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Help desperately needed
This morning I received a phone call from a woman who is desperately in need
of help, I did what I could do to try and solve her problem and then said I would go to my ng to see if I could get further advice - I just know that someone will have the answer. Here is the problem the woman has a 3 year old Siamese cat which is going over the back fence and upsetting an 18 year old cat, the owners of the 18 year old are understandably getting very annoyed, I don't think that the 3yr old is actually beating up the old cat but is terrorising it to such an extent that it has started soiling inside the house. I did point out to the lady that the soiling could have something to do with the cats age and could have a medical condition - but I also think that the old cat should be able to live out the rest of it's life in peace. This lady wants any tips on how to keep her cat on her side of the fence - I did suggest leaving the hose sprinkler on (the 3yr old doesn't like water) Keeping the 3yr old confined to the house during the day is not am option (she is locked in at night) Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Lois -- http://zeotropeburmese.kiwiwebhost.net.nz -- Burmese are like potato chips, you can't just have one. |
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Can the cat simply be kept inside the house? Letting cats roam unsupervised outside is dangerous to their well-being anyway, regardless of the neighbors. Cats can live a perfectly happy life indoors; mine does, and so do those of many people here! -Z Lois Reay wrote: This morning I received a phone call from a woman who is desperately in need of help, I did what I could do to try and solve her problem and then said I would go to my ng to see if I could get further advice - I just know that someone will have the answer. Here is the problem the woman has a 3 year old Siamese cat which is going over the back fence and upsetting an 18 year old cat, the owners of the 18 year old are understandably getting very annoyed, I don't think that the 3yr old is actually beating up the old cat but is terrorising it to such an extent that it has started soiling inside the house. I did point out to the lady that the soiling could have something to do with the cats age and could have a medical condition - but I also think that the old cat should be able to live out the rest of it's life in peace. This lady wants any tips on how to keep her cat on her side of the fence - I did suggest leaving the hose sprinkler on (the 3yr old doesn't like water) Keeping the 3yr old confined to the house during the day is not am option (she is locked in at night) Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Lois |
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Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance. Lois I don't know, Lois, unless she can afford that cat-proof fencing. There's a website for it I used to have the link but can't find it. It's going to be hard, especially since the young cat is making a habit out of annoying the older one. Anyway, good luck to your friend. Sherry |
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"Lois Reay" wrote in message
news This morning I received a phone call from a woman who is desperately in need of help, I did what I could do to try and solve her problem and then said I would go to my ng to see if I could get further advice - I just know that someone will have the answer. Here is the problem the woman has a 3 year old Siamese cat which is going over the back fence and upsetting an 18 year old cat, the owners of the 18 year old are understandably getting very annoyed, I don't think that the 3yr old is actually beating up the old cat but is terrorising it to such an extent that it has started soiling inside the house. I did point out to the lady that the soiling could have something to do with the cats age and could have a medical condition - but I also think that the old cat should be able to live out the rest of it's life in peace. This lady wants any tips on how to keep her cat on her side of the fence - I did suggest leaving the hose sprinkler on (the 3yr old doesn't like water) Keeping the 3yr old confined to the house during the day is not am option (she is locked in at night) Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Lois -- http://zeotropeburmese.kiwiwebhost.net.nz -- Burmese are like potato chips, you can't just have one. I don't see why the cat can't be kept inside - all four of mine do and are perfectly happy, and Victor has *SEVEN* that all stay inside happily. As long as they have enough toys, scratching posts, and litter boxes, there's really no reason for them to be outside with all the dangers they encounter (not to mention the dangers they sometimes cause as is the case here). Hugs, CatNipped |
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"Lois Reay" wrote in message news This morning I received a phone call from a woman who is desperately in need of help, I did what I could do to try and solve her problem and then said I would go to my ng to see if I could get further advice - I just know that someone will have the answer. Here is the problem the woman has a 3 year old Siamese cat which is going over the back fence and upsetting an 18 year old cat, the owners of the 18 year old are understandably getting very annoyed, I don't think that the 3yr old is actually beating up the old cat but is terrorising it to such an extent that it has started soiling inside the house. I did point out to the lady that the soiling could have something to do with the cats age and could have a medical condition - but I also think that the old cat should be able to live out the rest of it's life in peace. This lady wants any tips on how to keep her cat on her side of the fence - I did suggest leaving the hose sprinkler on (the 3yr old doesn't like water) Keeping the 3yr old confined to the house during the day is not am option (she is locked in at night) Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Lois That is a tough one. We had a Siamese that got into fights with the neighbor cats. Fortunately we all took full responsibility for our cats being out and for cats being cats. We all paid our own vet bill for the abscesses. And didn't much worry about it. First, they need to check with their own vets to make sure this is safe. The way I've kept unwelcome dogs out of my yard. (The big ones that seem to want to take a dump here daily and no where else and the little one that kept coming into the garage and peeing on the car tires) is to load a squirt gun with mostly water and a little ammonia. I avoid their eyes. They don't come back. Desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures. Jo Jo |
