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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / December 2006introduction and a question
Hi Everyone, my name is Nay and I have 5 wonderful babies. All of them were stray and they are all boys mind you. there names are Kitty Boy, Mogus Mogi, Chappy, Storm and Mikey. I love my babies, they are like children. we have moved house and now they have to remain indoors for a while to get use to the area. I feel so bad because they always use to roam around freely. the stray dog problem got a bit much at our old place and my babies were under terrible stress so we had to move. Now that we are here, I have noticed that their nails are very long? I am afraid to trim as I know there are tiny little veins in those nails. any advice? "nay" <reneydavids@polka.co.za> wrote in news:1167228171.823828.42140@ 79g2000cws.googlegroups.com: > Hi Everyone, > my name is Nay and I have 5 wonderful babies. All of them were stray [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > noticed that their nails are very long? I am afraid to trim as I know > there are tiny little veins in those nails. any advice? It is pretty easy but will vary by how your cats mind you messing with their feet. First buy a pair of cat nail clippers. There are many helpful places on the web with pictures to help such as this one: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/clientED/cat_nails.asp By the way, many many years ago my first cat had to switch from indoor/outdoor to indoor only and she handled it just fine so you may be over worrying there. Good luck with your little family! Andy > "nay" <reneydavids@polka.co.za> wrote in news:1167228171.823828.42140@ > 79g2000cws.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/clientED/cat_nails.asp And get a friend to help you! That makes all the difference. > And get a friend to help you! That makes all the difference. Once you have managed to get a friend to help you cut them,you might think about getting some really inexpensive things that do not look too bad,& that your feline family will appreciate too.They will help your baby's keep thier claw's down & probably save a few nice pieces of furniture as well. I also have a very multi cat household,so appreciate your problem.Until 4years ago,I used to allow all of my cat's to go free range,However,after collecting Biffy our fat Birman who was 6months old at that time,I was asked not to allow him to roam, because he had never been outside before & had no concept of what outdoor was,not to mention cars and finding his way home again. One of the best & cheapest things I have found to date, Is old bit's of tree Trunk.If you know of a tree surgeon,ask him to hang on to a few bit's of trunk about 8inches in diameter & 3foot high so that they don't just pull it right over.They don't look too bad, & having being used to going outside prior to moving, they will be familiar with them, & no doubt used them before too.They don't look horredous either.You can also use several of them & they don't take up too much room. Another old favourite Is an old wicker basket for laundry or suchlike.If you wieght It down with sand & cover It with a bit of Mdf & stick that In place, they will also use It for sitting on as well.Again..It doesn't look terrible, or out of place In certain area's either. I don't know about you, but I find that conventional cat scratching posts get worn out In no time at all & It costs a fortune to re-sissal them too!The little feline furniture-killer's appreciate them no end also.. Even an old bit of wooden plank about 4" high, 12"across each way,covered In a carpet sample on all sides seems to draw them to It.Once It starts looking tacky, just make another one I found that once we got Biff, that I used to find shed claw's all over the carpet's.I have never asked this question before.If anyone out there knows ,Is this perfectly normal, & why does It happen? Is It akin to a snake shedding It's skin from time to time? I collect and save the shed claws in a jar. The jar is about half full now. I also save shed whiskers. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') twinmountain@webtv.net (---MIKE---) wrote in news:10626-4594134A-40 @storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net: > I collect and save the shed claws in a jar. The jar is about half full > now. I also save shed whiskers. > > ---MIKE--- >>>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire > >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') I collect Zak's hair when I brush him. Some day when I have enough I will weave a new cat. o:) > twinmountain@webtv.net (---MIKE---) wrote in news:10626-4594134A-40 > @storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I collect Zak's hair when I brush him. Some day when I have enough I will > weave a new cat. I was told once to put shed hair from my cats after i have brushed or combed them out into the garden so that the birds can use it for bedding intheir nests. Not sure whether they do use it but i still do this in spring when they start moulting a lot of hair > twinmountain@webtv.net (---MIKE---) wrote in news:10626-4594134A-40 > @storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I collect Zak's hair when I brush him. Some day when I have enough I will > weave a new cat. I was told once to put shed hair from my cats after i have brushed or combed them out into the garden so that the birds can use it for bedding intheir nests. Not sure whether they do use it but i still do this in spring when they start moulting a lot of hair on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:56:10 GMT, twinmountain@webtv.net (---MIKE---) wrote: > I collect and save the shed claws in a jar. The jar is about half full > now. I also save shed whiskers. may I ask why?  SignatureLynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ > on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:56:10 GMT, twinmountain@webtv.net (---MIKE---) > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > may I ask why? You may. Just don't ask him why he keeps using webtv. It sets him off. > You may. Just don't ask him why he keeps using webtv. It sets him off. Oh that is my next question! SignatureLynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ I save the claws and whiskers because I can. I use webtv because I can. I also save Amber's fur from brushing - because I can. ---MIKE--- >>In the White Mountains of New Hampshire >> (44° 15' N - Elevation 1580') on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:37:48 GMT, twinmountain@webtv.net (---MIKE---) wrote: > I save the claws and whiskers because I can. I use webtv because I can. > I also save Amber's fur from brushing - because I can. I don't really care one way or the other about webtv, honestly. But as to the claws, whiskers and fur, are you OCD? Not judging, just curious. SignatureLynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ > on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:37:48 GMT, twinmountain@webtv.net (---MIKE---) > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I don't really care one way or the other about webtv, honestly. But as to > the claws, whiskers and fur, are you OCD? Not judging, just curious. do you know what OCD stands for and what the disorder actually is? very doubtful that it would manifest itself in the collecting of shed hairs and claws from one's pet, certainly no recorded cases of it to date. on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:54:53 GMT, "bookie" <emily_booker@hotmail.com> wrote: > do you know what OCD stands for and what the disorder actually is? very > doubtful that it would manifest itself in the collecting of shed hairs > and claws from one's pet, certainly no recorded cases of it to date. uh, collecting/hoarding can most definitely be symptoms of OCD. SignatureLynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:46:21 GMT, Lynne <unmonitored.email@gmail.com> wrote: > on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:54:53 GMT, "bookie" <emily_booker@hotmail.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > uh, collecting/hoarding can most definitely be symptoms of OCD. in fact, here's a citation for you. See the 4th bullet: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ocd/progress.html SignatureLynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ > on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:46:21 GMT, Lynne <unmonitored.email@gmail.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/ocd/progress.html it is not the major defining symptom of someone with OCD, and he would have to be displaying other behaviours before I would even consider asking him if he had such a disorder. I hoard stuff myself, i can't bear to throw stuff away cos you never know when it may be useful in future, and i have thrown things away in the past and be caught out by it (forms for things, old insurance policies, stuff). It is all in a pile on my desk or on the dining room table or in crates in random corners and not methodically stored in a specific and ordered way as a sufferer of OCD would have it. I keep things also cos I can't be bothered to throw them away or put them in order, but it doesn't mean I have OCD. My brother had it for a long time when he was a teenager, still does have it to some degree (he was a 'checker' classic for a pubescent male) and knowing how debilitating it is for a sufferer and their family it is not a diagnosis i would make about someone lightly or flippantly on a newsgroup on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 04:09:48 GMT, "bookie" <emily_booker@hotmail.com> wrote: > it is not the major defining symptom of someone with OCD, and he would > have to be displaying other behaviours before I would even consider [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > family it is not a diagnosis i would make about someone lightly or > flippantly on a newsgroup I never implied that hoarding was a defining symptom of OCD or diagnosed Mike as having OCD--I simply asked the question. It was a valid question, too, as people with OCD who hoard tend to collect things that would normally be considered trash and thrown away. Note I said "tend to." I'm not sure why you are so bent out of shape and defensive over this. It's not like OCD is something to be ashamed of. It's a disorder, not a character flaw. Yeah, it's tough to deal with, but we all have our crosses to bear. SignatureLynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ > on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 04:09:48 GMT, "bookie" <emily_booker@hotmail.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > character flaw. Yeah, it's tough to deal with, but we all have our > crosses to bear. because i don't like it when people use such terms in such a throwaway fashion, it almost belittles those people who do have to live with it, and it is rather more just a 'cross to bear' it can seriously affect someone's quality of life, stop them having a proper life, can cause them a hell of a lot of misery and distress as it controls their lives and they can do nothing about it, and not just theirs but their families as well. it may not be someone to be ashamed of but it is certainly not something to be flippant about. amzing how a discussion about cats can stray into so many other areas, who would have thought it? on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:19:56 GMT, "bookie" <emily_booker@hotmail.com> wrote: > it may not be someone to be ashamed of but it is certainly not > something to be flippant about. I wasn't being flippant. You read my words how you read them, not necessarily how I write them. That is pretty common on Usenet, and it always will be. Another Universal Truth of this format of communication is that you can't control what people write or thier intentions, only your own reaction to what they write. Your reactions here tell me quite a few things about you, by the way, but I'll refrain from saying what they are. My suggestion to you is to 1) either chill out (or how do you like to put that, pull the pole out of your arse?), or 2) go on and keep trying to control what other people say. Then you will find yourself with high blood pressure or worse, on top of your other problems. Of course you can also always use the old standby the killfile. I know I apply it very liberally, and am about to do so again. SignatureLynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ "First get your facts; then you may distort them at your leisure." -- Mark Twain > "First get your facts; then you may distort them at your leisure." -- > Mark Twain ha ha ha ha - from cats to ocd ?! wow what a jump. we cat people are really a cute bunch. I hear a hissing and a gnarling going on, I see swishing claws and narrowed eyes....play nice kitties, play nice - mummy has tuna if you are good. (joke) :-) > mummy has tuna if you are good. prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! SignatureLynne http://picasaweb.google.com/what.the.hell.is.it/ "First get your facts; then you may distort them at your leisure." -- Mark Twain
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