Comments on: IN DEFENSE OF CATS

By: dymphna

dymphna — Sun, 29 May 2005 03:23:27 +0000

I loved this post. My paw print is obvious on Watcher’s list.

By: dymphna

dymphna — Fri, 27 May 2005 13:03:06 +0000

Got a birthday card yesterday with this quote from Mark Twain:
“If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”

Yeah.

By: Watcher of Weasels

Watcher of Weasels — Fri, 27 May 2005 07:45:58 +0000

The Council Has Spoken!
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By: Half Sigma

Half Sigma — Thu, 26 May 2005 20:11:53 +0000

Reminds me of the movie Logan’s Run.

By: dymphna

dymphna — Wed, 25 May 2005 18:56:07 +0000

We once had a calico named Geneivieve. My son named her after the school secretary. He once named a dog Mary, so I figured he didn’t ‘get’ the naming of pets. However, it was his cat soo…

We took G. to the vet, who upon examining her told us that Genevieve was a boy. But that can’t be! Calicos are always female (we were so sure of this, we hadn’t bothered to look at her — now ‘his’– pertinent parts). The vet agreed that this was so. However, Genevieve was a genetic sport, a ten thousand in one calico male. In addition, the vet told us, Genevieve would be sterile but wouldn’t know it so we’d have to get him neutered to prevent having everything in sight sprayed.

On the way out the door, the vet asked Will what he was now going to call the cat. Will asked the vet what his name was. “George,” was the reply. So Genevieve morphed into his real name –George — right before our eyes.

Fortunately, we didn’t have to change the monogram on his linen.

By: Alarming News

Alarming News — Wed, 25 May 2005 17:26:45 +0000

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By: Watcher of Weasels

Watcher of Weasels — Wed, 25 May 2005 07:52:16 +0000

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By: Scott Hanshaw

Scott Hanshaw — Tue, 24 May 2005 12:54:20 +0000

Just read your comments on cats. Good stuff. The issue of naming cats is difficult. Humans need to realize that cats already have a name, and our job is to discover it. Case in point: Ten years ago, a cute little kitten showed up, and my daughter adopted it. She is really a good looking cat. My daughter, romantic that she is, name this creature Emily. We all tried to adapt to the name, but this cat was beyond feisty. She can hold her own in a dogfight. After two weeks, we discovered that her name was Vasquez, the same as the woman Marine in Aliens. You know the one; “Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man? - No, have you?” That’s our Vasquez. She’s just as mean as the rest of the kids.