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From: ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com (Ailsa N.T. Murphy)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Tapeworms (yuck!)...
Date: 28 Jul 92 19:01:37 GMT
Organization: Ailanthus Project

reyes@buphyd.bu.edu (Jinara Reyes) writes:

> Greetings everyone!...I adopted a stray cat last December, and just 
> noticed that she has tapeworms. (Yuck!--talk about gross!)
> The vet gave me a small pill to give her, and I was just wondering if anyone 
> small pill really work??? (It had better--it took me half an hour to get
> my cat to swallow it!)....My cat (BC) is an indoor cat, but she was
> about a year old when I found her. I am assuming that she had the worms from 
> then. Fortunately, she shows no ill effects from them.
> 
yeah, mine get tapeworms all teh time.  it's from accidentally eating 
fleas when washing themselves.  the shot from the vet (never seen a pill 
for it) takes care of it.  i have to have mine done about once a year...
this is a good reason not to have a lot of cats...

                                     -ailsa
                                      currently residing with:
                                      MaRION
                                      Littlest
                                      Silver
                                      Pug
                                      Boy Yeep
                                      Cheeser
                                      Girl Yeep

                ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com
 
"If it has tires or testicles, you're going to have trouble with it."
                            _Ohio state Senator Linda Furney
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
From: jonb@Ingres.COM (Jon Berger)
Subject: Re: what do you think?
Reply-To: jonb@ingres.com
Organization: Ingres, an ASK Company
Distribution: rec.pets.cats
Date: 28 Jul 92 17:37:26 GMT

In article <anne.712340494@menaik>, anne@cs.UAlberta.CA (Anne J.R. Nield) writes:
>sbiles@nmsu.edu (Susannah E Biles) writes:
>
>
>
>>You know that cute little thing that kitty's do with their paws -n-
>>claws when they are content? Well, I was just curoius as to what 
>>everyone else called it. I have refered to it (since a little girl)
>>as "makin' muffin's", and I have heard it called, "kneading bread"
>>and "that-happy-cat-thing". Any others?
>
>
>My mother (the pianist) called it "playing the piano".

I've mostly heard it called "making biscuits".  This is actually sort
of weird, because, as any cook will tell you, the whole trick in making
biscuits is to knead them as little as possible, so they stay light and
flaky instead of heavy and bread-like.  But that's still the phrase I've
heard most often.

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From: maji@max.u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: update on kitty's condition
Date: 22 Jul 92 23:15:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: max.1992Jul22.161545.1

Hi, Here is the most recent report on kitty.
 I think kitty is on the way recovering.
he had some fancy fest at 7:15 am this morning, ate two taspoons at 12:40pm.
and I just bought him Gerber's second baby food(Turkey) as some owners 
suggested. he loves it. and immediately finished 1/5 of the can. I am 
restraining him from eating too much. he is drinkng water now. and demand
going out again. (of course I wouldn't do that for a long time.)
He is sleeping on the chair next to me. several minutes ago he put his
paws on the keyboard and typed "thank you all for loving me" in cat's language.
(which I am too dumb to understand it.)

If he keeps his appetite and don't vomit, I think he is going to be okay
in two days. (also I forgot to say in my last post that yesterday his
anal temperature dropped to 101.8F from 104F the other day. so the 
antibiotics took effect. I will keep giving him pills as required for
several days to stabilize.

li

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From: ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com (Ailsa N.T. Murphy)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Aluminum balls Vs. Paper balls  Was: cat toys ideas
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 12:55:43 EST
Organization: Ailanthus Project

mccurdy@bestsd.sdsu.edu (McCurdy M.) writes:

> In article <1992Jul21.232913.20114@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au>, ccd@ccadfa.cc.adfa.
> > 
> >Penny is very good about fetching and bringing it back, often dropping
> >her foil ball into my hand. However, if I don't throw it far enough,
> >preferably bouncing off several things in the process, she won't
> >bring it back. She gives me a look that says, "Is that the best you
> >can do?"
> 
> I used to go the foil route, but developed some concerns about my cat 
> accidently eating aluminum bits or somehow getting it in his system. 
> I switched to paper balls - just as enticing and I feel better about my 
> cat picking those up in his mouth. I could just be paranoid though ...
> 
i don't use foil either, but for a different reason.  i bit down on a pi
piece of foil once, and it was excruciatingly painful.  no idea why it 
weould be, didn't dig my gums or anything, but i certainly don't want to 
subject my cats to that.  anyone have any idea why biting a pieve of 
tinfoil might be painful?  i have a lot of fillings, if that makes a 
difference.  (nothign to do with cats, i realize, but i wouldn't be 
surprised if someoen out there knew the answer.)

