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From: liana@nexus.yorku.ca (Liana Becker)
Subject: Cat found voice!  Parents going crazy!
Organization: York University, CS Dept. Toronto
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 02:48:56 GMT

What do you do when your kitty, after months of silence has discovered
that not only does she have a voice but she likes it!

Since discovering her voice Spirt have added to her vocal repertoire
daily.  This includes drawing out various meows at various pitchs,
tossing in the odd growl, hichupping...and so on.  Sometimes it seems
that the more different things she can add into a statement the
happier she is.

While, she is normally a quiet cat at night...she can sense an opening
eye from a mile away.  Generally she'll deal with this by running on the
bed and lying on your chest where she'll begin to purr until you fall
asleep (a process that may take upto 1/2 hr).  After that its feeding time!
If you do not get up she will start with a plaintif whine and the longer
you ignore her the louder and more drawn out she gets.  Eventually I
start to get worried that the neighbours can hear her and she gets fed.
B
Is there a way to stop some of this...I'm sure that when she wants to
tell you something "important" that she breaks the noise polution
laws in our area :).  And no, she is a very, very well fed cat.  The
vet told us not to allow her to gain anymore weight, and with dry food
always available...well she can't be hungry

Liana, Rob and Spirit
 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: collet@scripps.edu (Thomas Collet)
Subject: Re: help with diabetes & related problems
Organization: The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 23:37:31 GMT

I certainly have to say that I appreciate the support from this
board and its readers. From the replies I have received it is 
quite plain that diabetes in cats is quite controllable, although
it may take a while to adjust the dose. I am just now in the 
process of doing that, after Velcro's (aka Mr. K's) vet switched 
him from ultralente to lente insulin. He is on 2x3 unit doses 
right now and his ketones are more or less gone. The problem now
is to get the dose right so the sugar in his urine nearly dis-
appears. Right now it is still way off scale on my dipsticks and 
consequently he is not metabolizing his food too well. -> He eats
like crazy to get enough sugar and drinks/pees like crazy to 
flush all the excess sugar out of his system.
Hopefully we will get this adjusted soon. Right now we are buying
cat litter every two or three days.
Thanks again for your help and I will keep you updated.
Cheers,

Thomas
From: sstover@sumax.seattleu.edu (Maven o'Mirth)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Litter box plea for help!
Date: 24 Aug 92 01:06:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: sumax.4907
Organization: Seattle University, Seattle WA

I never thought this would happen to me, but...

Hemingway, the otherwise perfect, can-do-no-wrong kitten, *refuses* to use
the litter box.  He actually gets upset when placed in it (I watch him
closely to see when he starts sniffing around and looking like he might
leave me a present)--hunching down until I let go of him, and then running
away as fast as he can go.  I wonder if perhaps his previous owners
punished him when he made messes, and so he associates the litter box with
punishment; I have also tried three different kinds of cat litter. 
Whatever the cause, the problem needs a solution, and I am clueless.  If
it were not for the fact that he is so averse to even being near the
litter box, I would attribute his messes (only two, but one on my futon!)
to the new environment.  Any suggestions?

Sheryl (and Hemingway, eyeing my spaghetti and purring like a maniac)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Funny walks
From: stick@lopez.marquette.MI.US (Stick,CommoSigop)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 12:48:17 EDT
Organization: Great White North/UPLink

In <6357@ucru2.ucr.edu> kevin@ucrmath.ucr.edu (peter kevin lund) writes:

>Can cats walk sideways?  I don't mean physically, but has anybody ever
>actually caught one in the act?  Thanks...

   Yep.  I've seen it most often out of kittens confronted by something
bigger than themselves that presents a threat.  Cats will do that in order
to try to bluff their way out of a confrontation.  Back arched, fur
fluffed, full length of body presented in order to appear bigger than they
actually are.


Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: r1156c@waccvm.corp.mot.com (Michael R. Dow)
Subject: 6 month old &*^%$$$! kitten urinating on floor.. HELP!
Reply-To: r1156c@waccvm.corp.mot.com (Michael R. Dow)
Organization: David Mitchell & Associates - Austin
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 20:16:29 GMT

	Vincent, our Maine Coon kitten (6 mos old male) is about to die.  You 
see, he flatly refuses to understand that the carpet is not his litterbox.  
He uses the litterbox just fine for his solid waste, but chooses other 
'choice locations' to urinate.

	We've tried many things:
		1) 'Simple Solution'... To remove odor and prevent suspected 'marking'
			-Didn't work.

