[Sca-cooks] Kitten help

[Elaine Koogler]

Hissing at them also works, provided they weren't taken away from their mothers
too young.  That is how Mom Cat expresses her disapproval.

Kiri

Siegfried Heydrich wrote:

>     Smack the kitty on the nose while expressing your outrage in as negative
> a mammalian manner as you can whenever she starts driving pitons. You might
> also want to clip her nails if she's REALLY bad - but be very careful,
> there's a vein in the claw that you really don't want to hit, so only nip
> off the tip. After a while, kitty will get the idea.
>     If this doesn't work, try throwing the cat in the toilet, closing the
> lid, and flushing repeatedly (at least until you can staunch the blood from
> what prompted this to begin with) whenever this happens. Establishing
> dominance . . . she can't come up to your level, so you have to go to hers .
> . .
>
>     Sieggy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > To all you feline owners, I need help.
> > I have just adopted a kitten, and she is shredding me with her tiny,
> > needle-sharp claws. My legs look as though I lost the fight with a
> weedeater.
> > I already love the little bundle of fur (her name is "Poppy" - she's black
> as a
> > poppy seed, and keeps popping up under my feet unexpectedly), but as I'm
> > diabetic, I don't need my skin shredded on a daily basis. Does anyone have
> any
> > advice on how to get her to stop clawing me?
> >
> > Liadan
> > wounded kitten servant
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