HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: angie@moose.cs.indiana.edu (angela allen)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Sleeping with Cats
Date: 31 Jul 92 20:40:57 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University

snoopy@spacemanspiff.den.mmc.com (Cindy Newell) writes:

>Any advise as a solution to this problem as I am going to Hawaii
>for 10 days in a week or so.  This is the longest separation I
>will have ever had from my cats.  I don't know if I can make it!  :-)

I just got back from spending six weeks in Italy. The worst things
about Italy were:

1. My hubby wasn't there.
2. My cats weren't there.
3. There were no public toilets.

There was a cat in the hotel where I stayed, and I would frequently
sit and pet him, thinking about how much nicer my own cats were. The
things that saved me from dying of loneliness were that surrogate cat,
a stuffed animal to sleep with (it really was worth the luggage space
it took up), and pictures that I tacked up around the room.

Do try to enjoy your trip. You'll have lots of fun things to tell the
cats about when you get home!

--angie			angie@cs.indiana.edu
& John (hubby)
& Cerebus (buddy)
& Jaka (sweetie)
From: lobby3@eb3lobby.EBay.Sun.COM (Louis Brown lobby)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Garbage Kitty
Date: 22 Jul 1992 18:30:17 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: lobby3@eb3lobby.EBay.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: eb3lobby.ebay.sun.com

Does anyone know a way to prevent a destructive kitty from 
getting into the garbages throughout the house? I've hidden the
bathroom garbage under the sink but there are several garbages 
in the house.  I've tried hissing, squirting him, clapping my hands...
HELP!
From: hyler@jaana.ast.saic.com (Buffy Hyler)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: blocked tear ducts
Date: 27 Jul 92 19:31:31 GMT
Reply-To: hyler@jaana.ast.saic.com
Organization: SAIC

In article 1225@europa.asd.contel.com, draper@gnd1.wtp.contel.com (PAM DRAPER) writes:
>Does anyone know of a home treatment for blocked tear ducts.  My mother's
>12 year old persian has been having excessive tearing (way more than
>usual).  At the vet, to clear the ducts they put the animal under
>anesthesia.  We believe she is too old and delicate for this.
>
>If anyone knows of home remedies, we would certainly be glad to hear from
>you.


I'm not aware of any home remedies, but 10 years ago my then 2 year old
was diagnosed with this (kinda neat, they put some sort of florescent drops
in his eyes and then turned on a special light...sure enough the drops dripped
out of his eyes and not out his nose like they should have).

Anyway, the vet described the procedure and then went on to say that it
was only successful about 50% of the time and some of the successful ones
ended up re-blocking.  He also said that the only real problem for the cat
was appearence.  If I was willing to clear away the goop around the
edges of his eyes on a daily basis that would be all that was really 
necessary.  He personally did not recommend the surgery (at least for
my cat).

Is anyone aware of possible problems due to blocked tear ducts?  My cat
eventually died a few years ago but he never had any problems related to
this.

---
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Buffy Hyler (hyler@jaana.ast.saic.com)
SAIC, Campus Point
San Diego, California
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: gtall@ogre.cica.indiana.edu (Gerry Allwein)
Subject: Re: Sleeping with cats...NEVER AGAIN
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 18:53:59 GMT

Yup, that's right, that's typical bed cat behavior. Eventually you learn to
sleep around the cats and they learn not to walk on you for fear of waking
you up and getting thrown off the bed. Nothing is heavier than a slumbering
pussy cat.

Gerry

Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: sallyg@oregon.uoregon.edu (George, Sally)
Subject: Re: cat toys ideas
Organization: University of Oregon
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 13:55:14 GMT

In article <h4cm8pc.ltao@netcom.com> ltao@netcom.com (Lilly Tao) writes:

>Thanks for all your great toy suggestions.  I will certainly
>give many of them a whirl (and hopefully Oreo will too).

>I too am a great fan of "Cat Aerobics", which is an absolutely
>amazing invention.  Oreo loves it, but she will *not* play with
>it by herself even when I hang it enticingly from a chair.  She
>knows when I'm not holding the other end and only plays with it
>when she knows I'm playing with it too.  

>Cat Aerobics is heartily recommended by both of us.  We got ours
>at the local humane society shop.  I'm not sure if it's distributed
>nationwide (I know the company is from here in California).

