Should Cat's be put on leashes?

by iM iN L0VE WiTH A REAL MAN Posted 2007/10/07 23:36:17

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I think no.. but my friend thinks they should.. but y?! that's crude.. the poor kitty cat's ... :(

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Josean 2007/10/08 00:59:49

No

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Cats are way too cool for that. Those things are for dogs.
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Dark Demonic™ ★ The Origina... 2011/02/14 05:18:15

No

Cat's would find it harder to adapt than dogs. :o)

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countessK 2008/05/06 03:34:04 (edited)

No

I had a neighbor who put a dog leash on her kid when she took him for a walk too. Just because something can be done doesn't mean it should be.

Dogs like it so that's ok. Cats and children don't like it, so leave them alone.

Someone can't tell that cats are different than dogs?! Sheesh. Get glasses then.

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Carol Nobama 2008/05/06 01:36:52

No

You can train a dog, but you can't train a cat. Cats are independent creatures. Cats can get injured being on a leash. You don't own a cat, they own you.

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Carol N... to Carol N... 2008/05/06 03:26:34

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Gun665 2008/05/04 14:43:40 (edited)
jeannypoo 2007/11/27 16:01:57

Undecided

How is it any different than putting a dog on one?

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Glit 2007/11/02 01:56:26

Yes

The cats I know should . . . :)

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Er'akka 2007/11/01 11:40:24

Yes

I live in city with two cats and I use harnesses when we go out. I want to keep them safe from the traffic and the people that hate cats. Even on the countryside I don't let them run free because there are too many cat haters around (our first free-roaming cat disappeared at the age of 2 but not before it had been shot twice by someone). If I had the choice, I would build a roomy pen with roof outside: the cats would be safe and free.

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Cacheman 2007/10/09 17:15:23

Yes

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if you are walking it outdoors

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BearBeaver 2007/10/09 17:07:46

No

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Of couse not! Same w/kids! I think it's degrading...boo boo kitty should run free!!!! (just like my 2 year old!! Ha Ha)

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highdesertgemini 2007/10/08 19:42:06

Yes

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if they aren't on leashes, consider them fair game!

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chris 2007/10/08 16:30:29

Yes

+1
if youre going to walk your cat, then yes. but cats belong indoors where they can relax in luxury

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♥~Rainbow~♥ 2007/10/08 03:11:40

Undecided

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cats do what they do....strut and look pretty...leave the kitty's alone

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Litbuff 2007/10/08 02:47:33

Yes

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It's not cruel. Why is it different than a dog? I think letting your cat wander the neighborhood, get hit by cars, or attacked by other animals is cruel. The cat I have now is an indoor cat, but the first cat I had was outside on a leash all the time. We had a line that ran from our back door out to a far tree. She loved it outside. Start the cat on a leash, and they won't know the difference.

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♥~Rainb... to Litbuff 2007/10/08 03:13:12

very true...i was making an off remark...animals need to be protected, cats and dogs alike....many are hit and killed everyday

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Litbuff to ♥~Rainb... 2007/10/08 10:44:45

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No worries, I wasn't responding to you...just the poll question. ;) I assumed the word "crude" in the poll was supposed to be "cruel." I suppose I shouldn't make assumptions. lol

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Tiff 2007/10/08 01:19:43

No

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but i did take my cat for a walk once. It was so funny, he did it just like a dog. He even started panting. Man I loved him. I miss him so much.

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iM iN L... to Tiff 2007/10/08 01:21:43

Aww.. that's krute.. im allergic to cat's.. but i just think they are soo adorable.. i really wish i could own one.. but i can't.. i could get seriously ill cuz my allergic reactions to them.

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Tiff to iM iN L... 2007/10/08 01:26:22

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that's so sad. I am seriously a cat person. I haven't had one since my last died though. We have a couple of dogs atm which I love sooooooo much but it's different with cats. I just have to look at them and I'm attached already.

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iM iN L... to Tiff 2007/10/08 01:28:50

aww... i have 4 dogs.. they are cute.. but i like cats.. but it sux with my allergicness.. i wish i wasn't soo allergic to them lol.. your last cat died? aww.. sorry to hear that.. alot of my frinds say that cat's are very attractive.. and they are friendly.

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Tiff to iM iN L... 2007/10/08 01:32:16

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there's the sincerity to there affection that gets me. I wish that could weren't allergic too. We should put our heads together and come up with a cure. lol

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iM iN L... to Tiff 2007/10/08 01:33:45

lol... haha.. that's hilarious.. maybe we should.. give that allergy some pain to feel!

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HAIRMD.... to Tiff 2007/10/08 02:10:51

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There is a cure. Get this. I'm allergic to cats, yet I have two of them. To be allergic to just cats and not all animals is to be allergic to their saliva. They clean themselves so much they are covered in it. We bathe our cats weekly. They have even grown fond of it.

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iM iN L... to HAIRMD.... 2007/10/08 02:16:38

lol... okay.. wow.. new one! i'll take it!

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jeannypoo to iM iN L... 2007/11/27 16:07:53

I'm a cat person. I'm allergic to them, but not severely enough to make me get rid of the two I have. I love them too much. :)

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reminder 2007/10/08 01:13:01

Yes

If taken out in public places. More for their own safety.

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iM iN L... to reminder 2007/10/08 01:18:48

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Well.. yea.. ur right .. im actually allergic to them.. but i just think they are sooo cute tho! thanx for sharing your opinion.. i appreciate that ma'am!

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reminder to iM iN L... 2007/10/08 01:27:37

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I have a cat she goes out side and roams all the time, but I am in the country. I prefered for her to just stay in the house, but she loves it outside. So put one of the animals doors in for her to come and go. She likes it.

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Josean 2007/10/08 00:59:49

No

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Cats are way too cool for that. Those things are for dogs.

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B4Real2Me 2007/10/07 23:40:06

No

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No, cats are free roamers. My cat absolutely refuses leashes, she won't do anything as long as you have her strung up. She's too much of a Diva.

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jeannypoo to B4Real2Me 2007/11/27 16:12:00

A cat that I don't have anymore was terrified of leashes. I think if you start using a leash and harness when they're young, they'll get used to it. I've had cats that don't care. But one of my old cats was terrified of them and another would just sit there like "I'm not going ANIYWHERE until you get this thing off of me!

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B4Real2Me to jeannypoo 2007/11/27 16:40:18

I tried the leash and harness thing on my cat back when she was 6 days old, thinking that if I trained her young that she would take to the things... it didn't work. She would just lay there and look at me. She would refuse to get up or do anything while I had them on her. Now... heck I can't even put her in her catty-carrybag, she ain't having it. So when I have to take her anywhere I just throw her behind in the car and off we go.

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jeannypoo to B4Real2Me 2007/12/03 02:33:46

Yeah most of the time when we take the cats places we don't really do anything with them, just put them in the car and go because the whole leash thing wasn't working out.

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HAIRMD..Slingin' hair and t... 2007/10/07 23:39:07

No

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No, no, no, no.... Oh no.. lol

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