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"Christine Burel" wrote in message ...
"Jack" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so Another thought: the feral kitty I was working with had a problem with biting and this is what I did upon advice; I would praise him constantly for all the good things he did; Id' play with him, give him lots of good attention but if he tried to bite me though he immediately was left in his room without any further contact or comments from me. I'd go in after his "time-out" (about 10 minutes) and start over again. Setting aside the fact that this apparently worked, for some reason the idea of a "time-out" for a cat just tickles me. :-) He got the idea that poor behavior led to no attention after not very long. Hope this helps give you some ideas to try. Best wishes, Christine |
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wrote on 12/3/03 8:18 PM: "Christine Burel" wrote in message ... "Jack" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so Another thought: the feral kitty I was working with had a problem with biting and this is what I did upon advice; I would praise him constantly for all the good things he did; Id' play with him, give him lots of good attention but if he tried to bite me though he immediately was left in his room without any further contact or comments from me. I'd go in after his "time-out" (about 10 minutes) and start over again. Setting aside the fact that this apparently worked, for some reason the idea of a "time-out" for a cat just tickles me. :-) It does work. When Pearl gets too nuisancy trying to ambush the other cats I put her in the bedroom for 5 or 10 minutes. Then when she comes out, she will settle down. You have to be consistant but they want to be with "everyone" so they behave. Karen |
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Jack wrote:
Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so ago he got angry when I apparently didn't do what he wanted and he swatted me in the face giving me a cut above my eye. Since then whenever he doesn't want something, like he doesn't want to be petted at that moment, he hits. He is an indoor cat and I take him out when I can on a leash. He gets very, very angry when it's time to come in. Hissing and scratching. Today was the worse. I couldn't get the leash or harness off for awhile after I got him inside. And for hours he has skulked around the house swatting anytime I try to touch him. This makes me think of a spoiled child. Is it something that I should be really concerned about or try to work out? Any suggestions would be helpfull. I really don't want to lose him even though he has begun to make me feel rather nervous at times. BsT Might want to rule out anything medical by a quick trip to the vet first Let him cool off for a while... several days in fact. Do continue to feed him of course, but otherwise basically ignore him during this period of time and let him stew. He will come around. -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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Jack wrote:
Hi, I have a male,neutered tabby; almost 3 years old. Over the past few months he has started exhibiting rather disturbing behaviour. A month or so ago he got angry when I apparently didn't do what he wanted and he swatted me in the face giving me a cut above my eye. Since then whenever he doesn't want something, like he doesn't want to be petted at that moment, he hits. He is an indoor cat and I take him out when I can on a leash. He gets very, very angry when it's time to come in. Hissing and scratching. Today was the worse. I couldn't get the leash or harness off for awhile after I got him inside. And for hours he has skulked around the house swatting anytime I try to touch him. This makes me think of a spoiled child. Is it something that I should be really concerned about or try to work out? Any suggestions would be helpfull. I really don't want to lose him even though he has begun to make me feel rather nervous at times. BsT Might want to rule out anything medical by a quick trip to the vet first Let him cool off for a while... several days in fact. Do continue to feed him of course, but otherwise basically ignore him during this period of time and let him stew. He will come around. -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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