Retraining Cats

monster · 09-21-2011, 10:13 AM

If the cats must catch flying things, can we convert them from birds to fruit flies and mosquitos? That would be winningest all round.

Spexxvet · 09-21-2011, 10:14 AM

My cats have always gone after flying insects. Not successfully, mind you.

infinite monkey · 09-21-2011, 10:18 AM

My cat has completely slacked off on killing the spiders.

He barely earns his keep anymore.

monster · 09-21-2011, 11:02 AM

If they don't catch them it doesn't count. This is not a socialist set-up. if I catch them, I get the credit. I just want someone else to do it. I think I'm going to implement a Flies for Food policy. Wings for Whiskas. And you know it was the black cat out there catching the birds yesterday.

Sundae · 09-21-2011, 12:45 PM

Good luck with that.
I am currently training Diz not to walk over my pillow 5-10 times a night.
It involves a bit of shoving and hissing (on my part).
Night three last night. It's beginning to sink in.

He is good with daddy long legs and spiders I admit.
Except when they are on the ceiling. Then he just sits and says jib-jib-jib at them.
He doesn't eat moths, just kills them. They obviously taste bad - all dusty and that. I would think they taste of old ladies' clothes.

classicman · 09-21-2011, 12:51 PM

Re-training Cats???

Sundae · 09-23-2011, 11:07 AM

Just to feed back.
Diz appears to be completely retrained!
No waking me up by pillow walking last night.

Bear in mind this was a recent behavioural trait anyway.
So I did expect a fairly short de-programming.

The 'rents are back tonight.
Will see if he can behave under different circumstances.

Oh and he caught and ate two daddy long legs while the light was still on.

09-21-2011, 10:13 AM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Retraining Cats If the cats must catch flying things, can we convert them from birds to fruit flies and mosquitos? That would be winningest all round. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-21-2011, 10:14 AM	#2
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	My cats have always gone after flying insects. Not successfully, mind you. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

09-21-2011, 11:02 AM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	If they don't catch them it doesn't count. This is not a socialist set-up. if I catch them, I get the credit. I just want someone else to do it. I think I'm going to implement a Flies for Food policy. Wings for Whiskas. And you know it was the black cat out there catching the birds yesterday. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-21-2011, 12:45 PM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Good luck with that. I am currently training Diz not to walk over my pillow 5-10 times a night. It involves a bit of shoving and hissing (on my part). Night three last night. It's beginning to sink in. He is good with daddy long legs and spiders I admit. Except when they are on the ceiling. Then he just sits and says jib-jib-jib at them. He doesn't eat moths, just kills them. They obviously taste bad - all dusty and that. I would think they taste of old ladies' clothes. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-21-2011, 12:51 PM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Re-training Cats??? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-21-2011, 10:18 AM	#3
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	My cat has completely slacked off on killing the spiders. He barely earns his keep anymore.

09-23-2011, 11:07 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Just to feed back. Diz appears to be completely retrained! No waking me up by pillow walking last night. Bear in mind this was a recent behavioural trait anyway. So I did expect a fairly short de-programming. The 'rents are back tonight. Will see if he can behave under different circumstances. Oh and he caught and ate two daddy long legs while the light was still on. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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