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Subject: Re: Need advice on moving and cats
From: erkamp@JANUS.ARC.AB.CA (Bob Erkamp)
Date: 5 Nov 92 16:36:34 MDT
Reply-To: erkamp@JANUS.ARC.AB.CA
Organization: Alberta Research Council

In article <1992Nov4.181936.11124@zmax.com>, mary@flipper.zmax.com (Mary Papp) writes:
>This may be a redundant question, but since I have seen nothing about it lately
>I thought I'd ask you netters for some advice.
>
>I am moving in two weeks.  I have already started to pack and my cat (Slash) 
>has noticed all the boxes.  He was a little concerned but when nothing drastic
>happened, he took it in stride and started to use them to his advantage.  He
>doesn't take to well to change.  When I go to visit my parents, I bring him with
>me and he doesn't like it, but he will eventually adjust.
>
>When I move, I was going to bring Slash to my parents for a week while I moved
>and unpacked so that he didn't get out (he is strictly an indoor cat).  Then
>I was going to bring him to my new place.  My questions are:
>
>1. What can I expect when I get him to the new place?  
>2. What can I do to make his transition smoother?  
>3. Is bringing him to my parents a good idea?  It is for his safety and my 
>   peace of mind.
>
>Any advice for me?
>

From the recently posted Cat's FAQ:

D.  Moving.

Again, there are a variety of responses to a change in home location.
Some cats do well, others are a nervous wreck for several weeks.

By keeping your cat at someone else's home during the actual move-out,
you will keep it out of the way, prevent accidental escape or injury,
and spare the cat the trauma of seeing its world picked up and carried
out.  Once at the new place, keeping it for a day or so in one room of
the new place before allowing it out to explore will alleviate its
anxiety.  In any case, be prepared for up to several weeks of
"slinking" and hiding until becoming accustomed to the new place.

If you have an indoor/outdoor cat, you will want to keep it indoors
for about a month before you let it out.  Cats have a homing instinct
that takes about a month to "reset".  If you let it out before this
time, the cat may become disoriented and get lost, or make a beeline
for the old home.

===============================================================================

Bob
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From: brad@cmptrc.lonestar.org (Brad Barton)
Subject: Re: WHAT TO NAME A WHITE MALE KITTEN
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:59:42 GMT
Organization: CompuTrac Inc., Richardson TX

>In <1992Nov4.014446.175240@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> gjs2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (GEORGE J. SCHLOGL) writes:
>
>>ITS MY FIRST TIME TO EVER HAVE A PET IN MY LIFE.
>>ANY ADVICE GIVE IT. ILL NEED IT.
>>ALSO I NEED A GREAT NAME.
>>NOTHING STUPID OR TIPICAL LIKE WHITEY OR SNOWBALL,FLUFFY
>>THANK YOU.
>>GEORGE AND ? signing off
>>and im living here in allentown
>
My wife has suggested Kloo (pronounced like Clue).  It is Faroese (from the
Faroe islands) for "little ball of wool".



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From: liana@nexus.yorku.ca (Liana Simons)
Subject: Re: More questions on kitties' Xmas
Organization: York University, CS Dept. Toronto
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 19:27:27 GMT

Hi,

	When I refer to tinsle I refer to the long icicle type.  I suppose
that you could have the same problem if you kitty ate too much of the garland.
My understanding is that this long piece of undigestable material gets into
the intestines and just starts wrapping them up in knots.  I believe that
anything around 2-3 inches like this can cause probems but the longer it is
the more likely it could happen.
.

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From: vmp@wdl1.wdl.loral.com (Valerie Pierce)
Subject: Re: Weird cat treats
Organization: Loral Aerospace
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 22:13:33 GMT

In article <5692@sumax.seattleu.edu>, sstover@sumax.seattleu.edu (Maven o'Mirth) writes:
> 
My two cats love corn on the cob!!  If they smell me cooking it, they
follow me around to make sure they get some.  I take it off the cob for
them of course.  Raggamuffin likes ice cream but I just give her a 
taste occasionally because of the sugar content.

