Comments on: My new kitten and her Very Bad Habit(s) http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/ In defense of the sanctimonious women's studies set. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:50:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tara http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146513 Tara Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:33:56 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146513 And of course I meant the plural of cat in that second sentence, not the possessive. It was a long day at the shelter. My brain has turned to mush. And of course I meant the plural of cat in that second sentence, not the possessive.

It was a long day at the shelter. My brain has turned to mush.

]]> By: Tara http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146511 Tara Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:31:06 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146511 Bunny: It's pretty common to just want to grab it and PULL. This can turn out just fine if the string is relatively short and comes out easily - no harm done. If that's not the case, pulling can actually damage your cat's digestive tract. Cat's are adorable, but they sure are good at getting into trouble! Bunny: It’s pretty common to just want to grab it and PULL. This can turn out just fine if the string is relatively short and comes out easily – no harm done. If that’s not the case, pulling can actually damage your cat’s digestive tract.

Cat’s are adorable, but they sure are good at getting into trouble!

]]> By: Mhorag http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146470 Mhorag Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:01:47 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146470 My sympathies! For many years, I had OLD cats (like 12, 13, 14, 15 years old cats), and I got used to the "furry pillow that purrs" stage. Now I have YOUNG cats, and I'm beginning to understand that harried look that mothers of teenagers have (I have no children of my own). I have given up on the idea of ever going to the bathroom unsupervised ever again. Momo (3-year buff tabby male) wants to be swatted along his spine with the plastic fly swatter, after which I must turn the bathroom faucet just a little bit so he can get a drink. Ichigo (not quite a year old, white with marmalade spots male) hops in the bathtub and attacks me through the shower curtain. Gypsy (2-year old brown tabby female w/brain damage from being dragged under a door by a Rottweiler when she was 6 months old [before I got her!!] and who'll never be more than 6 months old in her head) crawls behind my legs and nests in my pants. Chad (6-month old grey tabby male) just sits in the doorway and chats - as in he mews and expects me to talk back. It's never dull! :) Ichigo has discovered he can sit on the answering machine (it's ancient - it still uses the little tapes!), which is really annoying at 2 AM because he leans on the little reset button, making it beep. Anything on a table, shelf, end-table, etc., is obviously supposed to be on the floor in his world, and he makes sure it happens! And then he chases Chad through the house. How 2 cats who together weigh less than 15 pounds can sound like a herd of elephants still floors me! Ichigo also likes to scoop a piece of dry cat food out of the dish and bat it around the floor - as though I haven't gone broke buying him fuzzy mice, as well as dropping every milk ring on the floor! But I love 'em all - especially when I had a cold over Christmas. I sat in my recliner with my feet up, all wrapped up in sweaters and a blanket. I had Ichigo and Chad sleeping between my knees, Momo curled up in my left arm and Gypsy curled up in my right - all of them purring like no tomorrow! Needless to say, it was so easy to fall asleep, even if I was miserable. Ahh, my babies .... :) My sympathies! For many years, I had OLD cats (like 12, 13, 14, 15 years old cats), and I got used to the “furry pillow that purrs” stage. Now I have YOUNG cats, and I’m beginning to understand that harried look that mothers of teenagers have (I have no children of my own).

I have given up on the idea of ever going to the bathroom unsupervised ever again. Momo (3-year buff tabby male) wants to be swatted along his spine with the plastic fly swatter, after which I must turn the bathroom faucet just a little bit so he can get a drink. Ichigo (not quite a year old, white with marmalade spots male) hops in the bathtub and attacks me through the shower curtain. Gypsy (2-year old brown tabby female w/brain damage from being dragged under a door by a Rottweiler when she was 6 months old [before I got her!!] and who’ll never be more than 6 months old in her head) crawls behind my legs and nests in my pants. Chad (6-month old grey tabby male) just sits in the doorway and chats – as in he mews and expects me to talk back. It’s never dull! :)

Ichigo has discovered he can sit on the answering machine (it’s ancient – it still uses the little tapes!), which is really annoying at 2 AM because he leans on the little reset button, making it beep. Anything on a table, shelf, end-table, etc., is obviously supposed to be on the floor in his world, and he makes sure it happens! And then he chases Chad through the house. How 2 cats who together weigh less than 15 pounds can sound like a herd of elephants still floors me! Ichigo also likes to scoop a piece of dry cat food out of the dish and bat it around the floor – as though I haven’t gone broke buying him fuzzy mice, as well as dropping every milk ring on the floor!

