Here's a little trick for loading a cat in a carrier (one person style). Throw a
thin towel on the floor the night before. Maybe put a bit of catnip in it. You
can play with the cat a little bit by tossing it over it's head so it can play
underneath.

The next day, do the same, then roll the cat tighter in the towel wo he can't
get out. He can't see the carrier plus his claws are stashed away. Then put him
in. You can leave the towel inside with him. Works for me.

Paul

Hi Luiz,

No she has another cat slightly older and yes he is neutered


Linda

--- On Tue, 22/12/09, Luiz Fontenelle <luiz.aucar@...> wrote:
       Hi Linda,

Is he the only cat in the house?
Is he neutered?

Maybe he is sick and you should seek a vet?
 “Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?
________________________________

_____

From: domoreforcats@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:domoreforcats@ yahoogroups. com]
On Behalf Of rny685@...

why would a outside cat leave his tongue hanging out part of the time.
seems to be in great shape , a few years old. i feed him & give him fresh
water every single day ---twice a day . none of the other cats do that. he
might be the oldest. bob

Give original Dawn a try.  It is gentle enough for kittens and is used for
removing oil sludge from seals and other unfortunate creature victims of oil
spills.  You might try olive oil  - rubbing it thoroughly into the skin for
help in the bare areas.

She may be allergic to fleas or have mites.  The Dawn is good to get rid of
the fleas.  Mites need medication.  Check out these catalogs:  Dr.'s Foster
and Smith, Pigeon Supply Store and there is another one I can't think of
now that someone else recomended on the group for some mite medicine.  There
might be a kit in these cataloges where you can send a skin scraping sample
(like a Q-Tip) directly to a lab and see what you find out.  Hope you and
kitty will be on the way to quick relief soon!
 
Trinidad Ramirez

________________________________
From: john mcmahon <mrxflat@...>
 
i shoud say also, again my cat was harmed, had stab wonds and missing half her
teeth, i can massage rub her coat and in some spots it like i hit a swerat spot
she will arch her head back like it feels real good are its sending her lopey i
dont know, and sometimes she will just walk into a wall like she distracted, the
lower half od her is missing alot of fur, caue she gnaws and doesnt groom good
like  other cats.if i dont comb her and dont know give her shampoo baths
witrhing a month her lower belly but aread is pinkish and lots and lots of
scratched scabs sore spots, i have to help her.( i have been to the vet twice ,
two dif vets in the same one town one clinic )spent hundreds of dollars for over
price shampoo that stunk and my cat hated ut and the other cats would snarl and
swipe at her when i bathed her with it, i also check ingreditents and found i
could buy the exact same at online  for 18 dollars not 97 dollars like the vet
charged..

Albert, you are modest to boot..
I stand corrected.. 99.9% made of the same stuff of angels.
What you do with helping animals especially, feeding and giving
comfort to otherwise scared cat displaces darkness with healing light.
 
love and hugs and JOYOUS *holy*day

-----

amelia,
 
thanks for your kind words, though, despite what i try to do for various
animals, i wouldn't consider myself an angel.
 
thanks again, and you have a merry christmas, too.
 
mike.
-

Hello to Everyone,
      I came across this on the Internet today, while looking for a remedy
for Petey urine spraying
on my leather sofa.  I thought I would pass it along to you in case you are
interested.

http://www.remove-cat-urine.com/cat-urine-article-directory.html

Everyone have a Blessed Christmas and a Wonderful New Year!!

Pam, Tinker & Petey

Yo Yo, gobsmacked one!  Been waitin' on your input...was on the verge of sending
you personal e pertaining to the Boiled vs. MW query but figured I'd give you a
coupla more days as I suspected you'd show up.
Anyway...glad to have read, as always, your non-lunatic fringe thoughts 'n
facts.  Thanx again, Mikey...I always feel a subject matter isn't complete til
it is addressed by the Enslaved Servant of Seattle's Three Top Hotties...Maggie,
Blackie, and Pushy.

Rose of the Eve before Christmas Eve Orlando...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

--- In domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com, Mike Harris <harriswillys@...> wrote:
>
> All right, I'm gobsmacked.  I had no idea that this particular lunatic fringe
existed, although I suppose I'm not surprised.  Please forgive me, Carol, but
when you're citing sources such as the Daily Green and Alkalize for Health,
you're probably not coming up with the most rigorously researched citations. 
Even so, their condemnations are rather pedestrian.

