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  7. 7.

    Anne Laurie

    Cole, I understand your reasonable-under-the-circumstances paranoia, but can you arrange with your vet for ‘hands-off’ cat delivery / pickup?

    Around here, vets are starting to reopen for basic services (with proper social-distancing measures).  Since your groomers most certainly know what to expect with Steve, and it’s warming up to the point where just letting his shedding coat mat will be really unpleasant for the poor cat, you might want to discuss dropping his crate at the door, and coming back for him later, while masked & gloved & etc.

    You might even discuss giving him a mild tranquilizer (kitty valium) in his wet food, or some pill paste, so that you can manage the crating bit single-handed…

  11. 11.

    Mary G

    My Chenille is prone to skin problems and since the weather has warmed up has licked all her fur off in several spots. The vet gives her steroid shots, but I’ve been worried to take her in because their office is between the grocery store, a UPS store, and a Chinese restaurant and there are a lot of people around all the time. It’s gotten so bad that she is miserable and acting up. I’ve decided to figure out a way to take her in tomorrow, maybe to the veterinary hospital in a freestanding building

    ETA: @Anne Laurie: The crating is the problem; she fights like hell and the housemates are afraid of her because she still hisses at them if they come near her after five years. A tranquilizer is a great idea, thank you.

  12. 12.

    Ruckus

    @RepubAnon:

    When 3 different groomers tell you that your pet is never allowed in their shop ever again, your only choice is – yourself. Especially if those are the only 3 groomers within 20 miles. Done that, been there. Later I tried the vet to get burrs removed. I had to go in with the vet techs and cut out the burrs while 2 techs held a 35 lb cocker spaniel. He had to be muzzled to be groomed. After that I had to groom him myself. It wasn’t pretty but his hair was shorter……

  13. 13.

    Nicole

    Oh man, thanks for the pet post. Today (well, Friday) was flea/tick and heartworm day and I totally forgot. Doing it right now.

  16. 16.

    Gvg

    Pet grooming seems to be the service people want to cheat on the most on my Nextdoor. People try to remind them it’s not permitted, but on this subject there is a lot of “its medically necessary for my pet” whines. I tend to not trust them based on what details they drop but maybe i’m Wrong.

    our bet does curbside service. You make appointment and call from the parking lot. They come out and get the pet. You can have them crated in the back.  I have a minivan so I pop the hatch. I haven’t actually sent my cat in yet. I did her rabies booster the week before shut down and then I was able to go in, to the exam room, but I had to wait in the car till they came to get us because people already knew what was coming. I have twice had to get prescription food for sisters dog though so I have used curbside. Call and ask. Groomers might also be doing something like this. It would be different state to state.

  17. 17.

    dexwood

    We used my hair clippers on the Dog Brothers last weekend. While the results are less than professional, they do seem to appreciate the cooler cuts and no blood was lost. Of course, they’ll pretty much put up with anything for a Ritz cracker.

  20. 20.

    Doug R

    That looks like a Comcastic/XFINITY remote. I know that because Shaw’s BlueSky is a rip-off/licencee.

  23. 23.

    Aleta

    Another botched haircut of the dog today.   He has a distressed look in his eyes,  like the patches of uneven hairs are throwing him out of alignment with the geoforce fields.  Which must be delicately sensed before he can position himself accurately to pee,  etc.

    At the groomers, he would hop up eagerly on the table.  Today the minute we spread the red sheet on the LR floor (the clippers still in the kitchen out of sight on the shelf) he left and wouldn’t come back.  He’s the most cooperative dog citizen in the world and never does that.

    We gave up and randomly cut some hair by hand as we’ve been doing nearly every day.   I discovered little sticks and seeds tangled in the hair between several toes so I was trimming there.  I cut his foot.  Blood and panic and the worst guilt.   I’m going to walk him through the streets hoping someone with skill is appalled and offers help.

  24. 24.

    satby

    It seems like forever, but it was probably only about 14 days, that a rescue transport driver in my old network was in a terrible accident and I shared the news here. Dane never regained consciousness and passed away last night. He was instrumental in saving thousands of animals on rescue relays over 10 years, and he will be deeply missed.

  25. 25.

    Anonymous At Work

    I bet that “the blood of caretakers” can calm a cat like that down.  Try bathing him or trimming his claws…

  27. 27.

    Mohagan

    Like two of the posters above, I would try your vet (open because essential services) to get Steve shaved for summer.  That’s what we always did with our one long-haired cat who wanted to be outside most of the time in the country.  It actually never occurred to me to look for a pet groomer.  And obviously, a cat would have to be tranquilized before being shaved, and that sounds like a vet tech, at least.

  28. 28.

    Sab t.

    That is our Maine coon. What a slug disguised as a cat. Also emotionally needy for a cat. Husband loves him. He can have him. I prefer my tuxedo siamese cross. Very needy but never lazy.

  32. 32.

    The Pale Scot

    @schrodingers_cat: 

    Service elephants? How do you get one on a plane or into a supermarket? They’d be great at reaching to back of the highest shelf.

    I honestly thought this. “Meet Dainty, my emotional support elephant”

    Hell Cole, you didn’t breed and you don’t travel, crank the AC for Steve’s sake

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