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

You couldn't do Sugar that way.  Poor Lisa would end up needing stitches herself.  She's still got a lot of wildcat in her.

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 6/1/2004 10:22:12 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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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