		2) Each time we saw him 'getting ready' to use a non-litterbox-
location, placing him in the litterbox (and blocking him in a couple times.).

		3) Drenching him in the urine on the spot on the floor.

	Nothing works.  So, I figured that the next step is slow torture. (Well, 
not really.)  

	Vincent has not been neutered yet.  However, he is going to be neutered 
in about 1 week.

	What can I do?  HELP!!!!!

--
Michael R. Dow
-N1JCX-
(...insert disclaimer...)
From: jhoskins@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (James M Hoskins)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: what to do with cats while on vacation
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:41:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: magnus.1992Sep3.174150.28253
Organization: The Ohio State University

In article <1992Sep3.140631.27877@linus.mitre.org> pdsmith.mitre.org (Pat Smith
) writes:
>We are planning a 16 day vacation in the near future and I was seeking advice
>on what to do with our two cats.  One is kind of standoffish and prefers to
>be left alone, the other is a people kitty who is scared of anything that is
>not in our house or anyone other than us.  We take her outside and she is
>frightened of wind, grass, etc.
>We have several options: 1.  to hire the 15 year old next door who loves cats
>but cannot have one due to his parents allergies to them, 2. boarding at
>a reputatle kennel with nice large cages that both cats can be together,
>3. move the cats to a friends house.
>
>I prefer the 1st option as the cats can stay in their own environment.  My
>concern here is that the older cat has a tendancy to get mad when we leave



Pat,

I think Option #1 is best.   Your question is an important one that
has come up from time to time in this newsgroup; most think that having
the neighbor come in is the best option (but of course nothing is ever
unanimous!).

So, I advocate Option #1.  You know, with the money you save by not having to
board two cats, you probably could almost have a professional carpet cleaning
operation come in to clean things up when you get back.

Plus, it's good experience for a young person to take on a responsibility like
this; plus your home will be watched better.

JH/Ohio State Univ.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: dblackbu@carr11.alleg.edu (David Blackburn)
Subject: Re: Driving x-country w/ Cat.  Suggestions?
Organization: Allegheny College
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 20:56:51 GMT

In article <7q0yPB1w165w@bluemoon.rn.com> loel@bluemoon.rn.com (Loel  
Larzelere) writes:
> sauer@bluemoon.rn.com (John Tipshus) writes:
>> etc, all deleted by this poster:
I just drove from Minneapolis to Pennsylvania with 2 cats. The vet told me  
to practice driving with them, so we took them out 5-6 times for trips of   
>1 hour, about every other weekend. They quit yelling after an hour, and  
seemed to get used to it. Keep the cage where they can get used to it for  
a month. Also, we got a sedative and _under_dosed them. This made the  
complaints feebler, without knocking them out. Stopped 2x/day for  
food/water/litter breaks, letting them out of the cage but NOT out of the  
truck. They did not eat the first day, only a little the second. Didn't  
use litterbox until we were at the hotel. 
And speaking of hotels, AAA guidebook lists whether pets are accepted. Ask  
about extra fees in advance, expect to pay $5 or 10% of room rate extra.  
If you want the name of the sedative send me E-mail, NOT re-posting, and  
I'll get it to you. 
The worst was after arrival in the new home, they were confused about  
location. Unpack the scratching post and some catnip ;-) right away, it  
helps.
From: gbrach@galaxy.gov.bc.ca
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Cat Names...       
Date: 25 Aug 92 15:31:05 -0700
Distribution: na
Organization: BC Systems Corporation

In article <1992Aug22.022853.9703@auto-trol.com>, katbea@auto-trol.com (Kathy Beatty) writes:
> clhoerth@david.wheaton.edu (Cathe L Hoerth) writes:
> 
> : Which brings me, in a roundabout way, to my question - what are some of
> : your silliest pet names for your pet?  I call Sugar such things as
> : "Muffin-pet" "Copper-nose" "White-ears" "Nuisance" "Brat-Cat" "Furball"
> : and, embarrassingly, "Snufflenose".  This is just a random sampling -
> : I'm wondering what silly things you all have come up with.
> : 
> Triskadeca (full name) == Tris (most used name) == Trissy == Squirt ==
> 	Squirty == That's My Squirt == Brat Cat == Miss Tris == 
> 	MistressTrisTris 
> Christopher == Christofur == Christofurry == Furry == Furboy == Big Boy 
> 	== Big Guy == Mr. Fur == Misterfur Christopher == Christopurr == 
> 	Purrboy
> Alice == Alicecat == The Maniac Cat == Ms. Alice
> 
> (I haven't lived with Alice very long 8^) )
> 
> 
> Kathy

Just have to get mine 2 cents in:

Moustache:  Stachie (my favotite), stish-stash-a-roonie, pistachio (sp?) nut
            s**t-for-brains [only when he's bad B-{)]

Pippin:     Man-cat ('cause he's huge, and likes to act like he's tough!)

