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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2004FF Update - possible new home for Minnie
I received an email today from a lady in Indianapolis (approximately 65 miles NNE of where I am - she says her boyfriend lives here in Bloomington), who is interested in Minnie. She is willing to wait until nasty ringworm is cleared up, as she is moving at the end of this month to a new apt (I will definitely have to see a copy of lease), and is willing to sign adoption agreement if she is still interested then. She is a student (college or grad?), she said in her email, but that she did work at a vet's office while in high school. Also stated that she lost her 'lifelong cat a few years ago I have been waiting for an opportunity to get a new one'. Purrs for Minnie's new home to be a good one. I will miss her when she's gone.  SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 01:55:31 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: >I received an email today from a lady in Indianapolis (approximately 65 >miles NNE of where I am - she says her boyfriend lives here in Bloomington), [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >I will miss her when she's gone. Sending purrs for things to work out SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! Other than that, she sounds great! But now, unless I can talk her out of it, I'm not sure I will adopt out to her :( SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > I received an email today from a lady in Indianapolis (approximately 65 > miles NNE of where I am - she says her boyfriend lives here in Bloomington), [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I will miss her when she's gone. >She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! >Other than that, she sounds great! But now, unless I can talk her out of >it, I'm not sure I will adopt out to her :( Oh, I'm sorry. What a bummer. I hate it when people are like that. I wouldn't adopt to her either, but I'd be heartsick about kitty missing out on an otherwise-perfect home. I hope you can change her mind. Sherry >>She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! >>Other than that, she sounds great! But now, unless I can talk her out of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > adopt to her either, but I'd be heartsick about kitty missing out on an > otherwise-perfect home. I hope you can change her mind. But what guarantee would you have that she had REALLY changed her mind? It's easy enough to say one thing and do another - and by the time she's had the "procedure" done, it will be too late to protest. > Sherry >> Oh, I'm sorry. What a bummer. I hate it when people are like that. I >wouldn't [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > It's easy enough to say one thing and do another - and by the time >she's had the "procedure" done, it will be too late to protest. Point taken. Better to slam the door at the mention of the "D" word. Sherry > >> Oh, I'm sorry. What a bummer. I hate it when people are like that. I > >wouldn't [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Sherry I agree. SignaturePolonca & Soncek >She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! >Other than that, she sounds great! But now, unless I can talk her out of >it, I'm not sure I will adopt out to her :( When in doubt, don't!!! I'm sorry Minnie might miss out on a good home but that's one *major* obstacle. Hoping that, once she gets the facts about declawing, she'll *sincerely* change her mind, but I'd still be wary. Good luck. Jeanne And how can you be sure she won't even if she says she won't now :(( Karen > She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! > Other than that, she sounds great! But now, unless I can talk her out of [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com > > http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:19:38 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> yodeled: >She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! >Other than that, she sounds great! But now, unless I can talk her out of >it, I'm not sure I will adopt out to her :( Stick to your guns, and to the FF's claws! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ On Tue, 13 July, Theresa wrote: >Stick to your guns, and to the FF's claws! When it comes to declawing, there's only one thing to do, ADOPT A CAT WHO'S ALREADY DECLAWED. My beloved Misty was adopted without claws as were my Smoker Man and Lady Jane Grey. I didn't want to mix declawed and clawed cats so at the time we saw the declawing as a plus. Time and experience have proved though that declawed and clawed cats can get along just fine. The ready availability of adoptable declawed cats indicates, to me anyway, that these people weren't ready to have a cat as a pet in the first place. Regards and Purrs, O J (Old John) Gritmon >On Tue, 13 July, Theresa wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >anyway, that these people weren't ready to have a cat as a pet in the >first place. You know, I hate to say this, but I really hesitate even to try to convince these people not to declaw the kitties, if that's what they want. I just wouldn't adopt them to her at all. It just seems to me that if you can change her mind about declawing them before she adopts them, there's nothing to keep her from changing her mind righ back as soon as she sees a little claw mark somewhere. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ "O J" <ojtb@pacbell.BOGUS.net> wrote in message > The ready availability of adoptable declawed cats indicates, to me > anyway, that these people weren't ready to have a cat as a pet in the > first place. I'm inclined to agree. That plus the declawing was likely intended to correct behavior "problems" they weren't willing to deal with. Only to leave them with a cat with more behavior problems than it had to start with. (There are worse things than clawing furniture. And less brutal ways to control it.) Jo > "O J" <ojtb@pacbell.BOGUS.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Jo Furniture is just "stuff" we sit on. By the same token, I've seen many kitties successfully taught not to claw furniture. They just need to have some other place to vent their... whatever it is :) Jill Please. Maybe email her some information on declawing etc, though if she worked at a vet even for a little while she should know.... And unless you are sure she in truly convinced not to do it, keep looking for a home for Minnie. Jo > She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! > Other than that, she sounds great! But now, unless I can talk her out of [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com > > http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:19:38 GMT, "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: >She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! >Other than that, she sounds great! But now, unless I can talk her out of >it, I'm not sure I will adopt out to her :( Oh NO. I certainly wouldn't give her a kitten. I'd say try educating her, but IIRC you said earlier she wants to replace a cat she lost a year ago, and also worked at for a TED. So she should know what it already ;-(( SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html "Magic Mood Jeep©" <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:<KjRIc.62916$JR4.56877@attbi_s54>... > She filled out the questionnaire I emailed her, and she want to DECLAW! I wouldn't take the chance on her changing her mind again later if she catches the kitten sharpening her claws on an oh so precious, as we all know, inanimate object. I just adopted Sammy a couple of months ago and since then I look like a pin cushion I have so many tiny claw and tooth holes in my body - seriously, I think I'm feeling weak from blood loss! You need to find somebody willing to not only put up with clawed up furniture, but even with a clawed up body and still totally unwilling to even think about taking off those precious little weapons of mass (will maybe not so massive since I've lost a bit of weight) destruction. Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby Demi, (a.k.a. "Ghost Cat"), 5, DLH Pure White Beauty Jessie, (a.k.a. "Jet Ski"), 4, DSH Tortoiseshell Samantha / Sammy, (a.k.a. "Mini Me"), 2 ½ months, DLH Tabby http://www.gcmensa.org/Cats.html (Jessie, Demi, Bandit) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy/ (Sammy) http://www.gcmensa.org/Sammy2/ (All my fur babies) |
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