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From: AMREGR07@ysub.ysu.edu (Kelly Doctor)
Subject: Wool Fetish
Organization: Youngstown State University
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:31:55 GMT

  I need help.  I have a 6 month old blue Burmese that will find anything
  that is 100% wool and chew major holes in it!  He has ruined approximately
 $300.00 worth of clothes so far!! I love him to death so I wouldn't even
 consider getting rid of him but I wondered if maybe there is something lacking
in his diet that would make the wool so attractive to him.  He currently eats
 Hills Science Diet (kitten formula).  We also have a 4 month old sable
 Burmese that doesn't share the older cats taste for wool!! We now keep all
 of our closet and bedroom doors shut but it's a pain.  Any ideas would be
 very much appreciated.
 
 
 
Kelly
 
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From: bacchus@mcl.ucsb.edu (Graham Linn)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Renaming my new cat
Date: 16 Dec 92 09:01:27 GMT

I am in the process of adopting a cat from the animal shelter here in Santa
Barbara.  I was wondering what people think about renaming a young adult cat?
She is known as Ashley right now, but I don't know if that will fit her once
I get her home.  Also, she is being introduced to the Dalmation that basically
lives here and I was wondering if anyone had tried to do this before?
      I suppose that name suggestions would be gratefully accepted, but I think that "Bocci" [Italian for kiss] would be appropriate for the friendly cat that
      she is.
E-mail, or follow-up posts appreciated to:
bacchus@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu

Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats,alt.drugs
From: david@tms390.micro.ti.com (David Thomas)
Subject: Leakage from alt.drugs
Organization: Texas Instruments, Houston
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 03:21:06 GMT

tim.burton@cutting.hou.tx.us (Tim Burton)  writes:

>     Maybe I have missed something.   What does this have to do with
>cats?  You should stop cross posting messages that has nothing to do with
>cats.

Well, considering the source of these messages (alt.drugs), it's no wonder 
that the original posting was cross-posted to an inappropriate newsgroup, 
and that all the people who replied are unaware that they are doing the 
same on every follow-up.

But, Tim, they can't hear you complain about it unless you cross-post to the 
newsgroup that they're actually reading.
-- 
David Thomas  Texas Instruments  (david@wotangate.sc.ti.com)  (713)-274-2347
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: Jack_Webb@mindlink.bc.ca (Jack Webb)
Subject: Re: Leakage from alt.drugs
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 07:06:56 GMT

> Keith Lewis writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <1992Dec18.173052.8175@linus.mitre.org>
> Posted: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 17:30:5
>
> Org.  : The MITRE Corporation
>
> In article <1992Dec18.032106.7733@tms390.micro.ti.com>,
> david@tms390.micro.ti.com (David Thomas) writes:
> >Well, considering the source of these messages (alt.drugs), it's no wonder
> >that the original posting was cross-posted to an inappropriate newsgroup,
> >and that all the people who replied are unaware that they are doing the
> >same on every follow-up.
>
> Actually, some random asshole on talk.bizzare got tired of the thread and
> posted an article to rec.arts.startrek.misc complaining about it being
> posted there (which it wasn't until he did it), along with some
> inflammatory
> anti-drug comments.  He set followups to alt.drugs and rec.pets.cats.  The
> asshole's post has since been cancelled (so I can't tell you his name).
>
> It was a juvenile ploy to pit a group of irritable people against a group
> of
> politically incorrect people.  Did it work?
>
> Keith Lewis             klewis@mitre.org          "Mr. Cheap"
> I don't dance to music; music dances to me.  Email me for my PGP key.
> The above may not (yet) represent the opinions of my employer.


well, I don't think we're irritable on the whole, but when people are talking
about giving LSD to their pets, we MIGHT get a little grumpy...

and with good reason, I say... :)

*j*
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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: walker@Ingres.COM (Lynn Walker)
Subject: a very sad day for me....
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Keywords: tears, tears
Organization: ASK Computer Systems, Ingres Product Division
Date: 15 Dec 92 22:05:40 GMT

Today is a very sad day for me. My Siamese cat Max passed away. He was in
surgery at the vet, and it was discovered that he had cancerous tumours in
his colon and liver. He had lost some weight over the last few weeks, and it
seems that he was gone in no time at all. His approximate age was 8 years old.
My other cat Oliver has been howling all over the house because he misses his
buddy. His cries almost sound angry. Could he know what was happening? They
both have been with me for the past four years.

