OT: 90 Cat Nails

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when having
her nails clipped.

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair in
the
food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before
cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and wipe out the
pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I can't remember the last time we found a hair in our food.

--
Wayne Boatwright

(to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com)
______________________________________________________________

OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric.

I feel your pain.....I just gave a pedicure to a rabbit.....Not a happy
bunny.
The cat looked on saying 'Damn, I'm glad I was under when I was declawed.
-ginny

Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 07:12:13p, Virginia Tadrzynski meant to say...

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when having
her nails clipped.

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair in
the food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and wipe
out the pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I can't remember the last time we found a hair in our food.

--
Wayne Boatwright

(to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com)
______________________________________________________________

OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric.

I feel your pain.....I just gave a pedicure to a rabbit.....Not a happy
bunny.
The cat looked on saying 'Damn, I'm glad I was under when I was declawed.
-ginny

LOL! Poor bunny! <g>

--
Wayne Boatwright

(to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com)
______________________________________________________________

OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric.

Wayne Boatwright said:

David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when having
her nails clipped.

With a proper scratching post available there is no reason to clip a
cat's nails.

Quoted message said:

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair in the
food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but before
cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and wipe out the
pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I vacuum daily and clean counter surfaces several times each day, I
like Murphy Oil Soap Household Cleaner. Even though put away clean I
still rinse cookware before using it.

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when having
her nails clipped.

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair in
the
food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before
cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and wipe out the
pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I can't remember the last time we found a hair in our food.

My cat once bit a groomer. We were waiting in line at Petco and the groomer
was telling some story about something awful that happened. I can't
remember now what the story was, but it ended with, "It was probably some
CAT that did it!" I then put my hand over her (the cat) ears and told her
not to listen.

Because there were so many people waiting, the groomer told me to leave her
there and come back after I'd finished my shopping. Normally I would hold
her and they would start with the back feet as her head was over my
shoulder. But they couldn't do this while I was shopping and I have no clue
how they did do it.

The groomer was quite snippy with me. Told me she bit him and never to
bring her back again. I said, "What do you expect? Telling stories about
cats like that." He was not amused.

Since then, I've had a lot of trouble getting her nails clipped. I did
manage to get one more clipping at that Petco but the blacklisted her and
would not have her back again, ever.

It finally dwindled down to once a year at the vet. But then at the vet we
went to when we moved here, she hissed and went into attack mode. They
immediately took her mug shot and said they would have to sedate her for the
nail clip. It would have to be done on a different day.

The sedation amounted to some kind of anesthesia and a boarding fee! So not
only did my poor cat get no breakfast or lunch that day, but I had to pay
over $300 for the nail clip. There has got to be a better way.

One good thing with her though... She never climbs on the table or the
kitchen counters. I may find cat hair in the house, but not likely in the
kitchen unless it is on my shirt or something.

She did once get on the table as a kitten. My husband had ordered out for
pizza while I was at work. I came home to find the empty box (save for a
few blobs of cheese and mushrooms and such) open on the table and the cat
rolling around inside of it, eating what all she could find. Her fur was
all greasy. She got a bath after that. Yes, in my younger days I was
stupid enough to try to bathe her.

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Wayne Boatwright said:

David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when having
her nails clipped.

With a proper scratching post available there is no reason to clip a
cat's nails.

Untrue! The scratching post helps to sharpen the nails!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair in
the
food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before
cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and wipe out the
pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I vacuum daily and clean counter surfaces several times each day, I
like Murphy Oil Soap Household Cleaner. Even though put away clean I
still rinse cookware before using it.

I used to use Murphy's Oil Soap on wood. Haven't used it in years. I just
found other stuff.

"Julie Bove" <[email hidden]> wrote

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The sedation amounted to some kind of anesthesia and a boarding fee! So
not only did my poor cat get no breakfast or lunch that day, but I had to
pay over $300 for the nail clip. There has got to be a better way.

My goodness. Step one would be a sock over her head.
Enough with the biting. Second, wrap the rest of the cat in
a towel letting only one foot out at a time. Make sure the
clipper is nice and sharp so it does a quick job.

nancy

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Julie Bove" <[email hidden]> wrote

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The sedation amounted to some kind of anesthesia and a boarding fee! So
not only did my poor cat get no breakfast or lunch that day, but I had to
pay over $300 for the nail clip. There has got to be a better way.

