OT: 90 Cat Nails

Oh pshaw, on Tue 13 Nov 2007 09:24:24a, blake murphy meant to say...

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Wayne Boatwright said:

Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 08:18:27a, Melba's Jammin' meant to say...

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In article <[email hidden]>,
Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote:

> David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails.

What's the big deal about clipping five nails?

I know you know this, Barb, but it was 5 cats x 18 nails per cat. Took a
wee bit of time. :-)

i'm not a mathematician, but it sounds like you have some deformed
cats.

your pal,
blake

You "might" be a mathematician, but you clearly don't know cats. :-) Cats
have 5 claws on their front paws and 4 claws on their rear paws. That
makes a total of 18, and they are not deformed.

There are some cats that have more toes (and claws) than that, but they are
anomalies.

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Oh pshaw, on Tue 13 Nov 2007 04:49:59p, Julie Bove meant to say...

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"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Julie Bove said:

>
My cat once bit a groomer.

The groomer probably smelled of rodent, Petco sells lots of rodents.

Why pray tell would anyone ever bring a pet cat to a groomer? I could
see perhaps a long haired show cat just prior to an event, but
Petco???

Just for a nail clip. They were cheap and close by. And most groomers
don't do cats. She once had a flea bath there too. I opted to take her
there because she could be out of the house long enough for me to bomb
the house.

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My cats get brushed once, even twice a day... they also groom each
other better than any Petco groomer can, and Blackie is the ear man,
he grooms all their ears, cleaned better than a vet can... If I had a
tongue as talented as Blackie's the gals would be lined up.

The groomer didn't do any brushing. I can do that. Just needed a
pedicure. And AFAIK, the groomers there only do the grooming. It's in a
separate area from the store.

One of cats has such long hair that we have her clipped at a groomer about
4 tims a year. This cost is $55. If we also have her nails clipped (and
buffed), that's an addition $15.

They do an excellent job on both.

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Nancy Young said:

"blake murphy" <[email hidden]> wrote

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:55:45 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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I know you know this, Barb, but it was 5 cats x 18 nails per cat. Took a
wee bit of time. :-)

i'm not a mathematician, but it sounds like you have some deformed
cats.

I take it you never had a cat?

nancy

nope. but 4.5 claws per paw? i'm pretty sure a cat has four legs.

your pal,
blake

Wayne Boatwright said:

Oh pshaw, on Tue 13 Nov 2007 09:24:24a, blake murphy meant to say...

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Wayne Boatwright said:

Oh pshaw, on Mon 12 Nov 2007 08:18:27a, Melba's Jammin' meant to say...

> In article <[email hidden]>,
> Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>> David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails.
>
> What's the big deal about clipping five nails?

I know you know this, Barb, but it was 5 cats x 18 nails per cat. Took a
wee bit of time. :-)

i'm not a mathematician, but it sounds like you have some deformed
cats.

your pal,
blake

You "might" be a mathematician, but you clearly don't know cats. :-) Cats
have 5 claws on their front paws and 4 claws on their rear paws. That
makes a total of 18, and they are not deformed.

There are some cats that have more toes (and claws) than that, but they are
anomalies.

o.k. cats are even weirder than i thought.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:00:43 GMT, blake murphy <[email hidden]>

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o.k. cats are even weirder than i thought.

your pal,
blake

What I find really weird is it seems most people are not content with
just one.

Lou

"blake murphy" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young said:

"blake murphy" <[email hidden]> wrote

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:55:45 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
<[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I know you know this, Barb, but it was 5 cats x 18 nails per cat. Took
>a
>wee bit of time. :-)

i'm not a mathematician, but it sounds like you have some deformed
cats.

I take it you never had a cat?

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nope. but 4.5 claws per paw? i'm pretty sure a cat has four legs.

