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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2005Now this is just weird!!!
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Our cat, TK, likes to sleep on a table in my wife's office where he can look out the window and watch the critters in the back yard. So a few months ago my wife made him a fleece blanket, out of leftover material from her sewing, to lie on. Well, yesterday, I was coming out of my office and looked over to see TK with the blanket on the floor, on top of it, with a strange look in his eyes. As I stood there watching him, he started pawing at the blanket, and bit it. Then I noticed him twitching and realized it was his hind end going up and down. Nooooo.....Can't be....I thought. I went over to him and rolled him over and........Yea, he was obviously, um, ready for action, shall we say. He was trying to mate with the blanket! Ok, I have very little experience with the behavior of male cats, but isn't this a wee bit odd? TK was neutered about 11 months ago. Isn't that supposed to stop the urge to mate? And with a blanket????? I think I've got a very confused kitty, here. So I think the cat's loony, and my wife is all upset with the thought that we've got a cat that's horny and "ain't gettin' enough". Is this behavior as strange as I think it is for a neutered cat? And how can I get my wife's concern to apply to her husband, also? :-) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Is this behavior as strange as I think it is for a neutered cat? > And how can I get my wife's concern to apply to her husband, also? :-) This is normal. Many neutered males will attempt to perform -- with other cats, with favorite stuffed animals, with blankets. Generally they can't produce anything but only go through the motions. It's not harming anyone, so maybe you could give him a little privacy with his blankie? As for your relationship with your wife... have you worn out tactics like asking about her feelings, cuddling, gifts, doing what she wants on a Saturday, a nice dinner she doesn't have to prepare or clean up after, and so on? Priscilla  Signature"You can't welcome someone into a body of Christ and then say only certain rooms are open." -- dancertm in alt.religion.christian.episcopal > This is normal. Many neutered males will attempt to perform -- with > other cats, with favorite stuffed animals, with blankets. Generally > they can't produce anything but only go through the motions. It's not > harming anyone, so maybe you could give him a little privacy with his > blankie? A friend of ours neutered male "(The famous "Fluff") suddenly had his urges go into overdrive at about 10 years old. He would attempt to mount anything including people's arms if they rested them on the chair where he could get to them and completely destroyed their "snake" draught excluder. I think he had to be put on hormones or something to stop him doing it. Our Isis (RB) despite being spayed used to come into a sort of "pseudo-heat" about every three months until she was about 5 or 6 years old when she stopped doing it. She would roll about the floor and call through not as stridently as an "entire" female in heat for about 3 days. Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >As for your relationship with your wife... have you worn out tactics >like asking about her feelings, cuddling, gifts, doing what she wants on >a Saturday, a nice dinner she doesn't have to prepare or clean up after, >and so on? > >Priscilla Or perhaps a nice blanket. If nothing else maybe you can watch from the closet. Brad LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL-PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING... " HOLY @#$%... WHAT A RIDE!" > >As for your relationship with your wife... have you worn out tactics > >like asking about her feelings, cuddling, gifts, doing what she wants on > >a Saturday, a nice dinner she doesn't have to prepare or clean up after, > >and so on? > Or perhaps a nice blanket. > > If nothing else maybe you can watch from the closet. LOL! You are a seriously bad man! Priscilla -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- From: Brad <bjdbrad@gmail.com> >Or perhaps a nice blanket. It's about time. I've been waiting for that one! :-) It's not > harming anyone, so maybe you could give him a little privacy with his > blankie? > Priscilla lol! Exactly. My cat Yoda used to do this all the time. Just put on some Barry White and leave the room. Sometimes, they start doing this. Specially around 5 or 6 y.o. I can't figure out if it is enjoyable or not for sure since not all the EQ is there. When Grant got this way, I usually got a favorite toy out so he could have some kind of "payoff". > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > =I1m5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 21:40:06 +0100 (CET), Nomen Nescio > He was trying to mate with the blanket! One of mine used to mate with my bedspread. He would sink his teeth in it and go round in circles until he formed a big knot. Needless to say, the spread didn't last long. BarB > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > and rolled him over and........Yea, he was obviously, um, ready for action, > shall we say. He was trying to mate with the blanket! This has been discussed before. I recall a poster who had a cat that did this to another male cat, and a couple