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: [email protected] > 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 > >
