"Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>
> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.

I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
she stuck by my side wherever I was.

nancy

================

I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)



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Ophelia wrote:
> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>
> On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>>
>> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
>> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
>> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
>> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
>> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.
>
> I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
> of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
> other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
> she stuck by my side wherever I was.
>
> nancy
>
>================
>
> I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)

those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next

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Ophelia wrote:
> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>
> On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>>
>> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
>> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
>> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
>> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
>> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.
>
> I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
> of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
> other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
> she stuck by my side wherever I was.
>
> nancy
>
>================
>
> I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)

those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next

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LOL I've seen it in England too)



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Ophelia wrote:
> "tert in seattle" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>>
>> On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>>>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>>>
>>> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
>>> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
>>> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
>>> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
>>> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.
>>
>> I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
>> of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
>> other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
>> she stuck by my side wherever I was.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>================
>>
>> I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)
>
> those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next
>
>=============
>
> LOL I've seen it in England too)

oh I saw it right here in Seattle just a couple weeks ago

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Ophelia wrote:
> "tert in seattle" wrote in message
> ...
>
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>>
>> On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>>>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>>>
>>> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
>>> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
>>> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
>>> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
>>> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.
>>
>> I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
>> of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
>> other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
>> she stuck by my side wherever I was.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>>================
>>
>> I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)
>
> those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next
>
>=============
>
> LOL I've seen it in England too)

oh I saw it right here in Seattle just a couple weeks ago

=====================

Really!!! LOL so we are not the only nutters )))))))))))))



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On Wed, 7 Dec 2016 18:35:10 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:

>Ophelia wrote:
>> "tert in seattle" wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> Ophelia wrote:
>>> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>>>
>>> On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>>>>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>>>>
>>>> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
>>>> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
>>>> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
>>>> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
>>>> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.
>>>
>>> I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
>>> of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
>>> other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
>>> she stuck by my side wherever I was.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>>
>>>================
>>>
>>> I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)
>>
>> those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next
>>
>>=============
>>
>> LOL I've seen it in England too)
>
>oh I saw it right here in Seattle just a couple weeks ago

There's one here, walks him every day, not in the least concerned
about traffic etc. He's a Bengal, very attractive, basically a tabby
but instead of stripes he is spotted more like a leopard. They are
also very expensive, appx $4000.00 and I disapprove of paying that
sort of money when the shelters are full of cats looking for homes

http://cattime.com/cat-breeds/bengal-cats

On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:22:01 -0400, wrote:

<snip>

>There's one here, walks him every day, not in the least concerned
>about traffic etc. He's a Bengal, very attractive, basically a tabby
>but instead of stripes he is spotted more like a leopard. They are
>also very expensive, appx $4000.00 and I disapprove of paying that
>sort of money when the shelters are full of cats looking for homes

I love Bengals, and you do come across them in shelters. We even have
a site here devoted to Bengals in shelters
http://www.bengalrescue.com.au/Benga...alia/Home.html
*I see they've switched to Faecebook now.

Ophelia wrote:
> "tert in seattle" wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote:
>> "tert in seattle" wrote in message
>> ...
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>> Ophelia wrote:
>>> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>>>
>>> On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>>>>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>>>>
>>>> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
>>>> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
>>>> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
>>>> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
>>>> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.
>>>
>>> I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
>>> of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
>>> other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
>>> she stuck by my side wherever I was.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>>
>>>================
>>>
>>> I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)
>>
>> those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next
>>
>>=============
>>
>> LOL I've seen it in England too)
>
> oh I saw it right here in Seattle just a couple weeks ago
>
>=====================
>
> Really!!! LOL so we are not the only nutters )))))))))))))


Seattle is some kind of wacko magnet

On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:02:55 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:22:01 -0400, wrote:
>
><snip>
>
>>There's one here, walks him every day, not in the least concerned
>>about traffic etc. He's a Bengal, very attractive, basically a tabby
>>but instead of stripes he is spotted more like a leopard. They are
>>also very expensive, appx $4000.00 and I disapprove of paying that
>>sort of money when the shelters are full of cats looking for homes
>
>I love Bengals, and you do come across them in shelters. We even have
>a site here devoted to Bengals in shelters
>http://www.bengalrescue.com.au/Benga...alia/Home.html
>*I see they've switched to Faecebook now.

