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> I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches.
Your cat was in a survival mode: She just wanted out without regard to any consequences. Next time grab a towel, sweater, shirt, etc., then wrap and immobilize the frantic legs and claws before you try to disengage her head from wherever it is stuck. The few extra seconds it takes to do this is well worth it in fewer injuries to both of you. > I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l
– Alan Consciousness, Physics and the Holographic Paradigm: http://www.livingston.net/hermital/intro.htm
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My scare came last week when I came home from work and heard the carbon monoxide detector going off and our 2 cats and 2 dogs didn’t come to greet me at the door. The CO detector was at 274 and I paniced thinking the worst. Luckily they were all OK and went to the outside porch to get away from the LOUD alarm of the CO detector and didn’t hear me come home. The furnace had only recently kicked on thanks to the programmable thermostat and warmer weather. Needless to say the CO problem has been fixed. Our answering machine has a "listen" mode on it when calling to retrieve messages and we use that quite often now for peace of mind to make sur ethe house is quiet.
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I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. Shaking like a leaf:-l — Blessed Be, Lisa:) Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
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A few weeks ago we were away for the weekend. Some friends stayed over to look after our 8 month old kitten, Neko. The weekend went fine except for one alarming incident. Neko wears a collar. The safety kind with the elastic insert that snaps open if a disaster happens. He caught his teeth on the metal ring in the collar. Once caught, he could not get himself out. Apparantly he became very distressed and would not hold still to have it removed. After a few minutes of struggling, they had to cut off the collar. By the time we got home, Neko was fine. Our friends were still quite upset, though! Rae and Neko PS: Even though he is microchipped, I still think safety collars are worthwhile. They enable you to include "how to return me" information in a very visible manner. It is worth noting that in Victoria, Australia, animal shelters that collect dead cats are not required by law to scan them for microchip implants.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in > the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught > in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad > thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, > though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. > I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l > — > Blessed Be, > Lisa:) > Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! > http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
My Molly in her younger years and in another apartment once became so enamored of the birds on the nearby telephone pole that she forgot she was on the second story and fell to the parking lot below. I was totally freaked, she was totally freaked and had a broken paw. I called my best friend because I couldn’t stop shaking and he escorted both of us to the vet’s to have her examined and treated. I’ve always been very careful to keep things like plastic bags away from both of my cats as I know that there curiosity will get the better of them sooner or later and there will be hell to pay when it happens. Cats are very bright most of the time but forget about how smart they are when something needs to be checked out. Take care. — by permission of Molly and Casper, the wonder kitties Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what they want. J.W. Krutch
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I’m glad to hear the Gillian is ok…now how about you? That reminds me of the time when I came home from a shopping trip to Macy’s. I had a large paper bag with the plastic handles on it. I left the bag sitting on the floor after I emptied it. Somehow my cat Otter got his head through one of the handles. He panicked, and started running around the apartment with the bag flying across his back, like a cape!! It would have been funny, except he was PANICKED and out of control, running back and forth. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I finally cornered Otter in the kitchen, the bag torn, but the handle still around his neck. He was panting and totally freaked out. And so was I. I learned my lesson. Now, whenever I return from a shopping trip with one of those bags, I promptly put it away! Trish – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the >middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in >the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, >choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few >scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. >Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m >afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. >Shaking like a leaf:-l
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l > — > Blessed Be, > Lisa:) > Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! > http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
I had a similar experience when my cat was a kitten. I was sitting in the living room reading, and Zorak was playing with one of her toys, batting it around all over the apartment. Once of her favorite things to do is to bat something underneath a small bookshelf we have, then lay on her side and hit at it with one paw stuck under the bookshelf. This time, she had hit it too far back and couldn’t reach it, so she got up and went to look behind the shelf, between the shelf and the wall. I was paying no attention to this until I heard a weird coughing/huffling sound that I’d never heard before. Somehow she had gotten her head stuck between the bookshelf and the wall, and was frantically trying to get it out. Luckily I was there and was able to help her. After that we pushed the shelf flush with the wall, and now her head is too big to fit back there anyway. She was pretty shaken up afterwards, and it was a pretty traumatic experience for me, too! –Lynne
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> I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches.
