Re: OT-hygiene for cats and dogs...

I always go in with my guys.  And they get their teeth cleaned while alert,
but rolled in a towel.
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT-hygiene for cats and dogs...


> At our vet's - you hand your animal over at the door and they take care
> of the rest. Not Sugar - I call and let them know we're coming and I
> bring her back to the exam room and hold her down while she gets
> examined and s-h-o-t-s. This year she has to have her teeth cleaned and
> they knock them out for that so they'll do it all when she's conked out.
> A wuek from Friday - it will not be fun regardless. And she will be
> furious w/ me. I hear thunder - pray for rain. (here, not in the
> Midwest).
>
>
> Pam Evans
> Kemp, TX
> zone 8A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bonnie & Bill Morgan
> Sent: 6/1/2004 8:54:35 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: Re: [CHAT] chat messages-OT-hygiene for cats and dogs...
>
> > I have to muzzle Momma's little dog to do anything hygiene wise.  UGH!
The
> > trick is getting the blasted muzzle on her without having those little
very
> > sharp staple through my hands, arms or whatever might be close.  (The
dog
> > really is bi-polar the ways she acts.)  We're slowing working on taming
her
> > down.  I thought things were getting better until I tried to get Momma
up
> > this morning and disturbed the princess' slumber.  If I had gotten
closer
> > than 3', the nasty little dog would have nailed me.)  In any case, we
are
> > contemplating taking her to a professional groomer for nail trimming!
I'm
> > not going to risk my flesh so I can trim those nails of hers.  It would
be
> > just like sharpening them for her.
> >
> > Blessings,
> > Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> > Of Jesse Bell
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 10:46 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat messages
> >
> > Same for mine. When I give them a flea bath or bath...they sit there and
> > scowl at me but they don't give me fits or anything. But when the kids
> > try that...they have to wear combat gear.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
> > > ...if only he was able to see that
> > > one thing leads to another...
> >
> > I have several cats over the years and I have had the sense that somehow
> > they understand that when I'm doing something they don't like to them or
> > trying to aid them when they are afraid - that they trust me. They bear
> > with me, they sort of steel themselves because they seem to understand I
> > must be doing this for a good reason. Hard to explain, but they seem to
> > believe that Mom knows best.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Melody"
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 3:45 AM
> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat messages
> >
> >
> > > Libby: re: the cat with the long hair and snarls: I have a male seal
> > > point Himalayan who will not tolerate being brushed. He
> > > bites...hard...whenever he feels like we've crossed over his line for
> > > tolerating the little bit of grooming he does allow. So, we try to
keep
> > > up with it as best as possible, but about once every year or so we
take
> > > him to the vet and have him shaved down to remove the twisted, snarled
> > > hair. Hair grows back in fairly rapidly and in much better condition.
> > > Then we start all over again. Poor guy...if only he was able to see
that
> > > one thing leads to another...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
> > >
> > > "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> > > --Albert Einstein
> > >
> > > --- On Fri 05/28, Libby Valentine < L_Valentine@adelphia.net > wrote:
> > > From: Libby Valentine [mailto: L_Valentine@adelphia.net]
> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 21:29:58 -0400
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] chat messages
> > >
> > > Hi everybody,
> >
> > I got behind with chat messages about 4 weeks ago
> > > and even though I'm trying
> > to skim through 2-3 days worth every night
> > > now, I still have almost 1800
> > unread in my chat folder.
> > I know I
> > > missed several birthdays, and a whole thread on cicadas, which are
> > on
> > > the increase here, and all kinds of other good stuff. Congrats on
> > > the
> > successful plant sales! Welcome back DF! Welcome to the other new
> > > members
> > who are joining in!
> > On the Short One, for one summer when
> > > I was little and tagging after my
> > grandfather "helping" him with
> > > yardwork and gardening, he nicknamed me "kid"
> > and I loved it. My
> > > grandmother, however, did not, and after a couple days,
> > that was
> > > that. So I think short one is great. And I'm glad her arm
> > > is
> > better.
> >
> > One of these days I'll get current. In the
> > > meantime, I still have about 20
> > plants on the front porch and 7 yards
> > > of mulch in the driveway. Weather
> > this weekend looks wonderful so I'm
> > > hoping to get some gardening done in
> > between other commitments.
> > > Anybody have a good trick for getting snarls out
> > of long cat fur when
> > > the cat will only rarely let herself be caught? She's
> > an indoor cat
> > > but she's psychic.
> >
> > And boy do I relate to the annoyance with job
> > > scenario.
> >
> > Libby
> > Maryland zone 6
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original
> > > Message ----- 
> > From: "Kitty"
> > To:
> > >
> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 10:54 AM
> > Subject:
> > > Re: Re: [CHAT] Plant disaster/ups versus usps
> >
> >
> > > >archives
> > > show over 1700
> > > > messages this month
> > >
> > > I thought we were
> > > pretty chatty. Still, that's a lot better than what AHS
> > > was
> > > allowing us when the list was with them.
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > > -----
> > > Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Donna"
> > >
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:45 AM
> > >
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Plant disaster/ups versus usps
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > Auralie,
> > > >
> > > > Most e-mail has a limit of 1 or 2MB per message.
> > > Doubt you were tha
> > >
> > > t
> > > lengthly.
> > > >
> > > > Appears that Chris's server was having
> > > some kind of problem yesterday.
> > > > Most likely we filled up the disc
> > > :(.... (archives show over 1700
> > > > messages this month)
> > > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > What I found interesting is after Chris's had problems, our
> > > work e-mail
> > > > went down for a hour (sbcglobal), then when I got
> > > home my personal one
> > > > didn't work all night, but is fine this am
> > > sort of (can't get to my
> > > > quarantine spam file). Maybe something
> > > else is happening too.... or
> > > > maybe it is just me!:) LOL!
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Donna
> > > >
> > > > > dfranzma@pacbell.net writes:
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I was wondering the same thing Auralie. Also several of
> > > my messages
> > > to
> > > > > > garden chat have been sent back as
> > > undeliverable.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Yesterday I sent
> > > a rather lengthy piece about dragonflies that has not
> > > > > appeared
> > > here or in my Sent Mail box. I wonder of the length of the
> > > piece
> > > has
> > > > > something to do with it.
> > > >
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