Amorous Vera
Allegra640
on the phone indoors, I heard the most blood-curling caterwauling imaginable
going on outside. Rush outdoors to find Vera and the local tomcat that's been
hanging around for months now in a most compromising position. Just hours
after running the stud-muffin off (later that evening) she began acting so
strange: cozying up to me like never before, sleeping in dark places she's
never slept before, acting intensely listless when she was awake, etc. This
behavior hasn't changed in two days. First off, I was completely unaware that
once a female cat has been spade they still engage in lusty encounters with
males. Secondly, as a result of this ignorance, I never figured she needed her
feline aids shot. Now I'm worried sick. The vet says it could take three
months before I know for sure she's fine. Also, since I don't know who the
owner of this cat is, I don't know what to do to prevent this from ever
happening again, to her or to her sister Lola. Anyone with any advice ...
please?
John F. Eldredge
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You might want to have a vet make sure that she was successfully
spayed (note the spelling; a spade is a type of shovel). I have
never seen signs of a female cat going back into heat after being
spayed. Tomcats, on the other hand, sometimes retain an interest in
sex even after having been neutered.
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JBHajos
<jo...@jfeldredge.com> wrote:
> Tomcats, on the other hand, sometimes retain an interest in
>sex even after having been neutered.
>
When I've had our males neutered, the vets told me there are two
kinds of neutering. One type destroys the urge completely, the other
leaves their interest intact but not the ability to reproduce. I
haven't delved into the hows, whys, or wherefors but, needless to say,
I chose the total job. Actually, though, I've only had two males; all
others have been little girls.
Jeanne
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
Allegra640 wrote:
> behavior hasn't changed in two days. First off, I was completely unaware that
> once a female cat has been spade
Errrr... I think you mean "spayed", don't you?
> they still engage in lusty encounters with
> males.
They DON'T! Did you actually arrange for her operation yourself, or did
the person from whom you got her simply TELL you she'd been altered?
Reason I ask is because my first female cat was supposedly altered, too.
However, there's no mistaking the antics of a female cat in heat, even
if you've never seen it before. (And if she gets "satisfaction", it's a
fair bet she ends up with incipient kittens.)
> Secondly, as a result of this ignorance, I never figured she needed her
> feline aids shot.
Is AIDS a sexually transmitted disease in cats? I thought it was far
easier to catch.
Now I'm worried sick. The vet says it could take three
> months before I know for sure she's fine. Also, since I don't know who the
> owner of this cat is, I don't know what to do to prevent this from ever
> happening again, to her or to her sister Lola. Anyone with any advice ...
> please?
After Vera has her kittens, I suggest you take BOTH of them to a vet,
and make SURE they've been spayed, next time. 8-) If you got them from
a shelter, whoever turned them in may have lied about them being "fixed"
- I don't imagine a shelter's veterinary staff has time to examine every
incoming female cat to make sure.
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
John F. Eldredge wrote:
> You might want to have a vet make sure that she was successfully
> spayed (note the spelling; a spade is a type of shovel). I have
> never seen signs of a female cat going back into heat after being
> spayed. Tomcats, on the other hand, sometimes retain an interest in
> sex even after having been neutered.
And it takes several weeks before their urine loses that pungent
"tomcat" odor!
Allegra640
actually a ditzy mistake, written by someone who's in a complete tizzy over her
kitty's health. Believe it or not, I do know that "spade" is a shovel and
"spayed" is a procedure performed by a vet. Still, thanks to everyone who was
quick to point out my error, as irrelevant as it was to the main gist of my
posting.
All the best,
Tracy
Sherry
Happens to *all* of us. Sometimes the fingers are flying faster than the brain
:-) I keep doing this weird thing, using "their" instead of "they're" or
"there." I was a proofreader for years and can't believe I do this. It used to
be one of my biggest pet peeves.
Marina
"Sherry " <srid...@aol.comkitty> wrote
>
> Happens to *all* of us. Sometimes the fingers are flying faster than the
brain
> :-) I keep doing this weird thing, using "their" instead of "they're" or
> "there." I was a proofreader for years and can't believe I do this. It
used to
> be one of my biggest pet peeves.
I do a lot of proofreading in my work, and I'm pretty anal about my
spelling, but even I, perfect as I am ;o) , sometimes miss a spelling
mistake.
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O J
>
>Sherry wrote
>>
>> Happens to *all* of us. Sometimes the fingers are flying faster than the
>brain
>> :-) I keep doing this weird thing, using "their" instead of "they're" or
>> "there." I was a proofreader for years and can't believe I do this. It
>used to
>> be one of my biggest pet peeves.
>
>I do a lot of proofreading in my work, and I'm pretty anal about my
>spelling, but even I, perfect as I am ;o) , sometimes miss a spelling
>mistake.
And theirs know accounting for some spelling errers ether. If the
words in the spell checker, it'll pas. My favorite example is the
your/you're swap. As in:
1) Your post is dumb.
2) You're dumb as a post.
Reguards and Purse,
O J
Allegra640
lends them some sense of superiority that's sorely lacking in their
interactions w/others around them.
Jeanette
Allegra640 <alleg...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040814131240...@mb-m15.aol.com...
With me, it's because although I really do try not to correct spelling and
grammar on Usenet, it actually HURTS me to see mistakes. I would never
publicly comment, but I'm often tempted to drop someone a private email to
point out a recurring error. Of course, I don't.
It's a 'thing'. My view of people is coloured by the way they use language.
If they are sloppy and undisciplined in their use of language, I have less
respect for their opinions. That may be my problem rather than the other
person's, but it's the way I am.