> Mike Harris
> Maggie, Blackie and Pushy
> Seattle WA
>

At 08:29 AM 12/23/2009, you wrote:
>I love your Dora stories!!!!  My Puss has an opposite problem with carriers
>- he spreads all four legs out wide and becomes this square hunk of hissing
>fur.

That's Dora when I'm trying to put her in the carrier, too.  The
trick I have found worked for me is to hold both front legs in one
hand, both back legs in the other hand, and put her in, rear first
and place her on her side.  I let go of the hind legs, then slam the
door as I jerk my other hand out.  She didn't have time to get up and
out before the carrier was closed.
Ann in Arkansas

Interesting.  Could there be something else in the house that
everyone is allergic to, and you are reacting to, also?  I wonder
what you touched with your hand, then touched your forehead.  Do they
smoke?  Is it possible it's a cleaner they use in their house?  Just
something to think about, because it might be something other than the cats.
Ann in Arkansas

I don't think it matters where you live. You may always find horrible people who
just don't CARE about their animals.  I lived in the San Francisco bay area all
my life, in middle class suberbs. I've only retiired to Oklahoma the last 5
years.  Our previous next door neighbors had tons of cats.  All from one nice
little female kitty, named Meow-Meow Kitty, whom they NEVER had spayed. God only
knows where some of her kittens ended up...anyway, they would ALWAYS forget to
feed or water them. SERIOUSLY!  She would sneak into our kitchen just STARVING,
and eat Spikes food.  Once I overheard friends of the neighbors commenting on
the cats water dish..saying "where's their water? This is all scummy"  Their
male cats (never nuetered) would roam the streets attacking other cats,
searching for food, etc.  We fed meow-Meow Kitty, but she wouldn't let any of
her offspring come into our yard! Seriously, she wouldn't!  She & Spike would
sit in the sunshine together, and she would save him from getting his butt
kicked from the other cats.

If they didn't spay them, I KNOW those poor cats never had any shots!

I would tell the nighbors "hey, your cats need feeding, or, did u feed them
yet?" Once one of their male cats tore a hole in our screen, got into the house,
and chased poor Spike around the house. It was horrible! ( He was a big mean
kitty)  We tried to make them buy us a new screen, but they refused...giving us
a few bucks to repair it.

Those people were horrible, and being in a nice neighborhood didn't make any
difference.

Mary T



> To: domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com
> From: cafka09@...
> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:13:27 -0800
> Subject: Re: [domoreforcats] LOWLIFE SCUMBAG NEIGHBORS
>
> margaret,
>
> as bad as where i live now, there are actually worse places...at least my
(relocated-from-a city) landlord likes cats, and has some of their own---lots of
rural people hate cats and lots of landlords in my rural area won't rent to
anyone with a cat.
>
> thanks for your reply.
>
> mike.
>

At 09:26 AM 12/22/2009, you wrote:


>why would a outside cat leave his tongue hanging out part of the
>time.  seems to be in great shape , a few years old. i feed him &
>give him fresh water every single day  ---twice a day . none of the
>other cats do that.  he might be the oldest.   bob
Well, the cat might have a slightly longer than normal tongue, might
have "lazy" tongue muscles, or might think he looks more handsome
that way.  I have never heard of a cat problem that causes this.
Ann in Arkansas

This is a link to the Association of Veterinary Medicine regarding the
transmission of H1N1 from people to cats, and treatment when cats contract H1N1:

http://www.avma.org/public_health/influenza/new_virus/new_flu_virus_faq_veterina\
rians.asp

It says that the supply of antiviral meds for fighting the disease once a cat
has contracted H1N1 is being guarded for use in humans, so I going to be extra
careful about exposure of my pets to people right now, as some cats have died.

An article in the NY Times a month or two ago said the H1N1 virus can live for a
couple of days on objects touched by someone with the H1N1 virus, like door,
shopping carts, etc., so wash hands, and carry a disinfectant to sanitize hands
frequently.

Barb - Smokey, Shulie and Terra's mom and Purrfect Fence person

Too funny...luv these stories!!

