Training collar for cats?
Question:
>I don’t know, perhaps in time the yelling and spray bottle….. but if >anything the aggression seems to be becoming worse, and we’re at a >total loss.
Have you tried any of the flower essences, a natural remedy that can work very well on cats? There is a remedy for a "bully cat" but I can’t remember which one it is. However, there are a few websites that have information. One of them, www.spiritessence.com, has a vet who will make up a remedy specifically for your cat by what information you provide her. I believe it costs around $40 for the initial evaluation and remedy and then about $10 for a refill. I have used the flower essences with my own cats and have found them to work well. Good luck. Lauren Instant Karma’s gonna get you, gonna knock you round the face, better get yourself together, darlin’, join the human race….. - John Lennon
Response:
I’m not Sherry, but have you tried using Rescue Remedy? Lots of people here have reported it working very well at calming their cats over a period of time. Karen – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Bob, there must be a better solution. Have you tried spraying them with a water >bottle when they’re fighting? Or throw something across the room, anything that >makes a loud noise near them? (not *at* them). Clap your hands, yell at them. >This will eventually work, I truly believe this. I just think shock collars are >abusive. I don’t like people using them on dogs, and I’ve never heard of anyone >using them on a cat. >Sherry > Sherry, I much appreciate the gentle thoughtfulness in your reply, and > wanted you to know that after even a superficial inquirery we’ve > decided not to pursue the training collar. primarily because the > weight of such a device around a cats neck would be excessive. And we > do use a spray bottle, and we yell, but the older aggressive cat > continues her terrorizing. And we’ve talked to our vet, and we’ve > consulted a cat behaviorist, all to no avail. > I wasn’t going to go into this, but perhaps after a little history of > the situation you’ll understand…. > Both of our cats were feral. The older, a calico female, we believe > was a ‘drop off’…. friendly and unafraid of people, but eating from > garbage cans. We estimated her age then at approximately 6 months, and > we’ve now had her for 3 years. The younger and much smaller male we > took in at around 2 months of age and he’s is now 2 years old. We > found out later he was one of a large litter born wild a few blocks > from our home. To begin with the little one was terrified of us, > always in hiding. I don’t think we saw more than a glimpse of him > during the first 2 or 3 weeks, and then only at one or the other of > the food and water bowls we placed around the house. Just an aside, > Sherry; to my wife and I he’s now the most affectionate, loving > creature on earth, yet to this day few of our friends or visitors have > ever seen him. > Some people have written, suggesting we separate the two, keeping one > or the other in a room of their own for a while, and I wish we could. > But the layout of our home makes such a separation difficult, besides > which our oldest cat has always had the run of the house, and being a > ’scratcher’ what she’d do to the finish on such a closed door I’d > rather not think about. > I’ve also thought about trying to find another home for the older one, > but as we all know, so many people are well meaning, professing and > honestly believing they would dearly love such a pet, and they do, > until it causes a certain degree of inconvenience, and then…. what? > I don’t know, perhaps in time the yelling and spray bottle….. but if > anything the aggression seems to be becoming worse, and we’re at a > total loss. > Thanks again for trying to help, Sherry, > Bob
Response:
>Bob, there must be a better solution. Have you tried spraying them with a water >bottle when they’re fighting? Or throw something across the room, anything that >makes a loud noise near them? (not *at* them). Clap your hands, yell at them. >This will eventually work, I truly believe this. I just think shock collars are >abusive. I don’t like people using them on dogs, and I’ve never heard of anyone >using them on a cat. >Sherry
Sherry, I much appreciate the gentle thoughtfulness in your reply, and wanted you to know that after even a superficial inquirery we’ve decided not to pursue the training collar
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