On Oct 25, 8:25 am, Janet Boss
wrote:
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Shelly wrote:
I just don't see any point in arguing with a cat who is
deaf and senile, yaknow? At some point, I think it's okay to let
them have whatever they want. She gets high octane canned food
morning and night, and her appetite for that is excellent. It gives
me a way to monitor her appetite, which is my main concern.

I agree with you - at some point - give them whatever they want! We
know that rotisserie chicken is our ace in the hole for Carey.

OTOH, Rose (baltimore black dog), the squirt bottle chimpanzee in the
car dog? When she was about 12, her owners started indulging her a bit
- "she doesn't have a lot of years left, so let's give her what she
wants", At 13, they started more, at 14, even more, up until she died
at 18.5! She milked old age but good!

Yep, that was Echo! I'd suddenly notice that I was cold, which
meant that Echo was hogging the in-floor heat vent for that room.
Whenever I'd bake something, she'd curl up in the middle of the stove.

I cringe when she's so close to the wood stove - dogs have singed their
tails just wagging close to it!

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Janet Bosswww.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

My sister was visiting my parents' last winter and brought her cat.
My parents' house is partially heated by a wood stove, so it runs all
winter long. My parents' cat was sitting on the mantle above the wood
stove, and my sister's cat decided to try and chase the other cat
using the top of the wood stove as the step up to the mantle. Ended
up with second degree burns on all four paws. She isn't a very bright
cat, as she is the only one I have seen that couldn't figure out how
to remove vet wrap from her paws so recovery was a little easier. Not
a fun experience.

Nick