My elderly kitty likes to wander outside sometimes

Roon

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Mon Oct-15-07 06:56 PM
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My elderly kitty likes to wander outside sometimes

I let her, I mean, she is 23-years-old! What cracks me up is she always heads for the garden and takes a dirt bath. She always comes back just filthy!

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Arugula Latte

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Mon Oct-15-07 06:57 PM
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1. Aw!

She's adorable...Hey, if she wants a dirt bath, she deserves it. :loveya:

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Roon

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Mon Oct-15-07 06:58 PM
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2. Yes she does!! eom

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skygazer

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Mon Oct-15-07 07:02 PM
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3. Oh, I love that nose!

She's beautiful. Is that a recent photo? She looks great for 23!

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Roon

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Mon Oct-15-07 07:04 PM
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4. the picture is a couple of years old

I am too poor to buy batteries for my camera otherwise I would update it. She looks about the same, maybe a little rougher around the edges.

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Beaverhausen

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Mon Oct-15-07 07:12 PM
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5. 23!!! that's great!

Maybe she discovered the secret to staying young is in the dirt in your garden! Maybe you should try it!

She's very beautiful.

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Roon

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Mon Oct-15-07 07:16 PM
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8. Thanks

My ex-lover had her as a kitten when he was 15-years-old. She moved in with him about three years ago. When we broke up I begged my ex to let me keep her and he did!! He moved to Wyoming and the stress of that long of a move probably wouldn't have been good for her anyway. I am just glad I get to enjoy her for now. :-)

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Sanity Claws

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Mon Oct-15-07 08:00 PM
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11. That's a great idea.

She should put some water in the dirt, and give herself a mud facial. Not a bad idea.

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Richard Steele

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Mon Oct-15-07 07:13 PM
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6. Well, if she's 23, you gotta figure she knows what she's doing, right?

The dirt-bath thing is kinda odd, though!

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xchrom

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Mon Oct-15-07 07:15 PM
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7. when my old boy -- dog was about 14 --

he would love to go out and lie in the sun.

mind you he was as black as could be -- and he never liked that in his life.

you couldn't touch him he was so hot.
but he'd lay there -- snoring away.

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Roon

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Mon Oct-15-07 07:18 PM
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9. The warmth probably felt good on his old bones

This kitty likes to sleep on a heating pad during the winter. I put it in her bed and set it on low. I know it's probably not the best thing for her, but she enjoys it so much!

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xchrom

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Mon Oct-15-07 09:03 PM
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13. i know it wasn't that good for him --

but you know he couldn't hear and he really loved it.

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stuntcat

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Mon Oct-15-07 07:58 PM
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10. omg she's beautiful!

You are so lucky :loveya:

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Roon

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Mon Oct-15-07 08:02 PM
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12. Thanks stunt

Edited on Mon Oct-15-07 08:07 PM by Roon

I adore her. The only problem I have with her is she HATES other cats. So she lives on my computer desk and the desk behind me has her food, litter box and her bed. She likes to stay up high and out of reach of the other kitties. Every other day or so she will hit the floor to get some scratching post time in or to go outside but that is it. I still love her. She is my only lap kitty too!!

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applegrove

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Tue Oct-16-07 06:26 PM
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14. Wow! 23 years old. You must be doing something right. One of my cats

Edited on Tue Oct-16-07 06:27 PM by applegrove

loved to go outside and roll in the little bit of gravel that was on the patio. Felt good I guess.

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