Typical "Shelter" Kitty?

On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:51:00 -0400, T
wrote:


When I think about it my problem was mostly kittens. They have needle
sharp little claws. But it's still a firm rule that they're not allowed
in the bedroom.


I'm actually working very hard to get my cat on the bed. All my
prevois cats have been bed kitties, even under the cover kitties. My
nephew's cat is really mine (I do the food, litter, etc), so he sleeps
on my bed.

But my own current kitty was trained off furniture by his previous
owner and is also afraid of my waterbed. I just recently found a treat
he really likes, so I am using them to get him on the bed. I am hoping
that he will associate the bed with good things, and get used to it
and start coming up on his own.

On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:50:10 -0400, T
wrote:

Cats are funny like that. I think alot of it has to do with comfort.
They'll puke where they're most comfortable doing so.


Yes, I agree. They all go to the bed (except Jay Jay) since that is
where they are comfortable. That's what we people do too. We go to bed
when we feel sick. I just haven't convinced them yet that they are
supposed to learn over the edge and aim into the garbage can

When Kira was young, she got seperation anxiety really bad. Anytime I
went away overnight, I would come home to a bed with urine, poop,
diarrhea, and puke. After the second time, I got smart and bought a
vinyl tablecloth. I put it on top of the bed with fuzzy side up and
taossed a couple throw blankets on top for comfort. When I got home, I
could peel off the mess, throw it in the laundry and go to bed in a
clean bed. No more waiting 4 hours to wash and dry the bedding. And
once I was home, she returned to normal.

It took a few years to completely go away, but she did get over it.
And I never blamed her. She wasvery attached to me, sometimes
literally.

On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:56:32 -0500, "-Lost"
wrote:


OK... I have seen enough puke talk to ask. What luck have you lads
and lasses had with that anti-puke (hairball) stuff I have seen
floating around.

Does it actually work?


If they are having hairballs, it does help. It coats teh stomach to
help the stuff pass through the system better. Older cats sometimes
need more help since their system doesn't work as well.

But I don't use it in a regular basis. Most cases of puke around here
are caused by eating too fast, eating something bad (the dog gets into
the trash sometimes), or anxiety.

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says...
Response from T :

Not necessarily. I've had Meep 11 years now, and just recently
developed an allergic reaction to her. Didn't even realize it
until this vacation - a week with no itchy eyes or runny nose, as
soon as I get home, both start up. Damn. Where's that
Loratadine?


Interesting. In my casae I had so many allergies as a kid and a
fairly smart allergist. I got desensitized to many of the things I
was allergic to like stone fruits, etc. In fact on the scratch
test the only group that really swells up is the trees and
grasses.

I am so very grateful that the only allergies I have inherited from
my mum was mild hay fever. So basically at the start of every hot
summer I sneeze six to ten times a day. *shrugs*



My tree/grass allergy mens that from the beginning of May to the last
week or so of June I'm miserable without being medicated.

Then late August to the first or second week of October.

So five months out of the year I'm fairly miserable without the
following:

180MG of Fexofenadine
5MG of prednisone
and my Patanol eye drops.

In article ,
says...
On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:50:10 -0400, T
wrote:

Cats are funny like that. I think alot of it has to do with comfort.
They'll puke where they're most comfortable doing so.


Yes, I agree. They all go to the bed (except Jay Jay) since that is
where they are comfortable. That's what we people do too. We go to bed
when we feel sick. I just haven't convinced them yet that they are
supposed to learn over the edge and aim into the garbage can

When Kira was young, she got seperation anxiety really bad. Anytime I
went away overnight, I would come home to a bed with urine, poop,
diarrhea, and puke. After the second time, I got smart and bought a
vinyl tablecloth. I put it on top of the bed with fuzzy side up and
taossed a couple throw blankets on top for comfort. When I got home, I
could peel off the mess, throw it in the laundry and go to bed in a
clean bed. No more waiting 4 hours to wash and dry the bedding. And
once I was home, she returned to normal.

It took a few years to completely go away, but she did get over it.
And I never blamed her. She wasvery attached to me, sometimes
literally.



Interesting, when Emily was alive she too had a bit of separation
anxiety if you were gone for more than a few hours. She was primarily
the SO's cat so what she'd do is seek out items of his clothing and tag
them. Luckily the washing machine was just a few steps away but we were
never able to break her of the habit. Instead we just made it so she
couldn't get at any clothing to tag. And it was always HIS clothes, not
mine.