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Posted by Mickie Swall on September 21, 2009, 3:46 pm
Yes, I certainly would avoid duct tape, that is too nasty.
I had planned on using 1/2" masking tape with very light
tackiness. Now as I type, I think I might even use the 1/4"
wide masking tape I have in stock for quilting. Enough
to discourage them without doing any damage. And I
will make the rings small enough that a kitty head won't
fit through.
But for now we have a more serious problem - the flea
infestation. Vet has told us they can come in many ways,
on our shoes, or even through a co-worker!
Mickie,
going to have to take another look at those co-workers
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>snicker<
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> The cat could get strangled or lose a leg to gangrene that way.
> My Ishmael picked a fight with ten feet of unrolled duct tape
> when he was a kitten. The duct tape won. It took about ten
> minutes to cut him free and he had a snip-at-random punk haircut
> when I'd finished.
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Posted by Edna Pearl on September 21, 2009, 4:08 pm
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> Yes, I certainly would avoid duct tape, that is too nasty.
> I had planned on using 1/2" masking tape with very light
> tackiness. Now as I type, I think I might even use the 1/4"
> wide masking tape I have in stock for quilting. Enough
> to discourage them without doing any damage. And I
> will make the rings small enough that a kitty head won't
> fit through.
An excess of caution, to be sure, but nothing's too good for our little
furbags! Personally, I make the tape loops very large.
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> But for now we have a more serious problem - the flea
> infestation. Vet has told us they can come in many ways,
> on our shoes, or even through a co-worker!
I don't know what your area is like, but if you didn't have fleas before,
then you can hope to be free again. With work. And patience. ;-) I
solved my flea problems by putting Frontline on the cats, waiting a couple
of days, putting the cats in their carriers, putting the carriers in the car
(with the windows down, of course) or the garage, flea-bombing the house,
leaving. Twice. During the course of a couple of weeks. No more fleas.
Good luck!
ep
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on September 21, 2009, 4:50 pm
My sons' father once got fleas from hunting and skinning game. He called
our doctor all in a panic and the doc advised him to wear a flea collar for
fourteen days. I am convinced the doc was being sarcastic, but the ex did
it. Quite the classy look for any man!
May I suggest some hot-fix crystals and jewels to jazz up *your* flea
collar? LOL
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> Yes, I certainly would avoid duct tape, that is too nasty.
> I had planned on using 1/2" masking tape with very light
> tackiness. Now as I type, I think I might even use the 1/4"
> wide masking tape I have in stock for quilting. Enough
> to discourage them without doing any damage. And I
> will make the rings small enough that a kitty head won't
> fit through.
> But for now we have a more serious problem - the flea
> infestation. Vet has told us they can come in many ways,
> on our shoes, or even through a co-worker!
> Mickie,
> going to have to take another look at those co-workers
>>snicker<
>> The cat could get strangled or lose a leg to gangrene that way.
>> My Ishmael picked a fight with ten feet of unrolled duct tape
>> when he was a kitten. The duct tape won. It took about ten
>> minutes to cut him free and he had a snip-at-random punk haircut
>> when I'd finished.
>
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on September 22, 2009, 4:57 am
Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
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> My sons' father once got fleas from hunting and skinning game. He
> called our doctor all in a panic and the doc advised him to wear a flea
> collar for fourteen days. I am convinced the doc was being sarcastic,
> but the ex did it. Quite the classy look for any man!
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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> May I suggest some hot-fix crystals and jewels to jazz up *your* flea
> collar? LOL
I haz Kandi Kane and jewels...
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Mary O'Neill on September 19, 2009, 10:40 pm
Mary wrote:
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> To everybody who has a cat, I have some questions about mine, and will
> appreciate your advice! Adele was a stray I adopted after she showed
> up at my sister's house and simply would not leave. Neighbors began
> to feed her and would take her in on cold nights, but enough is enough
> and she really needed a real home. (This went on for about 8
> months.) Nobody was looking for her, none of the local vets knew her,
> and my sister was allergic and couldn't give her a home, and couldn't
> find a home for her. So I decided to take her, and am delighted! She
> is a gorgeous tuxedo cat with completely black face and white
> whiskers, and is gentle and loving. The vet thinks she is about 2
> years old and had been dumped. She is completely healthy and now
> spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped (all of which she has forgiven me
> for), and follows me around all day when she is not power-napping, at
> which she is expert. I have always had dogs, and in fact have my
> wonderful 8 year old mixed breed, Clara, the 45 pound wonder, who has
> been a great sport about having a new roomie. It took a while, but
> Clara and Adele have worked things out between them and are friends.
> However, I do have a couple of questions about Adele.
One of my daughters has a tuxedo cat, Beverly, I love her! She's a
great cat. Right now I have three cats living in my home. I've had up
to seven, three not being mine. I've always had cats in my life, from
birth. My mom had Snowball from the time she was a kitten and would
sneak her in to the show aka movie theater. As an adult after I was born
she would sleep on the window sill by my crib. She attacked several
people when she thought they were hurting me. They were just playing
with me.
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> First, Adele will "find" a new napping spot and stay in it off and on
> for a week or two, and then finds another. When she has run out of
> "new" spots, will she return to her old spots?
She could just be trying places out. Each one of our cats have their
favorite spots. They aren't all the same. Sadie loves to sleep on the
back of the sofa, facing the wall. One of Samantha's is on for floor in
front of my husbands chest of drawers. Max likes sleeping under the
table next to my bed. Sometimes you can find all three of them on the
sectional with Sophie, our maltese! Some nights though when I go to bed
both my cats want to be next to me! My oldest cat Max likes to head
butt me at about 2 a.m. Or lay with his fur right in my face! It is
VERY annoying! Samantha likes to chew on my hair at any given time
during the night or morning. Thank goodness they don't do this every
day/night.
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> Why is it that the only water she drinks is from Clara's bowl? Clara
> doesn't mind, but why is this? Adele has her own water bowl next to
> her food, and I keep her bowls scrubbed and the water fresh, but she
> only drinks from Clara's bowl (also kept scrubbed and full of fresh
> water). Also, if Clara has slopped some water out, which is more
> common as Clara ages, Adele drinks the slopped-out water first.
I agree with the other poster on what she can see best. Or any other
reason people gave to this. Sadie always puts her paw in to see where
the water level is.
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> How long do I need to keep newspaper/foil/etc. on a chair I don't want
> her to sharpen her claws on? She has THREE scratching posts she likes
> and uses, but wants to use my good chairs, too.
Once I got large scratching posts, the couches got to take a rest. The
bigger ones gave them room to stretch and reach while scratching.
Samantha does like to claw the carpeting still. But after this many
years with cats, really, it's up to them when they stop or not.
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> What is the deal with her apparent love of classical piano? Whenever
> I sit down at the piano and play, no matter where she is she will come
> running, jump up on the piano bench, rub and head-butt me, and even
> play a few notes. When I had the movie The Pianist on TV the other
> night she jumped up on my chair and did the rubbing and head-butt
> stuff while he was playing at the beginning and the end of the movie.
> Adele doesn't seem to pay the least bit of attention to any other
> music -- just classical piano.
Yeah, cats are quirky!
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> I will appreciate any information and suggestions you might offer!
> Many thanks!
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