tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post8798551740933215770..comments2024-03-18T23:27:37.733+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-21747692042854383672008-11-23T08:10:00.000+00:002008-11-23T08:10:00.000+00:00I would agree that some cats need outdoors, but mo...I would agree that <I>some</I> cats need outdoors, but most do quite well without. For a fair number of my clients, that realization comes when they bring their cat to me with bite wounds and I inform them that the state requires that they quarantine the cat indoors for 45 days if properly vaccinated or 6 months if not.<BR/><BR/>All it has taken for most of my cats is to chuck them out the door during a heavy downpour or snowfall. Do this a couple times and most cats are quite content not to venture out again. Mine will sit on the threshold and look out but show little desire to venture farther.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-88659634726824080692008-11-22T02:15:00.000+00:002008-11-22T02:15:00.000+00:00If you get a rescue kitten, they will adapt to you...If you get a rescue kitten, they will adapt to your lifestyle easily I think. Milo (my cat) adapted to the dog easily, and is a pretty happy kitty these days.<BR/><BR/>While November sometimes seems gloomy and forever (and with all the bad financial news going around) I have some good news to share: I got a tenure-track job! (my appointment at Oberlin is one-year, and not renewable. Or em, it was renewable until Oberlin's endowment took a huge plunge in the market.) The job is a well-regarded liberal arts college in Texas (San Antonio) called Trinity University. So I have a job, and will be able to eat and pay off my student loans next year. :) Plenty to give thanks for this coming week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-76508747803528131492008-11-21T19:25:00.000+00:002008-11-21T19:25:00.000+00:00Our two cats are indoor cats and don't seem to min...Our two cats are indoor cats and don't seem to mind. It's not fair to keep a solitary one indoors though, IMHO. Cats do need to socialise with other cats. <BR/><BR/>And if you want a cat, try the Edinburgh Cat Protection League at Casselbank St at the bottom of Leith Walk. They have so many gorgeous cats there desperate for home it would make you weep. That's where I got Paws, and he's been such a success.Spinningfishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709744732495957360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-31391872703156938372008-11-21T19:14:00.000+00:002008-11-21T19:14:00.000+00:00And "antique" means anything I had as a child, or ...And "antique" means anything I had as a child, or in some cases, in my twenties. <BR/><BR/>I like cats but I don't have the lifestyle to own a pet. (Tried it once, had to find a home for the little sweetie.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-995114155026542472008-11-21T18:30:00.000+00:002008-11-21T18:30:00.000+00:00This will probably cause great debate - but just t...This will probably cause great debate - but just to let you know there are other options for a cat and maybe you don't have to go without one. <BR/><BR/>Ours do not go outside, except on a leash and, frankly, they are VERY frightened to be outside - even just right outside the door and don't especially enjoy the leash - they'd rather roll on their backs and play with the leash. I believe it's true that if they are not let out when young, they do not know what they are missing. Our don't seem to mind - but love to sit in windows and watch. <BR/><BR/>Apart from having a local ordinance which prohibited people from letting their cats roam, we also looked at the many health risks and also took note of the large number of dogs in our old neighborhood when deciding inside vs. outside. <BR/><BR/>Here's an article that talks about the pros and cons. http://cats.about.com/cs/catmanagement101/a/indooroutdoor.htm<BR/><BR/>We're very aware that we have to play with them enough so that they don't get bored. <BR/><BR/>We have taken them on trips. They didn't mind it at all when they were little, then we made the mistake of not taking them and now they really complain while in the car for any length of time.stash haushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244605573080920528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-21609711884859325312008-11-21T17:49:00.000+00:002008-11-21T17:49:00.000+00:00The only way we can have cats here in Fargo is to ...The only way we can have cats here in Fargo is to keep them indoors or on a leash, the leash law requires that of both cats and dogs here. We don't have any cats now but when we did they were quite content to stay indoors since they had no knowledge of the outside world. Believe me, they wouldn't want to go outside in the Winter here anyway! LOL It was 8 degrees F here this morning, a bit extreme for November!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-58079051217238024772008-11-21T12:37:00.000+00:002008-11-21T12:37:00.000+00:00You know you can exclude terms from an eBay search...You know you can exclude terms from an eBay search by putting a minus sign in front of them? If you search on <BR/>vogue knitting -malcolm -best -go -probert -196* -197* -198* -199* -200*<BR/>it won't remove everything but it'll get rid of some of the dross. Just cut and paste it from here.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045029232081633077noreply@blogger.com