                              -ailsa

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?
From: rjd0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Roberta J. Deily)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Cats and Leather Furniture
Date: 28 Jul 92 13:20:38 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

>I have two female cats about 5 years old.  Each has had
>its front claws removed but their back claws are intact.
>Both cats are exclusively indoor dwellers.
>
>I am considering the purchase of a leather sofa but I
>am concerned that the cats will put holes in the leather.
>
We have three cats and shared your concerns about leather furniture,
but purchased a sofa and love seat over a year ago anyway. The cats do
not like the leather and WILL NOT GO on either piece unless there is a
stray afghan, quilt or human covering the nasty leather. There are a
few, small scratches on the back from playing, most likely equivalent
to the pulls that would occur on a fabric sofa.

An unanticipated advantage is that there is little or no cat hair on
the furniture! 

By the way, lest you think the poor felines are forced to sleep on the
floor, we do have fabric chairs for them to use!

Robin

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From: feldman@flash.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Sandra F Feldman)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: cat introductions
Date: 31 Jul 92 16:51:34 GMT
Organization: GE Corporate R&D Center

In my description of how well my cats get along, I forgot to mention that they
are still somewhat discriminating.  When the neighbors' cats come crawling
around our deck or front porch, Pepper in particular gets very agitated, puffs
up, and starts trying to scare them off.  If any of the cats catches sight of
an "outsider" cat on the lawn, our cats will try to keep the interloper in
sight until it leaves.  We've had cats running from window to window keeping
guard.  They seem to distinguish between cats we bring in (those are OK cats) and
cats they just wander around by themselves.

Sandy
From: gibson@dl5000.bc.edu (Rene Gibson)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: UPDATE: pregnant abused manx
Date: 24 Jul 92 12:30:53 GMT
Organization: Institute for Space Research, Boston College

In article <1992Jul23.083800.11334@stsci.edu> 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. 
>
>  Any ideas on a name for her?

She's a Manx?  I've heard they have thick, plush coats.  How about Blue Velvet?

Rene
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From: cldavies@nyx.cs.du.edu (cindy davies)
Subject: Re: Baker and Taylor books
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 00:26:35 GMT

In article <1992Jul29.233404.8386@u.washington.edu> moe@rainier.lib.washington.edu (Joe Shippert) writes:
>I've recently discovered some organization that has two Scottish Folds as
>their mascots named Baker and Taylor. One of the Librarians referred to this
>company as a "book jobber" which apparently is a supplier for libraries. 
>
>Anyway, has anyone heard of Baker and Taylor? Which one is which? Is there
>and address I can write to and get Baker and Taylor posters and such?
>
>These folds are really adorable. I've been wanting one myself but there aren't
>too many around here.
>
>Thanks,
>joe
>-- 
>_______________________________________________________________________________
>moe@u.washington.edu
>ad Kalendas Graecas

Ask your librarian friends if they go to ALA, or any of the other library
conferences.  They should be able to get you a real nifty shopping bag with
B&T on it.


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From: adwright@iastate.edu ()
Subject: kitty fences
Summary: Is there a fence that can keep a cat in?
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:11:01 GMT

I want to fence a portion of my yard so the cats can not wander off.
I thought about chain link with about 6 feet of chicken wire attached
to the top and going straight back (horizontally) might do the job
I doubt that they can climb upside down for six feet.

     __top____
     | X<- upside down cat   
     |
     |<-chain link
     |

Or can they?

Any success or failure stories would be appreciated.

Allen
From: fuhry@think.com (Debbie Fuhry)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: much thanks (was: Re: Why do I do this to myself????)
Date: 27 Jul 1992 13:43:50 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: leander.think.com
Keywords: cat lost abandoned human people rescue good noble kind ++good

In article <1992Jul26.061558.11448@chpc.utexas.edu> jonathan@chpc.utexas.edu (Jonathan Thornburg) writes:
>
>Thank you for your kind and generous actions.  If there were more
>people like you, the world would be a better place.  I hope both
>you and Charlotte have long, happy, and furry (respectively) lives.

Nah, Jonathan, you should have left off the (respectively)...  I'm *quite*
confident that anyone with 2 foot tall letters saying "cat sucker" will
definitely have a long, happy, and furry life!

BTW, good job, Kay!

Debbie Fuhry

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From: ilana@kiowa.scd.ucar.edu (Ilana Stern)
Subject: Re: cat toys ideas
Organization: NCAR/UCAR
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 17:00:56 GMT

Elvie only likes real fur toys.  Real fur mice, real fur squirrels, real
fur chipmunks, real fur other cats, real feather birds, real exoskeleton
bugs.  "If it moves, chase it!"  I can occasionally get him to go for
a dangled string or t-shirt, but if something chaseable moves by his
peripheral vision, he'd way rather go run after it than play a stupid
game with me.

