Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us
Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network
Home
Discussion GroupsGeneral TopicsCat AnecdotesHealth and BehaviorRescue
CatKB.com
Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map

Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2004

Tip: Looking for answers? Try searching our database.

Meep gets a coat for Christmas

Thread view: 
Enable EMail Alerts  Start New Thread
Thread rating: 
jmc - 28 Dec 2004 19:11 GMT
Did something weird and got Meep a 'dog coat' for Christmas:  She
wants to go out so bad but it's too cold for her.  

She's suprisingly ambivalent about the coat:  She seems to like it on
(it's polarfleece, which she likes) but because it's built for a dog,
it doesn't let her move around well, so when she's wearing it she
doesn't move around much.  

I thought she'd hate it and that it would be a long process to get her
to accept it (if she wouldn't, I'd return it).  She just needs to get
used to moving around in it.  She can jump to her perch, but not
gracefully.

Anybody else ever try a dog coat on their cat?
jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.
Judy - 29 Dec 2004 03:29 GMT
> Did something weird and got Meep a 'dog coat' for Christmas:  She
> wants to go out so bad but it's too cold for her.
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
> Anybody else ever try a dog coat on their cat?
> jmc

When it comes to my cat and her going out in the cold, as far as a "coat"
goes, she doesn't need one. Her problem when it comes to cold, is in her
feet. Though I haven't tried this yet, I've often wondered how a set of
extra small dog boots would work.

Perhaps I should buy a set, try them out and if they don't work out for
her - return them?
jmc - 30 Dec 2004 17:24 GMT
>When it comes to my cat and her going out in the cold, as far as a "coat"
>goes, she doesn't need one. Her problem when it comes to cold, is in her
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>Perhaps I should buy a set, try them out and if they don't work out for
>her - return them?

Good point.  I'd think a cat would have more of a problem with booties
than with a jacket though, but it might be worth a try.  Cat feet are
quite different from dog feet though, do you think they'd fit?

Meep really doesn't seem to mind the coat at all, now, except that it
interferes with her jumping prowess.  She's learning, though.

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.
jmc - 30 Dec 2004 18:16 GMT
>Did something weird and got Meep a 'dog coat' for Christmas:  She
>wants to go out so bad but it's too cold for her.  

I've posted a short video (5mb) of Meep with her new jacket.  You can
get there from here:

http://www.jodi.ws/meep/meep.htm

There's also two more pages of cat pictures, but they're quite a bit
older.  I haven't been keeping my site up too well. :(

jmc
usenet [at] jodi [dit] ws
Any day you learn something isn't a total waste.

Rate this thread:






 
Sign In
Join
My Latest Posts
My Monitored Threads
My Blog
My Photo Gallery
My Profile
My Homepage

Start New Thread
Enable EMail Alerts
Rate this Thread



©2008 Advenet LLC   Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.