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Controlling cats with hissing
My cats occasionally try to mooch human food from me. For instance, if I'm
eating a TV dinner in the living room, they will approach, sniff, and occasionally try to snag some tasty morsel from me. If I tell them to keep away in my "no!" voice, it doesn't have much effect. However, I've found that if I hiss at them, as much like a cat as I can manage, Bebop will stop immediately. Samba is not so easily deterred by the hiss but can be dissuaded by gently pushing her away. I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? I'm pretty much convinced that a hiss from one cat to another means "Back off!" - no more, no less - and it works very well on Bebop. If he's bugging me while I'm trying to sleep, hissing works very well on him. Unfortunately, Samba is not quite as attentive to hisses - at least not mine! Then again, she's also pretty feisty and isn't shy about ignoring Bebop's hisses when she wants to. Maybe she's just employing a little selective deafness with me too :-) -- Rhino |
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On 2006-05-03, Rhino penned:
I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? I hiss at Oscar when she does something really upsetting, like scratching or biting. Other than that, a simple "Oscar" in a warning tone (low voice, drawn out, with a slight change in tone at the end) typically works. For me, that is. DH can use the same warning tone, but she ignores him. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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"Rhino" wrote in message .. . My cats occasionally try to mooch human food from me. For instance, if I'm eating a TV dinner in the living room, they will approach, sniff, and occasionally try to snag some tasty morsel from me. If I tell them to keep away in my "no!" voice, it doesn't have much effect. However, I've found that if I hiss at them, as much like a cat as I can manage, Bebop will stop immediately. Samba is not so easily deterred by the hiss but can be dissuaded by gently pushing her away. I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? I'm pretty much convinced that a hiss from one cat to another means "Back off!" - no more, no less - and it works very well on Bebop. If he's bugging me while I'm trying to sleep, hissing works very well on him. Unfortunately, Samba is not quite as attentive to hisses - at least not mine! Then again, she's also pretty feisty and isn't shy about ignoring Bebop's hisses when she wants to. Maybe she's just employing a little selective deafness with me too :-) It works on dogs too. And is not as annoying to everyone else as yelling No! at them. (Or maybe just on dogs that are "cat broken") Jo |
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Rhino wrote: My cats occasionally try to mooch human food from me. For instance, if I'm eating a TV dinner in the living room, they will approach, sniff, and occasionally try to snag some tasty morsel from me. If I tell them to keep away in my "no!" voice, it doesn't have much effect. However, I've found that if I hiss at them, as much like a cat as I can manage, Bebop will stop immediately. Samba is not so easily deterred by the hiss but can be dissuaded by gently pushing her away. I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? I'm pretty much convinced that a hiss from one cat to another means "Back off!" - no more, no less - and it works very well on Bebop. If he's bugging me while I'm trying to sleep, hissing works very well on him. Unfortunately, Samba is not quite as attentive to hisses - at least not mine! Then again, she's also pretty feisty and isn't shy about ignoring Bebop's hisses when she wants to. Maybe she's just employing a little selective deafness with me too :-) -- Rhino Hissing is a very effective training method - I recommend it and use it on my own kitties, too. -L. |
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"Rhino" wrote in
: I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? It only works for me if I'm actually angry when I hiss - if I just try to make the sound, they don't believe it for a minute. But if I'm mad and hiss at Pi, he goes and hides under the bed. Doc is made of sterner stuff, but he does back off. And I think you're right - hissing is kittian for 'Back off! You're about to get it!' Chak -- There is something wonderful in seeing a wrong-headed majority assailed by truth. --John Kenneth Galbraith |
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On Wed, 3 May 2006 17:17:00 -0400, "Rhino"
