Re: Another OT-animals

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Another OT-animals
• From: "Jesse Bell" j*@hotmail.com
• Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2003 13:51:32 -0600

I have that shirt too...thanks to  PAM!  :-)
What it says...speaks volumes.

From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Another OT-animals
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 13:38:13 -0600

Mahatma Ghandi said "the greatness of a nation and its moral progress
can be judged by the way its animals are treated". I have it on a
T-shirt and wear it often. And yes I can assure you Jesse's ex isn't
worth the price of the bullet to put him out of his misery. A total
waste of skin - ugh.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:54:31 -0500

>Jesse,
>Lincoln or Ghandi or someone said something to the effect that you can judge
>a nation's character by the way it treats its animals. I believe the same
>can be said of people. My ex#2 bought a remote control car (a grown man!)
>and used it primarily to scare the cats away from their food dishes. He
>placed Spot on top of doors to see how well he could balance. Ex#1,
>though he loved animals, had a temper. Puppy had an accident in his mom's
>home and he took it outside and beat its head against the house. The whole
>neighborhood was out there trying to stop him. Also threw my cat against a
>wall. #2 was just a pain, but #1 could be really scary. These people are
>not good marriage material - not for me anyway.
>
>Kitty
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 10:47 AM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Another OT-allergies
>
>
>> You know that old saying "children and animals never lie"? Well, it's
>true.
>> I had a cat who HATED my ex. She would wait at the end of the hallway
>> when she knew he was coming down the hall and right as he got there, she
>> would reach out and claw his ankles....and she pee'd on his jeans when he
>> left them on the floor. He wanted a German Shepherd...so I got him
>> one....it would have nothing to do with him...so it became MY dog. Once,
>> when I found my ex throwing my cat down the stairs to the basement....all
>> hell broke loose and needless to say...divorce papers were filed shortly
>> thereafter. NONE of our animals like him. None of the neighbors kids
>would
>> get around him. *sigh*....one of those things that I have to ask myself
>> over and over "WHAT in the @#$ was I thinking when I married this jerk?"
>> But we all make mistakes....and learn from them.
>>
>>
>>
>> >From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>> >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Another OT-allergies
>> >Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:56:09 -0500
>> >
>> >We must have cat's in our lives. I suspect Jim has always needed someone
>> >around to swat him on the head.
>> >
>> >Meanwhile.... Jim, what is a govan? Is it like an afghan? It's not in
>the
>> >dictionary and when I googled it, the best I can come up with is a town
>in
>> >Scotland that has a fiddle festival.
>> >
>> >Kitty
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
>> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 6:05 PM
>> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Another OT-allergies
>> >
>> >
>> > > When I was remodeling a farmhouse, I was lonely and got myself a
>> > > long-haired black kitten. I named her "Govan," because the first night
>> > > with me she slept on the govan that was spread across the end of my
>> > > bed. Thereafter, she slept on my hip.
>> > >
>> > > One of the fixtures in the re-model was a stepladder--one of those
>with
>> > > a folding paint-can shelf just below the top step. The step ladder was
>> > > always open and Govan decided to camp on that paint-can shelf when I
>> > > was working on the lift-and-grunt stuff.
>> > >
>> > > She also decided that whenever I walked by the ladder, it was her duty
>> > > to swat me on the head. Which she did, 10 or 15 times a day.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Friday, December 5, 2003, at 11:29 AM, Bonnie Holmes wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Years ago we had two Siamese...they were so much fun...one really
>took
>> > > > to
>> > > > my husband. She would hang on to his ankle as he walked through the
>> > > > house
>> > > > if she felt she had not received sufficient attention until he
>petted
>> > > > her.
>> > > > At that time, one of our papers was an evening one. He would sit in
>a
>> > > > lazy
>> > > > boy to read after work. She would perch behind his head. If he
>> > > > ignored
>> > > > her, she would put her paws over his glasses...if he was still
>intent
>> > > > on
>> > > > reading, she would sit on his paper. In the morning, she would
>sneak
>> > > > into
>> > > > the bedroom and curl up on his chest. He always commented on
>feeling
>> > > > this
>> > > > weight and open his eyes to these green ones staring at him and then
>> > > > the
>> > > > purring.
>> > > >
>> > > > Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >> [Original Message]
>> > > >> From: Libby Valentine <L_Valentine@adelphia.net>
>> > > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > >> Date: 11/23/2003 7:14:04 AM
>> > > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Another OT-allergies
>> > > >>
>> > > >> There are also supplements (combination of brewers yeast, lecithin,
>> > > >> bran,
>> > > >> and bone meal) that can be mixed in to the food and result in
>reduced
>> > > > dander
>> > > >> (and even lovelier coats than usual!) - whether it helps the
>allergic
>> > > > person
>> > > >> depends on what exactly is triggering the allergic reaction (dander
>> > > >> is a
>> > > >> very common trigger but I understand some people are allergic to
>> > > >> something
>> > > >> in the saliva).
>> > > >>
>> > > >> When the dr. was trying to diagnose the cause of my asthma (another
>> > > >> allergy-induced asthma sufferer here) he wanted to know if I had
>> > > >> animals,
>> > > >> and I told him I did and I would. It's a good thing for me the
>test
>> > > > results
>> > > >> indicated no cat allergies.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Our Abyssinian had a rougher-textured, stiffer fur and had less of
>> >the
>> > > > fuzzy
>> > > >> undercoat. She was a beautiful animal. However, another
>> > > >> characteristic
>> > > > of
>> > > >> the breed is they are social, people-oriented cats but not lap
>cats.
>> > > >> If
>> > > >> looking at purebreds, I would consider the breed
>> > > >> characteristics/general
>> > > >> personality traits as well as fur - otherwise you could end up with
>> >an
>> > > >> allergy-acceptable animal that isn't your kind of pet. Our rescues
>> > > >> have
>> > > >> been wonderful companions, but you usually don't know what their
>> > > >> physical
>> > > >> characteristics are until you've had them a while and they're
>really
>> > > >> healthy.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I hope you find a suitable cat eventually, Bonnie, they are great
>> > > >> companions.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Libby
>> > > >>
>> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
>> > > >> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>> > > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > >> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 9:18 PM
>> > > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Another OT-allergies
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> I think the Rex cat is reputed to cause fewer allergy problems.
>> > > >>> Kitty
>> > > >>
>> > > >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > > >>> From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
>> > > >>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > > >>> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 7:28 PM
>> > > >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Another OT-allergies
>> > > >>>> Bonnie, there is a breed of hairless or nearly so cat, called a
>> > > >>>> Sphinx
>> > > >>>> or something. I think they're funny looking, but I love a cat's
>fur
>> > > >>>> -
>> > > > so
>> > > >>>> soft and so pretty. Especially mine w/ her marvelous coloring and
>> > > >>>> markings, but I may be biased. Just a thought...
>> > > >>
>> > >
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>> > > >
>> > > Island Jim
>> > > Southwest Florida
>> > > Zone 10
>> > >
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