Rose of O...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

--- In domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com, "Suz" <Suz@...> wrote:
>
> I love your Dora stories!!!!  My Puss has an opposite problem with carriers
> - he spreads all four legs out wide and becomes this square hunk of hissing
> fur.  The last time we finally got him in by turning the carrier so the
> opening was up and lowered him into it.  Rick manning the cat and me the
> legs.  Of course when we got to the vet he didn't want to come out.
> Everyone at our vet knows our gang as we always bring them all at once.  The
> last time Bronk announced his arrival with these huge loud growls and jungle
> cries.  The new assistant took one listen and went to get someone to help
> her get the *huge* cat out of the carrier - she hadn't even looked, just
> heard those growls.   The helper laughed as she knew Bronk is a peanut.  The
> new assistant looked very chagrinned when she finally saw what was making
> all that racket.
>
> Suz
>
>   _____
>
> From: domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of Ann Garner
>
> The vet clinic I use gets a lot of the new vets just out of school,
> along with assistants with little clinic experience. I was *trying*
> to get Dora out of the carrier one visit, and it's amazing how long
> she can stretch when she wants to stay in that carrier. The
> assistant said "My gosh, is that all one cat?" Giggling, the vet in
> the outer work area said "That has to be Dora." I honestly think he
> was a bit fond of that furry attitude on 4 paws.
> Ann in Arkansas
>

OH, BRUTHA!!
Doubt the 'young' lady had a lapse of memory due to anything and...would not
hold your breath waiting for a next time.
DUH and LOL...

R of O...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



--- In domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com, Mike Harris <harriswillys@...> wrote:
Alas, my advice failed to impress her to the point of an offer of a dinner date,
although I provided her ample opportunity to suggest such a thing.  I'd imagine
that she was so relieved at Madeline's condition that she simply forgot.  Ah,
well.  Next time.
>
> Mike Harris
> Maggie, Blackie and Pushy
> Seattle WA

LOL and shaking my head!

Rose of Orlando...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

--- In domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com, Ann Garner <mystique@...> wrote:
>
> The vet clinic I use gets a lot of the new vets just out of school,
> along with assistants with little clinic experience.  I was *trying*
> to get Dora out of the carrier one visit, and it's amazing how long
> she can stretch when she wants to stay in that carrier.  The
> assistant said "My gosh, is that all one cat?"  Giggling, the vet in
> the outer work area said "That has to be Dora."  I honestly think he
> was a bit fond of that furry attitude on 4 paws.
> Ann in Arkansas
>

does he do it when he's smelling something? Cats open their mouths when they
smell things sometimes and maybe because of his age his tongue comes out
too?

Suz

   _____

From: domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of rny685@...

why would a outside cat leave his tongue hanging out part of the time.
seems to be in great shape , a few years old. i feed him & give him fresh
water every single day  ---twice a day . none of the other cats do that.  he
might be the oldest.   bob

I love your Dora stories!!!!  My Puss has an opposite problem with carriers
- he spreads all four legs out wide and becomes this square hunk of hissing
fur.  The last time we finally got him in by turning the carrier so the
opening was up and lowered him into it.  Rick manning the cat and me the
legs.  Of course when we got to the vet he didn't want to come out.
Everyone at our vet knows our gang as we always bring them all at once.  The
last time Bronk announced his arrival with these huge loud growls and jungle
cries.  The new assistant took one listen and went to get someone to help
her get the *huge* cat out of the carrier - she hadn't even looked, just
heard those growls.   The helper laughed as she knew Bronk is a peanut.  The
new assistant looked very chagrinned when she finally saw what was making
all that racket.

Suz

   _____

From: domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Ann Garner

The vet clinic I use gets a lot of the new vets just out of school,
along with assistants with little clinic experience. I was *trying*
to get Dora out of the carrier one visit, and it's amazing how long
she can stretch when she wants to stay in that carrier. The
assistant said "My gosh, is that all one cat?" Giggling, the vet in
the outer work area said "That has to be Dora." I honestly think he
was a bit fond of that furry attitude on 4 paws.
Ann in Arkansas

Yes, I've always been allergic to cats (doesn't say much for my sanity does
it?) and some bother me much more than others.  The long hairs usually tend
to be worse. My older cat is a medium length hair tabby and when I pet him I
get itchy all over and my sinuses get stuffy.  I try to pet him from a
distance.  Good thing he's not a lap cat.  My other two cats - the Bengals -
don't bother me at all and I can rub my face right in their fur with no
reaction.

