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KFC latest news: The Groom-a-thon :-) this might be long..
On Aug 18, 11:10�pm, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
wrote: "hopitus" wrote in message ... On Aug 18, 6:52 pm, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I know a bath will be difficult for KittyFC. �I haven't made my mind up whether to go ahead with it or not. On the one hand she needs one, on the other hand do I need to put her through it at her age when I know she will hate it? Does it matter if her fur is greasy? �It doesn't seem to bother her, so should I worry about it more than she does? Tweed Baking soda can be brushed through a cat's fur to absorb grease. �You would want to brush it out thoroughly, and I know that can be difficult with KFC (but probably not as difficult as a bath). MaryL This sounds really stupid, Tweed, but I googled something that has been in my memory for years....years ago - and I mean really years ago - my mother used to clean her fox fur wrap by brushing plain cornmeal through it. I googled cornmeal as fur degreaser and got lots of links thereto. I don't go for fur except fake (got lots of that since coming here) but what do you think of that idea? Guess you'd need a good strong brush but not irritating to KFC. Yes, my understanding is that cornmeal and baking soda (or corn starch) do essentially the same thing. �Corn meal is more coarse, so it is easier to brush out but also may not be as absorbent. MaryL- Hide quoted text - Totally offtopic, but I have a Native American friend who makes me buckskin moccasins. That's how you clean them. Rub them with cornmeal, and brush it away. It really works. Sherry --- who practically lives in moccasins |
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KFC latest news: The Groom-a-thon :-) this might be long..
CatNipped wrote:
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I'm not responding to the disagreement about the shampoo. I will decide what I think is best for her. ~ that is due to my intelligence. Sometimes I am so intelligent that I surprise myself at being able to decide what best to do ;-) Tweed Oh, but Tweed, you may have misread it the first 5 or 6 times she posted it! ; Chin Skritches, CatNipped ----- running and ducking g To be fair I *do* appreciate tripsovercats advice. I read it and consider it carefully every time. I can't say I appreciate the tone it's delivered in but I realise that there is real concern for KFC there. I often cannot take that advice for various reasons, often the cultural difference between what is available for cats here in the UK and the USA. Take sub-q fluids for example in one of my previous threads. It's really not allowed for owners to adminster them to their animals here and those few vets in the UK who allow it that I was urged to get in touch with are sailing very close to the wind. If they got found out they would surely be struck off. I found my own way round that with oral rehydration fluid which Kitty is happy to drink. When she was in CRF crisis a while ago she drank it all the time even when she had plain water as a choice. Now she gets a litre of it (which lasts 3 days or so) every two weeks. It keeps her ticking along. As for the shampoo (noun and verb) I'll be making my own mind up about that too. I will take into consideration all the helpful posts on here and will talk to my vet about what I decide. He'll be very surprised to learn that not only is she still alive (he had that needle ready..) but is eating well (okay, mainly chicken, not ideal) has put on weight and now needs a bit more beautifying. He'll be glad to be proved wrong. I don't really blame him for thinking she had no chance at that time. She had stopped eating entirely, was extremely thin, was wandering and getting lost and had bad diarrhoea. pooing everywhere in the house. Plus she looked like she hadn't been groomed for a million years. If you were a vet, what would you say? The same thing, probably. He reluctantly treated her and said I must be prepared to say goodbye very soon. I knew he was wrong. I *knew* she would come right. With the steroid injection to boost the appetite, the poo meds which stopped the diarrhoea. we are on track. It was very worrying when she was wandering and seeming desperate to get away from her home. The upside is I now have very high fences, but it was heartbreaking to see her using all her strength to escape from here. I put it down to an infection she had at that time. It took a long time before I was brave enough to let her out again. She's fine now. She can be trusted at long last. "What? Go out if it's not sunny? Leave the doors open and I'll just sleep here on top of the freezer in the conservatory" That's a hotly debated place, it's Boyfie's favourite sleeping place too. N calls it "Boyfriend's beloved freezer." Tweed |
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KFC latest news: The Groom-a-thon :-) this might be long..
