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A Dog Man Gets a Cat
Slate ^ | August 4, 2006 | Jon Katz

Posted on 08/04/2006 1:58:31 PM PDT by libstripper

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To: FreeManWhoCan

How many cats would you like to have?????


81 posted on 08/04/2006 2:50:09 PM PDT by U S Army EOD
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To: MikeA
It's interesting, in some of the pictures she looks a little more red than gray, Pretty sure that's just the lighting - all three pics are the same kitty. Hope your neighbor's cat is okay!
82 posted on 08/04/2006 2:52:00 PM PDT by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality)
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To: libstripper
As I contemplate and try to deal with my 24 year old kittie's health problems, I can't help but laugh at this article.

When a cat makes its way into your heart, it ensconces there forever.

The only good thing my ex-wife ever did was to introduce me to my babies -- one died 5 years ago and the other is still with me (and my new wife).

My profile has pics of my baby who is somewhere between 100-120 years old in human years.
83 posted on 08/04/2006 2:53:11 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Knock knock" "who's there?" "Babs' uvula")
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To: Lady Jag; RosieCotton

I'm glad you rescued her and were able to provide her a good home. I hate hearing of cats that are suffering and it's always wonderful to hear when they find their way to a better life.

Rosie, I had the same experience you did with talkativeness. I use to think they just wanted something like a treat, but often they'd just ignore whatever treat I would offer to continue to greet me with yeowls, rubs, etc. I realized they were just geniunely glad to see me and not expecting anything in return.


84 posted on 08/04/2006 2:56:09 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting out of anger in November is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House)
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To: MikeA
Life does tend to make you lose track of the intrigues of your youth. As a nighttime art teacher, I can agree with that.

I realy like the way you said it doesn't really matter if either side doesn't really understand what the other is saying. The part of that, that makes me laugh is the immediacy of her need to report!


85 posted on 08/04/2006 2:56:32 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated)
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To: U S Army EOD

Women are not to bad, until you try to exchange them for a younger, prettier woman. Then the claws come out and the fur flys ... your fur..........


86 posted on 08/04/2006 2:56:39 PM PDT by Inge_CAV
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To: 80 Square Miles

Me too. I'll go for a walk tonight and see if she's there. She's ALWAYS in the window so it's strange she's not been since Monday morning.


87 posted on 08/04/2006 2:57:45 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting out of anger in November is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House)
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To: Lady Jag

I have a half Siamese/half only God knows what that I got from the SPCA. Her face looks exactly like your Siamese. But her body is partly white with Siamese colors interspersed. She has many of the Siamese traits such as following my son around WHEREVER he goes. And her fur is incredibly soft. Her only bad habit is sleeping at the top of stairs (ANY STAIRS) and refusing to move so you can get past her.


88 posted on 08/04/2006 2:59:14 PM PDT by kitkat (The first step down to hell is to deny the existence of evil.!)
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To: Lady Jag
"The part of that, that makes me laugh is the immediacy of her need to report!"

So true. Only my Chocolate Point does that. But he's so dominant the Snowshoe always holds back until Max is no longer hogging my attention. Then C.B. will let me know he's there too and loves me as much as Max. But as with everything between those two, C.B. always waits to do it last because Max is king of our jungle.

89 posted on 08/04/2006 2:59:52 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting out of anger in November is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House)
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To: andyandval

LOL!


90 posted on 08/04/2006 3:00:20 PM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

My two girls are named Xiao Ju and Mao. In Mandarin Chinese, Xiao Hu means "little tiger," and Mao means "the animal that makes the "mao(meow) sound.
Course they're also named after two Chinese commie dictators!
It really helps to know how to raise a cat. I think that most people who complain, don't have a clue!


91 posted on 08/04/2006 3:03:33 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: MikeA

Good luck!

I'm off now to meet my husband - free dance lessons at the Monona Terrace! :-)


92 posted on 08/04/2006 3:06:35 PM PDT by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality)
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To: kitkat; MikeA; RosieCotton
She sounds pretty. I've met part Siamese and it looks to me the Siamese genes dominate.

Just like with your son, Sam follows or leads me everywhere, too. That's one of things that makes her dog-like to me.

She'd get out of your way if she'd been kicked out of the way a few times, something which I'm glad you haven't done. Be thankful you have to step over her.



93 posted on 08/04/2006 3:10:13 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated)
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To: freedumb2003
Hey, your kitty looks just like my Murphy!

(On my freeper homepage)

94 posted on 08/04/2006 3:13:00 PM PDT by andyandval
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To: libstripper
Thsi guy doesn't look like Jo Jo?

Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy

At the turn of the 19th century, it was PT Barnum whose circus display was truly the greatest show on earth. It was an era where people were curious, and looking for entertainment. Years before television captured the attention of everyone and eliminated their imagination; the circus had something that appealed to everyone. Feats of magic and acrobats impressed a culture that hadn't seen it all. Old-fashioned rides, the first incarnations of the rollercoaster thrilled the culture that wasn't used to driving high speed commutes everyday. And the circus sideshow appealed to the curious, and the freaks that worked there made them scream and faint. There was an innocence to this period that has since been lost. The circus side show, the freak show is a symbol of those times of curiosity and desire for more. Sadly it is a symbol that has faded to nothing.

95 posted on 08/04/2006 3:16:40 PM PDT by Young Werther
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To: MikeA
It sounds like you are under big fur piles at times!


96 posted on 08/04/2006 3:19:04 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated)
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To: Lady Jag

Great cartoon!

***She'd get out of your way if she'd been kicked out of the way a few times, something which I'm glad you haven't done. Be thankful you have to step over her.***

I did discover that there is ONE thing that will remove my cat from the top of the stairs. As long as I remember to carry a spray bottle of water with me at all times.


97 posted on 08/04/2006 3:36:22 PM PDT by kitkat (The first step down to hell is to deny the existence of evil.!)
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To: Lady Jag

Not too bad. They're short hairs, so not bad.


98 posted on 08/04/2006 3:38:47 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting out of anger in November is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House)
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To: packrat35

Haha ... and horrible photoshopping as well.


99 posted on 08/04/2006 3:39:51 PM PDT by BunnySlippers
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To: kitkat

You know that she believes being sprayed by you is insulting . . .


100 posted on 08/04/2006 3:41:26 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated)
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