyway, she has the cage for $97, and it can be here by Wednesday (perfect
timing!), so I decided to go for it. Thanks again for all the suggestions!
-- Nina
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| 575.5 | Extra-large Vari-Kennel | THRILL::PAANANEN | La Sortil�ge De La Danse | Mon May 04 1987 13:09 | 10 |
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When I had to keep a cat confined I used a German Shepard sized
Vari-Kennel. It cost about $75. It comes in two halves, top and
bottom (molded plastic) which bolt together. A small shelf could
be designed to fit in between the two halves. It looks just like
the plastic kitty carriers only HUGE. There was plenty of room for
the cat, a small letter box and the food/water bowls attached to
the door.
ki.
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| 575.6 | | HUMOR::EPPES | Make 'em laugh | Fri May 08 1987 18:18 | 9 |
| RE < Note 575.5 by THRILL::PAANANEN "La Sortil�ge De La Danse" >
I thought about that, but it's not big enough for two cats, and buying
two large Vari-Kennels would cost more than the cage I did get (and which
just arrived; haven't put it together yet). But thanks for the suggestion,
and maybe others will find it useful.
-- Nina
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