| Title: | Meower Power is Valuing Differences |
| Notice: | FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY |
| Moderator: | MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO |
| Created: | Sun Feb 09 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 11 1994 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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Hi,
I'm wondering if there is anyone out there in a similar situation as
myself and would like to work together for the betterment of our cats.
I have one cat, Luther, who loves being around people and in most
cases other cats. A year ago I had a roommate who had a cat, but
do to her mismanagement of her cat I had to ask to leave. I think
that for the brief time the other cat was in my home Luther got use
to company...he get lonely during the day. It was also great because
my roommate tended to work nights so Luth had company during the day.
Unfortunately I just can't take on the added responsiblity of a second
cat to keep him company.
So what I'm looking for is someone who has a cat who is also lonely.
My thoughts is to have the cats spend the work days together and we
could share "cat sitting" responsiblities when the other owner needs to
be away do to work or pleasure.
Does this sound interesting to anyone? I live in Merrimack NH so
the ideal person would be either in Merrimack or Nashua (I work at
TTB).
If interested please contact me directly at MRKTNG::WEBER
nancy
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| 4910.1 | WILLEE::MERRITT | Fri Sep 06 1991 09:33 | 5 | ||
Nancy...if sharing a cat doesn't work out...why not get
Luther is own friend. I just love to watch my kitties
cuddle and play together....there's nothing like it!!
Sandy
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| 4910.2 | JUPITR::KAGNO | To cats, all things belong to cats | Fri Sep 06 1991 09:51 | 27 | |
I think the only drawback to your plan would be exposing your cat to
someone elses. You'd need proof that it has been vaccinated against
all infectious diseases and is felv negative. And even after all this
is done there is still a risk because a cat can be a carrier of a virus
without showing any overt signs of being ill. I don't think I would be
willing to take that risk. It's different when the cats are your own
and you're exposing them to one another... but even the best of
friends (humans) could end up in a major argument should something
happen to one of their cats while it is in the other's company.
I don't mean to squelch your enthusiasm... you have a really neat idea.
I'm just making you aware of the con side to give you a different
perspective.
While I am not aware of your financial situation [and it is none of my
business :^)], there really isn't much of a monetary increase by
adding a second cat. If you get one around the same age as your own
that is already vaccinated, wormed and felv tested chances are you
won't really notice a big dent in your budget. The major expenses with
my five have been unexpected vet bills due to life-threatening
illnesses.... and those circumstances were the exception, not the rule,
and very unusual.
Good luck in whatever decision you make!!
--Roberta
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