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 20:27:02 GMT, "CatNipped"
wrote: I don't see why the cat can't be kept inside - all four of mine do and are perfectly happy, and Victor has *SEVEN* that all stay inside happily. As Natasha is *17* and stays inside happily, 24/7/365 long as they have enough toys, scratching posts, and litter boxes, there's really no reason for them to be outside with all the dangers they encounter (not to mention the dangers they sometimes cause as is the case here). Not to mention the dangers they get themselves into as well (hello Clyde....) Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha ============ http://www.jhedge.com |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... "Lois Reay" wrote in message news This morning I received a phone call from a woman who is desperately in need of help, I did what I could do to try and solve her problem and then said I would go to my ng to see if I could get further advice - I just know that someone will have the answer. Here is the problem the woman has a 3 year old Siamese cat which is going over the back fence and upsetting an 18 year old cat, the owners of the 18 year old are understandably getting very annoyed, I don't think that the 3yr old is actually beating up the old cat but is terrorising it to such an extent that it has started soiling inside the house. I did point out to the lady that the soiling could have something to do with the cats age and could have a medical condition - but I also think that the old cat should be able to live out the rest of it's life in peace. This lady wants any tips on how to keep her cat on her side of the fence - I did suggest leaving the hose sprinkler on (the 3yr old doesn't like water) Keeping the 3yr old confined to the house during the day is not am option (she is locked in at night) Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Lois -- http://zeotropeburmese.kiwiwebhost.net.nz -- Burmese are like potato chips, you can't just have one. I don't see why the cat can't be kept inside - all four of mine do and are perfectly happy, and Victor has *SEVEN* that all stay inside happily. As long as they have enough toys, scratching posts, and litter boxes, there's really no reason for them to be outside with all the dangers they encounter (not to mention the dangers they sometimes cause as is the case here). Its a cultural thing - in the USA there are predators that will eat a cat, plus large, wide roads with fast cars and "weird" neighbours. Culturally, cats are considered indoor pets. In Commonwealth countries (England, New Zealand and Australia), cats are generally considered indoor/ourdoor pets, there are no predators, and most of our streets tend to be suburbanised. The outside cat can live a good and failry safe life in those places. And once a cat starts to consider the outside as part of his or territory (particularly if its a boy cat) then the cat will do all it can to patrol and protect that territory, whether the owner wants it to stay inside or not. Yes, you can get a formerly outside cat used to being indoors only, but that depends on the cat, and the amount of time and patience the owner has. Even Shmogg, whose only outdoor experience has been his mad escape attempts, still sits and howls at the door, begging to go out. Making a cat that has outside territory into an inside only cat is can be exceptionally hard ask, and I can imagine that with a Siamese, it would be just about impossible. The best I can suggest is a water squirt gun with a dash of vinegar added to the water, installing a smooth, inward sloping, high fence, and trying to negotiate with the neighbour a schedule of "safe" outside times for both the young and the old cat. Yowie --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 19/11/04 |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... .. I don't see why the cat can't be kept inside - all four of mine do and are perfectly happy, and Victor has *SEVEN* that all stay inside happily. As long as they have enough toys, scratching posts, and litter boxes, there's really no reason for them to be outside with all the dangers they encounter (not to mention the dangers they sometimes cause as is the case here). Hugs, CatNipped Thanks for the replies so far. Keeping the young cat inside is not an option for this lady, the cat is used to being outdoors during the day. I do agree that keeping the Siamese inside would probably solve one problem but create another, in that she is used to being outdoors. My own cats are not free to roam outside and I am always happy when people who buy my kitties want them to be inside cats. But I do recognise that there are some who love their cats to be free to get out in the yard (it's a pity that they want to go further) The slaves of outdoor kitties do have to realizes that accidents and misfortunes can happen, which is often very traumatic for all concerned, as we all know just by reading about the lost and missing cats on this group. Lois |
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Wonder if the two cats need to get to know each other a bit better? Can you
arrange a cats and hoomans social som etime? Mind, I've never had the problem, and I'm quite clueless. It's either that or ankle weights for the Siamese. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com "Lois Reay" wrote in message news This morning I received a phone call from a woman who is desperately in need of help, I did what I could do to try and solve her problem and then said I would go to my ng to see if I could get further advice - I just know that someone will have the answer. Here is the problem the woman has a 3 year old Siamese cat which is going over the back fence and upsetting an 18 year old cat, the owners of the 18 year old are understandably getting very annoyed, I don't think that the 3yr old is actually beating up the old cat but is terrorising it to such an extent that it has started soiling inside the house. I did point out to the lady that the soiling could have something to do with the cats age and could have a medical condition - but I also think that the old cat should be able to live out the rest of it's life in peace. This lady wants any tips on how to keep her cat on her side of the fence - I did suggest leaving the hose sprinkler on (the 3yr old doesn't like water) Keeping the 3yr old confined to the house during the day is not am option (she is locked in at night) Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Lois -- http://zeotropeburmese.kiwiwebhost.net.nz -- Burmese are like potato chips, you can't just have one. |
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