But I love ‘em all – especially when I had a cold over Christmas. I sat in my recliner with my feet up, all wrapped up in sweaters and a blanket. I had Ichigo and Chad sleeping between my knees, Momo curled up in my left arm and Gypsy curled up in my right – all of them purring like no tomorrow! Needless to say, it was so easy to fall asleep, even if I was miserable.

Ahh, my babies …. :)

]]> By: Bunny http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146445 Bunny Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:55:36 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146445 <blockquote>Never EVER EVER try to pull string out of a cat’s mouth if it’s stuck! The string can seriously damage the intestines if pulled. This should be considered an emergency situation to be seen by a vet always. Same goes if the string is hanging out of the other end of your cat - DO NOT PULL!</blockquote> Damn... I have to admit to having pulled silk ribbon from the wrong end of one of my kitties once. I'd recently bought some bright purple ribbon to put in my hair, couldn't find it, then found a mewly cat trying to ummm... rub her bottom on my carpet... Came out just fine, if exceedingly icky. I had no idea pulling it out could have harmed her! Will keep that in mind if she gets in my hair box again.

Never EVER EVER try to pull string out of a cat’s mouth if it’s stuck! The string can seriously damage the intestines if pulled. This should be considered an emergency situation to be seen by a vet always. Same goes if the string is hanging out of the other end of your cat – DO NOT PULL!

Damn…

I have to admit to having pulled silk ribbon from the wrong end of one of my kitties once. I’d recently bought some bright purple ribbon to put in my hair, couldn’t find it, then found a mewly cat trying to ummm… rub her bottom on my carpet…

Came out just fine, if exceedingly icky. I had no idea pulling it out could have harmed her! Will keep that in mind if she gets in my hair box again.

]]> By: v01beta http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146382 v01beta Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:37:17 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146382 Well, of course, you don't leave your cat with something unedible "yo" can swallow. I usually trust people to be smart and wise... Well.... The string-to-kill that I so lovingly crafted has a big rubber thingy on one end so that the felines won't be able to swallow it, and when I don't play with Bidule, Sushi and Shadow, the other end of the string is securely tied somewhere for them to take swings at the whole thing, without them being able to try and eat it. Furthermore, in summer, the whole thing is permanently tied to a wooden stick, in the yard, so that I'm able to play with them in the garden in total laziness. If one of them swallows the whole apparatus, I promise I won't try to pull on it. Now, since I'm on the 100 miles diet, lemon juice would be out of the question,... Well, of course, you don’t leave your cat with something unedible “yo” can swallow. I usually trust people to be smart and wise… Well…. The string-to-kill that I so lovingly crafted has a big rubber thingy on one end so that the felines won’t be able to swallow it, and when I don’t play with Bidule, Sushi and Shadow, the other end of the string is securely tied somewhere for them to take swings at the whole thing, without them being able to try and eat it. Furthermore, in summer, the whole thing is permanently tied to a wooden stick, in the yard, so that I’m able to play with them in the garden in total laziness. If one of them swallows the whole apparatus, I promise I won’t try to pull on it. Now, since I’m on the 100 miles diet, lemon juice would be out of the question,…

]]> By: Tara http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146366 Tara Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:26:37 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146366 <blockquote>the needle got stuck going the wrong way to be easily pulled out</blockquote> Never EVER EVER try to pull string out of a cat's mouth if it's stuck! The string can seriously damage the intestines if pulled. This should be considered an emergency situation to be seen by a vet always. Same goes if the string is hanging out of the other end of your cat - DO NOT PULL!

the needle got stuck going the wrong way to be easily pulled out

Never EVER EVER try to pull string out of a cat’s mouth if it’s stuck! The string can seriously damage the intestines if pulled. This should be considered an emergency situation to be seen by a vet always. Same goes if the string is hanging out of the other end of your cat – DO NOT PULL!

