On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 19:36:47 GMT Stacie Tolen <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Just wondering, > Are domestic cats inherently schizo, Ardeith writes: I have one cat who was badly abused until he came here at about four months of age.....he didn't trust anyone not to hurt him, and he made a point of striking first........he has calmed a lot over the past year, but I still warn children and other stranger not to touch him.......... Another cat in my house reaches out to catch a passing person and demand attention..... sometimes he reaches with claws extended, but he doesn't mean to hurt......I have discovered that if I smack his bottom when he is into something he shouldn't be into, he will turn and smack me back......won't stand for smacking......and when a child patted hard enough for him to consider it a smack, he smacked back.......screams, tears, but no scratches......he just smacked with a "soft-paw"....not a "needle-paw" Stacie wrote: or is their Friskies to blame? Ardeith writes: Dry cat food made of cereal products and other junk can contribute to the formation of bladder stones which can kill a cat if you can't afford the surgery to have the stones removed.....if they can be removed in the first place.......I'd rather give my cats canned meats.....that's as close as I can afford to giving them what natured designed them to eat......they also get raw chicken backs and necks..... I have a cornsnake who eats mice.....one of the cats dearly wants a mouse of his own and watches the snake/mouse process very closely.......when I have the money, I buy an extra mouse and take it into the yard for the cat to catch......not really fair to the mouse....they have never learned that cats are dangerous.....but then they never learn that snakes are dangerous either.......but the whole thing makes my cat happy for a time.... [log in to unmask] Walk The Path With Practical Feet! ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.