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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2005How would yall handle this?
If I may I would like to ask for the opinion of the group. Harvey was a bad little boy and sneaked out of the house Saturday, and went in to my 71 year old downstairs neighbors apartment. I know for a fact that my downstairs neighbor is terrified of <a href='http://consumeralertsystem.com/cas/zx-hclick.php?hid=179' target='_blank'>cats</a>. I don't know why she just is. So Saturday afternoon I heard her screaming and yelling so I went to check on her and she was trying to shoo Harvey out of her apartment with her broom. She says she would never hit him with it but was just trying to shoo him out. Well now everytime I would get the broom out of the closet to sweep this weekend Harvey would have a hisspit and hide. Any suggestions on how to show him that there is no reason to be scared of the broom? Thanks in advance all, Skritches, KittyLady, Harvey who claims he just wanted to go sight seeing, and Bob Marley. Hey Guys I have no idea why that link is in my post, I did not put it there. Please disregard it. KittyLady >Hey Guys I have no idea why that link is in my post, I did not put it >there. Please disregard it. >KittyLady When I read your message, it didn't include any links. Are you reading your message using a web site, such as Google? If so, the web site provided the link. not your message.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria On 2005-07-28, John F Eldredge penned: >>Hey Guys I have no idea why that link is in my post, I did not put >>it there. Please disregard it. KittyLady > > When I read your message, it didn't include any links. Are you > reading your message using a web site, such as Google? If so, the > web site provided the link. not your message. I saw a link, and I use slrn as a newsreader. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I saw a link, and I use slrn as a newsreader. I did to, I use tin. I think you see the link if your newsreader uses straight text. I didn't follow the link, but it looked like it was supposed to connect to a cat-related ad site. SignatureCheryl Hey Guys I have no idea why that link is in my post, I did not put it there. Please disregard it. KittyLady > If I may I would like to ask for the opinion of the group. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > KittyLady, Harvey who claims he just wanted to go sight seeing, and > Bob Marley. Leave the boom out, in an area that is prominent and often visited my him (not in a corner - maybe against a kitchen counter?) - maybe even lay it on the floor (if you have room) - so he can see that it is not going to hurt him. Once he gets used to it's presence (again) it shouldn't bother him as much when you use it. He may still shy away from it when in use, but he shouldn't have hipsspitts after that. Maybe even let Bob Marley play with it (but not to the point of destruction) - then he would see that it's no danger. SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > > If I may I would like to ask for the opinion of the group. > > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > it (but not to the point of destruction) - then he would see that it's no > danger. Just to add to this you might put some treats around the broom or catnip on it. Hugs, CatNipped >If I may I would like to ask for the opinion of the group. > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >KittyLady, Harvey who claims he just wanted to go sight seeing, and Bob >Marley. Poor Harvey. Well, Internet was terrified of brooms when I first adopted him. It took me a good long while to get him to not bolt out of the room if a broom was brought out. What I did was to move *very* slowly, talk *very* gently, and lay the broom on the ground. I would then let Internet sniff it while I petted him, and then *very* slowly lift it up and sweep just a litttle bit. And repeat this many times, of course. He is still suspicious, but he can stay where he is and not run now when sweeping is going on. Best of luck to you! Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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