--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300028 Date: 02/26/98 From: WALTER LUFFMAN Time: 11:55am \/To: LEO NOLL (Read 0 times) Subj: Cat who walks through ... -=> Quoting Leo Noll to Walter Luffman <=- LN> Thanks for your comment. I never was able to get into Dune, and LN> I tried real hard on two separate occasions. LN> I figured that if anyone tells me that The Cat is a good, LN> interesting book and that they loved Dune, I have a better LN> chance to tell where they are coming from. Ever notice that there are many more taglines attributed to Heinlein than to Frank Herbert? (And several of the best "Heinlein" taglines mention cats, which is a very nice bonus. RAH was definitely fond of cats, and he made it clear in both his fiction and the few examples of nonfiction which are in print. If you haven't read "Expanded Universe" yet, do yourself a favor and find a copy -- it's a combination of fiction and nonfiction, a good look into Heinlein's heart and soul. ... Sorry...my cat's playing with the taglines right now. ___ Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 [NR] --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: The NeverEnding BBS/Deltona,FL/407-860-7720/bbs.never (1:3618/555) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300029 Date: 02/27/98 From: BRION LIENHART Time: 09:20am \/To: LEO NOLL (Read 0 times) Subj: Cat who walks through ... On Tue Feb 24, Leo Noll said to Brion Lienhart: BL> Have you ever read any other Heinlein books? It was one of his last BL> books, and they tended to be long and rambling compared to his earlier BL> works. I'm a big fan of his books, but mostly can't abide anything he BL> published after the late sixties. -LN> -LN> I tried REALLY hard on two separate occasions to read (and to like) -LN> Dune, but failed miserably. So if the later books are worse than the -LN> earlier, I am just not cut out to be a Heinlein fan. First of all, _Dune_ is by Frank Herbert, not Robert A. Heinlein. I did like _Dune_ a whole lot, and have read it a bunch of times. As for Heinlein, I don't know that I'd call his later books worse, just disappointing. His early books were taught, well plotted and moved right along. There was a slight tendancy to break out into lecture, but he kept it under control. However, after _Stranger in a Strange Land_, he became a mega-star, and too important to edit (or something) and his books started to become long rambling lectures, with people talking about doing things, instead of actually doing them. _Number of the Beast_ is one of the worst in this regard. A lot of people *do* like his later books, but those are mostly people who read those first, and didn't grow up reading his classic works. If you do like _The Cat Who Walks Through Walls_, I'd also recommend _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_, and _The Rolling Stones_, both in the same setting. There aren't any cats in Moon, although there are Martian Flat Cats in Rolling Stones. --- QM v1.31 * Origin: NVARNG BBS - Carson City, NV (1:213/700.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300030 Date: 02/27/98 From: ROSS SAUER Time: 03:41am \/To: MISS KITTY (Read 0 times) Subj: We're baccccck!!! -=> Quoting Miss Kitty to Ross Sauer <=- -> If you have I-Net access, you can see Patches and I at: -> www.bigfoot.com/~IvysWallBBS -> Patches and I are the ones on the right. -> On the left is Ivy Iverson and her two, (In order of size) Spiker -> and Shadow. MK> MK> I want to see! :-) I'll go check it out.... Let me know what you think of us and our bosses. Ross Sauer patch@bbs.sts.net ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- TriToss (tm) 1.03 - (Unregistered) * Origin: Ivy's WALL BBS - Sheboygan, WI 920-457-9255 (1:154/170) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300031 Date: 02/27/98 From: AMY SYDNOR Time: 09:53pm \/To: DIANNE ROBBINS (Read 0 times) Subj: CAT FLATULENCE RE: CAT FLATULENCE BY: Dianne Robbins to All on Thu Feb 26 1998 02:29 am > My new kitten has this terrible problem with flatulence. I took her to > the vet and they said she was healthy, but it bugs me. I want to cuddle > with her, but she smells terrible. Any ideas on how to treat this? It > doesn't matter what food I give her, it still happens. She's eating > only cat food, no human stuff, and is not drinking milk, only water. I > am preferring natural remedies for her tummy, but whatever you know that > can help would be appreciated. Thanks If it makes you feel any better, my cat Onyx use to have that problem when he was a kitten and so did two of her kittens. I am glad to say that the roblem eventually went away once they got to be 6 months or so. Amy --- Synchronet+SBBSecho v1.25 * Origin: Shadow Realms BBS - Midlothian, VA. - 804-897-5431 (1:264/241) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300032 Date: 02/26/98 From: JOAN KELLY Time: 06:52pm \/To: JO PESHEK (Read 0 times) Subj: kitty stuff! < Jo Peshek wrote in a message to Joan Kelly: JK> Another symptom to add: One of my cats tried to pee in JK> every conceivable container which had "stuff" in it to JK> move around, including potted plants and boxes of old JK> clothes. JP> Laundry, a stack of newspapers, the bathmat, etc, etc... JP> And if it helps to take it any better, they do this because JP> (Speaking