who had males neutered cats that did it to stuffed toys. > Ok, I have very little experience with the behavior of male cats, but isn't > this a wee bit odd? TK was neutered about 11 months ago. Isn't that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Is this behavior as strange as I think it is for a neutered cat? > And how can I get my wife's concern to apply to her husband, also? :-) LOL! Can't help you with the latter! LOL. Elvis used to do this ALOT on a blanket!!! Or when I was in bed he'd stand on my legs and do it. I don't know the how or why but Elvis did it all the 5 years I had him. Rest his sweet soul. Carol > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > =I1m5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > =I1m5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Poor baby! The ability is taken away, not the desire. MLB > > Is this behavior as strange as I think it is for a neutered cat? > > And how can I get my wife's concern to apply to her husband, also? :-) > > Poor baby! The ability is taken away, not the desire. MLB Is this true? I have never thought about this. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Our cat, TK, likes to sleep on a table in my wife's office where he > can look out the window and watch the critters in the back yard. <snip> It can be a frustration or dominance behavior, not just for the act of mating. i suspect your kitty saw something (another cat?) that triggered it. -L. Get lost right wing a.shole > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > =I1m5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- From: "Tom Morrown" <tmorow@ccc.com> >Get lost right wing a.shole Damn!!! Shoot one president in Dallas and people never let you forget it. :-) Would you care to elaborate on that comment so I can discuss how ignorant some liberals can be? What a F**kin' Morrown! > Is this behavior as strange as I think it is for a neutered cat? No. > And how can I get my wife's concern to apply to her husband, also? :-) Ask Brandy. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Thank's for the comments, folks. I guess it's not as weird as I thought. I have no Idea what started this, but TK's been trying to mate with everything in the house for the last 3 days. From the blanket, to pillows, to dirty laundry, to clean laundry, to my foot, to the couch, to a stuffed pig (cat toy), and probably a few other things that I've missed. He'll be sleeping in the basement for a few nights 'cause there's no way I'm letting him sleep on the bed with us. (Use your imagination) Strange cat! > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > =l4d5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Well, that is a little exessive, Norm. I almost wonder if he shouldn't have a check up *just in case* something else is up and this is his way of dealing with it. Since it seems to be a pretty drastic change (and not just an occasional bout of the romanitcs) well, it just sounds different than what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- From: Karen <kchuplis@alltel.net> >Well, that is a little exessive, Norm. I almost wonder if he shouldn't have >a check up *just in case* something else is up and this is his way of >dealing with it. Since it seems to be a pretty drastic change (and not just >an occasional bout of the romanitcs) well, it just sounds different than >what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. I've wondered the same thing. But right now, except for the mating thing, he seems totally normal. Eating, using the box, play, and just being his normal wild self....no change. Looking back, the behavior actually started about a month ago when he started climbing up on my chest, when I'd lie down, and biting my right shoulder while doing the kneading thing. "Mary" suggested that it sounded like mating behavior back then and I'd say she was right on target. My wife thinks he may just have a little bit of "spring fever". But he's due for his booster shots in a couple of weeks so I'm inclined to watch him closely for other changes. But in absence of anything else, I'll probably wait the couple of weeks to talk to the vet and hope that this is just a phase he's going through. He's always been a VERY strange cat. If he's still going at it by the beginning/middle of next week, he may be seeing the vet a little early, though. Thanks for your thoughts and concern. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > seeing the vet a little early, though. > Thanks for your thoughts and concern. OH yeah, it *is* that time of year. My mom's neutered boy starts wandering around calling this time of year. Just having lost Grant I"m a little paranoid about *anything* since nothing appeared wrong until he suddenly got really sick. And now looking back, I wonder if his "allergies" had anything to do with his lymphoma. But you know, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. I have to keep remembering that. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > to do with his lymphoma. But you know, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. I > have to keep remembering that. What an apt analogy. Freud would approve. Yes, if it just started suddenly and he's doing it THAT much, maybe a trip to the vet wouldn't hurt. Good luck, friend. Carol P.S. I should be ready to get Randi some new brothers/sisters next week. He's lonely. >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > an occasional bout of the romanitcs) well, it just sounds different than > what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. > > Thank's for the comments, folks. I guess it's not as weird as I thought. > > I have no Idea what started this, but TK's been trying to mate with [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > an occasional bout of the romanitcs) well, it just sounds different than > what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. I agree. Couldn't hurt to get a professional eye on him. Something triggering excess production of hormones maybe? I don't believe all testosterone is produced in the (new absent) testicles. Layperson's guess, but I think a pro should weigh in. Priscilla what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. > I agree. Couldn't hurt to get a professional eye on him. Something > triggering excess production of hormones maybe? I don't believe all > testosterone is produced in the (new absent) testicles. Layperson's > guess, but I think a pro should weigh in. Not a pro. But I do know that adrenal glands also produce testosterone. Which is why women do produce some. > what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Not a pro. But I do know that adrenal glands also produce testosterone. > Which is why women do produce some. So something like an tumor on an adrenal gland could send it into hyper-activity or make it inactive or otherwise behave badly, I imagine. Priscilla >> Not a pro. But I do know that adrenal glands also produce testosterone. >> Which is why women do produce some. > > So something like an tumor on an adrenal gland could send it into > hyper-activity or make it inactive or otherwise behave badly, I imagine. For that, you do need a pro to answer :-) > what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Not a pro. But I do know that adrenal glands also produce testosterone. > Which is why women do produce some. Damn! Does this mean that stress can make women sprout? > > what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. > > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Damn! Does this mean that stress can make women sprout? Say what? Priscilla > > > what others have experienced with this phenomenon. Just a thought. > > > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Say what? I see I left out a few steps in the thought process--I do that a lot. I figure there are things everyone knows. Such as: Stress stimulates adrenal glands (such as in the classic "fight or flight" reaction.) Testosterone produces, among other things, hair growth, particularly where women do NOT want it. If If stress stimulates adrenal gland production and adrenal glands also produce testosterone, and testosterone produces body and facial hair, then stress = sprouting. Get me? Eeeyyyuuu. I might have to make more time for relaxation. 8( > I see I left out a few steps in the thought process--I do that a lot. I > figure there are things everyone knows. Such as: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > testosterone produces body and facial hair, then stress = sprouting. Get > me? Eeeyyyuuu. I might have to make more time for relaxation. 8( If stress made people hairy, I would look like a yeti, but I don't, so I think there's some piece of information missing from that analysis. You should still make time for relaxation; it's healthy! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > I see I left out a few steps in the thought process--I do that a lot. I > > figure there are things everyone knows. Such as: [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > If stress made people hairy, I would look like a yeti, but I don't, so I > think there's some piece of information missing from that analysis. Indeed. I suspect the functions and interactions are much subtler than that. Priscilla > > I see I left out a few steps in the thought process--I do that a lot. I > > figure there are things everyone knows. Such as: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > If stress made people hairy, I would look like a yeti hahaha! > but I don't So YOU say! ;) , so I > think there's some piece of information missing from that analysis. > > You should still make time for relaxation; it's healthy! You're right. It might make me milder mannered, too. 8'/ At the end of the day I sometimes have weak knees from all the adrenaline of the day. On the good side, I am not inordinately hairy. Yet. !! >> If stress made people hairy, I would look like a yeti > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > So YOU say! ;) Yup, that I do =P I haven't used a razor since I was 14, and I do wear shorts and whatnot, and most people don't even notice, so I'd say I'm pretty non-hairy. >> You should still make time for relaxation; it's healthy! > > You're right. It might make me milder mannered, too. 8'/ > > At the end of the day I sometimes have weak knees from all the adrenaline of > the day. Usually stress just leaves me tired, and sometimes it gives me headaches. But I'm also thinking of activities -- I practice martial arts and play ice hockey, just for starters, and I get plenty of adrenaline there! > On the good side, I am not inordinately hairy. Yet. !! So YOU say! ;) Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca www.orthodrogist.nl |
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