An e-mail and a memory

[lurkerkate]

About 13 years ago, when my father moved out, our dog, used to having someone home with him all day, went nuts. He chewed couch cushions and smashed venetian blinds. He chewed up an antique Hoosier cabinet. When we started kenneling him during the day, he discovered that if he put enough pressure on the top of the kennel, he could loosen the

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[lurkerkate]

I don't think she's taken him to the vet about it, but it's a behavior that only started after she adopted the fourth and fifth cats, who bully him a lot from what I understand. He is neutered -- I took care of that as soon as he was old enough. I'll talk to her about asking a vet, though; I admit, it's not something I thought of.

[jennaria]

The pissing is new. Simon acting out...isn't. He did that when I had him, too. (Which is the major reason why I haven't jumped to take him -- above and beyond the fact that he does not get along with Thomas.)

If you don't want Simon, you don't want him. If you want, I can ask around up here to see if there are shelters that accept cats: I know Maman asked briefly in CT, but didn't find any places.

[krystynayt]

You could also place an ad to see if anyone in the area might want to adopt him.

[lurkerkate]

True. I know my mother's been asking around with friends; I don't know if she's thought of an ad.

[lurkerkate]

If you could ask up there, I'd really appreciate it. I thought of asking down here, but Maman is reluctant to ship a cat across country just to put it in a shelter. Hopefully she wouldn't mind a trip to the Boston area as much.