tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post1807007390239795824..comments2024-03-14T11:01:26.696+05:00Comments on Ersatz Expat: Cleaning CatsErsatz Expathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-76913800591418571712015-10-20T15:25:46.216+06:002015-10-20T15:25:46.216+06:00That is an excellent idea! I will have to look fo...That is an excellent idea! I will have to look for a Cat Vet Bag when we are in the UK on holiday later this year. I cannot imagine how hard it must be to give the cat an injection, you are very lucky you managed to escape injecting yourselves. Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-29415481036398551092015-10-19T12:47:28.501+06:002015-10-19T12:47:28.501+06:00Oh gosh I am so sorry but I am laughing my socks o...Oh gosh I am so sorry but I am laughing my socks off here and remembering the time my mother and I tried to inject her cat. We did it in the end but suffered multiple injuries from tooth and claw and prayed we would NEVER have to do it again. I really do not think we would have managed to wash him, diving gear to hand or not!! Henry is a nightmare to give tablets too (and I have never tried to wash him) but at the vet she pops him in a special cat bag with various zips to allow access to paws, bottom, sides. Google Cat Vet Bag. Maybe that would be your solution. #AnimalTalesA Green and Rosie Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501989987736281707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-56980337721453323602015-10-15T19:47:11.140+06:002015-10-15T19:47:11.140+06:00Poor puss - a friend of ours has admitted to getti...Poor puss - a friend of ours has admitted to getting her Persian's britches shorn for exactly that reason. <br /><br />The swaddle does sound like a good idea - I wonder if there is a dragons' den style market for a product like that.Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-21217623899675689782015-10-15T19:45:56.154+06:002015-10-15T19:45:56.154+06:00Yes we have a son who is not particularly fond of ...Yes we have a son who is not particularly fond of showers....<br /><br />The whole situation with the cat was farcical. I would have laughed at me too!Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-86073025480857076532015-10-15T19:44:49.955+06:002015-10-15T19:44:49.955+06:00Poor Pushkins. Well done to your dog that is sign...Poor Pushkins. Well done to your dog that is significant progress. We still have to tie ours up!Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-88233109593935407042015-10-15T13:12:17.021+06:002015-10-15T13:12:17.021+06:00I have a Persian who gets what we call "pooh ...I have a Persian who gets what we call "pooh bum" in the fur round her bottom. I "swaddle" her in a towel or stretchy blanket. She says terribly rude things whilst I do it but it keeps us both from being injured! Cats are definitely feisty! #animaltales Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-65220228420145088052015-10-15T02:17:29.974+06:002015-10-15T02:17:29.974+06:00My daughter also loves puddles and sorts of water ...My daughter also loves puddles and sorts of water play, but loathes water for the purpose of actually getting clean. Drives me nuts. <br /><br />There I have managed to comment without admitting to howling with laughter at your fight with the cat.<br /><br />Ooops.Mama Herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168968251056961483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-60922977081622821692015-10-14T19:26:20.287+06:002015-10-14T19:26:20.287+06:00ha ha poor you and cat. I've only given Pushki...ha ha poor you and cat. I've only given Pushkins a bath twice and both times because she was poorly. She had been bitten and the blood had dried and pulled the fur tight on her shoulder and she couldn't walk, the 2nd time she suffered with heat stroke. Both times she let me do it as she was ill. The dog however has taken 3 years to be able to wash, he's too heavy for the bath, in our previous house we threw him in the pool and now he will come with his tail between his legs to be hosed down, we've gone a long way from having to tie him him to wash himchickenrubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731936852696584642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-8032984171202311782015-10-14T10:14:40.103+06:002015-10-14T10:14:40.103+06:00Thanks - she is a real sweetie, we never expected ...Thanks - she is a real sweetie, we never expected to become cat people but we are certainly Kismet people at the very least. <br /><br />Poor Doc. My parents had a dog like that, she would insist on being carried over puddles.Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-3271789455044013522015-10-14T10:13:45.269+06:002015-10-14T10:13:45.269+06:00She is a completely indoor cat so I don't thin...She is a completely indoor cat so I don't think it was a fight (I would have heard an altercation with the dogs) I think she stole some cheese or apple. <br /><br />I love your idea of the bathtub of water! It put me in mind of the facebook post about the dog's instructions for washing the cat (put soap in loo, put cat in, lower lid and sit on it!)Ersatz Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715056719284523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-26725621143492434352015-10-14T01:33:37.446+06:002015-10-14T01:33:37.446+06:00Oh my goodness, what a cute kitten! All the dogs ...Oh my goodness, what a cute kitten! All the dogs I've had in the past also loved the water, except our current dog named Doc who absolutely hates being in any kind of water. He'll play and run around like a loony on the beach, but no way would he ever go near the water. I guess all dogs are not the same ;) #animaltales.Dean of Little Stepshttp://motherslittlesteps.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6978675934252049570.post-69087202188847250332015-10-13T16:36:12.581+06:002015-10-13T16:36:12.581+06:00Oh my, that sounds like it was not fun at all. Nex...Oh my, that sounds like it was not fun at all. Next time I would use a small wet towel like a facewasher, teatowel, dishcloth or even an old shirt or sock for cleaning her off with. Water that is skin temperature is best, so you can hardly tell it's even there. Which isn't very helpful if kitty won't play in the water. <br />Try to get her used to the water by having her in the bathroom with you while you are bathing. Some cats will actually learn to enjoy a bath or shower over time. <br />Wrapping all those claws up in a towel is the only way to administer tablets but I'm not sure how it would go for washing backsides. <br />Things I would try: a sopping wet towel in a box that can be sat upon; a bathtub full of water (cats are excellent swimmers) and just drop her in, horrible but it would get her wet, maybe not clean though; wrapping the top half of her in a towel and dipping her back end in a tub of water; also probably not going to be successful; I think your best bet is a wet towel to wipe her with and one to keep her claws wrapped away to keep her from harming you. <br />Did she get a fright or in a fight? Cats will eliminate as part of their flight or fight response. Lactose will cause diarrhoea too. I hope this isn't an ongoing issue for you and kitty. Purfyllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812080008200347466noreply@blogger.com