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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: yet more about cats...
Message-ID: <519@kitty.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 23:34:34 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 23:34:34 1985
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Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY
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> I recently adopted a stray kitten, who is very sweet and all that
> although a little deficient in the brains department.  She can't seem
> to figure out the difference between her litter box and a potted plant.
> Well, I'm glad she understands DIRT, at least.  Right now all my plants
> have been covered (over the exposed dirt) with aluminum foil, which
> indeed foils her, but I don't want to keep things this way forever...
> when I remove the foil, she immediately thinks, wow!  another cat box!
> Anybody else have this problem?  Solutions?

	You have three choices: (1) keep the plant soil covered with foil,
(2) use the plants as a litterbox, or (3) get rid of the plants.  If you
elect to go for (1) or (2), be prepared to replenish the plants periodically
as the leaves are eaten.
	We have six indoor cats, and have had cats for a number of years.
I have tried various solutions to the problem, but to no avail.  At this time
we have NO indoor plants (leaf eating was more of a problem with our furry
little friends).

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