Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 03-29-18 23:19 <=-

And more vet bills.

Depending on how often you take them to the vet... The two we have now haven't been to the vet since we got them... they'd had their original shots, and they've not been sick... And staying inside, not likely to be hurt.... With previous cats, we'd discussed with our vet how often
they'd really need to be seen... He was generally in favor of benign
neglect unless there really was an issue, at least with totally indoor cats... Outdoor cats were another story, then you did need to make sure
you got the 3-year rabies, and the distemper while you were at it.. :)

Genie needs her annual rabies shot, distemper, and annual checkup.
As an only cat who's afraid to go out, she won't run into much outdoors.:-)

As a cat that was out in wild for a little, I suppose it doesn't hurt to
make sure that she's ok.... but after a few years, she might not need
quite so much.... might get by with fewer visits... stretch that annual
to every other, or every third....

I do similar, by getting message packets from more than one bbs, so I
have a backup way to answer should my main bbs be down.... I do my
replies offline... :)

I don't, but that's a personal preference.

Exactly... personal preference for each of us... ;)

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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 04-06-18 23:37 <=-

With previous cats, we'd discussed with our vet how often
they'd really need to be seen... He was generally in favor of benign neglect unless there really was an issue, at least with totally
indoor cats...

Genie needs her annual rabies shot, distemper, and annual checkup.
As an only cat who's afraid to go out, she won't run into much outdoors.:-)

As a cat that was out in the wild for a little, I suppose it doesn't
hurt to make sure that she's ok.... but after a few years, she might
not need quite so much.... might get by with fewer visits... stretch
that annual to every other, or every third....

The rabies is now 3 years. She's such a scaredycat that the outdoor
kitty problems won't crop up if they haven't already.

There you go... probably won't have all that many vet bills after
all.... :)

He did say she could use some more weight - problems I wish I had!

Don't you just wish you could just transfer a bit of yours to her by
osmosis or something...? (G)

ttyl neb

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As an only cat who's afraid to go out, she won't run into much outdoors.:-)

As a cat that was out in the wild for a little, I suppose it doesn't
hurt to make sure that she's ok.... but after a few years, she might
not need quite so much.... might get by with fewer visits... stretch
that annual to every other, or every third....

The rabies is now 3 years. She's such a scaredycat that the

outdoor

kitty problems won't crop up if they haven't already.

There you go... probably won't have all that many vet bills after
all.... :)

I hope not. Now to get her to eat.

He did say she could use some more weight - problems I wish I had!

Don't you just wish you could just transfer a bit of yours to her by
osmosis or something...? (G)

Don't I wish.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 04-13-18 23:28 <=-

As an only cat who's afraid to go out, she won't run into much outdoors.:-)

As a cat that was out in the wild for a little, I suppose it doesn't
hurt to make sure that she's ok.... but after a few years, she might
not need quite so much.... might get by with fewer visits... stretch
that annual to every other, or every third....

The rabies is now 3 years. She's such a scaredycat that the
outdoor kitty problems won't crop up if they haven't already.

There you go... probably won't have all that many vet bills after
all.... :)

I hope not. Now to get her to eat.

You might want to rethink your principle of not giving her people
food... ;)

He did say she could use some more weight - problems I wish I had!

Don't you just wish you could just transfer a bit of yours to her by
osmosis or something...? (G)

Don't I wish.

Too bad it doesn't work... I'd be glad to transfer mine away, too... :)

ttyl neb

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that annual to every other, or every third....

The rabies is now 3 years. She's such a scaredycat that the
outdoor kitty problems won't crop up if they haven't already.

There you go... probably won't have all that many vet bills after
all.... :)

I hope not. Now to get her to eat.

You might want to rethink your principle of not giving her people
food... ;)

I would if she'd eat it. She generally turns up her nose.

Don't you just wish you could just transfer a bit of yours to her by osmosis or something...? (G)

Don't I wish.

Too bad it doesn't work... I'd be glad to transfer mine away, too... :)

Fat transplants would be popular; living donors would line up!
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 04-20-18 00:05 <=-

that annual to every other, or every third....

The rabies is now 3 years. She's such a scaredycat that the
outdoor kitty problems won't crop up if they haven't already.

There you go... probably won't have all that many vet bills after
all.... :)

I hope not. Now to get her to eat.

You might want to rethink your principle of not giving her people
food... ;)

I would if she'd eat it. She generally turns up her nose.

Try it as "fur candy"... wipe some in her fur, she'll have to lick it
out to clean herself... and if she does it with gusto, offer a scrap of
it directly... ;)

Don't you just wish you could just transfer a bit of yours to her by osmosis or something...? (G)

Don't I wish.

Too bad it doesn't work... I'd be glad to transfer mine away, too... :)

Fat transplants would be popular; living donors would line up!

No doubt... :)

ttyl neb

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I hope not. Now to get her to eat.

You might want to rethink your principle of not giving her people
food... ;)

I would if she'd eat it. She generally turns up her nose.

Try it as "fur candy"... wipe some in her fur, she'll have to lick it
out to clean herself... and if she does it with gusto, offer a scrap of
it directly... ;)

She's such brush bait, I don't think I could bring myself to put something in her fur. I spend enough time taking spare fur out not to want to put
something on.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 05-01-18 00:11 <=-

I hope not. Now to get her to eat.

You might want to rethink your principle of not giving her people
food... ;)

I would if she'd eat it. She generally turns up her nose.

Try it as "fur candy"... wipe some in her fur, she'll have to lick it
out to clean herself... and if she does it with gusto, offer a scrap of
it directly... ;)

She's such brush bait, I don't think I could bring myself to put
something in her fur. I spend enough time taking spare fur out not to want to put something on.

Brush her first....? (G) Maybe just put it on a paw...?

ttyl neb

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I would if she'd eat it. She generally turns up her nose.

Try it as "fur candy"... wipe some in her fur, she'll have to lick it
out to clean herself... and if she does it with gusto, offer a scrap of it directly... ;)

She's such brush bait, I don't think I could bring myself to put something in her fur. I spend enough time taking spare fur out not

to

want to put something on.

Brush her first....? (G) Maybe just put it on a paw...?

That's possible, but she might tell me to back off if I tried.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 05-08-18 23:38 <=-

I would if she'd eat it. She generally turns up her nose.

Try it as "fur candy"... wipe some in her fur, she'll have to lick it
out to clean herself... and if she does it with gusto, offer a scrap of it directly... ;)

She's such brush bait, I don't think I could bring myself to put something in her fur. I spend enough time taking spare fur out not
to want to put something on.

Brush her first....? (G) Maybe just put it on a paw...?

That's possible, but she might tell me to back off if I tried.

Once she licks it, she might pester for more... ;)

ttyl neb

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of it directly... ;)

She's such brush bait, I don't think I could bring myself to put something in her fur. I spend enough time taking spare fur out

not

to want to put something on.

Brush her first....? (G) Maybe just put it on a paw...?

That's possible, but she might tell me to back off if I tried.

Once she licks it, she might pester for more... ;)

Or just to pester. She's an excellent and well-trained pest.
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Quoting Ruth Hanschka to Nancy Backus on 05-10-18 23:29 <=-

of it directly... ;)

She's such brush bait, I don't think I could bring myself to put something in her fur. I spend enough time taking spare fur out
not to want to put something on.

Brush her first....? (G) Maybe just put it on a paw...?

That's possible, but she might tell me to back off if I tried.

Once she licks it, she might pester for more... ;)

Or just to pester. She's an excellent and well-trained pest.

Always a trick to figure out how to rein in the pesting productively...

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