Tonya, You have such positive outlook, god bless you! Sent from my iPad
On Nov 14, 2012, at 16:32, catatonya <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Lee, > > I have a 'special needs'... mentally and physically.... cat that pulls all > things shiny out. I would have to use safety pins and pray she didn't kill > herself trying to chew it. She chews electrical cords as well and shattered > my laptop display.... She has the "bobble head" disorder. She also falls a > lot..on hard tile floors.... > > Actually, a friend recommended I buy outdoor patio furniture with cushions > made to be washed. Not a bad idea, I'm thinking. Not too comfy, but I live > by myself. I could just keep all the cushions in the spare bedroom unless I > have company. I kept all sofa cushions put away already, and they peed on > the sofas anyway. No wicker, but they can't scratch metal. I'm considering it. > > Except for the heating aspect, my bed has at least 4 waterproof quilted > layers on it. When someone wets the bed I can throw off the covers, peel off > the top mattress pad, shower off, grab a blanket, and go back to sleep! > > I have conquered the bed and done away with carpet. I'm good except the > sofas! Of course they'll just find another place if they want. They know they > have the powerrrrr! > > I saw a lots great ideas! > > My vet said to just face the fact that if you have elderly cats they will > eventually have kidney problems.... true. > > tonya > > From: Lee Evans <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:56 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Bedwetting Cat sofa advice? > > To prevent the bedding and sofa covers from being snatched off the furniture > by the cat you can purchase sticky-back Velcro. Attach one side to the > underside of the plastic sheeting or whatever you are using and place the > matching strip on the sofa and press down to stick it to the sofa material. > It doesn't have to be perfect but it will prevent the plastic from drifting > away off the sofa. You can also use things like metal clips purchased at an > office supply store to clip the plastic to the sofa. Use enough of them. You > can also purchase screw pins that are used to pin sofa covers to old > furniture. Doesn't do any damage. The small hole it makes closes up when > the pin is removed. > > Have you thought about buying a fitted sofa and love seat cover? You can > have the back plasticized with a heat process. You have to look this up in > the phone book though, under plasticizing or phone an upholstery company and > see if they can do that. > > As a last resort, put your sofa and love seat and TV in a separate room that > can be closed off and put plastic lawn furniture in you living room and turn > the living room over to the misbehaving cat. > > I'm going to buy some of that cat attract litter. Can it be mixed with pine > litter or clay litter? I can't afford anything very expensive. I usually get > donated litter here. I have so many cats who think outside of the box that I > no longer use a pooper scooper. I use a small yard shovel. Sigh. The > President of one of our rescue organizations is going to build an outside > shelter attached to a shed on her property for 15 cats who will never learn > litter box protocol. They were rescued after their former owner passed away. > They are older cats with set habits and some health issues, not adoptable. > It seems like the cat rescue movement is filled with saints and angels, the > best of the human species. > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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