RiotGirl
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Hiya all, thanks for the responses. i enjoyed the stories on you're cats = ) i've had a few alley cats in my time too. Usually what i do, as all they know is the outside world, is try to adjust them to the inside world while they still have their outside world. As much as you've tried to convince me its not like jail, it still seems that way to me. Its like, you lock them into a box and you keep them from the world. Just like jail. They're regulated, controlled every moment. They cant go, they cant leave, their like little captives. Just like jail. i'm not telling anyone they are wrong for what they believe do, just that i dont agree with them. AND for the recorded, i commonly joke that one has to learn the language of "moo" to talk to anyone around here. As i really am surrounded by cows. 10 miles in either direction to reach a main road. Yet i am still in a housing development. But like really, not even the pizza places will deliver out here, yet i'm not in the back woods. Just feels like it = ) So its relatively safe. When i lived in apt in Hong kong, the two cats i had were regulated to the apt. My Squirt HATED it. When we got back to the states, he snuck out and was gone for 3 days. He'd continuelly take off for days on end. Other then city life, if they "know" the outside, i think its just as good for them. Stray cats, alley cats, its all they know. That freedom. The freedom to go two miles away, and come back if they choose, or climb a tree and chase a bird. they have the freedom to go, do, be as they please. So for now, my stray is in at night and out during the day. Tho it got kicked out last night as she/he tried to pee on my bed right infront of me. <grins> My cats are also neutered and fully vaccinated. so i will be patient with the cats. Though i must say yesterday morning i was woken up to a suprise. SOME how the cats got into the room the stray was in, and the DOG and well i woke up to them all screaming pretty much. But no fighting so thats good. Last night my little stray (before i brought him into my room) was sleeping on my daughters bed where momma cat usually sleeps. Suprise Surpise. Wooo! The stray kitty set off SUCH a funky smell that i swear she was eating rotten eggs before hand. Granted no ones literally fought, they've only screamed at each other, which i suppose is the least i can ask for. Thanks for the links, i appreciate it and will check it out later. As for the bath though, i was talking to Master about it, he doesnt think its a good idea as said stray kitty might throw a living fit. (and i remember the last stray kitty i gave a bath too, i had claw marks from my elbow's to my hands) But momma cat isnt too worried. Though the little stray (prolly between around 4 months, almost full grown, but not as my kittens arent full grown and its smaller then them) throws a fit at ALL of my animals. Oh and ahem, non of my animals are disposable. Infact animals arent disposable too me. And if you dont believe me, go call up Miami Dade Police Animal shelter and ask them if they found out why several of their animals went missing from the euthanasia room. In fact ASK them, why there was a big investigation into their shelter. Ask them what happened. Infact ask them, why they are too lazy to drive pit bulls up to Browerd county and instead put them to sleep. i'm sure i'm abit infamous around there for the "fits" i would throw because of how disposable they felt the animals were there.
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