Ozzy Boy

Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't have
any choice in when they were neutered, they were already "fixed" when I
adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out to
be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and 17
pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not only
because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws were so
darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire palm of my
hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her claws, I was
thinking of buying large dog clippers for her before she passed to the
Bridge.

Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large dog
clippers.

Not only is he big in stature, bones, muscles, etc., but he's also
starting to get a bit pudgy - just from his own food, again, he doesn't
like human food. But why did I notice the size of his paws just now?
Well, because one was stealthily sneaking out to my plate of fried
catfish and french fries! Yes, I offered him a piece of fish, but he
refused to eat it - he just wanted the option to decide! ;

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On 8/16/2011 7:20 PM, CatNipped wrote:
Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't have
any choice in when they were neutered, they were already "fixed" when I
adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out to
be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and 17
pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not only
because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws were so
darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire palm of my
hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her claws, I was thinking
of buying large dog clippers for her before she passed to the Bridge.

Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large dog
clippers.

Not only is he big in stature, bones, muscles, etc., but he's also
starting to get a bit pudgy - just from his own food, again, he doesn't
like human food. But why did I notice the size of his paws just now?
Well, because one was stealthily sneaking out to my plate of fried
catfish and french fries! Yes, I offered him a piece of fish, but he
refused to eat it - he just wanted the option to decide! ;


One thing I left out, mainly because I've been trying to shut it out of
my own mind, Ozzy constantly looks sad - ever since Sammy died. I
think he was the closest to her of all the cats even though Archer
played with her more (actually aggravated her a lot). But as the two
biggest predators in the house, they were always hanging out together.
I don't know what to do to make *myself* stop being sad about Sammy...
how the hell do I make Ozzy stop being sad about her?

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
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CatNipped typed:
Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't
have any choice in when they were neutered, they were already
"fixed" when I adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out
to be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and
17 pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not
only because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws
were so darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire
palm of my hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her claws,
I was thinking of buying large dog clippers for her before she passed
to the Bridge.

Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large
dog clippers.

Don't waste your money - (sharp) pruning shears work fantastically well for
large claws. They clipped Fluffy's claws (and she was a big dog) when we
couldn't even get her claws *into* the designated dog-claw clippers. Usual
safety precautions apply!

Not only is he big in stature, bones, muscles, etc., but he's also
starting to get a bit pudgy - just from his own food, again, he
doesn't like human food. But why did I notice the size of his paws
just now? Well, because one was stealthily sneaking out to my plate
of fried catfish and french fries! Yes, I offered him a piece of
fish, but he refused to eat it - he just wanted the option to decide!
;

Suki is much like that - she doesn't always eat hoomin food, but *has* to
inspect everything we're eating, just in case :-)

Pickle couldn't give a rat's rear what the hoomins are eating - its either
kibble, or meat that still has a pulse for him.

Yowie

In ,
CatNipped typed:
On 8/16/2011 7:20 PM, CatNipped wrote:
Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't
have any choice in when they were neutered, they were already
"fixed" when I adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out
to be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and
17 pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not
only because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws
were so darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire
palm of my hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her claws,
I was thinking of buying large dog clippers for her before she
passed to the Bridge. Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and
Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large
dog clippers.

Not only is he big in stature, bones, muscles, etc., but he's also
starting to get a bit pudgy - just from his own food, again, he
doesn't like human food. But why did I notice the size of his paws
just now? Well, because one was stealthily sneaking out to my plate
of fried catfish and french fries! Yes, I offered him a piece of
fish, but he refused to eat it - he just wanted the option to
decide! ;

One thing I left out, mainly because I've been trying to shut it out
of my own mind, Ozzy constantly looks sad - ever since Sammy died. I
think he was the closest to her of all the cats even though Archer
played with her more (actually aggravated her a lot). But as the two
biggest predators in the house, they were always hanging out together.
I don't know what to do to make *myself* stop being sad about Sammy...
how the hell do I make Ozzy stop being sad about her?

You can't stop either yourself or Ozzy being sad about Sammy, but what you
can do is give Ozzy lots of cuddles. Whilst it won't make you less sad,the
cuddles will do both your souls some good.

Yowie

On 8/16/2011 7:55 PM, Yowie wrote:
In ,
typed:
On 8/16/2011 7:20 PM, CatNipped wrote:
Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't
have any choice in when they were neutered, they were already
"fixed" when I adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out
to be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and
17 pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not
only because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws
were so darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire
palm of my hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her claws,
I was thinking of buying large dog clippers for her before she
passed to the Bridge. Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and
Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large
dog clippers.