I have chatted with the man and gather the cat is very destructive and
one of his neighbours told me he had to have several stitches when it
flew at his arm - so perhaps the civet in them gets them rejected
sometimes.

On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:38:23 -0400, wrote:

>On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:02:55 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:22:01 -0400, wrote:
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>There's one here, walks him every day, not in the least concerned
>>>about traffic etc. He's a Bengal, very attractive, basically a tabby
>>>but instead of stripes he is spotted more like a leopard. They are
>>>also very expensive, appx $4000.00 and I disapprove of paying that
>>>sort of money when the shelters are full of cats looking for homes
>>
>>I love Bengals, and you do come across them in shelters. We even have
>>a site here devoted to Bengals in shelters
>>http://www.bengalrescue.com.au/Benga...alia/Home.html
>>*I see they've switched to Faecebook now.
>
>I have chatted with the man and gather the cat is very destructive and
>one of his neighbours told me he had to have several stitches when it
>flew at his arm - so perhaps the civet in them gets them rejected
>sometimes.

Yup. They have certain tendencies like other breeds of cats.
Presumably most of those found in shelters have behavioural problems.

I'd still be keen to try to adopt one but my Tabby, Lucy, wouldn't
stand for a new adult cat in the house. A kitten maybe... but even
then I know she'd take time to adjust. She's already possessive enough
of me as it is (and seem to be getting worse), she gets jealous when
Annie (my other cat) has my attention.

If money was no object, I'd love one of these:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_cat

Then again, if money truly was no object I'd like to have a sanctuary
for all cats, including the big cats. Especially the big cats

On 12/6/2016 5:06 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>>
>> On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>>>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>>>
>>> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
>>> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
>>> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
>>> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
>>> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.
>>
>> I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
>> of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
>> other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
>> she stuck by my side wherever I was.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>> ================
>>
>> I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)
>
> those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next
>
It's not the Scots! My middle brother got a kitten for his birthday
when he about 12. He trained it to walk on a leash/lead. When they are
young it can be done. We were living in Virginia at the time. Not
long after that Dad was transferred to Bangkok and we left the cat with
my aunt. She let the cat outside and it got hit by a car.

Jill

On 12/7/2016 4:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> My middle brother got a kitten for his birthday when he about 12.

Did you bully it like you did to poor Julie?

You thin-haired biotch!

On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:50:03 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:38:23 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:02:55 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:22:01 -0400, wrote:
>>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>There's one here, walks him every day, not in the least concerned
>>>>about traffic etc. He's a Bengal, very attractive, basically a tabby
>>>>but instead of stripes he is spotted more like a leopard. They are
>>>>also very expensive, appx $4000.00 and I disapprove of paying that
>>>>sort of money when the shelters are full of cats looking for homes
>>>
>>>I love Bengals, and you do come across them in shelters. We even have
>>>a site here devoted to Bengals in shelters
>>>http://www.bengalrescue.com.au/Benga...alia/Home.html
>>>*I see they've switched to Faecebook now.
>>
>>I have chatted with the man and gather the cat is very destructive and
>>one of his neighbours told me he had to have several stitches when it
>>flew at his arm - so perhaps the civet in them gets them rejected
>>sometimes.
>
>Yup. They have certain tendencies like other breeds of cats.
>Presumably most of those found in shelters have behavioural problems.
>
>I'd still be keen to try to adopt one but my Tabby, Lucy, wouldn't
>stand for a new adult cat in the house. A kitten maybe... but even
>then I know she'd take time to adjust. She's already possessive enough
>of me as it is (and seem to be getting worse), she gets jealous when
>Annie (my other cat) has my attention.
>
>If money was no object, I'd love one of these:
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_cat
>
>Then again, if money truly was no object I'd like to have a sanctuary
>for all cats, including the big cats. Especially the big cats

Yes, that cats lovely too, hadn't seen one before. I know I can't
have any other animal, this cat goes ape! My grandson was here last
week with his Lab pup, she is like a ball of fury with it and in the
end I shut her in the bedroom while he was here Occasionally she
can see a cat down on the grass from the window and I know exactly
when she is looking at it, throwing herself at the window, hissing,
spitting, tail lashing and that's a cat 30 ft below here There
must have been some other animal in the past I and the shelter do not
know about I reckon.

