Re: how to bathe a cat was: cat collars was now cat door

Kitty: The towel trick works quite well for our female, Katie...she
doesn't do too bad with taking pills. However, our male Miko, we have to
be very careful with him...as a tiny kitten (less than 4 months old) our
big dog grabbed him by the head and threw him across the kitchen (little
kitty thought he'd take some food from a very big dog!) and one of his
many injuries was a broken jaw...since then his jaw sometimes "locks up"
on him and it takes quite a while for him to be able to move it normally
again, so we can't do any forcible opening of his mouth...last time he
needed antibiotics I just had the vet give him a shot...more expensive
but way less traumatic all the way around.



Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Wed 01/07,  < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:
From:  [mailto: kmrsy@comcast.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:12:42 +0000
Subject: Re: [CHAT] how to bathe a cat was: cat collars was now cat door

Melody,<br>Giving pills to cats can be a royal pain. Depending on which
cat I have<br>varying degrees of success. My biggest problem is Mick
becuase He gets<br>in a couple of fights each year. Bite wounds usually
mean Clavamox.<br>Clavamox pills are like all those new allergy pills -
they start<br>disintegrating as soon as they hit moisture. When he knows
it is coming<br>he 'juices up' and when the pill goes in - even if it
does get down his<br>throat, we have this frothy mess such that it is
hard to tell. This even<br>happens with Clavamox liquid, so I ask for
any other anti-biotic<br>avaialable. But Clavamox is supposed to be the
best for bite wounds.<br>However, Mick is an unbelievably quick healer,
so most any antibiotic<br>works for him. Yes, I do the towel wrap, but
with Mick, sneaking up on<br>himw when he's asleep is usually more
successful when it comes to pills.<br><br><br>Kitty<br>> Marge: Ugh! If
there is one thing I really hate doing with my cats, it's<br>> trying to
get meds. into them...send away, dear! Might give me something<br>> to
laugh about next time I have to do this!<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Melody,
IA (Z 5/4)<br>> <br>> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the
mysterious." <br>> --Albert Einstein<br>> <br>> --- On Wed 01/07, Marge
Talt < mtalt@hort.net > wrote:<br>> From: Marge Talt [mailto:
mtalt@hort.net]<br>> To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004
00:03:06 -0500<br>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] how to bathe a cat was: cat
collars was now cat door<br>> <br>> :-) I actually had that one saved as
well; it's also a good<br>> one.<br><br>Have you guys seen the one about
'how to pill a cat'? If<br>> not, I've<br>got that stashed away and will
haul it out:-)<br><br>Marge<br>> Talt, zone 7
Maryland<br>mtalt@hort.net<br>Editor: Gardening in<br>>
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From:<br>> Aplfgcnys@aol.com<br>> <br>> And then there's this<br>> HOW
TO WASH THE<br>> CAT<br>> Thoroughly clean the toilet.<br>> Add the
required amount<br>><br>> <br>> of shampoo to the toilet water,<br>>
<br>> and have both lids<br>> lifted.<br>> <br>> Obtain the cat and
soothe him<br>> <br>> while you<br>> carry him towards<br>> <br>> the
bathroom.<br>> <br>> In one smooth<br>> movement,<br>> <br>> put the cat
in the toilet<FONT COLOR="#000000"<br>> B<br>> <br>> and close both
lids<br>> <br>> (you may need to stand<br>> on<br>> <br>> the lid so
that he cannot escape).<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>><br>> Flush the toilet
three or four times.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>><br>> Have
someone open the door<br>> <br>> to the outside and ensure<br>><br>>
<br>> that there are no people<br>> <br>> between the toilet and<br>>
the<br>> <br>> outside door.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Stand behind
the<br>> toilet as far<br>> <br>> as you can, and quickly lift both
lids.<br>><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> The now-clean cat will rocket out of
the toilet, and<br>> run outside<br>where he<br>> will dry himself.<br>>
<br>> <br>> <br>><br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Sincerely, The
DOG<br>><br>>
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