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Help in training a cat
This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem"
So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table beneath the cat flap outside for him to sit on. He waits at the door next to the cat flap hoping that someone will let him inside. After many tries (usually late at night) he gets thru the cat flap. He seems to try to open the cat flap with his paw but when he withdraws his paw the cat flap will close. There's a magnet at the bottom to hold the cat flap to stop it blowing in the wind. As he has trouble getting inside the house he is not keen on going outside to go to te toilet so ends up messing inside. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Regards Brian |
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Help in training a cat
Suddenly, without warning, Brian exclaimed (10/23/2010 7:30 PM):
This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table beneath the cat flap outside for him to sit on. He waits at the door next to the cat flap hoping that someone will let him inside. After many tries (usually late at night) he gets thru the cat flap. He seems to try to open the cat flap with his paw but when he withdraws his paw the cat flap will close. There's a magnet at the bottom to hold the cat flap to stop it blowing in the wind. As he has trouble getting inside the house he is not keen on going outside to go to te toilet so ends up messing inside. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Regards Brian The obvious answer is to provide him with a litterbox inside, at least as an interim fix, so he has some place to go. I can't help with the cat flap, never had one. jmc |
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Help in training a cat
jmc wrote:
Suddenly, without warning, Brian exclaimed (10/23/2010 7:30 PM): This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table beneath the cat flap outside for him to sit on. He waits at the door next to the cat flap hoping that someone will let him inside. After many tries (usually late at night) he gets thru the cat flap. He seems to try to open the cat flap with his paw but when he withdraws his paw the cat flap will close. There's a magnet at the bottom to hold the cat flap to stop it blowing in the wind. As he has trouble getting inside the house he is not keen on going outside to go to te toilet so ends up messing inside. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Regards Brian The obvious answer is to provide him with a litterbox inside, at least as an interim fix, so he has some place to go. I can't help with the cat flap, never had one. jmc I have given him a litter box over winter. The litter box gets in the way and not the sort of thing you want on display when you have vistors. There is a lack of floor space so I can't hide it in a dark corner. If the cat messes inside I might have to rub his nose in it and put him outside. But I'm still hoping for a useful suggestion. Regards Brian |
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Help in training a cat
On Oct 24, 2:04*am, Brian wrote:
jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, Brian exclaimed (10/23/2010 7:30 PM): This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table beneath the cat flap outside for him to sit on. He waits at the door next to the cat flap hoping that someone will let him inside. After many tries (usually late at night) he gets thru the cat flap. He seems to try to open the cat flap with his paw but when he withdraws his paw the cat flap will close. There's a magnet at the bottom to hold the cat flap to stop it blowing in the wind. As he has trouble getting inside the house he is not keen on going outside to go to te toilet so ends up messing inside. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Regards Brian The obvious answer is to provide him with a litterbox inside, at least as an interim fix, so he has some place to go. *I can't help with the cat flap, never had one. jmc I have given him a litter box over winter. The litter box gets in the way and not the sort of thing you want on display when you have vistors. There is a lack of floor space so I can't hide it in a dark corner. If the cat messes inside I might have to rub his nose in it and put him outside. But I'm still hoping for a useful suggestion. If you really think this is an appropriate way to treat an animal then you are an animal abuser and should give your cat to someone who would NEVER consider doing such a horrible thing. The only thing your cat will learn from such a horrible act is that you are an animal abusing asshole and he should be afraid of you. The only reason he messes in the house is because you refuse to give him any other option. You know he's having some issues with the catflap and your refusing to give him a ltterbox to use doesn't give him any other choice. This is not rocket science. The rule is this: never get in a ****ing match with a cat because the cat will always win. Give the poor cat a litterbox or find him a new home with someone that respects his nature. |
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Help in training a cat
On Oct 24, 3:04*am, Brian wrote:
jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, Brian exclaimed (10/23/2010 7:30 PM): This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table beneath the cat flap outside for him to sit on. He waits at the door next to the cat flap hoping that someone will let him inside. After many tries (usually late at night) he gets thru the cat flap. He seems to try to open the cat flap with his paw but when he withdraws his paw the cat flap will close. There's a magnet at the bottom to hold the cat flap to stop it blowing in the wind. As he has trouble getting inside the house he is not keen on going outside to go to te toilet so ends up messing inside. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Regards Brian The obvious answer is to provide him with a litterbox inside, at least as an interim fix, so he has some place to go. *I can't help with the cat flap, never had one. jmc I have given him a litter box over winter. The litter box gets in the way and not the sort of thing you want on display when you have vistors. There is a lack of floor space so I can't hide it in a dark corner. If the cat messes inside I might have to rub his nose in it and put him outside. But I'm still hoping for a useful suggestion. Regards Brian Don't rub the nose of your cat into the mess. It will make it worse. Then he will avoid the area and you can forget the cat flap. I have a cat flap for my 2 cats and after initial training, it works very well. To train my cats, I removed the door for a few days and showed them how to get through the tunnel. It is easier if you have someone to help you. I had the cat inside in front of the door and my husband was on the outside with they favorite treat. They had no problem getting out. Then we switched roles. Getting inside was a bit trickier, but after a few tries they managed it. Treats are a big motivator. After a few days, we put the door in, but propped it open enough the cats could put half their head through and did the treat thing again from both sides. Again getting inside was more difficult, but they managed with the help of treats. After they mastered the slightly open door, we could leave the door closed. I have done this with 3 cats so far and it always worked. Chris |
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Help in training a cat
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:30:34 +1300, Brian wrote:
This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table While you're both outside, hold the flap open and put him nose to where the opening is so he can see inside. He'll go inside then. He'll figure it out how to do it on his own eventually. Give him time. |
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Help in training a cat
"Brian" wrote in message ... jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, Brian exclaimed (10/23/2010 7:30 PM): This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table beneath the cat flap outside for him to sit on. He waits at the door next to the cat flap hoping that someone will let him inside. After many tries (usually late at night) he gets thru the cat flap. He seems to try to open the cat flap with his paw but when he withdraws his paw the cat flap will close. There's a magnet at the bottom to hold the cat flap to stop it blowing in the wind. As he has trouble getting inside the house he is not keen on going outside to go to te toilet so ends up messing inside. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Regards Brian The obvious answer is to provide him with a litterbox inside, at least as an interim fix, so he has some place to go. I can't help with the cat flap, never had one. jmc I have given him a litter box over winter. The litter box gets in the way and not the sort of thing you want on display when you have vistors. There is a lack of floor space so I can't hide it in a dark corner. If the cat messes inside I might have to rub his nose in it and put him outside. But I'm still hoping for a useful suggestion. Regards Brian This is a cruel and completely ineffective method. Cats do not associate "messing their noses" in something with the act of urinating or defecating outside the box. Instead, they develop a fear and distrust of the person who is abusing them. Your cat needs a litter box indoors. If you are going to have a cat, you need to look at the needs of the cat. When I had my first cat, I lived in a small apartment. There certainly was no way to "hide" a litter box, but that is what my cat needed. He was such a large cat, that the urine would sometimes spray over the edge of the box. There are many ways to avoid that, but I had a larger container made for the box to sit in (*uncovered*), so any "run-over" would hit the extra container and not the wall. But the whole thing was certainly not hidden from view because that was not possible. But, who cares? I had a wonderful companion, and he had the type of accomodations that he needed. Years later, my next cat was ill in her old age, and she would frequently urinate outside the box. This time, it was not a question of "hiding" the box but of adjusting to her needs when she had reached a time in her life when it was apparently painful for her to dig in the litter. I simply cleaned up after her as much as I could. After she died, I had that portion of the carpet cut out, sealed the concrete underneath so my next cat would not be able to smell that spot, and replaced the carpet. Again, this was not some type of issue of a "misbehaving" cat. Anyone who wants a pet needs to know their needs and make appropriate adjustments. Yes, certain behavior can be trained--such as using a scratching post--but it is unreasonable to expect a cat to know all of our wishes and adjust to them. MaryL |
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Help in training a cat
catlady wrote:
On Oct 24, 2:04*am, Brian wrote: jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, Brian exclaimed (10/23/2010 7:30 PM): This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table beneath the cat flap outside for him to sit on. He waits at the door next to the cat flap hoping that someone will let him inside. After many tries (usually late at night) he gets thru the cat flap. He seems to try to open the cat flap with his paw but when he withdraws his paw the cat flap will close. There's a magnet at the bottom to hold the cat flap to stop it blowing in the wind. As he has trouble getting inside the house he is not keen on going outside to go to te toilet so ends up messing inside. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Regards Brian The obvious answer is to provide him with a litterbox inside, at least as an interim fix, so he has some place to go. *I can't help with the cat flap, never had one. jmc I have given him a litter box over winter. The litter box gets in the way and not the sort of thing you want on display when you have vistors. There is a lack of floor space so I can't hide it in a dark corner. If the cat messes inside I might have to rub his nose in it and put him outside. But I'm still hoping for a useful suggestion. If you really think this is an appropriate way to treat an animal then you are an animal abuser and should give your cat to someone who would NEVER consider doing such a horrible thing. The only thing your cat will learn from such a horrible act is that you are an animal abusing asshole and he should be afraid of you. The only reason he messes in the house is because you refuse to give him any other option. You know he's having some issues with the catflap and your refusing to give him a ltterbox to use doesn't give him any other choice. This is not rocket science. The rule is this: never get in a ****ing match with a cat because the cat will always win. Give the poor cat a litterbox or find him a new home with someone that respects his nature. Believe it or not the idea of rubbing his nose in it came from a book on cats so maybe you should be telling this to the author of the book. You also forget that I'm looking for better ideas so I'm asking others in my newsgroup post. My cat has plenty of love and affection. Regards Brian |
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Help in training a cat
obsidianjg wrote:
On Oct 24, 3:04*am, Brian wrote: jmc wrote: Suddenly, without warning, Brian exclaimed (10/23/2010 7:30 PM): This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table beneath the cat flap outside for him to sit on. He waits at the door next to the cat flap hoping that someone will let him inside. After many tries (usually late at night) he gets thru the cat flap. He seems to try to open the cat flap with his paw but when he withdraws his paw the cat flap will close. There's a magnet at the bottom to hold the cat flap to stop it blowing in the wind. As he has trouble getting inside the house he is not keen on going outside to go to te toilet so ends up messing inside. Any suggestions would be very welcome. Regards Brian The obvious answer is to provide him with a litterbox inside, at least as an interim fix, so he has some place to go. *I can't help with the cat flap, never had one. jmc I have given him a litter box over winter. The litter box gets in the way and not the sort of thing you want on display when you have vistors. There is a lack of floor space so I can't hide it in a dark corner. If the cat messes inside I might have to rub his nose in it and put him outside. But I'm still hoping for a useful suggestion. Regards Brian Don't rub the nose of your cat into the mess. It will make it worse. Then he will avoid the area and you can forget the cat flap. I have a cat flap for my 2 cats and after initial training, it works very well. To train my cats, I removed the door for a few days and showed them how to get through the tunnel. It is easier if you have someone to help you. I had the cat inside in front of the door and my husband was on the outside with they favorite treat. They had no problem getting out. Then we switched roles. Getting inside was a bit trickier, but after a few tries they managed it. Treats are a big motivator. After a few days, we put the door in, but propped it open enough the cats could put half their head through and did the treat thing again from both sides. Again getting inside was more difficult, but they managed with the help of treats. After they mastered the slightly open door, we could leave the door closed. I have done this with 3 cats so far and it always worked. Chris Thanks obsidianjg, this is the helpful suggestions that I need. Regards Brian |
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Help in training a cat
AZ Nomad wrote:
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:30:34 +1300, Brian wrote: This continues from my past post "Help in solving a cat problem" So far I've allowed the cat flap to swing in both directions and cover the cat's food after he has eaten most of his food to stop the neighbours cat from stealing the cat food. The problem is training the cat to enter the cat flap door from outside the house. He seems to be able to exit the house using the cat flap. There's a small table While you're both outside, hold the flap open and put him nose to where the opening is so he can see inside. He'll go inside then. He'll figure it out how to do it on his own eventually. Give him time. Thanks AZ Nomad. I'm starting to do that at the moment. The neigbours cat is very bold. He came in thru the cat flap at night and jumped up on to the foot of the bed while I was in bed. Regards Brian |
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