0n (04 Oct 07) Shawn Highfield wrote to Cindy Haglund...

 SH> Hello Cindy!

 SH> Replying to a message of Cindy Haglund to Shawn Highfield:

 SH>  SH>>   Bull crap.  They use their back feet for power.  Besides what
 SH> does
 CH>  Excuse me. Everyone is entitled to disagree, yet to maintain the
 CH> ambience we all enjoy here in this echo, please refrain from  use of
 CH> profanity. I swear too sometimes, but not here. :)

 SH>   Where did I swear?  I can think of a few curses I'd like to have
 SH> used, but didn't.

  Never mind. If it wasn't such TO You than it wasn't intended as such
so that's water under the bridge.

 CH> One argument for being against de clawing is what if your cat escaped
 CH> his safe 18th Floor apartment. What would he have to defend himself
 CH> with other than his hind legs.

 SH>   If he escaped from the 18'th floor he would most likely be dead
 SH> Cindy.  I just don't see many animals living a 19 story drop.

 CH> So .. okay all that is moot now. Just keep him safe and happy. :)

 SH>   Naa, I'll go let him loose.

 That's okay too. He'll be easier prey.

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 SH>   We had to talk out vet into the declawing, and proove we had already
 SH> tried all methods to train the scratching of furniture out of him.

 Okay.  As said in other reply, some natures are hard to tame.

 CH> yeah you read me right there about vets. I'm very skeptical about
 CH> them. :( It's better to do research and find out info from a non
 CH> profiting type of animal health info service. We learned the hard
 CH> way.

 SH>   I've used the same vet for 20 years, and never had any problems with

 wow. 20 years. that's something. We did find a good vet when we e moved
here to TX but he just retired. So we're with a new one, and wiser for
the wear believe me.

 SH> him, he knew when to treat my dog, and when to finially put him down. 
 SH> He was able to keep...

 Sounds like a very good vet. I hope they're not going extinct now the
the drug and dog food companies sponsor many vet practices.
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 SH>   When Shelby's quality of life got too bad, he agreed with me when I
 SH> asked to have him put down.

 Amen.

 CH> toys. Cats have been known to know how to flip on lever type fauces
 CH> hehe...and really run up the water bill.

 SH>   Don't pay water here thankfully, as he likes to flush the toilet. 
 SH> He watches with
 SH> great interest as the water goes down.  Sticks his head right in
 SH> there.  Quit funny.

  :) there are water toys .. They can be very obsessed by the movement
of water. You could prolly make one instead of buying an overpriced
toy at pet stores.

Speaking of toys at the pet store. I've never met a dog who wants to
chew on vinyl. Have you? I'll ask this again iN Doghouse.


Cind

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