Sore face! (OT)

Kate Dicey wrote:
AKK! MOGS!

Sugar Puff has been in a scrap. . . A few good wishes
wafted her way would be welcome.

Isabelle (kitten) and Scottie (dog) send their concern! Scottie's
recommendation is to do like he does at the first sign of potential
conflict: Get behind one of your human servants and order them to take
care of the problem!!!

:-)

Erin

Erin wrote:

Kate Dicey wrote:

AKK! MOGS!

Sugar Puff has been in a scrap. . . A few good wishes
wafted her way would be welcome.


Isabelle (kitten) and Scottie (dog) send their concern! Scottie's
recommendation is to do like he does at the first sign of potential
conflict: Get behind one of your human servants and order them to take
care of the problem!!!

Hehehe... That's her big brother's approach. Unfortunately Sugar Puff,
while usually the sweetest and most loving of creatures, gets her mad up
if she thinks anyone is invading HER jungle, and goes to defcom 9 in a
millisecond!

She swallowed her first pill this morning without protest - maybe
because James (her favourite person in all the world!) held her for me.
She's now out making sure the 'garden' (a mad jungle at present!)
hasn't been stolen!

The good wishes are much appreciated.

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
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Why do they make cat antibiotics so unpalettable? Hodges hairball
laxitive is so tasty he loves it! DD used to hide Fred's daily heart
pills in the middle of a cheese tasting treat and he would queue up
for his pill!

I have always found that when we have had a male and fremale cat, the
female has been the best hunter, and altogether the most efficient
cat! The males, either with female or on their own have been more
slob-like! (Exception is DD's current cat, Barney, Fred's brother -
Fred was the slob out of those two!) Read somewhere that lionesses do
most of the hunting, and that the lions prefer a free meal, only
hunting when they have to.

Mia is definitely the most independent and cleverer of our two kittens
- got the body language just right so that Hodge likes her best! Kiwi
just bumbles along behind her and Hodge is only just begining to
accept him. He got the body language all wrong in the beginning -
waved his paw at Hodge instead of giving him the required respect as
senior cat.

They all send their best wishes to Sugar Puff - kittens from the
garden chasing butterflies, and Hodge from his bed!
--
Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)
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On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:52:03 +0100, Kate Dicey
wrote:

Erin wrote:

Kate Dicey wrote:

AKK! MOGS!

Sugar Puff has been in a scrap. . . A few good wishes
wafted her way would be welcome.


Isabelle (kitten) and Scottie (dog) send their concern! Scottie's
recommendation is to do like he does at the first sign of potential
conflict: Get behind one of your human servants and order them to take
care of the problem!!!

Hehehe... That's her big brother's approach. Unfortunately Sugar Puff,
while usually the sweetest and most loving of creatures, gets her mad up
if she thinks anyone is invading HER jungle, and goes to defcom 9 in a
millisecond!

She swallowed her first pill this morning without protest - maybe
because James (her favourite person in all the world!) held her for me.
She's now out making sure the 'garden' (a mad jungle at present!)
hasn't been stolen!

The good wishes are much appreciated.

"Kate Dicey" wrote in message
...
dratted indeed! but this evening, after a day of enforced rest, she is
MUCH better! I'm dreading pilling her tomorrow!

Kate - my vet has these treat-thingies for pilling the critters. Look like a
hollowed-out piece of sausage, lg for dogs, small for cats. Put the pill in
the middle and feed like a treat. I haven't used them, but I'd guess they'd
work, esp. for the dog. Maybe not so much for the cat, depending on whether
the cat is used to being hand-fed treats. Worth a look-see, if SP bites when
being pilled.
--
TerriLee in WA (state)
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TerriLee in WA wrote:

"Kate Dicey" wrote in message
...

dratted indeed! but this evening, after a day of enforced rest, she is
MUCH better! I'm dreading pilling her tomorrow!


Kate - my vet has these treat-thingies for pilling the critters. Look like a
hollowed-out piece of sausage, lg for dogs, small for cats. Put the pill in
the middle and feed like a treat. I haven't used them, but I'd guess they'd
work, esp. for the dog. Maybe not so much for the cat, depending on whether
the cat is used to being hand-fed treats. Worth a look-see, if SP bites when
being pilled.

Only time I tried one of those she ate the treat and spat the pill out!
Bitten fingers are the soft option with madam. She didn't bite me
this morning, and didn't bite Alan this evening. I think the trick is
for James to hold her.

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Sally Swindells wrote:

Why do they make cat antibiotics so unpalettable? Hodges hairball
laxitive is so tasty he loves it! DD used to hide Fred's daily heart
pills in the middle of a cheese tasting treat and he would queue up
for his pill!

Nothing has ever made any of my cats queue up for pills. At best they
tolerate being pilled for the treats and snuggles that follow!

I have always found that when we have had a male and fremale cat, the
female has been the best hunter, and altogether the most efficient
cat! The males, either with female or on their own have been more
slob-like! (Exception is DD's current cat, Barney, Fred's brother -
Fred was the slob out of those two!) Read somewhere that lionesses do
most of the hunting, and that the lions prefer a free meal, only
hunting when they have to.

Yup - that about sums up the domestic mog and the king of Africa!

Mia is definitely the most independent and cleverer of our two kittens
- got the body language just right so that Hodge likes her best! Kiwi
just bumbles along behind her and Hodge is only just begining to
accept him. He got the body language all wrong in the beginning -
waved his paw at Hodge instead of giving him the required respect as
senior cat.

Sugar Puff doesn't range as far and hunts smaller game than Cornflake.
he's had rats, a pigeon or two, blackbirds and sparrows on the wing...
All sorts! With her it's usually mice, shrews, spiders, bits of moss...