On 2016-12-07 6:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next
>>
> It's not the Scots! My middle brother got a kitten for his birthday
> when he about 12. He trained it to walk on a leash/lead. When they are
> young it can be done. We were living in Virginia at the time. Not
> long after that Dad was transferred to Bangkok and we left the cat with
> my aunt. She let the cat outside and it got hit by a car.
>
>


One of my professors had a cat who didn't like to be outside unless he
was on a lead.

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Ophelia wrote:
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> Ophelia wrote:
>> "tert in seattle" wrote in message
>> ...
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>> Ophelia wrote:
>>> "Nancy Young" wrote in message ...
>>>
>>> On 12/6/2016 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 2016-12-06 10:16 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Exercise options are a bit limited with cats. heh. But she
>>>>> is up the 13.5 pounds and that's too much.
>>>>
>>>> True. Cats aren't well known for playing once they mature. Barn cats
>>>> tend to stay fit because they spend their days hunting and are on the
>>>> move a lot. We had cats for years and at one time we had a pair of
>>>> tabbies who used to come for walks in the woods. I think it was more a
>>>> matter of them wanting to be with the dog than with us.
>>>
>>> I had a cat who'd go to the park for a walk with me. I got a lot
>>> of stares, but she just stayed with me making a peep noise every
>>> other step. Good for a laugh. But she was a type of Siamese and
>>> she stuck by my side wherever I was.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>>
>>>================
>>>
>>> I have occasionally, seen cats being taken for walks on leads)
>>
>> those wacky Scots! never know what they'll do next
>>
>>=============
>>
>> LOL I've seen it in England too)
>
> oh I saw it right here in Seattle just a couple weeks ago
>
>=====================
>
> Really!!! LOL so we are not the only nutters )))))))))))))


Seattle is some kind of wacko magnet

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On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:50:03 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:

>On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:38:23 -0400, wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:02:55 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:22:01 -0400, wrote:
>>>
>>><snip>
>>>
>>>>There's one here, walks him every day, not in the least concerned
>>>>about traffic etc. He's a Bengal, very attractive, basically a tabby
>>>>but instead of stripes he is spotted more like a leopard. They are
>>>>also very expensive, appx $4000.00 and I disapprove of paying that
>>>>sort of money when the shelters are full of cats looking for homes
>>>
>>>I love Bengals, and you do come across them in shelters. We even have
>>>a site here devoted to Bengals in shelters
>>>http://www.bengalrescue.com.au/Benga...alia/Home.html
>>>*I see they've switched to Faecebook now.
>>
>>I have chatted with the man and gather the cat is very destructive and
>>one of his neighbours told me he had to have several stitches when it
>>flew at his arm - so perhaps the civet in them gets them rejected
>>sometimes.
>
>Yup. They have certain tendencies like other breeds of cats.
>Presumably most of those found in shelters have behavioural problems.
>
>I'd still be keen to try to adopt one but my Tabby, Lucy, wouldn't
>stand for a new adult cat in the house. A kitten maybe... but even
>then I know she'd take time to adjust. She's already possessive enough
>of me as it is (and seem to be getting worse), she gets jealous when
>Annie (my other cat) has my attention.
>
>If money was no object, I'd love one of these:
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_cat
>
>Then again, if money truly was no object I'd like to have a sanctuary
>for all cats, including the big cats. Especially the big cats

Yes, that cats lovely too, hadn't seen one before. I know I can't
have any other animal, this cat goes ape! My grandson was here last
week with his Lab pup, she is like a ball of fury with it and in the
end I shut her in the bedroom while he was here Occasionally she
can see a cat down on the grass from the window and I know exactly
when she is looking at it, throwing herself at the window, hissing,
spitting, tail lashing and that's a cat 30 ft below here There
must have been some other animal in the past I and the shelter do not
know about I reckon.