Ciao!
Gabor.

-- 
    g  b    gbrach@galaxy.gov.bc.ca	"We come in Peace, shoot to kill,
gggg   b    Victoria, B. C.	 	 We come in Peace, shoot to kill, men"
g  g t b    (God's waiting room)		_Star Trekking_, The Firm
ggggtttbbbb  
   g t b  b 		"If I had a rocket launcher
g  g t bbbb		 If I had a rocket launcher,
gggg  tt        	 some son of a bitch would die"  B. Cockburn
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: dikig@ddsw1.mcs.com (Diki Gust)
Subject: Re: using bathtub as litter box
Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Chicago, IL
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 01:20:48 GMT
X-Disclaimer:  Material posted in this article is the sole responsibility of
                the poster and does not represent MCSNet or the system owners.

ramseyjl@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (janet ramsey) writes:
: 
: my cat rocky wants to use my bathtub as a litter box.  He usually uses
: it when my husband and i go away for the weekend, but sometimes he doesn't
: and occasionally uses it when we are asleep.  i keep his box clean.  any 

What happens if you put the litter box in the bathtub?
Diki
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: rhw@evolving.com (Robert H. Wiebener)
Subject: Re: Playing with kitties face: was "naming behaviors"
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:35:52 GMT
Organization: Evolving Systems, Inc.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

emolinar@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Elizabeth Molinaro) writes:
: 
:         OK, have any of you out of there played with your kitty's
:         face?
: 

Our favorite face with one of our cats is the "Mad Ball".  You take your
hand, put it around the cat's head right behind the ears and gently push
forward, scrunching all the skin and fur up by the eyes and chin.  Looks
just like those "Mad Ball" toys that were the rage a while back.  Only
works on the one cat, though.  On the other cat it becomes "Mad CAT".

Enjoy

-- robert

(& Laurie, & Fannie, & Olive)
From: macph@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Abyssinian Cats
Date: 27 Aug 92 15:32:46 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620


Does anyone in the UK know of a reliable supplier of Abyssinian cats -
preferably within easy reach of Oxford?

Gordon MacPherson
From: tbryden@acorn.co.uk (Theresa Bryden)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Problems with catflap
Date: 2 Sep 92 12:33:16 GMT
Organization: Acorn Computers Ltd, Cambridge, England

I have recently adopted two female cats Shelly and Morag (approx 2years old)
from the RSPCA.  I am having a little trouble getting Shelly to use the cat
flap.  When I hold the flap open she will reluctantly go through but if I
gently push her paws at it she goes crazy.  If I leave her indoors, she will
just stay put and even leaving her outside in the rain won't encourage her
to use it.  

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could do to make things a
little easier for her ?

Thanks

--Theresa
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: bonni@snoid.cray.com (Bonni Ensminger)
Subject: Re: Naming cat behaviors
Originator: bonni@snoid
Keywords: fuzzy
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: 26 Aug 92 06:39:46 CDT


When Winston is feeling affectionate and likely to become a lap fungus,
which is usually only at bedtime, we call him 'fuzzy'(or 'Winston has the fuzzies')... he kind of gets a glazed look in his eyes, his fur seems to 
plump a bit, he curls up under my chin...

Bonni
From: hannah@pomponio.ai.sri.com (Marsha Jo Hannah)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Cat likes cantelope???
Date: 1 Sep 92 21:52:51 GMT
	<1992Aug21.183730.19097@no1home.nashvil.ingr.com>
	<1992Aug28.004913.10097@hemlock.cray.com>
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
In-reply-to: jill@cray.com's message of 28 Aug 92 05:49:12 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.004913.10097@hemlock.cray.com> jill@cray.com (Jill McAllister) writes:

   She loves Popsicles ... But you have to do it just right.
   ... when you're done, you show her the stick,
   and she stands up, turns sideways, and arches her back.  You're supposed
   to rub the stick on her fur for her to lick off!  If you think you'll
   make it easier for her and put the stick up to her nose so she can lick
   it, she'll obligingly sniff it, but then turn so that her side is against
   the stick.  Anyone else have a cat that does this?