Your cat was in a survival mode: She just wanted out without regard to any consequences. Next time grab a towel, sweater, shirt, etc., then wrap and immobilize the frantic legs and claws before you try to disengage her head from wherever it is stuck. The few extra seconds it takes to do this is well worth it in fewer injuries to both of you. > I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l
– Alan Consciousness, Physics and the Holographic Paradigm: http://www.livingston.net/hermital/intro.htm
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My scare came last week when I came home from work and heard the carbon monoxide detector going off and our 2 cats and 2 dogs didn’t come to greet me at the door. The CO detector was at 274 and I paniced thinking the worst. Luckily they were all OK and went to the outside porch to get away from the LOUD alarm of the CO detector and didn’t hear me come home. The furnace had only recently kicked on thanks to the programmable thermostat and warmer weather. Needless to say the CO problem has been fixed. Our answering machine has a "listen" mode on it when calling to retrieve messages and we use that quite often now for peace of mind to make sur ethe house is quiet.
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I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. Shaking like a leaf:-l — Blessed Be, Lisa:) Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
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A few weeks ago we were away for the weekend. Some friends stayed over to look after our 8 month old kitten, Neko. The weekend went fine except for one alarming incident. Neko wears a collar. The safety kind with the elastic insert that snaps open if a disaster happens. He caught his teeth on the metal ring in the collar. Once caught, he could not get himself out. Apparantly he became very distressed and would not hold still to have it removed. After a few minutes of struggling, they had to cut off the collar. By the time we got home, Neko was fine. Our friends were still quite upset, though! Rae and Neko PS: Even though he is microchipped, I still think safety collars are worthwhile. They enable you to include "how to return me" information in a very visible manner. It is worth noting that in Victoria, Australia, animal shelters that collect dead cats are not required by law to scan them for microchip implants.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in > the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught > in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad > thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, > though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. > I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l > — > Blessed Be, > Lisa:) > Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! > http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
My Molly in her younger years and in another apartment once became so enamored of the birds on the nearby telephone pole that she forgot she was on the second story and fell to the parking lot below. I was totally freaked, she was totally freaked and had a broken paw. I called my best friend because I couldn’t stop shaking and he escorted both of us to the vet’s to have her examined and treated. I’ve always been very careful to keep things like plastic bags away from both of my cats as I know that there curiosity will get the better of them sooner or later and there will be hell to pay when it happens. Cats are very bright most of the time but forget about how smart they are when something needs to be checked out. Take care. — by permission of Molly and Casper, the wonder kitties Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what they want. J.W. Krutch
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I’m glad to hear the Gillian is ok…now how about you? That reminds me of the time when I came home from a shopping trip to Macy’s. I had a large paper bag with the plastic handles on it. I left the bag sitting on the floor after I emptied it. Somehow my cat Otter got his head through one of the handles. He panicked, and started running around the apartment with the bag flying across his back, like a cape!! It would have been funny, except he was PANICKED and out of control, running back and forth. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I finally cornered Otter in the kitchen, the bag torn, but the handle still around his neck. He was panting and totally freaked out. And so was I. I learned my lesson. Now, whenever I return from a shopping trip with one of those bags, I promptly put it away! Trish – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the >middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in >the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, >choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few >scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. >Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m >afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. >Shaking like a leaf:-l
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l > — > Blessed Be, > Lisa:) > Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! > http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
I had a similar experience when my cat was a kitten. I was sitting in the living room reading, and Zorak was playing with one of her toys, batting it around all over the apartment. Once of her favorite things to do is to bat something underneath a small bookshelf we have, then lay on her side and hit at it with one paw stuck under the bookshelf. This time, she had hit it too far back and couldn’t reach it, so she got up and went to look behind the shelf, between the shelf and the wall. I was paying no attention to this until I heard a weird coughing/huffling sound that I’d never heard before. Somehow she had gotten her head stuck between the bookshelf and the wall, and was frantically trying to get it out. Luckily I was there and was able to help her. After that we pushed the shelf flush with the wall, and now her head is too big to fit back there anyway. She was pretty shaken up afterwards, and it was a pretty traumatic experience for me, too! –Lynne
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> I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches.
