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On 6/4/2015 4:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's Buffy! http://i58.tinypic.com/10miykn.jpg Jill She's lovely. Yes, she is. If she'd only stop trying to hold onto me with those claws extended. She's sort of treating me like a piece of furniture, something to be grabbed onto. It's not as if I'm trying to carry her around. When she's in my lap and I need to get up sometimes ouch! I'll need to get a lesson in claw clipping. Jill |
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On Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:33:09 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
Yes, she is. If she'd only stop trying to hold onto me with those claws extended. She's sort of treating me like a piece of furniture, something to be grabbed onto. It's not as if I'm trying to carry her around. When she's in my lap and I need to get up sometimes ouch! I'll need to get a lesson in claw clipping. Your first front-clawed cat? :) She's just precious, and after pointing the Facebook group to your pictures, they're just oohing and aahing over how pretty she is. |
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On 6/4/2015 5:28 PM, Takayuki wrote:
On Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:33:09 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Yes, she is. If she'd only stop trying to hold onto me with those claws extended. She's sort of treating me like a piece of furniture, something to be grabbed onto. It's not as if I'm trying to carry her around. When she's in my lap and I need to get up sometimes ouch! I'll need to get a lesson in claw clipping. Your first front-clawed cat? :) She's just precious, and after pointing the Facebook group to your pictures, they're just oohing and aahing over how pretty she is. Persia was the only other cat I ever had. Whoever had her before me had front declawed her. So yes, Buffy is my first fully clawed cat. I know Buffy isn't extending her claws to hurt me. She's doing it because she wants to hang on so as not to fall. When she's in my lap she uses her claws to hold on to *me* before jumping down. Yes, those sharp little claws hurt. Eventually I'll have to learn how to get her to let me clip her claws. That should be a getting to know you process! :) I also suspect she might need a tooth cleaning. She's been rubbing her mouth against my hand. This is not just cheek to cheek transfer of pheromones. When her gums are exposed I can see her teeth don't look all that great. That might be why she's been avoiding food until last night. She ate some more gooshy food again this morning. Then she ate some of the dry, but only after I sprinkled some of Persia's favourite dried barley grass on it. It's too bad the caregiver had absolutely no veterinary records information about Buffy. Jill |
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On 6/4/2015 5:00 PM, jmcquown wrote:
On 6/4/2015 5:28 PM, Takayuki wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:33:09 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Yes, she is. If she'd only stop trying to hold onto me with those claws extended. She's sort of treating me like a piece of furniture, something to be grabbed onto. It's not as if I'm trying to carry her around. When she's in my lap and I need to get up sometimes ouch! I'll need to get a lesson in claw clipping. Your first front-clawed cat? :) She's just precious, and after pointing the Facebook group to your pictures, they're just oohing and aahing over how pretty she is. Persia was the only other cat I ever had. Whoever had her before me had front declawed her. So yes, Buffy is my first fully clawed cat. I know Buffy isn't extending her claws to hurt me. She's doing it because she wants to hang on so as not to fall. When she's in my lap she uses her claws to hold on to *me* before jumping down. Yes, those sharp little claws hurt. Eventually I'll have to learn how to get her to let me clip her claws. That should be a getting to know you process! :) I also suspect she might need a tooth cleaning. She's been rubbing her mouth against my hand. This is not just cheek to cheek transfer of pheromones. When her gums are exposed I can see her teeth don't look all that great. That might be why she's been avoiding food until last night. She ate some more gooshy food again this morning. Then she ate some of the dry, but only after I sprinkled some of Persia's favourite dried barley grass on it. It's too bad the caregiver had absolutely no veterinary records information about Buffy. Jill Yes, a complete physical exam is in order. One of the symptoms when Duffy needed to have teeth pulled (both times) is that he started to cry in a loud, complaining voice, and he kept rubbing his mouth against my chin. He would rub hard!--so hard his teeth were uncomfortable against my chin. After the offending teeth were pulled, he stopped doing that. MaryL |
