He cannot be Replaced, only succeeded

[jimnyc]

Cool little kitties! I'm glad you decided to go through with it. I think some kittens will be good for Bradlee, where another grown cat might have caused undue stress. I betcha after awhile the fatherly instinct kicks in! Plus you get to enjoy the climbing kitties all over again, and watching the cute battles between the twins and their new big friend!

I am now 100% against de-clawing. I did have it done a long time ago and never again. I've learned more about it since then, but I mostly would never do it again because of what it did to my cat. The poor thing limped and crawled around the house for 3 days and just never seemed the same again.

[Abbey Marie]

The cat I have now was a stray and started to claw up shit. I kept a spray bottle of water handy, set it on stream, and could hit him with it accurately at 20'. Two or three times with that when he was "in the act" took care of the problem. That was several years ago and there hasn't been a problem since. Call it "water boarding" for cats- very effective.
Personally I think anyone who de-claws a cat should have thier own fingernails pulled out as part of the deal.

Did the cat confess knowledge of any mice-killing plots?

[darin]

Today's the day. Leaving work in about 90 minutes. Heading home, then heading down to get the boys.

yay!

[Hagbard Celine]

I take it there's a sh*tbox with their names on it eh?

[darin]

yeah - we'll have to get them trained to use the CNN.

[Hagbard Celine]

yeah - we'll have to get them trained to use the CNN.

The "Cat Nugget Nest?"

[darin]

Absolutely. Sure.