>Again, thanks for all your suggestions!

>Lilly Tao
>ltao@netcom.com

What is this "CatAerobics?

Sal
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: bcarl@ccscola.Columbia.NCR.COM (Brian Carl)
Subject: Litter box placement:  suggestions needed
Originator: bcarl@ccscola
Organization: NCR, Cooperative Computing Systems Division, Columbia, SC
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 14:09:36 GMT

My wife and I are about to move into a new house, and are hard up for
a good place to put the kitty's box.  It's one of those "domed" kind,
so smell isn't really a problem, but she tends to drag a fair bit of
sand out with her after she finishes, so it's still messy.

Currently we keep it in a back room fairly out of view.  Our new house
has no such area, nor does it have a basement (silly Southern builders!).
We'd like to keep it out of the guest bedroom and bathroom, for "social"
reasons (or whatever you want to call them).  We have a utility room,
but it's very small, and there's really no place to put it on the floor
in there.

My wife is currently pushing me to install a cat door in the door from 
our utility room into the garage; keeping her box in a small nook just
outside that door.  I don't mind this idea, but I've never cared for the
lack of security in pet doors, and I'm also a little concerned about her
wandering around in the garage where I'll be keeping things that might be
dangerous for this curious house-cat to get into.   :-)

I realize this is a tough question to answer without seeing at least the
floor plan of our new home, but any creative general ideas would be
greatly appreciated.

"E-mail or post, I don't care; I'm not paying for the bandwidth."

advaTHANKSnce,
/brc

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brian R. Carl                      |"If you pick up a starving dog and make
bcarl@ccscola.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM   | him prosperous, he will not bite you.
..!ncrcom!ncrcae!ccscola!bcarl     | This is the principle difference between
NCR CCSD Columbia                  | a dog and a man."
(803)-796-9740                     |                     ---Mark Twain

The views expressed herein are mine, mine, mine.  NCR can't have them.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: cln@cooley.mitre.org (Carol L. Nowacki)
Subject: Nesting in shredded paper (was Re: What IS it with Q-tips?)
Organization: Research Computer Facility, MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 17:26:28 GMT

In article <1992Jul29.003246.15540@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> pmmuggli@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu  (pauline muggli) writes:
>  margaret@cs.arizona.edu (Margaret Newman) writes:
>>(stuff deleted)
> 
>>How about shredded newspapers?  I have a couple of boxes and a bag of this
>>from ceramics.  Mia, my Siamese cat, absolutely loves it!  She acts all
>>crazy with her head close to the floor and her butt up in the air, and
>>she runs around the kitchen floor, her tail having spaz attacks.  My
>
>i have a box with the edges of computer paper (the "holey" part)
>and midnite nests in it.  when i first gave it to her, she would
>run at it and i got tired of gathering if from all over the
>living room.  so now i have it in a 3" high box.  she'll get in
>it and fluff it up.  and since it would just get thrown away at
>school...      she does like it better at first because it isn't
>crushed down - i guess because it makes more noise.
>
>pauline
>

When I had our two kitties spayed last fall, the vet recommended using
shredded newspaper in the litter box instead of litter.  I dutifully
obeyed.  Neither cat would use it.  I gave up and went back to litter
when Chloe decided it was a great place to nest while she recuperated.

"No, no, no, you silly cat -- that's the bathroom not the bedroom!"

And, yes, I'd like to know, what is it with Q-tips?

Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: jonathan@chpc.utexas.edu (Jonathan Thornburg)
Subject: Re: Odd Behavior - 14 Year Old Cat Isolating
Summary: this sounds serious -- get to a vet right away
Keywords: cat sick old
Organization: U of Texas at Austin / Physics Dept / Center for Relativity
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 07:00:31 GMT

In article <1992Jul26.042602.12523@cbnewsd.cb.att.com>
sammy@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (Sammy) writes:
>My cat is about 14 years old, and for the past couple of weeks,
>she has been acting very strange. She sometimes disappears for
>a day or two, but when I noticed she wasn't eating or using her
>litter box and I hadn't seen her in a couple of days, I got 
>worried and finally found her under a chest of drawers in my 
>closet. I was able to coax her out, and got her to eat by 
>giving her some cooked brown rice thinned with water and a
>little honey/sugar, and hand feeding her until she was willing
>to eat it herself. I continued to feed her this way for a few
>days, adding cat food (she eats dry) gradually. 
>
>I've been carrying her downstairs to her litter box, and she is
>now willing to use it, but when she is finished, runs back upstairs.
>I don't believe she ever leaves the upstairs portion of the house
>now, and although she now will come out once in awhile, clean 
>herself, and sit around, she still spends a most of her time under
>the bureau. 
>
>Now that she is eating again, her stools seem to be ok and she
>is urinating. She seems to be afraid.
>
>Is this behavior unusual for a cat her age?

