Off-topic about a cat

[DTS]

I wanted to share this in case anyone did not see it.

msn.com had a video story about a cat that clawed through a window screen and fell 18 stories. He did survive and sustained some injuries. The filming crew took some pictures of him with the vet that did his surgery and he looked just as happy, as if nothing happened!

I have a horrible fear of heights and the camera shot from the window tracking the kitty's fall to the ground just about did it for me!

Dennis

[sea-tax]

I wanted to share this in case anyone did not see it.

msn.com had a video story about a cat that clawed through a window screen and fell 18 stories. He did survive and sustained some injuries. The filming crew took some pictures of him with the vet that did his surgery and he looked just as happy, as if nothing happened!

I have a horrible fear of heights and the camera shot from the window tracking the kitty's fall to the ground just about did it for me!

Dennis

Interesting you bring this up Dennis , did you catch 20/20 on ABC the other night they had a show about Myths and Misconceptions. One topic they discussed is does a cat always land on their feet. The study they had said yes. Cats have a body which is designed to right itself in midair. In the story they said cats unlike dogs have a backbone which can turn almost 360 degrees. Anyhow it was interesting. Maybe this is why cats have nine lives! I personally am a dog fan and have never met a Cat that likes me.

[DTS]

Cat

Sea-tax,

I saw a TV show in the early 60's that demostrated this. I believe the show was "You asked for it". It was amazing.

Not sure of the height, maybe, 20-30 feet and the cat was released while on its back. The super slow motion showed how its body maneuvered correctly to right itself each time.

Dennis

[Bees Knees]

Don’t try this at home, or we will have PETA after us for cat cruelty.

Sonia jumped off our second floor railing in the hall down to the first floor, a one story drop. The first floor has hardwood floors. The floor was slippery and she got a bloody nose.

Mushi dislocated his knee as a kitten for trying to jump beyond his limit. He had to have knee surgery.

A cat’s ability to right itself in mid air allows it to jump from great distances, an ability that helps it catch food in the wild. The hard surfaces from inside a house makes it dangerous for cats to do what comes natural for them in the wild.

I saw a show on the nature channel about wild cats from Africa that are about twice the size of a domestic cat (it was either a Caracal or a Serval, I'm not sure which). They can jump 10 to 20 feet straight up in the air and catch a bird in flight. The ability to twist and land on its feet comes in handy when you have to jump for your dinner.

[bertrans]

cat

Unless the cat in question was a working cat, the veterinary expenses are not deductible

[JohnH]

Depends on the work it does

If the cat is guarding inventory stored in the home office, then the vet bills, food, and grooming are deductible. At least, that's what all my multi-level marketing & cosmetics selling clients always tell me they learned in the most recent seminar.

[JG EA]

If the cat is guarding inventory stored in the home office, then the vet bills, food, and grooming are deductible. At least, that's what all my multi-level marketing & cosmetics selling clients always tell me they learned in the most recent seminar.

Only if it roars. If the cat meows - it disqualifies the home office.

[Luis Mopeo]

If the cat is guarding inventory stored in the home office, then the vet bills, food, and grooming are deductible. At least, that's what all my multi-level marketing & cosmetics selling clients always tell me they learned in the most recent seminar.

I took a percentage of the dog for business use of the home in a day care one time. I wasn't going to do it, but the client had cohesive arguments in favor. The kids played with the dog as much as the toys, the dog cleaned up the spilled food, announced the arrival of parents to drop off or pick up the kids, and pulled a child from a burning building (OK, I made the last one up). I figured that the dog was just as much part of the house as the chair, so what the heck. Also, the client knew it was her decision, and that a revenue agent would chuckle and throw out the deduction if she was audited.

I had a staredown with the three-legged cat from heck last night. I'm new to cats, we just got this one recently. If you make eye contact with a dog, they'll put their tail between their legs and go lay down in the corner. The cat wasn't going to back down. So I growled, and it ran away. Did I win?

[Bees Knees]

The cat wasn't going to back down. So I growled, and it ran away. Did I win?

You'll know tonight when she needs to hack up a fur ball...while you are asleep....ya might want to keep your bedroom door closed for awhile...

[JohnH]

3-legged pig

I don't know about the 3-legged cat, but we had a 3-legged pig one time who lived in the house. It was smarter & more loyal than any pet we ever owned.

Once he ran off a pack of five dogs that were about to attack the kids in the yard. Another time he heard a burgular breaking into the house and charged the guy so hard he knocked him down & stood over him till the cops came. Then there was the night the house caught fire and he smelled the smoke & saved all our lives by running through the house squealing as loud as he could.

People always asked us how he came to only have 3 legs. I kept explaining that as loyal & smart as he was, we just couldn't stand the thoughts of eating him all at once.

[JAinNC]

That was a very old joke.

But somehow it was just as funny now as it was the other 12 times I heard it.

[JAinNC]

Luis, by the way

If the cat really likes you after he has gotten to know you, he will protect you from noises in the night or day. He may leave a few "presents" at the doorway of your home to let people know he is in charge.

[JohnH]

Yes, definitely an old one

Being from NC, you'll probably understand when I say the first time I heard it was when Arthur Smith told it in a TV commercial many years ago.

[S T]

Could I

Well I have two cats, one is so overly friendly (like a dog) and the other so timid and shy.

You know what the reports are about animals, particularly in certain environments , that dogs or cats, can provide stress relief and are calming.

So do you suppose, because I have an office in home, and the friendly cat, greets my clients, loves all the paper work, organizes and reviews it , and cuddles for "pettings" during client interviews and provides stress relief to the clients during the tax appointment, I could deduct his portion of the food, litter and vet bills?

Sandy

[JohnH]

Deduct both

The "greeter" cat clearly is deductible because it serves in multiple professional capacities.

You can make a pretty good argument that the shy one is actually a "security cat" - keeping a suspicious eye on things from a distance, ready to raise the alarm if it sees anything amiss. After all, banks can deduct the cost of their armed guards and security cameras, even though they linger in the background & are (hopefully) seldom engaged in actually taking any action.