Cats, cats, cats
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We had a stormy Christmas here. Henry is snuggled up dreaming of tuna fish and lying in the flower bed.
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He had to keep his eyes open to watch out for DS's enthusiastic puppy, who was over to our house a little too often (in Henry's opinion) during the holidays.
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She is actually a very good puppy and I think perks Henry up. He doesn't get chased around and have the fellow animal interaction like he used to when Oreo was alive.
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My 2 ladies.. Zoey age 13 and Emmy 8 are SOOO relieved to have my DD2's hulk of a Siamese gone! Mr. Pinkerton left yesterday afternoon. They have slept and been nice to each other all day! It's like "whew the outsider big and scary and huge is gone!" Peace in the Kingdom! Happy New Year. I bought baby socks and filled them full of organic catnip and sewed the tops closed.. better then anything you can buy. That was their xmas gift.
Henry does look relieved and comfy. Bet he's mighty glad to not be outside in the cold and snow.
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Ho, Ho, you just needed a common enemy to unite the cats, Rose!
Alas, Henry is NOT appreciative of his nice, comfy life. He MEOWS (howls) to go out; I open the door, he peeks his nose out, says "What the hell???" (in cat language), takes another nap and then we repeat the performance (several times a day). I just bought some more Feliway (which I didn't think I'd need after Oreo was gone) to try to drug him into a happier mood.
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Ruthbru -they have such short memories of such things. I just go thru the motions...open the door, let Emma see the snowfield she must cross to get to a patch of green, let her feel the 20 degree breeze on her face, and she's done til the next time, an hour later. Nope, nothing has changed
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Hope may spring eternal in the hearts of man, but SPRING springs eternal in the hearts of cats!
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Even when it's cold and raining, my cat wants to see it for himself. Sometimes he just takes a bite of grass and is ready to come back in. He's so funny dragging his leash to DH to indicate it's time.
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You put a cat on a leash and lived to tell about it? Wow... I am impressed. We just let the cats out the cat door and they explore the yard themselves. Emmy would fillet you if you put a leash on her. Zoey would fall over. She spends all day next to the portable heater on her pillow.
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People asked how we would train him to the leash. He wanted to go outside so bad, but we have a yard full of birds. I put the harness on him and immediately took him outside. That was all it took. He's a smart boy. He shouldn't be running loose anyway because he's FIV+.
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I wish I had started with harnesses and sweaters for my Devon boys earlier. Put them on as kittens and you are home free. If they would wear sweaters, I could turn the heat down at night (they have less fur than regular cats). If they would wear a harness, I could take them more places.
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Hi! I'm relatively new here, joined a few months ago, and just found this cat thread. I currently have 2 kitties, litter mates (brother and sister) that are 7 years old. Had them since kittens. One is a grey tabby named Hoshi, and the other is a black tabby named Geordi. They're my little cuddle buddies especially when I'm not 100%. I'm not sure how to post pictures, and I only have a dinosaur phone. But it'll be great to read up on all of your little fur babies!
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kitten has a harness and leash. She is very cautious when they take her out, but seems to enjoy it.
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Proparent do I detect a Star Trek theme?
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Ouch!
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Ouch indeed. I would be blunting those claws with nail clippers.
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Reminds me of this
How to give a cat a pill:
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Pick up cat and cradle it in the
crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and
thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while
holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat
to close mouth and swallow.
2.
Retrieve pill from floor and cat from
behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
3.
Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw
soggy pill away.
4.
Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle
cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and
push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count
of ten.
5.
Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and
cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.
6.
Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly
between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get
spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth.
Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
7.
Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get
another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains.
Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side
for gluing later.
8.
Wrap cat in large towel and get
spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end
of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil, and blow down drinking straw.
9.
Check label to make sure pill not
harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's
forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.
10.
Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed.
Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto
neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill
down throat with elastic band.
11.
Fetch screwdriver from garage and put
cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of Scotch. Pour shot,
drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus
shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot.
Throw T-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
12.
Call fire department to retrieve the
damn cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor who crashed into
fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil-wrap.
13.
Tie the little @!!@#@#$%'s front paws
to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table, find
heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large
piece of steak filet. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints
of water down throat to wash pill down.14.
Consume remainder of Scotch. Get
spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches
fingers and forearm and remove pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture
shop on way home to order new table.
15.
Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant
cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.
How to give a dog a pill:
1. Wrap it in cheese.0 -
Never had to pill a cat. Waaaaay funny😂
About right for dog
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I have tried and failed to give a course to the cat. But by the 3rd pill they know what's coming and they don't like it. So now they have this long acting 48$ shot of antibiotics.. lasts a week and worth every penny. We always go for that option.One little shot and voila it's all done.
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yes feelingfeline, there is a star trek theme for my cat's names. Our other 2 cats we had in the past were named Riker and Troi!
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Feelingfeline, how true
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Happy new year everyone!
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that would be me.
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Me too!
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I had to pill my oldest Devon, 3 years old, for the first time this week. Pill pockets never worked for me before with other cats, but for some magical reason they did this time. One of the tricks is to give them an unpilled pill pocket first, then put the pill in the next pill pocket. Well that worked for 2 days then my Devon decided he would have no more Pill Pockets. Honestly, I think he decided he didn't like the taste, empty or with a pill, so today I attached a Pill pocket (with pill) to a treat he loves (the are moist and do stick) and voila, another pill down the hatch! Will see how long that works. In the meantime, I gave him a pill the traditional way and it turns out he is a relatively easy one to pill, so I might mix it up.
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another NYE pyjama wearing pet devotee here
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Squeakers got up on the sofa while we watched the fireworks. He sat on DH side first and then mine - not playing favorites. He's not a lap kitty except on very rare occasions.
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Oh to pill a cat..............the horror!
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