I hate to say this, but this behavior sounds quite similar to that
of Mortina I shortly before she died from kidney failure at age 15.7.

Clearly something is wrong with your cat, and at age > 10, *anything*
can be serious.  You should take your cat to a vet right away.  I
hope whatever it is can be treated or at least controlled.  Good
luck to your kitty,

- Jonathan Thornburg (and Mortina II, residing on Thetis Island BC Canada)
  <jonathan@einstein.ph.utexas.edu> or <jonathan@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu>
  University of Texas at Austin / Physics Dept / Center for Relativity
  and (for a few more months) U of British Columbia / {Astronomy,Physics}
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: machanicm@gtephx.UUCP (Mindy Machanic)
Subject: Re: SCOOPABLE KITTY LITTER ?
Organization: gte
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 19:29:31 GMT

In article <GIBSON.92Jul27073134@dl5000.bc.edu>, gibson@dl5000.bc.edu (Rene Gibson) writes:
> In article <1992Jul23.205014.12498@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> jlc5f@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Jean L. Cooper) writes:
> 
> I've been using Cats Pride scoopable litter.  It seems fine, but I
> haven't been using it long enough to tell how it is in the long run.
> 
> My cats look at me oddly when I scoop stuff out of the litter box.
> I wonder what they're thinking??
> 
> Rene
> --

My kitten tries to play with the scooper when I take stuff out of
the litter box! He thinks it's great fun to jump in the box as I'm
cleaning it, and follow the slotted spoon around, swatting at it.

I suspect it's because he's too young to identify the poop with the
scoop. An older cat would probably think you're nuts to want it!

-- 
Mindy
*****************************************************************************************
Mindy Machanic  (AG Communication Systems/Quality Engineering, Phoenix, AZ)               
(This space available for interesting messages and the usual disclaimers...)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: young@serum.kodak.com [Rich Young (x37176)]
Subject: Re: New Cat Book (humorous)
Originator: young@sasquatch
Reply-To: young@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Products Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 15:58:15 GMT

In article <1992Jul29.111029.6784@doc.ic.ac.uk> crb@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ruth) writes:

>In article <1992Jul16.133411.13867@mahendo.jpl.nasa.gov>, julie@eddie.jpl.nasa.gov (Julie Kangas) writes:
>> 
>> 
>> 	I found a very cute, very funny book in the bookstore last
>> night.  It's called _The Cat Who Would be President or How I Clawed
>> My Way to the Top_.  It's a small book with watercolor drawings and
>> as long as you don't take politics very seriously you should like
>> it.
>
>
>My mother gave me a really good "cat" book last year - it's called
>"The Cat Who Came for Christmas" by Cleveland Amory.  It's a real life 
>tale of a man who gets "adopted" by a fat white cat called Polar Bear.
>It tells of His First Trip, His First Bath etc.  It's not the sort of
>book I would normally buy, but it made me laugh till my sides hurt.  
>It is also quite moving.  He's got another one out now about the same
>cat, with a similar title, although I can't quite remember what it is.
>
>If you see it - buy it!!! It's set in America, so some of you might find
>it even more interesting than those of us across the water!

	On the other hand, Cleveland Amory is (if I remember correctly)
	responsible for the Friends of Animals group which supports Alex
	Pacheco, PETA, and PETA's terrorist wing, ALF.  PETA has gone on
	record as saying that it would be better if no one kept pets, since
	its uncomfortably close to slavery (in their view).

