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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005I had no idea I was raising another child.
My son is now 35 years old, I thought that with him out of the house that I had stopped raising children. I was Wrong. I have finally decided that Sasha is indeed a child desquised as a cat. She has to be constantly watched as any thing is game for her, she is almost fearless. Last night I was going throught the mail and dropped the rubber band that was on the newspaper on the floor before I could get it Sasha had it, so the chase was on, I am running through the house trying to get it back. Then of all things she swallowed it. Sasha is notorious for eating things that should not be eaten. Last time she swallowed a large piece of yarn the vet had me give her a wee bit of Ipicate (spelling?) Syrup, it work then so I gave her some last night. The syrup started to work, so i went to get some paper towels for the mess that was sure to follow and its as if she knew what was going to happen she jumped up on the bed and procedded to bring the rubber band and part of dinner up right on to my freshly washed sheets, then looks at me like you B***h. She was definatly voicing her diapproval of what had happened. Sasha is fine now though she was being alittle snotty to me this AM. What is it with cats EATING rubber bands? Harmony (RB) was notorious for turning any rubber band she got hold of into a snack. First of all, I nearly had a heart attack the first time I saw evidence of this, because of course she'd eaten a RED rubber band and it was deposited in the litterbox along with the, well, you know. My initial reaction was, "Good grief, one of the cats is bleeding internally", until I took a closer look and realized that the red spots were bits of rubber band. At which point, I became fanatical about not letting either of the cats near a rubber band, because of course that's not somthing that they should be eating. But one day a greebling snuck a rubber band onto the floor, and I managed to catch Harmony in the act of chewing it up. Now I knew which of the cats was the rubber-band-eating monster. And I stayed cautious about keeping rubber bands away from both of them for years. Then I got married. I warned DH very early on about keeping close watch on rubber bands because Harmony would eat them. He didn't believe me. Until the morning when she hurked up a hairball with telltale bits of rubber mixed in. I cleaned up the mess, but before I threw it away, I showed it to DH. "See? I told you she eats rubber bands." From then on, he was extra-careful, too. I don't know if Captain or Stanley would eat a rubber band. It's my goal not to ever let them near enough to a rubber band to find out if they'd eat it. ;o) Donna and the cats who I hope limit their diets to cat food and treats, Captain and Stanley If she can get it in her mouth she will eat it, I put child locks on all cabinet doors, and try and keep all little things in a container of some sort. When I got back from my Chemo appointment of Monday, she had managed to get a shoe lace out of my tennis shoe and was happily chewing on that. She has also started chewing on shoes and such. She has lost a couple of teeth so I hope once she gets her adult teeth some of this will stop. > If she can get it in her mouth she will eat it, I put child locks on > all cabinet doors, and try and keep all little things in a container of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of teeth so I hope once she gets her adult teeth some of this will > stop. When Brenna was teething, she wanted to chew on everything - especially meowmy! I got a small package of the little rawhide chew sticks for d*gs. Soak it a little while in warm/hot water to soften the end and give it to her. Be careful, though, as the sticks tend to uncurl when softened, but then harden up again leaving sharp bits. I don't know if it would hurt the kitty, but it sure does hurt when you step on it in bare feet!! - Denise Brennasmeowmy Thanks for the suggestion Denise, my vet says it takes a few months for them to all fall out was this the case with Brenna? > Thanks for the suggestion Denise, > my vet says it takes a few months for them to all fall out was this the > case with Brenna? It didn't seem like that long, but I was finding kitten teeth (with my bare feet) for a few weeks after she had all her adult teeth. Of course, this was four years ago, so my memory may be a bit fuzzy. She still likes to play with and chew on drinking straws and q-tips (cotton swabs). Those are even better than furry mice! I save them for special treats. And every so often Brenna still wants to play with a chewstick. Doesn't chew them, but they are good for tossing and bapping across the floor. - Denise Brennasmeowmy > It didn't seem like that long, but I was finding kitten teeth (with my > bare feet) for a few weeks after she had all her adult teeth. The odd thing is I've never seen a kitten tooth. I assume they have their adult teeth but I have never seen (or stood on) a shed kitten tooth in fact I was actually surprised when I read that cats have baby teeth Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > The odd thing is I've never seen a kitten tooth. I assume they have their > adult teeth but I have never seen (or stood on) a shed kitten tooth in fact > I was actually surprised when I read that cats have baby teeth I don't remember finding Oscar's teeth, either, and she's an indoor kitty so you'd think I would ...  