]]> By: bitchphd http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146353 bitchphd Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:05:31 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146353 She sounds adorable. She sounds adorable.

]]> By: hexy http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146352 hexy Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:52:10 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146352 I'll second the aquarium tubing around cords. It stops my rabbit, and for him electrical cords are like bunny crack. Thurs far he's been responsible for the destruction of cords for an xbox controller, a toasted sandwich maker, two phones, a washing machine, and more ethernet cables than I can count. Fortunately, in the new apartment, he has a little hallway that doesn't have any cords through it. He's settled for demolishing the skirting boards and carpet instead. *sigh* I’ll second the aquarium tubing around cords. It stops my rabbit, and for him electrical cords are like bunny crack. Thurs far he’s been responsible for the destruction of cords for an xbox controller, a toasted sandwich maker, two phones, a washing machine, and more ethernet cables than I can count.

Fortunately, in the new apartment, he has a little hallway that doesn’t have any cords through it. He’s settled for demolishing the skirting boards and carpet instead. *sigh*

]]> By: Green SAHM http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146332 Green SAHM Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:31:01 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146332 I had a cat one time find my grandmother's sewing kit when my grandma was visiting. Saw thread and started playing. Thing was, the thread was on a needle, and the needle got stuck going the wrong way to be easily pulled out, although fortunately much of the thread was still out of her mouth. Grabbed the cat and tried to figure out how to get the needle out. Anyone who has ever tried to give a cat a pill knows how hard it is to do anything around the mouth. That this was painful made it all the worse, and we finally had to resort to trying to take her to the vet. Hand carried, of course, since we couldn't risk her swallowing it all in the car. Naturally just as we walked out a neighbor walks up to see what the ruckus was about, and the cat ran off. By the time we caught her, no more needle. Took x-rays at the vet's to make sure it had been pulled free, not swallowed. It could have been much worse than swallowing thread alone. I had a cat one time find my grandmother’s sewing kit when my grandma was visiting. Saw thread and started playing. Thing was, the thread was on a needle, and the needle got stuck going the wrong way to be easily pulled out, although fortunately much of the thread was still out of her mouth.

Grabbed the cat and tried to figure out how to get the needle out. Anyone who has ever tried to give a cat a pill knows how hard it is to do anything around the mouth. That this was painful made it all the worse, and we finally had to resort to trying to take her to the vet. Hand carried, of course, since we couldn’t risk her swallowing it all in the car.

Naturally just as we walked out a neighbor walks up to see what the ruckus was about, and the cat ran off. By the time we caught her, no more needle.

Took x-rays at the vet’s to make sure it had been pulled free, not swallowed. It could have been much worse than swallowing thread alone.

]]> By: Hector B. http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146325 Hector B. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:15:51 +0000 http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/01/12/my-new-kitten-and-her-very-bad-habits/#comment-146325 <blockquote>EXCEPT that if a cat plays with string without supervision they can swallow it and that can be extremely dangerous. </blockquote> Good to know string should be kept out of reach of kitties. My friend's cat lived to be 17, so she apparently dodged a bullet -- the toy was next to "her" chair in the living room at all times. The commercial version is some $23, which seems excessive: http://www.cattoys.com/catfisherrods.html

EXCEPT that if a cat plays with string without supervision they can swallow it and that can be extremely dangerous.

Good to know string should be kept out of reach of kitties. My friend’s cat lived to be 17, so she apparently dodged a bullet — the toy was next to “her” chair in the living room at all times. The commercial version is some $23, which seems excessive:

http://www.cattoys.com/catfisherrods.html

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