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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / April 2005Declaw the Humans, not the cats
Why mutilate cats so that they fit into a human environment? Why not just alter the environment slightly? I have a 6 x 9 sisal rug that Sweetums can tear to her heart's content. If she barfs on it, it's easy to clean up..and the fibers absorb the rest. If I sprinkle catnip on it, the leaves stay rooted in the fibers for days for her hallucinogenic pleasure. She rolls and rubs and lies on it - it's her main hangout. And...in another room is a very plush area rug that she ignores. It just bores her. If I play rough with her, I wear gloves - she bites the gloves and scratches them, I guess she thinks she's caught a huge mouse or spider. When the gloves are off, she's gentle and rubs and purs - she knows the difference. She's never scratched the furniture...She doesn't have an interest in Ethan Allen. I have enough toys and scratching posts around to keep her occupied. My main problem in life are the men friends who put their feet on the coffee table. I think I'll have their legs amputated below the knee. Here Here! > Here Here! I thought it was "Hear hear!" :) I stand corrected > Why mutilate cats so that they fit into a human environment? Why not just > alter the environment slightly? Yeah! I'm with you, Lemon! > I have a 6 x 9 sisal rug that Sweetums can tear to her heart's content. If > she barfs on it, it's easy to clean up..and the fibers absorb the rest. If > I sprinkle catnip on it, the leaves stay rooted in the fibers for days for > her hallucinogenic pleasure. She rolls and rubs and lies on it - it's her > main hangout. And...in another room is a very plush area rug that she > ignores. It just bores her. I have a rag rug in my office. Rag rugs are great for cats! Nobody can tell if they've been at it or not! > If I play rough with her, I wear gloves - she bites the gloves and > scratches them, I guess she thinks she's caught a huge mouse or spider. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I have enough toys and scratching posts around to keep her occupied. Have you tried the Alpine Scratcher? It's my cats' favorite. My > main problem in life are the men friends who put their feet on the coffee > table. > > I think I'll have their legs amputated below the knee. Ooo, I like your style. :) I gave my cat a whole sofa. I stood it on end down a empty hallway (in my house)...cristened it with catnip...it's all his. He doing a nice job on it too... He likes to scamper up the side and sleep on the top end. I never bother him up there. > I gave my cat a whole sofa. I stood it on end down a empty hallway (in > my house)...cristened it with catnip...it's all his. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > He likes to scamper up the side and sleep on the top end. I never > bother him up there. Oh, man, this has got to be the Ultimate Cat Tree!! :) That is so cool. > Why mutilate cats so that they fit into a human environment? Why not just > alter the environment slightly? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > I think I'll have their legs amputated below the knee. Exactly! My grandchildren have done more harm to my furniture than my cats have done and I wouldn't do to my cats what I wouldn't do to them. The minute they make furniture with nerve endings I'll start worrying about someone hurting it. Until then the beings who can feel pain take precedence. Hugs, CatNipped I have enough toys and scratching posts around to keep her occupied. My main problem in life are the men friends who put their feet on the coffee table. I think I'll have their legs amputated below the knee. I love this! Thank you for posting! I adopted a 3 year old kitty recently, and it took less than a day for her to realise that the furniture does not get scratched. She watched my 14 year old male, and used his targets. Catnip on all the "meant to be attractive to kitty" items keep them away from furniture, which, quite frankly, doesn't really have all that great of a scratching surface in the first place. What an excellent idea for handling the morons who walk into my livingroom with their dirty shoes on (I was raised to remove my shoes at the door), stop on my beautiful wool area rug, which is a very pale silver-grey and apricot....."Hey, nice rug!" Yes, so why are your filthy shoes on it, you moron! Cats are doing what is natural. You would think human beings with the capacity to reason would have the common sense to drop their shoes at the door, and not track dirt all the way into someone else's house. Food for thought! > I have enough toys and scratching posts around to keep her occupied. My > main problem in life are the men friends who put their feet on the coffee [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Food for thought! Do Mel's posts show up goofy for anyone else here??? Justin - I can't read 'em without scrolling way to the right! > > I have enough toys and scratching posts around to keep her occupied. My > > main problem in life are the men friends who put their feet on the coffee [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > > I adopted a 3 year old kitty recently, and it took less than a day for her to realise that the furniture does not get scratched. She watched my 14 year old male, and used his targets. Catnip on all the "meant to be attractive to kitty" items keep them away from furniture, which, quite frankly, doesn't really have all that great of a scratching surface in the first place. > > What an excellent idea for handling the morons who walk into my livingroom with their dirty shoes on (I was raised to remove my shoes at the door), stop on my beautiful wool area rug, which is a very pale silver-grey and apricot....."Hey, nice rug!" Yes, so why are your filthy shoes on it, you moron! > > Cats are doing what is natural. You would think human beings with the capacity to reason would have the common sense to drop their shoes at the door, and not track dirt all the way into someone else's house. > > Food for thought! > > Do Mel's posts show up goofy for anyone else here??? > > Justin - I can't read 'em without scrolling way to the right! She's posting in html. |
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