   Jill McAllister

Not with popsicles, but our calico, Squirrel, has to do that exact
routine with the first scrap (chicken skin, bacon bits, etc) that she
is offered at any meal.

Marsha Jo Hannah
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: khare@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Kathy Hare - DCS)
Subject: Re: Naming Cat Behaviours
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 12:22:44 GMT

Anyone have a cat that shoves a toy (preferrably a soft toy) under 
their bum and sit on it for a while.  We call it the chicken stance,
or we say "Magee are you hatching eggs again".
(Magee is male by the way)

Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: phz@cadence.com (Pete Zakel)
Subject: Terrified of Balloons
Organization: Cadence Design Systems
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 00:10:23 GMT

In article <BtE7rM.5qE@wpi.WPI.EDU> lelle@wpi.WPI.EDU (Jessica Helene Andersson) writes:
>	She's also very frightened of balloons, even the latex kind
>with air in them.  I was blowing up balloons for a party and they were
>scattered about the living room floor, and both cats ran hiding in the
>other room.  I tried blowing up one just a little, figuring that they
>were afraid of it because it was bigger than them, but no luck.  

I tried helium balloons on my two oldest (when they were my two only) cats --
using weights so they would float in midair with the end of the string just
above the floor and they were TERRIFIED.  I tried it with my step-daughter's
cat once, and he liked playing with the string and didn't seem to notice the
balloon most of the time.

My two oldest are also scared by regular balloons.  In a fit of humorous
mean-ness I once rubbed a small balloon on my shirt (so it would pick up
static electricity) and stuck it to Ghost's back.  It was hilarious to see
him run and then turn to see that damned thing still stuck to him!  I of course
apologized profusely afterward and promised not to do it again (I've kept my
promise) -- but it was worth it to see how he would react!

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@cadence.com or ..!uunet!cadence!phz)

You can't carve your way to success without cutting remarks.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: gck@hector.uucp (24641-kemmerling)
Subject: Re: using bathtub as litter box
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 18:05:45 GMT

In article <BtHsuy.1zs@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, ramseyjl@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (janet ramsey) writes:
> 
> my cat rocky wants to use my bathtub as a litter box.  He usually uses
> it when my husband and i go away for the weekend, but sometimes he doesn't
> and occasionally uses it when we are asleep.  i keep his box clean.  any 

The only times my cats ever used the tub was when they had something wrong.
You might want to get him checked out.  Just to be sure.


Gayle 'wish I was back in Illinois' Kemmerling
E-mail address: gck@hector.cc.bellcore.com 
Morristown, N.J.
(201) 829-3950
From: kilroy@netcom.com (Jeffrey S. Shulman)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Why Do Cats Sit on Paper?
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:01:56 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

We just recently moved and around the house are piles of newsprint packing
paper. A couple sheets of it have fallen on the floor of our upstairs
hallway. Fizzy now has a favorite game we call "newsprint." In this game we
pull some string (or some plastic strips cut off a too long shower curtain)
underneath the paper and he pounces on the end of it as soon as it disappears
under the paper.

Fizzy literally *loves* playing this game! Should we be walking downstairs
past the steps Fizzy will look at us and dash up to the first landing (i.e.
"Follow me!"). If we follow him he will then dash up to the top landing and
plotz himself on the paper and just wait for the game to start! He can play
it for hours on end. Its gotten to the point where we can see him downstairs
and say "Fizzy want to play newsprint?" and he will dash up to the top landing
in seconds flat (no small feat for this slightly overweight cat!).

-- 
Jeff Shulman
kilroy@netcom.com
From: joanm@moe.coe.uga.edu (Joan Maxfield UCNS)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Naming cat behaviors
Date: 2 Sep 92 15:13:49 GMT
	<H.mbD4zvhyDPU@harvee.billerica.ma.us>
	<1992Sep1.155200.10149@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Distribution: usa
Organization: College of Education, University of Georgia

OK, I'm going to add my list now.  I tried to just let it go but I
can't help it.  I am a post fiend!

Cat lying on back, paws in the air:  Sprawling
Cat/cats running through the apartment at top speed: Spazzed, wired
Cat poking nose around, looking for trouble: snooping, snooping around
Cat peeing on door: STOP THAT!
Cat sitting with all legs tucked under: smooshed, furball, tucked
Cat low to the ground, needing shocks: stalking, getting wired
Cat scratching on my furniture: AMOS!
Cat kneading on soft body parts and purring: sweetie kitty
Cat purring: motor running, ideling <- my personal favorite
Cat sucking of piece of sweater while doing above 2: nursing
Cat sleeping: snoozin'
Cat 'snoozin' while 'sprawlin': you lazy bastard!
Cat attacking any human limb:  MONSTER CAT!!! AAAAK! 
Cat giving human 'that superior' look in front of company: Snot!


