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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 06:56 PM
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softpaws for cats ! Now that I have scratches all over me....
One of our cats, rascal is so skittish he's nearly impossible to hold. I got a heavy towel and wrapped him in it, exposing only one leg so that Gryphon (my husband)could trim his claws and then put the softpaws on .... easy right? WRONG.

y'know peroxide stings when you put it on multiple scratches on your neck and chest ..

one to finish, 2 more to go. Yup, 3 cats.

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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 06:58 PM
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1. Is it time for a discussion of de-clawing cats?
:popcorn:
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-20-05 07:01 PM
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2. oh you're SO bad!
:popcorn: :hide:


no .. no declawing of cats :)
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 11:43 AM
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3. any ideas on how to calm the cats while we try to 'install'
the soft claws?

Has anyone used them?

?
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 01:34 PM
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4. none?
sinking like a stone.
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GirlinContempt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 01:38 PM
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5. Valium
Edited on Tue Nov-22-05 01:38 PM by GirlinContempt
:popcorn:
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 01:42 PM
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6. there are herbal sedatives that you can get for cats at most reputable
pet/feed stores. Usually used for grooming or airplane trips. those would probably help. Your vet or groomer can also put them on for you. A kitty muzzle (which covers the eyes as well as the mouth, might also calm kitty.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 01:45 PM
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7. Touch their feet a lot when they are wee little kittens..
My cats actually like to have their feet massaged.. Of course I bottlefed them and was their only mom, so they are used to having me "mess" with them:)

Barring that, your strategy is probably the only way..

wear long sleeves..
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-05 02:23 PM
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8. Get him fixed.
He'll be fat and lazy and ignoring you in no time.
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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 01:11 AM
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9. all three have been neutered.
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strategery blunder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 02:06 AM
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10. I want pictures!!11!
It's just not a cat thread without PICTURES!!1!!:evilfrown:
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 05:54 AM
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11. yea, get the valium frm the vet...
They give it to dogs all the time to calm them down on the fourth of July and during T-Storms....
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-05 06:13 AM
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12. I want to use those for our cat also.
I wonder if they work....??
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