I love having 5, though our ordinance is for 3. Silly, because we are allowed up to 3 dogs as well, which would make six total. Guess I'll just count the "play fetch" kitties as dogs...
:o) Beth On 5/22/07, MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i always liked five...... tho i can barely remember that far back. On 5/22/07, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Ha! I told her that! I even have another tuxedo cat that would fit in > nicely with her color scheme, (both Tux and Sam are tuxies). Connie's not > going for it though. I think it's a great idea. I remember reading > somewhere that the perfect number for cat dynamics is something like 5 or 6 > cats. I'm perfectly happy to accommodate her with meeting that quota, but > she's hesitant for some reason :-) . > N > > Susan Hoffman wrote: > > Throw in a third cat? That will alter the dynamic. > > *Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > I'm thinking of contacting the fire department to see if I can lease one > of those airplanes that dump water/chemicals on fires. I could fill the > hold with anti-stink and have them dump it on my house. > > My sister has all of two cats and one of them climbed on her table > yesterday and while Connie watched in horror. squatted and peed in her very > expensive, (well previously expensive) purse. Of course this is a rescue > kitty that I begged her to adopt from me. She loves Sammy, he's a sweet, > sweet boy that cuddles under the covers with her at night, but she's been > asking me what to do about this and I'm running out of ideas. This is the > third time he's done his inappropriate urinating in the last couple of > months. The first time was in one of those cardboard scratching boxes on > the floor, the second was in my dad's backpack while he was visiting, and > now the purse that Tux treats like his mother, (Tux has been known to seek > out this purse and rub and nurse on it). She's already taken Sam to the vet > for a check up and urinalysis; he's healthy as can be. She's added > additional litter boxes. That seemed to help for a little while and he uses > them most of the time. The two cats get along for the most part, but Sammy > is older and they do sometimes scuffle when Tux becomes too energetic. (You > may remember Tux as the kitty that gave us all a scare when he went missing > for 3 days and ended up being locked in the attached garage the entire > time). I'm pretty sure this has something to do with the dynamic between > the two cats, (Sam is Connie's cat and Tux is more bonded to her son > Justin), or at least some sort of territorial/jealousy thing. I suggested > keeping Sam confined to her bedroom for a couple of days to see if he > appreciates the alone time, and a litter box that is not contaminated with > Tux smells. I thought she could try that at least when she's not home, but > she doesn't want to segregate Sam. Sam used to be an indoor/outdoor cat > that never used litter in the house. I'm wondering if the problems would > stop if he had access to the outside, but Connie lives in coyote country. I > suggested a trip to Home Depot to construct an attached outdoor habitat, but > she thinks that's extreme. Ha! She don't know extreme! Anyone have any > suggestions? > N > > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
