Guin I don’t mean to make light of your post , but that post brought a smile to my face . In a " yo mama " sort of way . 
Awww, thanks.
:o
(Which part?)
I hate to be the dissenting voice in this pile on because I agree with the concept. Both my Sammi and my dearly departed Minx were fixed and exclusively indoor cats.
However, I think it’s time we climb down off of Tucker’s back. It’s not like he’s saying BWHAHAH I’m tossing my girl cat into a pen of male cats and I will NEVER get her fixed! He said in the OP that she’s not a year yet, which means she’s only been able to be fixed for a relatively short time. I work for a phone company, so I know what it is like to get hit with crazy hours. Real life happens and it doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to own a pet, especially a mostly self-sufficient pet like a cat (a dog is another story, what with the walking and higher maintenance). Would it be better that he calls in sick to take the cat, maybe loses his job, and then is unable to take care of either of them?
My kitty is the most pampered, spoiled little brat on the face of the planet, but Jeez, people get some perspective. If I have to choose between elective surgery for my pet and my livelihood, I’d have to pick my job (if she’s sick – that’s another story….)
Didja miss where I stated that Squeaker’s behaviour is not related to how clean the litterbox is?
And didja see that thanks to Muffin Squeaker’s going to get fixed in a very short period of time? Or that I would have taken any of my cats to a vet if they showed signs of serious physical distress regardless of how much money I had? Given that Squeaker’s her normal self, it doesn’t appear that she’s feeling poorly despite having a miscarriage.
Actually, I do, seeing as how I live, basically, right next door to the pound. I also had to go to the pound three times before I was able to take Heket and her kittens home (the kittens at the time were only a couple of weeks old, so if they were seperated from her they would have died). This is a fairly rural area and folks who have an excess amount of kittens tend to put them in a sack and dump them in the river, or use other methods to “dispose” of them. One of the reasons why I wasn’t bothered by taking Heket’s other kittens back to the pound is that the guys running the pound seemed to be in no hurry to put the animals down and the ones they had there were all well cared for and kept in clean cages. They also, in violation of city ordinances, have a pet chicken running around there. Squeaker, BTW, was the runt of the litter and for a time I didn’t think that she was going to make it.
So tell me, Guin, are you still living at home with your parents? I noticed that you’ve finally gotten over your issues about being able to hold down a job, since the one you had at K-Mart a few years back was so stressful on you. Gotten a boyfriend yet? Or are you still gunshy on the matter? I may have my issues, but I’ve basically been living away from home for the past 20 years now, even though it’s not always been easy. Certainly, anyone who’s followed my postings here has seen many of the struggles I’ve had both in employment matters and relationship matters. I know that you’ve had your own problems with similar matters, but I don’t think that I’ve ever accused you of “whining” about them or lambasted you over what many people would consider to be “a few simple things” to help you situation. I think that when I’ve posted in your threads where you’ve discussed your problems, I’ve always tried to be supportive and offered advice. If, for any reason, that’s not been the case, then I apologize, as I certainly know what it’s like to deal with psychological problems and be reliant on medication for the preservation of your saniety.
I will agree with shamrock - the point has been made, and continuing to bother Tucker with it probably won’t make him run out and do it any quicker.
I have never stepped on (or seen) a kitten fetus, but I did have a baby bird fetus stuck on my car one morning. I don’t know what it was about that thing, but it was incredibly gross, and I’m not easily grossed-out - it was rubbery, with a few almost-feathers. It was hard to get off, too - it was glued right on there, and it took a high-pressure wash to get it off. Blecch.
Muffin - you are a wonderful person.
Am I allowed to say that in the Pit?
I’ve never stepped on a kitten fetus either, but I did have to dispose of a couple of still borns, after taking Mischief to the vet for a c-section to get rid of the rest of the dead kittens. Not fun. Fortunately, while they were in there c-sectioning, they also spayed.
Hmmm, how bout this? Muffin, you are a fucking angel! That seems more pit worthy.
