Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BONNIE J KALMBACH Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: euthanizing kitties for bathroom habits
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 > > <hr> IRS CIRCULAR 230 NOTICE. Any advice expressed above as to tax matters was neither written nor intended by the sender or Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP to be used and cannot be used by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties that may be imposed under U.S. tax law. If any person uses or refers to any such tax advice in promoting, marketing or recommending a partnership or other entity, investment plan or arrangement to any taxpayer, then (i) the advice was written to support the promotion or marketing (by a person other than Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP) of that transaction or matter, and (ii) such taxpayer should seek advice based on the taxpayers particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor <hr> This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
