Archer is in the dog house

"Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
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Actually, it's a kennel, but man am I mad at him.

Archer does *NOT* like being caged up and last night, while we were
sleeping, he threw the granddaddy of all temper tantrums. When I went
upstairs this morning I found he had thrown *all* of the litter (and
everything that was *in* the litter) out of his litter box onto the floor
of the kennel - his dry food bowl was filled with litter. Then he
overturned his canned food bowl and smeared it all over the bottom of the
cage, mixing it well with the litter (and other stuff). Then he
overturned his water dish so that part of the litter on the bottom of the
kennel was clumped up. The he pushed his lamb's wool bed all over the
bottom of the kennel until it was well covered in.... well I don't like
to think about what it was covered in!

Before I could even start to get ready for work I had to strip down the
kennel, clean it and everything in it, clean Archer, clean Archer's cast,
and then refill his litter box and food/water bowls. I was finishing
feeding the other cats when I walked by his cage and saw him in the
middle of throwing out all the litter from his litter box again!
ARGH!!!!

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Hugs,

CatNipped

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Have you tried switching to shredded paper for his litter box (run
newspaper through a shredder, not one of the cross cut, but a simple
length cut - or cut with a scissor, tear by hand)? I know it won't help
when he dumps the poo & pee out, but it would be less mess itself to clean
up.

I think it would smell too bad. We have the kennel in the great room so he
can be with the rest of the family. I've considered switching to the
crystals, but I really don't like those (they don't scoop well). I'll just
have to deal with the mess for 5.5 more weeks.

Hugs,

CatNipped


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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:02:01 -0500, CatNipped wrote:

Actually, it's a kennel, but man am I mad at him.

Archer does *NOT* like being caged up and last night, while we were
sleeping, he threw the granddaddy of all temper tantrums. When I went
upstairs this morning I found he had thrown *all* of the litter (and
everything that was *in* the litter) out of his litter box onto the floor of
the kennel - his dry food bowl was filled with litter. Then he overturned
his canned food bowl and smeared it all over the bottom of the cage, mixing
it well with the litter (and other stuff). Then he overturned his water
dish so that part of the litter on the bottom of the kennel was clumped up.
The he pushed his lamb's wool bed all over the bottom of the kennel until it
was well covered in.... well I don't like to think about what it was covered
in!

Before I could even start to get ready for work I had to strip down the
kennel, clean it and everything in it, clean Archer, clean Archer's cast,
and then refill his litter box and food/water bowls. I was finishing
feeding the other cats when I walked by his cage and saw him in the middle
of throwing out all the litter from his litter box again! ARGH!!!!



He is stating his case loud and clear:

don't fence me in! Perhaps some Feliway would help.

Poor baby. Best wishes. MLB

"mlbriggs" wrote in message
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:02:01 -0500, CatNipped wrote:

Actually, it's a kennel, but man am I mad at him.

Archer does *NOT* like being caged up and last night, while we were
sleeping, he threw the granddaddy of all temper tantrums. When I went
upstairs this morning I found he had thrown *all* of the litter (and
everything that was *in* the litter) out of his litter box onto the floor
of
the kennel - his dry food bowl was filled with litter. Then he
overturned
his canned food bowl and smeared it all over the bottom of the cage,
mixing
it well with the litter (and other stuff). Then he overturned his water
dish so that part of the litter on the bottom of the kennel was clumped
up.
The he pushed his lamb's wool bed all over the bottom of the kennel until
it
was well covered in.... well I don't like to think about what it was
covered
in!

Before I could even start to get ready for work I had to strip down the
kennel, clean it and everything in it, clean Archer, clean Archer's cast,
and then refill his litter box and food/water bowls. I was finishing
feeding the other cats when I walked by his cage and saw him in the
middle
of throwing out all the litter from his litter box again! ARGH!!!!



He is stating his case loud and clear:

don't fence me in! Perhaps some Feliway would help.

Didn't think about that - isn't there something called Rescue Remedy too?

Ben said he's going to stop at PetsMart and get a small covered litter box
to put in there with him. I just hope he can maneuver into it with his
cast!

Hugs,

CatNipped


Poor baby. Best wishes. MLB

You could ask the vet about putting him on benadryl as a relaxing agent.
It is not addictive and he may way enough for you to use it by now.

Bridget

CatNipped wrote:
"Jane" wrote in message
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On Oct 2, 11:45 am, "CatNipped" wrote:

Until he gets his cast off - at lease *6 weeks*, maybe *8*!!! : I
talked
to the vet yesterday, I was hoping that after a week or two the break
would
be healed enough to let him out - but the vet said no, the break was such
that even after a few weeks if he hit it right it could re-break it even
worse than it originally was.

Hugs,

CatNipped

I know it's drastic, but is it possible to drug him up a little to
keep him quiet?
For what it's worth, it's obvious that he's feeling a lot better.

I thought about that - but keeping on drugs for 6 weeks would be scary for
me, I'd be afraid he's have withdrawals afterwards!

Hugs,

CatNipped

Jane
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On Oct 2, 3:17 pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
..

Didn't think about that - isn't there something called Rescue Remedy too?

You can get Rescue Remedy from a health food store. Just
add 2 drops to the drinking water every day. I have been
giving it to Rusty for some time with the vet's approval.

Winnie



Ben said he's going to stop at PetsMart and get a small covered litter box
to put in there with him. I just hope he can maneuver into it with his
cast!

Hugs,

CatNipped

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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"mlbriggs" wrote in message
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:02:01 -0500, CatNipped wrote:

Actually, it's a kennel, but man am I mad at him.

