Nasty Canasta forgot the most important one - he or she apparently
does not have the right personality to own a cat, and therefore
perhaps shouldn't.

Such a post has no benefit for this group, and thus was likely created
just to raise the ire of as many locals as possible.  Perhaps it is
time to induct the original poster's name into one's kill-filter...

Respectfully,
Bleep

Odd, this original posting by NC.  We operate a Cat motel, and we don't
experience any of the prollems expressed.  Oh, my wife is allergic to cats,
but she's also allergic to grass, etc.

We don't allow them to get on the counter tops or tables.

Spraying is a habit.  Cats that spray are immediately re-trained.  It's not
a hard thing to do.

They do upchuck a hairball in awkward places, but that's what paper towels
are for.

We treat the cat/valuables scenario the same way we do with the
grandchildren.  Out of sight, out of mind.

We provide inviting scratching posts for the cats; and it is seldom that one
scratches the upholstery.  When so, I retrain the cat with a menacing
gesture from a fly swatter or house slipper.  They learn fast.

Birds, fish and cats are all wild life.  And as such, they are part of
nature's food chain.  However, since none of the *Motel* guests are allowed
outside, the birds need not fear.   BTW, I also eat birds and fish.

The outside ferals that I harbor are provided with inviting areas for doing
their elimination.  However, if I were to keep a dog outside, it would be no
less untidy.  Dogs--particularly big dogs--stack their stools up like
Stonehenge.

Fleas?  What fleas?  The outside cats don't come in, and the insiders don't
go out.  And never the twain shall meet.  We keep the motel flea free, and I
put out Diazinon or similar repellent three times annually.  Very few fleas
in the yard, and I put Ivermectin in the outside guys' food monthly to
control ear mites.

--Geno