My goodness. Step one would be a sock over her head.
Enough with the biting. Second, wrap the rest of the cat in
a towel letting only one foot out at a time. Make sure the
clipper is nice and sharp so it does a quick job.

You'd never get a sock over her head and she freaks out when she sees a
towel. Not sure why. If you want her to go into attack mode, just try
wrapping her in a towel. You'd swear she was ferral.

Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 09:11:10p, Julie Bove meant to say...

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when
having her nails clipped.

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair in
the food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and wipe
out the pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I can't remember the last time we found a hair in our food.

My cat once bit a groomer. We were waiting in line at Petco and the
groomer was telling some story about something awful that happened. I
can't remember now what the story was, but it ended with, "It was
probably some CAT that did it!" I then put my hand over her (the cat)
ears and told her not to listen.

Because there were so many people waiting, the groomer told me to leave
her there and come back after I'd finished my shopping. Normally I
would hold her and they would start with the back feet as her head was
over my shoulder. But they couldn't do this while I was shopping and I
have no clue how they did do it.

The groomer was quite snippy with me. Told me she bit him and never to
bring her back again. I said, "What do you expect? Telling stories
about cats like that." He was not amused.

Since then, I've had a lot of trouble getting her nails clipped. I did
manage to get one more clipping at that Petco but the blacklisted her
and would not have her back again, ever.

It finally dwindled down to once a year at the vet. But then at the vet
we went to when we moved here, she hissed and went into attack mode.
They immediately took her mug shot and said they would have to sedate
her for the nail clip. It would have to be done on a different day.

The sedation amounted to some kind of anesthesia and a boarding fee! So
not only did my poor cat get no breakfast or lunch that day, but I had
to pay over $300 for the nail clip. There has got to be a better way.

One good thing with her though... She never climbs on the table or the
kitchen counters. I may find cat hair in the house, but not likely in
the kitchen unless it is on my shirt or something.

She did once get on the table as a kitten. My husband had ordered out
for pizza while I was at work. I came home to find the empty box (save
for a few blobs of cheese and mushrooms and such) open on the table and
the cat rolling around inside of it, eating what all she could find.
Her fur was all greasy. She got a bath after that. Yes, in my younger
days I was stupid enough to try to bathe her.

You certainly had/have your hands full!!!

Our five cats are general docile, loving, and demonstrably affectionate.
They never bite or scratch, and they love being handled. In past nail
clipping sessions, they are at the most, a bit disgruntled. I can't say
what caused their extreme behavior today, but three of them (all tuxedos)
were like wildcats! Mr. Bailey, our silver mackerel tabby, merely
grumblwed under his breath as he lay there being clipped. Millie, our
lonngg-haired bobtail merely gave us dirty looks. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright

(to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com)
______________________________________________________________

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Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 09:19:15p, Nancy Young meant to say...

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"Julie Bove" <[email hidden]> wrote

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The sedation amounted to some kind of anesthesia and a boarding fee! So
not only did my poor cat get no breakfast or lunch that day, but I had

to

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pay over $300 for the nail clip. There has got to be a better way.

My goodness. Step one would be a sock over her head.
Enough with the biting. Second, wrap the rest of the cat in
a towel letting only one foot out at a time. Make sure the
clipper is nice and sharp so it does a quick job.

nancy

I'll give that a try next time. Thanks, Nancy!

--
Wayne Boatwright

(to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com)
______________________________________________________________

OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric.

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You certainly had/have your hands full!!!

Our five cats are general docile, loving, and demonstrably affectionate.
They never bite or scratch, and they love being handled. In past nail
clipping sessions, they are at the most, a bit disgruntled. I can't say
what caused their extreme behavior today, but three of them (all tuxedos)
were like wildcats! Mr. Bailey, our silver mackerel tabby, merely
grumblwed under his breath as he lay there being clipped. Millie, our
lonngg-haired bobtail merely gave us dirty looks. :-)

I only have the one. She thinks no other cat should exist on the face of
the earth. This is why only the one. She gets worse as she gets older.
Although she sleeps on my pillow and can be very nice when she wants to, she
also loves to use her teeth and claws. I can no longer pick her up without
sustaining some sort of damage.

Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 12:10:50a, Julie Bove meant to say...

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You certainly had/have your hands full!!!

