Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-14 Thread TenHouseCats
very very true! On 7/13/05, Sue Feldbusch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the cement is sealed with say polyurethane. Otherwise, cement is very porous. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs) Date

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-13 Thread catatonya
how do you put the tape on the door frames? doesn't it ruin the paint? t[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clawing used to be an issue for me, they still shred the couch, but not the door frames anymore. I put long strips of regular clear packaging tape over all the door frames in scratching reach, and

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-13 Thread catatonya
I agree! TOO funny! I tried putting one in my bedroom where they go in 2 corners. Well then EVERYONE started using it and my bedroom smelled to high heavens. 7 cats using 2 litterpans! tTenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: and your point is? hee heeOn 7/12/05, Tad Burnett <[EMAIL

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-13 Thread catatonya
get the sheet vinyl like i'm getting. the top of the line stuff has a 15 year guarantee not to scratch, tear, scuff, etc the color goes all the way through. it's 'textured' to make it look like wood grain. it really doesn't look bad. if i could afford it i would tear up the laminate in the

Re: Tad's Special Needs Cat was: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-13 Thread Mari Kolbe
Tad: She is beautiful - can't even tell she is disabled. I loved the last picture of you and the meezers. Love that you have a houseful. I love them - especially the old apple heads and sealpoints are my favorite! We have a bluepoint himmy/siamese mix owner surrender and I love him to pieces and

Re: Tad's Special Needs Cat was: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-13 Thread Tad Burnett
Hi Mari Yes..The torti is a very special kitty...She not only is one of my FeLV+ kitties but she was very feral when she arrived here...I have had lots of strays the love a person that takes them in right away but she was my 1st feral... But I guess one big difference with ferals they need to

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-13 Thread felv
My frames are not painted, they are finished wood. The tape might ruin a BAD paint job, but shouldn't hurt a decent job if it was sanded and primed before painting. Jennhttp://ucat.ushttp://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html

Re: Tad's Special Needs Cat was: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-13 Thread Mari Kolbe
Yes..The torti is a very special kitty...She not only is one of my FeLV+ kitties but she was very feral when she arrived here...I have had lots of strays the love a person that takes them in right away but she was my 1st feral... Tad: Yet another of us that are owned by house ferals. We

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-13 Thread Sue Feldbusch
If the cement is sealed with say polyurethane. Otherwise, cement is very porous. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs) Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:52:18 EDT That sounds great especially the drain

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread felv
You BOUGHT a $450 area rug?!!!??? (Oo) You must not be as much of a crazy cat lady as some of the rest of us. We don't even have cheap $6 bath mats on the floor. I have one, but I keep it thrown up over the shower bar, and only use it during showers, as soon as I am dry, I pick it up and

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
I already replaced it an hour ago, I cleaned the floor and the wall, with 409, Oxy clean for pet stains and odors then I sprayed Zero Odor, then lastly I sprayed Feliway...I am keeping my fingers crossed...I did get the rug on sale foraround$305.00 yeah ;-))[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You BOUGHT

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread jenmeyer
Hee, hee! I've even gone to the extent of removing all of the carpet in the house and replacing with ceramic tile/laminate wood flooring (I highly recommend the Armstrong's edition made exclusively for Lowe's...withstands spills and cat claws peeling out at 100 miles and hour)...and the rugs are

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread TenHouseCats
my ideal would be to have a concrete floor, radiant heating, with a DRAIN in the middle of said floor to make washing so much easier. would artfully stencil the floor to create room divisions. (you know, oval flower border around the dining room table, faux marble for the bathroom.)--

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
I am getting the idea slowly but surely, I have leather kitchen chairs that of course are ripped beyond repairthe door jams in the house are ripped beyond repair, (even though I do try) even the new rug I just put down is already snaggedclawing doea not bother me PEE bothers me big

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
Creates a funny pitcure ;-))TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my ideal would be to have a concrete floor, radiant heating, with a DRAIN in the middle of said floor to make washing so much easier. would artfully stencil the floor to create room divisions. (you know, oval flower border

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread TenHouseCats
i just recently adopted out a darling little maine coon foster--he's an absolute sweetheart, but like many, he was allowed to play with teeth and claws as a tiny one and doesn't realize he's a BIG cat now he went to a home with a $3000 couch, and fancy wool rugs! (oh, my, let me tell you,

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Barb Moermond
I have to remind ya'll about 2 products. Anti-Icky Poo (honest!) - my vet has it but I haven't had to use it yet: http://www.antiickypoo.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.displaycategory_ID=12OVRAW=anti-icky%20pooOVKEY=anti%20icky%20pooOVMTC=standard Liqui-Zyme - my vet carries it, had stopped

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
As many of us probally have ruined furniture...it is not even worth getting the soft pawsmy cats are happy as clams to get their claws in any new piece I get ;-))TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i just recently adopted out a darling little maine coon foster--he's an absolute sweetheart,

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
Ok, I ordered the Anti-Icky Poo and the Liqui-Zyme from the internet.my Vet will not fix her, until she is over being in heat...how long is this going to last.I hope all this crap worksBarb Moermond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to remind ya'll about 2 products. Anti-Icky Poo (honest!)

