Anyone know a safe way to calm down a cat?I'm attempting to remove a tick from one of mine, and she's clawed one of my arms quite a bit, and doesn't sit still long enough for me to remove the tick.
I don't want to have to go to the vets for them to pull out the tick and charge me £15-20 for it.
No-one else is here at the moment, so I can't have them hold her or pull the tick out.
Edit: Tick is microwaved. Cat is fine.
We ended up getting rid of the tick when it removed itself. I'll be checking the area it was in a bit to ensure there's nothing left in her skin. But the tick I think got pissed off by my attempts, withdrew to find another place and then got zapped as soon as we saw it was moving.
Edit the second:
Someone's left organic apple juice in the fridge which has turned cidery. It's drinkable, but tastes like cider, a nice sweet cider.
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:18,
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That's only safe to me.And not very safe.
I like my cats and would like for them to stay concious.
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:20,
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Wrap her in a towel or something.And make sure you get the whole thing out.
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LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:21,
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Tick is in the middle of the back.Not sure if towel would work.
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:22,
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just keep stroking her whilst you do it, if the cat's fairly placid in nature she should be alright with you doing it.(, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:23, archived)
She's mental.Placid is near the other end of the spectrum with her.
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:24,
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7. Sing bryan Adams into the cats ear8. Go to a Celin Dion concert
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Super piat I am the owl, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:29,
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I think I'll just wait until someone else comes home.they can hold her, I'll remove the tick.
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:30,
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Liquid nitrogen on the tickthen it should die..
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Super piat I am the owl, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:22,
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If you're using a tick remover, just wrap her in a towel and make sure you get the whole thing outIf not, get a tick remover from the vets, or buy some Frontline spot on treatment as that kills ticks.
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fuck shit up the best you never had, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:22,
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This.You need someone to hold her properly. Holding is everything with cats.
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Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:27,
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hitting them withs mallets helpseverything is better with a mallet
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Super piat I am the owl, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:28,
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If your legs are strong, you can sort of do it like thatUsing your thighs to press her down.
However, be nice to it too
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Methylene Blue - electrohead, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:30,
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Yeah, after the fighting we just did.I did give her some stroking and kitty treats. She's given me some scars.
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:31,
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Yeah, and stress her out even more.Leave her alone until you have someone to hold her.
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Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:39,
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Hypnotise it with Bizarro-vision(
Imhotep is Invisible - Consider this a divorce, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:23,
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You will probably not be able to do it on your own.You need someone to hold her properly.
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Esme Weatherwax I swear on my tash it's daycent hash, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:27,
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Yeah.Gonna do this.
Also, she's moulting, so I think with all the fighting we've just done, I'll be throwing up my own furballs. Ugh.
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:31,
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Towel, and make sure you grab the tick's head(
Methylene Blue - electrohead, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:28,
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Firmly hold her against your fridge by duck taping her legs, neck and hindquarters to it (put a piece of kitchen roll between the tape and the cat if you don't want to damage her coat) when you've removed the tick and released the cat then wipe the fridge down with thinners to remove any adhesive residue.
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C, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:32,
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Did you come up with the original idea of duct taping a cat to a fridge?(
Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:34,
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No that's from a book about looking after cats and kittens that I'm reading at the mo.
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C, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:36,
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I would like to know who thought of duct taping a cat to a fridge."We'll need a big object they can't move easily."
"FRIDGE"
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 15:04,
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Do that thing that Mick "Crocodile" Dundee did in the documentary of the same name.(, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:34, archived)
I loveOz humour
Only about 30 secs but worth it
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Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:42,
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All of the above "COVER THE ENTIRE BODY" remarks do not work when the tick is on the body.(
Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 15:07,
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Fill a rectangular washing up bowl with quick drying cement and make the cat stand in it until it dries, then you can easily remove the tick with no fear of scratches, before rinsing the cats legs down with cement remover to release it.
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C, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:43,
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This would be a great plan, there's only two problems.One, I have no cement.
And two I have no cement.
I realise that's just the same point repeated, but I felt it was so important, I'd better mention it twice.
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Rev. Cleo still alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 15:15,
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superglue it to the wall and force-feed it mogadon and qualudes(
Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:53,
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buy a cat tazer(
Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:53,
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shout "CALM DOWN OR I GET THE FUCKING AIR HORN" at it(
Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:55,
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shout "CALM DOWN OR I GET THE FUCKING HORN" at itthat should do it
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Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Sat 6 Jun 2009, 14:56,
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