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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

1798.0. "Wet All Over!!!!!" by FDCV16::JOHNSON () Tue Sep 27 1988 15:44

    Is it better to flea-bomb the house now or, if the fleas aren't
    too bad, wait until the first frost?  I keep thinking if I bomb
    now the babies will just bring in more fleas.
    
    Some suggestions?
    
    P.S.  How do you bathe a five year old without being marked for
    life?
    
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1798.1End in sight...DRFIX::IVESTue Sep 27 1988 16:2010
    Are the fleas those little sand fleas, or the "big animal ones?
    
    If they are the sand fleas you might as well wait for REAL cold
    weather. Next time you go outdoors check your own legs, shoes,
    pant legs etc. They DO come in on people too if they are sand
    fleas. Those little suckers sure can jump.
    
    We're almost to frost time, can snow be far behind?
    
    Barbara
1798.2have used this for yearsERASER::KALLISAnger's no replacement for reasonTue Sep 27 1988 18:1613
    Re .0:
    
    >P.S.  How do you bathe a five year old without being marked for
    >life?
     
    The way I do it (if I _have_ to) is to fill the tub with water,
    then _get in_ holding the cat (and wearing a bathing suit to protect
    the more delicate parts of one's anatomy, just in care it doesn't
    work with the particular cat.  I place the cat in question _on top_
    of me; if I'm beneath the cat, he or she knows I'm not trying to
    drown her or him.  They're _unhappy_, but they generally don't scratch.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
1798.3BATH TIMEAIMHI::OFFENWed Sep 28 1988 13:4430
    How do you bathe a five-year-old???
    
    		VVVEEEERRRRRYYYYY CAREFULLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Actually I bathe my two-year-old and seven-year-old with NEVER a
    scratch (Now, Deja, don't make a liar out of mother).
    
    I fill the tub with warm water so it goes almost over their back
    (to also help in drowning the fleas).  I keep a good hold on Deja
    and a light hold on Lightning and use a cup to pour water over their
    backs and carefully over their heads without getting their eyes
    wet.  With one hand still holding them, I put shampoo on and rub-a-dub
    in-the-tub all over their body and tail and legs.  I then rub-a-dub
    with my hands and pour water over their backs to get all the soap
    off.  I then use creme rinse and rinse again (and again).  I then
    let the water out (while the cat is still in the tub) and squeeze
    the excess water off the cat.  I then wrap the kitty in a BIG towel
    and towel dry.  During this whole time I have been telling kitty
    what a GOOD GIRL she is and HOW BEAUTIFUL she will be.
    
    To this day I don't know if they believe me but so far, it has
    worked.
    
    Have fun,
    
    Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)
    
    P.S.  Thunder hasn't been a problem bathing   YET.......
    
    
1798.4SLIPPERY WHEN WETBPOV04::FOLEYWhere's the next coven meeting?Wed Sep 28 1988 13:5610
    The two things that scare my cats about bathing is: the running
    water and the slippery porcelain tub.  I run the water first (and
    then go catch the kitties).  And I place a towel under their feet
    in the water; it prevents them from slipping and helps them do
    something with their claws besides put them in me.
    
    Good luck!
    
    Anne
    
1798.5EDUC8::TRACHMANE.T.'s ZhivagoCats....DTN: 264-8298Wed Sep 28 1988 14:321
    re:4  maybe try a rubber tub mat - it really helps!  
1798.6Chicken poxFDCV13::JOHNSONWed Sep 28 1988 15:0113
    Don't know if they're sand or animal except they're good sized and
    black and boy do they jump fast.  After last night my groin and
    the backs of my thighs look like I had chicken pox.  Don't know
    if I can wait for frost now.  Seems like they're getting worse.
    
    Cocoa (12 wks) will be sleeping and start crying and wake up and
    dig and dig.  I can't stand to watch him being eaten alive.  Has
    this been a "worse than usual" summer for fleas?  Whiskie never
    had any till we brought Cocoa home (but he's more than worth it).
    
    Thanks for all the comebacks but, Steve, I don't know as I'd want
    to sit in the tub holding Whiskie.  Thanks anyway!
    
1798.7Creme rinse!!FDCV13::JOHNSONWed Sep 28 1988 15:053
    Sandi -- are you serious about creme rinse ....... it won't hurt
    their skin?  God it must make them smell soooooooooooooooo nice.
    
1798.8SUBURB::TUDORKSCEADUGENGASat Oct 01 1988 09:0328
    1.	Obtain pillow case.                   
                                              
    2.  Put quantity of shampoo on pillowcase.
                                              
    3.  Quickly place cat in pillowcase, gather pillowcase to neck of
        cat and hold firmly.                  
                                              
    4.  Immerse cat in bath of lukewarm water, holding head above water
        and crooning whatever is likely to pacify cat.
                                              
    5.  Close ears to howls of protest, threats as to what is going
        to happen to you when he/she gets out and rub shampoo into cat.
                                              
    6.  Rinse with shower attachment if you have one ensuring water
        is right temperature.                 
                                              
    7.  Prepare for running start if cat turns violent and release.
        (A chair can be handy on occasions, either to sit down after
        the exertion of bathing or to fend off cat if above occurs.)
                                              
    
    It worked for me when I HAD to bathe Tarot.  They don't necessarily
    get violent, but they take it out of you in other ways.  He didn't
    speak to me for days.
    
    Good luck
    
    kate