from a human perspective, but what do we know?) JP> after the first few tries in the litterbox, and particularly if JP> they are experiencing painful urination, they begin to JP> associate the pain and lack of success WITH the litterbox. Oh, I never got that idea. I thought they were just getting desperate. In the times I had this problem, they would try the litterbox, move on to the plants, on to the clothes, back to the litterbox, etc. on and on. I don't think they "blame" anything for their condition, just know that they are not peeing, and feeling very uncomfortable. In any case, I never had a problem with a cat subsequently avoiding the litter box as a result of an infection. JP> mine have always gone back to the litterbox after a JP> cure was affected. :) Good. :-) Joan --- timEd/386 1.10 * Origin: TNC - (860) 963-1187 - 2.4kbps-33.6kbps! (1:320/2112) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300033 Date: 02/26/98 From: JOAN KELLY Time: 06:42pm \/To: DIANNE ROBBINS (Read 0 times) Subj: BITING Dianne Robbins wrote in a message to Jo Peshek: DR> Hmmm...could be. Does anything work to get the critters to not DR> bite? I'm going crazy trying to come up with ideas to teach Honey DR> how to behave right and not eat my wrists and ankles. I hate the DR> thought of yelling at her, but that has been the only thing that DR> has worked. Anything else to try? When I had a problem with Soo Ling biting my ankles, I used stuff from the vet's called "Bitter Safe Mist" You spray it on the offended area, it tastes bitter, and the cat soon learns it is not to her "taste". And it is rmless. Joan --- timEd/386 1.10 * Origin: TNC - (860) 963-1187 - 2.4kbps-33.6kbps! (1:320/2112) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300034 Date: 02/26/98 From: JOAN KELLY Time: 06:44pm \/To: DIANNE ROBBINS (Read 0 times) Subj: NURSING CATS Dianne Robbins wrote in a message to Miss Kitty: MK> Take her in yesterday! DR> Is being in heat really that traumatizing? I adopted my first cat DR> as a grown up and had her spayed. I have a kitten now and am DR> hearing horror stories. What on earth happens? When does it DR> start? What can I do about it? Well, you can always wait until she goes into heat and see for yourself.... Actually, they become very noisy at all hours of the day or night. I didn't "catch" my Soosie in time, she went into heat, and I was afraid I was gonna get tossed out of this apartment! Fortunately, the other tenant who heard her thought it was the twins on the third floor. I let him think that. :-) Joan --- timEd/386 1.10 * Origin: TNC - (860) 963-1187 - 2.4kbps-33.6kbps! (1:320/2112) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300035 Date: 02/27/98 From: JAN DEBOER Time: 01:37am \/To: DIANNE ROBBINS (Read 0 times) Subj: CAT FLATULENCE On 26 Feb 98 02:29:14 Dianne Robbins wrote to All... DR> My new kitten has this terrible problem with flatulence DR> . I took her to the vet and they said she was healthy, DR> but it bugs me. I want to cuddle with her, but she DR> smells terrible. Any ideas on how to treat this? It DR> doesn't matter what food I give her, it still happens. DR> She's eating only cat food, no human stuff, and is not DR> drinking milk, only water. I am preferring natural DR> remedies for her tummy, but whatever you know that can DR> help would be appreciated. Thanks Check for worms? --- Everything/2 * Origin: Tiny's BBS - Inet: tinys.oix.com / On,Canada (1:229/600) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300036 Date: 02/28/98 From: DON DELLMANN Time: 02:42am \/To: BRION LIENHART (Read 0 times) Subj: Cat who walks through ... While tripping merrily through the mail, Brion Lienhart was overheard BL> If you do like _The Cat Who Walks Through Walls_, I'd also recommend BL> _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_, and _The Rolling Stones_, both in the BL> same setting. There aren't any cats in Moon, although there are BL> Martian Flat Cats in Rolling Stones. And of course Pixel is a major character in "To Sail Beyond The Sunset", which is the closest RAH came to writing pornography :-) Don ... All the world's a Schrodinger Box, and we are merely kitties. --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 8.4 GIG * RA/FD/FE * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 277 CATS Ref: F3300037 Date: 02/26/98 From: JEFF WEINER Time: 08:16pm \/To: MONICA JESENSKY (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Hilarious ad! *** Quoting Monica Jesensky from a message to Ross Sauer *** RS> I just saw an absolutely HILARIOUS ad on TV yesterday, it's for some RS> make of car. (Forgot which one.) Anyhoo, this beautiful silver tabby RS> tomcat is out prowling, and stops at certain points to "sing." Which RS> causes people to throw things at him. The cat finds this particular RS> car, climbs on top of it, and starts singing (in a human voice) "I'm RS> in the mood for love." Had me LMAO! It's worth a look. MJ> I too saw the add and loved it .. but it seems the add was only aired MJ> for the months of December and January and not for more than the last MJ> two weeks of Dec andthe first two weeks of Jan. I saw the ad about 2 days ago. It was for the Honda Accord. VERY Funny! --- Telegard v3.02/mL * Origin: The Aircrash Bureau Chicago 773-278-1195 33.6 (1:115/327)