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Kady

Wednesday, July 24, 2002 - 08:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Halfunit, your babies are adorable. My kitty looks almost identicle to yours with the Japenese name. Except mine doesn't have different colored eyes. Is that a trait common to that breed? I really don't know what breed mine is. He's just very cute!

Urgrace

Wednesday, July 24, 2002 - 08:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, big problem. My new kittens have been housebound since I brought them home. They are now half grown and big enough to jump up on whatever they feel like jumping up on.. the curtains, window sill, chairs, and the dining table. They are not quite big enough to get on the kitchen counters yet.

The problem is, I don't want them climbing the curtains or jumping up on the table or kitchen counters. How do I keep them from it? So far I've only used my stern voice and a smack of a small magazine to my own hand for noise purposes to discourage them, but it's not working.

Halfunit

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 05:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Kady - thanks!! I can't tell you much about Shinobi as she came from the cat shelter. The closest breed I can associate her is the Snowshoe, and blue eyes are common with that breed. I think any cat is capable of having odd colored eyes, but if there is white in the cat's coat it increases the odds...

Urgrace - buy a squirt gun and zap their little tushies when they start climbing. That, along with your stern voice should help.

Julieboo

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 08:43 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yep, I agree. Use a water (spray) bottle or squirt gun.

Mags

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 08:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Halfunit...i thought my Tigger was the only cat who liked to lick out the hairspray...she especially loves it when I come back from the hairdressers (cause of all of the different smelling products). I will sit with my head agains the back of the sofa and she will sit on top of it and dig her face and paws into my hair.

And Seamonkey, Tigger (15 years old) never used to lick at all, but she just recently started to lick my hands while I sleep. Such a weird feeling to wake up to!

I also have another 15 year old, Cricket, who has been sick lately with pancreatitis (sp?) but is doing much much better now. She wasn't eating. The vet was surprised (after $100 of bloodwork) that it wasn't more serious like liver or kidney problems, cause of her age.

I get so paranoid these days, cause they are so old...but overall, they are doing wonderfully!

Lobster

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 08:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Urgrace, when I brought Lightning home he was hell on wheels. Still is. He would climb the curtains and sit on the curtain rod! So, I took down the curtains. LOL Then he started climbing lamp shades and sitting on the tops of them. So, I removed the lamp shades. The water bottle never worked well with him. He would run away for about 5 minutes and then come back and do it again. Now he's used to the water. Doesn't bother him in the least.

Webkitty

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 08:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Squirt guns work on some cats, (not mine) but one thing that I found that works is air freshener. Before you think I'm nuts, I don't spray the cats with it!
They are petrified of the ~hissing~ sound the aerosal can makes, all it takes is a squirt or two in the air and they run like the wind.

Mine are pretty good about not climbing and getting up on counters, but they like to hide under the bed right when I'm in a hurry and need to get them out of that paticular bedroom. (little brats!) So I pull out "the can" and they go scampering out. Works every time

Urgrace

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 08:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, jeesh Lobster! I've already removed the collectibles, breakable, knick knacks and such because I have an almost two year old grandchild. Now you're telling me I have to remove the curtains and lampshades too?

AYYiiiieeeeeeeeeee!!!

Will ice water work?

Lobster

Thursday, July 25, 2002 - 08:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Removal of lampshades and curtains is entirely up to you, Urgrace. I got sick of yelling at him, or pulling him off of one or the other. It was easier for me to just remove them. He's a year and half now, and I still haven't brought them back, but I will soon, cuz I hate how my living room looks. He doesn't climb the curtains in the bedroom though. Never did. Go figure. Try the squirt gun or spray bottle before you start redecorating. It might work with them.

Halfunit

Friday, July 26, 2002 - 03:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You might want to mix some vinegar in the squirter with the water - they won't like the smell, and it won't hurt them.

Another way I used to get the kids attention was to zap them with a hair dryer. That really makes 'em run.

You can always resort to vertical or mini-blinds... they DO own us!!!
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Lobster

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 04:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi everybody!

I need a little advice. Most of you know that I have two cats Tiger who is around 11, and Lightning who is a year and a half.

Tiger my love has been in the hospital since yesterday afternoon. The heat here really got to him. He's very dehydrated and has bad gingivitis. He's going to be there until at least Tuesday and quite possibly Wednesday.

My problem is that poor Lightning is kinda freaked out cuz Tiger's not here. He was looking for him when I got home yesterday, and most of last night. Today he seems to need a lot of love, and is now downstairs in the spot that Tiger goes to when he wants to be alone or is sick. It's where Tiger spent the last couple of days.

Any ideas on what I can do to cheer up a bummed out cat? I'm afraid he's going to stay down there and not come up to eat and I'll have another sick cat on my hands. The heat is not going to break here for another day or so. I tried to explain that Tiger would be home in a couple of days, but I don't think he understood me.

