It happens. Take a few claws a day and give lots of treats after, or even during. When Muon was a baby (he's just a big baby now), our arrangement was a treat per claw. I sometimes have to burrito him if he's really upset with me, but that's usually because he's gnawed his nail into the quick. I know it hurts, but it gets better faster if it isn't catching on everything.
I've tried the treats (for this and other things) but, I haven't been able to find any that he cares about. I will try to offer him some and he just walks away and then the dog usually eats them. I actually haven't found anything he will eat besides dry cat food. Do you have any recommendations for treats your cat loves?
So some months Apricot (our cat) is a two person job. H has to hold her on the ground while I trim up her claws. Other months she will let me do it on my own without any issues. She's a weirdo. Treats afterward are always a must.
pismoduo Because of the way our kitchen is set up, with the sink and the stove most of the time I feel like the countertop in the corner is useless and annoying to get to. If we are going to have tons of other countertop in the rest of the kitchen is it reasonable to think it won't bother me to lose it?
Ruca It is good to know you think yours looks nice. We have it taped out on our countertop and it definitely looks like it will be able to hold a lot, lol. How old is yours and how well is it still rolling up and down?
****** We are DIYing our kitchen and with the cabinets we bought the only one I can find is a rolling one, unless we were to go someplace and maybe get it custom made? I don't know how pricey that would be.
nuggetrn Here is a picture of mine. We've lived in the house now 6 years and haven't had a problem with it going up and down. Not sure how long it was in there prior to us living there. One issue I've noticed with it though is I'll pull it all the way down but it sometimes pulls up an inch or so. Not sure why.
All this talk about cat treats reminds me of my dog eating spinach leaves last night. Two fell on the ground while I was making a salad and she grabbed the first and ran it away and down the stairs like she had to hide it. Once she was done, she came back all coyly and stole the other! It was hilarious. Pretty sure she's never liked the green stuff before.
All this talk about cat treats reminds me of my dog eating spinach leaves last night. Two fell on the ground while I was making a salad and she grabbed the first and ran it away and down the stairs like she had to hide it. Once she was done, she came back all coyly and stole the other! It was hilarious. Pretty sure she's never liked the green stuff before.
Mine do this with any type of lettuce or leafy greens. They also love carrots and bell peppers. I cannot eat or chop carrots without two pairs of sad little eyes staring at me.
The funny thing is that most of the stuff they absolutely love is stuff we gave to them thinking they'd hate it and never beg us for again. Like lettuce. I figured Chewy would spit it out and leave. Heck no. If anything it just reinforced the idea that they had to have anything we did.
I've tried the treats (for this and other things) but, I haven't been able to find any that he cares about. I will try to offer him some and he just walks away and then the dog usually eats them. I actually haven't found anything he will eat besides dry cat food. Do you have any recommendations for treats your cat loves?
So some months Apricot (our cat) is a two person job. H has to hold her on the ground while I trim up her claws. Other months she will let me do it on my own without any issues. She's a weirdo. Treats afterward are always a must.
Edit: words are hard today.
I hold my cats in my lap like you would a small child. It puts them in a better direction for me (and I'm out of the way of some claws).
You can also wrap them in a blanket or towel and pull out one appendage at a time. I hate doing that because it tends to escalate the situation, but when he has an obviously painful one, something has to be done. I have maine coons and the sheaths don't always come off when they need them to, so they wind up with giant thick claws. Trimming is necessary in our house. It also makes the scratching posts last longer.
So after the discussion in Twatwaffle Tuesday thread, I decided I would trim my cats nails. I only got 2 done and now he's sitting on top of the bookcase and giving me a death glare.
I've had that happen. More than once I had to let my cat go for a day with only one paw done.
^This. Give him something he NEVER gets, and only give it to him after claw clipping. He'll learn that if he gets his claws clipped, he gets a super special treat after.
I will have to try chicken and see if that works. He came down from the bookcase and I did a couple more nails and tried to give him some canned food and he wasn't at all interested. Maybe he was still just pissed?
That's entirely possible. After her first vet visit by herself, one of ours threw a little tantrum and refused to eat for a while. That may also just not be the food he actually likes.
Well, the good thing about yesterday's news of the money we supposedly owe my former employer is that DH was perfectly calm and comforting towards me. I was so worried that he would start worrying and blame me and then we would end up fighting. He just hugged me and said that it is not the end of the world and that $3000 is not worth me damaging my health over. I brought up foregoing some of my therapy sessions because I am so worried about this lost money, to which DH said absolutely not. He really talked me down yesterday and I just love him so much.
