We managed to trim Frankie's nails, YAAAAY!!! Both Joe and I went into his room. Joe picked him up and I wrapped him in a towel. Joe held his paw and pressed on the toe to extend claw, while I petted Frankie's head with my left hand and trimmed the claws with my right hand. We will have to do this every two weeks for him since he is young and his nails grow very fast.
The introduction process is slow, but we continue to work diligently at it. So far he has met everybody except Leo face to face. Frankie is definitely a dominant kitty and I am a bit concerned because he overwhelms everybody with dominance poses and behavior. Chloe, Peatsie and Tubi are all uneasy around him and don't know what to make of his manners. Tonight we will have a longer intor session and see how it goes. Frankie is very rambunctious and full of energy, definitely behaves like a trouble maker. What happens is that he walks to the other kitties, body all tall, looking down at them with the "I am in power look" and jumps on them; I know this is common in kitties, but it's the way and the frequency that he does it, that are of concern. He is a completley different kitty in his room behind the baby gates compared to when he is in the house with the other kitties. I pray that all will work out...
We are raising tiger tabby Tubi, grey long hair Chloe, orange tuxedo tabby Leo, Lynnx Point Siamese Sweet Pea and black short hair Frankie. At the rainbow bridge we have Annie, Heidi Ann and Sammy. I have two major passions in my life, vintage costume jewelry and cats. The kids are spoiled rotten (as all cats should be) and don’t help much with the stores... But our little rainbow bridge angel Sammy makes up for this. He is with me in spirit, every day as I work on inventory or do paper work.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Kitties and a rainy day
It has been a dark, rainy day, reminescent of November. The kitties are sleeping all scattered through the house. They seem to come eat and then they just go take naps. Life is pretty exhausting, right?
We have to figure out how to trim Frankie's nails, he has got some weapons of mass destruction. He doe not like being held, so that is out and we really need his nails trimmed before he starts meeting everybody face to face. So, I am thinking to wrap him in a towel, and trim his nails while my husband holds him. The trick is how to wrap him so that we leave his paws exposed. Probably best to do it this one morning weekend so that I can see his nails; some of them have a dark pigment and I have to be careful with the quick. He is snoozing right now in his doughnut bed:)
I will buy Bach Essence for them, perhaps this time will work and will keep them all calm and relaxed as we go through the intros. Two years ago we tried quite a few herbal remedies when we introduced Sweet Pea to the household, but I am not convinced they helped.
We have to figure out how to trim Frankie's nails, he has got some weapons of mass destruction. He doe not like being held, so that is out and we really need his nails trimmed before he starts meeting everybody face to face. So, I am thinking to wrap him in a towel, and trim his nails while my husband holds him. The trick is how to wrap him so that we leave his paws exposed. Probably best to do it this one morning weekend so that I can see his nails; some of them have a dark pigment and I have to be careful with the quick. He is snoozing right now in his doughnut bed:)
I will buy Bach Essence for them, perhaps this time will work and will keep them all calm and relaxed as we go through the intros. Two years ago we tried quite a few herbal remedies when we introduced Sweet Pea to the household, but I am not convinced they helped.
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