Chris in VA Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 :glare: I love our cat, I really do. I'm just tired of hairballs, early morning meowing, changing the box, and so on, and so on...and being the only one to clean it all up and deal. Just venting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Just be careful where you step when you get up. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yes. You can pretend not to notice. Once kitty throw-up remained in the middle of my dining room floor for three days while we all pretended not to notice it. Eventually, you can guess who gave in and cleaned it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 slip slidin' away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 slip slidin' away.... :lol::lol: I know how you feel. I'd do it, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yes, you can. Put a dab of vaseline on each of kitty's front paws. He'll lick it off and it will help with the hairballs. Repeat when hairballs return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooahwife Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 :glare: I love our cat, I really do. I'm just tired of hairballs, early morning meowing, changing the box, and so on, and so on...and being the only one to clean it all up and deal. Just venting. Works for me. Just don't invite me over before it's cleaned up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I love our two cats, but they really seem to puke at the worst times. There have been times I had to laugh to keep from crying at the absurdity of it. It's always when the baby's crying, something is just about to burn in the oven, you've had to pee for 30 minutes, and someone's knocking on the door. Oh, and we have maybe 70 sq feet of carpeting in our house, but they'll always run from wherever they were just to come puke on the carpet. What's with that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 But won't it still be up to you to clean it in the morning?:glare: I've resigned myself to the fact that "family" pets are really "mom" pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 You have my permission and blessing to ignore it and go to bed! It will be there in the morning.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 You could make the argument that it will be easier to clean up once it isn't quite so warm and goopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Ah, bless ds. He threw the cat out the door just in time--:D (Now I only have wet kitty paw tracks to clean up--can deal with that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'll send my husband right over. Once when my boys were small and we were all sick, the cat started puking in the house, and I could not deal with it. We have these barmop cloths from Costco that we use instead of paper towels, so I just threw one on each "deposit" to mark the spot so no one would step on it. When my husband got home from work, he took care of it. So one day, years later, I woke up on April Fool's Day, and the boys and their dad had put small wooden blocks underneath barmops all over the house, as if the cats had puked EVERYWHERE. I was naturally aghast. The boys still chuckle over that one. I did not think it was all that funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 You could make the argument that it will be easier to clean up once it isn't quite so warm and goopy. That is my strategy. Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Oh, and we have maybe 70 sq feet of carpeting in our house, but they'll always run from wherever they were just to come puke on the carpet. What's with that?! OH I KNOW!!! When I hear the sound, I'll sometimes (depending on the cat and the proximity to a hard floor) try to scoop up the cat and toss it in the general direction of an easy-to-clean surface, and inevitably the cat will manage to choke back the urp until it reaches the nearest available carpet or rug. :glare: I mean, SERIOUSLY?? And I can't EVER go away overnight without returning to a couple piles of it. They are vindictive little suckers. Apparently I feel strongly about this topic. You should definitely walk away from it and I should just :chillpill: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yuck... sorry... we just got a kitty a few weeks ago... they are messy, expensive little creatures... Gotta remember the love :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 You can not do this if you have a dog. :glare: Or a toddler. :glare: Or a cat who thinks the middle of stairs that leads from the bedrooms to the main floor is the perfect place to puke and your DH gets up before you. :glare: I really do love our cats. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 We've had a cat since summer and so far... no puking! It's a darn good thing too. I don't like cats. Yes, I said it. I'm more of a dog person, and the bigger the better. But our apartment is too small for a dog and DD BEGGED for a cat for months. I gave in. :glare: I'm glad I did, she loves her kitty. But the whole, cleaning out the litter box? That is ridiculous! Our dogs went outside in the woods... so much better! Any tips for potty training a cat? :tongue_smilie:(And by that I mean in the actual potty. hah. She came to us litter trained and has never had an accident) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'll send my husband right over. Once when my boys were small and we were all sick, the cat started puking in the house, and I could not deal with it. We have these barmop cloths from Costco that we use instead of paper towels, so I just threw one on each "deposit" to mark the spot so no one would step on it. When my husband got home from work, he took care of it. So one day, years later, I woke up on April Fool's Day, and the boys and their dad had put small wooden blocks underneath barmops all over the house, as if the cats had puked EVERYWHERE. I was naturally aghast. The boys still chuckle over that one. I did not think it was all that funny. :smilielol5: That's funny! Chris, next time it happens, leave it and hope that someone does something naughty. Then give them the clean-up duty as their consequence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 :glare: I love our cat, I really do. I'm just tired of hairballs, early morning meowing, changing the box, and so on, and so on...and being the only one to clean it all up and deal. Just venting. 