Lucky is having kittens!!!

Lucky adores catnip, and I have a little hanging mouse thing, that she adores!! Its a cat teaser. She loves it. She will start panting after a while, it wears her out that much. lol And Hunter does too

I just wanted to add that Friday, my first cat, was de-clawed and was an outside cat. He could get over a fence faster than one could blink, climb any tree and chase the neighborhood doberman out of his yard (he did this many times).

So, some cats may be defenseless and not able to climb a tree, but not all.

Yup, he was a bully. Stood his ground. More like a dog. I loved him enough to let him do what made him happy and that was be outside. This was also when I was about 10 years and didn't have a whole lot of say in the matter. Regardless, Apache loves being outside and I will never take that away from her. Life can be dangerous but we still live it.

but you never ever sacrifice or jeopardize their health.

Of course not. If Friday could not have held his own he would not have been an outside cat.

I love my current cat enough to let her be a cat, which means she's out on the prowl, chasing butterfly's and being a guard cat for the front door. lol.

I don't care what anyone has to say about it, I do what I want and that is to let my animals enjoy their lives, while, of course, ensuring their safety and health. So, others may not let their cats be outside cats, fine, don't do it. I, however, will do what is right and best for MY crew. No one else has any bearing on that decision whatsoever.

Too often we fall prey to the oh no! this could happen.. and then this could happen.... oh and then this and that and this and that. I refuse to fall prey to that.

Everyday on my commute to school, there are at least two accidents, EVERY DAY. I still drive to school. When we take the dogs to the pond, they could very well injure themselves, get caught in some underbrush. We still tkae them to the pond.

What could be can not scare me, nor my animals from LIFE.

The Cat Who Walks By Himself
Rudyard Kipling

Originally all the tame animals were wild, but especially the Cat: he walked by himself and all places were alike to him. The Man was wild too until he met the Woman, who chose a Cave for them to live in, lit a fire in it and hung a horsehide over the opening. She cooked a meal of wild ingredients.

Then, while the Man slept, she took the bladebone of a shoulder of mutton and made a Singing Magic. This attracted the Dog, and on the next two nights she similarly lured the Horse and the Cow to visit the cave. They agreed to provide services to the couple, the Dog in exchange for roast meat and the other two for hay that she had dried by the fire. Each time the Cat followed and eavesdropped, called them fools, and went off to tell no one.

On the fourth night the Cat went to the cave and smelt the warm milk from the Cow. The Woman laughed at him and told him to go back to the woods. The Cat flattered her and asked if he might never come in the Cave, sit by the fire or taste the milk. She answered that if she praised him once, twice and three times, his three wishes would be granted, but swore she never would. The Cat left, but the Bat reported to him what was happening.

When he heard the Woman had a Baby, the Cat knew his time had come. He went and found that the Baby crying outside the Cave. He rubbed himself against it till it laughed. The Bat told the Woman, who blessed whatever creature was responsible, whereupon the horsehide fell down and the Cat was admitted to the Cave. The Woman was annoyed. She began to spin, but the Baby cried again, and the Cat told her to tie her spinning-whorl to a thread to pull about the floor for him to chase. This made the Baby laugh, then it clutched the Cat, who purred it to sleep. The Woman thanked him, then the fire smoked and the Cat was found warming himself. She was furious, and made a Still Magic to prevent herself from granting the third wish. In the quiet, a mouse came out and she screamed. When the Cat killed the mouse, she thanked him, and the Milk-pot cracked open, allowing him to drink.

But he had made no bargain with the Man or the Dog. The man said the Cat must always catch mice or have boots and other objects thrown at him. The Cat agreed, but defiantly, so was told that three things would still be thrown. The Dog threatened to bite the Cat if he were ever unkind to the Baby, and receiving a defiant consent, promised always to chase him up a tree. Man and Dog carried out their threats; most men and all dogs will do the same, though the Cat keeps his bargain. But on moonlit nights he roams the woods or the roofs, walking by his wild lone.

nvr mind..

Serena maybe you should hold off calling people irresponsible that you dont know....

Serena, don't apologize for the great life that my animals have. They're lovin' it!

And I can guarantee they get better care than most, besides... apples, oranges.. it's all fruit. And before you start making generalizations and ASSuming things about people you don't know.. maybe you should take a long look at the face you see every morning.