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| 1798.1 | End in sight... | DRFIX::IVES | | Tue Sep 27 1988 14:20 | 10 |
| Are the fleas those little sand fleas, or the "big animal ones?
If they are the sand fleas you might as well wait for REAL cold
weather. Next time you go outdoors check your own legs, shoes,
pant legs etc. They DO come in on people too if they are sand
fleas. Those little suckers sure can jump.
We're almost to frost time, can snow be far behind?
Barbara
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| 1798.2 | have used this for years | ERASER::KALLIS | Anger's no replacement for reason | Tue Sep 27 1988 16:16 | 13 |
| Re .0:
>P.S. How do you bathe a five year old without being marked for
>life?
The way I do it (if I _have_ to) is to fill the tub with water,
then _get in_ holding the cat (and wearing a bathing suit to protect
the more delicate parts of one's anatomy, just in care it doesn't
work with the particular cat. I place the cat in question _on top_
of me; if I'm beneath the cat, he or she knows I'm not trying to
drown her or him. They're _unhappy_, but they generally don't scratch.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| 1798.3 | BATH TIME | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Wed Sep 28 1988 11:44 | 30 |
| How do you bathe a five-year-old???
VVVEEEERRRRRYYYYY CAREFULLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Actually I bathe my two-year-old and seven-year-old with NEVER a
scratch (Now, Deja, don't make a liar out of mother).
I fill the tub with warm water so it goes almost over their back
(to also help in drowning the fleas). I keep a good hold on Deja
and a light hold on Lightning and use a cup to pour water over their
backs and carefully over their heads without getting their eyes
wet. With one hand still holding them, I put shampoo on and rub-a-dub
in-the-tub all over their body and tail and legs. I then rub-a-dub
with my hands and pour water over their backs to get all the soap
off. I then use creme rinse and rinse again (and again). I then
let the water out (while the cat is still in the tub) and squeeze
the excess water off the cat. I then wrap the kitty in a BIG towel
and towel dry. During this whole time I have been telling kitty
what a GOOD GIRL she is and HOW BEAUTIFUL she will be.
To this day I don't know if they believe me but so far, it has
worked.
Have fun,
Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)
P.S. Thunder hasn't been a problem bathing YET.......
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| 1798.4 | SLIPPERY WHEN WET | BPOV04::FOLEY | Where's the next coven meeting? | Wed Sep 28 1988 11:56 | 10 |
| The two things that scare my cats about bathing is: the running
water and the slippery porcelain tub. I run the water first (and
then go catch the kitties). And I place a towel under their feet
in the water; it prevents them from slipping and helps them do
something with their claws besides put them in me.
Good luck!
Anne
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| 1798.5 | | EDUC8::TRACHMAN | E.T.'s ZhivagoCats....DTN: 264-8298 | Wed Sep 28 1988 12:32 | 1 |
| re:4 maybe try a rubber tub mat - it really helps!
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| 1798.6 | Chicken pox | FDCV13::JOHNSON | | Wed Sep 28 1988 13:01 | 13 |
| Don't know if they're sand or animal except they're good sized and
black and boy do they jump fast. After last night my groin and
the backs of my thighs look like I had chicken pox. Don't know
if I can wait for frost now. Seems like they're getting worse.
Cocoa (12 wks) will be sleeping and start crying and wake up and
dig and dig. I can't stand to watch him being eaten alive. Has
this been a "worse than usual" summer for fleas? Whiskie never
had any till we brought Cocoa home (but he's more than worth it).
Thanks for all the comebacks but, Steve, I don't know as I'd want
to sit in the tub holding Whiskie. Thanks anyway!
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| 1798.7 | Creme rinse!! | FDCV13::JOHNSON | | Wed Sep 28 1988 13:05 | 3 |
| Sandi -- are you serious about creme rinse ....... it won't hurt
their skin? God it must make them smell soooooooooooooooo nice.
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| 1798.8 | | SUBURB::TUDORK | SCEADUGENGA | Sat Oct 01 1988 07:03 | 28 |
| 1. Obtain pillow case.
2. Put quantity of shampoo on pillowcase.
3. Quickly place cat in pillowcase, gather pillowcase to neck of
cat and hold firmly.
4. Immerse cat in bath of lukewarm water, holding head above water
and crooning whatever is likely to pacify cat.
5. Close ears to howls of protest, threats as to what is going
to happen to you when he/she gets out and rub shampoo into cat.
6. Rinse with shower attachment if you have one ensuring water
is right temperature.
7. Prepare for running start if cat turns violent and release.
(A chair can be handy on occasions, either to sit down after
the exertion of bathing or to fend off cat if above occurs.)
It worked for me when I HAD to bathe Tarot. They don't necessarily
get violent, but they take it out of you in other ways. He didn't
speak to me for days.
Good luck
kate
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