I'm only writing because I am hurting, and hope that I did the right thing by
putting him down. The vet said that they could remove the tumors, but it would
only have bought him a bit more time. I thought about Oliver being alone now,
and wonder if getting another cat will make him feel better. I don't know if I
want another one, or if we should just adjust to our loss.

Time will tell.

			-- Lynn --

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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: rock@medch.b17b.ingr.com (Chris Hudson)
Subject: Re: Traveling with cats?  A good idea?
Reply-To: rock@medch.b17b.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 14:31:09 GMT

I've travelled with my siamese (Sinbad) several times.  The only pain is the
first hour of the trip - he mews at the top of his considerably-powerful lungs.  
It's worth it though, because my dog-loving family loves having him visit.
He and my mom's dog take turns stalking each other.

The first time I took him, on a friend's advice I went to the vet and got a
tranquilizer for him, as he is a very active cat and I thought he'd be miserable
being confined in a small space.  It didn't work worth a damn and I've never
done it since.  

He does like to wander the car, but his favorite places are the rear window, on
my shoulders, and under my legs in the floorboard (out of the way of my feet).


Chris Hudson
-- 
Save the Sharks!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 I canna change the laws of physics, Captain, but I can find ye a loophole
From: meh@math33.sma.usna.navy.mil (Michael E. Hoffman)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Name of my Black Cat / Feline alarm clock
Date: 11 Dec 92 20:09:15 GMT
Reply-To: meh@math33.sma.usna.navy.mil (Michael E. Hoffman)

I don't think the Alarm Clock Syndrome is unusual among cats.  My cat Stealth
has very strong ideas about when I should get up.  When I don't do so right
away, he jumps up on the nightstand and starts running his claws down the wall,
making as unpleasant a noise as you might imagine.  If I really want to sleep 
in I can carry him out of the room and close the door, but by then I'm out of 
bed already and might as well stay up (and feed Stealth, of course).

Our feline masters certainly know how to control us :-)

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From: jshouman@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Joan-Marie Shouman)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Kitty toys for the poor of pocket
Keywords: just get some trash
Date: 13 Dec 92 06:38:04 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

My more playful kitty loves various trash items.  When she's bored, I can just
reach in my wastepaper basket and pull out some crumpled paper.  Hours and
hours of fun.

Our best toy yet was created by my husband.  He found an arrow, covered the
tip well, and tied some string with a fuzzy end on it.  Talk about kitty 
heaven.  The latest addition to it was one of those milk-ring things. It 
reminds me of a fishing pole.  

Even as I write, my husband is fishing for cats :)

--Joan, Ari, and Tasha
-- 
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Joan-Marie Shouman	      |non cogito ergo	   
(jshouman@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu) |non sum :)	   
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From: Jack_Webb@mindlink.bc.ca (Jack Webb)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: re: cat cadavers
Date: 13 Dec 92 06:15:15 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada

> Debbie Millard writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <Bz3oqL.7rt@encore.com>
> Posted: 11 Dec 92 15:08:43 GMT
>
> Org.  : Encore Computer Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
>
> In article <1992Dec11.074136.14333@serval.net.wsu.edu>
> jeffp@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Jeff Parke;S10000) writes:
> >I just got done today doing a practice run at declawing surgery on a
> >cat cadaver.
>     <declawing procedure deleted>
>
> Jeff, I'm curious and will probably be sorry I asked, but...
> where does the school get the cadavers?  How did the cats die?
> Do I really want to know?
>
> Debbie M.

well, I worked at a cats only vet clinic for 3 years, and we encouraged
people whose cats had died to consider giving them to vet. schools for the
students to work on.  It's a lot like you having "organ donor" on your
driver's license.  We didn't ask people who we thought might be upset about
it, and we had a surprising number of people agree to the donation.

