dmr
Registered Abuser
memphis said:
I believe it, I've heard it too.
I've also heard the story of the monkey. I don't know whether to believe that one or not.
oftheherd
Veteran
Years ago, my wife and I adopted a couple of stray cats. The first didn't like the new cat a little and the second reacted typically. As luck would have it, I had an unused room and a glass storm door. I placed it in the door to keep them apart and and let the two posture, hiss and agress to their hearts content. It got old after a while and they just accepted each other since no matter what they did, the other didn't back down, not having to. I didn't know if it would work or not, and I am still not sure exactly why it did. Maybe they were just not really that commited to winning over companionship.
Has nothing to do with your current situation except to again show that it is difficult to figure out cats. If they do what you want, it is probably only because that is what they want to do, as far as I can see. Of course, all animals have their own personalities. Some cats are very afraid of dogs. Others immediately train all dogs they come across. Good luck.
Has nothing to do with your current situation except to again show that it is difficult to figure out cats. If they do what you want, it is probably only because that is what they want to do, as far as I can see. Of course, all animals have their own personalities. Some cats are very afraid of dogs. Others immediately train all dogs they come across. Good luck.
rgripp
Member
Talk to your veterinarian about Feliway - commercial product that is a synthetic analogue of feline facial pheromone (mood modifying chemical released when cats rub their faces on furniture, legs etc.).
Very useful in any feline stress situation, available as spray or plug-in diffuser.
Maufacturer's site: www.ceva.com/
Very useful in any feline stress situation, available as spray or plug-in diffuser.
Maufacturer's site: www.ceva.com/
oftheherd
Veteran
dmr said:I believe it, I've heard it too.
I've also heard the story of the monkey. I don't know whether to believe that one or not.
Never heard about the cat in China. I have heard about the monkey in China and Vietnam, and poisonous snakes. It was always one of those I heard from a friend who had a friend ... except for the snakes. A friend told me his wife and her family "treated" him to that experience.
I guess I need to ask one of my Vietnamese co-workers. I never saw it myself, but I expect any of my friends when I was there would have expected that was more gross than I would have wanted to engage in, to say nothing of probably very expensive.
sepiareverb
genius and moron
I'll chime in with some more of the 'let them work it out' method. I've found that getting in the way of that stuff with cats or dogs to both drag out the unpleasantness and sometimes get dangerous. Something changes with cats at 8 months to a year in age- their teenage years or something. I've had several (when I lived in the city and they needed to stay indoors always) go through a period of 'ceiling confusion' (my term). They walk around the apartment looking up at the ceiling and yowling, then up on the furniture, one cat managed to get atop the kitchen cabinets and actually touch the ceiling and yowl. In all three cats this lasted for about two weeks- part of each day and then nothing about it again.
I would suspect that the cat will warm up to you again- especially if you allow her to see you filling the food bowl- perhaps a bit of milk or cheese now and again as well. Aloof is one thing to be expected in cats, but mad is not.
I would suspect that the cat will warm up to you again- especially if you allow her to see you filling the food bowl- perhaps a bit of milk or cheese now and again as well. Aloof is one thing to be expected in cats, but mad is not.
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
Thanks! That's a great line!
An update: it's honeymoon time!
Mimi has been very playful, affectionate and fun lately... just like she was before the incident. Today we had such a beautiful afternoon that I couldn't deprive the cats from going out to the yard... but they weren't alone. I had some work to do, and brought it with me. To my surprise, they chose not to explore their surroundings but remained near me instead, sunning their bellies, catching bugs, dozing off and having a grand ole time. I took out some of my toys (cameras, of course), and at intervals I played with them (the cameras, of course), with the cats, and worked reading and taking notes on a book I must review for a journal. We went all inside together at 7:30 PM. Ben and Mimi ate, napped and I watched I, Robot in the TV/DVD player I have in the basement.
Here's Mimi, last December, when she was still small but not cuter. She's grown a lot bigger now. BTW, it was taken with a Leica!