I'm really sad about something...

[Lirathal]

Originally posted by Soledad
but I feel really sorry for cats on leashes. It just doesn't feel right. They always look so humiliated.

I think it is humiliating when they are being led around and dragged everywhere. I just let my cat take *me* for a walk . *shrug*

Regards,
Nathan

[Soledad]

That sounds more like it. I've never seen it done well, I guess.

[kingrattus]

I have no problem with unleashed dogs, as long as they r friendly, & stay near the owner & obay the owner, because I never walk my dog on a leash. he walks by my side or a max of 10 feet unless someone is comming then I call him to my side. My dog loves meeting other unleashed dog, they have a ball. But I do get very very angry when a vicious dog is unleashed, having to kick a small dog isn't fun (Max will not lay a tooth on a small dog), & its worse when ur dog tries tries to protect u from a big snarling dog, talk about scary stuff, its a side of ur dog that u didn't want to see.

Story time!

I was once walking my dog Max (Black lab, rottweiler & pitt bull mix) when a king german shepard was loose. the king g.s. was laying on the opposite side of the road with its ears back & staring at me (Max could have caredless about looking at a dog). So I kept an eye on it, through the corner of my eye, when it suddenly started to charge ME!! It jumped at my face & I could feel its breath & snarl, when suddenly the king g.s. yelped loudly & was ripped right off of me so fast I didn't know what was going on. It only took a second or 2 to get a grip of what happened, & I saw that Max had saved me, Max had grabed the king g.s. by the throat & shook it like a huge rag doll. Max let it go after 5 or 10 seconds of shaking & moving it away from me. When the king g.s. tried to bite max back, luckly was was full of ardrenelyn (poor spelling) & was able to move faster the king g.s. & clamped down on the side of its face. As soon as Max bit down he let it go & the dog ran off without harming a hair on me or Max. I ran home right after that & looked max right over to make sure he really was ok & he was. Max was 7 years old. That was his first & hopfully last serious dog fight.

I love my dog Max, hes my guarden angel, with a heart of gold.

Max will be 9 years old this x-mass eve.

Jess

[Ann]

I know exactly how you feel, and it upsets me greatly too

When I was younger I'd always pick up and bury the birds or hedgehogs or whatever that I found roadkilled near my house.

I guess this is one of the many reasons why I refuse to get a driver's license.

[moosmom]

Soledad DOES have a point. While it is very disturbing and sad that you see animals dead on the side of the road, it does not mean that they necessarily belonged to anyone. Cats killed by cars are most times feral cats, tossed aside by their humans once they lose their "cuteness", forced to back into the wild to fend for themselves.

It still hurts nonetheless.

[aly]

Originally posted by Ann

When I was younger I'd always pick up and bury the birds or hedgehogs or whatever that I found roadkilled near my house.

I used to peel frogs off the street and bury them and give funerals. My friends thought I was weird :\

[Soledad]

My best friend had this cat that I really didn't like because he was always killing animals and never ate them, just let them die a slow death. I was too young to realise that this was just a cat's nature, so I continued to blame the cat. One day Romeo (the cat) attacked a chipmunk, and left it to die. We tried to nurse it back to health, but eventually he died. We had a huge funeral for him with all the neighborhood kids. I played "Taps" on a kazoo I found, and we had a sunset funeral for the little thing. It was sad at the time, but it's kind of funny looking back on it now.

[HoRsELUvR]

back when i lived in washington d.c.,i knew a lady who walked her cat on a leash,but it was necessary because a big city like d.c. is not a good place to let animals roam around outside.i think the only time it would be necessary to put catsn on a leash is in a big city or something.

[kingrattus]

I think cats need to be either kept inside or on a leash at all times. Why cause I slaved my buns off in 40C temps fixing dads yard, it took us 2 days just to lay SOME dirt. & what happened the neighbourd 5 cats came over & DISTROYED IT ALL!!!! I refuse to work in cat poo, it smells horrible & is horribly sticky. My POOR (money wise) dad saved up money so he could try to grow grass in the backyard, now it dirt again cause the cats pooed & peed & tore up the whole section of the yard, theres NOTHING LEFT!!!
We trained our dpg not to pee & poo on other peoples lawns, I don't even walk him on peoples lawns, because I know someone had to work to grow the grass.
I want a law passed that all pets must be fenced or tied or trained not to use others peoples lawns.
My dads neighbour spent $200,000.00 on there house & the wife has always wanted a veggy garden, the garden lasted a week untill she couldn't take all the cat poo & pee & the horrible smell of them.
What about us who have to work hard & want nice yards, why should we be punished by ur peoples cats, why????
My elderly friend has always trained her cats to use a leash & the love it. My moms friend had a leash on the close line for her dog & 2 cats & they were just fine. My sister trained her cat to use the extending leash & she loves it.

& because the cats that distroy my dads yard r loose, 1 was hit by a car & is lymping around & my dad feels sorry for it, because he has to shoo it off his porch & away from his dinner.
& my dads elderly friend that lives in the same house has no more BIRDS or SQURILLS left ALIVE!!! the cats KILLED THEM ALL!!