Our five cats are general docile, loving, and demonstrably
affectionate. They never bite or scratch, and they love being handled.
In past nail clipping sessions, they are at the most, a bit
disgruntled. I can't say what caused their extreme behavior today, but
three of them (all tuxedos) were like wildcats! Mr. Bailey, our silver
mackerel tabby, merely grumblwed under his breath as he lay there being
clipped. Millie, our lonngg-haired bobtail merely gave us dirty looks.
:-)

I only have the one. She thinks no other cat should exist on the face
of the earth. This is why only the one. She gets worse as she gets
older. Although she sleeps on my pillow and can be very nice when she
wants to, she also loves to use her teeth and claws. I can no longer
pick her up without sustaining some sort of damage.

I understand that. Many years ago I had only one cat. She was in total
control. I could tell that she loved me and she was very protective of me
when others were around. She would always sleep curled up closed to me or
on top of me. However, she hated being touched any more than a brief
gentle stroke. If I tried to hold her or per her for any length of time,
she would bite the hell out of me.

She had one other rather odd behavior also. She loved to chew banana
peels. She didn't particularly like the bananas themselves, but she would
chew the peels, and would com running if she sensed that I had peeled one.;

Strange!

--
Wayne Boatwright

(to e-mail me direct, replace cox dot net with gmail dot com)
______________________________________________________________

OK, I'm weird ! But I'm saving up to be eccentric.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright said:

David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when having
her nails clipped.

Cindy and I have the feline grooming thing well under control. Maybe
some of these suggestions will help.

1) It's best to get the critter used to the routine when they are young
- obviously not an option for older cats who have already internalized
fears and dislikes.

2) We start off with a gentle brushing or combing. The combing was a
necessity when we lived in Dallas, TX (home to 90% of the fleas in the
known universe). Our little monsters seem to like the "kitty coiffure"
treatment. It calms them down.

3) When it's time for the claw-clipping, one of us (me) gently restrains
the customer. No towels. I just hold the critter in my lap. One of my
arms restrains the body and the three non-involved limbs. The other
hand has a firm grasp on the limb being serviced. I try to anchor the
elbow joint, so they can't yank the paw backward.

4) Cindy does the clipping. We prefer the scissor-style clipper, since
it is easier to see where you are cutting. You have to be REALLY
careful not to cut into the quick (darker area where the veins and
nerves are). One painful experience, and the cat will be forever
terrified of this process.

5) For the rear paws, I flip the critter on its back. Words of
encouragement and belly rubs help out here.

6) After the session is over, the critter gets a treat. Usually it's a
few blobs of Gerber's baby food ("2nd Foods" series, meat flavors),
served up on the end of a chopstick. This stuff is crack cocaine for
cats. They will kill for it. They will also happily do tricks for it.
And they will even suffer through pedicures for it. Sometimes they are
purring in anticipation of the treat, while we are clipping.

In case you missed the link in an earlier thread, we have pics of our
bums online at:

http://julianv.zenfolio.com/p689493425/

ObFood: Cindy and I always have a wager on the outcome of the meetings
between the Buffalo Bills (her hometown team) and Miami Dolphins (mine).
Loser takes the winner out for dinner. The 'fins lost (as usual), so I
plonked for dinner at a fancy sushi restaurant. Poetic justice.
Anyway, if you are ever in the Green Lake area of Seattle, with a yen
for sushi, we can recommend Kisaku. Tasty stuff. Try the spider roll,
even if you've never eaten a spider before.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Wayne Boatwright said:

David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie,
in particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when
having her nails clipped.

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair
in the food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and
wipe out the pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I can't remember the last time we found a hair in our food.

Now why did I know you would do that🙂

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Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 12:10:50a, Julie Bove meant to say...

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"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You certainly had/have your hands full!!!

Our five cats are general docile, loving, and demonstrably
affectionate. They never bite or scratch, and they love being handled.
In past nail clipping sessions, they are at the most, a bit
disgruntled. I can't say what caused their extreme behavior today, but
three of them (all tuxedos) were like wildcats! Mr. Bailey, our silver
mackerel tabby, merely grumblwed under his breath as he lay there being
clipped. Millie, our lonngg-haired bobtail merely gave us dirty looks.
:-)

I only have the one. She thinks no other cat should exist on the face
of the earth. This is why only the one. She gets worse as she gets
older. Although she sleeps on my pillow and can be very nice when she
wants to, she also loves to use her teeth and claws. I can no longer
pick her up without sustaining some sort of damage.

