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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004Wolfie catches a flying critter
There was an annoying flying bug of some sort last night, buzzing about my head to my great distraction and irritation. Wolfie kindly watched, and suddenly stood up on his hind legs on the couch, smacked his front paws together, and voila! Dead bug. Smart Wolfie! Ginger-lyn glsummer@neptunelink.com (Ginger-lyn Summer) had some very interesting things to say about Wolfie catches a flying critter: >There was an annoying flying bug of some sort last night, buzzing >about my head to my great distraction and irritation. Wolfie kindly >watched, and suddenly stood up on his hind legs on the couch, smacked >his front paws together, and voila! Dead bug. >Smart Wolfie! Good job, Wolfie!!!!  Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >There was an annoying flying bug of some sort last night, buzzing >about my head to my great distraction and irritation. Wolfie kindly >watched, and suddenly stood up on his hind legs on the couch, smacked >his front paws together, and voila! Dead bug. It could have been a mosquito with West Nile virus. He may have just saved your life! ;-) >>There was an annoying flying bug of some sort last night, buzzing >>about my head to my great distraction and irritation. Wolfie kindly [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >It could have been a mosquito with West Nile virus. He may have just saved your >life! ;-) I actually worry about that, since this is where WNV entered the country, and Stinky eats just about everything he catches. And he ALWAYS catches the mosquito. Can he get sick from eating them? Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> artfully composed this message within <news:dpf9c05i7sg31btqvn1ka56df008cohm4j@4ax.com> on 07 Jun 2004: > I actually worry about that, since this is where WNV entered the > country, and Stinky eats just about everything he catches. And > he ALWAYS catches the mosquito. Can he get sick from eating > them? According to the Humane Society http://www.hsus.org/ace/14213 "Dogs and Cats The virus has been found in several dogs and cats in the United States. Like humans, dogs and cats contract the virus via mosquito bites and cannot transmit it directly to either animals or humans. They do not necessarily die from the virus, and there is no reason to euthanize a dog or cat who contracts it. " However, "Q. Can West Nile virus (WNV) cause illness in dogs or cats? A. A relatively small number of WNV infected dogs (<40) and only 1 WNV infected cat have been reported to CDC during 2003. Experimentally infected dogs* showed no symptoms after infection with WNV. Some infected cats exhibited mild, nonspecific symptoms during the first week after infection--for the most part only showing a slight fever and slight lethargy. It is unlikely that most pet owners would notice any unusual symptoms or behavior in cats or dogs that become infected with WNV." http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/wnv_dogs_cats.htm SignatureCheryl >In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Kreisleriana ><kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> artfully composed this message within [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >WNV." >http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/wnv_dogs_cats.htm Thank you. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> artfully composed this message within <news:lbdbc0lks5ul4ja78gupieinhvnqu1mti2@4ax.com> on 08 Jun 2004: > Thank you. HTH Ma'am. I had to look that up last year when we started having a few cases of WNV here, too. Good to know it isn't usually that hard on cats. But it isn't like we can douse 'em with deet. What can ya do? :( SignatureCheryl >There was an annoying flying bug of some sort last night, buzzing >about my head to my great distraction and irritation. Wolfie kindly [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Ginger-lyn Wolfie's 2004 Bug Season score: Wolfie 1 Bugs O ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ ... Wolfie kindly > watched, and suddenly stood up on his hind legs on the couch, smacked > his front paws together, and voila! Dead bug. > Ginger-lyn Wow! Your very own personal bug swatter. Well done, Wolfie. Annie >There was an annoying flying bug of some sort last night, buzzing >about my head to my great distraction and irritation. Wolfie kindly [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Ginger-lyn Does he give lessons? I have three, playful cats that could use lessons on catching flies and miller-moths. Sheba is the only one serious about catching the pesky things. -- CATherine Ooooh, I love it when they do that. One time, Vino even caught a fly one handed (or should I say one pawed?). He just scooped it out of the air and straight into his mouth! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > There was an annoying flying bug of some sort last night, buzzing > about my head to my great distraction and irritation. Wolfie kindly [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Ginger-lyn >Ooooh, I love it when they do that. One time, Vino even caught a fly one >handed (or should I say one pawed?). He just scooped it out of the air and >straight into his mouth! I like the three-or-four foot vertical leap myself, especially when roused out of a typically deep nap. Amazing. Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >I like the three-or-four foot vertical leap myself, especially when >roused out of a typically deep nap. Amazing. > >Theresa >My Blog Yeah, I like that one too. What I don't like is the full body slam from the windowsill to the glass pane. This maneuver is also practiced when there's a bird out there. Sherry "Ginger-lyn Summer" <glsummer@neptunelink.com> wrote > There was an annoying flying bug of some sort last night, buzzing > about my head to my great distraction and irritation. Wolfie kindly > watched, and suddenly stood up on his hind legs on the couch, smacked > his front paws together, and voila! Dead bug. > > Smart Wolfie! Wow! Well done, Wolfie! SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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