Comments on: When Cats Annoy

By: katboxjanitor

katboxjanitor — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:48:40 +0000

Hoo boy, does this sound familiar! My fluffy girl Marbles used to knock two specific framed photos off the mantle. Always the same two…1 of her (then) housemate in a wooden kitty themed frame and the other a pic of her in a blue kitty-themed frame.

Took me weeks to get a feel for a possible cause, but until then she may have thought her name had been changed to ‘dammit marbles’. I got fed up and loudly stated WHY are you doing that??? I wish I understood what you were trying to tell me!….

I woke the next day with a strong curiosity\question in mind. What would happen if I swapped the photos of the kitty girls between frames?

You know what…? She hasn’t messed with them since! (Its been 1 year now)
Silly monkey….it took me long enough, eh?

By: WereBear

WereBear — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:20:04 +0000

Oh, a nickname like Frankie helps a lot

Try some of my affection tips under get your cat to love you.

By: Becki

Becki — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:39:46 +0000

Frankie and Louie are both Declawed and Neutered, but frankie is the rescued wild cat.

By: Becki

Becki — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:38:30 +0000

Yes we call him Frankie, and we named him Frankenstein because that is my favorite movie, and he is a huge cat. I think he is just timid, maybe, I don’t know. and with the other, Louie, he looks at me to see what my reaction will be, I swear, he is smarter than any cat I have ever known. Maybe I am just imagining it, but my mom thinks Louie is kneading to annoy also. I will tell her to allow it, and see what happens, but what can I do to make Frankie know that I love him, and I want him to spend time with me?

By: WereBear

WereBear — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:39:06 +0000

Is Frankenstein the declawed and neutered cat who is a rescued wild kitten?

I see a few difficulties. One is his name; which associates with monsters. Is he called “Frank” or some other nickname to show you don’t meant that? If every time you call his name, you are thinking “Monster!” this will carry over into your voice and body and make him feel apprehensive.

Declawed cats are also under great stress; they often have hidden pain from either the surgery or the unnatural way of walking that is now imposed upon them. To use a human analogy, he is now a typist who is missing the first joint of all his fingers.

I don’t see how any cat can knead out of spite. He is trying to relieve tension; when you yell at him, this creates more tension, and so he does his stress relief thing more.

He needs some loving massage to get the tension out of his muscles, and more affection signals that do not confuse him. This will give him more confidence, and make him less fearful; both of these things work together.

By: Becki

Becki — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:40:46 +0000

Now about my cat…Frankenstein was a resceued wild kitten, barely old enough to leave his mother, but wild. He loves me, but he is very intimidated by everything. Sometimes he even runs from me, and he hides all day long, I am just wondering if there is a better way for me to help us bond.

By: Becki

Becki — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:26:19 +0000

I have a 3 year old male cat, declawed, and neutered, and there are times whae he kneads my mom in just a normal happy way, then there are other times when he does it just for spite, I know because if I notice and yell at him, he just looks at me & then kneads faster. What is that about?

Please feel free to offer any insites.

By: WereBear

WereBear — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:17:47 +0000

Thank you for your condolences, Barb, I appreciate it.

Some cats find the blurring of boundaries that come with hugs and laps too much for them. But we can turn this around by letting them be “the big one.”

See if you can slide your arm against their body or belly, so they can be the “hugger.” By presenting a body part that is the same size as they are, we can bypass our giantness and offer ourselves in a way some cats feel more comfortable literally embracing.

By: Barb Brassard

Barb Brassard — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:13:23 +0000

Hi Pam…
So sorry to hear about your loss.
Three ‘lap cats’ – you are so lucky – we want a ‘lap cat’ but have two that aren’t. They like attention on their own terms but do not like being held or cuddled and never will sit on anybody’s lap. Fleasha will sleep on the bed next to me and Garf will sleep on the end of the bed….but they are not cuddle cats. We love them dearly but we keep saying someday we will have a ‘lap cat’.
Keep up the great work with the newsletter.
Barb

By: Naamah

Naamah — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:55:16 +0000

That is true; the hobgoblin is and always has been my cat, but over and above that, I am her person. The other two love people (the shy one adores people, she is just really wary of them) and will seek affection from anyone, but not MY cat, who is just really strange. I blame a rough upbringing and being taken from her mother way too soon. After we moved, she stopped sitting with me while I’m watching TV or doing stuff on the sofa, which used to be “her” time, because the new house’s living room is not in “her” territory, but in communal territory. Now she sits with me in the bedroom, which is where I do computer stuff, and that is her “mom” time.

I will try putting myself on the floor between the couch and the TV, the feline sweet spot of the house, and letting them come and roll around with me. I know the other two will be on board for this. Maybe it will help curb their need to be on me every second later in the day.

I will let you know how it goes! Thank you so much!