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Adnan - 28 Aug 2007 23:27 GMT

Hi once more (yes I realize I come back here often) ;)

Okay here's the thing, I'm trying to trim her nails but she becomes
increasingly hostile when I do and won't sit still. I got a good, deep
bite on my index finger to prove it. :P What can I do to get her to
let me cut her nails?

Another thing is when she uses the litter. Most of the time, instead
of pushing litter around she spends most of the time rubbing her paws
on the edge of the litter box which does this annoying scraping sound
and she keeps doing that more often than actually pushing litter. And
as a result, instead of taking 5mn to finish up she spends the next 10
scraping the box over and over again because she's not covering
anything up. So how do I get that to stop?

BTW, she's 4 years old.

Thanks!

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Mike - 29 Aug 2007 00:28 GMT

Hi, Adnan.

It's possible your cat may never let you trim her nails. For that you
may need to take her to a grooming facility or a veterinarian's office. You
can't talk a cat into doing what she doesn't want to do. Sometimes it takes
two people to handle a job if the cat resists and that is what vets and
groomers are used to doing.

The burying behavior also sounds typically wacky for a cat. Isis, my
cat, sometimes spends considerable time scraping invisible dirt onto her
food bowl. There is no dirt but she scrapes it anyway. You have to learn to
live with the sometimes wacky and unexplainable behaviors that your cat will
manifest. I would just be patient for a while and let her get used to your
apartment and you and all the furniture and smells. You will probably see
her develop a routine which is, at times, wacky or unusual. You can ponder
these behaviours, like I do, and drive yourself nuts, like I do, or just
enjoy the show!

Stop back anytime!

Mike in Illinois

> Hi once more (yes I realize I come back here often) ;)
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> Thanks!

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William Graham - 29 Aug 2007 03:31 GMT

> Hi, Adnan.
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> Mike in Illinois

My cats eat too much, throw up on the rug, and then scrape the rug near the
mess as if they are burying it.....They are all housebroken and are outside
cats, but somehow, they don't class vomit along with their excrement, but
try to bury it in the rug anyway.......

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Ghost - 29 Aug 2007 20:42 GMT

> Hi, Adnan.
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>> Thanks!

with the litter box, maby not enough litter?
missy had a strange habit, she would cover hers up. she'd than step out
of the litter box and start scratching at the floor.

gotta love cats :)

ghost

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Upscale - 29 Aug 2007 07:45 GMT

"Adnan" <adnbek@gmail.com> wrote in message

> Okay here's the thing, I'm trying to trim her nails but she becomes
> increasingly hostile when I do and won't sit still. I got a good, deep
> bite on my index finger to prove it. :P What can I do to get her to
> let me cut her nails?

I cover my Deetoo completely (head and body) with a towel and pull out one
paw at a time to trim her nails. She whines a bit, but it's all over in five
minutes without any danger of her sinking her teeth in my arm. I usually
only trim the nails on her front paws because the nails on her rear paws
don't get nearly as sharp and never get caught in anything. Better to get
it done all at once instead of trying to trim a nail or two every few days.

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Shug - 29 Aug 2007 10:46 GMT

> Hi once more (yes I realize I come back here often) ;)
>
> Okay here's the thing, I'm trying to trim her nails but she becomes
> increasingly hostile when I do and won't sit still. I got a good, deep
> bite on my index finger to prove it. :P What can I do to get her to
> let me cut her nails?

Tiger, my 5-year old tom is a pretty big fella and can get playfully
aggressive. However, when it comes to grooming and nail clipping he's a big
softy. He just sits on my lap and doesn't struggle at all.
Pushing the nails out - he seems to enjoy having a foot massage. I use human
nail clippers to clip his, and he doesn't get agitated. After it's done and
he's had a good lick at the paws, he comes back looking for me to chase him
with the feather duster.... If I don't play, he sings me a mournful
kitty-song for a while.
Hughie.

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