Well done, Caroline. You and your mother must be both saddened and
relieved at once. I'm sure you will miss
her, but knowing that she is going home to a place where she is loved
is a consolation.
For 2 to 3 cat households, jackets are a great way to allow cats
outdoors to roam around with relative safety.
It really has changed all our lives. MeMe can spend hours on end
hunting bugs or watching the bird bath and I
no longer have the guilt of keeping her in, or the anxiety of
worrying about where she is. She goes in and out
a dozen times a day. I've begun putting her coat on in the morning
and taking it off at night.
On Aug 22, 2007, at 4:12 PM, Caroline Kaufmann wrote:
No, I don't think they have the animal cruelty issue like we do.
You have to remember that England's version of police officers
don't even carry guns!!! Because they so rarely have any violent
crime! An animal cruelty is a violent crime.
I have always taken all my cats out on leashes, and now,
harnesses. And I moved to the house I live in now a year ago,
pretty much for Monkee. So that he could have a front, screened in
and enclosed porch...which he worshiped. I moved there last
August, not knowing that it would be the last year of his life, and
that come Aug. 2007, he'd be gone. But I know for a fact that last
year of his life was his happiest because he LOVED that porch more
than anything! I hope to eventually always have a similar (but
bigger) screened and enclosed porch for all the kitties I will
someday have. They get the best of both worlds that way!
-Caroline
From: "Susan Dubose" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: <felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>
Subject: Re: Success with Rescue Cat
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:58:49 -0500
Yes, and for some reason, I am thinking that they do not have the
"animal cruelty" problem there that we have here.
I could be wrong.
My cats actually seem "healthier" since they have access to the
fresh air.
No matter what the weather is like, they are out there.
At night, of course, they have to sleep on top of me.
Ever guarding the food source............:)
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened
claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: Melissa Lind
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 2:47 PM
Subject: RE: Success with Rescue Cat
Susan,
I noticed that about England on a British cat chat site that I was
once a member of. But they all had backyards that were very small
with fences and very interesting tops to the fences that kept the
cats from crawling over. I hope someday to have a nice cat
enclosure, but I could never have a fenced in yard. Our yard is
much too big—plus we like our neighbors and don’t want to fence
them out! J But, I do sometimes feel cruel not letting the kitties
out. I know they’d love to run around and roll around in the grass.
This will remind me to keep saving for an enclosure!
Melissa
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:felvtalk-
[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 2:15 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Success with Rescue Cat
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