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I don't remember finding Oscar's teeth, either, and she's an indoor kitty so > you'd think I would ... If this sends twice apologies- I am sure I replied to it last night but it's not here this morning. All my cats with the exception of Speedy Joe have been indoor cats (completely and totally in the case of Isis, as far as she was concerned it was a big scary World away outside the front door and she didn't care for the idea AT ALL!)and I have never found a shed tooth. Perhaps there is a tooth fairy but only for kittens! Lesley Slave to the Fabulous Furballs >> I don't remember finding Oscar's teeth, either, and she's an indoor kitty >> so you'd think I would ... > > If this sends twice apologies- I am sure I replied to it last night but it's > not here this morning. I only see it once. Net greeblings must have gotten the other one. > All my cats with the exception of Speedy Joe have been indoor cats > (completely and totally in the case of Isis, as far as she was concerned it > was a big scary World away outside the front door and she didn't care for > the idea AT ALL!)and I have never found a shed tooth. > > Perhaps there is a tooth fairy but only for kittens! Hrm, could be! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Perhaps there is a tooth fairy but only for kittens! > > Hrm, could be! I am just imaging kittens putting their little kitten teeth under a pillow and going to sleep and waking up and finding the tooth gone and something in its place, Human kids get money but I suspect kitten kids get ham Lesley Slave to the Fabulous Furballs >> > Perhaps there is a tooth fairy but only for kittens! >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Slave to the Fabulous Furballs Probably swallowed them -- extra calcium. Grant has this thing: "http://www.petalia.com.au/templates/prodsublist.cfm?group_no=6693&specie=Ca ts&url.section=answers" (I couldn;t find it else where quickly) and he uses that as his "chew thing". We've had it years now and he sits and chews on the little bungy cord. Sugar uses the pyramid of tease (they don't even seem to HAVE this anymore) which is a motion sensor toy that had plastic flexible strips sticking out all over. She sits and scrapes those through her mouth. They seem to enjoy these activities, do not wear out the toys and well, they just like it. > If she can get it in her mouth she will eat it, I put child locks on > all cabinet doors, and try and keep all little things in a container of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > of teeth so I hope once she gets her adult teeth some of this will > stop. that is neatest thing, I think she would love it, so I went ahead and ordered her one. It will be here in 8 to 10 days so I will let you know how she liked it. I will warn you I got one for my moms cat and, unlike Grant who just uses it as a chew toy, Tycho batted it all over the house and busted it up in pretty short order. But mom has linoleum floors so that baby could really go. I'll be interested to know how she likes it. > that is neatest thing, > I think she would love it, so I went ahead and ordered her one. > It will be here in 8 to 10 days so I will let you know how she liked it. I will definatley let you know , I have hardwood floors so I can imagine the noise she is going to make with it > Grant has this thing: > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > all over. She sits and scrapes those through her mouth. They seem to enjoy > these activities, do not wear out the toys and well, they just like it. When I used to have a big cactus in a pot, Frank used to chew on the spines. He seemed to enjoy it very much. I called them his toothpicks. Now that I know he has periodontitis, maybe his gums were itching or something. Maybe I should get him a new cactus. (That one eventually fell on the floor once too many.) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I have finally decided that Sasha is indeed a child desquised as a cat. Hi, Mom! BEG! Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe, another *child*. |
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