Kitty Caption of the Week XXI - New and Improved DemoCAT Voting Booth (Humor/Meow Alerts)

23 September 2003 | PetroniDE

[PetroniDE]

It looks like the California recall election for October 7th is on. Four weeks after that is the typical November 4th municipal elections, and some of those races may result in run-offs. While democrats have been fuming over the last three years about antiquated voting machines, no one has bothered to mention the stations (booths) in which said voting takes place --- until now.

This picture courtesy of Allegra from the Houston chapter. One of her cats (I think Finbar) is trying out the new and improved demoCAT voting booth. Looks like plenty of room, lots of privacy, and easy to enter/exit. We think this one works.

[Lady Jag]

One letter can make a difference:

Continued Fighting Voting Booths

[Lady Jag]

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After this, I give up.

[MEG33]

Great kitty.That's how I got my last kitty..She was discovered in the attic with new kittens.

[MEG33]

LOL

[alnick]

That would be a totally dislodged chad.

[SwinneySwitch]

Doesn't Carville look almost human with the wastebasket over his head!

Our cats love the paper bags too!

[giznort]

Thhe amount of poison necessary to kill a mouse is a lot less than it takes to kill a puss. (Thank God). That being said, you should still take measures to make sure that kitty doesn't get into the bad stuff.

My kitty vet book explains situations wherein a dose of milk, although not recommended as a regular dietary fixture, may ease the stomach in cases of an irritant. Help me, vet people; could it assist in a slight case of mouse poision?

[YankeeinOkieville]

Thanks gizzy and meows for your concern. I don't know about milk for warfarin (rodent poison) but I think milk or cream would definitely be Mickey's preferred method of curing absolutely anything that ails him.

I keep an old stack of Mother Earth News around and they have a great column called "country vet". On p.95, issue 176 - November 15, 1999 there is a list of antidotes for some common poisonings. It lists Vitamin K for this particular one. There is a 2 part article, part 1 being in issue 175 about recognizing the symptoms of various poisons. According to the article symptoms could yet show up in the next 10 days.

Of course I also called Mickey & Beanie's vet to ask about signs and alert them in case he needed to be brought in for vitamin K. I just might take him in tomorrow for a precautionary shot, it'll be cheaper than waiting til he needs a transfusion.

[iceskater]

What a great picture! My Bubba used to love to play in grocery bags. He's too old and mature for that now. Those were the days!

[Pyro7480]

That looks like my housemate's cat! His name is Zeppelin.

[MotleyGirl70]

LOL! That is too cute!

[MotleyGirl70]

Another of the 7 million homeless cats in America forced to live in a paper bag.

President Bush's fault! :)

[SAMWolf]

Only because he cut funding to the Homeless Cat Program. :-)

[w_over_w]

Wait a minute . . . there's a cat in your household named "Zeppelin" and your handle is "Pyro"? NOT GOOD! ;^)

[w_over_w]

Thanks. We have a male seal point Himmi that looks just like that pic and just as crazy.

[Pyro7480]

LOL!

[MotleyGirl70]

Wait a minute . . . there's a cat in your household named "Zeppelin" and your handle is "Pyro"? NOT GOOD! ;^)

ROTFL! That has got to be one of best post in FR history!

[w_over_w]

That has got to be one of best post in FR history!

8^D

[Pyro7480]

Zeppelin hasn't spontaneously combusted because of my presence. ;-) In fact, whenever I'm sitting in the living room, he comes up at meows at me, because he wants to be pet! This sometimes makes the other cat, Daisy, jealous. But she hardly ever sits still with other people, except for her owner.

[w_over_w]

In fact, whenever I'm sitting in the living room, he comes up at meows at me, because he wants to be pet! This sometimes makes the other cat, Daisy, jealous. But she hardly ever sits still with other people, except for her owner.

Cats will go to great lengths to get attention . . . observe