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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2005Kitten is scared of my shoes
My 6 month old tom is very scared of my sneakers and of another pair of shoes I wear around the house. The reason is that I stepped on him a few times while wearing those shoes (unintentionally of course, I wasnt aware he was at my feet), and now he's hiding under the bed whenever I wear them. He calms down only when I get belly-down on the floor and talk to him face to face. And he's fully relaxed only when I'm barefooted--so to some extent he's scared of any shoes or boots. He seems to think that my shoes are independent entities from me - or something. Any idea on how I can make him unafraid of my shoes? Thanks. > My 6 month old tom is very scared of my sneakers > and of another pair of shoes I wear around [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > from me - or something. Any idea on how I can make him > unafraid of my shoes? Thanks. Vino is afraid of shoes too. We've lived in Thailand for 4 of his 7 years and in Thailand you always take your shoes off before going in the house. We got in that habit too. Especially since for shoes we mainly wear flip flops anyway. So when we come in wearing real shoes, he gets all freaked out and prances sideways away from us. It's very funny actually. I don't see us doing anything about the situation until we move away from here. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album >> He seems to think that my shoes are independent entities > from me - or something. Any idea on how I can make him > unafraid of my shoes? Thanks.>.. You could leave your shoes lying around and leave tasty treats near them so he makes a pleasant connection with them, place the treats nearer and nearer the shoes as he gains confidence. It can take a little time:) Alison "223rem" <223rem@sbcglobal.com> wrote: >> He seems to think that my shoes are independent entities >> from me - or something. Any idea on how I can make him >> unafraid of my shoes? Thanks. > You could leave your shoes lying around and leave tasty treats near > them so he makes a pleasant connection with them, place the treats > nearer and nearer the shoes as he gains confidence. It can take a > little time:) > Alison Of course, you could end up with your cat pondering The Meaning of Shoe, as in the first picture on this page: http://tinyurl.com/bzjqe aka: http://home.comcast.net/~Mark-Edwards/files/html/oldcatpix.htm Hugs and Purrs, Mark  SignatureProof of Sanity Forged Upon Request > "223rem" <223rem@sbcglobal.com> wrote: > >> He seems to think that my shoes are independent entities [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > http://home.comcast.net/~Mark-Edwards/files/html/oldcatpix.htm What adorable cats. The "die, die, paws of fury" pic is a terrific capture. Where did you get the cat tree with the neat diamond-shaped inlay? > Of course, you could end up with your cat pondering The Meaning of > Shoe, as in the first picture on this page: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://home.comcast.net/~Mark-Edwards/files/html/oldcatpix.htm The shoes and cat in the first shot remind me of the Dad's shoes and the pups in the original Walt Disney animated film "101 Dalmations." :-) Since you apparently have a habit of stepping on the cat when you're wearing shoes then don't wear shoes in the house.... duh! pat same problem... I just don't wear shoes in the house (slippers are fine; they don't seem to attract cat's paws and tails as much) > My 6 month old tom is very scared of my sneakers > and of another pair of shoes I wear around [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > from me - or something. Any idea on how I can make him > unafraid of my shoes? Thanks. Hi, When we first got Cat from the animal shelter she was afraid of shoes and particularly boots. We did not take any special action and the fear seemed to ebb away after a few weeks. Hope it does for you. Mognusticat Servant. http://mogular.blogspot.com > My 6 month old tom is very scared of my sneakers > and of another pair of shoes I wear around [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > from me - or something. Any idea on how I can make him > unafraid of my shoes? Thanks. |
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