Your cat was in a survival mode: She just wanted out without regard to any consequences. Next time grab a towel, sweater, shirt, etc., then wrap and immobilize the frantic legs and claws before you try to disengage her head from wherever it is stuck. The few extra seconds it takes to do this is well worth it in fewer injuries to both of you. > I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l
– Alan Consciousness, Physics and the Holographic Paradigm: http://www.livingston.net/hermital/intro.htm
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My scare came last week when I came home from work and heard the carbon monoxide detector going off and our 2 cats and 2 dogs didn’t come to greet me at the door. The CO detector was at 274 and I paniced thinking the worst. Luckily they were all OK and went to the outside porch to get away from the LOUD alarm of the CO detector and didn’t hear me come home. The furnace had only recently kicked on thanks to the programmable thermostat and warmer weather. Needless to say the CO problem has been fixed. Our answering machine has a "listen" mode on it when calling to retrieve messages and we use that quite often now for peace of mind to make sur ethe house is quiet.
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I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. Shaking like a leaf:-l — Blessed Be, Lisa:) Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
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A few weeks ago we were away for the weekend. Some friends stayed over to look after our 8 month old kitten, Neko. The weekend went fine except for one alarming incident. Neko wears a collar. The safety kind with the elastic insert that snaps open if a disaster happens. He caught his teeth on the metal ring in the collar. Once caught, he could not get himself out. Apparantly he became very distressed and would not hold still to have it removed. After a few minutes of struggling, they had to cut off the collar. By the time we got home, Neko was fine. Our friends were still quite upset, though! Rae and Neko PS: Even though he is microchipped, I still think safety collars are worthwhile. They enable you to include "how to return me" information in a very visible manner. It is worth noting that in Victoria, Australia, animal shelters that collect dead cats are not required by law to scan them for microchip implants.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in > the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught > in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad > thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, > though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. > I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l > — > Blessed Be, > Lisa:) > Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! > http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
My Molly in her younger years and in another apartment once became so enamored of the birds on the nearby telephone pole that she forgot she was on the second story and fell to the parking lot below. I was totally freaked, she was totally freaked and had a broken paw. I called my best friend because I couldn’t stop shaking and he escorted both of us to the vet’s to have her examined and treated. I’ve always been very careful to keep things like plastic bags away from both of my cats as I know that there curiosity will get the better of them sooner or later and there will be hell to pay when it happens. Cats are very bright most of the time but forget about how smart they are when something needs to be checked out. Take care. — by permission of Molly and Casper, the wonder kitties Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what they want. J.W. Krutch
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I’m glad to hear the Gillian is ok…now how about you? That reminds me of the time when I came home from a shopping trip to Macy’s. I had a large paper bag with the plastic handles on it. I left the bag sitting on the floor after I emptied it. Somehow my cat Otter got his head through one of the handles. He panicked, and started running around the apartment with the bag flying across his back, like a cape!! It would have been funny, except he was PANICKED and out of control, running back and forth. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I finally cornered Otter in the kitchen, the bag torn, but the handle still around his neck. He was panting and totally freaked out. And so was I. I learned my lesson. Now, whenever I return from a shopping trip with one of those bags, I promptly put it away! Trish – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the >middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in >the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, >choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few >scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. >Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m >afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. >Shaking like a leaf:-l
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just had the scare of my life. Gillian, my 6 month old kitty, was in the > middle of her hyperactive play when she managed to get her neck caught in > the v-shaped legs of my footstool. She was struggling like a mad thing, > choking the whole time. I managed to get her out, not without a few > scratches. I think I’m more shaken up than she is. She seems fine, though. > Needless to say, those stools are being sent to the Salvation Army. I’m > afraid it’ll happen again when I’m not home. > Shaking like a leaf:-l > — > Blessed Be, > Lisa:) > Visit my totally useless, but none the less fun webpage! > http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lagoon/3992/
I had a similar experience when my cat was a kitten. I was sitting in the living room reading, and Zorak was playing with one of her toys, batting it around all over the apartment. Once of her favorite things to do is to bat something underneath a small bookshelf we have, then lay on her side and hit at it with one paw stuck under the bookshelf. This time, she had hit it too far back and couldn’t reach it, so she got up and went to look behind the shelf, between the shelf and the wall. I was paying no attention to this until I heard a weird coughing/huffling sound that I’d never heard before. Somehow she had gotten her head stuck between the bookshelf and the wall, and was frantically trying to get it out. Luckily I was there and was able to help her. After that we pushed the shelf flush with the wall, and now her head is too big to fit back there anyway. She was pretty shaken up afterwards, and it was a pretty traumatic experience for me, too! –Lynne
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