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"Elroy Willis" |
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27 Mar 2005 07:47:45 AM |
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OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
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Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 09:13:03 AM |
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:47:45 GMT in alt.atheism, Elroy Willis (Elroy
Willis <elroywillis@swbell.net>) said, directing the reply to
alt.atheism
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Go to the pet store and buy him two or three mice.
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 09:31:10 AM |
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Therion Ware <autodelete@city-of-dis.com> wrote in alt.atheism
in alt.atheism Elroy Willis said,
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Go to the pet store and buy him two or three mice.
But it's raining outside. I don't wanna go out there anymore than
he does...
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Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
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| User: "Therion Ware" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 09:59:44 AM |
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:31:10 GMT in alt.atheism, Elroy Willis (Elroy
Willis <elroywillis@swbell.net>) said, directing the reply to
alt.atheism
Therion Ware <autodelete@city-of-dis.com> wrote in alt.atheism
in alt.atheism Elroy Willis said,
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Go to the pet store and buy him two or three mice.
But it's raining outside. I don't wanna go out there anymore than
he does...
In that case.... I have this DVD of birds that absolutely fascinates
both my cats.
http://www.kittyshow.com/birdsdvdinfo.htm
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| User: "Claytonus Vs. Godzilla" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 05:46:44 PM |
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"Elroy Willis" <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:v8ed419get7vq0ijla62df40nfp591q4jf@4ax.com...
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Oh you don't REALLY want to know what I would do with a cat, do you?
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 05:50:48 PM |
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"Claytonus Vs. Godzilla" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymails.com> wrote in message
news:4247453d$0$5596$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
"Elroy Willis" <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:v8ed419get7vq0ijla62df40nfp591q4jf@4ax.com...
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Oh you don't REALLY want to know what I would do with a cat, do you?
No! :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
29 Mar 2005 06:01:28 PM |
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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 09:46:44 +1000, "Claytonus Vs. Godzilla"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymails.com> wrote:
"Elroy Willis" <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:v8ed419get7vq0ijla62df40nfp591q4jf@4ax.com...
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Oh you don't REALLY want to know what I would do with a cat, do you?
***** the cat? {veg}
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "kathryn" |
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27 Mar 2005 09:40:17 AM |
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"Elroy Willis" <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:v8ed419get7vq0ijla62df40nfp591q4jf@4ax.com...
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
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Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
Bit of string never fails with ours
Also - ping pong balls - he isn't over keen on the toy balls you get with
bells inside and all that. However we got some brightly coloured ping pong
balls, loves em!
Kathryn
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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27 Mar 2005 09:32:50 AM |
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"Elroy Willis" <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:v8ed419get7vq0ijla62df40nfp591q4jf@4ax.com...
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Get him some catnip and let him get stoned as hell. He'll probably sleep
the rest of the day away.
Seriously, I've done this with my cats when they've driven me batty. It
works! :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Gary Bohn" |
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27 Mar 2005 03:50:22 PM |
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Elroy Willis <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote in
news:v8ed419get7vq0ijla62df40nfp591q4jf@4ax.com:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Buy him a gerbal to chase.
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apatriot #23, aa #1779, Grand Poobah, EAC Department of Oxygen
Deprivation
Responsible for brain damage everywhere!
Gary Bohn
Science rationally modifies a theory to fit evidence, creationism
emotionally modifies evidence to fit the bible.
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| User: "Jez" |
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27 Mar 2005 08:43:11 AM |
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Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Teach him how to do some fan dancing ?
http://www.easycall.net/fun/cat-fan.shtml
:)
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Jez
'Realism is seductive because once you have accepted the reasonable
notion that you should base your actions on reality, you are too often
led to accept, without much questioning, someone else's version of what
that reality is. It is a crucial act of independent thinking to be
skeptical of someone else's description of reality.'-
Howard Zinn
NFS Underground2, Americas Army And MOH-PA
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| User: "georgann" |
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27 Mar 2005 08:58:21 AM |
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Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a toy
called Weasel Ball. The ball has a battery operated, weighted wheel inside.
When the contacts are set to ON the ball hurls and rolls on the floor with a
stuffed "weasel" attached to it - only it looks like a ferret rather than a
weasel.
