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From: gt1167b@prism.gatech.EDU (Christie Shackelford)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: what to do with cats while on vacation
Date: 6 Sep 92 02:05:35 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

I think that your "option #1" sounds like the best choice.

As for the possibility of peeing on the carpet, you might
want to have the 15 year old come over several times before
you leave so everyone gets used to one another, and then
you leaving and the teenager coming over won't be such a 
big shock.

-- 
Christie Shackelford
gt1167b@prism.gatech.edu
Meow!
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: mmilicevic@spike.psc.scarolina.edu
Subject: Re: Finicky Felines Fasting
Reply-To: mmilicevic@spike.psc.scarolina.edu
Organization: Univ of S Carolina College of Sci and Math
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 05:32:07 GMT

First you have to feed them only two times a day. Whatever they can eat in
30 minutes in the morning and then REMOVE all food till the evening (only
water). Then you should try to put for those two meals wahever food they
refuse to eat and put just a little human-canned tuna (in spring water) for
the smell your cats cannot resist and tely will eat it. Then gradually reduce
the amount of tuna and you'll be fine. If I may suggest to you the best food
on the market which is PET GUARD, you may find it in the healt food store
rather than in your pet store. 

Good luck, MLADEN
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: mary@flipper.zmax.com (Mary Papp)
Subject: Re: Why Do Cats Sit on Paper
Organization: Z/Max Computer Solutions, Inc.
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:47:05 GMT

My cat likes to get in the way of EVERYTHING I am doing whether it is 
reading the paper or typing on the computer.  His favorite pasttime is
jumping on the table and sitting under my nose, between my arms.  Then when
I have to move, he jumps off the table and gives me a dirty look.  
My theory is that they just don't like to be ignored, being the arrogant 
creatures that they are :).  Sometimes if I tell Slash that I love him most,
he leaves me alone or just watches me from the floor.  If you think about
it aren't people the same way? :)

Mary Papp
Z/Max Computer Solutions, Inc.
8287 Loop Road
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
mary@zmax.com
Organization: University Libraries - Technical Service, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 09:32:47 -0400 
From: "Susan R. Wagner" <sw39+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: How NOT to impress your girlfriend
	<1782@shaman.wv.tek.com>

>So...here it is saturday night....I told my sweety I'd make her dinner then
>draw her a bath and let her relax in peace...nice romontic atmosphere....
>So I start a nice hot bath, add the bubble stuff, light a couple candles and
>put them on the corners of the tub..turn off all the lights and call her in.
>She nearly swoons at the sight...a dream come true...slips into the hot, silky
>liquid, a sigh of contentment escapes her lips...Ahhhh I think...I have
>succeded in creating a lovely environment, one that conveys my desire to
>pamper and spoil this lady...
>Well....here comes Smokey! As always, she's GOT to inspect who/whatever is in
>the tub...it's just SO upsetting to see something getting that wet without
>any apparent hysteria..I pick her up and turn her around to see Peggy...
>WHOOF!
>Hmmm....what was that, whip the 'ol head around just in time to see Smokes
>long persian tail come back out of the candle flame and self extinguish...
>Major conflageration of naked body, panicked cat and maniacly laughing
>boyfriend all trying to escape the horrid cloud of burnt cat hair smoke...
 
>Final Score:
 
>Smokes tail: No apparent damage. I don't think she even knew what happened.
>Girlfriend:  Still in the mood for a bubble bath...but either the cat or
             the candles have to go!
>Me:   Wiser....and still chuckling.....

Funny, funny story.  I'll have to pass this along to my husband!!! 
He'll get a kick out of it.  

Susan and Jester
From: syearick@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Sid Yearick)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: SPLASH!!
Date: 14 Sep 92 10:52:44 GMT
Reply-To: syearick@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Sid Yearick)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD


When one of my nephews was less then 2, my sister found him in the bathroom 
with a kitten.  He would take the kitten and place it in the toliet and then
flush.  Mind you, he never let go of the kitten.  She grab the kitten and
asked Chris just what is was he was doing.  His reply was very simple.  Kitty
swimm.  The kitten stayed away from him and my sister kept a careful eye on
Chris.

