Cat newbie needs advice

On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Mr B wrote:

> Cats are so easy to take care of it's unbelievable.
>
.....that's never been my experience. you must be lucky.

Dee
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"Dee" <powersd.DeleteThis@wam.umd.edu> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, Mr B wrote:
>
> > Cats are so easy to take care of it's unbelievable.
> >
> ....that's never been my experience. you must be lucky.
>
> Dee
>

Yes, and that can change rapidly if a cat if sick or injured. The
responsibility to take care of them in that event is like caring for a
member of the family ... which is just how I look at my furbabies.

MaryL
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Thank you all for your answers! They really gave me new perspective on this.
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"bewtifulfreak" <bewtifulfreak.nospam DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> MaryL wrote:
>
> Absolutely. Or, if you have indoor pets, that your house is covered in
poo
> and pee because you didn't arrange to have someone come in and clean the
> box! Ours now have a cat flap, but I still don't think I'd feel
comfortable
> going away without at least having someone check in on them, just to make
> sure they're okay. But yes, in theory, you could do that, they are pretty
> easy to care for, but you do have to realize that, when they're kittens,
> they might have a few behaviors like scratching and playing with things
you
> don't want them to that you'll have to train them out of. But again,
> overall, they are pretty easygoing, and well worth any effort they do
> require. :)

I think it depends on the cat. Seriously. I had one cat
that had to have someone around..loved company. Sasha
on the other hand doesn't particularly like strangers. She also
will only eat dry food. When I go away for the weekend I make
sure her water and food dispensers are full and that both boxes
are clean. Then I just have someone peek in on her once a day
to make sure she hasn't gotten sick or tipped over her water or
anything like that. My sitter always says she tries to call her to give
her some attention but Sasha hides. So technically she is checking
up on the house, not the cat <g> Still...at least I know the
water is still full :-)

AG
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"bewtifulfreak" <bewtifulfreak.nospam.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Agua Girl wrote:
> > I think it depends on the cat. Seriously. I had one cat
> > that had to have someone around..loved company. Sasha
> > on the other hand doesn't particularly like strangers. She also
> > will only eat dry food. When I go away for the weekend I make
> > sure her water and food dispensers are full and that both boxes
> > are clean. Then I just have someone peek in on her once a day
> > to make sure she hasn't gotten sick or tipped over her water or
> > anything like that. My sitter always says she tries to call her to
> > give her some attention but Sasha hides. So technically she is
> > checking
> > up on the house, not the cat <g> Still...at least I know the
> > water is still full :-)
>
> But you still have someone going there to make sure that nothing is
> obviously amiss, and that's all I'm saying. I mean, if the cat hides, or
in
> our case, we have a cat flap, so they might be out back, then you're right
> of course, they aren't really checking on the cat. But at least they're
> there if the cat should be lying on the floor sick or injured or
something.
> Still doesn't preclude something going wrong, but I know I'd feel better
> having someone just check in for the obvious things. :)

That's it exactly. If the cat has been sick then chances are she will
do so right in the middle of the carpet..not some place where the spot
would be unnoticeable. :-)

Sasha is easy though. Since she won't eat wet food I can have someone
come by whenever. With my other two they had to come by once in
the morning and once in the evening.

AG
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