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| 2363.1 | Has he been "fixed"?? | BOSHOG::LEWIS | | Thu Apr 06 1989 19:16 | 1 |
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| 2363.2 | Good Luck | WITNES::HANNULA | Cat Tails & Bike Wheels Don't Mix | Thu Apr 06 1989 19:42 | 28 |
| 8 months old, huh?
IMHO, 8 months for cats is the equivalent of the terrible twos in
human babies. Last year winter Portia and Oscar were in their Terrible
8's, This winter, Elmo has been in his Terrible 8's. It makes
me real glad that Mouth is definitelly older - meaning I won't have
to go through this with him - that is if Mouth ever decided to stay
in the house longer than 5 minutes.
Elmo will be having a Birthday soon - he will be 1. He has been
getting progressively better over the last 4 months, but still spends
many a night in JAIL - either thrown outside or locked in the bathroom.
It's to the point that Elmo knows when it's JAIL time - he either
runs to the front door or runs into the bathroom.
We were amazed last May when Portia and Oscar turned 1. It's almost
as if they got better overnight.
All I can tell you is to hang in there for a couple more months.
He should eventually outgrow it. At 8 months, he's still a kitten.
One final note - altering did NOT calm any of my cats. I swear
it made them worse! (Elmo was done at 6 months, Oscar at 7 months).
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| 2363.3 | squirt bottle and "jail"!!! | BLKWDO::PARKS | | Thu Apr 06 1989 20:13 | 6 |
| re .0:
I know exactly how you feel! Tsunami went through the same thing,
including biting.
She is getting better(she turns 1 next week).
Even during her worst fits the squirt bottle(with firm NO) and
bathroom "jail" worked wonders!
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| 2363.4 | Neuter, water bottle, jail, etc., and quick! | BUSY::CIOFFI | | Thu Apr 06 1989 20:41 | 6 |
| If he's acting as he is and terrorizing your female cat, part of
the problem may be that he needs a good "fix". He may also be
really hyperactive--not unlike some little humans. So, the water bottle
will help too. Try the neutering first (if that's what you want
for him). Good luck!
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| 2363.5 | Takes time and a spartan house | STAR::BARTH | | Thu Apr 06 1989 21:14 | 18 |
| Tristan has always been "playful". We "solved" a lot of it by learning
what was cat proof, unbreakable, etc, and only leaving those out. We
quickly learned that cut flowers, small, delicate carvings, etc, should
be put away.
What we did was give him freedom of the house, but keep one room which
was off limits to cats. This room got all our plants, small
collectibles, etc.
He's still a silly cat, but over the years we've been able to put out
more things without him breaking them. Look at it this way, it forces
you to keep a neat, tidy house. ;-)
I also second the neutering idea. It calmed Tristan down a little,
mostly in his relationship with Tenzing.
Good luck,
Karen, Tristan, Tenzing and Max.
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| 2363.6 | | CRUISE::NDC | | Fri Apr 07 1989 12:01 | 15 |
| What memories! I remember when we got Mao at 5 months she was
a holy terror! Everyday I'd come home and she would have trashed
a few more plants or some more ceramics! She's the best jumper
of the crew too so she'd get into EVERYTHING! She drove me absolutely
crazy and no amount of discipline seemed to help.
But take heart - the do grow out of it. As they get older they
calm down a bit. I also refer to age 5 mos - 1 yr as the cat
terrible twos.
By contrast, Dundee has alway been a little doll! I can't believe
what a good kitten he is. We didn't have him neutered until he
was 9 months old (per vet's advice). Must be something about
those scottish folds!
Nancy DC
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| 2363.7 | Play with him | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Wed Apr 12 1989 18:47 | 6 |
| NEUTERING helped curb Panther's energy level a great deal, but he is
still hyperactive. So, I make a point of tuckering him out each night
to use up some of that excess energy. He does some real great
somersaults with when we play with the kitty tease.
Deb
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