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Jul 3^rd, 2007 at 4:22pm

Cats 'bad news for any allergy sufferer'

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Cats-bad-news-for-any-allergy-sufferer/2007/07/03/1183351172821.html

People with allergies may have some constriction in their airways when they're around a cat, even if they're not specifically allergic to cats, a study published on Monday suggests.

Researchers found that people with a range of allergies - to grass, mould or dust - were more prone to airway constriction if their homes were heavy with cat dander. This was true even when blood tests showed the allergy sufferers were not specifically sensitised to cats.

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oceanz Gold Member Offline Auzgurl.. Posts: 3531 Gender:	Re: cats are bad Reply #1 - Jul 3^rd, 2007 at 6:19pm but I still love my cat.
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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41188 Gender:	Re: cats are bad Reply #2 - Jul 3^rd, 2007 at 9:42pm I dislike cats cause they are mass murderers. In my permaculture garden, there used to be a multotude of skinks etc. At every footstep they would scurry away in every direction. My ex (of course ) got a cat. Within 2 months MY garden was devoid of all lovely native animals.
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Aussie Nationalist Ex Member Gender:	Re: cats are bad Reply #3 - Jul 3^rd, 2007 at 11:03pm How many cats have heard their last noise as my air rifle discharges its round
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Reply #4 - Jul 3^rd, 2007 at 11:13pm

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How many cats have heard their last noise as my air rifle discharges its round Shocked

cats are cute and Aus Nat an air rifle wont kill a cat unless you shoot it right thru the eye. Wink

Ive shot a few cats in my time.Feral.

I think cats have a place in the scheme of things, and yes they are very effective hunters and that is not good for wildlife. Im a responsible cat owner.She is desexed and well fed and is indoors before 5 oclock in the evening.

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41188 Gender:	Re: cats are bad Reply #5 - Jul 3^rd, 2007 at 11:29pm well done oceans for shooting the feral cats. I saw some feral dogs hanging off a sign post out west. ugly dangerous wild things, looked more like wolves to me
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Aussie Nationalist Ex Member Gender:	Re: cats are bad Reply #6 - Jul 3^rd, 2007 at 11:58pm Quote: cats are cute and Aus Nat an air rifle wont kill a cat unless you shoot it right thru the eye. Ive shot a few cats in my time.Feral. Not the air rifle i got goes right through skull. And yes they were feral cats.
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Re: cats are bad
Reply #7 - Jul 4^th, 2007 at 4:14am

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cats are cute and Aus Nat an air rifle wont kill a cat unless you shoot it right thru the eye. Wink

Ive shot a few cats in my time.Feral.

Not the air rifle i got Wink

goes right through skull.
And yes they were feral cats.

Onya Ausnat! Cool

Saving the environment. Australian of the year, hey oceans? Wink

I personally don't hate cats... but I can understand why other people do...

They're stuck-up, manipulative and dangerous (Well... they're sometimes viscious and have random spaz attacks).

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Reply #8 - Jul 4^th, 2007 at 8:46am

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cats are cute and Aus Nat an air rifle wont kill a cat unless you shoot it right thru the eye. Wink

Ive shot a few cats in my time.Feral.

Not the air rifle i got Wink

goes right through skull.
And yes they were feral cats.

Well Ausnat..maybe you should use at least a 22 next time. Because if a gun is not powerful enough it is cruel to the animal being targetted. My experince of Air rifles sees them very wanting, by gum ive been shot in the behind with one by a cousin and it stung at best.

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Reply #9 - Jul 4^th, 2007 at 8:50am

ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on Jul 4^th, 2007 at 4:14am:

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cats are cute and Aus Nat an air rifle wont kill a cat unless you shoot it right thru the eye. Wink

Ive shot a few cats in my time.Feral.

Not the air rifle i got Wink

goes right through skull.
And yes they were feral cats.

Onya Ausnat! Cool

Saving the environment. Australian of the year, hey oceans? Wink

I personally don't hate cats... but I can understand why other people do...

They're stuck-up, manipulative and dangerous (Well... they're sometimes viscious and have random spaz attacks).

Ausnat Australian of the year ? maybe, after me

Ive shot hundreds of feral cats for bounty.

So get in line Aussie..ill let you wear my crown---

if your nice to me Wink

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Aussie Nationalist Ex Member Gender:	Re: cats are bad Reply #10 - Jul 4^th, 2007 at 11:52am Quote: Ausnat Australian of the year ? maybe, after me Ive shot hundreds of feral cats for bounty. So get in line Aussie..ill let you wear my crown--- if your nice to me Oh yeah, well i did it for FREE. No bounty given to me! What are you talking about- i am nice to you
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Reply #11 - Jul 5^th, 2007 at 12:17pm

Oceans is right Aus Nat - if you have to kill an animal at least use something a bit more effective than an air rifle. If it's hit in the wrong spot it may take days for it to die slowly and in agony.

I used to have 2 cats and both lived to an old age, but like Sprintcyclist I became aware of the wildlife carnage and would never own another one. The female was OK and only caught mice, but the male was aggressive and just before he died (of old age) I found him with a pet bird in his mouth. When this happens - cats won't release their jaws - so you have to give them a sharp chop to the back of the neck, not enough to kill them, but just shock them into releasing them. I chopped my cat on the neck - but it was too late - the bird was dead.

I've had to do this with other stray cats since then. I even found one with a bush turkey locked in his jaws. Wildlife is too precious to lose to a cat and unfortunately - not you Oceans, but too many cat owners are irresponsible and let their cats wander and kill indiscriminately.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 51896 At my desk.	Re: cats are bad Reply #12 - Jul 5^th, 2007 at 12:21pm Then they get upset when you suggest they should take responsibility for their pets....
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Reply #13 - Jul 5^th, 2007 at 12:45pm

Freediver - they sure do.

That amazes me is dog owners replies when a complaint of being bitten is made.
"He's never done that before.", "what do you do to make him bite you." ....

Any dog that bites anyone for any reason whatsoever should be shot.

I had one of my dogs put down for biting someone. First time, while my blood was still up.
Took him to the RSPCA, funny story in a way.
the guy asked "can I help you." I said "Could you put my dog down please."
Everyone moved away from me, they looked at my like I was a child rapist.
I said "He bit someone." as an apology .
The understanding reply was , "Oh, take him around that cornor, down the path turn right ,... " $3 it was, what a bargain.

I had "inherited" the dog from a brother. He was not so happy when I told him what I had done.
He said he would have hidden the dog. Turns out the dog had bitten a few other people before .
About a month later another dog attack got a $5000 fine for the owner. fair enough really.
I was lucky, the victim only wanted his doctors bill paid.

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Reply #14 - Jul 5^th, 2007 at 1:06pm

I can relate to your story Sprintcyclist - I agree - when a dog bites once - he will do it again.

I took on a dog of my brothers as well - he was spoilt & undisciplined. I had him desexed and given hormones to calm him down, but he was out of control. He hated old people and children and one day a little boy teased him and the dog bit him on the face. I'd been patient even after he had hurt my cat a couple of times, but I raced him straight down to the vet and had him put down. I was the worst person in the world - my niece, nephew & daughter were so upset with me, but you can't keep a dog that bites.

I've always had dogs, but from puppies onwards and never ever - even under provocation have any of these dogs bitten or snapped. But I will always warn strangers not to touch them - just in case. Dogs unfortunately are unpredictable and even though they are warm and loving to their owners (apart from that women recently who was killed and half eaten by a dozen dogs she rescued) - you can't trust a dog who has been owned by someone else.

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