Not only is he big in stature, bones, muscles, etc., but he's also
starting to get a bit pudgy - just from his own food, again, he
doesn't like human food. But why did I notice the size of his paws
just now? Well, because one was stealthily sneaking out to my plate
of fried catfish and french fries! Yes, I offered him a piece of
fish, but he refused to eat it - he just wanted the option to
decide! ;

One thing I left out, mainly because I've been trying to shut it out
of my own mind, Ozzy constantly looks sad - ever since Sammy died. I
think he was the closest to her of all the cats even though Archer
played with her more (actually aggravated her a lot). But as the two
biggest predators in the house, they were always hanging out together.
I don't know what to do to make *myself* stop being sad about Sammy...
how the hell do I make Ozzy stop being sad about her?

You can't stop either yourself or Ozzy being sad about Sammy, but what you
can do is give Ozzy lots of cuddles. Whilst it won't make you less sad,the
cuddles will do both your souls some good.

Yowie



Very sound advice Yowie - I really need to go hang out upstairs a lot
more. There's really no big difference from my bed and the sofa (except
all the conveniences of my meds and medical supplies on the kitchen
table we put next to my bed). If I do that I'll spend a lot more time
with Ozzy who tends to stay upstairs all the time.

This is him just a minute ago. Does he really look sad or is it just me
projecting?

http://www.possibleplaces.com/OzzSad.jpg


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CatNipped
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On 8/16/2011 7:53 PM, Yowie wrote:
In ,
typed:
Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't
have any choice in when they were neutered, they were already
"fixed" when I adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out
to be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and
17 pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not
only because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws
were so darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire
palm of my hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her claws,
I was thinking of buying large dog clippers for her before she passed
to the Bridge.

Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large
dog clippers.

Don't waste your money - (sharp) pruning shears work fantastically well for
large claws. They clipped Fluffy's claws (and she was a big dog) when we
couldn't even get her claws *into* the designated dog-claw clippers. Usual
safety precautions apply!

Pruning shears???!! Seriously or is that a joke? When I think of
pruning shears I think of those great, huge things that take two hands
to use when trimming hedges. Obviously I'm not an out-doorsy person and
have never gardened, so am I just picturing the wrong thing?


Not only is he big in stature, bones, muscles, etc., but he's also
starting to get a bit pudgy - just from his own food, again, he
doesn't like human food. But why did I notice the size of his paws
just now? Well, because one was stealthily sneaking out to my plate
of fried catfish and french fries! Yes, I offered him a piece of
fish, but he refused to eat it - he just wanted the option to decide!
;

Suki is much like that - she doesn't always eat hoomin food, but *has* to
inspect everything we're eating, just in case :-)

Pickle couldn't give a rat's rear what the hoomins are eating - its either
kibble, or meat that still has a pulse for him.

Yowie




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Hugs,

CatNipped
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In ,
CatNipped typed:
Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't
have any choice in when they were neutered, they were already
"fixed" when I adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out
to be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and
17 pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not
only because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws
were so darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire
palm of my hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her claws,
I was thinking of buying large dog clippers for her before she passed
to the Bridge.

Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large
dog clippers.

Don't waste your money - (sharp) pruning shears work fantastically well
for large claws. They clipped Fluffy's claws (and she was a big dog) when
we couldn't even get her claws *into* the designated dog-claw clippers.
Usual safety precautions apply!

Not only is he big in stature, bones, muscles, etc., but he's also
starting to get a bit pudgy - just from his own food, again, he
doesn't like human food. But why did I notice the size of his paws
just now? Well, because one was stealthily sneaking out to my plate
of fried catfish and french fries! Yes, I offered him a piece of
fish, but he refused to eat it - he just wanted the option to decide!
;

Suki is much like that - she doesn't always eat hoomin food, but *has* to
inspect everything we're eating, just in case :-)

Pickle couldn't give a rat's rear what the hoomins are eating - its either
kibble, or meat that still has a pulse for him.

Yowie


Persia doesn't get any human food. Although I do remember one time I
grilled hamburgers. I prepared my burger, just meat, cheese and a bun. (I'm
picky, I eat my burgers plain.) I set the plate on the coffee table (I
can't remember if I even had a dining table back then.) I walked into the
kitchen to get a napkin. I couldn't have been gone more than 20 seconds!
(The apartment wasn't that big.) I came back, there was nothing left on the
plate but the bun. LOL She snagged my burger! Good thing I grilled 4 of
them I got my dinner, and she got mine, too.