*j*

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From: arkoff@lclark.edu (Gary Arkoff)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Odd Foods
Date: 17 Dec 92 20:02:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: lclark.1992Dec17.200243.16207
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR

In article <s2l2v9=@rpi.edu> petitc@nuge111.its.rpi.edu (Christopher Jon Petit) writes:
>My kitty, Brandy (a Siamese, no less), loves to drink coffee, eat sloppy joes,
>and Fish'O'Filet sandwiches from McD's.  My question is simple---what adverse
>affects (if any) would these foods have on him?
>
No, the question should be, what are the possibilities for advertising!

-Gary

-- 
"The question is not, can animals reason? Nor, can they talk?  But, can
they suffer?"    -Jeremy Bentham, philosopher, 1748-1832.

                   Gary Arkoff --   arkoff@lclark.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: ehp@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU ("Didi Pancake")
Subject: Bugging my cat
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 22:13:30 GMT


I have known for a while that cats generally dislike being audibly
"sniffed" at. They don't seem to care that they have just stuck their
little cold wet nose against your cheek or ear and sniffed you. But when
you put your nose near them and sniff loudly, they react negatively.

Bibs REALLY hates this. I tried it for the first time the other day, and
she went ballistic. This morning while I was holding her saying goodbye
for the day I did it again, and she actually boxed my glasses as if to
say "Do it again and die!"

Wonder what she thinks I'm doing to her...?

--
|   Didi Pancake          |    Managing professionals                  |
|   ehp@virginia.edu      |                  is like herding cats!     |
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| All the usual disclaimers about the origins of these opinions apply. |
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: afdenis@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Stephen Dennison)
Subject: Re: socks
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Ancient Souls Inc.
Date: 15 Dec 1992 12:13 EST  

In article <92349.193633U27876@uicvm.uic.edu>, <U27876@uicvm.uic.edu> writes...
>Try putting a sock over your cat's head for a couple of minutes.  It doesn't
> know where the hell it's at, and it just sits there.

.. thus, it does a perfect imitation of a freshman at UIC !

-- Stephen

	My .sig generator is shooting blanks these days.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: dean@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (Jack Dean)
Subject: New cat owner says Hi
Organization: McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company
Date: 17 Dec 92 10:49:00

Our family has recently expanded to add two new cats to the two
adopted retired racing greyhounds.  My two sons think that they each
own one of the new guys.  I know that you don't own cats; you just
share living quarters.

Lapoe (I am not sure how my son wants it spelled - it's a made up
name) is approximately four month old kitten, mostly black with a
little white on her face and paws.  She was a stray that was being
cared for by an employee at a local pet store.  I personally don't
have anything to do with pet stores, as opposed to pet supply stores,
but this employee was a daughter of a friend, and the kitten was not
part of the store's stock.  We actually picked the cat up from the
friend's house.

The second cat is adopted from the Homeless Pet League.  I had to do a
little convincing to my wife that it would be better to adopt a cat
rather than feed the puppy/kitty mills through the pet stores.  This
second cat is about a year old, and is already spayed.  Her color
would be called a black brindle in a greyhound.  I don't know what you
call it in a cat.  She has a prominent light stripe than runs down her
nose.

Introducing the cats to the greyhounds has been surprisingly easy.
The greyhounds did spend the first couple of days muzzled, however for
safety's sake.  Kojak so far has been terrified of the cats.  He had
been smacked on the nose by my sister in law's cat when he stayed
there while we were on vacation.  So when we first brought the cats
home he hid in his kennel.  Patti has shown a little more interest in
the cats, but no aggression.  Stripe is bolder of the two cats.  She
even snuck on Patti one time and batted one of her paws.