Well, that's all I can think of this early in the morning, most of
them are pretty standard, but, hey, live with it. :)

Joan
From: emilio@acupain.UUCP (Elizabeth Milio)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: "Door into Summer Author"
Keywords: Author
Date: 1 Sep 92 16:57:12 GMT
Reply-To: emilio@accurate.com.UUCP (Elizabeth Milio)
Organization: ACCURATE Information Systems, Eatontown, NJ

For anyone who is interested:  "Door into Summer" was written
by Robert Heinlein one of America's formost SciFi authors.

Bob Heinlein died (two or three years ago I think)...

"Door into Summer" was one of his earlier works.  He is the author of
"Stranger in a Strange Land" which made quite a splash in the 60s, 
"Time Enough For Love" and even authored a move based on one of his
own books (Red Planet -- I think)

Heinlein and his wife have always been cat owners.  His earlier works
usually had some feline in it as did his later works...In fact if you read
his later stuff much if it points back to his early books and short 
stories.

He wrote a great many "teen" novels for boys -- the adventure stuff teenage
boys liked to read in the 40s, 50s, 60s...then he got fed up with the
"editorial" changes the publishing "blue laws" imposed (e-mail me if you
don't know what that was)

He also wrote many stories for SciFi magazines.

He loved cats and you can find many cat quotes in his books.  I'm not
sure if this quote is exact, but I comes from "Friday" which was
written in the late 70s or early 80s: "There is a special place in Hell
for anyone who kills a kitten."

If you enjoy "pulp" writers then you must, if you haven't, read Heinline. 

Liz 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: mary@flipper.zmax.com (Mary C. Papp)
Subject: cat does not like males
Organization: Z/Max Computer Solutions, Inc.
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 18:10:50 GMT

I have a year and a half old male cat.  His name is Slash.  He is neutered and 
an indoor cat.  He is very friendly around me, he rubs against my legs and sits
with me.  He only likes to be held when he wants it (very independent).  
However, when I have visitors (especially male friends), he acts very badly.  
He doesn't bite anyone, he just makes noise and does things that he normally
wouldn't do (i.e., cry for no reason, get into places he knows he is not
allowed).

He doesn't do the same things around females or in mixed company, he just goes 
and sits quietly.  How do I make Slash understand that visitors do not mean 
that he is going to be replaced?  I have also thought about getting another
cat, but the way he acts around humans, I am afraid that he would try and kill
another kitten.

Does anyone have any ideas.

Mary
mary@zmax.com
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: debi@scrp.Stanford.EDU (Debi Hooke)
Subject: Vet Recommendation needed
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 19:42:18 GMT

We need a vet recommendation for here in the Bay area, we live
in San Carlos but for a good vet I would be willing to travel
with the little beasties several miles (what am I thinking ;-)

Having worked for our previous vet I have been spoiled by the
care our crowd received before moving here.  So I am hoping to 
find someone as compassionate and loving as their previous Dr.

Any suggestions will be welcomed!  Thanks in advance.

Pardons if this gets beyond the Bay Area

Debi, Stash and Boo, oh and the SO Mark too.



Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats,rec.pets,rec.crafts.textiles
From: marcotte@unixland.natick.ma.us (Louis E. Marcotte)
Subject: Group Quilt project - interested?
Summary: to benefit Framingham (MA) Animal Humane Society
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix & Think_Tank BBS
Distribution: ne
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 00:15:01 GMT

We're looking for people interested in animals and quilting/textile crafts
to create an animal-theme quilt to benefit the Framingham Animal Humane Society
(Framingham, MA).  Please send e-mail to me at the address below, and I'll
send along the details.  If you're located outside of an easy commute to
Framingham and are interested, please reply & participate by mail!

Colleen McLaughlin
e-mail c/o marcotte@unixland.natick.ma.us 
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: beaufort@wam.umd.edu (Jennifer L. Beaufort)
Subject: Mean cats
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 01:58:38 GMT

Why is it that people assume that the meaner the cat is, the more
intelligent it must be?  Do they think that the cat knows enough
about humans to know that it doesn't want to be nice to them?  This
has just been my experience; personally, I haven't noticed any
correlation.
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats