Re: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee

2007-05-26 Thread Gina WN
ROTF!!! Gina Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From watching crime dramas on tv, I've learned that coffee grounds are used to disguise the scent from drug sniffing dogs. Excuse me while I go throw a pound of coffee in my dryer :-) . Taylor Scobie Humphrey wrote: Something just dawned on

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2007-05-26 Thread Marylyn
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 1:52 AM Subject: Re: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee ROTF!!! Gina Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From watching crime dramas on tv, I've learned that coffee grounds are used to disguise the scent from drug sniffing dogs. Excuse me while I go throw

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2007-05-24 Thread Sally Davis
You Win Sally On 5/22/07, Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My Sunset had a great way of letting me know she was displeased when I was gone one time. She peed in the toaster oven I had no idea until I put in an English muffin. Godawful smell! That toaster oven was history the one that

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2007-05-23 Thread Beth Noren
I love having 5, though our ordinance is for 3. Silly, because we are allowed up to 3 dogs as well, which would make six total. Guess I'll just count the play fetch kitties as dogs... :o) Beth On 5/22/07, MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i always liked five.. tho i can barely

Re: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee

2007-05-22 Thread MaryChristine
we really have to get these cats of ours jobs--they have WAY too much time on their paws to sit around and figure these things out. and yes, mine have managed to baptize the area in front of the dryer, as well. i just pour the anti-stink straight on the floor there sigh. On

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2007-05-22 Thread Susan Loesch
How funny you should mention a jobMy Big Footsie used to pee at home a lot. When I started bringing him to school with me as my Head Library Cat it totally stopped. Not only did he not once ever even wiggle his tail at a wall here at school, the peeing stopped at home, also. He

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2007-05-22 Thread Nina
I'm thinking of contacting the fire department to see if I can lease one of those airplanes that dump water/chemicals on fires. I could fill the hold with anti-stink and have them dump it on my house. My sister has all of two cats and one of them climbed on her table yesterday and while

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2007-05-22 Thread Susan Hoffman
Throw in a third cat? That will alter the dynamic. Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm thinking of contacting the fire department to see if I can lease one of those airplanes that dump water/chemicals on fires. I could fill the hold with anti-stink and have them dump it on my house. My sister

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2007-05-22 Thread MaryChristine
only this group would think that adding more cats could solve a cat problem! On 5/22/07, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Throw in a third cat? That will alter the dynamic. *Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: I'm thinking of contacting the fire department to see if I can lease one of

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2007-05-22 Thread MaryChristine
well, they get bored, after all. let's see, where HAVEN'T we peed yet what HAVEN'T we broken? think i can spray the ceiling if we all stretch out on the cat-tree just right and you two prop me up? On 5/22/07, Susan Loesch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How funny you should mention a

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2007-05-22 Thread Nina
Ha! I told her that! I even have another tuxedo cat that would fit in nicely with her color scheme, (both Tux and Sam are tuxies). Connie's not going for it though. I think it's a great idea. I remember reading somewhere that the perfect number for cat dynamics is something like 5 or 6

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2007-05-22 Thread MaryChristine
i always liked five.. tho i can barely remember that far back. On 5/22/07, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ha! I told her that! I even have another tuxedo cat that would fit in nicely with her color scheme, (both Tux and Sam are tuxies). Connie's not going for it though. I think it's a

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2007-05-22 Thread Nina
Yea, I remember 5 fondly. I also remember thinking how crazy it was to have so many cats. I guess there's crazy and then there's CRAZY. N MaryChristine wrote: i always liked five.. tho i can barely remember that far back. On 5/22/07, *Nina* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2007-05-22 Thread Kelley Saveika
My vet says once you get over 3, it isn't optimal. I have so many I won't tell him how many I have. He's told me that my cats are stressed from overcrowding and I'm not being fair to them, and I tend to agree with him. Fortunately I have one going to his forever home Saturday. A senior yet.

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2007-05-22 Thread Pam Norman
Well, it might just keep them all so distracted that Sammy wouldn't think to search out the purse! Pam MaryChristine wrote: only this group would think that adding more cats could solve a cat problem! On 5/22/07, *Susan Hoffman* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Throw

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2007-05-22 Thread Pam Norman
Hey, I've got 10! It seems to be my number! It's a little bit nuts at dinner time. But no pee problems. Yet. Pam Nina wrote: Yea, I remember 5 fondly. I also remember thinking how crazy it was to have so many cats. I guess there's crazy and then there's CRAZY. N MaryChristine wrote: i

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2007-05-22 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
How about night watchmen? Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 22, 2007, at 10:32 AM, MaryChristine wrote: we really have to get these cats of ours jobs--they have WAY too much time on their paws to sit around and figure these things out. and yes, mine have managed to

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2007-05-22 Thread Sally Davis
My Spike was banned from the old trailer for a couple years after peeing on the stove top. Yeah that bakes the smell as well. It was horrible. Not that I cooked that much. I finally had to build a new house on the same land due to hurricane Isabel. The cats all lived outside while we stayed in a

Re: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee

2007-05-22 Thread Pam Norman
My Sunset had a great way of letting me know she was displeased when I was gone one time. She peed in the toaster oven I had no idea until I put in an English muffin. Godawful smell! That toaster oven was history the one that replaced it always had its door shut when not in use. Didn't stop

