Thanks Jen-I will try that when I get home from work tonight. Hopefully it will work a lot better!
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wendy, if she's able to kick you in the boobs, you > aren't restraining her right. The > BEST way to restrain a cat (on your own, with no > tools or gimmicks) is to put the cat > on the floor, preferably a SMOOTH floor, so their > claws can't get any traction > (bathrooms work well, even IN the bathtub if you > have full house carpeting). Straddle > the cat, facing the same direction, then go down on > your knees OVER the cat. The cat > will be between your legs, it's back near your > crotch, it's tail will be going out > behind you, near your feet, it's head will be in > front of your knees. Put your feet > close together, to block the "rear escape" route, > then hold kitty's head or neck > scruff, and SIT down on her. Don't literally put all > your weight on her, but you want > to form a wedge, a TIGHT one, on her with your > crotch, legs, feet, and hands. She > should be trapped now. If she moves, sit down more > and squeeze your legs together > tighter, keep your feet crossed if you have to, to > form a tight wedge (a few > threatening curse words usually work well in this > step, LOL). Since you are > approaching with the medicine from the front, most > cats will react by trying to back > out of this hold, so you have to keep your legs, > feet, and butt all tight together. > You should be able to grab her by the neck scruff > (the skin) and pull her back and > push her down if she tries to run forward out of the > hold (front claws will be > clawing uselessly in the air to the front, just > avoid them, aim the drops/meds > BETWEEN swats, timing is everything). Use one hand > to wrangle kitty, use the other > for giving the meds. Make sure you have the > bottles/tubes, etc OPEN before you begin, > because you'll only have one free hand to use for > the medicine application. This > method will work for all but the most feral and > vicious cats. > > Jenn > http://ucat.us > http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html > Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah (UCAT) Cat Rescue: > http://ucat.us/adopt.html > PLEASE DONATE TO THE TANGLE FUND: > Tangle is a cat in Greece that was severely injured > when someone wrapped wire around > his neck to strangle him, > Little Cheetah Cat Rescue is raising funds to bring > Tangle to Vermont to find him a > good home! > http://ucat.us/tangle-fund.html > DONATE: We could really use a power saw (for > construction), a digital camera (for > pictures), and more towels! > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.2/329 - > Release Date: 5/2/2006 > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
