[Blindtlk] cats

[dewey bradley]

Thanks Garry!
It's not my cat, she wanted It, not me
He may have to go though
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cats


> Hello Dewey. I am not a cat lover, so my comments may not be as 
> sympathetic as some that you get from this list. I do live with cats, and 
> I don't think you have to tolerate what you are now experiencing.
>
> My wife says the first thing you should do is put a bell on your cat. In 
> this way you will pretty much know where he is most of the time. Then, try 
> keeping doors closed to places where you don't want him. If your office is 
> no place for a cat, then the only time the door should be open is when you 
> go in when you leave. We do this with our bedroom because my wife has an 
> allergy to cats and while she loves them, she really can't sleep on 
> furniture where they have been and, of course, they seem to love the bed.
>
> I think you and your wife ought to have a heart to heart talk about Rules. 
> I have had the situation in my house before where I don't want the cat 
> lying on a piece of furniture where it will eventually mash down the foam 
> rubber covering, and it seems like the only time the cat gets knocked off 
> the back of the couch is when I observe it. That isn't really fair. The 
> furniture in my house belongs to me as well as the rest of the family, and 
> all of them agree that the cat lying on it is injurious to it. So, they 
> ought to get on board and help. It's like the people who won't join you in 
> correcting a dog when it barks, but will loudly complain about the 
> neighbors who have unruly dogs. It just isn't fair. The animals and the 
> people in your house deserve more respect and consistency.
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