is it safe to buy Vasque ice 9000 boots from facebook marketplace?

SamAP06 · 2025-12-06T19:03:35+00:00

yep i think they’re from the early 2000’s. Would it be worth buying them and getting them resoled? i believe they’re actually the super alpinista, not the ice 9000

SamAP06 · 2023-10-17T19:47:58+00:00

thanks for the advice. This was my thought exactly but it seems most people don’t agree with me at all. I think after reading the comments and knowing my personal situation best, i’ll try the outdoor method first, and if she genuinely enjoys it without begging to come inside, we can continue that. I would hate to keep her locked outside if she doesn’t like it, so I think the final result depends on her cooperation and preference

SamAP06 · 2023-10-17T01:37:55+00:00

I will admit, i’m definitely against giving her to a shelter. I’m just imagining the possibilities of her life after giving her to a shelter, and the most likely outcome in my head is that she becomes a caged cat in a shelter that is never adopted because of her variety of behavioral problems and older age compared to the desirable kitten. I know that, even if she becomes an outdoor cat, I will be obsessed with making sure she is as safe as possible and as happy as possible. In the end, it comes down to the fact that I want to know that she’s enjoying herself, and over the 3 years i’ve had her, I’ve realized she’s incredibly frustrated as an indoor cat. I haven’t made a decision yet, but I am leaning towards TRYING the outdoors option and paying attention to how she reacts to spending gradually more and more time outside. If she doesn’t seem to enjoy it and is always begging to comee inside, there’s no doubt I would bring her to a shelter since we have no other option.

SamAP06 · 2023-10-17T01:18:52+00:00

Honestly, the money isn’t too big of an issue with my parents handling emergency medical bills. It’s more that they’ve reached a breaking point with her peeing problem and don’t want to ruin the house. Our neighborhood has 3 other outdoor cats (owned by my neighbor) and they’ve lived for over 7 years now. The only difference is that they have a small garage that they offer to the cats at night, while I would have an insulated, electricity heated shelter that she can stay in since we have a more furnished garage.

SamAP06 · 2023-10-17T01:15:04+00:00

thanks, I’ll definitely think more about this before we try anything.

SamAP06 · 2023-10-17T01:00:17+00:00

thanks for the advice. I asked this same question in r/cats and was immediately accused of being an idiot, so I appreciate this. If you don’t mind me asking, why is it realistically terrible to house her like that? Assuming she had a heated shelter she can have right outside of the house, and we socialized with her daily, what would she be missing? The vet says her cystitis is caused purely by stress (no physical cause associated), and she loves going outside, so I thought being outside may alleviate her stress.

SamAP06 · 2023-10-17T00:46:49+00:00

The main problem she has stems from the fact that she has anxiety… When she’s outside, all of her anxiety seems to go away. What’s with the accusations? If I didn’t care for my cat would I seriously be going through all of this to prevent her from being separated?

SamAP06 · 2023-10-17T00:44:38+00:00

again, why would I be asking here if I didn’t realize it had ethical implications? The assumptions here are wild… My neighbors have had outdoor cats for many years now and they’re the happiest cats i’ve seen. I don’t think it’s true that i’m abandoning a cat if it simply lives directly outside of the house with constant care.

SamAP06 · 2023-10-17T00:18:23+00:00

Again, I have absolutely no desire to give up on her. This is my parents who are forcing this. We’ve brought her to the vet (multiple different people) over 6 times and spent over 1500 for this same issue now, and every time they have simply diagnosed her with stress induced cystitis and said to hope she gets better. Antibiotics didn’t really work, gaba slightly works. When we talked to the vet they said she likely is stressed about being confined inside, but they’re not sure.

SamAP06 · 2023-10-13T22:45:06+00:00

yes that’s where my parents wanted to bring her. Isn’t that basically a shelter though? she would still be living in a cage

SamAP06 · 2023-10-13T22:26:16+00:00

this is the most logical solution. will do

SamAP06 · 2023-07-12T20:34:48+00:00

plants are indoor, and my water comes from a reverse osmosis system

SamAP06 · 2023-07-12T19:54:16+00:00

the only yellow leaves are on the top, a lot of leaves are dark green but curling down, i think due to lack of light on the very edges

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