So far the cats haven't gotten along with each other.  Stripe has
approached Lapoe, but she will have nothing to do with Stripe.  Lots
of hissing and arched backs.  We will just let them work it out
according to their own schedule.

I have always been a dog person, but I am looking forward to hours and
hours of amusement and enjoyment from our new family members.



--
Jack Dean                         dean@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov


Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: isc40041@nusunix1.nus.sg (LOO KOK HOE)
Subject: Cat/Mouse software for Window 3.1
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 02:26:35 GMT


Hi

I notice all the softwares are for UNIX ...

what about for DOS Window 3.x  ?

anybody got it ?


george
From: dan@msen.com (Dan Sugalski)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: cat nicknames
Date: 14 Dec 1992 06:34:15 GMT
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.msen.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Some of our cats have (have had) various nick names, while others haven't.
Not sure why/why not.  They all have responded, even if only with one of THOSE
looks.

Allegra- 'Legra, Alleycat
Daryl- Catslug, D-cat
Jesse- Jester
Durin- little d-cat
Spike- Spikester, Spikeman
 
Karen
From: mas5@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (MICHELLE A. M. SZENA)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Is Christmas Tree Water Dangerous?
Date: 16 Dec 92 19:04:17 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <1992Dec14.201545.23293@adobe.com>, dauphin@adobe.com (Kimberly Dauph
in) writes:
>Our three cats are in the Christmas spirit.  They show it
>by drinking the water from the tree stand.
>
>I've tried to cover it with foil, which they usually hate,
>but to no avail -- they claw right through it.  I haven't put
>in any "tree saver" medicine, so it's just plain water, with
>probably some Noble Fir sap in it. :-)
>
>Is this dangerous to kitties?  Even if it's not, is there something
>besides aluminum foil that will keep them out of it?
>
>Thanks, and happy holidays,
>=Kimberly= (and Fezzik, Hershey, and Binkley)
>
>--
>__________________________________________________________
>Kimberly Dauphin               Adobe Systems Incorporated
>dauphin@mv.us.adobe.com                Mountain View, CA
>*********All these opinions are mine, not Adobe's.********
>
My Pookie has been drinking the water out of the tree stand for the last two
years.  She'll be three years old in March and so far it hasn't hurt her.  I
was really worried about this but she's fine.  I heard that evergreen trees
are poisonous but I don't know if all "Christmas trees" are evergreens and if
they are maybe there isn't any sap at the bas of the tree.  I've noticed I get
sap on my hands when I cut the branches closest to the top but not when I cut
the ones on the bottom.

Michelle
and Pookie and Merlin
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 09:16:45 -0500 
From: "Louise B. McFeaters" <lm00+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Xmas tree is Down



Yes, the Christmas tree has been knocked over twice by my 4 month old
kitten, and I was wondering if there was a surefire way dis interest the
cat in the tree. Any suggestions? Thanks for responding


Louise
From: dan@msen.com (Dan Sugalski)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: acepromazine
Date: 14 Dec 1992 20:47:28 GMT
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.msen.com
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

PAM DRAPER (draper@gnd1.wtp.gtefsd.com) wrote: : Has anyone heard of
mixing a 1 10-mg tablet with 1 ounce of water and : adding 6 drops to the
cat's food a day to bring relief to a person : that is allergic to their
cat's saliva?  In Cat Fancy, a vet in Colorado : recommended this.  I
wonder how your go about getting the drug and if it : would actually work. 

: If anyone has any information, I'd be glad to have it.

: Thanks.

I've never heard of this and would seek a second opinion.  Ace is a
tranquilizer.