Before taking the cats, I would do more visiting with them to make sure.

Suz

Susan Makalinaw

   _____

From: domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of spiritgumm


I've had three shorthaired cats for several years (though only two at a
time). Then just one cat for the last 1.5 years. And now cat-free for a
month. I was thinking of adopting another cat or two. I was at someone's
house with 2 older longhaired cats (both with lion shave) for about 30-45
minutes. They're up for adoption because the owner and baby are allergic
(and home too chaotic for cats). When I left, I noticed a welt on my
forehead. Went away after an hour. Is it possible to be allergic to some
cats but not others? Does furlength have
anything to do with it? Since I wasn't really sensitive before, and assuming
it was from the cats, might it be a passing thing?

You're welcome.  That's funny.

I've always been fond of chihuahua dogs, even the very small ones, and as long
as treated like dogs I think they socialize well, from my admittedly limited
experience.  I've not ever heard of a house cat do the "prey chatter" on seeing
one!

Mike Harris
Maggie, Blackie and Pushy
Seattle WA



----- Original Message ----
From: Ann Garner <mystique@...>
To: domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, December 20, 2009 9:17:23 AM
Subject: Re: [domoreforcats] Re: Does anyone know why?

At 03:58 AM 12/20/2009, you wrote:

Thank you.  Did you know that cats also think Chihuahuas look like a
rodent?

Indeed it can, and water toxicity is common enough that most organizers of long
distance charity runs and the like have learned to provide EMTs who are trained
and equipped for its treatment.

I'm actually going somewhere with this comment.  The effects of water poisoning
are very similar to gastrointestinal diseases in both humans and animals (e.g.
cholera), which weaken by throwing off the body's electrolyte imbalance.

A young lady at work was concerned because her cat, Madeline, had diarrhea for
the last "two or three days."  I convinced her that this was, if not an
emergency case, at least an urgent care case and probably should not wait over
the weekend.  I'm pleased to report at least a tentative successful outcome,
with subcutaneous electrolytes and antibiotics.  "My vet agreed to see me right
away,  I had no idea it was that serious," she said.

Alas, my advice failed to impress her to the point of an offer of a dinner date,
although I provided her ample opportunity to suggest such a thing.  I'd imagine
that she was so relieved at Madeline's condition that she simply forgot.  Ah,
well.  Next time.

Mike Harris
Maggie, Blackie and Pushy
Seattle WA




----- Original Message ----
From: Ann Garner <mystique@...>
To: domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, December 21, 2009 7:27:38 AM
Subject: Re: [domoreforcats] Re: Boiled chicken vs. microwave...

Did you also know water is toxic?  It is if you drink too much.  A
radio station had a "hold your wii" contest.  The winner that could
drink the most water without going to the bathroom won a Wii
game.  One lady ended up in the hospital, another one died.
Ann in Arkansas

I can think of two possibilities.

They're new to each other.  Supervise when they're together until they can
figure each other out.  8 months is young for a human, and 2 months is only
marginally enough time to give a cat to get used to a baby.

Secondly, toddlers can be rough on cats.  Pulled tails, chewed ears and so forth
until they reach an accommodation.  If this is the case your daughter might get
a scratch or two but with a bit of assistance from you - ' see how soft her fur
is, she likes being petted, she doesn't like her tail pulled" and so forth she
will figure it out pretty quickly with no lasting harm.

Pets are great for even very young children, and kids are great for pets. 
Please do not let this minor setback dissuade you from introducing your daughter
to the joys of pet ownership at a young age.

Mike Harris
Maggie, Blackie and Pushy
Seattle WA



----- Original Message ----
From: Dana <franklinmom1@...>
To: domoreforcats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 3:45:01 PM
Subject: [domoreforcats] Help needed for kitten

8 months old, we've had him for 2.  He loves to sit atop the sofa and attack my
toddler about the head nad face as she walks by.  If I leave the room, he
attacks my daughter.  NEVER does it while I'm in the room.



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