If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
My Cat Got A Glue Trap Stuck To Him
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:47:57 -0500, "Christina"
wrote: It's kinda funny now, but at the time it happened (around 2 am!) it was not. My husband and I have been trying to capture a mouse that's been in our panty. We set a glue trap, a small one, right near the hole the mouse had made. Well....we always have to make sure that the panty door is completely closed otherwise the cats like to go in there and find their bag of food and have a feast during the night. Well, apparently someone did not close the door all of the way and Scooby decided to check out what was in there.We heard a big commotion up front around 2 am, and we found our cat Scooby with the glue trap stuck to his butt and left hind leg! He was freaked out because he couldn't get it off! So my husband and I tried to pull it off, which made him meow like crazy and woke all the kids up, so we had to literally hold him down and yank it off. Then we put him in the bathtub and my husband tried to scrub the glue off him with shampoo, but it would not come off (and there was a lot of glue stuck on him!!) We ended up having to shave a HUGE area to get all of the glue off him and now we call him bald butt. I'm going to take a picture of him and share it. He's fine now, happy as can be, but our cats get into EVERYTHING!!!! Anyone else have a story like this to share? I guess I need to "kittyproof" the house better. Christina And mouseproof it too. Is the kitty food in a plastic or metal can? Purrs for the barebutt kitty. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:23:32 -0700, m. L. Briggs
wrote: On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:47:57 -0500, "Christina" wrote: It's kinda funny now, but at the time it happened (around 2 am!) it was not. My husband and I have been trying to capture a mouse that's been in our panty. We set a glue trap, a small one, right near the hole the mouse had made. Well....we always have to make sure that the panty door is completely closed otherwise the cats like to go in there and find their bag of food and have a feast during the night. Well, apparently someone did not close the door all of the way and Scooby decided to check out what was in there.We heard a big commotion up front around 2 am, and we found our cat Scooby with the glue trap stuck to his butt and left hind leg! He was freaked out because he couldn't get it off! So my husband and I tried to pull it off, which made him meow like crazy and woke all the kids up, so we had to literally hold him down and yank it off. Then we put him in the bathtub and my husband tried to scrub the glue off him with shampoo, but it would not come off (and there was a lot of glue stuck on him!!) We ended up having to shave a HUGE area to get all of the glue off him and now we call him bald butt. I'm going to take a picture of him and share it. He's fine now, happy as can be, but our cats get into EVERYTHING!!!! Anyone else have a story like this to share? I guess I need to "kittyproof" the house better. Christina And mouseproof it too. Is the kitty food in a plastic or metal can? Purrs for the barebutt kitty. Just a thought: Did you try using cooking oil to dissolve the adhesive? |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 12:23:32 -0700, m. L. Briggs
wrote: On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:47:57 -0500, "Christina" wrote: It's kinda funny now, but at the time it happened (around 2 am!) it was not. My husband and I have been trying to capture a mouse that's been in our panty. We set a glue trap, a small one, right near the hole the mouse had made. Well....we always have to make sure that the panty door is completely closed otherwise the cats like to go in there and find their bag of food and have a feast during the night. Well, apparently someone did not close the door all of the way and Scooby decided to check out what was in there.We heard a big commotion up front around 2 am, and we found our cat Scooby with the glue trap stuck to his butt and left hind leg! He was freaked out because he couldn't get it off! So my husband and I tried to pull it off, which made him meow like crazy and woke all the kids up, so we had to literally hold him down and yank it off. Then we put him in the bathtub and my husband tried to scrub the glue off him with shampoo, but it would not come off (and there was a lot of glue stuck on him!!) We ended up having to shave a HUGE area to get all of the glue off him and now we call him bald butt. I'm going to take a picture of him and share it. He's fine now, happy as can be, but our cats get into EVERYTHING!!!! Anyone else have a story like this to share? I guess I need to "kittyproof" the house better. Christina And mouseproof it too. Is the kitty food in a plastic or metal can? Purrs for the barebutt kitty. Just a thought: Did you try using cooking oil to dissolve the adhesive? |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:47:57 -0500, "Christina"