10 cc syringe, full with petromalt, grab cat, full bore down the throat, weekly. I did that when I was poor. When I had more money, I used Science Diet hairball formula and groomed daily by using a ZooM Groom (brand name, not the knock-of cheepies). Never another hairball, and I had the queen of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 :glare: I love our cat, I really do. I'm just tired of hairballs, early morning meowing, changing the box, and so on, and so on...and being the only one to clean it all up and deal. Just venting. Early morning meowing....I cat sat my mother's hugey on summer. Have a police whistle by your bed....the old metal and ball kind. Cat wakes you, without warning sit up right in its face and TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEt. Cat runs off, and tries later. Repeat. Only took twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 :glare: I love our cat, I really do. I'm just tired of hairballs, early morning meowing, changing the box, and so on, and so on...and being the only one to clean it all up and deal. Just venting. Heh. I'm kinda happy that our only pets are all behind glass. (Turtles, a gecko, and fish). Easy to take care of and none of them ever puke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 :glare: I love our cat, I really do. I'm just tired of hairballs, early morning meowing, changing the box, and so on, and so on...and being the only one to clean it all up and deal. Just venting. My cat threw up on my ds's (19 y/o's) bed yesterday and he obviously didn't clean it up...because he is sleeping on the L/R floor. I hope he didn;t expect ME to do it!!!!! Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 10 cc syringe, full with petromalt, grab cat, full bore down the throat, weekly. I did that when I was poor. When I had more money, I used Science Diet hairball formula and groomed daily by using a ZooM Groom (brand name, not the knock-of cheepies). Never another hairball, and I had the queen of them. My cat who had lots of problems with hairballs loved that stuff. He would eat it straight from the tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Early morning meowing....I cat sat my mother's hugey on summer. Have a police whistle by your bed....the old metal and ball kind. Cat wakes you, without warning sit up right in its face and TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEt. Cat runs off, and tries later. Repeat. Only took twice. hahahahaha--I can see my boys loving this solution, in a rather twisted way...They like to set up kitty dilemmas and have her figure them out ("Let's crack the door open Juuuust enough for her to slip in, but put the dog right there--so Cat, nice warm inside with just a little risk, or stay outside?" that sort of thing....--and no, she's not THAT scared of the dog). But the purpose of me getting up to get the cat (we sleep with doors closed, no animals in bedrooms) is so that she won't wake everyone else up. She wants company, or to go out, or water that has not been sitting overnight :glare:. Sometimes I think she just wants to meow. And her throwing up isn't really hairballs, most of the time--it's a certain flavor of cat food that we can't seem to figure out as it seems to vary slightly. I need to do an elimination diet of sorts with her. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 OH I KNOW!!! When I hear the sound, I'll sometimes (depending on the cat and the proximity to a hard floor) try to scoop up the cat and toss it in the general direction of an easy-to-clean surface, and inevitably the cat will manage to choke back the urp until it reaches the nearest available carpet or rug. :glare: I mean, SERIOUSLY?? :chillpill: My cat is obstinate in every other way, but when he has to heave, he usually comes and finds me and/or heads to the kitchen. Lest you're all jealous, I should also add that he doesn't do laps, wakes me up in the wee hours to be fed, growls at both grandmas, and won't hesitate to sink his teeth into some moving ankles when he's in a playful mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 My cat who had lots of problems with hairballs loved that stuff. He would eat it straight from the tube. I had one too! I'd forgotten about that stuff. Off to put it on my shopping list (we've got a puker over here too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 A dog will take care of that you know. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Yeah, Riley is pretty good at that, but he knows not to go near her food dish, where the harfing sometimes occurs, and he won't go into the basement or upstairs unless we invite him (he's sweet that way!), so she usually chooses those areas. It's ok. I'll just clean it up if it happens again--I mean, when it happens again. <G> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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