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- From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats
- Subject: Cats & dog
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.151919.8822@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 15:19:19 -0600
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- Well, the cats and I moved to a new home, with a resident cocker spaniel and
- small boy. The kittens think they've gone to heaven now that they've
- gotten used to being stepped on, held down and slurped by Hoover, and
- run to Hoover's crate whenever they manage to escape from the Keeper of
- the Cats. Bear, DumDum and Little are less sanguine about 35 lbs of
- bouncing spaniel, but DumDum is beginning to think he might be an OK
- playmate.
-
- Hoover thinks he's in heaven when he finds an unguarded kitty
- crunchie on the floor... 8-) Now I _know_ how he got his name--
- I may never need to sweep up around the food bowls again!
-
- I hung a big bamboo bowl (ca. 2 ft diam) in a plant hanger, about 3
- feet off the floor, so that the cats could have an escape spot. The
- older cats aren't about to get into a hiding place that moves, but the
- three remaining kittens are entranced with it. They jump in and out
- and set it swinging, or climb the hanger so they can nibble at the
- frayed end of the knot. It's pretty funny -- looks like a kitten
- version of "sailors in the rigging in heavy seas".
-
- Chris (7) was raised with dogs, so he's used to being around animals,
- but this is his first experience with kittens, so he's over in my part
- of the house whenever possible. "Can I borrow a kitten? Am I ever
- going to see Little Cat?" In fact, I've had to start giving
- Hoover some extra attention-- he's a bit jealous of all the play
- Chris is lavishing on the kittens.
-
- Still no "real names" for the three remaining kittens. At the moment,
- they are (sorta kinda) answering to Trouble, RottenCat and Tailbiter.
-
- Kay
-