Grrrrrr -- That Cat!

Middle of the night, I heard someone hacking up a hairball.

Once the sun came up, I could see that she hadn't done it on the dark green
couch, she aimed it at a piece of my needlework. And it wasn't just a
hairball, it had some lovely dyed-orange cat food in it.

If the stain doesn't come out, the saving grace is that I wasn't completely
happy with the color of the fabric, and won't mind starting over if I can get a
more "barely twilight" blue rather than this darker "9 PM" blue.


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On 11/22/03 12:47 PM, in article
, "Karen C - California"
wrote:

Middle of the night, I heard someone hacking up a hairball.

Once the sun came up, I could see that she hadn't done it on the dark green
couch, she aimed it at a piece of my needlework. And it wasn't just a
hairball, it had some lovely dyed-orange cat food in it.

If the stain doesn't come out, the saving grace is that I wasn't completely
happy with the color of the fabric, and won't mind starting over if I can get
a
more "barely twilight" blue rather than this darker "9 PM" blue.


And here I thought you were talking about the Cat in the Hat movie that got
such terrible reviews.

Good luck with stain removal or with S.E.X!
Cheryl

Sometimes cats do things to try the patience of those who share their homes
with them.

Cat-food orange dye is a tough stain. Generally permanent but...............
I'll wish you luck with removing it but I'll suggest you get that other
piece of fabric ready to stitch.

"Karen C - California" wrote in message
...
Middle of the night, I heard someone hacking up a hairball.

Once the sun came up, I could see that she hadn't done it on the dark
green
couch, she aimed it at a piece of my needlework. And it wasn't just a
hairball, it had some lovely dyed-orange cat food in it.

If the stain doesn't come out, the saving grace is that I wasn't
completely
happy with the color of the fabric, and won't mind starting over if I can
get a
more "barely twilight" blue rather than this darker "9 PM" blue.

On 22 Nov 2003 17:47:41 GMT, (Karen C - California) wrote:

Middle of the night, I heard someone hacking up a hairball.

Once the sun came up, I could see that she hadn't done it on the dark green
couch, she aimed it at a piece of my needlework. And it wasn't just a
hairball, it had some lovely dyed-orange cat food in it.

If the stain doesn't come out, the saving grace is that I wasn't completely
happy with the color of the fabric, and won't mind starting over if I can get a
more "barely twilight" blue rather than this darker "9 PM" blue.

I can sympathize. I have switched the cat food to one without red or
orange dye in it after the tan carpet got spotted the same way several
times. I have been getting stains out of the carpet using Pet-zyme.
It has dirt eating bacteria in it and I've gotten wonderful results
with it. It even got some black grease out. I don't know what it
would do to your stitching, but it's worth a try though.
Debra in VA

In my experience, the stain is easier to get out when it is liquified and
still fresh - which is why you should leap out of bed and get at that stain
right away. (Not likely, sez Karen.) What I would like to know is why the cats
always seem to want to do this in the middle of the night. Usually they wake me
out of a deep dark sleep and the last thing I want to do is get out of bed and
wander around the house until I step in something.
Dora
(Karen C - California)

Middle of the night, I heard someone hacking up a hairball.

Once the sun came up, I could see that she hadn't done it on the dark green
couch, she aimed it at a piece of my needlework. And it wasn't just a
hairball, it had some lovely dyed-orange cat food in it.

If the stain doesn't come out, the saving grace is that I wasn't completely
happy with the color of the fabric, and won't mind starting over if I can get
a
more "barely twilight" blue rather than this darker "9 PM" blue.


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Finished 11/18/03 -- Bird of Paradise
WIP: Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe, Guide the Hands (2d
one)

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What better time to eject one's hairballs than during one's 2am prowl? Why
wait until morning when it's time for a nap?

On a more helpful note, have you tried any of the hairball formula cat foods?
I've had great luck with several brands.

Jacqueline, Slave and Poop-Scooper Extrordinaire to Damazinah, Littleberry,
Nellie Belle, and newly-adopted Minerva
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I've had great luck with several brands.

Which brands have worked for you? Purina Special or whatever it's called has
worked for us so far.


Jane in WV

I've also fed them Iams, Science Diet, and Eukanuba. And all of these have
combination formulas for special dietary needs like senior/hairball, weight
loss/hairball, lamb & rice/hairball. These come in handy at times, although
they're all a bit pricey. I think Iams is the most reasonable, and it's more
readily available.
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On a more helpful note, have you tried any of the hairball formula cat foods?

I've had great luck with several brands.

Due to the old semi-siamese male cat's early urinary problems we are stuck
using high end cat food until he is no longer with us. And he's still going
strong at 12.

I found the Science Diet's hairball formula (our only hairball option) to be
about useless. Seems the cats (and there are 5 of them altogether) threw up
more on this stuff than on the regular science diet.

Usually in the fall and spring, when shedding it at it's worst, and therefore
hairballs are too, I put a little petroleum jelly on the cats' paws. They lick
it off, and it helps smooth things down inside!

Caryn
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Your "old" guy may be around for several more years - I just lost my Maggie at
the grand old age of 18!

That's interesting about Science Diet not working for you. I had bought the
senior/hairball formula for Maggie, and although it prevented hairballs, she
didn't like it because the pieces were big. I emailed the company and
suggested that they make them smaller, since many senior cats have dental
problems, and (like Maggie) may not be able to undergo anesthesia for cleaning
teeth.
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