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread felv
Oh, the first thing I did when I moved into this apartment was peel back all the carpeting and see if there was any usable floor underneath. Luckily, in the bedroom there was decent wood floor, so I was able to toss the carpet in that room. The office has a very thin indoor/outdoor type of

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread TenHouseCats
we can't have anything nice! sure you can--isn't that what the CATS are for? i have AUTHENTIC persian rugs, gleefully shed daily in copious quantities, and absolutely EVERYTHING goes with calico, and who can beat basic black, or tuxedo? with a little red-and-white tossed in for contrast?

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread felv
Clawing used to be an issue for me, they still shred the couch, but not the door frames anymore. I put long strips of regular clear packaging tape over all the door frames in scratching reach, and they decided they didn't like the feel of it anymore, because it's slippery and they can't dig

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
here here you said it.TenHouseCats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "we can't have anything nice!" sure you can--isn't that what the CATS are for? i have AUTHENTICpersian rugs, gleefully shed daily in copious quantities, andabsolutely EVERYTHING goes with calico, and who can beat basic black,or

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Tad Burnett
This conversation reminds meJenn stopped by my house the other day and I didn't think anything of it at the time but I am sure she must have noticed the litter box on top of the dresser in the window... For some reason my cat with both hind legs crippled doesn't like to use a litter box on

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread TenHouseCats
and your point is? hee hee On 7/12/05, Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This conversation reminds meJenn stopped by my house the other day and I didn't think anything of it at the time but I am sure she must have noticed the litter box on top of the dresser in the window... For some

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Cherie A Gabbert
TOO FUNNY ;-))Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This conversation reminds meJenn stopped by my house the other day and I didn't think anything of it at the time but I am sure she must have noticed the litter box on top of the dresser in the window...For some reason my cat with both hind

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Tad Burnett
Well...I was wondering if Jenn noticed it and didn't say anything...or like me didn't think anything of it Tad TenHouseCats wrote: and your point is? hee hee On 7/12/05, Tad Burnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This conversation reminds meJenn stopped by my house the other

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Sheila208
That sounds great especially the drain in the middle of the floor. A couple years ago I spent 8,000.00 to tear up carpet and replace with top of the line wood laminate all through my house. One month later the seams starting lifting and now I have messed up floors. The manufacturer said the

Tad's Special Needs Cat was: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Mari Kolbe
You really should post a picture of her online, so everyone can see her.It is fascinating how well she copes with her legs deformed as they are. I would very much like to see pictures of your baby Tad. You may send them to me off list since this topic is an OT, but we currently have several

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Tad Burnett
She has never known anything else...When I 1st noticed when she was a day old I worried that she would get pushed away at the milk bar...7 in the litter...But when you think about it front paws are more effective at pushing others out of her way...At he end of the 1st week she was the fattest

Re: Tad's Special Needs Cat was: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Tad Burnett
I have pictures of her but none that show her handicap or her in action...As Jenn said she is a big love bug and I have a lot of pictures of her sitting and posing for the camera...When she does anything its just like any cat...1..2 and its done...no time to grab the cameraIts was a long

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Del Daniels
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:52 PM Subject: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs) Clawing used to be an issue for me, they still shred the couch, but not the door frames anymore. I put long strips of regular clear packaging

Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread felv
I'm not talking about scotch office tape, I mean the 2 inch wide clear packaging tape, just to be clear, I know that's what you are referring to also. And no, my cats don't touch it, they think it will attack them and kill them. They are very paranoid when it comes to things that stick to

Re: Tad's Special Needs Cat was: Re: Bottom Lip/Cherie (rugs)

2005-07-12 Thread Tad Burnett
OK..Took a bunch of brand new pictures and put them on Aforeverhome Group... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aforeverhome/ just click join if you haven't already and go to photos... The album is Tad's siamese...Look at them all if you want and start your own album too Tad Mari