Begging for a shot?

I am convinced that Otis begs for his insulin shot in the evening. DH
gave him some food, and he didn't eat it, he carried on begging - and I
was getting a bit miffed with him. Then I realised he kept looking
behind as he does when he knows I'm getting the shot ready. So it
looks as though he associates the evening meal with the shot, and
doesn't want one without the other! Bless...

wrote:
I am convinced that Otis begs for his insulin shot in the evening. DH
gave him some food, and he didn't eat it, he carried on begging - and I
was getting a bit miffed with him. Then I realised he kept looking
behind as he does when he knows I'm getting the shot ready. So it
looks as though he associates the evening meal with the shot, and
doesn't want one without the other! Bless...

What a smart boy!

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Marina wrote:
wrote:
I am convinced that Otis begs for his insulin shot in the evening. DH
gave him some food, and he didn't eat it, he carried on begging - and I
was getting a bit miffed with him. Then I realised he kept looking
behind as he does when he knows I'm getting the shot ready. So it
looks as though he associates the evening meal with the shot, and
doesn't want one without the other! Bless...

What a smart boy!

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

He he, he sure ain't that - he's the dimmest moggy you ever did meet,
not that I love him any the less. The vet said when he was very young
that I should never let him go near the road (for obvious reasons) but
also because he's "an eternal teenager" and one sandwich short of a
picnic! He has his bright moments, i.e. only attacking the sofa when
I'm not in the room, but he's not the brightest cat and I think that's
why he's so easy to medicate, he just doesn't fuss about things like
that, and is pretty much scared of his own shadow, I think if he saw a
rat or mouse he'd run a mile.

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He he, he sure ain't that - he's the dimmest moggy you ever did meet,
not that I love him any the less. The vet said when he was very young
that I should never let him go near the road (for obvious reasons) but
also because he's "an eternal teenager" and one sandwich short of a
picnic! He has his bright moments, i.e. only attacking the sofa when
I'm not in the room, but he's not the brightest cat and I think that's
why he's so easy to medicate, he just doesn't fuss about things like
that, and is pretty much scared of his own shadow, I think if he saw a
rat or mouse he'd run a mile.

A friend who used to cat-sit Rusty told me several times that she tought
Rusty was dumb. But Rusty fought when I pilled him. He went into
hiding when its pill time. I had to chase him all over the place before
I could catch him for pilling He is easily scared too. One time a friend
took her cat over to play with Rusty. Even though Rusty is bigger than
the other cat, he went to hide. To be fair, the other cat growled so loud
that even her slave was kind of afraid. We threw a towel over her cat
to get her back into the carrier.

Winnie

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Marina wrote:
wrote:
I am convinced that Otis begs for his insulin shot in the evening. DH
gave him some food, and he didn't eat it, he carried on begging - and I
was getting a bit miffed with him. Then I realised he kept looking
behind as he does when he knows I'm getting the shot ready. So it
looks as though he associates the evening meal with the shot, and
doesn't want one without the other! Bless...

What a smart boy!

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

He he, he sure ain't that - he's the dimmest moggy you ever did meet,
not that I love him any the less. The vet said when he was very young
that I should never let him go near the road (for obvious reasons) but
also because he's "an eternal teenager" and one sandwich short of a
picnic! He has his bright moments, i.e. only attacking the sofa when
I'm not in the room, but he's not the brightest cat and I think that's
why he's so easy to medicate, he just doesn't fuss about things like
that, and is pretty much scared of his own shadow, I think if he saw a
rat or mouse he'd run a mile.

We used to kid about Smokey being mentally challenged, until we got Cleo. We
still don't think Cleo knows her name or any other words after six months.
But oddly enough Cleo is much better with physical directions than Smokey.
If you give Cleo hand signals she will react right away, whereas Smokey will
sit here and look at you for 10 minutes before she reacts. We used to joke
that Smokey was part Dinosaur, as it took so long for the message to travel
from her brain to the extremeties. This puts Smokey at a real disadvantage
in a tussle with Cleo. Cleo is like greased lightning, by the time Smokey
has raised a paw, Cleo has already smacked her several times. It was similar
when Cali and Smokey used to play, Smokey would raise a paw and Cali would
just reach out and step on her head while Smokey was thinking about her next
move. I saw Cleo use a similar tactic on Smokey the other day, Smokey was
trying to stare down Cleo, when Cleo charged her and put both paws around
Smokey's neck driving her head into the carpet. But Smokey has learned
several words now, so they all have their talents. Although Cali is still
our resident genius.

On 29 Mar 2006 10:17:42 -0800, wrote:

I am convinced that Otis begs for his insulin shot in the evening. DH
gave him some food, and he didn't eat it, he carried on begging - and I
was getting a bit miffed with him. Then I realised he kept looking
behind as he does when he knows I'm getting the shot ready. So it
looks as though he associates the evening meal with the shot, and
doesn't want one without the other! Bless...

Sounds almost like Pavlov's Dog, don't it? I give Sheba's shot about a
half hour after her meal; so she doesn't really associate it with
eating. However, since i sometimes have trouble bending over, I have
trained her to get on her kitchen perch for her shot. I used to have
to coax her up there. Now, when i get the bottle and needle out, she
goes directly to the perch. Of course I pet her a lot before i poke
her!

--
CATherine