Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: Cats afraid of outdoors Message-ID: <166@drutx.UUCP> Date: Sat, 5-Oct-85 10:39:58 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.166 Posted: Sat Oct 5 10:39:58 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Oct-85 06:23:55 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 34 We had a cat that was scared of the outdoors. He seemed pretty normal in other ways, although he may have been somewhat warped by being the only cat in an apartment which was often empty--with people off to work and school and so on. (Given my choice, I would always raise 2 kittens at minimum. I think they grow up to be much more normal.) We tried to get him outside, but he would just belly down to the ground and cry until someone came along and opened the door. We tried a leash, which he REALLY hated. He would lay on his side as he was dragged along. Looked pathetic or funny depending on your mood. He did change however. We moved 500 miles and got him declawed within the same two weeks. It must have been the shock. He suddenly developed a great love of the outdoors at our new home. Or maybe he just liked the Colorado outdoors better than Nebraska outdoors. He also began to be quite nice to several members of the family that he couldn't stand before. Very strange. I don't know whether to recommend that method. Seems rather drastic. -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I march to the beat of a different drummer, whose identity, location, and musical ability are as yet unknown. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com