Hours of cat fun after they get unafraid of it.
Also, a mini laser light. Only take care not to let it hit them in the eyes
for even an instant. They think they're chasing Tinker Bell.
:p
--
(`'·.¸(`'·.¸(`'·.¸ ¸.·'´)¸.·'´)¸.·'´)
«´¨`·.¸¸ ¸¸.·´¨ `»
"As Benjamin Franklin left the State House in Philadelphia
on the closing day of the Constitutional Convention, a woman
asked him what kind of government the statesmen had given America.
Franklin replied: 'A republic, Madame, if you can keep it.'
http://www.boingboing.net/images/Purple-USA.jpg
http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/
(¸.·'´(¸.·'´(¸.·'´ `'·.¸)`'·.¸)`'·.¸)
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| User: "quibbler" |
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27 Mar 2005 11:26:48 AM |
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In article <BE6C343D.577ED%chenault@mindspring.com>,=20
chenault@mindspring.com says...
Elroy Willis wrote:
=20
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally s=
pends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching ar=
ound
looking for stuff to do.
=20
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
=20
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
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Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a to=
y
called Weasel Ball.
Cats are just as happy playing with a twist tie. You know those little=20
plastic coated wires things that you use to close bags. My cat will=20
sometimes spend hours batting them around the house.
The ball has a battery operated, weighted wheel inside.
When the contacts are set to ON the ball hurls and rolls on the floor wit=
h a
stuffed "weasel" attached to it - only it looks like a ferret rather than=
a
weasel.=20
=20
Hours of cat fun after they get unafraid of it.
=20
Also, a mini laser light. Only take care not to let it hit them in the ey=
es
for even an instant. They think they're chasing Tinker Bell.
=20
:p
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"As Benjamin Franklin left the State House in Philadelphia
on the closing day of the Constitutional Convention, a woman
asked him what kind of government the statesmen had given America.
Franklin replied: 'A republic, Madame, if you can keep it.'
=20
http://www.boingboing.net/images/Purple-USA.jpg
http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/
(=3D3F.=B7'=3D3F(=3D3F.=B7'=3D3F(=3D3F.=B7'=3D3F `'=B7.=3D3F)`'=
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--=20
Quibbler (quibbler247atyahoo.com)
"It is fashionable to wax apocalyptic about the=20
threat to humanity posed by the AIDS virus, 'mad cow'
disease, and many others, but I think a case can be=20
made that faith is one of the world's great evils,=20
comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to=20
eradicate." -- Richard Dawkins
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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27 Mar 2005 12:20:20 PM |
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"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cb09ac219cd63cc989c70@news.individual.net...
In article <BE6C343D.577ED%chenault@mindspring.com>,
chenault@mindspring.com says...
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching
around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a toy
called Weasel Ball.
Cats are just as happy playing with a twist tie. You know those little
plastic coated wires things that you use to close bags. My cat will
sometimes spend hours batting them around the house.
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Clockmeister" |
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27 Mar 2005 07:43:02 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:3aobr1F6b7s8tU1@individual.net...
"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cb09ac219cd63cc989c70@news.individual.net...
In article <BE6C343D.577ED%chenault@mindspring.com>,
chenault@mindspring.com says...
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching
around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a
toy
called Weasel Ball.
Cats are just as happy playing with a twist tie. You know those little
plastic coated wires things that you use to close bags. My cat will
sometimes spend hours batting them around the house.
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
--
One of our cats plays fetch with half of the kinder surprise egg that
contains the little toy.
Throw, chase, play and then drops it in front of you for another round.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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27 Mar 2005 09:04:10 PM |
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"Clockmeister" <no-one@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:4247616b@duster.adelaide.on.net...
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:3aobr1F6b7s8tU1@individual.net...
"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cb09ac219cd63cc989c70@news.individual.net...
In article <BE6C343D.577ED%chenault@mindspring.com>,
chenault@mindspring.com says...
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching
around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a
toy
called Weasel Ball.
Cats are just as happy playing with a twist tie. You know those little
plastic coated wires things that you use to close bags. My cat will
sometimes spend hours batting them around the house.
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
--
One of our cats plays fetch with half of the kinder surprise egg that
contains the little toy.