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2007-05-22 Thread Susan Hoffman
Just make sure it's a bossy little girl cat. Maybe a calico or tortie or Siamese. She'll make 'em shape up. Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, it might just keep them all so distracted that Sammy wouldn't think to search out the purse! Pam MaryChristine wrote: only this group

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2007-05-22 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Those little kitties DO have to much time on their hands! Too bad we can't teach them to read! Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 22, 2007, at 8:35 PM, Pam Norman wrote: My Sunset had a great way of letting me know she was displeased when I was gone one time. She peed in the

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2007-05-21 Thread Tad Burnett
I bet its on the floor under the dryer... Tad Nina wrote: Remember the thread where everyone was trying to figure out where the urine odor was coming from? (Kelley, I'm sure you do). Well, someone has contaminated my dryer. I'm not sure how they did it. I'm assuming they backed up, aimed

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2007-05-21 Thread Kelly L
At 08:31 AM 5/21/2007, you wrote: Don't laugh , but last week i purchased a fire place screen to i could put it to the wall heaters to protect them from the same thing. Have you considered putting some wet and vinegar soaked towels in the dryier and running it for a while?? Kelly I bet its

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2007-05-21 Thread Kelley Saveika
I don't even try anymore - well, I do, but clearly it is ineffective. They actually moved me at work so that I have a 2 seat buffer between me and the next closest person in any direction. *sigh*. I have two cats on behavior meds for inappropriate urination and it helps to a point, but only to

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2007-05-21 Thread Kelly L
At 08:45 AM 5/21/2007, you wrote: I was at BEST FRIENDS last week for the workshop, Sitting in one of the dog areas listening to a talk on detecting stress in dogs etc,,Well as I leaned forward I got that strange familar whiffI kept hoping it was coming for elsewhere,, No

Re: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee

2007-05-21 Thread Kelley Saveika
My cats peed in my purse once. Sigh. I had to buy another purse. On 5/21/07, Kelly L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 08:45 AM 5/21/2007, you wrote: I was at BEST FRIENDS last week for the workshop, Sitting in one of the dog areas listening to a talk on detecting stress in dogs etc,,Well as I

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2007-05-21 Thread elizabeth trent
Oh no! Nina, you have all my sympathy. Ode de kitty toilette is definitely not the nicest fragrance - especially for warm weather. Have you tried spraying with 'Urine Gone'? That helps me a lot with Shakiti (aka - magic marker) in the house. I saw some a CVS last week. You can order it

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2007-05-21 Thread Nina
My sister's cat peed in my dad's napsack the night before he was to board a plane with it. Ah the delights of being owned by cats. Kelly, At least at Best Friends you were among compatriots who would understand. I bet if you had taken a look around you, you would have caught several others

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2007-05-21 Thread Nina
Thanks for the sympathy. The dryer is such an ingenuous touch. How clever this particular little fiend is, (I don't know which of my clan is the culprit). Not only does the dryer bake in the fragrance, but it is then carried about all over the house, (not to mention everywhere I might

RE: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee

2007-05-21 Thread Wolf, Leah R.
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:33 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee My sister's cat peed in my dad's napsack the night before he was to board a plane with it. Ah the delights

Re: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee

2007-05-21 Thread Kelley Saveika
, I bagged up everything in his suitcase and took it to the front desk to be laundered. Leah -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nina Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:33 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: ot - Ever ubiquitous pee My

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2007-05-21 Thread Nina
I wonder if there have been any studies conducted on deterioration effects of the olfactory senses from living with too many cats. My sniffer isn't what it used to be either. Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise, but it does little for our social lives. I've had people in check out lines ask

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2007-05-21 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Something just dawned on me. You know how Nordie's has those little containers of coffee beans to sniff between testing perfumes? I used to manage a coffee store and I always smelled like fresh coffee. People in check-out lines would ask me what the wonderful coffee was in my

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2007-05-21 Thread elizabeth trent
What a great idea! On 5/21/07, Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Something just dawned on me. You know how Nordie's has those little containers of coffee beans to sniff between testing perfumes? I used to manage a coffee store and I always smelled like fresh coffee. People in

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2007-05-21 Thread Nina
From watching crime dramas on tv, I've learned that coffee grounds are used to disguise the scent from drug sniffing dogs. Excuse me while I go throw a pound of coffee in my dryer :-) . Taylor Scobie Humphrey wrote: Something just dawned on me. You know how Nordie's has those little

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2007-05-21 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
You can also take your used coffee grounds and put them around the bases of your hydrangeas to give the soil the acidity that they need. Good for the color. Taylor Scobie Humphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 21, 2007, at 1:18 PM, Nina wrote: From watching crime dramas on tv, I've learned

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2007-05-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Maybe you can order some raw coffee beans and home roast them on high heat in the dryer, LOL! One thing though... I wouldn't advise doing a load of whites or light colors in the dryer immediately after a load of coffee beans. Phaewryn From watching crime dramas on tv, I've learned that coffee

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2007-05-21 Thread elizabeth trent
OH that is too funny LOL Sorry NinaI couldn't help laughing :0) elizabeth On 5/21/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe you can order some raw coffee beans and home roast them on high heat in the dryer, LOL! One thing though... I wouldn't advise doing a load of whites

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2007-05-21 Thread Taylor Scobie Humphrey
Excellent! That reminds me--there is some kind of coffee bean that costs an arm and a leg because it has run through the digestive system of some small animal. Personally, I can think of a better marinade than that. Honestly, make it a rarity and people will buy anything! Maybe you