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On 6/4/2015 6:17 PM, MaryL wrote:
On 6/4/2015 5:00 PM, jmcquown wrote: On 6/4/2015 5:28 PM, Takayuki wrote: On Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:33:09 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Yes, she is. If she'd only stop trying to hold onto me with those claws extended. She's sort of treating me like a piece of furniture, something to be grabbed onto. It's not as if I'm trying to carry her around. When she's in my lap and I need to get up sometimes ouch! I'll need to get a lesson in claw clipping. Your first front-clawed cat? :) She's just precious, and after pointing the Facebook group to your pictures, they're just oohing and aahing over how pretty she is. Persia was the only other cat I ever had. Whoever had her before me had front declawed her. So yes, Buffy is my first fully clawed cat. I know Buffy isn't extending her claws to hurt me. She's doing it because she wants to hang on so as not to fall. When she's in my lap she uses her claws to hold on to *me* before jumping down. Yes, those sharp little claws hurt. Eventually I'll have to learn how to get her to let me clip her claws. That should be a getting to know you process! :) I also suspect she might need a tooth cleaning. She's been rubbing her mouth against my hand. This is not just cheek to cheek transfer of pheromones. When her gums are exposed I can see her teeth don't look all that great. That might be why she's been avoiding food until last night. She ate some more gooshy food again this morning. Then she ate some of the dry, but only after I sprinkled some of Persia's favourite dried barley grass on it. It's too bad the caregiver had absolutely no veterinary records information about Buffy. Jill Yes, a complete physical exam is in order. One of the symptoms when Duffy needed to have teeth pulled (both times) is that he started to cry in a loud, complaining voice, and he kept rubbing his mouth against my chin. He would rub hard!--so hard his teeth were uncomfortable against my chin. After the offending teeth were pulled, he stopped doing that. MaryL Yes, I'm thinking this is definitely in order. It's the one problem you encounter when you adopt a cat... there's no real information. Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
Here's Buffy! http://i58.tinypic.com/10miykn.jpg She's so sweet looking! You got yourself a good one. :) -- Joyce - Mommy loves you too my sweaty litter baby fire - Ummm what mom? - MY SWEET LITTLE BABY GIRL!! sorry honey! -- damnyouautocorrect.com |
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jmcquown wrote:
Yes, she is. If she'd only stop trying to hold onto me with those claws extended. She's sort of treating me like a piece of furniture, something to be grabbed onto. It's not as if I'm trying to carry her around. When she's in my lap and I need to get up sometimes ouch! When the claws are out, don't pull your arm away. The instinct will be to dig in. Leave your hand in the cat's grasp until she releases you. |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 6/4/2015 4:17 PM, Christina Websell wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Here's Buffy! http://i58.tinypic.com/10miykn.jpg Jill She's lovely. Yes, she is. If she'd only stop trying to hold onto me with those claws extended. She's sort of treating me like a piece of furniture, something to be grabbed onto. It's not as if I'm trying to carry her around. When she's in my lap and I need to get up sometimes ouch! I'll need to get a lesson in claw clipping. Ah, yes, I'd forgotten Persia had been front declawed. Boyfie has only once grabbed me hard - he was so fast asleep on my lap, he rolled over, and started to fall. Ouch, but very forgivable in the circumstances. Although, he is often so ecstatic when he's on my lap that he cannot help flexing his claws in and out slightly whilst he's purring. That's only like pinpricks though. I've learned to put a blanket over my knee every time I sit down. You might have to do the same ;-) Actually he is very aware of his claws, he holds back from actually patting my face when he thinks teatime is late, he just "pretends" to. He is also capable of putting just "one" claw out from his front paw and approaching my face with it if I keep saying "it's not time" and he thinks it is. Like "I've told you twice nicely, now I mean it.." but he never would actually touch my face with a claw. Which are quite serious claws. I don't clip them, I think he needs them to go outside: he sharpens them himself on my trees. Buffy is very lucky you adopted her. She looks middle-aged plus, do you agree? I'm sure she will bring you much pleasure and companionship. Lots of luck with your new girl. Tweed P.S. anything I ever adopted from a shelter or a bad home always cost me megabucks in veterinary bills at first. Worth it in the end. |
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