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Article #1463Re: Guilt (Are two kitties better than
From: medley
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1986 14:43
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 1986 14:43
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Tha only thing I've discovered that must be avoided in multiple cat families is more than one dominant cat. Dominant cats come in both male and female flavors, and make it very difficult to sleep at night. Also, there is competitive territory marking, which makes everything difficult. (Ever invite people to dinner and, halfway through, have a guest point out that your cat is using the window sill instead of the kitty litter? Or worse, your teenage daughter has a new acquaintance of the opposite sex come to call, and when he gets ready to leave his jacket has been used for kitty litter.) After a few such experiences, our extra cat was sent to live elsewhere, and our basic three - one foreman and two worker cats - live quite peacefully together. The offending cat now lives with a dog, and she is sufficiently dominant that there is no longer a need for marking territory. She's a great cat, but she can't be with some other cats.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.10 $; site uiucdcs Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!medley From: medley@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU Newsgroups: net.pets Subject: Re: Guilt (Are two kitties better than Message-ID: <35400017@uiucdcs> Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 09:43:00 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.35400017 Posted: Mon Feb 3 09:43:00 1986 Date-Received: Wed, 5-Feb-86 04:58:47 EST References: <382@ihnp1.UUCP> Lines: 15 Nf-ID: #R:ihnp1.UUCP:382:uiucdcs:35400017:000:946 Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!medley Feb 3 08:43:00 1986