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Proud of my boys
In August DP and I bought our first home and moved closer to
work/school in a university town. Now that we live so close, friends are ALWAYS stopping in to say “hi”. This has been quite a change for Simba and Pepper as they are not used to company visiting. It has taken several months, but they are really starting to open up, be more social and friendly. Pepper no longer hides when people come to visit. In fact he has recently started to sit in front of guests and talk at them until he gets pettins. And Simba has started to come out and look at guests – last night he even let a friend pet him. This from the cat that used to climb up IN TO the mattress box springs when people come over. It’s so nice that people can actually see the boys now! See…I can prove I really do have cats It just makes me proud that they are adjusting so well. Poor things have had so many changes recently with the move, a new house (without stairs) and to top it off I am back in school so my schedule is very different then it has been the last 2 years. It’s so nice to see them relaxed and playing again. They have even started to play kibble hockey in the kitchen, unfortunately shooting the kibble under the fridge seems to constitute a goal! The only problem seems to be that they are still afraid of male guests. I guess because DP and I are female, as are most of our friends they just are not used to men. Has anyone else experienced this type of problem? Any suggestions on how to get them more accustomed to men? The only thing I could think of was to have a male friend stop in a few days a week and see if they get used to it. Sorry for the long winded post – I have been lurking all semester, but things have only just calmed down enough for me to start to post! Why did I want a Grad. MLIS? ~ Jemifur & the Boyz (Simba and Pepper) |
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"Jemfur" wrote in message
oups.com... In August DP and I bought our first home and moved closer to work/school in a university town. Now that we live so close, friends are ALWAYS stopping in to say "hi". This has been quite a change for Simba and Pepper as they are not used to company visiting. It has taken several months, but they are really starting to open up, be more social and friendly. Pepper no longer hides when people come to visit. In fact he has recently started to sit in front of guests and talk at them until he gets pettins. And Simba has started to come out and look at guests - last night he even let a friend pet him. This from the cat that used to climb up IN TO the mattress box springs when people come over. It's so nice that people can actually see the boys now! See.I can prove I really do have cats ? It just makes me proud that they are adjusting so well. Poor things have had so many changes recently with the move, a new house (without stairs) and to top it off I am back in school so my schedule is very different then it has been the last 2 years. It's so nice to see them relaxed and playing again. They have even started to play kibble hockey in the kitchen, unfortunately shooting the kibble under the fridge seems to constitute a goal! The only problem seems to be that they are still afraid of male guests. I guess because DP and I are female, as are most of our friends they just are not used to men. Has anyone else experienced this type of problem? Any suggestions on how to get them more accustomed to men? The only thing I could think of was to have a male friend stop in a few days a week and see if they get used to it. Sorry for the long winded post - I have been lurking all semester, but things have only just calmed down enough for me to start to post! Why did I want a Grad. MLIS? ~ Jemifur & the Boyz (Simba and Pepper) The only thing I can think of is just what you suggested... have a male friend come over a couple of times a week and add having him give them treats or playing with them with their favorite toy. Congratulations on the successful move, I hope you're enjoying your new home. Hugs, CatNipped |
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On 2005-12-13, Jemfur penned:
The only problem seems to be that they are still afraid of male guests. I guess because DP and I are female, as are most of our friends they just are not used to men. Has anyone else experienced this type of problem? Any suggestions on how to get them more accustomed to men? The only thing I could think of was to have a male friend stop in a few days a week and see if they get used to it. That could help; or it might not. Cats do things on their own time tables. Oscar is almost 5, and only in the last year has she been visible while company's around. I don't think it could hurt to try having a male friend around a few days a week, as long as no one's trying to force an interaction with the cats. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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On Tue 13 Dec 2005 09:53:32a, Jemfur wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes roups.com): Sorry for the long winded post " I have been lurking all semester, but things have only just calmed down enough for me to start to post! Why did I want a Grad. MLIS? What wonderful progress! I have 2 that tend to stay hidden, though both of them will come out if it's quiet. Yeah right. LOL Do your male guests wear heavy shoes? 2 of mine hate shoes .. period. Good luck and congrats for the further socialization of your furry ones! -- Cheryl |
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On 13 Dec 2005 06:53:32 -0800, "Jemfur" wrote:
In August DP and I bought our first home and moved closer to work/school in a university town. Now that we live so close, friends are ALWAYS stopping in to say hi. This has been quite a change for Simba and Pepper as they are not used to company visiting. It has taken several months, but they are really starting to open up, be more social and friendly. Pepper no longer hides when people come to visit. In fact he has recently started to sit in front of guests and talk at them until he gets pettins. And Simba has started to come out and look at guests last night he even let a friend pet him. This from the cat that used to climb up IN TO the mattress box springs when people come over. The only problem seems to be that they are still afraid of male guests. I guess because DP and I are female, as are most of our friends they just are not used to men. Has anyone else experienced this type of problem? Any suggestions on how to get them more accustomed to men? The only thing I could think of was to have a male friend stop in a few days a week and see if they get used to it. Scouty girl is afraid of men, even John... so having a man come to visit may or may not make a difference. She won't let him come near her most of the time, even though she sees Silver climbing all over him etc. On the other hand, they were BOTH real scaredycats about visitors when we got them, but now Silver's showing distinct signs of turning into a lapslut! It's wonderful to see her trying to get attention from our visitors instead of hiding under the bed... I'm hoping that one day I'll see Scouty putting in an appearance too, but I'm not holding my breath. -- ~Karen aka Kajikit Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life http://www.kajikitscorner.com Online photo album - http://community.webshots.com/user/kajikit |
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