Comments on: Cat

By: Sharron

Sharron — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:52:31 +0000

Urn, that is basically what we’ve done. After the first 24 hour period, we let the cat roam around the house and then on day 3, we let them roam around together. I feel the same way. All animals will work it out eventually. Plus, Fussa has been declawed in front. You should have heard it when Fussa slapped Parker! It was so funny! It was a total bitch slap complete with sound effects!!!!! Wham! Wham! Two times! Parker was all like…Hey, that wasn’t nice, but can I still sniff and chase you? They’re fine. Parker just wants to be with the cat all the time now. Fussa can totally get away from him, so it is OK.

but, like Patrick said, I’m just NOT a cat person! I just don’t want a cat.

By: urn

urn — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:51:06 +0000

I know people may think I’m mean, but when it comes to cats and dogs meeting, I’m a big fan of the “they’ll sort it out” approach.

A dog will only get its nose scratched so many times before he stops trying to sniff the cat.

Cats climb, dogs do not. So, the house can natually be divided into regions: anything below 2-3 feet in altitude belongs to the dog. Anything above that belongs to the cat.

When our friends bring their dogs over to visit, I let them sort it out. The cats have their hiding places, and I dissuade the dogs from invading that space, but for the most part they’re all on their own; they’re smart enough. :)

(This is not to say this approach doesn’t totally traumatize the hell out of all the animals involved, but really, after a few weeks, the cats forgive me. I think.)

By: effika

effika — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:53:06 +0000

If you think that’s bad, try introducing 2 cats who have no desire to be in the same house to each other. It took over a year before the two could even be in the same room.

I feel bad for Parker. I had a dog like that– every cat was her friend! The cats eventually came around, but until the dog was out of her puppy phase it was tough to put up with all the work.