yodeled: My cats occasionally try to mooch human food from me. For instance, if I'm eating a TV dinner in the living room, they will approach, sniff, and occasionally try to snag some tasty morsel from me. If I tell them to keep away in my "no!" voice, it doesn't have much effect. However, I've found that if I hiss at them, as much like a cat as I can manage, Bebop will stop immediately. Samba is not so easily deterred by the hiss but can be dissuaded by gently pushing her away. I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? I pretty much always hiss at my boyz if they get a little feisty with each other, and it practically always works. I'm pretty much convinced that a hiss from one cat to another means "Back off!" - no more, no less - and it works very well on Bebop. If he's bugging me while I'm trying to sleep, hissing works very well on him. Unfortunately, Samba is not quite as attentive to hisses - at least not mine! Then again, she's also pretty feisty and isn't shy about ignoring Bebop's hisses when she wants to. Maybe she's just employing a little selective deafness with me too :-) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War |
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Jo Firey wrote:
"Rhino" wrote in message .. . My cats occasionally try to mooch human food from me. For instance, if I'm eating a TV dinner in the living room, they will approach, sniff, and occasionally try to snag some tasty morsel from me. If I tell them to keep away in my "no!" voice, it doesn't have much effect. However, I've found that if I hiss at them, as much like a cat as I can manage, Bebop will stop immediately. Samba is not so easily deterred by the hiss but can be dissuaded by gently pushing her away. I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? I'm pretty much convinced that a hiss from one cat to another means "Back off!" - no more, no less - and it works very well on Bebop. If he's bugging me while I'm trying to sleep, hissing works very well on him. Unfortunately, Samba is not quite as attentive to hisses - at least not mine! Then again, she's also pretty feisty and isn't shy about ignoring Bebop's hisses when she wants to. Maybe she's just employing a little selective deafness with me too :-) It works on dogs too. And is not as annoying to everyone else as yelling No! at them. (Or maybe just on dogs that are "cat broken") Jo I wonder if it would work with small children. ;-) |
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Rhino wrote:
My cats occasionally try to mooch human food from me. For instance, if I'm eating a TV dinner in the living room, they will approach, sniff, and occasionally try to snag some tasty morsel from me. If I tell them to keep away in my "no!" voice, it doesn't have much effect. However, I've found that if I hiss at them, as much like a cat as I can manage, Bebop will stop immediately. Samba is not so easily deterred by the hiss but can be dissuaded by gently pushing her away. I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? I'm pretty much convinced that a hiss from one cat to another means "Back off!" - no more, no less - and it works very well on Bebop. If he's bugging me while I'm trying to sleep, hissing works very well on him. Unfortunately, Samba is not quite as attentive to hisses - at least not mine! Then again, she's also pretty feisty and isn't shy about ignoring Bebop's hisses when she wants to. Maybe she's just employing a little selective deafness with me too :-) During human meal time, it's almost a feeding frenzy. Bam-bam, Barney and Betty are really bad, climbing all over *us* (ouch, claws) in an effort to see what it is that smells so good (look out if you've got bacon, Barney luuuvs bacon). We call them our little furry piranha. One time, I got up to get something, and Betty decided to brave actually getting into my plate - I gave her a really ferocious hiss, and she fled the room and has never done it since. The other two have, at times, tried it, but a hiss only makes them back off. Now they are getting more 'manners' and wait until the plate is offered before converging on it to lick it clean (little fuzzy dishwashers - do a better job than the dog!). Although they do still try to go for what's on the fork! After all, it's not on the plate any more Hissing is how I taught all the others to mind their manners, too. |
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Controlling cats with hissing
On Wed, 3 May 2006 17:17:00 -0400, "Rhino"
wrote: My cats occasionally try to mooch human food from me. For instance, if I'm eating a TV dinner in the living room, they will approach, sniff, and occasionally try to snag some tasty morsel from me. If I tell them to keep away in my "no!" voice, it doesn't have much effect. However, I've found that if I hiss at them, as much like a cat as I can manage, Bebop will stop immediately. Samba is not so easily deterred by the hiss but can be dissuaded by gently pushing her away. I'm just curious whether anyone else has ever tried hissing at their cats to make them stop doing something and what, if any results, you got? If the cats are being very norty (like trying to steal food from my plate) and I don't have the spray bottle handy I'll hiss at them. Sometimes they back off and sometimes they just sit there and STARE at me... I think they're thinking 'boy, Meowmie has a bad accent...' |
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Controlling cats with hissing
Sometimes I growl too-- Chibi uses that if anyone is after her food or
is bugging her too much-- but it has to be accompanied by direct eye contact and wrinkling the upper lip. If I could only fold my ears back... Cantate |
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