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From: jlc5f@poe.acc.Virginia.EDU (Jean L. Cooper)
Subject: Re: Flying kitty
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:09:50 GMT

My cat Rapunzel used to love to view the world from 
the heights of the top of my china cabinet.  In her
younger days, she could soar from the floor to the top
of the cabinet (about 6 1/2 feet off the ground) in one
leap.  As she got older, I prepared "stepping stones"
for her--boxes that she could climb on in easy stages
and reach the top of the cabinet.

One evening when Rapunzel was about 10 years old, 
I was sitting on the sofa, and she came streaking 
down the hall at top speed, being pursued by Sally
Hemings, one of the younger cats.  Rapunzel was so
shaken up, that she tried to make her getaway by
leaping from the floor to the top of the cabinet as
in her younger days.  She hit the cabinet about
6 inches from the top, and _slid_ down the front of
the cabinet, paws out-stretched and grasping for a 
hold.  Her face was turned toward me, and the look 
on it was reminiscent of Wile E. Coyote as he hit 
the cliff and began to fall.  I laughed 'til I fell 
off the sofa.  Rapunzel reached the floor unhurt, and 
began to furiously clean herself, and gave me
a look as if to say, "I MEANT to do that!"
--
Jean L. Cooper    (BITNET: JLC5F@virginia.edu   CIS: 70253,1114)
"The true University of these days is a Collection of Books." 
                                           --Carlyle
From: gibson@dl5000.bc.edu (Rene Gibson)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: I hope no one else has done this!
Date: 21 Jul 92 13:10:35 GMT
Organization: Institute for Space Research, Boston College

In article <berthiau.711693260@iros1> berthiau@IRO.UMontreal.CA (Andre Berthiaume) writes:

>  Well folks! I hope tonight's events will keep me on my guard next time!
>
>  Basically what happened was we had done some grocery shopping this
>  afternoon and left some plastic shopping bags out on the floor (yes,
>  we can be a bit slobbish at times).  Then we got a call during dinner 
>  from a friend saying he had two extra tickets for the baseball game.
>  Cool! So we went.  I had distinctly remembered telling my SO to help 
>  pick up the plastic bags sometime before dinner....
>
>  Anyways... about four hours later we come back to find poor Finster
>  with his head through a handle of one of the bags!!!  He was such a
>  nervous wreck! :(  We managed to calm him down and get the bag off
>  of him and further tried to placate him with some Pounce.  
>
>  He's better now, but I can't help but to think what else could have 
>  happened.  But thank goodness nothing worse happened!
>
>  From now on I am making sure all plastic bags are put away, whether or
>  no we are going out.  One does not want to find a strangled kitty!
>
>  Just thought I'd let you all know.  Don't let this happen to your 
>  kitty!

This happened to one of my cats, too.  The only problem with keeping all
bags put away is that my other cat loves the things.  I make sure I give
her ones that stretch/tear easy.  She likes going inside and purposely
sticks her head out through a handle.  Since she's not a large cat and
the plastic stretches, she manages to get her whole body through the 
handle.  Before she gets it off, though, she proudly walks around the
appartment with it on her.  And one of her favorite places to sit is
either in or on a bag.  The first cat (the one who was attacked by one
of those mean old bags), has never been near one since.  She doesn't run
from them, but she won't touch them either.

Keeping plastic bags away from cats is probably a good idea, but mine
seem to have coped with bags in their own ways.  So I guess it depends
on the cats.

Rene


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From: eric@chemeng.ed.ac.uk (Eric S Fraga)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Suddenly lazy cat? HELP!
Date: 27 Jul 92 12:38:45 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University Chemical Engineering Department

>In article <1992Jul25.125030.6357@athena.mit.edu> cid@athena.mit.edu
>(Derek H Cedillo) writes:
>>I have a long haired cat named george, who has a short haired sis
>>named gracie. Both of them are very active and always wrestling around.
>> [...]

One of our cats, Minerva, exhibited similar behaviour once last
summer: we came home to find a very depressed puzzled
down-in-the-dumps cat.  Took her to the vet immediately; it
transpired that she had been stung by a wasp at least five times
in the head area and the sting sites (one or more) had become
infected.  She got put on anti-biotics and recovered within a
day.  Not treating her could have resulted in very serious
results (i.e. death of kitty). 

The dumb cat still chases wasps/bees/flies whenever any get into
the house.  Too much fun, I guess.  No fun for us humans as we
try to get the flying critter out as quickly as possible.