Throw, chase, play and then drops it in front of you for another round.
Good gracious and here I thought my cat was unique. Another one of her
favorite toys is a half of a plastic Easter egg that once held candy. She
looks hilarious walking around with it in her mouth :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "" |
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28 Mar 2005 05:01:14 PM |
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:04:10 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Clockmeister" <no-one@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:4247616b@duster.adelaide.on.net...
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in message
news:3aobr1F6b7s8tU1@individual.net...
"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cb09ac219cd63cc989c70@news.individual.net...
In article <BE6C343D.577ED%chenault@mindspring.com>,
chenault@mindspring.com says...
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching
around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a
toy
called Weasel Ball.
Cats are just as happy playing with a twist tie. You know those little
plastic coated wires things that you use to close bags. My cat will
sometimes spend hours batting them around the house.
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
--
One of our cats plays fetch with half of the kinder surprise egg that
contains the little toy.
Throw, chase, play and then drops it in front of you for another round.
Good gracious and here I thought my cat was unique. Another one of her
favorite toys is a half of a plastic Easter egg that once held candy. She
looks hilarious walking around with it in her mouth :)
They are *all insane in some way - my Tori lugs my socks around the
house, leaves paper balls in the food bowl. My other one, GinGin
doesn't sit down to scratch her ear. Picture that - I've never seen
any other cat do that.
drift
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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28 Mar 2005 05:30:47 PM |
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<drift@lost.net> wrote in message
news:d13h41hnftl9rm5jb0u63pr4ni1a0os4ni@4ax.com...
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:04:10 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
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Good gracious and here I thought my cat was unique. Another one of her
favorite toys is a half of a plastic Easter egg that once held candy. She
looks hilarious walking around with it in her mouth :)
They are *all insane in some way - my Tori lugs my socks around the
house, leaves paper balls in the food bowl. My other one, GinGin
doesn't sit down to scratch her ear. Picture that - I've never seen
any other cat do that.
drift
LOL, I'd love to see that :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "" |
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29 Mar 2005 06:23:47 PM |
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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 18:30:47 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
<drift@lost.net> wrote in message
news:d13h41hnftl9rm5jb0u63pr4ni1a0os4ni@4ax.com...
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 22:04:10 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
snip
Good gracious and here I thought my cat was unique. Another one of her
favorite toys is a half of a plastic Easter egg that once held candy. She
looks hilarious walking around with it in her mouth :)
They are *all insane in some way - my Tori lugs my socks around the
house, leaves paper balls in the food bowl. My other one, GinGin
doesn't sit down to scratch her ear. Picture that - I've never seen
any other cat do that.
drift
LOL, I'd love to see that :)
I'd love to be lucky enough to have a camera ready when she does - but
my Nikon eats up $14.00 batteries like crazy. I've been meaning to
make a power cable attached to a lantern battery with shoulder strap -
they don't have the aux equip for this camera anymore. (coolpix 880)
Leave it up to me to pick a lemon from a famous name. Great pix, but
impractical.
drift
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| User: "quibbler" |
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27 Mar 2005 06:29:28 PM |
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In article <3aobr1F6b7s8tU1@individual.net>,
says...
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
I may try that. The fur critter is always looking for new toys and
anything that doesn't involve me getting scratched up in the process is
a bonus.
--
Quibbler (quibbler247atyahoo.com)
"It is fashionable to wax apocalyptic about the
threat to humanity posed by the AIDS virus, 'mad cow'
disease, and many others, but I think a case can be
made that faith is one of the world's great evils,
comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to
eradicate." -- Richard Dawkins
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
28 Mar 2005 04:57:11 PM |
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:29:28 -0700, quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com>
wrote:
In article <3aobr1F6b7s8tU1@individual.net>,
says...
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
I may try that. The fur critter is always looking for new toys and
anything that doesn't involve me getting scratched up in the process is
a bonus.
One of mine (13 yr's old!) will chase a focused beam from a maglight!!
(Don't have a laser, the dot may be too small, and since I'm told they
don't see color they might not even see it at all)
drift
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| User: "Frank J Warner" |
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27 Mar 2005 06:48:57 PM |
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In article <3aobr1F6b7s8tU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cb09ac219cd63cc989c70@news.individual.net...
