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Jbean
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01-05-2002

Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 7:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
thanks og! she's had them before because mom has had to watch her a few times, and her cats have fleas that she can't seem to get rid of, but she hasn't been over there in a long time. i feel bad for her. i will take her to get advantage at the vet on friday. that's what we've used when she had them before. makes me sad for now though. i know they have to be driving her crazy.

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 8:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
(((((Nancy & Sia))))) It's very hard losing a pet...hope you are both doing well!

After much stalking of my kitten today, I finally got some new pictures of Max! Now mind you, they are not the best, but I had to snap fast, he moves too quick, lol. Some I had to take while he was sleeping, but even then after the flash would go off he'd give me a devil-ish look like "What are you doing? I'm trying to sleep!"


max

max 2

Melfie1222
Member

07-29-2002

Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 8:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sorry to hear about your kitties, Nancy and Sia.

Jbean, I've been there too with the flea problems... I try to use Frontline Plus on my kitty once a month even though she only goes outside a bit in the summer months. When she got a really bad case a few years ago (before I started using the Frontline), I tried some flea med stuff I got at Petsmart that is just like hair mousse for people. That seemed to help a bit, although she would act kind of p.o'd at me for a few hours when she had to walk around with her moussed up fur. It might make your kitty (and you) feel a little better until you can get her to the vet. They do know how to make us feel guilty, don't they!?

I also used those bug bombs that kill roaches/ants/fleas etc the day I took her out to the vet, I hated having to do that but at the time I was fairly broke too and couldn't afford both the vet bill and the carpet and furniture cleaning. It turns out I didn't need to, once I got her home and started using the Frontline on a regular basis she's been fine.

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 8:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
max

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 8:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
max2

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Sunday, September 05, 2004 - 8:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
max sleeping


Here is the look I got when I woke him up with the flash from the camera...I call this "Mad Max"

mad max

Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 6:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
oh froggie, he is SO CUTE! how old is he? around 4 months? what a cutie! this isn't the same kitty from your profile pic is it? i love baby kitties! if they would stay so small forever, but without the rambunctiousness (is that a word? lol). anyway, he is adorable!

eta: the first pic from your 9:38 post is my fav. they look so happy when they're asleep!


Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 7:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Such a cutie froggie!!! I love those white paws!!! I agree Jbean - kitties are the sweetest when they sleep!

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 8:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks guys! He sure is cute, but also a whole lot of trouble, lol. I feel like all I say anymore is "No, Max!", "Stop it, Max!", "Get down, Max!", "Max!!!". He's not much of a cuddler either, unless it's on his terms. He's my buddy though, he follows me everywhere around the house!

Jbean - yes, it's the same kitty in my profile pic. That pic was taken the day after I found him and brought him home. I'm really not sure how old he is, although I'm guessing around 3-4 months. He was soooo small when I found him though, so it's really hard to tell. I, too, wish he would stay small forever, but I agree, I could do without the rambunctiousness (still not sure if that's a word, lol).


Jmm
Member

08-16-2002

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 8:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Froggie, He is definitely a cutie and really added to my update last night. Thank you so much for sharing.

According to merriam-webster.com

Main Entry: ram·bunc·tious
Pronunciation: ram-'b&[ng]k-sh&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably alteration of rumbustious
: marked by uncontrollable exuberance : UNRULY
- ram·bunc·tious·ly adverb
- ram·bunc·tious·ness noun

Egbok
Member

07-13-2000

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 9:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Awwww Froggiegirl, Max is adorable!!

Froggiegirl621
Member

02-14-2003

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Jackie! I need to save that website to my favorites, lol. Somehow during the move into our house I lost my dictionary and have been lost without one. So double thanks for the compliment on Max and for the definition, lol!

And thanks to Eggie, too! The little bugger is asleep behind me on the desk chair...I barely have my butt on the edge, but I can't bear to make him move.