_Valerie (proud parent of Rascal and Raggamuffin)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: rusty@nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov (Kenneth Hall)
Subject: Re: Bubbles likes to eat my hair. Help!!
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 13:57:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov8.191252.28170@math.ucla.edu>, ramirez@julia.math.ucla.edu (Alice Ramirez) writes...
>My wonderful, delightful fluffy brown tabby, Bubbles, has developed
>a fairly annoying passion of late...that of trying to eat my hair.
>It usually occurs after I have just washed it.  I will come to bed,
>damp haired, to read and relax afvter my evening bath only to have this
>FOOL coming up behind me and start to lick and chew and tug on my hair.
>If I try to pull away, she'll slap her paw on my head, claws out, and hold
>me firmly in place.  I need to use my hands to free myself.  If I do, she
>almost immediately begins again.  Sometimes, in her enthusiasm, she will
>start biting at my scalp.  
> 
>Why might she be doing this and how can I get her to stop without
>hurting her feelings?  

I am not sure about human hairballs in a cat, but one thing I noticed 
about "Doc" is that she seems to like certain shampoos or conditioners 
that i have used and tried.  One of the conditioners that she loved 
and I didn't had Orange Roughy oil in it and she on a few occasions 
would lick and style my hair if I laid still long enough.  One thing I 
did learn early on is not to lay down with wet hair.  The one good 
thing that came of it (and I will probably get flamed starting now) is 
that the idea of a bath to her is unpleasant but the scent of the 
shampoo and that she now smelled like me was fun..."I smell like daddy 
now...gee!" she didn't eat the shampoo but she did administer a 
healthy dose of dirty stares.  She still sleeps in my hair on 
occasion, but a shorter hair cut has reduced the freqency.

Slave to the wants of a fussy cat

Rusty
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: rusty@nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov (Kenneth Hall)
Subject: Re: Spooky things
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:22:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.155942.8558@iscsvax.uni.edu>, klier@iscsvax.uni.edu writes...
>thiessen@emr1.emr.ca (Tracy Thiessen) writes:
>> Some kind person with a sensible cat on this list recommended that
>> 
>> I set him down on the floor and he immediately froze and tipped over,
> 
>Sounds familiar.  Harnesses usually induce kitty paralysis, but can 
> 
>If you'd like to see kitty paralysis, but don't want to invest in
>a harness, a bit of tape stuck on the cat's forehead, just above
>and between the eyes, will also induce paralysis or a cat that only
>has reverse gear...  Discovered that one when DumDum insisted on 
>helping me wrap christmas presents one evening...
> 
>Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI

After that how many presents did you have to rewrap the next day? Mine 
got tape on her paws by accident.  The penalty for allowing her to do 
this was several tattered boxs and bows under the tree the nest day.

R
From: hecate@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: re:roommate breaks kitten's leg
Date: 12 Nov 92 10:02:31 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lose the roommate. After you get full payment for
the vet bills, as others have suggested. If she's
done this before, she'll do it again. Don't wait
until she does something *really* serious to the cat.

Myself, I'd have been tempted to bounce her off the
wall a couple of times. Sorry, but I get so ANGRY
at people who have such blatant disregard for another
living creature.

Blessings to you and Simon. Remember- you are his
protector.

Julia
From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Our cat has sprung a leak!
Date: 9 Nov 92 15:29:35 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

judy@evolving.com (Judy Bettinger) writes:
> This calls for desperate measures... a few months ago, someone posted
> a five-step method where you put the little whizzer in solitary confinement 
> then gave them back their freedom a little at a time.  There was quite a 
> bit more detail than in the FAQ.  Unfortunately, I didn't save the post.  
> Can someone help?
> 
> P.S.
> I seem to remember that someone suggested
> cleaning up the urine with bleach.  Do I need to
> worry about it reacting with the ammonia in the urine?

You'll evolve chlorine gas when using bleach on urine.  Be prepared 
for tears and choking... better yet, get a proper "acid vapor" mask.
Myself, I prefer the enzyme preparations on urine odors.