wrote: It's kinda funny now, but at the time it happened (around 2 am!) it was not. My husband and I have been trying to capture a mouse that's been in our panty. We set a glue trap, a small one, right near the hole the mouse had made. Well....we always have to make sure that the panty door is completely closed otherwise the cats like to go in there and find their bag of food and have a feast during the night. Well, apparently someone did not close the door all of the way and Scooby decided to check out what was in there.We heard a big commotion up front around 2 am, and we found our cat Scooby with the glue trap stuck to his butt and left hind leg! He was freaked out because he couldn't get it off! So my husband and I tried to pull it off, which made him meow like crazy and woke all the kids up, so we had to literally hold him down and yank it off. Then we put him in the bathtub and my husband tried to scrub the glue off him with shampoo, but it would not come off (and there was a lot of glue stuck on him!!) We ended up having to shave a HUGE area to get all of the glue off him and now we call him bald butt. I'm going to take a picture of him and share it. He's fine now, happy as can be, but our cats get into EVERYTHING!!!! Anyone else have a story like this to share? I guess I need to "kittyproof" the house better. Christina I think I posted this thought incorrectly ---did you try using cooking oil to dissolve the glue? It might work. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:47:57 -0500, "Christina"
wrote: It's kinda funny now, but at the time it happened (around 2 am!) it was not. My husband and I have been trying to capture a mouse that's been in our panty. We set a glue trap, a small one, right near the hole the mouse had made. Well....we always have to make sure that the panty door is completely closed otherwise the cats like to go in there and find their bag of food and have a feast during the night. Well, apparently someone did not close the door all of the way and Scooby decided to check out what was in there.We heard a big commotion up front around 2 am, and we found our cat Scooby with the glue trap stuck to his butt and left hind leg! He was freaked out because he couldn't get it off! So my husband and I tried to pull it off, which made him meow like crazy and woke all the kids up, so we had to literally hold him down and yank it off. Then we put him in the bathtub and my husband tried to scrub the glue off him with shampoo, but it would not come off (and there was a lot of glue stuck on him!!) We ended up having to shave a HUGE area to get all of the glue off him and now we call him bald butt. I'm going to take a picture of him and share it. He's fine now, happy as can be, but our cats get into EVERYTHING!!!! Anyone else have a story like this to share? I guess I need to "kittyproof" the house better. Christina I think I posted this thought incorrectly ---did you try using cooking oil to dissolve the glue? It might work. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Glue traps are extremely cruel and I would never consider using one to
catch mice. I think this was a sign from the universe for you to find other means of dealing with the mice. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Glue traps are extremely cruel and I would never consider using one to
catch mice. I think this was a sign from the universe for you to find other means of dealing with the mice. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
"Christina" wrote in message ...
It's actually just in the pantry in the bag. It wouldn't matter if it was in a container or not because they get into everything every chance they get. My curtains.....mini blinds..you name it, they destroyed it!!! Christina Those glue traps are *extremely* cruel. Do yourself, your cat and the mice a favor and either get the kind of traps that kill instantly, or get Have-A-Heart traps and release the mice elsewhere. -l. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
"Christina" wrote in message ...
It's actually just in the pantry in the bag. It wouldn't matter if it was in a container or not because they get into everything every chance they get. My curtains.....mini blinds..you name it, they destroyed it!!! Christina Those glue traps are *extremely* cruel. Do yourself, your cat and the mice a favor and either get the kind of traps that kill instantly, or get Have-A-Heart traps and release the mice elsewhere. -l. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Those glue traps are *extremely* cruel. Do yourself, your cat and the
mice a favor and either get the kind of traps that kill instantly, or get Have-A-Heart traps and release the mice elsewhere. -l. Amen to that one. I was wondering when someone was going to mention that. I hate those traps. The mouse starves to death in terror if no one kills it. I hate the other traps too, but at least getting whammed on the head by a spring-driven bar has got to be a quicker death than those damn glue traps. Sherry |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Trap worked - wrong animal! | CatNipped | Cat anecdotes | 18 | October 5th 04 07:02 AM |
trying to trap feral cats (and going crazy) | Sheri | Cat health & behaviour | 46 | January 29th 04 04:22 AM |