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Subject: Cat Peeing
From: graeme@hart.actrix.gen.nz (Graeme Hart)
Date: 7 Sep 92 6:39:46 GMT
Keywords: Pee


We have three cats.  Two ex-females, and one ex-male (i.e. they have all
been spayed/neutered).

One of the females insists on peeing in the doorway to our bedroom.
She does this at least once a week, sometimes once a day.  Occasionally
she will pee somewhere else such as in the lounge.

We have had her checked by the vet and the problem doesn't seem to be
medical.  She pees outside most of the time.  Our vet thinks she is trying 
to show her ownership of the place.

All three cats are ex wild/abandoned cats that were tamed with lots of
tender loving care.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how we can discourage her behaviour??

We always clean up the mess and try to de-odorize the area, but nothing
seems to stop her for long.




Graeme (and Daphne and Retard and Ratbag and Blackie) - Daphne isn't a cat...
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Help!  New Kitten.....
Date: 14 Sep 92 20:27:01 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <BuJqJA.Euw@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, hoff@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Wildfire) writes:
> Well, since moving into a new apartment, my roommate has gotten
> an eight week old kitten from the humane society.  She is very cute, 
> but......she bites.  She never bites my roommate, she just sucks on her
> earlobe.  But she likes to bite my fingers, and recently, my leg.  I
> think she may be teething, but I don't know about ages or anything for 
> that sort of stuff.  How can I stop her?  I've tried first pulling my
> hand away with a loud "no!" but she thinks it's a game.  Now I've tried
> ejecting her from the room with a loud "No!" 

Kittens learn about "hard bites" when their bitee starts meowing in pain.
So you get to do an imitation of a kitten mewing piteously.  If you're
too dignified for that, try ow-ww-www-www.  You'll get a look that says
"wimp", but the kitten will tone it down to a love-nibble at most.

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI
From: Glenn Stauffer <stauffer@cc.swarthmore.edu>
Subject: Re: bathtubs
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6D7FBE60304433A@mac8.beardsley.swarthmore.edu>
X-Xxdate: Sat, 12 Sep 92 00:56:22 GMT
Organization: Swarthmore College Computing Center
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 23:56:53 GMT

My cat, Bugs(y), will come into the tub after I've taken a shower.  I
take 
this as his signal that he feels like a bath so I just go ahead and turn 
on the faucet and start washing.  He really seems to like the water, 
since he'll stand directly under the faucet with his front paws on the 
edge of the tub and let the water rush down his back.  Of course, he's 
been bathed since I found him flea-infested under my porch at about 4-6 
weeks of age.  And now, he gets a bath by force at least once a week.  I 
still find it strange that he would ask for a bath by jumping in the tub 
and waiting for me to turn on the water.

Strange cat.

STAUFFER
From: jhoskins@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James M Hoskins)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Patient Cat
Date: 15 Sep 92 18:34:44 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: The Ohio State University



I sometimes move my cat's litter box to the front porch.  This is what I
did last Friday evening.  Moving the box to the porch requires moving it
back inside when I bring the cat in and lock up the house to go to bed.
Saturday morning at 7 a.m. Moose was in my face "merping."  I shooed her
off the bed and went back to sleep.  At about 8 o'clock Moose was back;
perched on my chest making a subdued growling noise and peering into my face,
tensing her throat muscles as she swallowed.  Oh well, time to get up anyway.
I made coffee--Moose was underfoot.  "What an affectionate cat," I thought.
Finally, I opened the door to the porch and Moose lost traction in her
hurried scamper around my legs.  There was the litter box, and Moose in it,
when I settled into my porch chair with my coffee cup.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: karenr@geronimo.sps.mot.com (Karen Ramondetta)
Subject: Re: I NEED A NAME
Reply-To: karenr@geronimo.sps.mot.com
Organization: Motorola, Inc.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 22:15:39 GMT


My first cat I named Almustafa.  This is from a book, The Prophet.
It opens, "Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, was a dawn unto his day."
This seemed perfect for my cutie, who I picked from the Humane Soc.  (I 
sometimes call him boogie for short because he gets a lot of dried snot 
around his nose... a little less dignified than Almustafa, though)

My second cat I decided on Samson the moment I saw him because of his 
beautiful long hair, but upon closer examination I thought Delilah might
be more fitting.  (oops, hope I didn't offend her!)

