Posted: 2/15/2009 5:41:59 PM EDT
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| haha....you should see the ammount of food my parents keep on hand just for our 2 cats....my one cat refuses to eat anything but tuna and egg or tuna and cheese as far as wet food goes and they never seem to get all that many at the grocery store so we buy all of it when they have it at any time. Dry food we have 2 big bags full in a conatiner and usually an extra bag or two in the garage. Kitty litter is always kept at least 8 boxes on hand. As far as cat treats go, there's always a 12pack of them in the pantry. |
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They need q-tips to clean the cats ears apparently. That is news to me....because my vet told us that even they don't stick anything into the cats ears to clean them out. If the earwax is close to the outside of the ear they say to gently rub/scratch it away, and the bonus for the cat is that it feels really really good. |
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Cat the other other other white meat! Ate some when I was in Japan did not know what it was until I was told by a guy who had lived there for 6 years told me I was eating cat and dog on a stick! So I did what any drunk Marine would do turned around and bought three more sticks of each kind.
Cats are good for getting mice and rats as long as they are a mouser there are some cats that don't do the mouse thing! Just make sure if you get one it will do that job! It's a lot like how not all dogs are good at defending the home. It must be taught or in there blood. |
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They need q-tips to clean the cats ears apparently. That is news to me....because my vet told us that even they don't stick anything into the cats ears to clean them out. If the earwax is close to the outside of the ear they say to gently rub/scratch it away, and the bonus for the cat is that it feels really really good. Q-tips are for the cats with ear-mites or ear infections. Not for healthy cats. |
| I don't own a cat. But if I did, It would be very far down the list of things to keep alive in a real SHTF. How much money does it cost to keep a cat alive for a year? What happens when the cat food you bought runs out? I wouldn't want to waste preps on a cat. In fact, I think I'd eat the cat. Sorry if this offends cat people. |
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I don't own a cat. But if I did, It would be very far down the list of things to keep alive in a real SHTF. How much money does it cost to keep a cat alive for a year? What happens when the cat food you bought runs out? I wouldn't want to waste preps on a cat. In fact, I think I'd eat the cat. Sorry if this offends cat people. I feel the same about kids. 
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Yes, but if you feed the cat, whats it motivation to eat rats and mice? Correct me if I am wrong but I was told that kittens had to be taught to hunt by momma kitty. We have farm cats and they all seem to be professional mousers. Once and a while we will get a cat that never seems to hunt. We suppliment their hunting with dry cat food from Wal-Mart in the winter when it is snowy. They are not finicky about it. The only thing they would not eat was a rattlesnake I killed and removed the head. |
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I don't own a cat. But if I did, It would be very far down the list of things to keep alive in a real SHTF. How much money does it cost to keep a cat alive for a year? What happens when the cat food you bought runs out? I wouldn't want to waste preps on a cat. In fact, I think I'd eat the cat. Sorry if this offends cat people. I've read that the total cost for a cat is about a grand in its first year (mostly due to spaying/nuetering, shots, cat toys etc.) and drops to about 700 each year after. I'm fairly sure my cat hasn't cost me anything close to that. I don't include her food or litter in our monthly budget, so I can't say for certain, but I would figure maybe 40 dollars a month including some kitty treats she likes. She's always been very healthy and hasn't needed any vet visits which helps, I'm sure. Figure an even 500 a year, probably less. Less then a dog for certain and more then worth it to me and my wife. In a real SHTF situation I'd rather like to have my cat around. She's not much good as a mouser but she's comforting to me and my wife and you really can't place a value on that for long term survival. We don't keep much food for her on hand but she doesn't eat much either. Between leftovers and what she could scavenge (cats are good at that) she'd last quite a while. Longer then our dogs, probably longer then us. If things got bad enough for me to consider eating her then I didn't prep properly. Besides- ever seen a shaved cat? There's hardly a pound of meat on them. |
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I don't own a cat. But if I did, It would be very far down the list of things to keep alive in a real SHTF. How much money does it cost to keep a cat alive for a year? What happens when the cat food you bought runs out? I wouldn't want to waste preps on a cat. In fact, I think I'd eat the cat. Sorry if this offends cat people. I feel the same about kids. i feel the same way about my GF's 2 cats the two refugee cats her sister left here when she moved out, my GF's dog, my GF's ferret, our roomate and his GF, and my GF if i get real hungry and don't need a nurse she has little to no interest in helping out with the prepping... K. |
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I am sure there are plenty of dumb cats out there, but the majority of cat toys play on making the cat hunt and chase like what it would normally do in the "wild".
I had barn cats when I owned property and if you fed them plenty they did not hunt much. Let em get a bit hungry and suddenly the mouse and bird population dropped on my acreage and that is how I wanted it. I would not let them starve if they refused to hunt, but the previous owner fed em too much and they just hunted for fun and sport. Once they got a tad hungry and had to feed themselves to stay full things straightened out. More than a few cats that have only lived indoors will chase and kill a mouse or bug or anything else that gets into the house. But there are plenty of cats that might not, but my opinion is hunger will teach them what they should be doing. |
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Yes, but if you feed the cat, whats it motivation to eat rats and mice? Sport! My cat wont eat breakfast, but wants to get right outdoors. You can tell the day he has had by how he hits the chow in the evening. When there is 3 feet of soft snow he eats a lot of crunchies! In the summer I had to start keeping them in a Rubbermaid bucket or they would get moldy. It would be cheaper for me to go buy my meat..... but its a lot more fun to hunt for it! Same with most cats. |
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Ammo Cat sayz, "gives me mores bullets or I will eat youz." http://www.knitemare.org/cats/serious_cat.jpg Great picture! |
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Mickey is ready for SHFT |