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melorablack

di3004 wrote: »

OMG I clicked on thanks looking......as I always thank you guys and that one was a mistake.......:o:eek:

Honestly Di :rolleyes: what are we going to do with you?

di3004

melorablack wrote: »

Honestly Di :rolleyes: what are we going to do with you?

BIN me lol.......:rotfl::rotfl::D

melorablack

marshallka wrote: »

Its not just the physical illness its the fact he is an aggressive dog at the vets. He cannot cope with them looking and it takes two men to hold him down. Even the vets say to my hubby - "you've got him tight haven't you" and thats with the muzzle on.

Lol...we have a cat who is a bit feral (she was really feral when we got her!) and we still can't pick her up or stoke her without 15 minutes of sitting perfectly still and letting her sniff your hand first :rolleyes: So whenever we take her the vets we warn them that she is feral and might try and eat them etc etc and what does she do? Absolutley nothing....she lets them do whatever they want to her and then walks calmly back in the cage adn sits down :rotfl: The vets then don't beleive us until we show them the scratches we got when we were trying to catch her to put her in the cage before we went to the vets :rolleyes:

marshallka

melorablack wrote: »

Lol...we have a cat who is a bit feral (she was really feral when we got her!) and we still can't pick her up or stoke her without 15 minutes of sitting perfectly still and letting her sniff your hand first :rolleyes: So whenever we take her the vets we warn them that she is feral and might try and eat them etc etc and what does she do? Absolutley nothing....she lets them do whatever they want to her and then walks calmly back in the cage adn sits down :rotfl: The vets then don't beleive us until we show them the scratches we got when we were trying to catch her to put her in the cage before we went to the vets :rolleyes:

Oh I know cats can be terrible at being handled. They can also be worse than dogs sometimes especially wild cats. Did you see my post about giving a cat a pill or have you ever seen it.

melorablack

marshallka wrote: »

Oh I know cats can be terrible at being handled. They can also be worse than dogs sometimes especially wild cats. Did you see my post about giving a cat a pill or have you ever seen it.

No but I have plenty of scars myself from trying to do it....

di3004

I never used to be a cat lover, but when hubby brought home "Lucky" from the steelworks where he used to work, his mum neglected him as a kitten, well Daniel my youngest fell in love with him, and I did too......:A, originally we were going to pass him on to my hubby's niece who has a farm and breeds cats, especially bengals, but it was difficult to part with him, from then on, I was in love lol and did not want to see him go......:A

He is not very big really, and is a lap cat, loves the water which is cool.:D

marshallka

HOW TO GIVE A CAT A PILL

1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cats mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger. Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.

5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from garden.

6 . Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws. Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.

7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.

8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.

9. Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink 1 beer to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

10. Retrieve cat from neighbour's shed. Get another pill. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard, and close door on to neck, to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.

11. Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Drink beer. Fetch bottle of scotch. Pour shot, drink. Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot. Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect. Toss back another shot. Throw tee shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.

12. Call fire brigade to retrieve the F****** cat from across the road and up a tree. Apologize to neighbour who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.

13. Tie the little b*****d's front paws to rear paws with string and bind tightly to leg of dining table, get heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of fillet steak. Be rough about it. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of water down throat to wash pill down.

14. Consume remainder of scotch. Get spouse to drive you to the A&E Department, sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.


5. Arrange for RSPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.





HOW TO GIVE A DOG A PILL

1. Wrap it in bacon.
2. Toss it in the air

melorablack

marshallka wrote: »

Oh I know cats can be terrible at being handled. They can also be worse than dogs sometimes especially wild cats. .

Especially because you can't actually grab hold of them..they go all twisty and wriggly adn then they're gone :rotfl:

showergirl

marshallka wrote: »

Showergirl. I am just worried of what is the next course of action. Two ops have not worked and I fear about them stitching his lid together as the next thing and how he would actually cope. I know its only a dog but we all love him so much. If he had to have a "bigger" op he is completely loopy and would not cope and also the vets would not be able to muzzle him (and he really needs it) cause its his eye and the muzzle actually irritates the eye.

Marshallka,

Your dog is part of the family, and is very precious to you so you are going to be anxious when he is ill.

I just hope things work out for you.

By the way I am getting a new ballcock, so hopefully my leak will be sorted. Just wish it was that easy for your dog.

melorablack

It's all sooo true! I used to wear my OH's leather jacket as protection!



And then I found out that the vets can give them an injection of antibiotics!!!!! And they did not tell us about this before because????