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From: kasey@trsvax
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Subject: Re: what sex cats?
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Date: Thu, 9-Jan-86 13:45:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  9 13:45:00 1986
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Nf-From: trsvax!kasey    Jan  9 12:45:00 1986



I recommend getting litter mates.  I have two females that are litter mates.
For one thing, the cats are already familar with each other.  As soon as they
arrive at their new home, they already have a friend.  Moving is a very
traumatic experience for a cat.  It would be alot easier on them if they have
something familar like their brother or sister.

I highly recommend having two cats.  They keep each other company.  They have
someone to groom them in the places that they can't reach, like the top of
their heads.  I don't feel the least bit guilty about neglecting my cats in
the affection department because they have each other when I'm not around.
Sometimes they will get into more trouble because what one doesn't think of
the other one will.  But the converse of that is that they don't have to get
into trouble because they have a playmate.

I also recommend females.  But I prefer females in all animals, I would rather
have a female dog or horse than a male, too.  Female cats aren't nearly as mean
as males and they are also more affectionate.  In August, my room mate adopted
an abondoned male kitten at an outdoor flea market.  I know why that cat didn't
have a home.  He is the meanest little critter I have ever seen!  My females
weren't nearly that mean when they were kittens, not to each other or to
humans!  Bandito (named that because he has a mask and was found under a
Nacho stand, but appropriately because he robs us and the other cats of our
peace and quiet!)  won't take no for an answer.  The females can hiss and act
really mean, and he won't give up.  He just keeps tormenting them!  I'm told by
other cat owners, that males are meaner than females.

The last reason, and probably the strongest reason, that I will never have
another male cat is because their urine stinks so bad.  I have to change the
litter twice as often, change the paper liner in the box twice as often, and
use baking soda, and still have a difficult time controlling the odor.  I've
also heard others complain about this in male cats.

Even though I get tired of screaming at him all the time to leave the other
cats alone, I love Bandito dearly.  But I'll never have a another male cat in
my house again!  Go find 2 sweet little female litter mates (that no one wants
because they are females and more trouble than males) and give them a good
home!

Kathy Ladewig
Tandy System Software

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