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mynxcat
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response 25 of 37:
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Sep 12 13:57 UTC 2003 |
I thought my cat was gaining weight, so I switched her from grazing to two
meals a day. I still think I feed her a little more than necessary, but she
lost the extra weight, and has been vomiting less from it. The down-side is
that I have to be home by 7:00 pm to give her her evening meal.
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gelinas
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response 26 of 37:
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Sep 12 14:08 UTC 2003 |
(Maybe Mittens is in a family way?)
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anderyn
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response 27 of 37:
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Sep 12 16:41 UTC 2003 |
No, she was fixed as soon as possible. And has never encounted any other cats
except Conan (for the weeks we had him, and he's fixed, too, right?) and
Mughi, who is too young to have working parts. :-) She's going to the vet's
next week, for her annual shots, so we'll see whether they think it's a
problem or not. I may try only filling her bowl in the evening and emptying
it in the morning.
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scott
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response 28 of 37:
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Sep 12 18:39 UTC 2003 |
Conan is fixed, yes.
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scg
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response 29 of 37:
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Sep 17 01:57 UTC 2003 |
Sophie isn't my cat, but don't try telling her that, even though I strongly
suspect she only likes me for my apartment. ;)
My next door neighbor's cat, Sophie, loves to climb in my windows whenever
I leave them open, or make a run for my door if she seems me going in or out.
Actually, her affection for my apartment is somewhat mild. To get to my
upstairs neighbors' apartment, if she sees a window open, she'll climb a tree
and jump. Fortunatley, she has good aim.
I've never fed Sophie; she has owners (or guardians, anyway; this is Berkeley)
to do that, but if the windows or doors are open she'll show up in my kitchen
every night at dinner time. If I do something like unload the dishwasher,
which involves handling *plates* she'll really go nuts. Generally, I know
better than to actually eat in her presence, but if I'm eating outdoors it
can sometimes be quite hard to keep her off the table.
There was one point last winter when I had a loaf of bread sitting on my
kitchen counter, in a plastic bag. By the time I caught Sophie with it, there
were little cat tooth sized holes in a circle all the way around the big, each
one with a tiny little piece of bread crust missing from underneath.
I suppose she has a right to be hungry. Spending her days prowling the
neighborhood, and making mad dashes and leaps from trees when she sees an open
door or window, could probably build up quite an appetite.
She's a neat cat.
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slynne
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response 30 of 37:
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Sep 18 02:10 UTC 2003 |
Hehe, there is a neighbor cat up at my folks house who thinks he owns
all the houses on the street. On my brother's last visit, Ricky spend
the night in his bed and in the morning he told my mother that he was
suprised that they had gotten a cat. He is a cool cat but he does have
some bad habits. One night he broke a screen at the neighbors and
stormed in and got into a fight with their cats. He nearly did the same
at my parents' house when my cat was staying there while I was out of
town.
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scott
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response 31 of 37:
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Sep 18 02:45 UTC 2003 |
Sounds like a tomcat - keep him out or he'll eventually spray some nasty stuff
in your house.
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dah
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response 32 of 37:
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Sep 18 02:53 UTC 2003 |
Just like Scott.
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slynne
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response 33 of 37:
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Sep 18 13:24 UTC 2003 |
Ricky doesnt spray. He is fixed. He just thinks he is top cat. Anyhow,
my mom used to try to keep him out of the house but has decided it isnt
worth the bother.
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fitz
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response 34 of 37:
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Sep 19 16:08 UTC 2003 |
Ricky doesn't spray his own territory: Perhaps, he will spray the neighbors.
Felines neutered on the late side may spray when they are stressed by
boundries being crossed.
Certainly this happens less often with a neutered cat, but it can happen.
I have a coat with lots of evidence on it.
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slynne
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response 35 of 37:
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Sep 20 01:38 UTC 2003 |
My parents *are* the neighbors. He doesnt spray in their house so they
let him in. Actually, it isnt so much that they *let* him in. It's that
they dont kick him out now when he lets himself in.
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twenex
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response 36 of 37:
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Sep 20 15:59 UTC 2003 |
I have two cats, Sox and Ebony.
Sox isn't overweight, he's undertall.
Ebony's not overtall, she's underweight ;-).
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dah
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response 37 of 37:
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Sep 20 20:08 UTC 2003 |
;)
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