Cat sharpens claws on new simonis?

I've caught my younger cat (2 years old) on the table pawing balls into the pockets ! She's pretty good !!! But now I make sure to take all balls off the table when I walk away, she is not interested if there are no balls ... my older cat (7 or 8) has very little interest in anything.

I have trained my Golden Retriever to bark at / chase the cats when I yell at them (for example when one jumps on the stove). I don't dangle the kitties, nor does the dog think to hurt them, they're his buddies. But if I yell at the cats he WILL get involved, it's great :cool:

When we first got the older beast we decided to get her declawed (front only), but my wife came back from the vets with a 'better idea'. The vet talked her into using these hot pink plastic 'claw covers' that are CA glued on. We eventually found all 10 (?) of them on the floor over the next two weeks ... useless things these claw covers.

Dave
 
This is the funniest thread that i have read in a while!! Here's a pic of my cat.
 

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Here is a pic of my cats. The orange one is Rizzo, hes the one with the Thumbs, my girlfriends cat. The Tan, Grey, Black one is Gizmo, normal paws, my cat.
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fxskater said:
Barbara:
Does you cat kind of have what looks like an opposable (sp?) thumb? Does your cats paws look like hes wearing mittens? I have a cat that is just like that. It also has the 2 mini claws between his thumb and forepaw :D. The Vet has never said anything about them becoming ingrown though. Maybe i should ask him about that. Thanks for the info!!.
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Yep! He looks like he has thumbs! It's called "polydactyl" and it's a trait of Maine Coon cats.

You know, that was about 14 years ago and I'm not sure whether he said "ingrown", but he did indicate to me that they would be a problem. Especially trying to trim them.

Barbara
 
fxskater said:
your links dont work.
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OMG!! Pics of WW and BW!!

Avert the eyes! Avert the eyes!! I didn't and I think I have permanent corneal damage. This would explain why my loss tonight in APA 9-ball and maybe I'll go back to a 5.

Barbara
 
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DaveK said:
I've caught my younger cat (2 years old) on the table pawing balls into the pockets ! She's pretty good !!! But now I make sure to take all balls off the table when I walk away, she is not interested if there are no balls ... my older cat (7 or 8) has very little interest in anything.

I have trained my Golden Retriever to bark at / chase the cats when I yell at them (for example when one jumps on the stove). I don't dangle the kitties, nor does the dog think to hurt them, they're his buddies. But if I yell at the cats he WILL get involved, it's great :cool:

When we first got the older beast we decided to get her declawed (front only), but my wife came back from the vets with a 'better idea'. The vet talked her into using these hot pink plastic 'claw covers' that are CA glued on. We eventually found all 10 (?) of them on the floor over the next two weeks ... useless things these claw covers.

Dave
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Same here - Golden retriever. The call is :
"SICK 'EM" - and he chases the cat. But never hurts them ...just licks on them :)

But the chase is pretty good.
 
whitewolf said:
He was Alpha Dog and the first time I met him and we had steak and I didn't give him any of mine, he calmly walked over to my jacket hanging on a chair, cocked his leg, and pissed all over it.
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Discusting animal - bye bye ...new home for you.
 
DeadStrokeMan said:
Same here - Golden retriever. The call is :
"SICK 'EM" - and he chases the cat. But never hurts them ...just licks on them :)

But the chase is pretty good.
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Exactly ! Goldens make the worst watch dogs or attack dogs , they just wanna play, and play, and play ... old Chester will get the cats a bit wet when he pushes them around in his open mouth and pins them to the floor, but the cats must like it, they keep coming back for more.

Dave, who thinks hustlefingers cats are about the ugliest he's ever seen :eek:
 
whitewolf said:
The squirt bottle method DOES NOT WORK with all cats, I will guarantee.
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Just to clarify, no single method of behavior modification will work on each and every animal. I've had cats that required no training at all as well as some that resist all attempts. You may or may not have done it this way, but the key to success with the squirt bottle method is to do it in a way that the cat has no idea where the water is coming from so that he associates the water spray with the behavior and not with the person. Of course, if the cat likes water (and I have had a couple who love to swim), all bets are off.
 
Another thing.
If you have a problem with cats jumping on your car, there is a kind of "shock treatment" for it.
I can't remember how we rigged it up, but there was a heavy car cover on the car, and a section on the hood was electrified just a little (couldn't cause any damage to the poor little kitty.)
We had (and still have) plenty of cats, so we watched as the first one jumped up there. It was funny, i've never seen an animal move that fast. :D
After a few of them tried it, the others would go, so one of us just lightly tossed them on the car.
Long story short, we have no cat prints or scratches on any car :D
And they all are none the worse for wear.
 
BiG_JoN said:
Another thing.
If you have a problem with cats jumping on your car, there is a kind of "shock treatment" for it.
I can't remember how we rigged it up, but there was a heavy car cover on the car, and a section on the hood was electrified just a little (couldn't cause any damage to the poor little kitty.)
We had (and still have) plenty of cats, so we watched as the first one jumped up there. It was funny, i've never seen an animal move that fast. :D
After a few of them tried it, the others would go, so one of us just lightly tossed them on the car.
Long story short, we have no cat prints or scratches on any car :D
And they all are none the worse for wear.
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Got any ideas on how that can be used to get the little woman to go fetch a beer any and every time you want one? I have other things in mind too, but I won't go into them right now. :D
 
whitewolf said:
Gee, I didn't know you were Barbara's friend. I would have told you to fu*k off in a heartbeat. She is afterall part of the yapping wolf crowd.
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Wow, you and bw really need some mental help. You two are so frigging paranoid, it's laughable.

I haven't met Donald Purdman, but from all the altruism he's done on this board, I laud him and every thing he's done. I've only contributed to his efforts in shipping cues to some of the people serving our country in the Middle East and I sincerely hope he recoups all the costs involved.

As far as the yapping wolf club, I was never part of it. You can tell from my IP addresses on the CCB you idiot. I have never hid behind a fake name because I am just not that interested in your pathetic lives to tell you how pathetic you and your wife really are.

And if you have the need to make up a story about how you would write about abusing your pets, then you really do need to move out of the woods and reintroduce yourself to the mainstream of life.

Barbara
 
Oh - since we digressed into "CAT LAND" - Thought I'd show you pure TORTURE of CATS in its essense:

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We live in the desert - and they love it when we shave them in the early summertime. Its just too darn hot down here :)
 
OKAY that is TORTURE. I hope this isn't a male cat, if it is, i think a piece of him is dead inside.
 
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