	Personally, I wouldn't have the book in my house (I threw it away
	when I learned the above), but, as usual, other people's mileage
	may vary.  This is only MY opinion; I do not force it on anyone
	else, beyond expressing it in this forum.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Rich Young                             | Phone: (716) 253-7176
Eastman Kodak Company                  | FAX: (716) 253-7254
Clinical Products Division             | Internet: young@serum.kodak.com
100 Carlson Road                       |
Rochester, New York, USA   14653-9122  | These are MY opinions, not Kodak's!!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>|<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Don't get angry, get accurate information.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: jay@cmn6.Stanford.EDU (Jay Kadis)
Subject: Pesky Mockingbird bugs Cat
Organization: DSO, Stanford University
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 22:48:17 GMT

Recently a mockingbird has taken to harassing Dexter, my (retired) tomcat  
of 15 years +.  He doesn't seem overly concerned, but the bird has  
actually succeeded in pecking his butt a few times.  A few years ago, he  
would have died on his first attempt, but Dex is getting a bit soft in his  
old age.  Anyone know how to get the bird off his back?  (My current  
thought-of-last-resort is to trap the bird in some netting and transport  
him (her?) across the bay to a new home, but this would be real work!  I  
guess there's the possibility of a nest and young, so the transportation  
idea might be problematic.)

Jay Kadis
jay@ccrma.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: debi@scrp.Stanford.EDU (Debi Hooke)
Subject: More Cat Toys
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 21:55:44 GMT

Just a new twist to the cat toy discussion, our slightly brain-dead
part maine coon (not to cast aspersion on Maine Coons, ours is just
"special" ;-) is Boo.  She has decided that the BEST thing in the
world is Dad's shoes.  She will stick her entire face in the shoe
and will try to get both front paws and legs in as well.  It is very
funny to watch, a cat with a shoe head or a shoe with a cat body!  The 
cats are not very good at finding toys but our Golden Retriever has
managed to find an old squeak toy somewhere, that is ok but it is in 
the shape of a human foot complete with painted toenails!  It is very
disconcerting to see him prance up to the door with a foot in his mouth,
it looks real from a distance. Ugh ;-)>

On another note, our other cat, a tuxedo named Stash was in the room
the other night when the PBS special on cats was on.  She heard the
kittens mewing and spent the rest of the evening looking for those
kittens.  She looked in all the closets and under all the beds, it 
was funny but at the same time kind of sad because she was distressed
that someone would have hidden "her" kittens.
From: avi@rix.Corp.Sun.COM (Ann Adamcik)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Spotted Cats (was Re: more on Slinky and the new kitten)
Date: 24 Jul 92 18:04:33 GMT
Reply-To: avi@rix.Corp.Sun.COM
Distribution: world
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: rix.corp.sun.com


In article 19373@auto-trol.com, katbea@auto-trol.com (Kathy Beatty) writes:
>Alice is a spotted gray tabby. She reminds me of a wild cat (Cerval, I
>think).  Her spots are in rows on her sides, about quarter sized.  She
>has white belly and paws.
>
>
>Kathy


Alice sounds like my Pete.  He was a shelter kitty, but the woman there said
he's an Ocicat.  I looked it up and he fits the descriptions.  He has dark 
gray spots on a light gray/light tan background, white belly and paws, tabby 
markings on his face, and big emerald green eyes lined with dark gray.  He's 
shaped sort of like an Abbyssinian, only bigger & more solid.

-Ann
From: ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com (Ailsa N.T. Murphy)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: UPDATE: pregnant abused manx
Date: 24 Jul 92 04:13:32 GMT
Organization: Ailanthus Project

jpotter@stsci.edu (Jeffrey J. Potter) writes:

> I refer to her as 'she' because I have not come up with an appropriate name
> for her at this time.  She is such a pretty blue color, and I am trying to
> figure out a name that fits with that color.  I have also figured out that sh
> is deaf.  She will not come when called and I can sneak up on her very easy.
> She doesn't know that I am there unless she looks at me or I touch her.  She
> is starting to get along with the other cat.  They run and play alot but she
> is at the disadvantage.  She has a hard time keeping her balance.  I imagine 
> is related to her past injury.  But she doesn't give up.  She dishes out as m
> punishment as she receives from the other cat.
> 
> Any ideas on a name for her?
> 
violet, viola, violetta, pansy, lilac, vervain.  'violet' would be my 
choice, because they are small and look delicate, but can actually put up 
with a lot of abuse and keep on coming back.  so the symbolism is good.  
my sympathies to you and the poor little cat.  i'm glad you have her so 
she has a shot at a nice life now.

