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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

820.0. "CAN'T YOU SHARE???!!!" by TPVAX1::ROBBINS () Fri Oct 09 1987 12:22

                       STOP THAT HISSING!!!!
    
    
         O.k. is there anyone that know hows to stop a cat from hissing
    or try to correct that sort of behaviour?  3-way has been with us
    for about 2 weeks and the two sisters Malcolm & Angus seemed to
    have accepted her.  Angus is very very good.  They haven't got to
    the stage of playing with each other but their friendly.  There
    all fine till it's time for PLAYING!!!
    
         Everynight I get the good old Kitty Tease which I just got
    and everytime 3-way attempts to play with it Malcolm goes into a
    fit...  She instantly goes after 3-way hissing and hitting her with
    her paw until poor 3-way retreats and lays down and just watches
    the fun activities going on.  Last night after Malcolm had her fit
    I put the Kitty Tease away.....  Angus though is being punished
    from playing for doing nothing because she'd be more then
    happy to let 3-way play it seems.....  
           
          I'm starting to feel very badly for 3-way and would like to
    find some way to correct Malcolm because I really don't think she
    will on her own............

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
820.1	This worked in the Argus/Alex wars	VAXWRK::SKALTSIS	Deb	`Fri Oct 09 1987 20:08`	3
	consider stepping in and hissing back. Deb
820.2		TPVAX2::ROBBINS		`Mon Oct 12 1987 09:16`	3
	I LOVE IT!!! I'll have to try that approach and see what happens...... Thanks....
820.4		TPVAX2::ROBBINS		`Mon Oct 12 1987 13:08`	4
	Already tried putting Malcolm in the other room.... I never knew what a loud mouth she is!!!! Playtime is usually in the evening and I don't want any knocks on my door. (The next door neighbor is a real you know what!!!!!!)
820.5	a word of caution	CIVIC::JOHNSTON	rebel without applause	`Wed Oct 14 1987 09:24`	12
	re. hissing back This has worked for me on more occasions than I can count...BUT, I found out that there's hissing and there's HISSING, to my detriment. [I just know this will sound weird, but...] sometimes the kitties sound quite hysterical hissing, some diffent tonal quality. Don't hiss at them under these circumstances. I did twice. The first time I got three stitches in the palm of my left hand; the second, my reaction time was _much_ better. Annie
820.6	Ignore them --	WELKIN::STRONACH		`Thu Oct 15 1987 10:44`	14
	When we first got our kitten and brought her home to Midnight (10 years old), they hissed at first but because they were not actually battling, I ignored them and eventually, the Old Buck (said affectionately) decided she was alright and decided to let her suckle him!! I've heard this is not uncommon for siamese cats (she only part) to want to continue suckling long after they've been weaned. This sure was funny though. So, I guess what I would say -- is let them hiss and unless actually fighting is going on -- ignore it. Mother of Three Great Personalities
820.7	zap the cat with squirt gun	THE780::WILDE	DIGITAL: Day care for the wierd	`Mon Dec 14 1987 16:27`	4
	Cat hisses, spay with squirt gun and proceed to play...repeat as required to modify behavior. This way, only hisser gets "punished" and gets instant feed-back on what behavior is generating the unwanted shower...
820.8	YES, YES, YES.	AIMHI::OFFEN		`Tue Dec 15 1987 16:55`	6
	RE 820.7 I like that one best of all... Sandi