I like creative names, I think it makes them feel a little more special.
Hey, they have to live with someone calling them that for years, it's 
got to be good.

Karen


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From: dauphin@adobe.com (Kimberly Dauphin)
Subject: How can I repair our scratching post?
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 00:09:24 GMT

Hi, folks,

Our three cats are the proud owners/users of a big carpet-covered
scratching post.  It has a large square "perch" at the top with
a hole through which they can climb from top to bottom and back.
There's also a big rope with a knot in the end hanging near the
opening.

Here's the problem:  The cats have scratched the vertical post
to death, and now it's just shreds of string and bare burlap
where carpet used to be.  The rest of the thing is in good shape,
so we want to try to save it, rather than replace it with a
new one.

What's the best way to recarpet the vertical post part?  Once
I get a carpet remnant, do I use a staple gun? Glue? 

We're also thinking about redoing the post with the beige rope
that some of the new scratching posts have.  The cats seem to
like it.  Will this be hard to install?  Do I just buy miles
of rope and glue it on?  

Any recommendations for carpet over rope, or vice versa?  Why?

Any advice appreciated.  Thanks!

Kimberly, Tony, Fezzik, Hershey, and Binckley

-- 
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dauphin@mv.us.adobe.com	  Mountain View, CA
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: colten@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten)
Subject: Cats, fleas, Precor, etc.
Keywords: Cats,Fleas, - not working out
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 01:57:37 GMT


I want to start out by thanking everyone for their advice on ridding
our cats and house of fleas.  Unfortunately, the advice doesn't seem
to be working, and I thought someone could set us straight.


Following peoples' advice we have tried the following:

1) I bought "Enforcer 7 Month" with Precor and Pyrethrins.  I have sprayed 
   the entire house once a week for the three weeks.  The third application
   was today.

2) We've combed them out with a flea comb every night, virtually without
   fail.  As we find fleas we quickly drown them in a small container of
   water.

3) We finish off these sessions by dowsing the bitten areas with an
   aloe spray to sooth them.

4) We've been giving them Brewer's yeast for about a month to make them
   less palatable to the fleas.

5) Lately we've been washing them with something called "Orange Power"
   shampoo.


Despite all this, we are finding fleas on them every night.  There
have been times that we thought there were less, but I dont' think
that's so.  We just keep finding them.

So, why  is all this work failing?  We do have an outside cat and are
aware that she may be bringing fresh fleas in - but we comb her too
and we dont' know why the weekly sprayings having brought down the
number of fleas.

Also someone told me that the water we use to drown the fleas should
be laced with Ammonia - but I've hesitated to do that for fear of
poisoning the cats.  So if we use Ammonia - what kind, how much (per
how much water) and is it safe?

Please e-mail any responses and I'll summarize for the net.


thanks in advance


marc colten
From: bdm@druwa.ATT.COM (Brian Millham)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: What we say; what cats hear
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:23:06 GMT

in article <1992Sep4.223209.28517@infonode.ingr.com>, maverick@topgun.b29.ingr.com (Mike Sorrelle) says:

>     What we say to cats:
...
>     What they hear:
...

Actually, that brings up an interesting question:  What do they hear?

