i always liked five...... tho i can barely remember that far back.
On 5/22/07, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ha! I told her that! I even have another tuxedo cat that would fit in nicely with her color scheme, (both Tux and Sam are tuxies). Connie's not going for it though. I think it's a great idea. I remember reading somewhere that the perfect number for cat dynamics is something like 5 or 6 cats. I'm perfectly happy to accommodate her with meeting that quota, but she's hesitant for some reason :-) . N Susan Hoffman wrote: Throw in a third cat? That will alter the dynamic. *Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: I'm thinking of contacting the fire department to see if I can lease one of those airplanes that dump water/chemicals on fires. I could fill the hold with anti-stink and have them dump it on my house. My sister has all of two cats and one of them climbed on her table yesterday and while Connie watched in horror. squatted and peed in her very expensive, (well previously expensive) purse. Of course this is a rescue kitty that I begged her to adopt from me. She loves Sammy, he's a sweet, sweet boy that cuddles under the covers with her at night, but she's been asking me what to do about this and I'm running out of ideas. This is the third time he's done his inappropriate urinating in the last couple of months. The first time was in one of those cardboard scratching boxes on the floor, the second was in my dad's backpack while he was visiting, and now the purse that Tux treats like his mother, (Tux has been known to seek out this purse and rub and nurse on it). She's already taken Sam to the vet for a check up and urinalysis; he's healthy as can be. She's added additional litter boxes. That seemed to help for a little while and he uses them most of the time. The two cats get along for the most part, but Sammy is older and they do sometimes scuffle when Tux becomes too energetic. (You may remember Tux as the kitty that gave us all a scare when he went missing for 3 days and ended up being locked in the attached garage the entire time). I'm pretty sure this has something to do with the dynamic between the two cats, (Sam is Connie's cat and Tux is more bonded to her son Justin), or at least some sort of territorial/jealousy thing. I suggested keeping Sam confined to her bedroom for a couple of days to see if he appreciates the alone time, and a litter box that is not contaminated with Tux smells. I thought she could try that at least when she's not home, but she doesn't want to segregate Sam. Sam used to be an indoor/outdoor cat that never used litter in the house. I'm wondering if the problems would stop if he had access to the outside, but Connie lives in coyote country. I suggested a trip to Home Depot to construct an attached outdoor habitat, but she thinks that's extreme. Ha! She don't know extreme! Anyone have any suggestions? N
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