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Sara - 11 May 2005 21:32 GMT

I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2
cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a
compulsion to bring in bugs (moths and grasshoppers mostly) on a daily
basis. I have locked the cat door until I can come up with a solution to
the bug problem. Any suggestions??

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Connie - 11 May 2005 22:12 GMT

>I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2
> cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a
> compulsion to bring in bugs (moths and grasshoppers mostly) on a daily
> basis. ***I have locked the cat door ***

Good idea!

until I can come up with a solution to

> the bug problem. ***Any suggestions??***

Yes, continue to keep them inside. It is safer for them, and the bugs ;-)

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John Ross Mc Master - 11 May 2005 22:19 GMT

>I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2
>cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a
>compulsion to bring in bugs (moths and grasshoppers mostly) on a daily
>basis. I have locked the cat door until I can come up with a solution to
>the bug problem. Any suggestions??

Your cats are feeding you. They are bringing you food! How much better
does it get?

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blueberries79 - 11 May 2005 22:38 GMT

> I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2
> cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a
> compulsion to bring in bugs (moths and grasshoppers mostly) on a daily
> basis. I have locked the cat door until I can come up with a solution to
> the bug problem. Any suggestions??

be thankful its not cockroaches and centipedes : )

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Diane L. Schirf - 12 May 2005 03:48 GMT

> > I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2
> > cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a
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> be thankful its not cockroaches and centipedes : )

Oh, the memories . . . at midnight . . .

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blueberries79 - 12 May 2005 12:52 GMT

> > > I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2
> > > cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a
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> Oh, the memories . . . at midnight . . .

did yours bring them as 'presents' when you were trying to sleep? or wose,
when you and your sig. other were having some 'quality time'? oreo got the
hint after doing that twice and her owners ran screaming from the bed and
she got locked out of the bedroom for a week.

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Diane L. Schirf - 12 May 2005 13:35 GMT

> > > be thankful its not cockroaches and centipedes : )
> >
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> hint after doing that twice and her owners ran screaming from the bed and
> she got locked out of the bedroom for a week.

I'd be sleeping and hear a peculiar low growl that Pudge reserved for
when she found live toys. It'd invariably be around midnight on a rainy
night, and would turn out to be a large American cockroach
<http://www.slywy.com/writings/american.html>.

As for "quality time," I believe in locking the cat(s) out first as a
preventative measure. ;)

Now don't you mistreat my sweetie Oreo. :)

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Candy Cane - 12 May 2005 03:57 GMT

>> I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2
>> cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a
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> be thankful its not cockroaches and centipedes : )

Be thankful it's not moles, voles, birds or other cats letting themselves
in.

Any easy solution to the problem of cats and cat doors is not to have one.

I'd much rather open and close the human door for my cat than be faced with
"whatever the cat dragged in." :c)

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Diane L. Schirf - 12 May 2005 04:20 GMT

> I'd much rather open and close the human door for my cat than be faced with
> "whatever the cat dragged in." :c)

You humans; you just don't appreciate a good love offering. Feh.

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bigbadbarry - 12 May 2005 03:47 GMT

Grasshopper Pie

Melt: 3 Tbsp butter
Crush:25 grasshoppers (food processors do a good job)

Stir butter into grasshoppers, reserving some legs and antennas for
top. Line 10" pie plate with mixture.

Sautee 24 moths m (5 oz.) in 1/2 C warm milk

Add: 4 Tbsp creme de menthe amd 2 Tbsp creme de cocoa

Whip: 1 pint heavy cream

Fold into moth mixture. Pour into crust. Top with legs and antennas and
freeze until ready to serve. Remove from freezer 15 minutes before
serving.

SAVE ME SOME!

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bigbadbarry - 12 May 2005 04:25 GMT

> I hope you can help me! We live in a small, quiet nieghborhood and our 2
> cats come and go as they please via a cat door. One of the cats has a
> compulsion to bring in bugs (moths and grasshoppers mostly) on a daily
> basis. I have locked the cat door until I can come up with a solution to
> the bug problem. Any suggestions??

Well, seeing that you have not provided a proper bug receptacle on the
outside...

You could always make the door one way - out.

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chrisoakey@msn.com - 13 May 2005 08:58 GMT

My cat used to eat spiders, but always left the legs, never figured out
why, they must have been bitter tasting or something!

Chris

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