When I first got Fletch, it didn't take me long to learn that he knew
what hungry meant.  After I figured that out, I remembered hearing
somewhere that cats only understand the first syllable of any word,
so I did an experiment:  I asked Fletch if he was "Well Hung?"
He claims that he is. :-)

So, if you have a cat that understands a multi-syllable word, try just the
first syllable of what word, and check the reaction.
--
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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: ssw5356@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: Re: Cat rash
Reply-To: ssw5356@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 14:41:22 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.205248.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>, cmickan@cc.curtin.edu.au writes:
>Over the weekend, I had relatives staying with me.  Josephine, the 
>nervous cat, dislikes people on the whole except me who she follows
>around all the time.  I can't even go to the toilet in peace without her
>sitting on my knee!
>
>I noticed after a couple of hours of my guests arriving that Josie started
>to get a rash on her hind legs and on her belly.  This isn't the first time
>that this has happened when I've had people stay and was just wondering if
>any of you have come up with the same problem.
>
>Both cats are going to the vet on Friday for their needles and I will ask
>the vet about this as well.  Is it a nervous rash?  She also has a problem
>eating when people are around as her stomach get upset as well.  By the way,
>the rash disappeared not long after my guests departed.  Hope I can get this
>sorted out soon as it would be embarrassing to have to tell people that they
>can't stay with me as it makes my cat sick!  (Good excuse sometimes, though)


>Gosh, Judy I wish mine would do that...I'd LOVE to have an excuse like that!
>--Silvia 
>Judy Mickan                    
>Curtin University               Internet: CMICKAN@cc.curtin.edu.au
>Perth, West Australia           Bitnet: CMICKAN%cc.curtin.edu.au@cunyvm.bitnet
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: jkapson@ad-29.Naitc.Com (John Kapson)
Subject: Kittens
Organization: AC Nielsen Co., Bannockburn IL
Distribution: chi
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 18:20:40 GMT


Anybody in the Greater Chicago area want a free kitten?
If so, email me at: jkapson@nis.naitc.com
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: ericj@hwcae.Honeywell.COM (Eric Jacobsen)
Subject: Re: What do cats prefer? House or Owner (owned)?
Organization: Honeywell, Air Transport Division; Phoenix, AZ
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 00:12:52 GMT

In article <cosulliv.716067808@sfu.ca> cosulliv@fraser.sfu.ca (Christina Marie O'Sullivan) writes:

   The day is rapidly approaching when I will leave the nest.  In the 
   extremely fortunate circumstance that I may actually find a place
   in which cats are permitted, I would of course want to take my
   little one with me.  Only I have to ask: which is the least
   traumatic for a middle-aged (8) cat -- packing up and leaving
   his estate or staying on his territory abandoned by his "special
   person"?

This sounds a lot like when my wife moved in with me when we got married.
Our cat was about 8 then (but had moved once before). Lisa would bring
Muffy up to my apartment for visits and then take her home. The cat always
seemed comfortable with the situation and didn't have any trouble moving in
with us permanently.

In fact, when we moved to Arizona we had to take Muffy back to the in-laws
for a couple of months and she hated it. She was *very* glad to get back
with us.



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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Kitchen cabinets
From: connorm@vax.sonoma.edu (Michelle Connor)
Date: 9 Sep 1992 19:22 PST  
Distribution: world
Organization: Sonoma State University
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    


My older cat, Sparky (3) does this all the time to get *away* from the little
hell kitten who won't leave him alone!

What is really funny is that Sophie can open the cupboard doors now and so she
goes in there to torment him!  I have to laugh. He just gives up, and becomes
the living kitten toy: complete with self-moving parts. Spark just lays there,
with his head on his paws ("geez, laweez, look what I put up with") and flaps
his tail around. Which, of course, causes Sophie to go nuts and pounce on it.

Aren't Kittens great?

Michelle     .^)
From: robd@romance_king.NOT.com
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: How NOT to impress your girlfriend
Keywords: catz, flames, oops
Date: 14 Sep 92 20:10:22 GMT
Reply-To: robd@orca.wv.tek.com
Organization: Network Displays Reliability Engineering


So...here it is saturday night....I told my sweety I'd make her dinner then
draw her a bath and let her relax in peace...nice romontic atmosphere....
So I start a nice hot bath, add the bubble stuff, light a couple candles and
put them on the corners of the tub..turn off all the lights and call her in.
She nearly swoons at the sight...a dream come true...slips into the hot, silky
liquid, a sigh of contentment escapes her lips...Ahhhh I think...I have
succeded in creating a lovely environment, one that conveys my desire to
pamper and spoil this lady...
Well....here comes Smokey! As always, she's GOT to inspect who/whatever is in
the tub...it's just SO upsetting to see something getting that wet without
any apparent hysteria..I pick her up and turn her around to see Peggy...
WHOOF!
Hmmm....what was that, whip the 'ol head around just in time to see Smokes
long persian tail come back out of the candle flame and self extinguish...
Major conflageration of naked body, panicked cat and maniacly laughing
boyfriend all trying to escape the horrid cloud of burnt cat hair smoke...

