I've given up on that training. I have some 3'x3' heavy cardboard that goes
on top of the cars as soon as they are garaged.
Pete
Athens, NY
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:41:42 -0400, Guy R Day <grday@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> We had a couple of Siamese cats and to assist them made a 'cat flap' in
> the rear door to the kitchen. A couple of months after I had done this
> we were woken by the sounds of a 'cat fight' in the kitchen. Getting
> down there revealed a large black tom-cat fighting our pair of little
> panthers. The large black tom was too scared to move out of the now
> open back door, so I decided to help. It promptly bit the fleshy part
> of my hand but rapidly left the house. Two days later I couldn't move
> my hand and wrist, it was somewhat swollen.
> A hospital trip gave me an tetanus injection in my butt, a 10 day series
> of antibiotic tablets, a week long sick note from work and a lot of
> mocking from the nurse who thought about the poor little pussy cat
> causing a big man like me to seek medical help. The swelling went down
> after two days. An IV and 10 shots at hospital seems like a pure cash
> collection process to me but hey, I'm no doctor.
> You could have a problem collecting the cat if it is now seeing you as
> an 'enemy'. I think all you can do is to try and restore the cat's
> confidence by keeping on talking and feeding without the sudden
> snatching.
> The other solution which will allow you to continue the vacation is to
> shoot the little git and you won't have any more problem with it. If
> they are pet cats they should act as pets. If they are 'farm cats' they
> are allowed to be a little ratty with humans. Best of luck whichever
> solution you take.
> Next doors' cat will be taking a longish trip shortly, it has got back
> to using the cloth top of the wife's Audi TT as a fur shedding place
> when it sleeps. Shame really, it has learnt to walk on the fence top
> between the gardens and not to go into our garden so why doesn't it
> learn about the car roof?
>
>
> Guy R Day
>
>
>
> ---- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Grunthaner"
> <grunthaner@gmail.com>
> To: "Spridget list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:04 PM
> Subject: [Spridgets] NO LBC "CAT FROM HELL"......have fun with cat
> stories.
>
>
>> List,
>> I don't recall which Spridgiteer got bit by a ferel cat a year or 2
>> ago and
>> his arm swelled up like a balloon but I did keep his nightmare in my
>> head
>> for my similar episode yesterday. <SNIP>
>> I have to get more shots over the next 4 weeks and I'm hoping I can get
>> them
>> in New Mexico which is where I'll be visiting family in weeks to come.
>> Thankfully my California trip the week prior will be shot free.
>>
>> I'm going back to try the trap under the trailer and need other
>> suggestions
>> to catch Stitches the CAT FROM HELL.
>>
>> BTW I spent 6 hrs in the emergency room.
>> Linda
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