Thread: De-mating without injury

Originally Posted by Howlinbob

Still, you do really need a decent assistant. Any chance of training the OH?.

None whatsoever. Especially because I don't actually know what I'm doing either so to be fair to him, he gets barked at in a completely foreign language. Excerpt from the last attempt:
K: Hold it up
OH: Hold what up??
K: The leg, I need to get underneath
>at this point, OH lifts cat into the air so I can literally get 'underneath'<
K: No, not underneath.. underneath the leg!!
OH: Which bloody leg?
K: The left leg.
OH: Your left of my left?
K: Your left! Hurry up, she's getting really pissed off!
OH: Which leg?
K: I've just told you, the left leg. It's not rocket science!
OH: Which left?
K: YOUR LEFT!
OH: I KNOW THAT - BUT SHE'S GOT TWO BLOODY LEFT LEGS!

You get the idea.

Originally Posted by jckkerrison

When we do a two man job we sit cat on lap with back against your body put one hand under & lock two front legs & with other hand do same with back legs,you can then stretch front up,back down,one way at a time or both together if you want them really stretched.Really hard to explain it,Shims is wondering why he is getting sat on my lap with his legs up in the air & nothing happening,its easier to do than write about .....
I never found it easy to play & do I found it better to be firm,do,they learn,then tit bits & play,but I am starting to think I am a very hard mum to my furries.....

That's easier to visualise than you might think, including the confused look on Shims face. I'll give that a go, might be easier than the potential divorce that the other route might cause!
Hard mum... don't think so, missus.