Not mentioning the T word at all

CCP

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

CCP - get the vet to show you how to do them yourself, will save money and cat stress levels!

one of ours gets on your lap and lies down as soon as you get the clippers out, and if i happen to file my nails he gets up to file his!!! (such a weird cat!)

They're such strange creatures, aren't they? In a good way, of course!

Thanks for the suggestion about learning to clip his claws myself - I wonder if he'd let me? He can be a bit funny about being touched sometimes - it's one of the joys of having a rescue cat, I find - but it can't hurt to try.

kidcat - I'd never even thought of trying him in a different type of box. :doh: I'll ask around amongst my cat owning friends to see what type they've got and if they might lend it to me for a trial - thanks very much for the suggestion. :T

katieowl_2

CCP wrote: »

Thanks for the suggestion about learning to clip his claws myself - I wonder if he'd let me? He can be a bit funny about being touched sometimes - it's one of the joys of having a rescue cat, I find - but it can't hurt to try.

I do one of our dogs claws, you can buy special clippers that have a shield to prevent you cutting too much off. She absolutely hates having it done, and it's a two person job, sometimes we only get a couple of toes done before she escapes, but it's much better than a trip to the vet...The other dog chews her toes, which is foul annoying habit, as she does it next to you on the sofa when you want to watch tv...but at least it keeps her nails down

Kate

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

CCP wrote: »

They're such strange creatures, aren't they? In a good way, of course!

Thanks for the suggestion about learning to clip his claws myself - I wonder if he'd let me? He can be a bit funny about being touched sometimes - it's one of the joys of having a rescue cat, I find - but it can't hurt to try.

kidcat - I'd never even thought of trying him in a different type of box. :doh: I'll ask around amongst my cat owning friends to see what type they've got and if they might lend it to me for a trial - thanks very much for the suggestion. :T

It's not particularly difficult - cat upended, foot held, toes spread out and tips clipped off by nail clippers if they are a bit flighty, stood up and clipped if not. Just the pointiest bits, not into the main curve and they'll be fine.

Sounds simple, doesn't it?



I do it to mine when they start click clacking across the laminate like they're wearing high heels.

They tolerate this, but draw the line at the occasional baths they get when there is no choice but to stick them in the bath. One is currently still glowering at me from this morning. Serves her right for having flea allergies.

ifonlyitwaseasier

flowertotmum wrote: »

:rotfl:..had a chuckle.at that..my first cat Spot would sit on the edge of the bath whilst i was in it...he watched me for ages then one night as i got out he got in:D..he walked around for a bit then got out..i was shocked by that..i wrapped him in a towel and dried him..then i did my hair with the hair dryer..he came and sat on my knee so i dried him with it too...it became our thing..he was so strange..bless him..still miss him...
love
ftm

awwwwww one of ours comes and looks in the bath but with concern rather than "i'm getting in" the other sits by the door and if you as much as blink runs away!

lostinrates

flowertotmum wrote: »

:rotfl:..had a chuckle.at that..my first cat Spot would sit on the edge of the bath whilst i was in it...he watched me for ages then one night as i got out he got in:D..he walked around for a bit then got out..i was shocked by that..i wrapped him in a towel and dried him..then i did my hair with the hair dryer..he came and sat on my knee so i dried him with it too...it became our thing..he was so strange..bless him..still miss him...
love
ftm

Mine wait for me to get in the bath then leap on to my belly. Its a bit of a pain when you just want a quick dip and they fancy full on spa relax.

Mrs_Chip

Would anyone like to come and try clipping our cats claws? I do it one at a time, as that's as many as I can get done before he savages me. He does not like his back end being touched at all (he was hit by a car before we had him, left him very tender) and you would honestly think I was murdering him, the noise he makes if I do anything he does not like. And he has a very good set of gnashers... nuff said!

We had some bad news about the van today, as although it came with a cert to say the gas install was safe there are some major issues that need addressing, so we will have to take it up to Lampeter on Thursday to get the bad news about cost. Up side is we can get the fit out changed to suit us, must be positive:rotfl:

Off to Cardiff tomorrow to buy shelving etc for the kitchen , so that will cheer me up, and OH will be happy as it means meatballs for lunch!

Katie - had Aldi beans on toast tonight and I agree, they are sweet!

hugs etc to those that need them,I know our probs are nothing compared to some of the horrid stuff happening to some here.

lostinrates

Mrs_Chip wrote: »

Would anyone like to come and try clipping our cats claws?.

Have to admit, one of the best things I did was spend time postive reward training our cats about toenail clipping and temperature and pill taking. They don't like any of those things but will tolerate them reasonably.

Mrs_Chip

LIR - I have tried clicker training, which worked up to a point - the point at which he decided that I was trying to get one over him, and he wasn't having any of it! He just will not allow touching anything beyond a certain point, on pain of being chomped .

charlies-aunt

Having a frugal cooking night - I have baked a large sausage, onion and stuffing tray pie - just cooling it down now to slice up and freeze.

DH popped to the market this morning and bought a bag of pigs trotters for the dogs at 10p each and they are roasting away at the moment. Never done them before so guessing that when they are brown they are ready!:) Buying them ready roasted bumps the cost up to £1 each so if my homemade version turns out ok, its going to be a more economical way of giving them a nice treat

Not forgetting the moggies.. . the remains of Sundays chicken is simmering away in the sow cooker for a tasty chicken breakfast in the morning

scottishminnie

Katkin wrote: »

nom nom nom - from Jamie Oliver. Fantastic for bonfire night or at any other time:

Take one plain digestive.
Top with one large marshmellow
Put in microwave for 10 seconds - it will swell in size.
Top with milk chocolage digestive (chocolate side down on top of marshmellow)
Devour

Its sticky but moreish. :EasterBun

Delish!

NB do not attempt if you mind being messy.

Costco do great marshmallows. They are bigger than the normal ones and a bit less powdery if that makes sense. I guess they are more of a fit for my mouth:D

I've just finished making some chocolate sauce which I will use for dipping mallows in. I found 2 tins of Carnation evaporated milk in the cupboard with a BBE date of Sept 2011 so thought I'd better use them.

I've been MIA for a few days - very busy but I've achieved lots.
The christmas cake is made and I've made a christmas pudding for a friend.

I won't be doing much for Bonfire night as fires and fireworks scare me witless. I can handle organised firework displays but the thought of anyone handling them in their back garden makes me shiver. I still remember having my woolly mittens melted to my fingers as a child by a sparkler. I won't even have the party ones which you put on cakes!

The whole Bonfire night thing was a real headache when I was at home (and still is for my parents) as the firework noises spooked the farm animals. For several years we had fairly close "neighbours" who had a massive bonfire and fireworks party with around 40 guests and depending on the direction of the wind blew directly towards farm sheds filled with straw and hay. Having experienced a farm fire years before when I was still a child, which wiped out two barns and killed some cattle and pigs, my father was paranoid about the prospect of a stray firework or sparks from the bonfire setting something alight. He used to spend the whole evening hanging about in the yard just checking everything was ok.

The neighbours were nice enough people but they were clueless about living in the countryside so we weren't entirely sorry to see them move out when the "good life" wasn't quite what they'd expected.

I'm highly amused by the bathing cats - I thought they hated water? I used to think dogs loved water but we had a Jack Russell who detested baths and left huge scratches down the side of the one in our first house, trying to escape. He howled the whole time like he was being murdered. His days were numbered though when we got a huge walk in shower -I used to go in with him and he had nowhere to go. It made life so much easier.:)

Anyway, off to take tomorrow evenings dinner from the freezer. I think it will be macaroni cheese.

Good night all.