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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

742.0. "Cats in Britain" by WELSWS::MANNION (Farewell Welfare, Pt. 3) Thu Sep 03 1987 07:25

    Ellen 'n' me have been reading - and occasionally writing to - this
    conference since the start of the year. It seems that there may
    be scope for a note specifically for UK noters/caters, where we
    may discover that ABCDE::BLOGGS is actually Fred Bloggs from Shire
    Hall, where we might find out the local number for the Cat protection
    League, where to buy Sheba cat food, etc.
    
    Many things to do with cats are timeless and universal - was it
    not the Romans who firts said "What's new, Pussycat?", for example
    (Quid nunc, o felix?) - and all the notes from the US are interesting,
    but maybe there's a few things that are specific to a location/time
    - like where _do_ you get Sheba if you live in the North? In the
    South you get it at Sainsbury's, but there's few of them north of
    Watford.
    
    Anyway, on with the motley...
    
    Phillip, and Ellen Pirie at Welwyn

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
742.1	Our cats...	WELSWS::MANNION	Farewell Welfare, Pt. 3	`Thu Sep 03 1987 07:33`	12
	Ellen works in Sales in Welwyn, and I work in software. We have two black ex-toms: Shuggie and Spike. Shuggie is named after Johnny Otis' guitar playing son, Shuggie. Spike is so named cause he looks like a Spike - full of swagger and bragadoccio. He's big and fluffy, but not fat. Shug is little and skinny and squeeky. They're the Ben Johnson and Calvin Smith of the cat world. Shuggie has his own song - Shuggie was a mighty cat, He was a cat o' might at which he takes offence, can't think why. Phillip
742.2	Another UK Cat Lover	SIBYL::S_GARDNER	Sue Gardner @ UBO	`Mon Nov 16 1987 08:05`	18
	There are a couple of us in Basingstoke who read this notes file occasionally - we think it would be a good idea to have a UK version ... are you volunteering??? They have Sheba in Gateways in Newbury - but how about ringing Pedigree Petfoods near Melton Mowbray (they make it). I have 5 cats: Kishi (13 years), a seal-point siamese we brought back from Africa Suki (13 ), a Brown Burmese, also from Africa Kara (10), a tortie-point Siamese Monty (18 months), a Chinchilla Max (18 months), a silver tabby My problem is buying cat litter and food in bulk!!
742.3	Me too!!	KERNEL::JWILLIAMS		`Thu Nov 26 1987 15:09`	8
	Count me in. The cats notesfile is always interesting but occasionally products/vets mentionned don't apply over here in England. It would be great if people could contribute with the equivalent over here. Owner of 2 cats, a black and white, and a ginger and white moggie who doesn't need quite so much cat litter!! julia
742.4	moggie = alley cat, I think	CIRCUS::KOLLING	Karen, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif.	`Thu Nov 26 1987 15:31`	4
	Re: .3 Things must be different in England, if people own cats instead of vice-versa :-).
742.5	<Another English reader>	CHEFS::GOUGH		`Thu Dec 10 1987 12:38`	5
	I'm based in Reading, Queen's House. Count me in too. I have three cats: Oliver, Pandora, and Hector. Re:.4 No, I don't own them. They let me live in their house.
742.6	confused, UK or where?	SUBURB::TAYLORS	MINNIE	`Fri Apr 29 1988 09:29`	8
	I know I'm a bit late to this note but did anyone ever set up a notes file for "UK Kitty Noters???" If so I'd be very interested in it. I am in Dec Park (Fraggle Rock) and get very confused as to who's in USA and who's in UK etc. Sharon Taylor
742.7	Don't think so	KERNEL::JWILLIAMS		`Wed May 04 1988 08:52`	5
	Not to my knowledge. Let's hope it happens soon. Perhaps we could start swapping piccys as well? Fred and Sukie's mum (and a new addition soon as well)