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Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Wed May 22, '13 10:12am PST  Your kitties are doing what comes naturally. Cats have a continuous hunt, eat, groom, sleep pattern throughout the day, but they are particularly active at dusk and dawn, times when their wild prey would also naturally be more active. When they get older, they'll probably settle down somewhat and sleep through the night, but while they're young, this is what they do. It would be better to close them out of your bedroom at night, but giving them all kinds of toys and other things to do and play with in other areas of the house. To keep them away from your bedroom door at night, set up motion-activated devices that blow puffs of air (a suggestion from Jackson Galaxy). Here is a story my mom wrote on exactly this subject: http://www.humanesociety.org/news/magazines/2010/09-10/the _dawn_patrol.html Good luck! my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Fri May 3, '13 1:25pm PST  I'm so sorry for your pain. Pooping on the floor can be a difficult behavior to resolve. You did what you could. Forgive yourself. You gave your kitty a wonderful home and lived with an unpleasant situation for as long you were able. Losing a pet is as hurtful as losing a human companion. Please call your local shelter to see if there are any pet loss support groups around; it helps to talk with others who have been through the same thing. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Senior Cat Problems

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Thu May 2, '13 8:41am PST  Sending Monster purrs for Callie's recovery my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Behavior & Training > Help! Counter-Cruising Kitty

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Thu May 2, '13 8:28am PST  I recall that Jackson Galaxy handled this exact situation on one of his shows recently. It was a young male cat who wasn't a cat from hell, just typically energetic and curious. He was constantly on the counters, which pissed the boyfriend off royally (the boyfriend knew nothing about cats and felt the cat was directing his behavior specifically at him). Anyway, Jackson recommended clicker training kitty to sit on a stool next to the counter when food prep was in progress. It worked! Lord knows what Monster is doing when we're not home! I just don't think about it! This morning, instead of kicking him off the counter 20 times, I picked him up and put him on the shelf of his cat tree, which is nearby in the morning room (we have an open plan house). He settled down and went to sleep. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Catster Lifestyle, News & Entertainment > what breed am I

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Tue Apr 30, '13 2:58pm PST  Well, I think the breed title on your page is correct. You are most likely a Domestic Shorthair, the name used for kitties that have all sorts of cats on their furmily trees. You are bee-yoo-tee-ful. In the cat world, your gray color is called blue. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Tue Apr 30, '13 2:55pm PST  I, too, am guilty of the countersurfing. Mainly I'm looking for food, even when there isn't any there. Mom and the husband yell at me all the time, and I know I'm not supposed to be up there, but I just can't help myself. Mom recommends that you read about clicker training. She has taught me some cute tricks and thinks it could somehow be used to train kitties to stay off the counter (although she hasn't tried it on me yet!) Once you kitties are trained to respond to the clicker, maybe your mom could use it to lure you off the counter instead of using deterrents which don't deter you. Karen Pryor is the queen of clicker training. www.clickertraining.com my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Senior Cat Problems

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Tue Apr 30, '13 2:45pm PST  All I could say is that I think she needs to go back to the vet. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Behavior & Training > Excessive Meowing

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Fri Apr 26, '13 3:06pm PST  Hi, Parker's mom. Marilyn Krieger just wrote an article about this for Catster. Look in the magazine section. Also, my mom wrote a similar story for another magazine http://www.humanesociety.org/news/magazines/2010/09-10/t he_dawn_patrol.html my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > my sweet kitten is gone

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Tue Apr 23, '13 3:16pm PST  Healing purrs of comfort coming your way. I'm so sorry you lost your baby. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

Monster It's all about- me.     Purred: Mon Apr 15, '13 9:49am PST  Please don't yell or spank. That only teaches fear. Your kitty is doing what come naturally and if you punish her for it, she may stop using any kind of box. Cover the soil in the flower boxes with sharp-edged gravel. That should discourage her from going in there. my posts | my page | msg me | gift me | become friends [notify]

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