In article <BE6C343D.577ED%chenault@mindspring.com>,
chenault@mindspring.com says...
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching
around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a toy
called Weasel Ball.
Cats are just as happy playing with a twist tie. You know those little
plastic coated wires things that you use to close bags. My cat will
sometimes spend hours batting them around the house.
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
That, combined with a mirror placed at floor level, can provide hours
of fun. Move the mirror to a new, unexpected location at random
intervals.
-Frank
--
Here's some of my work:
http://www.franksknives.com
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| User: "Kate " |
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27 Mar 2005 11:55:03 PM |
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:20:20 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cb09ac219cd63cc989c70@news.individual.net...
In article <BE6C343D.577ED%chenault@mindspring.com>,
chenault@mindspring.com says...
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching
around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a toy
called Weasel Ball.
Cats are just as happy playing with a twist tie. You know those little
plastic coated wires things that you use to close bags. My cat will
sometimes spend hours batting them around the house.
Best not to let your kitty do that. My sister is a veternarian and
you don't want to know what it costs to get one of those things out of
your cat.
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
I just found a great sounding cat toy in Signals (I think) - it's an
electronic moving something that's in a small paper sack. Apparently
it moves for about 3 minutes before it stops and the sack is
impervious to claws and ripping. I'm going to have to get one.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
28 Mar 2005 05:03:11 PM |
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On 27 Mar 2005 23:55:03 -0600, (Kate ) wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:20:20 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1cb09ac219cd63cc989c70@news.individual.net...
In article <BE6C343D.577ED%chenault@mindspring.com>,
chenault@mindspring.com says...
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching
around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a toy
called Weasel Ball.
Cats are just as happy playing with a twist tie. You know those little
plastic coated wires things that you use to close bags. My cat will
sometimes spend hours batting them around the house.
Best not to let your kitty do that. My sister is a veternarian and
you don't want to know what it costs to get one of those things out of
your cat.
LOL, too true. One of my cat's favorite toys in the plastic top from a
gallon of milk :)
I just found a great sounding cat toy in Signals (I think) - it's an
electronic moving something that's in a small paper sack. Apparently
it moves for about 3 minutes before it stops and the sack is
impervious to claws and ripping. I'm going to have to get one.
Drives 'em crazy to not be able to reach the whatever. Catnip in a
tied sock does wonders, too.
drift
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| User: "Elroy Willis" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 09:38:41 AM |
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georgann <chenault@mindspring.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a toy
called Weasel Ball. The ball has a battery operated, weighted wheel inside.
When the contacts are set to ON the ball hurls and rolls on the floor with a
stuffed "weasel" attached to it - only it looks like a ferret rather than a
weasel.
Hours of cat fun after they get unafraid of it.
I actually bought one of those about a year ago, and Luey got bored
with it within a day or two. I ended up giving it to a friend with a
dog, and their dog got tired or uninterested in it even sooner.
Also, a mini laser light. Only take care not to let it hit them in the eyes
for even an instant. They think they're chasing Tinker Bell.
:p
That's still one of Luey's favorites. He hasn't got bored with that
yet in over two years. I was looking for something that I didn't have
to control, if you know what I mean. Since it's spring here, the last
week has provided all kinds of actual "living critters," outside, and
so toys he knows are "dead" don't seem to interest him very much
at this time of the year. He'd rather be outside hunting lizards and
mice, but the rain is coming down too hard...
--
Elroy Willis
www.elroysemporium.com
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| User: "Ike" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 11:23:21 AM |
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"Elroy Willis" <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote in message
news:ffkd41db2kdhcs2ub3jkcaupjistbok62b@4ax.com...
georgann <chenault@mindspring.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and scratching
around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a
toy
called Weasel Ball. The ball has a battery operated, weighted wheel
inside.
When the contacts are set to ON the ball hurls and rolls on the floor
with a
stuffed "weasel" attached to it - only it looks like a ferret rather than
a
weasel.
Hours of cat fun after they get unafraid of it.
I actually bought one of those about a year ago, and Luey got bored
with it within a day or two. I ended up giving it to a friend with a
dog, and their dog got tired or uninterested in it even sooner.