===========================

My dog does that but we know very well about the other animals in the past.



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On 12/7/2016 7:05 PM, wrote:
> Occasionally she
> can see a cat down on the grass from the window and I know exactly
> when she is looking at it, throwing herself at the window, hissing,
> spitting, tail lashing and that's a cat 30 ft below here There
> must have been some other animal in the past I and the shelter do not
> know about I reckon.

My cat Persia didn't come from a shelter but I guess she was raised in a
household with a bunch of other cats. She escaped and showed up at my
back door. She would not tolerate the sight of another cat. Threw
herself at the screen door in an attempt to scare any other cat away
from ground level patio.

Buffy (my current cat) came from a household where there was a cat that
bullied her constantly. Her owner died and the caretakers were trying
to find homes for the cats. Buffy was terrified, hiding from the other
cat when I went to meet her. The caretaker had to shut the male cat (a
Tonkinese) in another room.

Buffy was afraid and hid the day I brought her home. She soon learned
this is a safe place. No other cats to contend with. Still, if she
sees a cat walk across *her* patio or the back yard, she gets upset.
She hisses and yowls.

She's perfectly content to be an only cat.

I'd be worried about the 30 foot drop if your cat has any way to get out
on that balcony.

Jill

On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:05:15 -0400, wrote:

>On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:50:03 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:38:23 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:02:55 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 07 Dec 2016 16:22:01 -0400, wrote:
>>>>
>>>><snip>
>>>>
>>>>>There's one here, walks him every day, not in the least concerned
>>>>>about traffic etc. He's a Bengal, very attractive, basically a tabby
>>>>>but instead of stripes he is spotted more like a leopard. They are
>>>>>also very expensive, appx $4000.00 and I disapprove of paying that
>>>>>sort of money when the shelters are full of cats looking for homes
>>>>
>>>>I love Bengals, and you do come across them in shelters. We even have
>>>>a site here devoted to Bengals in shelters
>>>>http://www.bengalrescue.com.au/Benga...alia/Home.html
>>>>*I see they've switched to Faecebook now.
>>>
>>>I have chatted with the man and gather the cat is very destructive and
>>>one of his neighbours told me he had to have several stitches when it
>>>flew at his arm - so perhaps the civet in them gets them rejected
>>>sometimes.
>>
>>Yup. They have certain tendencies like other breeds of cats.
>>Presumably most of those found in shelters have behavioural problems.
>>
>>I'd still be keen to try to adopt one but my Tabby, Lucy, wouldn't
>>stand for a new adult cat in the house. A kitten maybe... but even
>>then I know she'd take time to adjust. She's already possessive enough
>>of me as it is (and seem to be getting worse), she gets jealous when
>>Annie (my other cat) has my attention.
>>
>>If money was no object, I'd love one of these:
>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_cat
>>
>>Then again, if money truly was no object I'd like to have a sanctuary
>>for all cats, including the big cats. Especially the big cats
>
>Yes, that cats lovely too, hadn't seen one before. I know I can't
>have any other animal, this cat goes ape! My grandson was here last
>week with his Lab pup, she is like a ball of fury with it and in the
>end I shut her in the bedroom while he was here Occasionally she
>can see a cat down on the grass from the window and I know exactly
>when she is looking at it, throwing herself at the window, hissing,
>spitting, tail lashing and that's a cat 30 ft below here There
>must have been some other animal in the past I and the shelter do not
>know about I reckon.

It certainly sounds like it. I got Annie from the RSPCA, in her
younger days she was a bit like yours. She would spit and hiss at the
sight of another cat nearby. As she got older, she has mellowed out a
lot, her philosophy now seems to be if you don't bother me then I'm
cool with you.