I understand that. Many years ago I had only one cat. She was in total
control. I could tell that she loved me and she was very protective of me
when others were around. She would always sleep curled up closed to me or
on top of me. However, she hated being touched any more than a brief
gentle stroke. If I tried to hold her or per her for any length of time,
she would bite the hell out of me.

She had one other rather odd behavior also. She loved to chew banana
peels. She didn't particularly like the bananas themselves, but she would
chew the peels, and would com running if she sensed that I had peeled
one.;

Strange!

Maui eats tape. If I get a package, I have to make sure I peel all the
packing tape off of it. Otherwise she'll find it and start eating. She's
weird.

Julie Bove said:

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie,
in particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice
and scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and
craving attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as
when having her nails clipped.

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair
in the
food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before
cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and wipe out
the pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I can't remember the last time we found a hair in our food.

My cat once bit a groomer. We were waiting in line at Petco and the
groomer was telling some story about something awful that happened. I
can't remember now what the story was, but it ended with, "It was
probably some CAT that did it!" I then put my hand over her (the
cat) ears and told her not to listen.

Because there were so many people waiting, the groomer told me to
leave her there and come back after I'd finished my shopping. Normally I
would hold her and they would start with the back feet as
her head was over my shoulder. But they couldn't do this while I was
shopping and I have no clue how they did do it.

The groomer was quite snippy with me. Told me she bit him and never
to bring her back again. I said, "What do you expect? Telling
stories about cats like that." He was not amused.

Since then, I've had a lot of trouble getting her nails clipped. I
did manage to get one more clipping at that Petco but the blacklisted
her and would not have her back again, ever.

It finally dwindled down to once a year at the vet. But then at the
vet we went to when we moved here, she hissed and went into attack
mode. They immediately took her mug shot and said they would have to
sedate her for the nail clip. It would have to be done on a
different day.
The sedation amounted to some kind of anesthesia and a boarding fee! So
not only did my poor cat get no breakfast or lunch that day, but I
had to pay over $300 for the nail clip. There has got to be a better
way.
One good thing with her though... She never climbs on the table or
the kitchen counters. I may find cat hair in the house, but not
likely in the kitchen unless it is on my shirt or something.

She did once get on the table as a kitten. My husband had ordered
out for pizza while I was at work. I came home to find the empty box
(save for a few blobs of cheese and mushrooms and such) open on the
table and the cat rolling around inside of it, eating what all she
could find. Her fur was all greasy. She got a bath after that. Yes, in
my younger days I was stupid enough to try to bathe her.

LOL

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Oh pshaw, on Sun 11 Nov 2007 09:19:15p, Nancy Young meant to say...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

My goodness. Step one would be a sock over her head.
Enough with the biting. Second, wrap the rest of the cat in
a towel letting only one foot out at a time. Make sure the
clipper is nice and sharp so it does a quick job.

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I'll give that a try next time. Thanks, Nancy!

I had a wild cat once, she'd spent some time outdoors. Took her
maybe once to decide she couldn't fight the towel or the sock and
stopped being such a witch at nail clipping time. I know how crazy
they can get. Even my kitty cat looks like Why, I Outta! while
I'm clipping her nails.

nancy

"Julian Vrieslander" <[email hidden]> wrote

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3) When it's time for the claw-clipping, one of us (me) gently restrains
the customer. No towels. I just hold the critter in my lap. One of my
arms restrains the body and the three non-involved limbs. The other
hand has a firm grasp on the limb being serviced. I try to anchor the
elbow joint, so they can't yank the paw backward.

That's how I've done all of my cats, but I do it by myself.
The towel routine is only for a special case. Getting clawed and
bitten is not acceptable. I had to get a tetanus shot when the one
cat bit me.

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6) After the session is over, the critter gets a treat. Usually it's a
few blobs of Gerber's baby food ("2nd Foods" series, meat flavors),
served up on the end of a chopstick. This stuff is crack cocaine for
cats. They will kill for it. They will also happily do tricks for it.
And they will even suffer through pedicures for it. Sometimes they are
purring in anticipation of the treat, while we are clipping.

I will pick some of this up today, if I see it.

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In case you missed the link in an earlier thread, we have pics of our
bums online at:

http://julianv.zenfolio.com/p689493425/

Such pretty cats. Look a lot like Jill's cat, to me.