Final Score:

Smokes tail: No apparent damage. I don't think she even knew what happened.
Girlfriend:  Still in the mood for a bubble bath...but either the cat or
             the candles have to go!
Me:   Wiser....and still chuckling.....


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Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: pdsmith.mitre.org (Pat Smith)
Subject: why does my kitty do this
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 21:20:10 GMT

I have a 15 month old kitten named Daisy.  I say kitten cause she still
 acts like one.
She is a Maine Coon we think and I guess they stay youngsters for some time.
She has a small stuff animal bunny with long floppy ears and she carries it
around with her.  Bunny goes to bed with us every night and is brought down
to the family room each morning.  Bunny is always nearby Daisy.  When
bunny is missing, its very tramatic to Daisy and we find Bunny in some 
strange places (desk drawers).  Yesterday she brought me bunny while I was 
reading and promptly placed bunny on the page I was reading and made a 
squeaky noise as she did it.  

My question is - what does Daisy think bunny is? Is bunny her pal, her security
blanket or what?  We have another cat so Daisy isn't lonely.  I have also
bought other small stuffed animals and Daisy wants nothing to do with them.
I don't think Daisy is bringing me her kill as she hunts house bugs and never
brings them to me.  She carries nothing else around.

Oh - if we are up past 11pm she wanders around the house with bunny in her
mouth whining.  She wants us to go to bed with her.
I wash bunny as it gets all wet and its fur hardens and Daisy still thinks
bunny is the best.  You would think she might not like bunny after I removed
the scent.
From: leslianne@seahcx.UUCP (Leslianne Heimbeck)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Naming cat behaviors
Date: 4 Sep 92 22:08:09 GMT
Reply-To: leslianne@seahcx.UUCP (Leslianne Heimbeck)
Organization: Harris Computer Systems, Bellevue, WA

In article <24388@oasys.dt.navy.mil> syearick@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Sid Yearick) writes:
>>>anyone have a name for the way a timid or scared cat will slink around with
>>>the belly less than an inch from the floor?  we call it "needing new shocks".
>>
>>My husband calls it the groundhog walk when ever Yogi slinks around.  He
>>really does remind you of a groundhog.

In our house, we fondly refer to this action as "weaseling".  Both of our
girls do this when on a "bug hunt".  Also, the act of sleeping with all
fours tucked up under is "communicating with the mother ship".  

This is the first post I have made to this or any other newsgroup.  If I
have blundered in any way, please be merciful.  I have enjoyed the exchange
of information and humor found here, and hope to be able to share any
knowledge I can offer on this endearing subject!

Thanks!

Lesli, Portia (papered Turkish Angora), and Mocha (adopted Bali X).
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: dmillard@encore.com (Debbie Millard)
Subject: Re: Finicky Felines Fasting
Organization: Encore Computer Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 19:27:45 GMT

In article <LIS.92Sep14093249@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> lis@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Elisabeth Riba) writes:
>
>[PS--under the rubric of amusing sights--has anyone else ever seen a
>full grown cat get her head stuck in an empty Pop-Tart box?  Bwah-ha!]

No, but Cissy once got her head stuck in a kleenex box.  Funniest
thing I've ever seen - *she* was indignant!

Debbie
Calli, Cissy-don't-laugh-at-me, and Timmy
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: mk4j@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Mable B. Kinzie)
Subject: Re: Goodbye Thomasina-the-cute
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 16:43:42 GMT

So sorry to read about the loss of your friend.
I lost one of my best pals ever, Mr. Kitty, last
year and thought I would never get over my grief.
We understand your loss and share your sorrow.
Here's a big hug, and a wish for your pain to
be eased.

Mable
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