[bksvol-discuss] Re: ot: cats
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 18:11:42 -0700 (PDT)
Kellie,
Until I read your last sentence I was going to ask if
perhaps the cat was deaf. It sounded like it from her
behavior that you described. Well, as long as hand
signals work..
Cindy
--- Kellie Hartmann <hart0421@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I know what you mean Julie--I can't aim a spray
> bottle at all. I've found
> that my cat, who was a rescued stray that nearly
> starved to death in the
> past, really doesn't grasp the concept that human
> mouth noises have meaning.
> Even very simple words like No or Get Down have no
> meaning for her. Many
> cats will ignore what you say to them and you can
> tell when they do it on
> purpose, but I'm absolutely certain that my cat
> doesn't get it. I've found
> that using gestures works much better with her. If I
> want her to come sit by
> me I pat my lap or the couch. If I want her to get
> down, I clap my hands to
> get her attention and then gesture at her and at the
> floor. She's a cat, so
> of course she doesn't always do what I want, but the
> visual gestures work
> much better than screaming at her like a maniac ever
> did, and it's a lot
> more pleasant. <lol> We think the cat has damaged
> hearing because she isn't
> afraid of loud sounds at all--she'll sit and watch
> me vacuum from 3 feet
> away.
> Kellie
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