I apologize for misunderstanding then.First & Foremost, I am not hitting him.
I apologize for misunderstanding then.First & Foremost, I am not hitting him.
tarasgirl06 , The Mac these guys dropped was just a bit of accident. Generally, my Laptops are in safe place. This was when I received call while working & I had to put my laptop on sofa, that these guys dropped it. Like all cats, they love my Laptops so much & its so easy for the Mac to be dropped while they are rubbing their mouths on the corners.And if there is something being dropped, like the computer, is there another place you can move it to where it will be safe but still accessible?
I agree and disagree. I agree that we are responsible for the cats life, health and safety. And I also agree that can mean to have cats be indoor only.I've had very few behavioral issues with cats in a lifetime of caring for many cats. The ones I did have were minor.
"Experts" strongly advise to keep cats indoors only, for their own safety and wellbeing and for the guardians' peace of mind. No matter where, there are too many dangers outside for caring, responsible people to let cats out. WE are responsible for their lives, health and safety. I hope and pray people will really think about this seriously before letting cats out.
There are mosquitoes everywhere in the world, save the Arctic and Antarctic. It only takes one, carrying Dirofilaria immitis, to deliver a fatal bite in the form of transmitting Feline Heartworm and / or Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease.I agree and disagree. I agree that we are responsible for the cats life, health and safety. And I also agree that can mean to have cats be indoor only.
However, I do disagree that indoor only is the only way to be a caring and responsible catowner. When I lived in a city, my cats were indoor cats. But where I live now is a place my family has lived since 1960, and I have no problem letting them go outside. There are no predators, very little traffic, very little disease or other threats. We’ve had cats here for 35 years, and we’ve only had one cat who got hurt, 20 years ago. Other than that, they’ve all been happy, healthy and lived to be fairly old. The oldest one lived to be 19 yo, before he had to be put to sleep because of cancer. Around here the experts who talk of indoor only as a rule, mostly do it for the sake of birds. Here being a responsible catowner means to get them «fixed» to not have unwanted kittens, make sure they are chipped, have a warm place to be in the winter, and give them trips to the vet for upkeep and treatment.
I also think cats are different. I have a friend with a MC who is perfectly fine with being indoor only. While my Medusa, who I got somewhere between 4-6 weeks, hated being stuck inside from the go. She had never been outside, but the year she was indoor only was a total nightmare. It was a 24 hour fight to go outside. Her quality of life as an indoor only would have been horrible. To the point that If something was to happen to her outside, I woulden’t feel bad about letting her out, since so far it has been 12 years of happiness for her.
So I don’t think that it is one right or one wrong when it comes to indoor vs outdoor. It’s about the cat, where you live and being responsible.
I had to Google it, and Dirofilaria immitis is something we don’t have endemically. The cases we’ve had with heartworm is rare enough to make headlines in national media, and are mostly with animals being illegally imported from other countries.There are mosquitoes everywhere in the world, save the Arctic and Antarctic. It only takes one, carrying Dirofilaria immitis, to deliver a fatal bite in the form of transmitting Feline Heartworm and / or Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease.
Heartworm in Cats
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Discipline is discipline. The best disciplinarian I ever knew was one of my grandparents, and they used discipline as a means of communication, not "pain". They never, ever laid a hand on me in my entire life to get their point across.That was my bad! Sorry! To add, I was disciplined by my parents since I was 10 months old.
This may be cultural issue, but people around me have advised me that it is alright to discipline the cats - most of us discipline their kids too, as inhuman as it may sound. I got into scrap with one of my cats once - the same guy that I have mentioned above. I am not advocating hitting the pets as such, but in animal kingdom, wouldn't pain & pleasure be 2 sides of a coin? In jungle, as in society, must everybody not fear consequences?
Lol, yes! I even used this effectively on my neighbor’s cat, Myrtle. She comes and attacks our window, so I stared her down until she slunk away. I felt jubilant and dirty at the same time, since all my other interactions involve calm slowblinks.One thing that most dogs, most cats, and most kids (and even some adults!) respond to is "the look".