The poster is ignorant and incorrectly assuming things. The
cuff is not so restrictive. My dwelling contains a Skyway for
my cats. The holier-than-thou reply author has no such device
for its cats. My cats' skyway includes ramps at various
points that go up to their skyway. Their Skyway is a
collection of pathways above head level that go from one room
to another and to platforms at various places. Even when the
bully is cuffed, it has used the skyway, that is more
difficult to climb than stairs. My cats love their skyway,
have always used it. Not only for exercise and sleep, but as
it happens my pint-size Norwegian Forest Calico can get to
platforms on the skyway that are inaccessible to the bully.
That helps, too.
Holier-than-thou Internet trolls lack self awareness.
Democrats hold fewer offices nationwide than in over 100
years. Now Republicans hold all three federal branches and
Donald Trump will place 3-5 Supreme Court judges. Obama
following George "jobs Americans won't do" Bush Junior was
not an accomplishment (4 of 5 presidents have served eight
year terms since 1980).
Democrats are like the Black Night in Monty Python's Holy
Grail. Hurling insults and taunts at Republicans as if it
matters. They are a bunch of powerless dweebs blowing smoke
while their party is becoming extinct.
Being extremely nonpartisan, I find those facts disturbing. I
would rather we have two viable political parties. But
self-improvement cannot happen while being misled by a
holier-than-thou ego.
A holier-than-thou troll...
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Post by John DoeThey can destroy your other cats' lives.
My best method so far for coping... Make a small closed belt
perhaps 4 inches in diameter. Very easy to do with
belt/strapping material and hot melt glue. It must be just
the right size. You slip it over their head and pull one of
their legs, paw first, through it. If the size is just right,
they can walk and use the litter box, but they are somewhat
disabled which discourages them from picking on your other
cats. That should be introduced gradually to avoid any muscle
strains. But it is a viable workaround because you can easily
dawn and doff it (put it on and take it off) using two hands.
It stays on. No apparent risk of hanging. In my opinion, if
you must cope with a bully cat, it helps a lot. Could not be
easier to use. Especially good for when you are gone.
Now, think this through: The cat is, essentially, on three legs. Nor can it jump reasonably. Nor can they avoid problems, threats or other dangers reasonably. Your dwelling must not contain stairs, or had better not contain stairs. That is problem A.
Now, we can agree that you have a 'bully' cat. Where we disagree is whether keeping it in the 'general population' is more desirable than separation and gentling over time. If your dwelling is so small as to prevent reasonable separation of problem cats, then you have too many cats. And even if noble motives are the cause of such crowding, you are past the point where 'doing good' outweighs the obvious 'bad'. That is problem B.
Cats may be incredibly flexible and have a lot of cartilage where we have hard bones - but that is not to suggest that a sudden exertion due to panic or some other cause is out of the question. And should such an event take place "while you are gone", anything up to dislocation could occur. That is problem C.
There are others - but they are less blatant.
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
H.L. Mencken
oRepublicans approve of the American farmer, but they are willing to help him go broke. They stand four-square for the American home--but not for housing. They are strong for labor--but they are stronger for restricting labor's rights. They favor minimum wage--the smaller the minimum wage the better. They endorse educational opportunity for all--but they won't spend money for teachers or for schools. They think modern medical care and hospitals are fine--for people who can afford them. They consider electrical power a great blessing--but only when the private power companies get their rake-off. They think American standard of living is a fine thing--so long as it doesn't spread to all the people. And they admire of Government of the United States so much that they would like to buy it.
Harry Truman