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a neurotic question
Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently
adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Or, am I just too sensitive? |
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"scullycat" wrote in message news:EiPff.388$8o6.383@trndny03... Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Or, am I just too sensitive? I would talk to her soothingly and just get the job done. Praise her and give her a treat afterward. |
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scullycat wrote: Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Or, am I just too sensitive? That's a very good question and very eloquently put! I would not be able to do it right now...I am in experienced. I would think that your hold on her will bolster her sense of trust during the trim. I think the real question here is... What is the best hold on a cat for the trim. Ever watched someone shoe a Clydesdale? He goes into a small steel stall... a heavy wood beam is put on his back, across his chest and behind his legs...he is immobilized does this monster horse fight it? WHO WOULD KNOW! They don't think he fights it because he just stands there see...(as if he had a choice) |
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"scullycat" wrote in message
news:EiPff.388$8o6.383@trndny03... Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Or, am I just too sensitive? Troll |
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scullycat wrote:
Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Or, am I just too sensitive? I bought all sorts of nail clippers and stuff. But somehow I did not think it important enough to restrain the cat just to clip her nails. Is it for her or for me? As luck would have it, her nails are clipped by hers truly. I am not quite sure how she does it. But she chews on them and they are fine. Sharp enough to draw my blood or climb a tree but trimmed enough that I don't hear her walking on her nails - even though she is a bit heavy footed. Poor girl is just a wee bit too fat. If you need to restrain her, don't bother. Are you harming her? I don't know but it seems not necessary and can't be doing any feel goods to a new cat. Why scare her like that? I did not restrain my cat when I would clip her nails. I can also file them a bit, even now. But as I said, it's not worth the aggravation for me, nor for the cat. And now when I have to grab her, she goes along with the program since she senses it's really necessary, like a big hawk or such is nearby. |
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On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:19:48 +0000, scullycat wrote:
Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Or, am I just too sensitive? If you got the job done, count yourself lucky! MLB |
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Oh man, I hate the clipping. The cats never like it, and I don't do it
as often as we should because of that. On older cats, it gets more imperative. Their claws can grow around and into the pad. Our older cats have sometimes not even shed that outside sheath, so you start clipping and the outside thing cracks off and the cat yells... We had a cat like yours, we had to basically use wild animal techniques to clip him. I put him completely under a blanket, head and all, and the blanket kept trying to bite me! Looked like a muppet mouth attacking. Anyway, I finally got fed up and decided that this was ridiculous. I tried some cat psychology (which means -- food.) I talked softly to Bobcat the whole time, and had a bag of treats right beside me. Every time he hissed or squirmed, I rattled the bag. It got his attention and stopped the squirming. I fed him a few treats before we started. I decided this was going to be a positive experience, damn it. I held one paw up, he pulled it back, I talked softly to him and gave him a treat. I finally got one nail clipped, praised him heavily and gave him another treat. After we were done (finally) I let him go and threw him a couple more treats. Every time after that, it got easier. I made sure there were no other distractions in the house and that we were sitting in the same spot every time. I wanted him to know what to expect. After 4-5 times, it was a piece of cake! Now I've got to try that again on the new guys. Rhonda scullycat wrote: Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Or, am I just too sensitive? |
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scullycat wrote:
Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Or, am I just too sensitive? Don't "get the job done". You can easily clip all claws, or inflict all manner of indignities on a cat if you do so without making a big fuss about it. My cat just jumped on my lap as I was writing this. He settled in. I petted him. He purred. To test my theory, I gently picked up his hind foot, extended a claw, and clipped it with scissors I had handy. He hardly even noticed. Maybe in a little while I'll do another, or maybe I'll comb him a little bit. If I really want to get all his nails clipped, I can do it easily, painlessly and without stress for either of us. It might take a few days or a week, but I can get it done. I always keep scissors, a brush a comb and a flea comb handy and let the cat provide me with the opportunity to use them rather than forcing my will on the cat. I got this technique from "Think Like A Cat" by Pam Johnson-Bennett, back in the days when people still got information from books. -- John Kimmel I think it will be quiet around here now. So long. |
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"scullycat" wrote in message news:EiPff.388$8o6.383@trndny03... Ok, it's like this. I have this 2 and one half yr. old cat that I recently adopted. I had my husband hold her with a towel wrapped around her and I proceeded to clip her claws. Well, she didn't like it at all, and hissed and fought, and bit. Ok, here comes the neurotic part. Do i put her down when she goes nuts, or do I just proceed and hold her tightly till the job it done. I did the second choice and felt so good it was over. But, aren't I hurting her little psyche or scarring her psycholigically, if we restrain her and she is flipping out? Yes- you'll make trimming an unpleasant experience and she'll fight you more and more each time. Clip a few at a time and give her a treat after clipping the first couple of claws and let her go when she starts to struggle. Make her associate trimming with pleasant experiences. If you hold her down and make trimming a traumatic experience for her, trimming will be a nightmare if not impossible and actually dangerous. The best time to trim is when she just wakes up and is still a little groggy. Also, touch and hold her paws gently and frequently without trimming so she gets used to having her paws touched. After you hold her paw for a few seconds, give her a treat. If you repeat this enough and hold her paws a little longer each time, she'll start tapping your hand with her paw and won't struggle when you trim them. http://www.maxshouse.com/Claw%20Trimming.htm Good luck, Phil |
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"Rhonda" wrote I held one paw up, he pulled it back, I talked softly to him and gave him a treat. This is darling! I have to try this. We have gotten Boo to fight with slightly less sincerity by giving her treats after clipping--I will try before and during. I finally got one nail clipped, praised him heavily and gave him another treat. After we were done (finally) I let him go and threw him a couple more treats. Gracie (my little sweetcheeks!) of course just tries to get very, very small and hopes we will go away. She does not make a peep. Boo did the muppet cat thing, but now I can just place a hand at the side of her face so she cannot reach my husband's clipping hand. |
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