Comments on: Fewer 4 a.m. hairballs (Day 186)… http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/ making one change every day to greenify my life (and hopefully not being too smug about it) Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:49:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bunnyluv http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-12687 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:16:54 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-12687 The brush is called Kong Zoom Rubber brush for cats, and it’s made in USA. They also have a dog shaped rubber brush for dogs.

]]> By: Greenpa http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-4046 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:34:24 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-4046 Esme- boy, that sounded a kinda snooty, huh? Sorry- I was really just in a hurry and thinking only of MY situation- which includes a huge population of really feral cats- hundreds, in the woods and farms. SURE; if you live in a suburb, or city where the cat population is at least a little under control- an unfixed tom CAN make more babies than might otherwise happen.

]]> By: Greenpa http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-4043 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:54:08 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-4043 Esme- I understand your concern- but the reality is- males make NO difference in the birth rate; of any species, anywhere, at any time. Seems unfair, but there you are- males truly are irrelevant. I say this as one who has studied the mathematics of population dynamics extensively, at the PhD level.. :-) basically, if there’s a fertile female who truly wants to be pregnant, she’ll find a way. And the males never have babies.

]]> By: ClareSnow http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3980 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:38:08 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3980 Re: blue rubber brush

Thanks to the wonders (not) of globalisation I have the exact same blue rubber brush sitting on my porch, half a world away in Australia. I got it free with some flea treatment (and a red rubber dog brush with my next packet). It never occurred to me how far it travelled – and I’m sure it did come from north america (probably via china).

]]> By: Esme http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3961 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:59:13 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3961 Greenpa, I hope your beloved tom isn’t out there fathering a slew of unwanted kittens- since you say he’s battlescarred and such, sounds like he’s an outdoor cat. You may want to check with the neighbours- there may already be a ‘blue’ kitten of his out there waiting for you. Then you can neuter him and save all those other unwanted kits from being put down or getting distemper or (if you live in the country) getting taken by abovementioned coyotes as lunch.

]]> By: Greenpa http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3960 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:44:43 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3960 So is your cat a Russian Blue? – could almost be a littermate for ours- who is very blue, but not Russian. We don’t have to worry about grooming. sigh. He’s male- and such a sweet tempered creature we decided NOT to fix him, on the theory we might like his kittens some day. As a mature intact tom, he’s still very gentle and sweet with the family- but he does act like a tomcat at night- “battlescarred” would be the best adjective, and it includes I think being groomed by coyotes periodically. We usually wish he had more hair…

]]> By: jporchanian http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3948 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:27:13 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3948 Aww… Your cat’s adorable.

]]> By: Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3942 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:28:55 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3942 I can so relate to this! With 7 kitties at Rosehaven Cottage we have our fair share of this dilemma. I love the grooming brush you have pictured. It looks like a kitty’s dream! Where did you get it? Cindy at Rosehaven Cottage

]]> By: Hellcat13 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3936 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:09:23 +0000 http://greenasathistle.com/2007/09/02/fewer-4-am-hairballs-day-186/#comment-3936 Best brush ever. Our kitties detest the metal brush but come tearing through the house to get brushed when I pick up the little rubber one. They fight over who gets to go first. :)

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