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ObFood: Cindy and I always have a wager on the outcome of the meetings
between the Buffalo Bills (her hometown team) and Miami Dolphins (mine).
Loser takes the winner out for dinner. The 'fins lost (as usual), so I
plonked for dinner at a fancy sushi restaurant. Poetic justice.
Anyway, if you are ever in the Green Lake area of Seattle, with a yen
for sushi, we can recommend Kisaku. Tasty stuff. Try the spider roll,
even if you've never eaten a spider before.

Heh, you shouldn't bet on your own team, then it's already bad enough
they lose, you have to take someone out to dinner ... wait, let me rethink
this ... (laugh)

nancy

Julie Bove said:

"Wayne Boatwright" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when having
her nails clipped.

Quoted message said:

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair in
the
food.

Quoted message said:

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before
cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and wipe out the
pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

Quoted message said:

I can't remember the last time we found a hair in our food.

My cat once bit a groomer. We were waiting in line at Petco and the groomer
was telling some story about something awful that happened. I can't
remember now what the story was, but it ended with, "It was probably some
CAT that did it!" I then put my hand over her (the cat) ears and told her
not to listen.

Because there were so many people waiting, the groomer told me to leave her
there and come back after I'd finished my shopping. Normally I would hold
her and they would start with the back feet as her head was over my
shoulder. But they couldn't do this while I was shopping and I have no clue
how they did do it.

The groomer was quite snippy with me. Told me she bit him and never to
bring her back again. I said, "What do you expect? Telling stories about
cats like that." He was not amused.

Since then, I've had a lot of trouble getting her nails clipped. I did
manage to get one more clipping at that Petco but the blacklisted her and
would not have her back again, ever.

It finally dwindled down to once a year at the vet. But then at the vet we
went to when we moved here, she hissed and went into attack mode. They
immediately took her mug shot and said they would have to sedate her for the
nail clip. It would have to be done on a different day.

The sedation amounted to some kind of anesthesia and a boarding fee! So not
only did my poor cat get no breakfast or lunch that day, but I had to pay
over $300 for the nail clip. There has got to be a better way.

One good thing with her though... She never climbs on the table or the
kitchen counters. I may find cat hair in the house, but not likely in the
kitchen unless it is on my shirt or something.

She did once get on the table as a kitten. My husband had ordered out for
pizza while I was at work. I came home to find the empty box (save for a
few blobs of cheese and mushrooms and such) open on the table and the cat
rolling around inside of it, eating what all she could find. Her fur was
all greasy. She got a bath after that. Yes, in my younger days I was
stupid enough to try to bathe her.

I use the towel method for clipping cat claws. Wrap entire cat in
towel, allow one paw out at a time and clip carefully. Haven't done
it in years, since the new cat insists that that's what oak trees are
for.

As for washing cats: My husband turned out to be severely allergic to
the new cat. A month after we got her, he went to the doctor and came
home with 7 prescriptions and the order to "Get rid of the cat!"
Because our daughter loved the little monster (she was semi feral and
could barely be petted, much less held), I took on the job of bathing
her weekly. Got it down to something of a science and something less
of a bloodbath.

Lure cat into bathroom. Slam door.
Fill tub with 1-2" of warm water.
Lay out 3 thick towels on the floor.
Pull cat out of corner behind commode.
lift quickly by nape of neck and into tub.
Quickly press down on shoulders so cat cannot move front feet.
Maintain this position throughout bath.
Gently pour water to wet fur. Add cat-approved shampoo. Rinse.
Pick drowned rat up and place on towel pile.
Immediately wrap cat in towels to soak up as much water as possible.
(water level in tub will be down by 1/3)
Keep cat in bathroom until she is done grooming. Otherwise you will
have large wet spots on all furniture.

After about 2 months, DH was able to tolerate the cat physically, and
the baths stopped. Except for the time she got skunked, and the other
time when she found an oil leak under the car.

maxine in ri

Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 12:57:01a, Ophelia meant to say...

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie,
in particular, was not amused by the process. She bit David twice and
scratched us both. Normally she is very docile, loving, and craving
attention. BUT, she doesn't like feeling out of control, as when
having her nails clipped.

The "flying fur" made me think about the thread about finding a hair
in the food.

In our house there's always bound to be cat hair in the kitchen, but
before cooking I wipe down every counter, the glass top range, and
wipe out the pots if they haven't been covered with a lid.

I can't remember the last time we found a hair in our food.

Now why did I know you would do that🙂

LOL Alas, Ophelia, you know me wel. <g>

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