Winston is somewhat better than he use to be. About a year ago the vet told me I needed to put him on some kind of psychotic medicine (like Prozac). I never had the prescription filled. I just didn't want him on that type of medicine especially at such a young age. I wonder if some of his behavior may come from being separated from his mother so young. I don't know where he came from but late one night we heard the dogs barking. Winston was on the other side of the fence thank goodness. He was so tiny and in very bad shape. I took him to the vet that was on call that night. He was ate up with fleas and dehydrated. She treated him and told me he might not make it through the night. I put a heat pad in 1 of the carriers and put a towel over the pad and kept him in it overnight. He made it of course and has been wild ever since. He is solid black and a couple of months ago we had our picture made for a local magazine here for Halloween. He was actually good through the whole thing.
Cindy Reasoner --- Chris Behnke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have two comments. First, on the issue of dirty > bum, I have a large maine > coon cat with extremely long hair. I have to > regularly trim is butt hair or > else it gets super dirty. Before I can start > cutting, I give him catnip. > This distracts him so he won't bite me. He hates > having his hair cut. > > Second, about Winston, I have a cat who reacts the > same way. Chelsea was > rescued when she was about 6 months old. We > couldn't keep her so I found > her a home with a friend of mine. After a year, he > gave her back becuase he > was moving. When she came back, she would ask to be > petted then hiss and > bite. My husband and I have been very patient. > When we pet her, we try to > stop before she hisses. After a year in our home, > she is much better. She > loves attention, and rarely ever bites anymore. Our > vet thought that she > might have been traumatized when she lived with my > no-longer friend. I just > wanted to share this with you to let you know that > there is a chance that > Winston will stop be aggressive too. > > Thanks, > Chris Behnke > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cindy reasoner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:55 PM > Subject: Re: dirty bum bum - OT (as if it needs to > be pointed out) > > > >I have a cat named Winston and I never see him > clean > > himself. He is about 2 years old now. I found > him in > > the backyard when he was just about 6 or 7 weeks > old. > > Bless his heart he is our cat with issues. He > will be > > allowing you to pet him and then turn around and > bite > > the crap out of you. I have to clean his back > side > > some. I just keep a couple of wash cloths that > are > > his and rinse with warm water and wipe him. I > didn't > > know what else to use. > > > > Cindy Reasoner > > > > --- Leslie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Hi everyone, > >> My 6 month old kitten Beatrix is medium-haired. > As > >> with many teenagers, her > >> standards of personal hygiene are not on par with > >> the rest of us (being > >> Satchmo and myself). She puts on the act of > >> cleaning herself, but I think > >> that she just copies the position that Satch gets > in > >> and has no idea what > >> she's supposed to be doing down there. She > doesn't > >> have a problem with > >> dingleberries (souvenirs of her trip to the > >> litterbox: "I went to the > >> litterbox and all I got was this stupid > >> dingleberry") to share with the rest > >> of us, but as she likes to point her tail end > toward > >> my face end, I know > >> that she needs some help with execution. > >> > >> Every few days I'll just wet a paper towel and > take > >> a few wipes to help her > >> out, but I'm wondering if any of the rest of you > >> deal with this, if you > >> think that as she matures and isn't so ADD about > >> everything, she'll get > >> better, or lastly, if there are any products > (wipes) > >> out there that might > >> have some mild soap in them that would be safe to > >> use on her. A wet paper > >> towel will start to chafe, I'd think. > >> > >> As thanks for your advice, and since I fell off > the > >> OT wagon, I may as well > >> make a bender out of it, I thought that some of > you > >> might enjoy this: > >> > > > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6376594&sc=emaf&sc= > >> > >> Leslie > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail > beta. > > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.0/525 - > Release Date: 11/9/2006 > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com
