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Azy - 01 Jun 2006 04:31 GMT

Hi all,

I was wondering if you'd heard of Lewis the attack cat yet. I've done
quite a bit of research on it lately; as Fleez' recent blog was all
about it, and I can't say that I agree with his owner. I think it's a
shame that some people are saying that cat scratches and bites aren't a
big deal. I was on anti-biotics for three weeks because of a cat bite,
and I still have scars marring the back of my hand. People have become
seriously ill with cat-scratch fever and other bacterial infections
from cat scratches and bites, and some have even had to be
hospitalised. It's not fair to assume that because he's just a little
kitty he can't do much dammage. There's just so much about this story
that tells me she's a person that loves the idea of owning her cat, but
just doesn't grasp how much responisbility it really is. She has shown
this by acting completely irresponsible, and I think it's unfair that
these animal activists are taking such a stand on her side. If it were
a d*g, would there even be a question of what should happen to it? At
least she's been given options. I think they're all just looking for a
banner to fly, regardless of whether it's just or not.

Well, I'll stop ranting about it now. I'm not making nearly as much
sense of the issue in here. I guess it's got me a little disturbed. I
feel bad for the lady, but I have to see it as her reaping what she's
sown. She should have been a more responsible pet owner.

Cheers (I think),
Azy!

"Apparently he hides in bushes, under vehicles, or really anywhere he
can get his wiggle on without anyone spotting him, before bounding out,
brandishing teeth, claws, and, most probably, a maniacal glower." ~~Mr.
Fleez

www.housecatwisdom.blogspot.com

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Matthew aka NMR - 01 Jun 2006 20:10 GMT

More than right it is not the cats fault but the owners. The cats was
given Prozac but the owner felt like it made him to sleepy well cut back on
the dosage or it was to hard to give the cat the drug. Or the cat should be
allowed to roam free even though it is supposedly aggressive towards the
neighbors. There has been too many excuses on the owners part. No the cat
should not be put down but taken to a animal behaviorist to see why he
attacks if it can't be helped at all than that would be the last resort to
put the cat down.
The owner should be arrested for allowing the cat who is known to attack
outside. And I hope the people sue the crap out of the owner for not taking
responsibility of being a pet owner

It is just a totality FUBAR situation the poor cat, the poor neighbors due
to a idiot owner this is one time that their definitely should be a law to
stop certain people from owning pets

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Azy - 02 Jun 2006 07:45 GMT

~It is just a totality FUBAR situation the poor cat, the poor neighbors
due to a idiot owner this is one time that their definitely should be a
law to stop certain people from owning pets~

That's kind'a what I thought. I can't understand why you'd let your
cat out after it had been egged, hosed, and antagonised to such a
degree anyway. And if she is so willing to move to protect her moggy,
why didn't she just do it already? I suppose it wouldn't matter; she'd
just have new neighbours suing her.

I had a cat who started acting like this at around 7/8 years old. She
started following and attacking guests, so I'd lock her up when I had
people over. It wasn't long before she started ambushing and attacking
the other cats. Not just playfully either, but to the point of
starting what I always called "riots". There would be cats jumping,
clawing, spitting, hissing, fur flying, and if I didn't break it up
quick she'd end up bloody as well as Mr. Fleez. It turned out that the
tumours she had removed between her shoulders as a kitten had come
back, but rather than coming back in the same place, they'd travelled
to her head. There was no mending her, so I had her put to sleep.
Turns out that's pretty common with pure white cats. I never knew. My
first pure white was a male and he died of vaccination related kidney
failure at 4 years old. It just about destroyed me.

Well, I'm off on a tangent, so I'll stop now. <grin>

Cheers,
Azy!

"Apparently he hides in bushes, under vehicles, or really anywhere he
can get his wiggle on without anyone spotting him, before bounding out,
brandishing teeth, claws, and, most probably, a maniacal glower." ~~Mr.
Fleez

www.housecatwisdom.blogspot.com

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