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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / September 2007Can we help Sparta and Cory?
I saw this follow-up video by Cory, slave to Sparta, the legendary YouTube "Mean Kitty": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDJNuypavq8&NR=1 Sparta's an Egyptian Mau, and as you can see VERY energetic, and not exactly gentle (like those Bengals we hear about-- fortunately, Sparta's a little guy). But as I watched Cory and Sparta, it became clear to me that although Sparta does bite a lot, he is definitely NOT a mean kitty. He's young, extra-playful, and basically treats his slave Cory like another kitten. Cats bite when they play unless they're taught not to as kittens. Sparta just never learned not to bite at the right time. That's how Cory got Sparta-- the little girl who had him before had to give him up because he played too roughly. I can see that Cory really appreciates Sparta-- a great cat slave in the making. But Cory is just inexperienced with cats. We should nurture people like Cory! We don't want Cory to get discouraged with all the biting, and possibly give up on Sparta and other cats in the future. He does ask in the video how to deal with all the biting. Can we use our experience with all kinds of cats to come up with some good advice for Cory? Maybe get a few pointers and pass them on to him? > He does ask in the video how to deal with all the biting. Can we use our > experience with all kinds of cats to come up with some good advice for Cory? > Maybe get a few pointers and pass them on to him? I did write a comment to his video and tried to give him some advice, but I had to cut out a lot of what I'd written, because the comments are restricted to 500 characters (IIRC).  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. could i put my 2 cents in? now,granted,this was a long time ago,& it was a dog . Prince was a biter,he bit me pretty hard one day,i said "NO" in a firm voice,then i bit him back,VERY GENTLY , on his ear,he never bit me again,played gentlier too!!! >I saw this follow-up video by Cory, slave to Sparta, the legendary YouTube >"Mean Kitty": [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > experience with all kinds of cats to come up with some good advice for > Cory? Maybe get a few pointers and pass them on to him? I am glad to see someone admit they bit their cat back. Piglet was an aweful biter. My husband was ill and the last couple of months of his life and he spent a lot of time in bed and the cat was his guardian. After he died and we moved she decided to bite me, I mean hard. One night I yelled NO and grabbed her and bit her on the ear., non too gently either. She honestly NEVER big me again. Gramby > could i put my 2 cents in? now,granted,this was a long time ago,& it was a > dog . Prince was a biter,he bit me pretty hard one day,i said "NO" in a [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> experience with all kinds of cats to come up with some good advice for >> Cory? Maybe get a few pointers and pass them on to him? >I am glad to see someone admit they bit their cat back. Piglet was an >aweful biter. My husband was ill and the last couple of months of his life >and he spent a lot of time in bed and the cat was his guardian. After he >died and we moved she decided to bite me, I mean hard. One night I yelled >NO and grabbed her and bit her on the ear., non too gently either. She >honestly NEVER big me again. Gramby While I wouldn't recommend it, it sounds like it worked. (I mostly have doubts about getting my face close enough to bite anything with 20 claws and teeth) However, more than one parent has had to resort to that in order to teach a toddler not to bite. With some, it is simply the only way to teach them that it hurts. Jo Ha ha ha Sparta isn't half the biter Nox is. Nocturne has dominance issues. Sparta looks like he just wants to rassle and he is playing with his owner like another kitty. Sparta will be cured if he gets bitten back or squirted to say that's not appropriate. I just put up with Nocturne biting because she does it when she feels insecure. I would rather have a bite or two than deal with Nox being upset and hiding in the closet for days on end. What a sweet video (the mean kitty song) --Fil > >> He does ask in the video how to deal with all the biting. Can we use our > >> experience with all kinds of cats to come up with some good advice for > >> Cory? Maybe get a few pointers and pass them on to him? >I saw this follow-up video by Cory, slave to Sparta, the legendary YouTube >"Mean Kitty": [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Sparta-- the little girl who had him before had to give him up because he >played too roughly. He's not 'mean'... he's absolutely adorable and a bundle of energy... but he wants somebody to play with, and he hasn't learnt the difference between playing with a person and playing with another cat. Probably the quickest cure for his human attacks would be to get another kitten! Then they can wrestle and pounce and chase each other and leave their owners in peace (at least occasionally :P) The 'Mean Kitty' video is adorable... I've never seen it before.
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