So do u think its still ok for cats to be let loose????

The cats owners use to have 7 cats, do u want to know what happened to them??? I know & its horrible having to live with the sight of those 2 cats mangled bodies & it will happen to the rest when even more neighbours start to go crazy because of all the damage these 5 cats r causing.

There is 1 unleashed cat that is welcome in our yard, because he was trained to ONLY use his litter box & not yards

Want to know what happed to 20 unleashed cats 7 years ago??
I didn't think so, theres alot of sicko's out there that enjoy harming loose distructive cats, I've been trying to 7 years to catch the neighbour who killed the 20 cats in 1 month, I narrowed it down 1 to house, but I have very little proof.

Has anyone changed there minds yet???

I'm sorry my post is so horrible, but people have got to wakeup & realize that loose pets r a menis to other neighbours. Its not fair to us.

Jess

[Nomilynn]

My cats only go outside on their leashes or if I am with them in the yard. They aren't allowed out anywhere else. I think it's gross to find kitty poop in the gardens too! And it's just too dangerous these days.

[wolf_Q]

I'm always bothered when I find a dead animal on the side of the road too. One time I was in the car with a friends family. At the time they had 2 dogs, a german shepard, and a german shepard/pointer mix (gsd was his mom). The gsd/pointer, Rex, looked just like a gigantic chocolate lab with a few white markings. Anyway, we were driving down the road and there was a large chocolate colored dog dead on the side of the road. The friends mom casually said "Oh that dog looks just like Rex, doesn't it kids?" I don't know why that bothered me so much, but it did. Those dogs were always getting out, and they ended up dying because of it.

Another time I was with my parents and we were driving down a road that is in kind of the middle of nowhere, although there was a small town probably 15 minutes away (which we were heading towards). There was a big white dog, looked like a great pyrenees, on the side of the road. It was pacing, and I knew it was going to get hit. I begged them to stop and pick it up to at least take it to a shelter or something. Of course they wouldn't. After we camped, and were driving back home, there was a big white dog on the side of the road.....dead........

I have to agree with Jess on the cat thing. I love cats, but I'm sick of people letting them run loose all over the neighborhood. It's because of that, and no spay/neuter that we have tons of feral cats. And Nebo keeps trying to eat poop in the front yard, and it is nasty! He doesn't eat it in the backyard, I think it is only cat poop he has a taste for. lol. It's a different story if you can train your cats to stay in your yard of course.

[kingrattus]

the vet told us that its normal for dogs to eat cat poop, its one way on how to unmark its yard, some dogs roll in it to hide the sent of the cat.
& speeking of dogs eating cat poop, my dog has a sensitive tummy & can only eat dog food & some dog treats, hes also a cat poop eater & its causing him some serious barfing & pooping & peeing in the house, my dad is gonna try to catch some of the cats.

There r no stray cats at my dads end of town, all the dammage is comming from this ladys 5 cats.
Theres this orange female cat named ginger that use to come in our yard to watch the birds at the feeder & the ladys cats attacked her & I haven't seen her since, ginger was a good cat, & then theres Taz, hes a cat well know & liked in our neighbourhood & he use to come into my dads house (I have pics of him) & purrrrr & purrrr & purrr & dad loves him, Taz is the trained cat, dad said Taz hasn't been around for 3 months, he seen taz in his own yard, but can't cross the road to visit my dad, cause the other cats attack him & hes a great fighter & wins, but he doesn't like to fight.

I just wish there was some way to get rid of the darn cats...

does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these cats, besides killing the mean ones & sending the nice ones to the shelter??

I was told orange peels worked, but they don't, they might work indoors, but not out doors

Jess

[Soledad]

Kingrattus --

From what I could make of your entry, I'm not quite convinced that all cats need to be kept indoors or on leashes. I live in a neighbourhood FULL of cats and gardens. The two exist quite peacefully, and without any problems.

Maybe it's because I'm in NZ, but I'm quite sure my cat's safe outside. This is major cat-loving country. Boo doesn't go out much, and when he does he always sticks close by. Some cats NEED to go outdoors, others don't. I don't think it's right to keep a cat indoors who clearly shows signs of stress, boredom or anxiety because of it.

Dogs not on leashes are infinitely more dangerous, both to themselves and to others. Even when trained there can be issues. I step on more dog poop than cat poop when I go walking about.

I don't know...just my thoughts.

[wolf_Q]

The cats around my house really don't bother me much, actually I'm usually trying to get them to come over to me so I can pet them. I just get mad when I get all these complaints about my dogs, and I think the cats are causing a lot more troubles then my dogs ever would. I do agree that a dog off leash roaming the neighborhood is a lot bigger problem then a free roaming cat. But I think the main reason why we have SO many cats around here, is because nobody spays/neuters them. I really think most of the cats that I see are most likely wild, which is sad. And I guess it depends on where you live to some extent, but I think that any animal that is allowed to live freely outside is in danger from people, cars, and other animals.

[catchat]

you asked why do people do that? because they are uncaring asses thats why. sorry in a bad mood and that didnt help . lets just hope they get the same to them some day