Karen

Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: Jack_Webb@mindlink.bc.ca (Jack Webb)
Subject: Re: Info needed on radiation treatments
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 00:59:41 GMT

> Susan E. Gants writes:
>
> Msg-ID: <1992Dec14.203044.5370@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
> Posted: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 20:30:4
>
> Org.  : University of Virginia
>
> I would like some net.wisdom/info/help.  My 9-year-old cat (spayed
> female) has developed a large-cell tumor.  It was removed (about 95%+)
> just before Thanksgiving.  It is located in the muscle/tissue of her
> left hip area.  My vet said he got to within 1" of her spinal column
> and is sure he didn't get it all out.  He was able, bless him, to not
> interfere with her mobility.  She is recovering from the surgery just
> fine and starting to tear about the house as usual.
>
> From all the info he has, this type of cancer will not respond to
> chemo treatments, but might to radiation.  He's getting in touch with
> NC State (Raleigh) about costs and plan of attack.  (They are the
> closest location.)
>
> If we don't do the radiation, he gives her about 6-9 months.  Has
> anyone out there have any experience with any of this??
>
>     thanks - from me and my "pooter" cat.
> --
> --------------------------------------------------------
> Susan E. Gants   Academic Computing   Univ. of Virginia
> (804) 924-0620   internet  seg3e@virginia.edu
>                    bitnet  seg3e@virginia


Good news.... during my time at the cat clinic, I saw many cats who received
radiation treatment.  They respond to it, generally, much better than
humans... they don't feel sick after, and it seems to work very well.  A
particular cat named Julius that I knew well underwent this treatment monthly
after his initial diagnosis, and lived for a happy 2 years.  Hope that helps.
*j*
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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: ses3n@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Sharon Elizabeth Silverman)
Subject: soft paws
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:50:46 GMT


Given the recent turmoil over declawing, I thought I'd toss out 
another option! A new product, called "Soft Paws" is kind of the 
equivalent of Lee Press-On Nails for cats! These are little 
plastic sheaths you glue on over their freshly-trimmed claws.  
They are, of course, completely non-toxic, and stay on for about
4-8 weeks, depending on how active your particular kitty is. 

The result is a blunted claw that goes clickity-click on hardwood 
floors. Your kitty can scratch to her heart's content without damaging
the furniture (or your skin) in the slightest.

These are very new and may not yet be available in all areas, but 
they are a great alternative to declawing because it only "declaws"
them temporarily. Ideal for outdoor cats who must stay inside briefly 
(for illness or relocation, etc.), or reducing damage while training 
the cat not to attack the sofa or your legs.  And of course it's perfect
if you want to make your kitty an indie / outie once you move to a more
cat-friendly location (my situation). 

The cost is pretty reasonable. My vet offers a pack of 30 (three sets for
the ten front claws) for $22. You can put them on yourself. When the nails
grow out (and thus ditch the sheath) you simply glue on a new one. 
Ask your vet!
						Sharon

the fromtT:



Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: ralf@iqsc.COM (Ralf)
Subject: Cat is constipated
Organization: IQ Software Corp.
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:06:29 GMT

 My poor cat is constipated, she craps now whenever she can get it out,
where ever she can get it out. She stands in the litter box sometimes for
ten minutes or more.  It is getting messy not to mention I don't like
to see her that way, any help would be great! Thanks
From: maryd@venus.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Mary K. Dichtl)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: shelters vs pet stores
Date: 11 Dec 92 21:18:00 GMT
Reply-To: maryd@venus.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Mary K. Dichtl)
Distribution: usa
Organization: NCR Corporation, Rancho Bernardo

In article <11DEC199209470497@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> mpmarie@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov
(MARIE HUCOVSKY) writes:
>I've been reading a lot lately about the horrors of pet stores and the 
>condition of live animals in the Woolworths, K-Marts and other non-pet 
>store places.  As animal lovers we need to be the people that watch out for 
>these little creatures, they can't do it for themselves.  

   (wonderful commentary deleted)
 
>Thanks for listening
>
>Marie, 
>eited by Spike and Harry (2 animals that know how lucky they are) 


   Well said!  You took the words right out of my heart!

   Mary 
   San Diego, CA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: debbiek@navaho.cc.bellcore.com (kennedy,deborah)
Subject: Re: Cats riding on shoulders
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 16:31:15 GMT

One of my cats used to ride on my shoulders but only when I
was driving.  This gets alot of attention from passing
cars.