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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:02 PM Original message |
Is it wrong to take an old alley cat and try to domesticate it? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Take her in, see if she likes it. |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. I am not a cat person and probably am giving the wrong answer |
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suninvited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Homeless cats |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. i've thought that sometimes |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'm an inveterate cat rescuer-- I'd rescue her in a minute... |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. well thats one thing i worry about |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. as you say, she's a survivor.... |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. bring Thora in. And as mike_c says, first stop is the vet |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. that.. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 12:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. That's what kitty valium is for. |
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Dogtown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. ikhor, you obviously love her |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 04:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
39. it's soon over with |
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montanto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. Seconded. You'll probably give her another five + years of life! |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. I agree with ocelot. |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. If she doesn't like it she can always leave. |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
11. I agree with what others have said |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. A friend of mine rescued a feral cat years ago... |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'd take her in and get her spayed and let her out when she wants |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 12:14 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I've lost cats to predators, cars and theft. None of them go out |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. I brought a true feral in about 4 years ago. She will not let me pick her up.... |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. I agree with most of the above posts... |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-22-08 11:57 PM Response to Original message |
17. Take her in. Take her to the vet. FEED HER a few times a day. |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
20. I have ten cats, two of which adopted me and all of whom are fixed |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 02:31 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. You are my soul mate |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Aw -- thank you and keep up the good work |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
21. Echoing what everyone said above. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
22. Please take her in. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
24. Thora alone will decide on the degree of domestication. All you have to do |
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khashka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:56 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I'm backing up Heidi |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
26. Franz: He was a black cat that lived under a neighboring house when |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
27. Take her in |
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Lil Missy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
28. I'd take her in. That's how I acquired my first cat. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. Is this a metaphor for something? NT |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
32. I can feel the love here!! |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
33. I don't know about "wrong"... |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
34. Not "wrong," just not a good idea. |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'm with the "take her in" crowd |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
37. An alley is not "the wild" |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
38. Take her in |
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crispini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
40. If she lets you pet her, and pick her up, |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
41. We had a feral kitty. Got the poor thing at about 3 months. It hid under |
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