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- From: ah881@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Joyce Brabner)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Vet Says "Confine Them!"
- Date: 22 Dec 1992 01:43:16 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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- This request is from my good friend Ruth...
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- "I have three cats: two females who love each other, and "hate"
- the third cat-- a male. The two females were raised as kittens
- and the male came a year later, as a kitten. They are now 8-9 years
- old. All cats were neutered at usual time... 6 months.
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- From the beginning, one of the females appeared to have
- difficulty distinguishing the litter box from squares of a quilt
- and small love seats. With three cats, it became difficult to tell
- who was urinating where... I work long hours and the cats have little
- supervision. When I moved to a condominium without a yard the male
- cat became out of control, urinating in guests' purses, spraying
- my clothes... any clothes that were not hung up, and my bed...
- I was afraid to have people visit and sit down, because of unexpected
- puddles of urine. Many times I have thrown myself bone-tired into
- bed and felt uneasily for damp bed clothes.
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- I took all three cats to the vet. He found a urinary tract infection
- in the male cat but felt that beyond an irritable bladder, there was a
- problem "between the ears". He recommended confining my cats to a
- small area: the little bedroom, kitchen area and pantry, for at least
- two months. He said that I would "lose them as pets" for that time, but
- this might correct the problem.
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- I wasn't able to do this, and have now been compared to a "battered
- wife" ;-) (Joyce says "Ruth is a cat sucker!")
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- I'm unable to entertain at home. I've spent a lot of money on
- things like air filters, and new furniture, but I have no joy in
- buying bed clothes."
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- OK! There you have it. Should Ruth lock her three cats up for
- at least 2 months? Please e-mail us!
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