The retraining method is pretty simple.  Cat+litter pan + water dish in 
smallish cage-- cat comes out only to be fed or played with under super-
vision.  A week of hitting the pan earns the cat the bathroom (or other small
space) + litter box + water dish.  A week of no mistakes earns them
the bathroom and hall... etc.  A mistake puts them back in the 
previous level, and they need two weeks with no mistakes to get out.

Alternatives to this include tranquilizer or progestin treatment from
the vet.

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI
From: lyndap@Novell.COM (Lynda Peterson)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Welcome to the First Cat (Socks)
Date: 9 Nov 92 22:30:59 GMT
Organization: Novell, Inc.

I consider myself "mostly" republican, but I love cats. But, dogs are  
okay, too. 

Mostly, I am just an animal lover, especially BABY animals. Ain't they  
cute? ;-)
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From: randiw@dhhalden.no (RANDI WEBERG)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Norwegian Forest
Date: 5 Nov 92 23:46:13 GMT
Organization: Ostfold College

Someone sent me a mail asking about NF cats. I deleted the mail, and I don't 
remember your address(silly of me!)
NF is a semi longhaired cat, any colour is allowed for shows. It is quite a 
new breed, only 12-13 years ago, the first one was registered. His name was 
Truls, and the standard for the breed is set from him. He is very famous 
amongst the Norwegian cat lovers.(now he's dead) 
The NF shall have firm legs and body, and a triangle-shaped head. The 
tail must be long and furry. I've been told that there is an American 
breed called Maine Coon that looks somewhat similar.

Randi Weberg, Halden DH, Norway
From: tai@utpapa.ph.utexas.edu (Tai Morris)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: cat with bad breath
Date: 8 Nov 92 05:33:33 GMT
Organization: Physics Department, University of Texas at Austin

I have a six months old female "tortoise shell" (?) cat with fishy breath.
All I feed her is "science diet" cat food. I don't even have fish in the
apartment and she's not eating from the trash can so I have no idea where
she gets that breath from. I've only had her for two weeks and she's my 
first cat so I have no idea what's going on. I hope it's not normal and 
there's a remedy. She's really friendly and I'd hate to seem ungrateful to 
her. :-)

-- 
Tai Morris, tai@utpapa.ph.utexas.edu
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From: gtall@ogre.cica.indiana.edu (Gerry Allwein)
Subject: Re: Special food for cat with kidney disease?
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 11:46:03 GMT

There is something on the market but I'm unsure I remember the name even
though I buy it every week. Maybe it is produced by Whiskas? or whoever makes
that brand. Anyhow, my kitty too has decreased kidney function. The vet 
told me I could substitute this stuff. At Krogers here in Indiana, there is
a whole top to bottom portion of shelf space devoted to this "scientific".
They have 4 varieties, kitten, growth, low-cal, and adult kitty. It's the
adult kitty I use. Right next to it and confusingly similar in packaging
is similar stuff for dogs. I'm sure your vet would know what it is. Send
me a mail message and I'll send you the name when I go home later today.

Gerry

Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: rusty@nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov (Kenneth Hall)
Subject: Re: Kitty's 1st christmas!
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 20:20:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.190156.26088@sequent.com>, cyndie@sequent.com (Cyndie Sutherland) writes...
> 
>I love this topic.  My husband and I have agonized over this for 2
>years now with our one cat.  He is quite large and loves to climb up
>into the tree and pretend he's an ornament!  Inevitably the trees
>falls over.  I think we'll try the ceiling hook idea this year!!
> 
>cyndie

This thread is funny and scary at the same time.  I adopted a cat from 
the great out doors who loves to sleep in the pots of some of my 
larger plants.  Last year we only had a 3 foot tall fake tree which 
became the in place to sleep.  My only problem is that I would like to 
have a real tree this year.  Now so far this wacked out and wild cat 
has left my roommate's rabbit alone (They are the same size), and the 
aquariums, "I don't want to get my paws wet".  I am starting to worry 
that the tree might be a nightmare waiting to happen in my living 
room.

By the way Doc's opinion is that socks like human hair are ment to be 
slept on and pose no threat to her life.