                                        -ailsa

p.s. my mom has a Pansy who is a longhaired tricolor with all three 
colors, brown tabby, orange and white, all apperaing in her face.  that 
litter of kittens was The Flowers: Pansy, Dandelion (longhair yellow), 
and Snapdragon (shorthair tricolor, named more for her personality).

ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com   or   io81409@maine.maine.edu
 
are you on fire         what will replace the rent with the stars above,
from the years,         replace the need with love,
what will you give      replace the anger with the tide,
for your kid fears?     replace the ones, the ones, the ones that you love?
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: smbelcas@med.umich.edu (Sarah Marie Belcastro)
Subject: I want a cat...
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 23:47:03 EDT
Organization: University of Michigan, Mathematics Department, Ann Arbor
Originator: smbelcas@jameson.math.lsa.umich.edu


Hello!  I'm looking for a cat.  Specifics:

-- I'm in Ann Arbor, MI. (but i can take cats within a small radius of Dubuque,
Iowa as well.)
-- I can't have the cat before the 28th of August, though i might be able to
	con one of my friends into housing it for a week or so before that.
-- I would like the following characteristics, though i'm flexible...
	-- adult cat (with shots, obviously)
	-- grey tabby or black tabby (black, grey, and brownish varieties of
		cats are my next favorites)
	-- shorthaired
	-- female
	-- spayed
	-- front declawed (though i'd never do it to a cat myself)
	-- green eyes

My housemate has picked out an adult male, orange tabby, who is big and rather
friendly, and has all of his claws.  I'd like a cat who doesn't resemble a dog
in personality, but who will maybe sleep on my bed etc.  I respect cats highly
and our house will be a very good cat home.

Anyone know of any cats available?  I'll be looking through the local papers;
there are ads every week for free adult cats, but i thought the net might save
me some looking.

Thanks, all!!


					--sarah marie belcastro
					  smbelcas@math.lsa.umich.edu
					  (313)-747-7555
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: C0043@vmcms.csuohio.edu
Subject: Cat Buddies PS
Organization: CSU
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 05:24:30 GMT

PS:  Yes, the offending window has been secured.  I've contrived a
collar out of plywood to use when I need to vent the dryer which
completely makes the window inaccessible to Baxter.  This is only
a problem in the warm weather.  I have a stackable apartment washer-dryer
combination and during cold weather am able to vent it inside.  Actually,
that's quite nice - it adds much needed moisture to the air.
 
   But, I digress, the "bad mom" has fixed the dangerous window!
 
Beth
From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Catkin, RIP
Date: 28 Jul 92 11:26:52 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

I had to euthanize Catkin this morning, my wonderful old domestic longhair
who was a real wimp about everything but snakes.  He's the only cat I
know that managed to find a snake on the endangered species list (a
green snake) and bring it home in triumph!.  Since he never injured any
of the snakes,  it was always fairly simple to get him to release them.

Of the litter of kittens that was born in my closet 9 years ago, I still 
have DumDum and Bear.  But Catkin will be sorely missed -- he had the 
best and loudest purr, and a real knack for being silly.

'bye old friend.

Kay Klier
From: tastewar@athena.mit.edu (Tom Stewart)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Car dandruff...
Keywords: car dandruff
Date: 21 Jul 92 17:39:31 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

In article <63964@hydra.gatech.EDU> iadt3mk@prism.gatech.EDU (Michael Kustermann) writes:

>  I read that if you bathe your car once a week for
>  four weeks all the dandruff will be gone.  I have
>  not tried that so I don't know if that claim is
>  true.
>
>-- 
>Michael Kustermann - Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA 30332
>iadt3mk@prism.gatech.edu -----------------------------------------------

YES, and keeping your tired properly inflated will save you gas!
From: mhampsch@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Mark Hampsch)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 07:25:26 GMT
Subject: Re: Help-Kitten chews wire
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats

Yes, he will out grow this.  One good traing aid is hot sauce.  It might sound
cruel but it is harmless and works if you keep it up.  

Each time your little Taz chews on a cord or wire put a drop of tabasco sauce
in his mouth.  He will  foam at the mouth and run wild for a short period of 
time and then drink his water.  My mom told me about this when my cat wouldn't
quit using the carpet insted of the catbox and in about 3 days or so he learnd
not to use the carpet.

Try this for about a week and see if it works, it should.

	Mark Hampsch