Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!qantel!dual!decwrl!heffel@shogun.DEC (Tracey Heffelfinger Dtn:354-7431 GSO/F5) From: heffel@shogun.DEC (Tracey Heffelfinger Dtn:354-7431 GSO/F5) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: cat detroyed(!) for \"accidents\" Message-ID: <617@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 12:17:11 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.617 Posted: Tue Oct 1 12:17:11 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 03:12:17 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 43 j.r. Told us about a cat that had to be destroyed because it was using corners as a litter box. j.r. told us that the cat had been used to having someone with it during the day and that the only thing the vet could suggest was to use repellant and if that didn't work, destroy the cat. GET ANOTHER VET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Upon reading your posting, I thought of two other things to try imediately. First, it's obvious that the cat wanted more attention. Second, if the cat objected to being home alone, get it a kitten to play with. You'll be amazed at how much company they can give one another. Kittens are very easily introduced into most households. (I should know, I started with 2 kittens and other the next year and half added on 4 more one by one!) Boy I'm glad my mom didn't go to your vet when I had a period of bedwetting when I was little!!! Seriously! If anyone out there is havong litterbox problems, if your vet suggests destruction of the animal, try another vet, or get Cats Magazine or Cat Fancy and write their advice person. There are a myriad of things that could have been done. For God's sake, the cat could have been given to an elderly person that would be home more and probably love to have the company! Sorry to flame so much about this, but I have very strong opinions about people who consider pets as disposible toys! "well it doesn't work right we'll throw it away!" When you take in an animal, you take responsibilty for it just as your would a child! Grumble! "I can resist everything except temptation" --Wilde Tracey Heffelfinger Digital Equipment Corp. Greenville, S.C. UUCP:{allegra|decvax|ihnp4|ucbvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-raven1!heffelfinger ARPA:heffelfinger%raven1.dec@decwrl.arpa Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com