R
From: sstover@sumax.seattleu.edu (Maven o'Mirth)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Weird cat treats
Date: 9 Nov 92 06:12:14 GMT
Article-I.D.: sumax.5692
Organization: Seattle University, Seattle WA

I know this thread has been hashed over before =) but I have discovered
that Hemingway is a resident weird-cat when it comes to what he considers
a "treat."  Things he has shown a liking for in the last week include
peanut butter (I know that's kind of common), tomatos, celery, yogurt
(peach and strawberry), at least three kinds of herbal tea, and Volvic
lemon-lime water.

I had also never tried giving the kittens Pounce before; I decided to go
out and look for the tartar control stuff when I saw it mentioned, and
ended up not finding it but being a pushover and getting regular Pounce
anyway.  WHAT is IN this stuff?  They went nuts.  I've never seen anything
like it.

Anybody else have a cat who loves yogurt?

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.     . *~*}    Sheryl Stover           | "The Republicans were right! We're
   .    *~*}    sstover@seattleu.edu    | all gettin' sucked down a cesspool
 . *  . *~*}    (& Hemingway & Clio)    | of depravity and bad manners! Time
 *    . *~*}    Medici in the studio in | for action!! We'll stop it cold!!!
.  .    *~*}    December                | Get goin! Okay! sit down, shut up,
    *   *~*}                            | and do the family values thing!!"
 .    . *~*}                            |		-Opus
From: arkoff@lclark.edu (Gary Arkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Eating Yogart
Date: 12 Nov 92 22:43:56 GMT
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR


>In article <1992Nov9.163444.13041@schbbs.mot.com> C11815@maccvm.corp.mot.com (Josette Giacobbi) writes:
>
>>anybody else have a cat who loves yogurt?

I can not open a cup of yogurt without **at least** giving the lid to 
Znoober.

-Gary

-- 
The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.  -Henry VI Part II
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: dmillard@encore.com (Debbie Millard)
Subject: Re: other monsters....
Organization: Encore Computer Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:00:35 GMT

In article <1992Nov5.195440.9670@noao.edu> morin@noao.edu (Marg Morin) writes:
>
>Chessie also reeeaalllyy likes the Crispy-Rustley Paper Balls I make by
>crushing pages from my old TV Guide. I find them all over the house,
>under furniture, behind the TV, in the cabinets!

Yeah, and don't even try to use some other paper...Timmy will
sniff then turn his nose up at anything but TV Guide glossy
paper wads...

Debbie M.
From: feldman@flash.crd.ge.com (Sandra F Feldman)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: thank goodness my cats don't cooperate
Date: 11 Nov 92 21:23:33 GMT
Organization: GE Corporate R&D Center

All these stories about cats opening closets and drawers made me thankful that
my cats cannot talk to each other.  Roxy can open any closet or cabinet that she
wants.  Fortunately, she restricts herself to occasionally treating the linen
closet as a kitty condo.  She stays out of the pantry, because her only interest
in people food is if it is sitting open and exposed.  Snooky, on the other hand,
loves bread products so much that he will tear thru aluminum foil to liberate
something tasty.  I've resorted to keeping all bread and cake in the pantry.
What will happen if Snooky ever figures out how to ask Roxy to open the pantry?
A kitten feast followed by further installation of child-proof locks, I suppose.

Sandy
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: jhoskins@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James M Hoskins)
Subject: Taming Feral Adult Cats
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 19:17:58 GMT



There is an adult wild cat that lurks around the perimeter of my yard.
She/He goes for the scraps of food on the compost pile.  The cat runs
off whenever it sees a person.  This cat got me to wondering:  has
anyone ever had success taming one of these wild cats, or, as I suspect,
will an adult feral cat always live outside of human companionship?