Jill

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In ,
CatNipped typed:
Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't
have any choice in when they were neutered, they were already
"fixed" when I adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out
to be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and
17 pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not
only because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws
were so darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire
palm of my hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her claws,
I was thinking of buying large dog clippers for her before she passed
to the Bridge.

Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large
dog clippers.

Don't waste your money - (sharp) pruning shears work fantastically well
for large claws. They clipped Fluffy's claws (and she was a big dog) when
we couldn't even get her claws *into* the designated dog-claw clippers.
Usual safety precautions apply!

Not only is he big in stature, bones, muscles, etc., but he's also
starting to get a bit pudgy - just from his own food, again, he
doesn't like human food. But why did I notice the size of his paws
just now? Well, because one was stealthily sneaking out to my plate
of fried catfish and french fries! Yes, I offered him a piece of
fish, but he refused to eat it - he just wanted the option to decide!
;

Suki is much like that - she doesn't always eat hoomin food, but *has* to
inspect everything we're eating, just in case :-)

Pickle couldn't give a rat's rear what the hoomins are eating - its
either kibble, or meat that still has a pulse for him.

Yowie


Persia doesn't get any human food. Although I do remember one time I
grilled hamburgers. I prepared my burger, just meat, cheese and a bun.
(I'm picky, I eat my burgers plain.) I set the plate on the coffee table
(I can't remember if I even had a dining table back then.) I walked into
the kitchen to get a napkin. I couldn't have been gone more than 20
seconds! (The apartment wasn't that big.) I came back, there was nothing
left on the plate but the bun. LOL She snagged my burger! Good thing I
grilled 4 of them I got my dinner, and she got mine, too.

Jill

You and my son and my brother-in-law are almost on the same page regarding
burgers, but not quite. My brother-in-law doesn't like cheese. My son puts
ketchup on his burgers. I like mine loaded.

Joy

In ,
CatNipped typed:
On 8/16/2011 7:53 PM, Yowie wrote:
In ,
typed:
Someone once wrote that she wished I could delay having the boys
neutered because orinj-stripey boys can get so big. Well, I didn't
have any choice in when they were neutered, they were already
"fixed" when I adopted them at 10 weeks old.

Well, despite having been "snipped" very early, they both turned out
to be really large cats - not as large as my Samazon(RB), but 16 and
17 pounds big.

Whenever I'd clip claws I'd have a hard time clipping Sammy's, not
only because she fought me so hard, but because her paws and claws
were so darn *huge*. Her paw, spread out, could cover the entire
palm of my hand. Clippers had a hard time cutting through her
claws, I was thinking of buying large dog clippers for her before
she passed to the Bridge.

Well, claws haven't been clipped in a while and Ozzy's are looking
almost as big as Sammy's were. I may yet have to go buy those large
dog clippers.

Don't waste your money - (sharp) pruning shears work fantastically
well for large claws. They clipped Fluffy's claws (and she was a big
dog) when we couldn't even get her claws *into* the designated
dog-claw clippers. Usual safety precautions apply!

Pruning shears???!! Seriously or is that a joke? When I think of
pruning shears I think of those great, huge things that take two
hands to use when trimming hedges. Obviously I'm not an out-doorsy
person and have never gardened, so am I just picturing the wrong
thing?

Wrong thing - secateurs (sp?), little more than powerful scissors designed
for clipping off twigs (not branches)

Yowie

In ,
CatNipped typed:
On 8/16/2011 7:55 PM, Yowie wrote:

snip

You can't stop either yourself or Ozzy being sad about Sammy, but
what you can do is give Ozzy lots of cuddles. Whilst it won't make
you less sad,the cuddles will do both your souls some good.

Yowie



Very sound advice Yowie - I really need to go hang out upstairs a lot
more. There's really no big difference from my bed and the sofa
(except all the conveniences of my meds and medical supplies on the
kitchen table we put next to my bed). If I do that I'll spend a lot
more time with Ozzy who tends to stay upstairs all the time.

This is him just a minute ago. Does he really look sad or is it just
me projecting?

http://www.possibleplaces.com/OzzSad.jpg

Looks like an adorable sleepy cat to me, but I don't know him like you do.

Yowie