Anyway, moral of story:  take him to the vet immediately!

eric

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From: ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com (Ailsa N.T. Murphy)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: at allergy remedies..???
Date: 21 Jul 92 07:30:45 GMT
Organization: Ailanthus Project

paradis@ERA.COM (Lisa Berkenbilt) writes:

> My allergist believes that having cats (and being allergic to them) is
> fine if the cats are kept out of the bedroom (and the usual matress
> covers, etc are in place).  If the cats can be kept off the furniture
> (especially the upholstered kind), its a plus.  Also, the one with the
> allergies should wash his/her hands before touching his/her face
> (nothing like rubbing those allergens right into your eyes).
> 
> If the allergies aren't really severe, steps can be taken to reduce
> contact with the kitty allergens.
> 
> BTW, my cats are trained to stay out of the bedroom (actually, that
> whole level of the house) AND they stay off the furniture (they go
> into the basement when we can't supervise them)... so it CAN be done.

my allergies must be rather mild then - or they're saving up to make my 
life miserable later.  i have five cats, oops, four cats (my exhusband 
finally picked up melissa) aqnd three small kittens.  any of them that 
want to, sleep with me, on whatever part of the bad they wish to.  i have 
fairly constant postnasal drip and get colds rathenr often, but have 
never had any real problems.  of course, i have no real furniture besides 
that...  if i don't have cats to sleep with i can't sleep.  i have always 
lived with at least three cats, and sometimes as many as twenty.

                                               -ailsa

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?
From: markp@ziff.com
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Some more FUN cat toys
Date: 28 Jul 92 16:58:28 EDT
Organization: Ziff-Davis, Medford MA

Greetings!

I have some cat toy ideas, and if you've read my previous post, you'll
realize my cats aren't normal.

They love the little plastic strip that comes off of the gallon milk jugs,
or spring water bottles.  They also like Q-tips and the plastic caps
from soda bottles, or anything with catnip.

My cats are indoor cats, so the occasional insect can be a fun thing.
Small sticks from outdoors are also a treat, as are leaves.  But perhaps
the strangest thing, is rubber darts from a $2 dart gun, they LOVE those
things.  They carry them around, and play with them more than any real
cat toy we ever bought them, not including catnip toys.  I stick them
on the TV, and they go nuts trying to get the darts off.

I'm new to this newsgroup, so I apologize if this has already been suggested.


Mark Poole			Ziff Information Services, Medford MA


Dislcaimer:  My cat problems do not necessarily reflect my company's
             cat problems, any similaritys are purely coincidental

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From: pandit@ssd.intel.com (Milind Pandit,,,)
Subject: Re: Favorite places for catnapping...
Reply-To: pandit@ssd.intel.com
Organization: SSD Intel Corp.
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 22:49:33 GMT

Manu, who is mostly Siamese, sleeps for hours in my dad's favorite chair.  Human beings
must find another place to sit if my dad wants to sit in it, but not Manu.
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From: axvlj@acad2.alaska.edu (Valerie Johnston)
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
Subject: Re: Flying kitty
Date: 21 Jul 92 17:13:07 GMT
Organization: University of Alaska Anchorage

In article <1992Jul21.192156.2070@venice.sedd.trw.com>, maxwell@venice.sedd.trw.com (Debra Maxwell) writes:
> 
> My oldest cat, Squirt (one year july 24th), is quite
> graceful.  When she jumps it is as if she is flying
> through the air (she is quite aware of how graceful
> she is 8-) ).  I have seen her jump into and onto
> places I thought to be impossible.  I thought I had
> seen it all, then last night I was up watching
> Star Trek: The Next Generation :^) and she was sitting
> on my computer table (standard size).  My computer
> table sits right next to my hallway door, which opens
> out towards the table.  The door always stands open.
> I heard her "Mom, look at me" meow, so I look over
> to see her jump from the table to the
> top of the door.  I couldn't believe it.  
> Debi...owned by Squirt, Squeak, Scooter

Oh yes, a door jumper.  Misty, one of our Maine Coons, lived with
a Bombay breeder before we got her.  The Bombays and Misty would
take turns at the top of the doors.  While with us (1 1/2 yrs
now), I've never seen her go to the top of a standard door, but
she has repeatedly jumped to the top of the shower doors.  She is
not always the most balanced of cats. We've tried real hard and I
think we have broken of the habit... Nothing more unsettling then
to have a cat jump up on the shower doors and *slip* off when
you're a) in the tub or b) doing your other  bathroom business. =-)

Valerie & crew:
Misty - great lap cat
Tasha - aspiring to be just like Misty
Smidget - "who needs a lap?  I curl around her head at night!"
Toklat - "She ignores me much longer and I'll nibble on her nose!"
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