Ketchuplover

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 04:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Give him/her some ketchup

Weinermr

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 04:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lobster, do you have a towel, or something that has Tiger's scent on it, that you can let Lightning sleep on, or next to? The scent might comfort him, or the familiarity of something that Tiger uses alot may calm him down. Keep showing him lots of love, and I'm sure he will be OK until his friend comes home.

Moondance

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 04:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Do you have any Rescue Remedy? It is a 'Bach' flower essence you can get in health food stores ... it just goes in their water and it helps with stress ... other than that just sit with him and do all the things he likes to do ... and by all means keep telling him about Tiger ... they understand us to a point... I believe anyway:)

Moondance

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 04:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Great advice Musicman... that is also a good idea for Tiger too... if I ever have to leave a kitty at the vet, I take in one of their blankies or an old t-shirt that has my scent on it.

(((Tiger)))

Lobster

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 05:30 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you Ketchup, Weinermr, and Moon. He just came back up on his own. We played with his teaser and now he's chasing a balled up piece of paper around.

Hey Moon, do they have that Rescue Remedy for humans, too? I could use a tranquilizer myself. The last couple of days were really stressful. Called my brother in a panic Friday night because I had been calling Tiger for a half hour and he wouldn't come out. I knew he'd come out for him. He just loooovves his Uncle Brian. He came out for a bit, then went back into hiding and came out again later for a few hours. I almost took him to Angell Memorial which is a big animal clinic in Boston, but I really wanted him to see his regular vet cuz they know his history. So, I got him there yesterday afternoon, and they kept him and I was happy about that. He's in good hands there.

He's a little more alert today, but still wouldn't eat so they are giving him some kind of nutritional supplement besides his fluids. Hopefully, he'll bounce back.

Moondance

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 05:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
>Hey Moon, do they have that Rescue Remedy for humans, too? <

LOL yep! used it myself... it is the same thing for humans & pets:)

Fliuds are GREAT... butit will take a good 24-48 hours though until he feels better if he was really dehydrated... My Sasha and Samson gets the same thing when stressed and over heated. Both have bad gingivitis too!

Lobster

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 05:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Extremely dehydrated and hypothermic, Moon. Temp was 98.6. Poor guy was so weak he could barely stand.

Moondance

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 06:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
(((Tiger)))

It breaks your heart when the little ones hurt
Be sure to give us an update tomorrow!

Sia

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 07:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lobster, I'm sorry that Tiger's sick. Hope your best pal recovers fully! My 17-year-old cat Liz (photo later) has seen me through the best and worst times in my life. DH can't understand my bond with my "pet," but my kids do.

Life would be so boring and lonely without cats. Example: DH gets mad that Liz strings balls of expensive cotton yarn all over the house during the night, but I laugh when I find yarn wound around the legs of all the furniture--sometimes strung through three rooms. I pick it up, untangle it, re-roll into balls and return it to my knitting bag. When Liz is on a roll, she'll do this several nights in a row, then not bother yarn for weeks altogether. Does anyone else's cat do this?

((((((((Lobster & Tiger))))))))

Pamy

Sunday, August 04, 2002 - 09:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
((((((((Lobster & Tiger))))))))) I understand how hard this is for you all, warm thoughts go out to you

Ddr1135

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 04:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Fellow Cat Lovers! Lobster, hope your Tiger is feeling better today and will be home soon. I have one deaf dog (Jake), one cross eyed cat (Odyssey), one cat w/hernia (Dugas) all inside my house. Outside cat (Smokey), is THE most polite cat I have ever known. All of my cats were strays who adopted me and I feel very fortunate that they picked ME! Odyssey was about 4 days old when we found her abandoned and I bottle fed her for about 1 1/2 months. Love em all. Thanks for letting me share.

Sia

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 11:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Awwww, Ddr, Odyssey sounds like a lucky baby. Did you name her for the "odyssey" she must have been on in order to find you? I love unique/special pet names with stories behind them.

Lobster

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 03:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you Sia, Pamy and Ddr1135!

Tiger update: I talked to the nurse who was seeing him for the first time today. She said he was holding his own, but that the doctor said he looked better. He was sitting up and more alert today. I wasn't able to get there to see him, so I'm going tomorrow morning before work. They took x-rays and blood and the results will be back in the morning.

Lightning update: Today was the first time he's been completely alone for more than an hour or so since he was 11 weeks old. The poor little guy looked a bit freaked when I got home. He seems to have stopped looking for Tig, but he definitely misses him. He's a sad kitty.

Thank you everyone for being here. I don't know what I'd do without this place.

Sia

Monday, August 05, 2002 - 08:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"Get well, Tiger!!" from Liz. Cheer up, Lightning!

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