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yellowjack said:
sleep envy said:
You also say that owners should take control of their cat's activities. How would you suggest an owner go about that?
Hmmm. 
1. Nail the catflap shut
2. Lock the doors
3. Fence the garden properly (one of my neighbours, now sadly moved away, kept his cats in a large aviary type run, with covered housing at one end)
4. A collar and lead for walks/exercise (oh, and a little black bag so that you can take the turds home with you, and they don't end up among my Petunias
)There's a start for you. Funnily enough, all things that have been tried with a fair degree of success by dog owners
Or I could just stop now, as I feel I've made my point...
You can all get back to going gooey over Tiddles now.
SuperDude said:
yellowjack said:
sleep envy said:
You also say that owners should take control of their cat's activities. How would you suggest an owner go about that?
Hmmm. 1. Nail the catflap shut
2. Lock the doors
3. Fence the garden properly (one of my neighbours, now sadly moved away, kept his cats in a large aviary type run, with covered housing at one end)
4. A collar and lead for walks/exercise (oh, and a little black bag so that you can take the turds home with you, and they don't end up among my Petunias
)There's a start for you. Funnily enough, all things that have been tried with a fair degree of success by dog owners
Or I could just stop now, as I feel I've made my point...
You can all get back to going gooey over Tiddles now.
Whoever will save poor me?
To MBBlat: For all the negative things I've said about cats, I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of Archimedes. Genuinely I am. It's never a pleasant experience to lose a pet, but when they grow old with us we at least have time to prepare ourselves for the inevitable.
I cannot hide the fact that I'm no cat lover, but I'd never wish harm on any of them.
yellowjack said:
Oh no! I'm being bullied online!
Whoever will save poor me?
To MBBlat: For all the negative things I've said about cats, I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of Archimedes. Genuinely I am. It's never a pleasant experience to lose a pet, but when they grow old with us we at least have time to prepare ourselves for the inevitable.
I cannot hide the fact that I'm no cat lover, but I'd never wish harm on any of them.
Good man. Dogs are pack hunters so they will always look for approval from their pack leader before they kill. Cats are solitary hunters, this is why you cannot train cats not to hunt.Whoever will save poor me?
To MBBlat: For all the negative things I've said about cats, I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of Archimedes. Genuinely I am. It's never a pleasant experience to lose a pet, but when they grow old with us we at least have time to prepare ourselves for the inevitable.
I cannot hide the fact that I'm no cat lover, but I'd never wish harm on any of them.
MBBlat said:
Lost my male kitten Archi (short for Archimedes) yesterday, run over on the road outside my house
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on Flickr
Only 9 months old which is far too young
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on FlickrOnly 9 months old which is far too young
Asterix said:
MBBlat said:
Lost my male kitten Archi (short for Archimedes) yesterday, run over on the road outside my house
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on Flickr
Only 9 months old which is far too young
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on FlickrOnly 9 months old which is far too young
irocfan said:
Asterix said:
MBBlat said:
Lost my male kitten Archi (short for Archimedes) yesterday, run over on the road outside my house
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on Flickr
Only 9 months old which is far too young
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on FlickrOnly 9 months old which is far too young
MBBlat said:
Lost my male kitten Archi (short for Archimedes) yesterday, run over on the road outside my house
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on Flickr
Only 9 months old which is far too young
Very sorry for your lossLooking over the bainister by MBBlat, on FlickrOnly 9 months old which is far too young
MBBlat said:
Lost my male kitten Archi (short for Archimedes) yesterday, run over on the road outside my house
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on Flickr
Only 9 months old which is far too young
poor little thing Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on FlickrOnly 9 months old which is far too young
MBBlat said:
Lost my male kitten Archi (short for Archimedes) yesterday, run over on the road outside my house
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on Flickr
Only 9 months old which is far too young
It is FAR too young Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on FlickrOnly 9 months old which is far too young
Sorry for your loss
MBBlat said:
Lost my male kitten Archi (short for Archimedes) yesterday, run over on the road outside my house
Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on Flickr
Only 9 months old which is far too young
Oh no, the poor wee mite. So sorry for your loss. He is gorgeous.Looking over the bainister by MBBlat, on FlickrOnly 9 months old which is far too young
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