Jbean
Member

01-05-2002

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 11:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
lol, i came here to see if that was indeed the same kitty, and read your last post, and i am doing the same thing you describe in that last post. macy is laying in MY spot on the couch (after the incident, i feel like that's the least i can give her) and i am barely sittng on here myself. funny, they think they own everything!

he does look about 4 months old. he's not teensy anymore. he looks quite a bit different than the profile pic. like his stripes changed or something. love em! and thanks jmm, i'm glad for once, i didn't make a word up. lol

eta: "uncontrollable exuberance", now if that doesn't describe a kitten, nothing does. lol


Ketchuplover
Member

08-30-2000

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 1:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
(((Max))) :-)

Ketchuplover
Member

08-30-2000

Monday, September 06, 2004 - 2:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
(((Sia & Buffy)))

Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 5:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Froggy - my new kitty's name is Maximus - I also find myself saying a lot of "No, Max!"s, "Stop it, Max!"s, "Get down, Max!"s, and "Max!!!"'s too.

One of his favorite acts is to jump up on the railing of the upstairs hallway and totter unsteadily along the thing above the stairwell that goes all the way down to the basement - 2 flights down. He's going to give me a heart attack!!!! LOL!!!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 7:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Gina, please put some double-sided tape along the railing for a while until he knows he really doesn't like it up there getting his little feetsies all stuck.

Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 11:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Double sided tape doesn't stop him, nor does tin foil. The girl kitty (Cutie) has already fallen from the first landing (1/2 flight up) and hasn't jumped up again (she actually had started to walk up and down the slanted part of the railings, not just the flat straight parts on the landings).

These aren't the first kitty's to live in this house and none of the others has ever fallen, so I'm hoping Max won't either. But YOOOOWESSSEEERRR, they scare me sometimes!!!

(It's hard to explain the layout of my house, but there is no way to keep them away from the stairs unless I lock them up in a small room - the house has a totally open design. I think once they get past the kitten stage all will be right in the world again!!! LOL! Should only be another 12-18 months LOL!!!)

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 11:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Things Cats Must Try to Remember:

I should not assume the patio door is open when I race outside to chase leaves.

If I put a live mouse in my food bowl, I should not expect it to stay there until I get hungry.

If I bite the cactus, it will bite back.

No matter how dangly and attractive they are, my human's earrings are not cat toys.

If I play "dead cat on the stairs" while people are trying to bring in groceries or laundry, one of these days it will really come true.

I am a carnivore. Potted plants are not meat.

I will never be able to walk on the ceiling, and staring up the wall and screaming at it will not bring it any closer.

The goldfish likes living in water and doesn't want to come out and play.

I cannot leap through closed windows to catch birds outside.

The large dog in the back yard has lived there for six years. I will not freak out every time I see it.

Gina8642
Member

06-01-2001

Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 11:50 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Rosie!!!

My kitties really need to remember about the patio screendoor too!!! (And they aren't even allowed outside!)

Djgirl
Member

07-17-2002

Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Gina, here's an idea - place a few mousetraps along the edge of the handrail - when he jumps up, it'll set off the traps and the noise should stop him from ever doing that again... just a thought.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 1:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Djgirl: I've heard of that too. I betcha that'd do the trick.

Bandit
Member

07-29-2001

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 2:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ooh--I don't know about that. Couldn't kitty's paw get stuck in the trap, if they get curious?



Vacanick
Member

07-12-2004

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've heard of taping blown up balloons to the railing. Then when they try to jump up, the balloons pop and scare them. I've heard of this method being used for all sorts of things. Just an idea.

Rosie - I love the Things Cats Need To Remember, very cute .

Tinky
Member

08-29-2004

Wednesday, September 08, 2004 - 2:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I had a friend who taught her cat not to jump on the piano by putting double sided tape all over a towel, and putting it towel side down on the piano. Then she went to dinner. When she got back, the towel was on the floor with a few tufts of black hair stuck to it. The cat won't go near the piano to this day, and actually still hisses at it when she has to pass by it!