Archive through January 24, 2003
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Archive through January 24, 2003
Twinkie | Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 11:35 am     Thanks, Fanny. I love you! |
Webkitty | Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 02:15 pm     Twinkie, I agree with you 100%. I'm sorry about your kitty I wish I had some type of secure area that mine could go out in, but I don't, so for now mine stay in. |
Hummingbird | Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 02:53 pm     This is our Chuckie who died last year. We still miss him.
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Sia | Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 04:20 pm     This topic may have arisen from a recent post of mine in the "Dogs" thread. Not ALL cats and dogs live indoors. I have one cat that is never outside, one that comes and goes as he pleases, one that runs into the enclosed back porch whenever it's too cold outside, and three cats that always live outdoors. We live on a farm, we have a barn, a garage, a shed, various outbuildings, bales of hay, and lots of fabulous places for them to hunt. They are very careful (?) and I've never lost one of my cats to the road as long as I've lived in this house. I pray that I never do lose a cat to the road as I did when I owned a house all my own (before I got married). It's not possible to have six cats indoors in my house. Cats have always lived on farms outdoors. All cats are precious to me, and I love all my kitties. They are all spayed or neutered, and I have no intention of going and getting new cats as the old ones go off to their rewards, but I won't ship my cats off to the pound to be euthanized just because I can't keep them all in the house. |
Twiggyish | Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 09:09 pm     Here's my kitty.. He's very very spoiled. =) |
Sia | Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 10:13 pm     Sometimes I can't get pics to post! Sorry. |
Sia | Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 10:14 pm     Here are two of my babies:
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Jeep | Monday, January 20, 2003 - 11:12 am     Sia, your babies are really cute! Hubby and I also lived on a huge farm for 15 years. We had bunches of cats and never one bit of trouble with mice! We started feeding them in one of the barns, just to help them out in the winter, but we had to be careful because the raccoons would raid their food. We never lost one cat to the road while we lived there. When we moved in 1996 to our current house, we brought our 4 indoor cats and several of our tame favorite outside cats with us. It wasn't long until all the outside cats either disappeared or were hit on the road. Now this house is just down the road from the farm and it's about 350 feet off the road. Not close. So why the difference. Our neighbor's cats cross the road all the time now to visit and they never get hit! Guess ours didn't know how to look both ways. They are now in our "pet cemetary" and we have no more outside cats. I'm afraid to. I now have just 3 left inside since my Birdie passed this weekend. |
Ginger1218 | Monday, January 20, 2003 - 11:52 am     Some cats are meant to be outside, some not. My cats (well I have one now) but Spanky and Mitzi when she was alive, have never been outside. But, difference is that I live in an apartment building and not on a farm. |
Twiggyish | Monday, January 20, 2003 - 06:30 pm     This is a bit long.. Our cat was a stray for a year before we got him. Our babysitter owned him and kept him outside with is brother. One day Carmel Tigger disappeared. Babysitter told us that we could have him should he appear again. A while later, we spotted an orange cat at her neighbor's house. Our babysitter asked the people if it was their cat, because it looked like her cat. Carmel has green eyes and that makes him a bit different. The people claimed their cat came with them from NY. Their cat looked exactly like Carmel.. hmmmm.. By the way, the collar on "their" cat was different, but he had the same green eyes. About a month later, Carmel showed back up at her house without his collar. He was known to slip out of collars easily. We caught him and brought him home that day. I took him to the vet and had his shots updated. He's been an inside cat ever since. He LOVES being in the house. When we first got him, he cowered in the corner.. poor kitty. I don't think being outside ever suited him. He's now a very happy inside cat. (We need to put him on a diet..although he cries if his bowl is empty) I live in the country, but I would never let him outside. (We have snakes and every other thing out there) |
Hippyt | Monday, January 20, 2003 - 06:50 pm     Well,I can certainly understand how some cats can never go outside. I used to live in an apartment in the city,and my big Bubba never went out at all. I always rented a second or higher apartment though,he loved to lounge on the patio.Now I live in a house on the edge of town.No traffic,a backyard.Max is basically a house cat,but she has no litter box,and she's allowed to go out whenever she wants.She's always in at night,her choice,and she has never wandered off.She's a happy,good cat! |
Squaredsc | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 04:26 pm     ok, here is a pic of ms. kitty. this is probably going to be too big, i tried to resize it but then it got blurry, but anyhoo here it is:
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Squaredsc | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 04:28 pm     sorry couldn't upload the clear one, this is the one that i croped but it got blurry. will work on it. |
Hippyt | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 05:26 pm     LOL,squared,there's a cat in that photo???? He looks really very furry...uh,I mean fuzzy! |
Moondance | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 05:29 pm     LOL SquareBear!!! Send it to me if you want me to crop and post it! |
Squaredsc | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 05:40 pm     lol hippyt. moonie, its coming your way. |
Squaredsc | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 05:41 pm     um moonie, can you email me your email address. had computer problems, hard drive got redone and all of my saved stuff is gone. thanks.  |
Hippyt | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 05:45 pm     Moonie's so sweet about doing that for people! |
Moondance | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 05:47 pm     You have mail! |
Squaredsc | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:16 pm     thanks.  |
Pamy | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:30 pm     Square..that is a pretty table! {{{Moonie}}} you have mail! |
Squaredsc | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:34 pm     don't look too close cause the room is a mess, its my living room. notice my dh's big sneakers under the table, well he has 3 pairs of them there now. he never picks up after himself and i refuse to. |
Twinkie | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 06:39 pm     OMG Square! I can sooooo empathize with you!! My DH always has several pairs of shoes in our front room and I don't pick them up unless someone is coming over. But it drives me crazy! Which hubby says is a very short trip. LOL |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 08:12 pm     Hahahahaha, Squaredsc, that pic of MsKitty is really, uh, interesting! |
Moondance | Friday, January 24, 2003 - 08:40 pm     Ok I am back...so sorry I had to run to my neices(not really but they call me AuntieTacy) recital... they were so cute... ok I am posting SquareBears pix.... |
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