FurballLover
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So the latest in our home:
At her last vet visit, my civie Molly was given a relatively clean bill of health-with two exceptions: her teeth and her ears. She's already had two teeth removed, and will probably need more work later this summer
When Molly was a tiny kitten, she had ear mites--so we used the drops 2x a day for two weeks (with a lot of scratching, biting, and screaming) and they cleared up--fast forward 10+years--her ears are still a problem. They are always dirty, no mites, just a lot of buildup. So the vet told me that I have to clean her ears at a minimum of once a month.
In typical tortie fashion, she doesn't like to be handled, so grooming has always been a HUGE battle in our house. Most of you probably remember her retaliation not too long ago after her vet checkup when she tried to puke on my head as I slept. This time was also a doozy.
Last week I decided that along with the drooler and Charlie's routine ear cleanings, Molly would also have a turn. Now, the dog and C absolutely LOVE it when I clean their ears; Molly, however, has a polar opinion of the issue. I get all the supplies ready, q-tips, cotton balls torn into 3's to fit the little ears, and the dreaded ear solution. The towel is laid out on the bathroom floor, and I wait for the opportune moment to catch her in a 'calm' mood.
Well, I got her in the burrito, and sat on her. Put the drops in the first ear, receive a shower of the drops, repeat the drops, massage them into the ear and start with the cotton balls. She flicked about a dozen around the bathroom---it was snowing in June!! I was even able to use 3 qtips before she escaped behind the toilet. At this point, I am satisfied that the left ear is mostly clean.... so in lieu of losing a finger, I opt to let her out to calm down for a while and apply neosporin to my wounds.
About an hour later, HRH Miss Molly Muffin is slumbering on the couch, and I decide that if I can burrito her there, maybe I can get the right ear done as well.................yeah right.
30 mins later DH comes home from work to find me chasing the Princess around the house with a blanket yelling that he has to help me because she has drops in her ear and I cannot just leave her like this. So we wrangle her into the blanket (at this point she's actually foaming at the mouth) so I can maybe get a couple swabs in her ear and be done with it. Dh holds her belly side up (she has less traction with her paws in the air) so I can 'do the deed'. I'm bleeding and nearly in tears trying to get an angle where I can get to her ear when all of a sudden---its now raining. Whaaaa?
She peed all over poor Dh's leg, shoe, and our carpet. A golden arc of protest. Needless to say, only one ear got clean last week; and now I'm afraid to go to sleep :shock:
I'm thinking that I should ask the vet for some mild sedative (for both of us, haha) I'm stopping by there tomorrow for frontline and revolution.
Does anyone have advice, a med that's mild, or some trick to try--and please don't tell me about the clothspin method--it has no effect on the wild child. Or perhaps, you would like to join our betting pool on her retaliation. I bet 12 days, Dh took the over bet. At least we keep our sense of humor about it. :roll: Oh yeah, the next morning I awoke to find 3 poop nuggets on the floor right in front of my beloved washer and dryer; but I don't think that's the end of it. More devious tricks will surely follow.
off topic:
I posted on community about the tornadoes that hit our area sat night. There's a couple pics that my bro sent me that are awesome/frightening of the storms.
Illinois Tornadoes
At her last vet visit, my civie Molly was given a relatively clean bill of health-with two exceptions: her teeth and her ears. She's already had two teeth removed, and will probably need more work later this summer
When Molly was a tiny kitten, she had ear mites--so we used the drops 2x a day for two weeks (with a lot of scratching, biting, and screaming) and they cleared up--fast forward 10+years--her ears are still a problem. They are always dirty, no mites, just a lot of buildup. So the vet told me that I have to clean her ears at a minimum of once a month.
In typical tortie fashion, she doesn't like to be handled, so grooming has always been a HUGE battle in our house. Most of you probably remember her retaliation not too long ago after her vet checkup when she tried to puke on my head as I slept. This time was also a doozy.
Last week I decided that along with the drooler and Charlie's routine ear cleanings, Molly would also have a turn. Now, the dog and C absolutely LOVE it when I clean their ears; Molly, however, has a polar opinion of the issue. I get all the supplies ready, q-tips, cotton balls torn into 3's to fit the little ears, and the dreaded ear solution. The towel is laid out on the bathroom floor, and I wait for the opportune moment to catch her in a 'calm' mood.
Well, I got her in the burrito, and sat on her. Put the drops in the first ear, receive a shower of the drops, repeat the drops, massage them into the ear and start with the cotton balls. She flicked about a dozen around the bathroom---it was snowing in June!! I was even able to use 3 qtips before she escaped behind the toilet. At this point, I am satisfied that the left ear is mostly clean.... so in lieu of losing a finger, I opt to let her out to calm down for a while and apply neosporin to my wounds.
About an hour later, HRH Miss Molly Muffin is slumbering on the couch, and I decide that if I can burrito her there, maybe I can get the right ear done as well.................yeah right.
30 mins later DH comes home from work to find me chasing the Princess around the house with a blanket yelling that he has to help me because she has drops in her ear and I cannot just leave her like this. So we wrangle her into the blanket (at this point she's actually foaming at the mouth) so I can maybe get a couple swabs in her ear and be done with it. Dh holds her belly side up (she has less traction with her paws in the air) so I can 'do the deed'. I'm bleeding and nearly in tears trying to get an angle where I can get to her ear when all of a sudden---its now raining. Whaaaa?
She peed all over poor Dh's leg, shoe, and our carpet. A golden arc of protest. Needless to say, only one ear got clean last week; and now I'm afraid to go to sleep :shock:
I'm thinking that I should ask the vet for some mild sedative (for both of us, haha) I'm stopping by there tomorrow for frontline and revolution.
Does anyone have advice, a med that's mild, or some trick to try--and please don't tell me about the clothspin method--it has no effect on the wild child. Or perhaps, you would like to join our betting pool on her retaliation. I bet 12 days, Dh took the over bet. At least we keep our sense of humor about it. :roll: Oh yeah, the next morning I awoke to find 3 poop nuggets on the floor right in front of my beloved washer and dryer; but I don't think that's the end of it. More devious tricks will surely follow.
off topic:
I posted on community about the tornadoes that hit our area sat night. There's a couple pics that my bro sent me that are awesome/frightening of the storms.
Illinois Tornadoes
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Seriously, this story made me laugh, although I know it wasn't funny at the time (or maybe not even now). Glad you at least got one clean. The only restraint method is know is the clothespins, so I can't help you out on that one.