Thanks Bonnie. I will have to read it. :) Wendy
--- BONNIE J KALMBACH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recommed Patricia McConnell's book "The Fastidious > Feline". She is an > animal behaviorist who appears on Wisconsin Public > Radio. > > http://www.dogsbestfriendtraining.com/books-whse.php > > Boonie > www.elephants.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:26 pm > Subject: Re: euthanizing kitties for bathroom habits > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > I know what you mean. We have a kitty that isn't > > doing so great at the box, and will probably have > to > > replace the carpet eventually, but like you, NO > WAY IN > > HELL, excuse my French, that I would pts. No way. > > > There are always other options. That's just > cruelty, > > laziness, self-centeredness, or whatever you want > to > > call it. If you aren't going to stick it out with > the > > animal until it's natural end, then don't get it > in > > the first place! An animal is not some ornament > to > > decorate your home or to entertain children. > Animals > > come with responsibilities. Sorry about the > rant... > > > > Wendy > > > > --- Lewis Faye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This makes me sick. I hate people that do this. > I > > > have a female that is bad about missing the box. > > > > She is physically okay. I think her problem is > that > > > she is the lowest in the hierarchy and just gets > > > nervous about using the more dominant kitties' > boxes > > > (I do have multiple boxes.). Now, I will > eventually > > > get ceramic tile flooring. In the mean time, I > will > > > spend a small fortune on cleaning products for > the > > > carpet. I WOULD NEVER EUTHANIZE HER. That is > just > > > the most sickening concept to me. > > > > > > wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I didn't > know > > > that the number one reason cats are > > > euthanized is because of their lack of litter > > > habits; > > > that is SO sad. I believe it though. My > husband's > > > brother and his wife decided to put their cat to > > > sleep > > > this past spring because it was urinating in > their > > > new > > > home in the dining room. I was SICK when I found > > > out. > > > If I had known beforehand, I would have taken > her > > > myself. My husband just told me that they had to > put > > > their cat to sleep, which meant to me that she > was > > > very ill. But the next time I went over there, I > > > asked what was wrong with Angel, and adorable > kitty > > > (she looked like a Ragamuffin), so sweet and > > > loveable, > > > and they told me she was urinating in the dining > > > room. > > > So I said, "So you just killed her?!" I was so > > > angry. Then they have the nerve to get another > > > kitten > > > for their little girl, I guess a more > "well-behaved" > > > cat, and then decide they didn't want it either, > and > > > when they were talking about it, I just asked > them > > > to > > > not talk about it anymore because I didn't want > to > > > know what they did with that kitten. We had > > > Thanksgiving dinner there this past week, and I > > > really > > > just have to pretend none of that ever happened > or I > > > would not be very pleasant to be around. I catch > > > myself wishing bad things on them when I think > about > > > Angel, like 1000 cats converging on their home > at > > > night while they are sleeping and peeing and > pooing > > > EVERYWHERE, so that they house is NEVER the > same, or > > > even worse things. And then I chastise myself > for > > > wishing ill on others. Life is so not fair. I > think > > > that should be SO illegal. But we allow abortion > in > > > the U.S., and since animals are lower on the > totem > > > pole than humans in society, I guess there's not > > > much > > > chance of it becoming illegal. > > > > > > :) > > > Wendy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! Personals > > > Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. > > > Lots of someones, actually. Yahoo! Personals > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
