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My kitten is bored
Hi everyone
Jack and Jessica are 9 month old tuxedos. Jack is a loveable slug. He's happy to play for an hour, sleep for 8, get some love, and grab a bite to eat. Jessica is different. She's very intelligent and is constantly looking for something to occupy her time long after she has worn Jack out. We got her the ball in the ring toy, and she loves it, she spends a good amount of time trying to actually pull the ball free, thankfully it hasn't worked yet. She will often bring me a mouse when I'm sitting on the sofa, and we play this game where I hide it under a book, between the cushions, under the table, etc and she will pretend she is a great (black &) white hunter and go kill it and bring it back. Repeat Repeat Repeat until I run out of hiding places. She's had tons of mice (all missing tails, Jack likes to pull them off), balls, catnip toys, cardboard boxes, all kinds of thingamajigs, but she needs more stimulation, so I'm looking for suggestions. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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My kitten is bored
Have you considered clicker training her to do some tricks? Benny, one
of my cats, is this way, so I've trained him to do ten tricks (and counting). He really enjoys it--purring the entire time--and picks up things quickly. It's also excellent bonding time for the two of you. For more info and a link to his video on YouTube, email me and I''ll be happy to help. Also, make sure to rotate their toys every couple of days so there's something "new." You can try using the different interactive wands (cat charmer, cat dancer, etc) to play with her. Or you can get her used to a harness and take her outside for short "walks" for extra stimulation. She sounds like a wonderful, intelligent cat. Rene |
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My kitten is bored
Jessica is different. She's very intelligent and is
constantly looking for something to occupy her time long after she has worn Jack out. We got her the ball in the ring toy, and she loves it, she spends a good amount of time trying to actually pull the ball free, thankfully it hasn't worked yet. She will often bring me a mouse when I'm sitting on the sofa, and we play this game where I hide it under a book, between the cushions, under the table, etc and she will pretend she is a great (black &) white hunter and go kill it and bring it back. Repeat Repeat Repeat until I run out of hiding places. She's had tons of mice (all missing tails, Jack likes to pull them off), balls, catnip toys, cardboard boxes, all kinds of thingamajigs, but she needs more stimulation, so I'm looking for suggestions. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! First of all, she sounds totally delightful! I also have a Great Hunter girlycat that conquers imaginary prey. In Gracie's case it is a well-worn rubber snake that she body slams her entire 7-lb weight on howling fiercely. Does she have a good scratcher? Gracie loves her Alpine Scratcher, and a cat tree with danglies would be really good for your Jessica. Another great toy that requires little from you is a fishing rod kind of toy with a catnip mouse or feather on the end. You actually cast it and reel it back in. The little "turbo scratchers" with the ball in the track is a good toy for active cats too. You can find all these things at Petsmart, or order them online. I would love to see pictures of your cats! |
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My kitten is bored
On Mar 25, 3:32 pm, "Rene S." wrote:
Have you considered clicker training her to do some tricks? Benny, one of my cats, is this way, so I've trained him to do ten tricks (and counting). He really enjoys it--purring the entire time--and picks up things quickly. It's also excellent bonding time for the two of you. For more info and a link to his video on YouTube, email me and I''ll be happy to help. Also, make sure to rotate their toys every couple of days so there's something "new." You can try using the different interactive wands (cat charmer, cat dancer, etc) to play with her. Or you can get her used to a harness and take her outside for short "walks" for extra stimulation. She sounds like a wonderful, intelligent cat. Rene Rene, I would be interested in that clicker toy and the you tube link... |
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My kitten is bored
Thank you all , Rene, I just sent you an email, can't wait to see the
video, I definitely think it's something Jessica would be capable of. I should have also mentioned that we have 6 other cats that she is very affectionate with, but most of them just don't want to play,. We have a scratching post, and several scratch pads to keep them all happy and lots of toys which I think I will start rotating. Another funny little thing about her - she is a toe sucker. Every night she climbs over my laptop, onto my lap, flips on her back and sucks her toe til she goes to sleep. It's really very endearing. Anyway thanks again! |
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... Thank you all , Rene, I just sent you an email, can't wait to see the video, I definitely think it's something Jessica would be capable of. I should have also mentioned that we have 6 other cats that she is very affectionate with, but most of them just don't want to play,. We have a scratching post, and several scratch pads to keep them all happy and lots of toys which I think I will start rotating. Another funny little thing about her - she is a toe sucker. Every night she climbs over my laptop, onto my lap, flips on her back and sucks her toe til she goes to sleep. It's really very endearing. Anyway thanks again! EEEEEEK! We've found another toe sucker!!! ; I have a 20 pound rescue (but has to have at least 99/99999999% Maine Coon ancestry) who jumps up next to me every night and sucks her toe. Here a video: http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Toe_Suck_Movie/ or, in case the page doesn't work for you here's a link to the actual mpeg file: http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnip...ovie/Sammy.mpg She sucks the toe on her left back paw so she can use her front paws for kneading. She's done this ever since we got her (we originally thought she was about 6 weeks old when we took her from someone trying to give her to the rescue organization in PetsMart (in the middle of kitten season!!!) - but now we think she was probably younger, just very big for her age. She definitely was taken away from her mother way too early. Her name is Samantha, but we call her Sammy or Samazon (did I mention she's huge?)! Hugs, CatNipped |
