October 2017 15K, or get Matt267 PE banned, SPAM thread

[Madpiper]

Spam you later.

 

[Gixxer]

because, ah.....some, ah...people out there in our nation don't have maps.

Bwahahahahaha!

 

[knight1fox3]

What's going on in here?! :huh:

EDIT: I'll take that ToP! :bananalama:

 

[knight1fox3]

Huh? As in, your kitty doesn't trust you? So how do you get him/her to stay still and calm for it?

It really takes time and patience. And I see yours (and the Fiance's) are really being put to the test. It's unfortunate when you have an over-active kitten to begin with. But perhaps, there really just is a compatibility issue. 

Kitty was a nightmare this morning. Fiancé has threatened the timeline of 1 week before taking him back to the shelter. 

All I can offer is what's already out there on the internet. Lots of tutorials and how-to's for things to try. But as mentioned above, kittens/cats can be VERY stubborn.

 

[knight1fox3]

Working on my IEEE paper that is to be published in IAS magazine soon. I know how to party... :thumbs:

 

[leggo PE]

It really takes time and patience. And I see yours (and the Fiance's) are really being put to the test. It's unfortunate when you have an over-active kitten to begin with. But perhaps, there really just is a compatibility issue. 

All I can offer is what's already out there on the internet. Lots of tutorials and how-to's for things to try. But as mentioned above, kittens/cats can be VERY stubborn.

Yep, I'm starting to think it might be a compatibility thing too, unfortunately. We'll see how this next week goes. 

 

[knight1fox3]

Yep, I'm starting to think it might be a compatibility thing too, unfortunately. We'll see how this next week goes. 

One short-term thing that should hopefully help is to reward with some sort of special treat that they only get for doing something that you've instructed them to. To compliment this, I also wouldn't leave food out for them all the time. Because if you put them on a schedule, they will quickly associate you with food = trust in the long run. We typically do 3 meals per day, 1/4 cup in the AM, 1/4 cup at noon (auto feeder), and a 1/2 can of wet food for dinner. Might be worth a try. :dunno:

 

[Voomie]

Turkey in the oven for friendsgiving

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[DoctorWho-PE]

Took kid to see Justice League.  Mini date day!

 

[knight1fox3]

Took kid to see Justice League.  Mini date day!

How was it? Did they have a bar? Asking for a friend...

 

[leggo PE]

One short-term thing that should hopefully help is to reward with some sort of special treat that they only get for doing something that you've instructed them to. To compliment this, I also wouldn't leave food out for them all the time. Because if you put them on a schedule, they will quickly associate you with food = trust in the long run. We typically do 3 meals per day, 1/4 cup in the AM, 1/4 cup at noon (auto feeder), and a 1/2 can of wet food for dinner. Might be worth a try. :dunno:

We do leave food out all of the time. He gets fed twice a day, typically 2/3's cup in the morning and 1/3 cup in the evening. He is good at grazing, and has not always eaten all of the food from either meal by the next time he gets fed (when the food gets replaced).

I'd say the number one issue is that, despite our efforts and our understanding that cats are most active around dawn and dusk, we simply cannot get him to stop majorly disrupting our sleep. Disrupting by means of knocking things over, scratching at our sliding bathroom or closet doors, literally throwing himself at the separate closet doorknob as if he could open it, climbing to the headboard of our bed and going in an out of and biting the ends of the blinds... Ignoring hasn't worked, spray bottle no longer works, and we are basically running out of ideas.

I am not saying the cat should automatically adjust to our sleep schedules. I just think he might have a bit too much energy (as it's his personality to be high energy, and not just kitten high energy) for us. I think I might be able to handle it by myself, but it's having a much harder effect on my fiancé, and this has to be working for the both of us.

Edit: Oops, I misread! You said don't leave food out all of the time. That's interesting. I never had a problem with leaving food out all of the time with our old kitty, but maybe it's worth a try with this one.

 

[SNAPE/SMOTT PE]

great, that is just as good as the jell-o shot debacle with @SNAPE/SMOTT PE

Not sure what this is anout, but JELLO SHOTS!!!!!!!!!

 

[SNAPE/SMOTT PE]

The Texas ladies have got it going on...

@SNAPE/SMOTT PE

@txjennah

Yes, too bad for you, you aren’t here!

Edit-wait, who was that statement to?

 

[knight1fox3]

Edit: Oops, I misread! You said don't leave food out all of the time. That's interesting. I never had a problem with leaving food out all of the time with our old kitty, but maybe it's worth a try with this one.

Indeed. Typically for old cats, they gotten to a point where they've adjusted to your schedule(s) and such. Its generally not an issue because they will eat when they're hungry. For younger cats/kittens, they don't really know how to eat in moderation and can end up gorging themselves with food that is out all the time (going thru this one right now with ours). Also, if there is food left over, I would suggest reducing the serving size to something that will get finished. The goal being to drive their appetite so that they associate you with food which tends to build trust.

For the attention-grabbing antics, are you able to close the bedroom door so the cat can't disrupt you? Or will he throw him/herself into the door then? If that is the case, double-sided adhesive tape (the kind that won't ruin the surface) will usually correct that. Though that might redirect to something else in the apartment then. But it's a place to start I suppose.

 

[DoctorWho-PE]

How was it? Did they have a bar? Asking for a friend...

Was pretty good.  I have not seen the whole dc series so there were some spoilers for previous movies... What can in say, I live under a rock or something.  Bar, yes.  They recently renovated and upgraded all the seats to recliners and added tap beer to concessions. It was just past lunch so I did not investigate further.   

 

[P-E]

This thread needs more Simposons nonsense. 

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[P-E]

And spam

 

[SNAPE/SMOTT PE]

Canned spam, with jam

 

[SNAPE/SMOTT PE]

How was it? Did they have a bar? Asking for a friend...

How cool would that be to sip on a Bloody Mary while watching JL!

 

[leggo PE]

Indeed. Typically for old cats, they gotten to a point where they've adjusted to your schedule(s) and such. Its generally not an issue because they will eat when they're hungry. For younger cats/kittens, they don't really know how to eat in moderation and can end up gorging themselves with food that is out all the time (going thru this one right now with ours). Also, if there is food left over, I would suggest reducing the serving size to something that will get finished. The goal being to drive their appetite so that they associate you with food which tends to build trust.

For the attention-grabbing antics, are you able to close the bedroom door so the cat can't disrupt you? Or will he throw him/herself into the door then? If that is the case, double-sided adhesive tape (the kind that won't ruin the surface) will usually correct that. Though that might redirect to something else in the apartment then. But it's a place to start I suppose.

We can't close the bedroom door for a few reasons. One, the bathroom (where his litter box is) is off of our bedroom, and there's not really another good place to put it (the living room and combined kitchen and dining room are the only other options in our one bedroom apartment).

The one time we did try to close the bedroom door, when we first got him (at that time his litter box was next to a big plant he'd mistaken as his proper litter box), he would scratch it to get in... Not necessarily running into it (this is a more recent development). I think the obsession with getting into the closet has to do with him wanting to be able to access everywhere in this apartment. But he has eagle eyes for hanging things and we have delicate things hanging in the closet that we don't trust him not to pull down and destroy.

We tried the double-sided sticky tape on the closet doors, and it was a deterrent for maybe all of one day. He soon tried to peel the tape off. It seemed to be a giant was of tape if we we're to continue to try to use it as a deterrent. This kitty is so smart! I'm starting to think he's almost too smart.

Thank you for helping to be my kitten therapist, kf!