[Blindtlk] cats

[Gary Wunder]

Well I'm no marriage counselor by a long shot, but households develop rules 
and then everyone in that household upholds them.

Good luck.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dewey bradley" <dewey.bradley at att.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cats


> 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>
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> 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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