Oh, been there! For some insane reason we chose a light-colored carpet, and at the moment there's a large, several-days-old, 409'ed-but-needs-further-work reddish splotch in the middle of the living room floor where Luc hacked up a tummyful of solid food with more than the usual amount of liquid. Got it almost right away, but that liquid really soaked in. I would so love to rip out that carpet and put in Pergo-ish laminate, but my housemate is unconvinced that it's as easy to install as like 4,000 people say it is, plus it's a 25x14 space so it would be a big investment aside from moving all that furniture. Luckily it's a cheap carpet so I don't get frantic when there's a new stain but hey, we're already on the raw edge of white trashhood to begin with without big stains all over. ;-) It would be so nice if cat food companies would lay off the damn red dye (maybe they can work on that after they get rid of the plastic and the acetaminophen!!) One of my friends could only buy certain varieties of cat food because her baby has a sensitive stomach and yacks on a daily basis, and the red dye just wouldn't come out of the light carpet in her rental unit. It's a good thing Spike likes chicken flavor.... (I am happy to report that in a few weeks Spike will be living in a house with hardwood floors.) Diane R.
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Lind Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 8:52 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT - Phelix...and lessons learned. Yes, but I wish they would also learn where to puke and where not to. I flipped the cushion over on the lounge yesterday after an unsuccessful attempt to remove the vomit stain. I hope I didn't make it worse. Then this morning, out of all the places in the house to vomit, Ashley chooses the clean side of the lounge. Ack! How frustrating. I had left a message with our carpet guy yesterday, but he didn't return my call. This morning I left another message telling him that it has elevated to a crisis! For Pete's sake, we haven't even paid for the furniture yet, and I certainly don't want to re-upholster it already! I hope that he can get the stains out since they are in places that can't be covered up by cushions or blankets-right in the middle of course! Grrrr! What a day! Thanks for letting me vent-I know it's not a big deal; we've always said our kitties are more important than our furniture-but really-both sides of the lounge?! Melissa ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of elizabeth trent Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 8:12 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT - Phelix...and lessons learned. Hey MC...I may be morally opposed after I try it once ;0) Pass the bandaids... Half of my furniture is cat furniture. The wonderful thing is they seem to know where it's ok to sharpen and where it isn't (at least when I'm here LOL) elizabeth On 6/6/07, MaryChristine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you're morally opposed to TRIMMING claws, dear????? explain, please. (thinking that i would long ago have bled to death--not to mention having had to pay enormous vet bills for ingrown claws).. On 6/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: Your cats get STUCK to the carpet? Bizarre! I never trim claws here (I'm morally opposed to the idea) unless there's a medical necessity, and I can honestly say my cats have NEVER gotten stuck to the carpet. I have occasionally seen one get stuck on the side of the sofa while scratching it, but even that is rare. Phaewryn http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Special Needs Cat Resources http://www.iGive.com/html/refer.cfm?causeid=21303 Sign up for iGive and a percentage of your purchases helps save animals! -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
