July 20, 2005
Giving a Cat Bath
I gave Finn a bath last weekend for the first time (she had taken baths before, but never done by me). It wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. Surprisingly, she was pretty well behaved. She didn’t go running around the bathroom while I was shampooing her or washing her. She did try to hide every now and then, but at least she wasn’t going wild.
The trickier part was drying her. She would escape from my grasp and go hiding behind the toilet or wherever she could squeeze herself into. Especially when I brought out a hair dryer. She would run in circles around the bathroom and I’d follow her around with it. She was already half dry when I gave up, but that was enough.
An hour later, she was thoroughly dry and considerably more fluffy (which I credit to the shampoo). It was so hard to resist cuddling her (but I had to, for my sake!).
The trickier part was drying her. She would escape from my grasp and go hiding behind the toilet or wherever she could squeeze herself into. Especially when I brought out a hair dryer. She would run in circles around the bathroom and I’d follow her around with it. She was already half dry when I gave up, but that was enough.
An hour later, she was thoroughly dry and considerably more fluffy (which I credit to the shampoo). It was so hard to resist cuddling her (but I had to, for my sake!).
July 15, 2005
Ear Cleaning
Here I thought that cutting Finn’s nails was hard. But you should try cleaning her ears! The moment I touch her ear, she would shake her head, stand up and walk away. Sometimes I am able to successfully examine her ear to see how clean (or dirty) it is, but she would then put her paw against my arm (thankfully, with her claws not bared). Of course I stop what I’m doing because I don’t want to take any chances – her nails have grown long again!
We went to the vet again last weekend for her shots and to have her ears checked again for ear mites. The results were still negative, but the vet prescribed some ear drops I’m supposed to give Finn. However, I’m supposed to remove any discharge before I put the drops. I thought that wouldn’t be a problem, since the vet cleaned her ears already when we went there. But surprisingly, her ear was already filthy by the time Monday rolled around. So we did the whole ear cleaning routine (it probably took me 30 minutes to manage to clean one ear) and then I proceeded to put the medicine (which took me another 30 minutes). It was kind of funny because I would put the dropper near her ear, and just when the medicine was about to come out, she would shake her head.
It seems though that Finn doesn’t want to sleep on my bed anymore. I think maybe she’s mad at me or something. Hahaha! I try to explain to her that I don’t put her through all that just to give her a hard time…Hopefully she understands! I suppose I had better get her some cat treats to compensate for all the stress I put her through.
We went to the vet again last weekend for her shots and to have her ears checked again for ear mites. The results were still negative, but the vet prescribed some ear drops I’m supposed to give Finn. However, I’m supposed to remove any discharge before I put the drops. I thought that wouldn’t be a problem, since the vet cleaned her ears already when we went there. But surprisingly, her ear was already filthy by the time Monday rolled around. So we did the whole ear cleaning routine (it probably took me 30 minutes to manage to clean one ear) and then I proceeded to put the medicine (which took me another 30 minutes). It was kind of funny because I would put the dropper near her ear, and just when the medicine was about to come out, she would shake her head.
It seems though that Finn doesn’t want to sleep on my bed anymore. I think maybe she’s mad at me or something. Hahaha! I try to explain to her that I don’t put her through all that just to give her a hard time…Hopefully she understands! I suppose I had better get her some cat treats to compensate for all the stress I put her through.
July 05, 2005
Missing Finn
I was away for 4 days and was so worried about Finn! No one was around to clean her litter box and check that she had lots of food and water. Plus she was cooped up in my room with nothing to do.
When I got home, her food and water dishes were empty already, but she didn’t seem to mind. Rather, she immediately came near me and started rubbing herself against my legs and arms. I let her out of the room so that she could stretch a bit and I played with her using a feather and some ribbon. While she was out, I also opened the window to my room, to let it air out a bit because it was starting to smell really bad! Later on, when I went out the room to start looking for Finn, I couldn’t find her anywhere and was scared to death when I found out that she had somehow slipped into the room and was perched by the window. It’s a good thing she didn’t jump out!
I’ll be bringing her to the Vet again over the weekend, so that she could get her shots. Also, I think she does have ear mites because her left ear is so dirty, even if it was just cleaned recently. I didn’t bother to clean it anymore, because the Vet mentioned that its harder to tell if there are ear mites after it has been cleaned. Anyway, I’m sure she’ll know what to do, so I’ll just wait for her advice.
When I got home, her food and water dishes were empty already, but she didn’t seem to mind. Rather, she immediately came near me and started rubbing herself against my legs and arms. I let her out of the room so that she could stretch a bit and I played with her using a feather and some ribbon. While she was out, I also opened the window to my room, to let it air out a bit because it was starting to smell really bad! Later on, when I went out the room to start looking for Finn, I couldn’t find her anywhere and was scared to death when I found out that she had somehow slipped into the room and was perched by the window. It’s a good thing she didn’t jump out!
I’ll be bringing her to the Vet again over the weekend, so that she could get her shots. Also, I think she does have ear mites because her left ear is so dirty, even if it was just cleaned recently. I didn’t bother to clean it anymore, because the Vet mentioned that its harder to tell if there are ear mites after it has been cleaned. Anyway, I’m sure she’ll know what to do, so I’ll just wait for her advice.
