marika
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Joined: February 2010
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Post by marika on Feb 10, 2010 22:41:48 GMT -5
Don't know if this will help, but it might work for you. When my daughter had her leg in a cast and couldn't bend it at all, we used a small step stool for her to sit on so she could bend over to reach the floor while keeping her leg straight. Tilework can be done while sitting directly on the floor, but getting back up might mean scooting yourself into a corner and sort of butt walking up the wall, . I'd get somebody else to do it. (Because, let's face it, no one wants to see me butt walk up a wall, lmao!)
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Post by lizzie on Feb 11, 2010 4:22:07 GMT -5
My cat 'pushes' his food as he eats it, so we used to end up with a ring of food on the floor around his plate. After some experimentation with deeper bowls etc (apparently too scary to eat out of) I tried a Corelle spaghetti plate/dish - a good size, with shallow sides, very little food ever ends up on the floor now.
However, as already suggested, if your cat has youth on his/her side, eating off a coffee table will be perfectly acceptable! A friend of mine used to feed her cat on top of the fridge (just a hop and a skip from the sink!) to keep the cat's food away from the dogs.
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Post by raysshellya on Feb 11, 2010 10:20:10 GMT -5
Can you bend ok ? I would drop a damp rag down, use my foot to wipe and then pick it up.
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Post by lizziejeen on Feb 11, 2010 16:37:16 GMT -5
Wow how many of have bad knees? I get up on my hands and feet and push off to get up.
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Post by mish on Feb 11, 2010 17:59:12 GMT -5
I put my cat's food and water dishes on a sheet of newspaper, and usually have to replace it every meal. But bending down to pick up the dish and fold and throw out the newspaper is doable for me. Then whenever I wash the kitchen floor ( , like how often does that happen!?) I may need to scrub at some random bits but generally it's fairly clear of chunks of dried food.
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