Archer does *NOT* like being caged up and last night, while we were
sleeping, he threw the granddaddy of all temper tantrums. When I went
upstairs this morning I found he had thrown *all* of the litter (and
everything that was *in* the litter) out of his litter box onto the
floor of
the kennel - his dry food bowl was filled with litter. Then he
overturned
his canned food bowl and smeared it all over the bottom of the cage,
mixing
it well with the litter (and other stuff). Then he overturned his water
dish so that part of the litter on the bottom of the kennel was clumped
up.
The he pushed his lamb's wool bed all over the bottom of the kennel
until it
was well covered in.... well I don't like to think about what it was
covered
in!

Before I could even start to get ready for work I had to strip down the
kennel, clean it and everything in it, clean Archer, clean Archer's
cast,
and then refill his litter box and food/water bowls. I was finishing
feeding the other cats when I walked by his cage and saw him in the
middle
of throwing out all the litter from his litter box again! ARGH!!!!



He is stating his case loud and clear:

don't fence me in! Perhaps some Feliway would help.

Didn't think about that - isn't there something called Rescue Remedy too?

Ben said he's going to stop at PetsMart and get a small covered litter box
to put in there with him. I just hope he can maneuver into it with his
cast!


I don't know. It sounds like he is maneuvering just fine.

Jo

CatNipped wrote:
Actually, it's a kennel, but man am I mad at him.

Archer does *NOT* like being caged up and last night, while we were
sleeping, he threw the granddaddy of all temper tantrums. When I went
upstairs this morning I found he had thrown *all* of the litter (and
everything that was *in* the litter) out of his litter box onto the floor of
the kennel - his dry food bowl was filled with litter. Then he overturned
his canned food bowl and smeared it all over the bottom of the cage, mixing
it well with the litter (and other stuff). Then he overturned his water
dish so that part of the litter on the bottom of the kennel was clumped up.
The he pushed his lamb's wool bed all over the bottom of the kennel until it
was well covered in.... well I don't like to think about what it was covered
in!

Before I could even start to get ready for work I had to strip down the
kennel, clean it and everything in it, clean Archer, clean Archer's cast,
and then refill his litter box and food/water bowls. I was finishing
feeding the other cats when I walked by his cage and saw him in the middle
of throwing out all the litter from his litter box again! ARGH!!!!

Poor Catnipped. He can't help wanting OUT any more than you can help
knowing he has to stay IN. Have some purrs to help *you* make it
through the rest of Archer's confinement.

Sam

Nocturne approves. She loves to exhume the contents of the litter box
to express frustration.

I don't think it's horrible or unfair of you to expect Archer to deal
with the consequences of his actions while you are at work. I think
that if you straighten his cage in the morning, after work, and before
bed, the rest of the time he can suck it up. Otherwise it's not fair
to you. He will get the food and water he needs at these times.

Bright Blessings..

--Fil



Archer does *NOT* like being caged up and last night, while we were
sleeping, he threw the granddaddy of all temper tantrums.

On Oct 3, 7:48 pm, Enfilade wrote:
Nocturne approves. She loves to exhume the contents of the litter box
to express frustration.

I don't think it's horrible or unfair of you to expect Archer to deal
with the consequences of his actions while you are at work. I think
that if you straighten his cage in the morning, after work, and before
bed, the rest of the time he can suck it up. Otherwise it's not fair
to you. He will get the food and water he needs at these times.

Bright Blessings..

--Fil



Archer does *NOT* like being caged up and last night, while we were
sleeping, he threw the granddaddy of all temper tantrums.- Hide quoted text -

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Actually, I think he's fine while I'm at work or sleeping. Have you
ever seen that video on "America's Funniest Home Videos" where the 2
year old is having a tantrum? The parents walk from room to room.
When they leave his sight, he stops crying, gets up and walks to
wherever they are. As soon as he can see that they see him, he throws
himself back down on the floor and resumes his tantrum. They film him
doing this about 5 or 6 times - moving from room to room to watch him
shut up and get up only to start again when they can see him. I think
it's like that with Archer - when he sees me he starts throwing a
tantrum to get me to take him out. But as soon as I leave the room he
quiets down again. The trick is to get the cage (and him) cleaned and
then leave the room quickly enough so he doesn't have time to trash it
before I'm out of his sight. ;

Hugs,

CatNipped

"CatNipped" wrote in message
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On Oct 3, 7:48 pm, Enfilade wrote:
Nocturne approves. She loves to exhume the contents of the litter box
to express frustration.

I don't think it's horrible or unfair of you to expect Archer to deal
with the consequences of his actions while you are at work. I think
that if you straighten his cage in the morning, after work, and before
bed, the rest of the time he can suck it up. Otherwise it's not fair
to you. He will get the food and water he needs at these times.

Bright Blessings..

--Fil



Archer does *NOT* like being caged up and last night, while we were
sleeping, he threw the granddaddy of all temper tantrums.- Hide quoted
text -

- Show quoted text -

Actually, I think he's fine while I'm at work or sleeping. Have you
ever seen that video on "America's Funniest Home Videos" where the 2
year old is having a tantrum? The parents walk from room to room.
When they leave his sight, he stops crying, gets up and walks to
wherever they are. As soon as he can see that they see him, he throws
himself back down on the floor and resumes his tantrum. They film him
doing this about 5 or 6 times - moving from room to room to watch him
shut up and get up only to start again when they can see him. I think
it's like that with Archer - when he sees me he starts throwing a
tantrum to get me to take him out. But as soon as I leave the room he
quiets down again. The trick is to get the cage (and him) cleaned and
then leave the room quickly enough so he doesn't have time to trash it
before I'm out of his sight. ;



I do not know the answer to the problem. But Archer thinks he has worked
out the answer to his problem. Throw fit. Wreck blasted jail. Spend
quality time with Mommy.

Kind of like they say about kids. They want attention. When push comes to
shove, they will settle for bad attention over no attention.

Jo