I was reading the cat page on Diane Gaudynski's web site and she mentioned success using a product from this company that removed cat hairs from her quilts, etc. I know that several threads have discussed this problem in the past - has anyone heard or tried any of these products? The sponge seems to work on a simple principle of static electricity.
Our kitty didn't have a mother to teach him to groom and presumed that it was part of the service he was entitled to from us. Sweet Pea enjoyed being brushed several times a day and stalked anybody operating a vacuum cleaner; oh my how that kitty did love for someone to do the back, front, legs, whiskers and other parts. We didn't have a problem with Sweet Pea shedding on anything. I realize that most of you are heaps too busy for all of that but you really can teach 'some' kitties that brushing and vacuuming feels good. Polly
Hi Polly - it is my sole purpose in life to groom, brush, stroke, chat with, mollycoddle, nurse, vet and otherwise BE the mother cat in the household - that is, according to the 3 ladies and 1 male child cat who live here. When the brush comes out for one of them, the other three are right there as well. There are brushes and combs and bent pins of every description in every room from years ago, including my own once hair brush collection that was essential during my years of long curly hair. Unfortunately, Lulu, of the cotton ball coat will deposit herself regardless of the number of grooming sessions she receives. The other three, Jessie, Katie and Winston want the treatment because it is their pleasure in life to upstage the others with the most strokes of the brush or comb. When I had finished quilting the church quilt, the black backing fabric was totally covered in Winston kitten hair because he had 'ridden' it while it was being manoevered through the machine and the tunnels under it was his runway. There are photos of him and his idea of QI duties on my webshots - he is a year old now but the sewing machine is still fascinating to him and any fabric that goes under it is fair game. When Winston moved in, it was Jessie (who surprised me) by becoming a mother to him - she showed him the rules of the house and what the pecking order was - all that is forgotten now because, like most energetic youngsters, he feels any cat who lived here prior to his arrival was only here to learn how to service his need to enjoy life. It's all go, you know! jennellh (change the mail to news)
On Jun 30, 12:00 am, "Polly Esther" wrote:
Thank you for the reminder. Yes. I remember the tunnels, riding and runways. Many times I wondered how in the @#! the quilt became so heavy. Yes. Right. Polly
I also have one of those special sponges, it works well. But, one day I couldn't find it and I used a regular sponge, it worked almost as well. I have discovered that when my hands are damp, and I stroke Pinkee Squeek-a-lotta, her loose, very fine hair, clings to my damp hands. She is a very large Maine Coon cat and we are always finding clumps of hair, we call them her kittens, everywhere. Anyway, I also found that if I dampen an ordinary sponge it works very well.
I've got to do some piecing today, I have a block of the quarter to finish finish for Thursday's guild meeting.
Bonnie, in Middletown, VA
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