Archive through October 02, 2001

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Ryn

Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 11:33 am Click here to edit this post
here ya go - talk cats!!! :)

Kittee3

Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 11:42 am Click here to edit this post
Meow Meow Meow Meow

kittycats are fun and sweet and make me laugh!!! I got a pix of my kitty in my profile - I'd love to see your kittys too !!! :)

Ocean_Islands

Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 12:06 pm Click here to edit this post
Nice pvssy!

Grooch

Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 12:36 pm Click here to edit this post
Catnip Effective Bug Repellent?
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Catnip, which mysteriously creates euphoria in cats, is an effective insect repellent, according to Iowa State University scientists.

In a paper presented to the American Chemical Society meeting in Chicago this week, entomologists Chris Peterson and Joel Coats said they have sought a patent for the use of the catnip oil nepetalactone as a repellent for bothersome pests such as mosquitoes and cockroaches.

Nepetalactone, which gives catnip its odor, was found to be 10 times more effective than the popular insect repellent diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET). In experiments at their Ames, Iowa, laboratory, the scientists found a greater percentage of mosquitoes were repelled by the catnip extract than by DEET.

``It might simply be an irritant, or they just don't like the smell,'' Peterson said in a statement. Nepetalactone also repelled a common type of cockroach and so might hold potential for the home pesticide market.

An herbal plant in the mint family that is grown commercially as well as in the wild, catnip's stimulating effect on cats is unexplained. Some people use the leaves in tea, as a folk treatment for fevers, colds, cramps and migraines, as a meat tenderizer and to make a yellow dye.

Peterson said because of its capability in repelling insects, less of the catnip oil would have to be used in any potential repellent product. DEET is a chemical that some users find causes rashes, swelling and eye irritation.

Xyth

Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 03:39 pm Click here to edit this post
So, is it true that cats really have 9 lives? Where did that phrase come from?

Twiggyish

Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 08:03 pm Click here to edit this post
I have catnip growing in my little garden.
My kitty's pic is in my profile.
By the way, we used to be dog people.

Kittee3

Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 08:26 pm Click here to edit this post
Your kitty is really cute Twiggyish!!! Meow

Kittee3

Wednesday, August 29, 2001 - 08:29 pm Click here to edit this post
I'm not sure where that comes from Xyth -- but it looks to me like you might have 9 lives too :) Maybe you were a cat in a previous life? My kitty likes high places too

Does anyone else know about the "9 lives"?

Twiggyish

Thursday, August 30, 2001 - 10:48 am Click here to edit this post
I think Xyth knows about the 9 lives, too..LOL

Cats have very strong survival skills. They can fall from high places and land usually land on their feet.
Our cat seeks shelter (in the house) whenever there is a lightning storm outside. It is probably the only time he is active.

Tntitanfan

Thursday, August 30, 2001 - 04:17 pm Click here to edit this post
Milli is my FOURTH Siamese and the first one to ever have any - and her is faint - interest i catnip. Is this a breedspecific dislike, or has someone else got a cat that isn't affected?

Grooch

Monday, October 01, 2001 - 06:23 pm Click here to edit this post
I need some help here. :)

I got my kitten when she was 2 weeks old. She is now 2 1/2 months old. She has been been treated like a queen and is spoiled rotten.

The problem is, is that all she wants to do is play. Which is fine, but she plays really, really rough. She likes to bite. She bites my hands and my feet. Even in the middle of the night. If I roll over in my sleep, she jumps up and attacks.

I give her time outs and place her in another room to calm down, and also try running her up and down the room to tire her out. It does no good. She is a very bad cat.

Is it normal for her to be so bad at this age?

Gail

Monday, October 01, 2001 - 06:58 pm Click here to edit this post
Yes!! Normally kittens don't go to new homes til they are about 8 weeks/2 months old. She needs a few more months at least. It's been a while since I had cats but maybe Moon can add something here. I think kittens start to settle down a little onces they start losing those sharp little baby teeth - 4 months perhaps?

Grooch

Monday, October 01, 2001 - 07:04 pm Click here to edit this post
She was a stray kitten from the warehouse across the street at work. That's the reason I got her so young. It's 90 degrees down here in FL and I have to wear long sleeve shirts to hide the kitten tracks going up and down my arms.

I don't know what I'm going to do about tomorrow though. I have an important meeting to go to and all my dressup clothes are short sleeves. I think I'm going to have to put coverup over my arms. :)

Moondance

Monday, October 01, 2001 - 07:54 pm Click here to edit this post
G... don't play with her with your hands...always have a toy attached so she doesn't get confused... she is still teething so hang in there... give her lots of stuff to play with... crinkle piece of paper works fine... put so some of her treats or food under a box with some sort of weight on top and watch the fun (it actually is good for them... they like to hunt for their food) Also rub your hands and arms in something tart... lemon juice etc... a little pepper... she will stop going for flesh:)

There is so much you can do... I LOVE her pix!

Grooch

Monday, October 01, 2001 - 08:07 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon, I'm not playing with her. She is attacking me!

Lemon juice. I like that idea. Thanks Moon.

P.S. That picture was from when she was a sweet angel still. About 3 weeks old.

Moondance

Monday, October 01, 2001 - 08:11 pm Click here to edit this post
G... sorry I thought I was making a funny :)

Lemon juice works great!

Grooch

Monday, October 01, 2001 - 08:12 pm Click here to edit this post
I'm just joshing with you, too, Moon. :)

Grooch

Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 08:52 am Click here to edit this post
I tried the lemon trick last night, Moon. It worked great! It was so funny watching her at the end of the bed getting ready to pounce & attack. When she jumps, she lifts off with all four feet at the same time. Just as she was about to land on my arm, she somehow managed to fly backwards. She tried a few more times but gave up.

I will have to put some juice on my ears to, tonight. I was awaken at 4 am by a sharp nibble on my ear and it wasn't my husband.

Grooch

Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 08:53 am Click here to edit this post
And do you have any tricks for getting cats to use the scratching post instead of the furniture?

Nutsy

Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 09:02 am Click here to edit this post
Grooch - good luck! I tried many ways to get my cat to use the post instead - rubbing catnip on it, leaving treats on it ... once he was in the habit of using the couch, I couldn't break it.

Grooch

Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 09:05 am Click here to edit this post
Maybe I need to spray lemon juice all over my couch.

Moondance

Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 11:59 am Click here to edit this post
-Bitter Apple (in the pet store) ... sprays on furniture

-Sprinkle pepper

-Aluminum foil on the part she is scratching (leave on for a little while... they hate this) then put the scratching post beside the area ... she uses the post then slowly over a few days move it away from the area.

-Get a coke can (empty) fill it with pennies and tape it shut ... do not let her see you shake it but when she is near the area...shake it loudly behind your back (so she doesn't associate you with the noise and you become the BAD guy...just the sound does)

Moondance

Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 11:59 am Click here to edit this post
They also have plastic scratch guards at the pet store:) until she learns proper manners!

Nutsy

Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 12:00 pm Click here to edit this post
Someone told me to spray water at him when he did it, it worked when I was around. The problem was I was at work when he did it.

Wish I'd known about the bitter apple spray!

Grooch

Tuesday, October 02, 2001 - 12:01 pm Click here to edit this post
How about a supersoaker water machine gun? I can shoot it from across the room. :)