Also, a mini laser light. Only take care not to let it hit them in the
eyes
for even an instant. They think they're chasing Tinker Bell.
:p
That's still one of Luey's favorites. He hasn't got bored with that
yet in over two years. I was looking for something that I didn't have
to control, if you know what I mean. Since it's spring here, the last
week has provided all kinds of actual "living critters," outside, and
so toys he knows are "dead" don't seem to interest him very much
at this time of the year. He'd rather be outside hunting lizards and
mice, but the rain is coming down too hard...
Buy him an umbrella, very small.
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| User: "rj" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 09:49:20 AM |
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Elroy Willis <elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote in
news:ffkd41db2kdhcs2ub3jkcaupjistbok62b@4ax.com:
georgann <chenault@mindspring.com> wrote in alt.atheism
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have a
toy called Weasel Ball. The ball has a battery operated, weighted wheel
inside. When the contacts are set to ON the ball hurls and rolls on the
floor with a stuffed "weasel" attached to it - only it looks like a
ferret rather than a weasel.
Hours of cat fun after they get unafraid of it.
I actually bought one of those about a year ago, and Luey got bored
with it within a day or two. I ended up giving it to a friend with a
dog, and their dog got tired or uninterested in it even sooner.
Also, a mini laser light. Only take care not to let it hit them in the
eyes for even an instant. They think they're chasing Tinker Bell.
:p
That's still one of Luey's favorites. He hasn't got bored with that
yet in over two years. I was looking for something that I didn't have
to control, if you know what I mean. Since it's spring here, the last
week has provided all kinds of actual "living critters," outside, and
so toys he knows are "dead" don't seem to interest him very much
at this time of the year. He'd rather be outside hunting lizards and
mice, but the rain is coming down too hard...
My dog goes absolutely nuts over that goofy ball thing but he is a retriver
which means he is a hunting dog.
rj
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| User: "JessHC, aa#2220 thanks to Jason Gastrichs effort" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 09:25:16 AM |
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georgann wrote:
Elroy Willis wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who
normally spends
most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around
looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
georgann (forgiven since 33 AD) wrote:
Drive to the nearest Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. They have
a toy
called Weasel Ball. The ball has a battery operated, weighted wheel
inside.
When the contacts are set to ON the ball hurls and rolls on the floor
with a
stuffed "weasel" attached to it - only it looks like a ferret rather
than a
weasel.
Hours of cat fun after they get unafraid of it.
Also, a mini laser light. Only take care not to let it hit them in
the eyes
for even an instant. They think they're chasing Tinker Bell.
The laser is an excellent suggestion. I especially enjoy when my cat
pounces and I shut it off; she can't figure out how it got away.
I've also heard some cats get kind of squirrelly with cotton balls, but
I've never tried that.
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| User: "Claytonus Vs. Godzilla" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 05:48:56 PM |
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"JessHC, aa#2220 thanks to Jason Gastrich's effort"
<jesshc@phantomemail.com> wrote in message
news:1111937116.496435.197810@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
The laser is an excellent suggestion.
Nah...I tried using a laser on a cat once, but it didn't explode like things
do in the movies...waste of 5 bucks!
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| User: "Steve Knight" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 07:01:25 PM |
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:47:45 GMT, Elroy Willis
<elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Go to the Pound and get him a German Shepard.
Warlord Steve
BAAWA
www.sonic.net/~wooly
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| User: "Olrik" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 11:49:13 PM |
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Steve Knight wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:47:45 GMT, Elroy Willis
<elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Go to the Pound and get him a German Shepard.
What do you have against dogs?
Warlord Steve
BAAWA
www.sonic.net/~wooly
--
Olrik
aa #1981
Qualified SMASH member
EAC Chief Food Inspector, Bacon Division
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: OT- Cat Scratch Fever |
27 Mar 2005 04:20:05 PM |
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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:47:45 GMT, Elroy Willis
<elroywillis@swbell.net> wrote:
It's been raining here for two days straight and my cat, who normally
spends most of the day outside is cooped up inside the house and
scratching around looking for stuff to do.
He's driving me crazy, what should I do?
Let him out anyway.
If there's no porch or other structure for him to hide under,
improvise.
Have a towel ready for when he comes back in.
drift
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