Jim
From: jsmt@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Julia Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Brave Missy and the Sock Monsters
Date: 11 Nov 92 02:39:59 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)

In article <1992Nov10.210532.21491@oracle.us.oracle.com> schiles@us.oracle.com writes:
>I should have known better.  I should have known to keep my sock drawer
>tightly closed.  After all, all the socks together create so much energy
>that Sock Monsters can come out and take over the house.
:
:
:
>careful to scatter them about the house, thereby dissapating all the
>savage sock monster energy.  What a brave and wise cat!  When I got
>home, she showed me the evidence of her deeds.  Gratefully, I swept her
>up into my arms, and promised her that from now on I would always make
>sure the drawer was closed so she would not have to battle that savage
>monster again.
>
Bravo!  But watch that monster - Socrates has started hearing it
scratching on the sock drawer even when closed.  He sits on top of
the bureau and tugs at the drawer until just a claw can get through.
Then carefully, one by one (I presume they are easier to kill that
way) he pulls them out.  Once in his mouth, he makes the most ungodly
noise, presumably to banish the evil spirits once and for all, and
then deposits the carcass in its carefully chosen location.  Today
I came home to 7 pairs in selected spots on the living room chair,
television, and dining room table.
From: mas5@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (MICHELLE A. M. SZENA)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: WHAT TO NAME A WHITE MALE KITTEN
Date: 5 Nov 92 14:51:42 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1992Nov4.014446.175240@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>, gjs2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (G
EORGE J. SCHLOGL) writes:
>ITS MY FIRST TIME TO EVER HAVE A PET IN MY LIFE.
>ANY ADVICE GIVE IT. ILL NEED IT.
>ALSO I NEED A GREAT NAME.
>NOTHING STUPID OR TIPICAL LIKE WHITEY OR SNOWBALL,FLUFFY
>THANK YOU.
>GEORGE AND ? signing off
>and im living here in allentown
>
As a fellow Lehigh Employee I'd like to say congratulations on choosing a cat
as a special friend.  A really cute name would be "Christmas Snow", you could
call him "Chris" for short.  I just thought that christmas snow is something
really special just like cats.

Michelle
and Pookie and Merlin
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: sarah@albnyvms.bitnet
Subject: Re: My shoes have fallen victim!
Reply-To: sarah@albnyvms.bitnet
Organization: University of NY at Albany
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 07:03:05 GMT

The chili oil would probably be best, as it has the least noticable
odor.  Hopefully the TASTE would stop her.  The others have unpleasant smells
ans might repel her.
 
Sarah
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: mcooper@cuuxb.att.com (~HIGH PERF~Michael A. Cooper~NA~G18~x8716~)
Subject: Fleas, Please!
Keywords: Help!!!
Organization: ATT/NCR-SSD, System Services Division, Lisle, IL
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 19:20:04 GMT



     Hi, my cat Buttons somehow picked up some passengers
about a month ago and I can't seem to get rid of them.  I've
tried collars, dips, fine-toothed combs, sprays, and bug
bombs (with the cat out of the house, of course) but those
little suckers are unstoppable!  Arnold Schwarzenjagger (sp?)
didn't take this much punishment in T2!  Anyway, I know
there's a flea FAQ, but for some reason I've never seen the
FAQ posted.  Since I don't have outgoing internet priviliges,
could someone please me a copy?


     Thanks,
    -Michael Cooper
    (reply to mcooper@hover.ATT.COM or attmail!hover!mcooper)
From: cczcole@mips.nott.ac.uk (Marlon Cole)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Bubbles likes to eat my hair. Help!!
Date: 11 Nov 92 12:41:48 GMT
Reply-To: cczcole@mips.nott.ac.uk (Marlon Cole)
Organization: Nottingham University

In article <1992Nov8.203931.22195@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, vboynton@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Virginia R Boynton) writes:
|> In article <1992Nov8.191252.28170@math.ucla.edu> ramirez@julia.math.ucla.edu (A
|> lice Ramirez) writes:
|> >My wonderful, delightful fluffy brown tabby, Bubbles, has developed
|> >a fairly annoying passion of late...that of trying to eat my hair.
|>
|> Since it seems to happen soon after your bath, perhaps it has something to do 
|> with your shampoo?  Have you tried changing shampoos -- perhaps one with no 
|> scent -- to see if that affects her behavior?

I thought this too - because our cats don't go for my hair at all when wet, but if my other half should
put her head anywhere near the cats after she's washed it, she gets a mauling!
We've found recently that if we've been to the swimming baths, the cats take a fancy to chlorinated
(but unshampooed) hair as well!
*I* don't know what to make of it!

Marlon

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