Jeanette
John F. Eldredge
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 08:28:46 +0300, "Marina"
<franki...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>"Sherry " <srid...@aol.comkitty> wrote
>>
>> Happens to *all* of us. Sometimes the fingers are flying faster
>> than the
>brain
>> :-) I keep doing this weird thing, using "their" instead of
>> "they're" or "there." I was a proofreader for years and can't
>> believe I do this. It
>used to
>> be one of my biggest pet peeves.
>
>I do a lot of proofreading in my work, and I'm pretty anal about my
>spelling, but even I, perfect as I am ;o) , sometimes miss a
>spelling mistake.
Also, there is a law of nature that says it is easier to spot someone
else's mistake than your own mistake, because, when you do your own
proofreading, you tend to see what you intended to say, not
necessarily what you actually said.
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John F. Eldredge
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:34:29 GMT, "Jeanette" <ver...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
See http://www.w00t-comic.net/20021217.html, and note the
cartoonist's comments at the bottom of the web page.
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Jeanette
John F. Eldredge <jo...@jfeldredge.com> wrote in message
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> See http://www.w00t-comic.net/20021217.html, and note the
> cartoonist's comments at the bottom of the web page.
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 EEEEEK! lIKE, OHMIGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111
tHATS SOfunny.
Hey, I'm the one who got annoyed at 'Eats Shoots and Leaves' because I heard
the original (ruder) version of the joke on this very newsgroup.
Jeanette
JBHajos
wrote:
>It's a 'thing'. My view of people is coloured by the way they use language.
>If they are sloppy and undisciplined in their use of language, I have less
>respect for their opinions.
That reminds me - it's time again to catch up on the latest
"Bushisms" site.
jbh
Sherry
>else's mistake than your own mistake, because, when you do your own
>proofreading, you tend to see what you intended to say, not
>necessarily what you actually said.
>
Boy that's the truth. It's a weird phenomenon. I can't spot my own errors even
if they're in 72 point headlines. I don't correct anybody's mistakes on posts,
unless I'm responding to a spell-flamer :-)
Sherry
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
John F. Eldredge wrote:
>
> Also, there is a law of nature that says it is easier to spot someone
> else's mistake than your own mistake, because, when you do your own
> proofreading, you tend to see what you intended to say, not
> necessarily what you actually said.
That's certainly true for me! No matter how carefully I proofread, my
dyslexic fingers often throw in a few misspellings. (Word processing
programs were MADE for people like me - at least one can correct errors
without typing the whole THING over again!)
However, it might have been nice if Allegra had paid a little attention
to the intended helpful advice, rather than getting hung up on our
pointing out her "misspelled" word!
Marina
> cartoonist's comments at the bottom of the web page.
ROFL!
Jo Firey
"Sherry " <srid...@aol.comkitty> wrote in message
news:20040814234010...@mb-m23.aol.com...
I can't proofread. My own stuff or anyone else's for that matter. My mind
insists on seeing it as correct even if it isn't. I'm bad enough with spell
checker and hopeless without it. (I also cannot spell)
One trick a former employer tried to teach me was to read backwards. It
helped some with proofreading, but given my inability to spell didn't help
much.
Jo
Pixie Dust 413
PixieDust413
Kreisleriana
>I could never understand why people seem to love correcting others. Perhaps it
>lends them some sense of superiority that's sorely lacking in their
>interactions w/others around them.
I'm coming to this late. As far as I know, I haven't encountered
anyone in this newsgroup who "loves" correcting others, and the peple
who corected you didn't do it in a particularly nasty way. Correcting
others isn't necessarily an act of hostility either. It can be viewed
as trying to be helpful. There are times when mispellings can cause
serious misunderstandings.
Theresa
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Allegra640
>others isn't necessarily an act of hostility either. It can be viewed
>as trying to be helpful. There are times when mispellings can cause
>serious misunderstandings.
Lol ... as far as I'm concerned, anyone who'd name their pet "stinky" needs
considerably more help than myself.
Tanada
Allegra640 wrote:
Please play nice in here. We love each other and everyone's cats. It
hurts me when someone makes fun of another person for any reason.
Pam S.
Sherry
Sherry
LOL
Stinky was one of my Mike's many nicknames - it was basically
shorthand for Little Stinker, which is what he was most of the time.
I think Stinky is a cute name.
------
Krista
Sherry
>shorthand for Little Stinker, which is what he was most of the time.
>I think Stinky is a cute name.
>
>------
>Krista
I always thought Stinky was cute too--I'd love to hear how he got his name!
Sherry
O J
>Stinky was one of my Mike's many nicknames - it was basically
>shorthand for Little Stinker, which is what he was most of the time.
>I think Stinky is a cute name.
It's better than Stinkpaw, the principal nickname of a cat I once
tried to "rescue".
Regards and Purrs,
O J
SUQKRT
In article <20040816005204...@mb-m12.aol.com>,
srid...@aol.comkitty (Sherry ) wrote:
Stinky is a very loved kitty. Who's slave has a sense of humor.
Suz
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
LOL wrote:
I think Allegra640 needs a slight "attitude adjustment"! Anyone can
find causes to be "insulted", if they really LOOK for them, but no one
said anything to her to merit the intensity of her reaction. (Posting
to Usenet newsgroups requires a thicker skin than that - and this group
is gentler than most!)
>
> ------
> Krista
Kreisleriana
Kreisleriana
yodeled:
Of course it is. It's MY name. ;)
Love, Stinky
Kreisleriana
My tiny Mimi actually gave him the name. He arrived in not-too-good
shape. Mimi kept sniffing at him and making terrible faces and
hisspitting, and looking at me as if to say "Why did you bring me this
stinky kitten!!??