"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 9 Jul 2013 13:43:39 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"MaryL" > wrote in message
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>>> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
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>>>> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
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>>>> I, for one, am not trying to be unkind. But the story makes no sense.
>>>> If she saw Jazzy, she should have snatched her up and taken her inside.
>>>> Then gone looking for Bali. If he's "stuck in the bushes" (which I
>>>> doubt) she would have found him by now.
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>>>> How the heck does a cat get stuck in the bushes, anyway?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
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>>>> I can't think of any way a cat would get stuck in bushes unless she
>>>> were
>>>> wearing a collar and got caught by the collar. Cats are remarkably
>>>> resilient and agile little critters. A cat might come out of brambles
>>>> with all sorts of debris stuck to its fur, but it should be able to
>>>> make
>>>> its way out of that type of situation. Incidentally, I do oppose
>>>> having
>>>> a collar on a cat because they can become caught on twigs or bushes.
>>>> If
>>>> a collar is used, it certainly should be the break-away type.
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>>> I have gotten stuck in these blackberries countless times. The only way
>>> to
>>> get out is to use my hand to pull the branch away. A cat couldn't do
>>> that!
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>>> You are not a cat. Cats are much smaller and more agile than humans. I
>>> can't claim that it is impossible for a cat without a collar to become
>>> "stuck" in blackberries, but it would be so unusual that I have never
>>> heard of it. Moreover, when I was young I used to go horseback riding
>>> beside the type of area you described. I would pick blackberries from
>>> horseback while riding at the very edge of those brambles. I would
>>> often
>>> see rabbits, birds and even cats come running out.
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>>Could be. Not sure what brambles are though.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramble
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> "...any rough, (usually wild) tangled prickly shrub, specifically the
> blackberry bush (Rubus fruticosa), or any hybrid of similar
> appearance, with thorny stems."
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> Doris

Okay. Thanks!