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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005Ready to give up
Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I failed with CatNipped's method of teaching her to suck her own toe. I've tried putting my hand over my ear, and she just goes to the other ear, back and forth until one of us - usually me - gets tired. I've tried just about everything I can think of to get her to stop, and yet she carries on. So I guess the only choice left open is to tolerate it - unless one of you brilliant folk can suggest something I have not tried.... Oh, I hope!!! > Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I failed > with CatNipped's method of teaching her to suck her own toe. I've tried [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > guess the only choice left open is to tolerate it - unless one of you > brilliant folk can suggest something I have not tried.... Oh, I hope!!! Applying Bitter Apple to both ears? Yowie >> Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I >failed [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Applying Bitter Apple to both ears? Or try using lion dung <g> miaow > Applying Bitter Apple to both ears? What's that? >> Applying Bitter Apple to both ears? > > What's that? It's a harmless substance that tastes very nasty. Here in UK it comes in sprays and dropper form. It's often used on wounds to stop a dog/cat from interfering with their stitches, but has lots of other uses. Spraying on table legs for example to stop puppies teething on them! My vet usually gives me some post-op, but you may be able to buy it somewhere from the pet shops you have which seem to carry much more stuff than they do over here. It would be completely safe on your skin I would think if it's deemed safe enough to be applied to fresh surgical wounds. HTH Tweed > Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I > failed with CatNipped's method of teaching her to suck her own toe. I've [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > you brilliant folk can suggest something I have not tried.... Oh, I > hope!!! Have you tried a baby's pacifier? > Have you tried a baby's pacifier? When Ranger first started doing this, I thought maybe she had been taken away from her momcat too early (well, I *know* she was). I bought a kitten bottle and put some kitten milk in it, and when Ranger went to sucking on my earlobe I gave her the bottle instead. She loved it, but it took less than one bottle of milk for Ranger to chew the nipple right off the bottle. I suspect a baby pacifier might suffer the same fate. >> Have you tried a baby's pacifier? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >it took less than one bottle of milk for Ranger to chew the nipple right >off the bottle. I suspect a baby pacifier might suffer the same fate. Not to mention your earlobe!!! Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Not to mention your earlobe!!! > > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Fortunately she holds back the teeth when she does the earlobe thing. The claws do come in to play, which is why she got her front claws clipped last week :) Dan > Have you tried a baby's pacifier? Yes, but only my earlobe will do for her. She won't even consider anything else. > Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I > failed [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > guess the only choice left open is to tolerate it - unless one of you > brilliant folk can suggest something I have not tried.... Oh, I hope!!! Bitter apple on your earlobes? Jo > Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I failed > with CatNipped's method of teaching her to suck her own toe. I've tried [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > guess the only choice left open is to tolerate it - unless one of you > brilliant folk can suggest something I have not tried.... Oh, I hope!!! If anyone offers you any suggestions, please pass them on! Ranger kitten loves to suck on either earlobes or eyelids. I let her suck on my eyelid once, but I ended up with a kitty hickie on my eyelid! Now I tend to let her go at my earlobe for a little while, then I pull a sheet up over my head. > Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I failed > with CatNipped's method of teaching her to suck her own toe. I've tried [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > guess the only choice left open is to tolerate it - unless one of you > brilliant folk can suggest something I have not tried.... Oh, I hope!!! Easy answer. Wear those big clip on earrings you bought years ago when big clip on earrings were in style!! You'll solve Beatrice from suckling, and you'll look mahvahlous!!!!!! ;o)  Signature·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* Aloha!!!!! "There is no remedy for love but to love more"... ~~Henry David Thoreau >> Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I >failed [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >clip on earrings were in style!! You'll solve Beatrice from suckling, and >you'll look mahvahlous!!!!!! ;o) I once knew a cat who would very carefully remove people's earrings with her teeth. Of course, if nothing works, you could get another bitty to suck on the other one, and tell people they are earrings. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Easy answer. Wear those big clip on earrings you bought years ago when big > clip on earrings were in style!! You'll solve Beatrice from suckling, and > you'll look mahvahlous!!!!!! ;o) And now you've given me the mental picture of Dan M., who has the same problem of an earlobe-suckling kitty, wearing big clip-on earrings... :D SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 > Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I failed > with CatNipped's method of teaching her to suck her own toe. I've tried [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > guess the only choice left open is to tolerate it - unless one of you > brilliant folk can suggest something I have not tried.... Oh, I hope!!! I haven't really been following this thread, but has anyone suggested anointing your earlobes with Bitter Apple? It's harmless, but tastes bad, so it just might do the trick. (I don't think it stings when applied to skin, and it has no odor.) Of course, cats being cats, Beatrice might just decide it's her favorite flavor. "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" <evgmsop@earthlink.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Ready to give up: >I haven't really been following this thread, but has anyone >suggested anointing your earlobes with Bitter Apple? It's >harmless, but tastes bad, so it just might do the trick. (I >don't think it stings when applied to skin, and it has no >odor.) Of course, cats being cats, Beatrice might just >decide it's her favorite flavor. My mother once tried Tabasco sauce to cure a puppy of chewing on furniture. The little stinker developed a taste for the stuff. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >> Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I >> failed with CatNipped's method of teaching her to suck her own toe. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > odor.) Of course, cats being cats, Beatrice might just > decide it's her favorite flavor. Several people have suggested Bitter Apple. Unfortunately, Pat has no idea where to get the stuff. I can't say I've ever seen it, myself. Do you have a suggestion about that? Jill > Several people have suggested Bitter Apple. Unfortunately, Pat has no idea > where to get the stuff. I can't say I've ever seen it, myself. Do you have > a suggestion about that? > > Jill http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=710&Ntt=bitter%20a pple&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&N=0&Nty=1 and http://www.petvetdirect.com/home.asp?searchstr=Bitter%20Apple&ovcpn=&ovcrn=&ovta c=&ovmkt=&ovrfd= Several people have suggested Bitter Apple. Unfortunately, Pat has no idea where to get the stuff. I can't say I've ever seen it, myself. Do you have a suggestion about that? Jill I used bitter apple on my daughters nails to stop her from bitting them. I was able to buy it from a private pet store. (I don't like the idea of selling animals), but it was the only place I could find the stuff. Skritches, KittyLady >>>Beatrice is soooooo persistent with efforts to suck my earlobe.... I >>>failed with CatNipped's method of teaching her to suck her own toe. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > where to get the stuff. I can't say I've ever seen it, myself. Do you have > a suggestion about that? Petco, PetSmart, almost any pets supply store, I should think. I just went in and asked for it, and they steered me right to it! > Jill > > Several people have suggested Bitter Apple. Unfortunately, Pat has no idea > > where to get the stuff. I can't say I've ever seen it, myself. Do you have [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > think. I just went in and asked for it, and they steered me > right to it! Thanks. Next time I get to the big city (I only go 2-3x/year) I will get it, if Beatrice hasn't quit sucking my earlobe by then. >>>Several people have suggested Bitter Apple. Unfortunately, Pat has no > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thanks. Next time I get to the big city (I only go 2-3x/year) I will get it, > if Beatrice hasn't quit sucking my earlobe by then. Ah! In that case, try http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=7653&Ntt=chew%20st op&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&N=0&Nty=1 It's rather long, so you may have to cut and paste a bit. Otherwise, go to http://www.drsfostersmith.com/ and enter "Chew Stop" in the Search box. |
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