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OMG, Jessica has a kindred spirit, and a beautiful one at that! I
just watched the video and boy does that sound familiar...."sucksucksuckpurrpurrpurrrrrr". I must get my son's camera tonight and take a clip of Jess doing her thing. She sucks her front left toe, which causes her to kinda wrap her paw up to her forehead and she kneads away on her own head. Funny, you are like the 4th person I've known of that has a Maine Coon that sucks something! I have Lucy, who is now 8 years old, but from the moment I brought her home at 5-6 weeks, she's sucked on my earlobe. She still does it and will even jump up onto me when I'm standing if I don't realize she needs to suck my ear right away. Over the years, I've cut back on letting her do it so much because she was trying to do it to everyone who walked through the door! The worst was when she jumped up on the UPS man when he was making a delivery and went right for his ear! It's funny though because most people apparently don't have a tasty ear. She loves my husband, and she will repeatedly try to suck his ear but she doesn't like it, so she goes from his right ear to his left and back and forth til she gets ****ed off and gives up. She will also occasionally suck on my hand at night when I'm sleeping, she sleeps on my pillow because she must be the highest cat in the room at ALL times. I could go on for days about Lucy stories, she is another rarity. EEEEEEK! *We've found another toe sucker!!! *; *I have a 20 pound rescue (but has to have at least 99/99999999% Maine Coon ancestry) who jumps up next to me every night and sucks her toe. *Here a video: http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Toe_Suck_Movie/ or, in case the page doesn't work for you here's a link to the actual mpeg file: http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnip...ovie/Sammy.mpg She sucks the toe on her left back paw so she can use her front paws for kneading. *She's done this ever since we got her (we originally thought she was about 6 weeks old when we took her from someone trying to give her to the rescue organization in PetsMart (in the middle of kitten season!!!) - but now we think she was probably younger, just very big for her age. *She definitely was taken away from her mother way too early. Her name is Samantha, but we call her Sammy or Samazon (did I mention she's huge?)! Hugs, CatNipped |
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My kitten is bored
Ok, catnip, here are some pics, I'll post some more tonight, this is
all I have at the office....I know it's a lame website, but I was in a hurry! LOL http://ravenzcat.myhostingspot.net/cats.html I'll try and get jessica sucking her toe tonight to post it. |
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... OMG, Jessica has a kindred spirit, and a beautiful one at that! I just watched the video and boy does that sound familiar...."sucksucksuckpurrpurrpurrrrrr". I must get my son's camera tonight and take a clip of Jess doing her thing. She sucks her front left toe, which causes her to kinda wrap her paw up to her forehead and she kneads away on her own head. ================================================= Aw, I would *LOVE* to see that - must be absolutely precious! ================================================= Funny, you are like the 4th person I've known of that has a Maine Coon that sucks something! I have Lucy, who is now 8 years old, but from the moment I brought her home at 5-6 weeks, she's sucked on my earlobe. ================================================= Lucy looks a lot like Sammy! Is she very large (it's hard to tell from the pics)? ================================================= She still does it and will even jump up onto me when I'm standing if I don't realize she needs to suck my ear right away. Over the years, I've cut back on letting her do it so much because she was trying to do it to everyone who walked through the door! The worst was when she jumped up on the UPS man when he was making a delivery and went right for his ear! ================================================= That must have been hilarious! If she's a big as Sammy she must have given him quite a fright! ================================================= It's funny though because most people apparently don't have a tasty ear. She loves my husband, and she will repeatedly try to suck his ear but she doesn't like it, so she goes from his right ear to his left and back and forth til she gets ****ed off and gives up. She will also occasionally suck on my hand at night when I'm sleeping, she sleeps on my pillow because she must be the highest cat in the room at ALL times. I could go on for days about Lucy stories, she is another rarity. ================================================= Sammy started out sucking on my neck - I guess she figured that was close enough for me, her new mommy, to lick her while she nursed! ; However, I have a sleep disorder and couldn't sleep with all the sucking and purring going on next to my ear (plus it was hard to explain to the people at work that all those hickies were from my cat). After the first night, I put her in the bathroom with food, water, litter box, toys, a windup clock, and a blanket, but I found I still couldn't sleep because I felt too guilty for locking her up. So I went and got her to bring her back to bed with me. When I picked her up the tip of her tail was soaking wet - she had been sucking on that. But she quickly changed to her back toe (and the rest is history). Hugs, CatNipped EEEEEEK! We've found another toe sucker!!! ; I have a 20 pound rescue (but has to have at least 99/99999999% Maine Coon ancestry) who jumps up next to me every night and sucks her toe. Here a video: http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnipped/Toe_Suck_Movie/ or, in case the page doesn't work for you here's a link to the actual mpeg file: http://www.possibleplaces.com/catnip...ovie/Sammy.mpg She sucks the toe on her left back paw so she can use her front paws for kneading. She's done this ever since we got her (we originally thought she was about 6 weeks old when we took her from someone trying to give her to the rescue organization in PetsMart (in the middle of kitten season!!!) - but now we think she was probably younger, just very big for her age. She definitely was taken away from her mother way too early. Her name is Samantha, but we call her Sammy or Samazon (did I mention she's huge?)! Hugs, CatNipped |
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