Comments on: Swiss Saturday: Kitties

By: Jessica (tc)

Jessica (tc) — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 04:17:21 +0000

Awwww, adorable babies! I know my cat is glad she’s not Swiss, because she is completely terrified of the outdoors and she absolutely hates other animals. (She used to attack her own mirror image until she finally realized it wasn’t another cat.) I’m not sure that we could force her to do either, because she’s so anxious and freaks out about that kind of stuff.

By: Leslie Stevens

Leslie Stevens — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:54:53 +0000

My kitty is indoors and loves my Frenchie as his perfect companion.
He is happy and safe and was also rescued.
Good for you for keeping your bebes inside.
xo

By: Melanie Steimle

Melanie Steimle — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:38:49 +0000

Well apparently my cat would hate being a Swiss cat! She has no desire to go outside (when I took her out on my patio she wanted to stay on the concrete because apparently standing on the grass felt weird) and she definitely does not want to see any other cats. She is the Queen of the House and she likes it that way, thank you very much!

Good for you for adopting street cats from Bahrain…and please share as many cat photos as you’d like!

By: Nanc

Nanc — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:44:35 +0000

In reply to Texan In Exile. Thank you for being a responsible expat! As miserable as your poor kitty was, in the long run your family are great humans! Curses and a pox upon folks who move and dump pets. May their hemorrhoids always be swollen when they must sit in a long, boring meeting.

By: grannybunny

grannybunny — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 13:30:00 +0000

Please tell Offspring # 1 that if she is serious about taking the kitties for walks outside, she needs to start getting them used to the harnesses ASAP. Start gradually, putting them on the cats for short periods of time — so they can get used to them — rewarding them both before and after. The first time, they will probably try to chew they ways out of the harnesses, but should — very quickly — get used to them. Then, attach leashes and start walking around the apartment with them. Unlike dogs, with cats, you have to let them take the lead, with you following. Ultimately, you can take them outside for walks, one at a time. Don’t push them, and — again — start out very gradually. Eventually, they will love their outdoor walks and will probably end up bring you the harness and meowing at the door to go out! 🙂

By: Texan In Exile

Texan In Exile — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 15:15:30 +0000

In reply to Janet Brady. We lived in the Panama Canal Zone when I was in high school. When we moved back to the US, we had to put our cat in quarantine for a month. We would visit him and he would cry and cry and cry. It was awful. He was so miserable.

By: Texan In Exile

Texan In Exile — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 15:11:55 +0000

The entire purpose of the internet is to talk about cats and to share cat photos!

By: Evil HR Lady

Evil HR Lady — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 12:42:19 +0000

In reply to The Plaid Cow. We are right in the middle of the city. There are trams and buses and bicycles and cars and foot traffic. Plus, we're in an apartment building and on the first floor (to Americans, it would be the second floor). There's no good way for the kitties to get in and out.

By: The Plaid Cow

The Plaid Cow — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 12:31:33 +0000

Why is it not safe for kitties to out and about?

By: Janet Brady

Janet Brady — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 04:04:07 +0000

I think you are wise to keep your cats inside if you live in an apartment and near a busy road. Our cat is allowed into our walled garden during the day but sleeps inside at night. We live in Australia where many councils require cats to be kept inside at night so they cannot hunt our small nocturnal marsupial animals that evolved before cats were brought here in the late eighteenth century. Your kittens are also lucky to have been allowed into Switzerland. To bring them to Australia, you need an import permit that is granted after a two-year process supervised by an approved vet to ensure that your pets pass our very strict bio-security regulations. Even after that, upon arrival they are kept in quarantine for at least 10 days with no guarantee that they will be allowed into the country after further health checks are conducted.