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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:09:12 -0500, "Wendy" wrote: "Yngver" wrote in message ... (kelly andgary) wrote: However, I expect in a couple months your problem will be much less severe, since at eight or nine months he is not going to have as much of that kitten energy and will be less rambunctious. I don't know about that. Boots is 7 mo. old and still taking flying leaps across the room to pounce on the girls. Even Isabelle is running out of patience with him. If he gets too persistent he gets a time out for a few minutes to settle down. That usually works for a while and he really doesn't seem to mind most of the time. W How about a time out room for the kitten? Sorry I must not have been clear. When he gets out of hand he does get a time out in the bathroom (fully equipped with box and water). A bit of time in there does settle him down. W |
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"m. L. Briggs" wrote in message ... On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:09:12 -0500, "Wendy" wrote: "Yngver" wrote in message ... (kelly andgary) wrote: However, I expect in a couple months your problem will be much less severe, since at eight or nine months he is not going to have as much of that kitten energy and will be less rambunctious. I don't know about that. Boots is 7 mo. old and still taking flying leaps across the room to pounce on the girls. Even Isabelle is running out of patience with him. If he gets too persistent he gets a time out for a few minutes to settle down. That usually works for a while and he really doesn't seem to mind most of the time. W How about a time out room for the kitten? Sorry I must not have been clear. When he gets out of hand he does get a time out in the bathroom (fully equipped with box and water). A bit of time in there does settle him down. W |
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I had bought a cat tree off eBay a couple years ago --- it had 2
shelves and a top shelf on a 5 ft pole (pole was a 4x4 square). Well it wasn't very well made and fatty Alfred broke the shelves on day one but the carpeted pole and top were still intact. It became the ultimate in king of the hill. whoever made it to the top could easily repel any others by just slapping at them as they tried to climb up so they ruled the top. My one kitty Xena has an ongoing health problem (autoimmune hemolytic anemia) and sometimes she just doesn't feel like playing and the boys (there are 3 of them) can get a little too rough for her sometimes. She would go to the top of that tree and no one could bother her there. So I suggest a tree or shelf on the wall with only 1 way up. You could make an angled pole or shelf to get up to it if a straight up were too difficult for your kitty. Mine would have a little more trouble climbing it in the days right after having their claws trimmed. Mel |
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I had bought a cat tree off eBay a couple years ago --- it had 2
shelves and a top shelf on a 5 ft pole (pole was a 4x4 square). Well it wasn't very well made and fatty Alfred broke the shelves on day one but the carpeted pole and top were still intact. It became the ultimate in king of the hill. whoever made it to the top could easily repel any others by just slapping at them as they tried to climb up so they ruled the top. My one kitty Xena has an ongoing health problem (autoimmune hemolytic anemia) and sometimes she just doesn't feel like playing and the boys (there are 3 of them) can get a little too rough for her sometimes. She would go to the top of that tree and no one could bother her there. So I suggest a tree or shelf on the wall with only 1 way up. You could make an angled pole or shelf to get up to it if a straight up were too difficult for your kitty. Mine would have a little more trouble climbing it in the days right after having their claws trimmed. Mel |
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"kelly andgary" wrote in message ... I've had a cat for some four years now. Recently I introduced into our home a 6 month old kitten. As a given....he is full of energy and likes to play. The older feline is game a lot of the time but there are times she is clearly annoyed and becomes angry. Wanting no part of his youthful wrestling and biting (etc). she hisses and growls but the youngster remains undaunted. Many is the time I've seen her tearing through our home, the little one hot on her tail (and loving it). If it were the other way around, I could figure it out, but what I'm asking your help about is: how can I make some linda place (a refuge) where the big cat can get away from the little cat when she's dead serious about not playing. Thanks, Kelly This is exactly like Collette and Blaise. She is about 4 years old and he is six months old and full of energy. He is learning very slowly that when she is on the bookcase looking out the window or on "her chair", he cannot win and she will fight very fiercely. He used to launch himself at her 5 or 6 times, give up for a while and then try again. Now he maybe tries just once or twice. We tried distracting him with other toys (pretty successful, actually), letting her go outside or making a Blaise-free zone (Collette is allowed in the bedroom, but he is not or he is given a time-out in his room). Ann |
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