(laugh) On average, I guess so. They often hide them so you
can't see the deformity:

http://i12.tinypic.com/6ut572e.jpg

nancy

The message <[email hidden]>
from Lou Decruss <[email hidden]> contains these words:

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:00:43 GMT, blake murphy <[email hidden]>
wrote:

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o.k. cats are even weirder than i thought.

your pal,
blake

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What I find really weird is it seems most people are not content with
just one.

Cats are like sex. (Ask Sheldon)

Janet

Wayne Boatwright said:

David and I just finished clipping all 5 of our cats' nails. Popie, in
particular, was not amused by the process.

<snip>

Everytime I see this Subject on my newsreader, I read it as Cat o' Nine
Tails. Then I'm too distracted to continue.

<mind in the gutter, I tell you what>

Oh pshaw, on Wed 14 Nov 2007 05:39:13p, Pennyaline meant to say...

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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.

<snip>

Everytime I see this Subject on my newsreader, I read it as Cat o' Nine
Tails. Then I'm too distracted to continue.

<mind in the gutter, I tell you what>

LOL!

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Pennyaline 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.

<snip>

Everytime I see this Subject on my newsreader, I read it as Cat o' Nine
Tails. Then I'm too distracted to continue.

<mind in the gutter, I tell you what>

And I thought it was just me. =:o)

Becca

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:33:14 -0600, Lou Decruss <[email hidden]>

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:00:43 GMT, blake murphy <[email hidden]>

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o.k. cats are even weirder than i thought.

your pal,
blake

What I find really weird is it seems most people are not content with
just one.

Lou

i'll concede that cats maybe better than dogs because you're almost
always bigger and stronger than a cat, but giving them the possibility
of ganging up on you seems downright foolish.

your pal,
blake

Janet Baraclough said:

The message <[email hidden]>
from Lou Decruss <[email hidden]> contains these words:

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On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:00:43 GMT, blake murphy <[email hidden]>
wrote:

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o.k. cats are even weirder than i thought.

your pal,
blake

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What I find really weird is it seems most people are not content with
just one.

Cats are like sex. (Ask Sheldon)

Janet

cats are what sheldon has *instead* of sex.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:36:59 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

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"blake murphy" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young said:

"blake murphy" <[email hidden]> wrote

> On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:55:45 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> <[email hidden]> wrote:

>>I know you know this, Barb, but it was 5 cats x 18 nails per cat. Took
>>a
>>wee bit of time. :-)
>
> i'm not a mathematician, but it sounds like you have some deformed
> cats.

I take it you never had a cat?

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nope. but 4.5 claws per paw? i'm pretty sure a cat has four legs.

(laugh) On average, I guess so. They often hide them so you
can't see the deformity:

http://i12.tinypic.com/6ut572e.jpg

nancy

the cat seems deep in thought, most likely about dinner.

your pal,
blake

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright 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.

Yikes. I can't imagine being that fastidious. We have a little framed
cartoon in our kitchen, a gift from my mother. The tagline: "Cat hair
is considered a condiment in this house."

Cindy's co-worker and her husband have four Persians. Cat hair must be
a staple of their diet.

--
Julian Vrieslander

Julian Vrieslander said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright 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.

Yikes. I can't imagine being that fastidious.

We don't even have any animals and I wipe the counters and stove
before making a meal.

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We have a little framed
cartoon in our kitchen, a gift from my mother. The tagline: "Cat hair
is considered a condiment in this house."

I can only imagine what the cartoon in your bathroom says.

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Cindy's co-worker and her husband have four Persians. Cat hair must be
a staple of their diet.

Disgusting.

Lou

Oh pshaw, on Sat 17 Nov 2007 05:56:30p, Julian Vrieslander meant to say...

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright 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.

Yikes. I can't imagine being that fastidious. We have a little framed
cartoon in our kitchen, a gift from my mother. The tagline: "Cat hair
is considered a condiment in this house."

I love that, Julian!

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Cindy's co-worker and her husband have four Persians. Cat hair must be
a staple of their diet.

Of our 5 cats, only 2 of them tend to frequent the kitchen counters and
they are both short-haired cats. It's not much of a problem.

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