Obviously a liberal cat to approve abortions. A more conservative feline would’ve carried full-term.
The proper approach in the Pit would be:
“Muffin, you mindless moron, you could have fed a family of eighteen Biafrans for a year, but noooo, instead something in your feeble little walnut sized noggin misfired such that you thought it better to prevent kittens that don’t presently exist from ever being born. Given the natural law that a kitten is killed every time someone masturbates, I expect that it means that you have your dick stuck in a knothole, you knothole. All this fuss about fixing a cat – too bad no one fixed your mother when they could have and should have.”
There, that should meet the pit requirement, and we already have a couple of kitty pics that should meet the kitty pic requirement, and the cash has been sent by Express Post so that Squeaker should be fixed forthwith. All is well in the little town of SDMB, although I expect that there will soon be a few frustrated toms on a fence somewhere.
Anyway, I’ve been broke while facing a sudden cat population problem after taking in what I thought was a bloated, dying stray , so I’m glad I was able to help. Hang in there, Tuckerfan. I’m glad that you have some fine feline companions.
I hope Tucker is taking the money as a loan and not as a gift, even though it seems gifted. As soon as he has the money to repay, Muffin should get his money back.
Once I closed my bedroom door as I went to work in the morning, inadvertently trapping one of my housemate/landlady’s cats inside. When I got home, the cat had not only moved her bowels in my room, which was to be expected, but she had done it on the exact center of my bed. And she was sitting on the bed staring directly at the door, as if to say, "That’ll show ya!"
Sometimes I think they’re smarter than we give them credit for.
There is no need for that. I do not want Tuckerfan to have a debt toward me – he has enough on his plate as it is. Think of it as a gift to his cat. When things eventually turn round financially for Tuckerfan, I’m sure he will be generous in helping others.
I had one that liked to drive – not just be taken for a drive, but actually drive the car by hanging onto the steering wheel.
I have to admit that it was a very bad driver, for tended to lean in whichever direction it was looking, thus wandering off to one side of the road or the other, but that was no different than one of my grandmothers.
Was its name Toonces by any chance?
Mehitabel. (I was using Archy as a pseudonym at the time when calling in to the CBC.)
Those Toonces skits are hilarious!
Wow-looks like I hit a nerve. Sorry dude, maybe my life hasn’t been all sunshine and roses.
But I’m only hurting myself. Not someone else, not even an animal.
Okay look-maybe I was a little too harsh. I appologize-you’re right, I’m hardly one to cast stones. Maybe I’m just thinking of my former neighbors, who constantly had a steady stream of cats, never got them fixed, and then would let them roam, giving away the kittens, and finally the original cats, only to get another one, and start the entire cycle again. And the cats were pissing and shitting in our yard, and what not, and making a mess all the time.
Or maybe I’ve just seen one too many cat corpses on the highway. I tend to be a bit sensitive when it comes to animals.
But perhaps I was too hasty in condemning you. So, truce?
I think that’s really between Tucker and Muffin.
Truce. Believe me, Guin, I see the results of shitty owners everyday. Some of them, if they get to the pound and find out that it’s closed, instead of coming back another day, will simply turn the animals loose. There’s a number of stray dogs and cats running around here because of it. The dogs head off towards the projects, while the cats head this way. I feed the cats because I can’t stand the thought of the poor things going hungry. None of those kitties are “mine,” however, as I know I can’t take care of more cats than the three I have now. The number of cats fluxuates, with some of them never returning. I figure that they’ve either found a home or have met with an untimely end. The guys running the pound don’t go out rounding up animals unless they get a complaint, which is a bit sad, but it beats some places where I’ve heard of dog catchers taking properly licensed and chained dogs simply so they could meet their quota.
Truth be known, while I lurve my kitties, I’d happily trade them all to have my previous cat back. She was one of those “people with fur” animals, whereas my current cats are “simply” cats.
I do my best to take care of my cats, they never want for food, skritchels, toys, or flea collars, which is more than some pet owners I’ve known.