| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
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| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
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I need help immidiately. I don't like cats and I found a friendly
little male last night - the only reason I have this one is that I like
animals and therefore didn't have the heart to put it out into the cold,
BUT -
it must go immidietely.
Its a young (can't tell cat ages but this guy looks about 5
months old)
Medium to light gray with a tiny patch of white on its
forehead, white throat and belly and white bobby-sox on all
paws. Tail is darker gray than the rest of the body.
Short hair.
Deep (dark?) yellow eyes.
Affectionate (and this is a lot coming from me).
Extremely well behaved (again, a lot coming from a dog lover)
I have a dog and rabbit (rabbit not mine) and the little guy
doesn't even get ruffled. On the contrary - it seeks companion-
ship from these two.
Very, very, clean and silky - loves to lay on my sofa chair
(no evidence of clawing - but then again it has been one evening.)
Apparently belonged to a caring home because it is clean, well
fed and gentle and naive to who's a friend or foe or where
to find food - he was hungry.
Folks - I can't have it too long or at all - I don't want to put
it out. I live in Worcester - lots of cars and its cold outside.
If any of you don't want it permanently maybe you can help us both
and care for it until a home is found.
Call me at DTN 297-6593.
Dave Cruz.
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| 2935.1 | CRUISE::NDC | Nancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it all | Wed Oct 11 1989 08:41 | 11 | |
Dave -
Sounds like this guy might be lost. Have you checked your
neighbors or talked to the local kids to find out if anyone has
lost a cat. Also, call the local vets because folks post lost pet
signs at vets. Try putting an ad in the local paper - just BE CAREFUL
to be sure that the person who claims him really is his "human".
Some folks would take a cat like that and sell it for research!
Thanks for taking this little guy in and let me know if there's
anything I can do to help (besides taking him myself :-)
Nancy DC, the Furry foursome & Flame
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| 2935.2 | CAN'T KEEP HIM MUCH LONGER. | MRMFG1::D_CRUZ | Wed Oct 11 1989 15:23 | 38 | |
Nancy,
I' have to lock the cat in the bathroom and it claws
the door to get out. Its a constant problem and I don't have either
the time nor the patience to go further - therefor the help asked
for in this ad.
The reason the cat is locked up is that I have a cat
that under similiar cirumstances became a part of the home. My
wife got attached to a stray and to avoid hurting her feelings I
allowed her to keep it. This has been amongst one of the biggest
mistakes in my life.
The thing climbs my speakers, claws my wallpaper
in a rented apartment - so far all the walls have been blessed ($$$$$).
I'm also a photographer and my photo equipment suffers losses of
small objects, sometimes rolls of film from paying customers ($$$$$$
more in losses) are batted into the strangest places. I've since
taken care of that problem (yes, the cat still lives). Too many
negative things to mention. If you don't want a dog to get to
something, you simply put it out of its reach. I'm not going to
change my life style more than necessary for any cat or two. Besides
- Cat No.1 picked a fight with No.2 - No.1 doesen't like 2. That
is why I have No. 2 hidden in the bathroom. I feel bad for it being
cofined, but that is all I can do or am willing or have the time
to do.
Needless to say I have no time to go the route of ads and awaiting
answers to adds or going further than asking other tennants in my
building if it belongs to them - It doesn't.
Do you know of anyone that will give it temporary shelter until
it finds a home. I don't want to put it out if it can be helped.
Dave Cruz
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| 2935.3 | CRUISE::NDC | Nancy Diettrich-Cunniff-I wanted it all | Thu Oct 12 1989 14:50 | 20 | |
Sounds like your home just isn't a good one for such an active and
inquisitive kitty! They can be a real trial sometimes and I do
know what its like to live with a cat that just doesn't fit in.
I know there are a couple of things in the works and I hope you'll
have a little patience - I know its tough.
I can't take this little guy as I have a full house at the
moment. Jesse is a handful. Lets hope that someone can offer
a foster home. Being locked up in a bathroom all day isn't much
fun.
I'm a little confused by your last message - did you have one
or two cats?
Anyway, hang on and keep us posted. See if any of your neighbors
are interested. Just warn them that he's going to need some
training - tell them to get a C.A.T. (cat-attude adjustment tool)
a.k.a. sqirt bottle - and to nail him when he misbehaves.
Good luck
Nancy DC
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| 2935.4 | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca. | Thu Oct 12 1989 18:50 | 31 | |
Re: .2
About your already in place cat:
Do you have scratching posts? Cats have a natural need to scratch
with their claws, so if no scratching post is available they'll use
whatever (wallpaper, speaker fronts, etc.) If you do have a
scratching post and your cat uses it, you may need additional ones
in other rooms; some cats only need one, but others won't go
any distance to it. If the cat doesn't use the post, it may be because
it is too lightweight, and moves when its used, which can frighten the
cat into thinking its going to fall over on it. The post
also needs to be long enough so that the cat can stretch out; some
posts are quite short. You (or better
yet your wife) can put some catnip on top of the post, coax the kitty
to it, and place the cat's paws on the surface of the post so the
cat will get the idea (when they reach up for the catnip, they
find out how good the post feels.)
As for the small objects, cats is cats. If you don't put small
interesting things away,
they will get catnapped. You can save yourself a lot of trouble
by changing your lifestyle a little. You should also get the cat
some toys, like the ctanip mice you can buy at the supermarket;
part of the problem seems to be that you cat is bored and using
up energy; the toys will give him or her something to do after
your "toys" are out of reach.
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