Reminds me of the time I got Stormy a red collar with shiny rhinestones. Oh, it looked so pretty on her grey fur! But every day when I came home from work, the collar, still fastened, was sitting right on the front step. Cat's way of saying, "I don't even think so." Sigh. ~Bonnie
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 9:41 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Soft Paws I cannot even begin to think about soft paws for my pride. I don't think I would come out of it alive. We do not like anything put on us. ---- Melinda Kerr <msk...@me.com> wrote: > Thanks for all the suggestions! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 23, 2011, at 6:27 AM, MaiMaiPG <maima...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > And the bigger the better. Especially if they can get in safely and have at it. > > On May 22, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Natalie wrote: > > > >> Any cardboard box is also great - let them destroy them, toss > >> them,. get them new ones...sprinkle catnip inside! > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > >> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG > >> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 1:19 PM > >> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Soft Paws > >> > >> Copper and Thomas like sheets (large) of Styrofoam..I have some on > >> the floor from packaging and a couple of styrofoam insulation > >> boards (8 foot +) leaning against a wall in the garage. A little > >> messy but that is what vacs and brooms are for. > >> On May 22, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Natalie wrote: > >> > >>> I have known many people who used SoftPaws - it all depends on the > >>> cat and one's perseverance....no two cats are the same! > >>> The best thing to do is to trim the claws regularly and provide > >>> many scratching surfaces - some cats like vertical and others > >>> prefer horizontal. > >>> Cats usually like to scratch something after waking up and/or > >>> getting off the litter box, that's why it's a good idea to have > >>> those available near those sources. If they pick on a corner of a > >>> sofa, cover with double-sided sticky tape and place a good scratch > >>> post next to it until the cat gets used to it. Not all scratch > >>> posts are created equally! Carpet covered ones send the wrong > >>> message to cats.....vertical or horizontal. The best ones are > >>> real wood, next best are covered with sisal twine woven material, > >>> and then just plain sisal rope. In a multiple-cat household, the > >>> last is the least effective because those twines are scratched > >>> apart and have to be recovered (can be done!) Using catnip on > >>> scratch posts to retrain is a good idea - and pulling a toy up the > >>> scratch post works really well! Natalie -----Original > >>> Message----- > >>> From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > >>> [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Melinda > >>> Kerr > >>> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 11:38 PM > >>> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >>> Subject: [Felvtalk] Soft Paws > >>> > >>> Has anyone tried Soft Paws for their cats? I have read a few > >>> unfavorable reviews on Amazon.com, but even more favorable ones. > >>> My cats are starting to damage the persian rugs and leather > >>> carpet. My husband is threatening bodily harm if they don't stop > >>> it! > >>> > >>> Melinda, Fuji and VooDoo > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Felvtalk mailing list > >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia > >>> .org > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Felvtalk mailing list > >>> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >>> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia > >>> .org > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia. > >> org > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Felvtalk mailing list > >> Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > >> http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia. > >> org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.o > > rg > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