I am getting lot more recognition at work, yay! Of course that means I am being asked to do a lot more and I am now super busy! I only get to login here at lunch and on breaks (if I have time for them!). Boo!
I also got a raise! That put my in a higher income bracket at DD's DC... so now I take home LESS money than I did before! UGH!!
My dog has extremely dry skin and has chewed the hair off by his tail! He has a vet appointment but it's a month away and he's going to get groomed today. Does anyone here have any sage advice on how to give my poor pup some relief!?
My dog had really dry skin so I bought oatmeal shampoo for her. It helped tremendously.
We will try that too. We have been using hypoallergenic shampoo because we had no idea what was causing the issue.
Yay icequeen, I'm so happy to hear about your DH's reaction. You will get it figured out, and your health is more important in the long run!
My day so far is pretty boring, but good. I only have 3 days in the store this week before my next trip (Sunday-Tuesday). I'm a bit stressed about getting stuff done around the house and packed and going away from DD again so soon, but at least it's a short trip. Had a really positive team meeting with my staff this morning, and I'm excited about everything we're doing, new products coming in, etc. so that was good.
Well, the good thing about yesterday's news of the money we supposedly owe my former employer is that DH was perfectly calm and comforting towards me. I was so worried that he would start worrying and blame me and then we would end up fighting. He just hugged me and said that it is not the end of the world and that $3000 is not worth me damaging my health over. I brought up foregoing some of my therapy sessions because I am so worried about this lost money, to which DH said absolutely not. He really talked me down yesterday and I just love him so much.
(hugs) That's awesome. I'm so glad he was understanding.
Well, the good thing about yesterday's news of the money we supposedly owe my former employer is that DH was perfectly calm and comforting towards me. I was so worried that he would start worrying and blame me and then we would end up fighting. He just hugged me and said that it is not the end of the world and that $3000 is not worth me damaging my health over. I brought up foregoing some of my therapy sessions because I am so worried about this lost money, to which DH said absolutely not. He really talked me down yesterday and I just love him so much.
(hugs) That's awesome. I'm so glad he was understanding.
Thank you so much!! It was definitely a much better ending to the day than I imagined.
Post by ohinvrtedworld on Feb 10, 2015 15:50:04 GMT -5
My other random is that I took the time yesterday to do my cuticles, file my nails, paint them PERFECTLY, and I am feeling way too awesome about it. So satisfying.
It would be a much more interesting movie if they weren't from my husband. Dun dun dunnnn.
True. But I still think it is pretty awesome to get flowers on just a normal day and not a holiday. I'm impressed with your husband's/secret admirer's skills.
Good point! I'm a lucky lady. Update: MH confirmed they were from him. He shall get brownie points.
Post by mlgnumbers on Feb 10, 2015 16:45:15 GMT -5
Sometimes I wonder how badly it would screw up my life (or if it would actually screw it up at all) if I just deleted every single email in all of my inboxes. (I've currently got over 1,000 waiting for my action/response.) I'm thisclose to giving it a try.
Post by getzystark on Feb 10, 2015 16:50:14 GMT -5
Anyone ever have a dog with coprophagia (eats poop)? The puppy wont. stop.
We've tried picking up the poop and then giving the dogs the packets of powder for 5 days, twice a day that is supposed to make their poop nasty (more nasty?).
We've also made sure that there is no corn in either one of their foods because apparently that's super tasty coming out the other side.
We've also again tried cleaning up all of the poop and then giving both dogs the tablets from Petco for coprophagia that is the huge size and I think we've done this twice a day for almost a month or more.
It's so gross and her breath is nasty.
The only other suggestion the vet had was to pick up the poop daily.
Anyone ever have a dog with coprophagia (eats poop)? The puppy wont. stop.
We've tried picking up the poop and then giving the dogs the packets of powder for 5 days, twice a day that is supposed to make their poop nasty (more nasty?).
We've also made sure that there is no corn in either one of their foods because apparently that's super tasty coming out the other side.
We've also again tried cleaning up all of the poop and then giving both dogs the tablets from Petco for coprophagia that is the huge size and I think we've done this twice a day for almost a month or more.
It's so gross and her breath is nasty.
The only other suggestion the vet had was to pick up the poop daily.
TL;DR My dog eats poop, make it stop.
One of our dogs did this as a puppy and the vet told us to put meat tenderizer in his food because it makes the poo taste even worse. either it worked or he just grew out if it.
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