HELOISE Diapers quickly absorb house-training accidents

Dear Heloise: It was taking a while to house-train my puppy -- he had so many accidents. Paper towels would absorb it a bit, but not totally, and I hated picking up the wet towels to dispose of them. My baby girl outgrew her diapers, so I was left with an almost-full package of them. I grabbed one, dropped it down and pressed -- it was amazing how much urine it absorbed in no time.
Before I used the entire package, my puppy was house-trained. Diapers are certainly a nice way to clean up -- no messy paper towels to deal with. Karen S., Via E-mail
Dear Readers: Linda Warneke of Riesel, Texas, has an adorable 11/2-year-old Shih Tzu puppy named Katy. The photo Linda sent shows Katy riding in a bicycle basket. She loves to ride, especially when they go camping.
Visit my Web site, www.Helois-e.com, to see cute little Katy smiling. Send your favorite, unusual pet photo to: Heloise/Pet Photo, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279. Heloise
Dear Heloise: Thought I would share a helpful hint with you and your readers on giving medicine to pets:
My roommate has two boxers, one of which recently required medication to be administered several times a day. The problem was that the well boxer, thinking he was missing out on a treat, would steal the sick boxer's pill by licking her face. Separating the two dogs during medication time didn't always work, as the sick boxer could hold her pill in her mouth for quite a while (unbeknownst to us humans), then spit it out, making the medicine available to the well dog much later.
My roommate came up with a clever solution. At medication time, he first smeared a small amount of butter on the well dog's forearm. For minutes, the dog was so busy licking that he paid no attention to the medicine "treat" the sick dog was getting. (The medicine also received a small smear of butter, and the sick dog swallowed it enthusiastically, with no more thoughts of "sharing" her medicine with the well dog.) Jane Hill, Youngstown
How clever! Dogs and cats can fool us many times, can't they? Heloise
Dear Readers: Clarise Wyatt of Bakersfield, Calif., sent a letter in the hope that no one else will ever have to go through what she did.
Her cat, Lilly, was a climber and loved to go up trees, the roof and the open rafters in their garage. One day they came home to find Lilly dead. She must have climbed on the garage door as it was closing and got caught between the top of the door and the house. It was a horrifying experience, and Clarise is hoping that this letter will help others.
So, folks, make sure your cat isn't in the garage or anywhere near the door while opening or closing it. This letter might save other pets. Heloise
XSend a great hint to: Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000, Fax: (210) HELOISE or E-mail: Heloise@Heloise.com.
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