They all send their best wishes to Sugar Puff - kittens from the
garden chasing butterflies, and Hodge from his bed!

At present Cornflake is snuggled in TWO quilts on the sofa, and sugar
Puff thanks you from her throne on the chair!

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

A couple of things that have worked for me in the past with
various feline patients.

Butter - either hard and moulded around the pill or softened
and mixed with ground up pill

Pill Popper - sounds horrible but the vet in Canberra gave
me one and it was like a tiny pill holder on a stick so you
could place the pill at the back of the cat's throat without
risk to life and limb (well without risk to fingers at least
LOL I was once hospitalised by a cat bite on the hand,
although the bite was from breaking up a fight not
administering a pill, and the 8 days in hospital had more to
do with the utter incompetence of the doctor than the actual
bite)

Nutrient - I usually keep a tube of a food supplement that I
get from the vet handy now. This stuff is thick (like very
thick molasses) and strong smelling and designed to
encourage appetite in ailing cats. Squeeze a dot on the
finger and the cats push each other out of the way to lick
it off. If they get this just occasionally, when I need to
give a tablet embedding it in this stuff and offering it to
just the patient is relatively easy. They are so anxious to
bolt it down before the others come running that I rarely
get a pill spat back out at me. I am out of it ATM so I
can't give you a name, and it would be different over there
anyway. But I have found that the trick is to pre-convince
them all that something is a special treat and that if they
don't bolt it down (pill and all) the others will steal it.



Good luck with Sugar Puff (aka Ghengis Kitten)

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
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"Kate Dicey" wrote in
message
...
: TerriLee in WA wrote:
:
: "Kate Dicey" wrote in
message
:
...
:
: dratted indeed! but this evening, after a day of
enforced rest, she is
: MUCH better! I'm dreading pilling her tomorrow!
:
:
: Kate - my vet has these treat-thingies for pilling the
critters. Look like a
: hollowed-out piece of sausage, lg for dogs, small for
cats. Put the pill in
: the middle and feed like a treat. I haven't used them,
but I'd guess they'd
: work, esp. for the dog. Maybe not so much for the cat,
depending on whether
: the cat is used to being hand-fed treats. Worth a
look-see, if SP bites when
: being pilled.
:
: Only time I tried one of those she ate the treat and spat
the pill out!
: Bitten fingers are the soft option with madam. She
didn't bite me
: this morning, and didn't bite Alan this evening. I think
the trick is
: for James to hold her.
:
: --
: Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
: Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
: http://www.katedicey.co.uk
: Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Cats wrote:

A couple of things that have worked for me in the past with
various feline patients.

Butter - either hard and moulded around the pill or softened
and mixed with ground up pill

She's not bothered by food at all: just not food motivated, except for
tinned tuna! Now for THAT she'd sell her little kitty soul, but still
spit the pill out!

Pill Popper - sounds horrible but the vet in Canberra gave
me one and it was like a tiny pill holder on a stick so you
could place the pill at the back of the cat's throat without
risk to life and limb (well without risk to fingers at least
LOL I was once hospitalised by a cat bite on the hand,
although the bite was from breaking up a fight not
administering a pill, and the 8 days in hospital had more to
do with the utter incompetence of the doctor than the actual
bite)

UGH! Cat inflicted wound here get immediate anointment with hydrogen
peroxide! Stings like hell but kills all known germs as dead as a very
dead thing.

Nutrient - I usually keep a tube of a food supplement that I
get from the vet handy now. This stuff is thick (like very
thick molasses) and strong smelling and designed to
encourage appetite in ailing cats. Squeeze a dot on the
finger and the cats push each other out of the way to lick
it off. If they get this just occasionally, when I need to
give a tablet embedding it in this stuff and offering it to
just the patient is relatively easy. They are so anxious to
bolt it down before the others come running that I rarely
get a pill spat back out at me. I am out of it ATM so I
can't give you a name, and it would be different over there
anyway. But I have found that the trick is to pre-convince
them all that something is a special treat and that if they
don't bolt it down (pill and all) the others will steal it.

Most cars I've had have just swallowed the pills first time. This one,
our only girl, just HAS to be different! Stuffing it in with a finger
while James holds her seems to be working: it's also over very fast, so
less stressful for all of us!

Good luck with Sugar Puff (aka Ghengis Kitten)

Thanks! She's being a powder puff right now - no Ghengis tendencies
in sight!



--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Turns out I am allergic to an enzyme in cat saliva so the
bite led to more than just an infection.

However, the allergy isn't that much of a problem and I am
not giving up my QIs! I figure they are just as likely to
be allergic to my biteas I am to theirs', so very early in
any human/feline relationship we usually strike a deal - you
don't bite me and I won't bite you. Has worked OK so far.

--

Cheryl & the Cats
_ _ _ _ _ _
( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y )
~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut
Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau



"Kate Dicey" wrote in
message

(snipped)
I was once hospitalised by a cat bite on the hand,
: although the bite was from breaking up a fight not
: administering a pill, and the 8 days in hospital had
more to
: do with the utter incompetence of the doctor than the
actual
: bite)
:
: UGH! Cat inflicted wound here get immediate anointment
with hydrogen
: peroxide! Stings like hell but kills all known germs as
dead as a very
: dead thing.

Cats wrote:

Turns out I am allergic to an enzyme in cat saliva so the
bite led to more than just an infection.

However, the allergy isn't that much of a problem and I am
not giving up my QIs! I figure they are just as likely to
be allergic to my biteas I am to theirs', so very early in
any human/feline relationship we usually strike a deal - you
don't bite me and I won't bite you. Has worked OK so far.

Sounds good. Ours only bite gently as a deterrent when they have had
too much attention. Mother cats do this with their kittens. More
annoying is Cornflakes love of licking toes! ARRGH!

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!