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
... CatNipped wrote: "Christina Websell" wrote in message ... I'm not responding to the disagreement about the shampoo. I will decide what I think is best for her. ~ that is due to my intelligence. Sometimes I am so intelligent that I surprise myself at being able to decide what best to do ;-) Tweed Oh, but Tweed, you may have misread it the first 5 or 6 times she posted it! ; Chin Skritches, CatNipped ----- running and ducking g To be fair I *do* appreciate tripsovercats advice. I read it and consider it carefully every time. I can't say I appreciate the tone it's delivered in but I realise that there is real concern for KFC there. I often cannot take that advice for various reasons, often the cultural difference between what is available for cats here in the UK and the USA. Take sub-q fluids for example in one of my previous threads. It's really not allowed for owners to adminster them to their animals here and those few vets in the UK who allow it that I was urged to get in touch with are sailing very close to the wind. If they got found out they would surely be struck off. I found my own way round that with oral rehydration fluid which Kitty is happy to drink. When she was in CRF crisis a while ago she drank it all the time even when she had plain water as a choice. Now she gets a litre of it (which lasts 3 days or so) every two weeks. It keeps her ticking along. As for the shampoo (noun and verb) I'll be making my own mind up about that too. I will take into consideration all the helpful posts on here and will talk to my vet about what I decide. He'll be very surprised to learn that not only is she still alive (he had that needle ready..) but is eating well (okay, mainly chicken, not ideal) has put on weight and now needs a bit more beautifying. He'll be glad to be proved wrong. I don't really blame him for thinking she had no chance at that time. She had stopped eating entirely, was extremely thin, was wandering and getting lost and had bad diarrhoea. pooing everywhere in the house. Plus she looked like she hadn't been groomed for a million years. If you were a vet, what would you say? The same thing, probably. He reluctantly treated her and said I must be prepared to say goodbye very soon. I knew he was wrong. I *knew* she would come right. With the steroid injection to boost the appetite, the poo meds which stopped the diarrhoea. we are on track. It was very worrying when she was wandering and seeming desperate to get away from her home. The upside is I now have very high fences, but it was heartbreaking to see her using all her strength to escape from here. I put it down to an infection she had at that time. It took a long time before I was brave enough to let her out again. She's fine now. She can be trusted at long last. "What? Go out if it's not sunny? Leave the doors open and I'll just sleep here on top of the freezer in the conservatory" That's a hotly debated place, it's Boyfie's favourite sleeping place too. N calls it "Boyfriend's beloved freezer." Tweed That's *SO* good to hear. May she sail proudly along for quite some time yet - she is truly the grande olde dame of the newsgroup and we're all rooting for her! Hugs, CatNipped |
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KFC latest news: The Groom-a-thon :-) this might be long..
Gandalf wrote:
On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:08:27 +0100, "Christina Websell" wrote: It looks like your wish of getting to spend the summer with KFG has been granted! Yes. I'm happy about that. She was so poorly earlier in the year that it seemed unlikely. We haven't had a summer though. Rain, rain and more rain, I was hoping for sunshine for her. Word is on the local radio that's it's the worst summer in my area since 1912! Tweed Is it raining now? Yes.. |
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KFC latest news: The Groom-a-thon :-) this might be long..
If you can't find wipes, why don't you just use an old rough washcloth, with water on it and wipe her while holding her lovingly (if possible?) Last time I actually bathed Woodgie, I dosed her with a few drops of a herbal something or other (it was mentioned long ago by someone English, I believe) and we got through a tub bath (shower doors, not curtains) pretty easy. Anyway, good luck! /\,,,/\ (='.'=) (")_(") Kathy, Woodgie's Gramma |
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KFC latest news: The Groom-a-thon :-) this might be long..
"hopitus" wrote in message ... I had a very impudent thought reading your post and mine....KFC (does Tweed know what that means in the USA? Yes, it means Kentucky Fried Chicken, same as it does here. I just use the initials to abbreviate her name when posting to save me writing "Kitty Farmcat" all the time. I don't acually call her that ;-) Tweed |
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