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hale_bopp
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13 Sep 2008, 5:27 am

No i've never disliked a pet. Pets mean more to me than some stupid animal thats supposed to do what you want. Of course she will poo anywhere if she isn't trained.

If you don't want to give your wee cat a chance, it's your loss. Let someone else have her. If you don't love her you shouldn't have her, it isn't fair.



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13 Sep 2008, 6:54 am

^

I like your point. Pets are not something that
are supposed to just behave the way we want
them to because it fits us, it takes some learning
and understanding, they just behave differently.
Imagine being bullied around by some huge
creature that doens`t speak the same language as
you so you dont get what they want or mean,
that can be hard and very stressful, and then they
become more stressed and act out more.
Understanding and communicating are keywords
when it comes to pets. But you have to communicate
in their language, their "way", because they have a really
hard time understanding human talk and behaviour
sometimes, its much easier for us to understand them
and find solutions based on that rather then on what the
human feels it needs/are right, thats a little selfish.
Cats love fish, but not when theres a sel in front of it.



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13 Sep 2008, 7:05 am

My 7 year old brother got some mice for his birthday, and one of them was big and mean, it bit my brother and made him cry, and also bit a couple of other people. It kept almost escaping and was so disliked so my mum ugh got rid of it.


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13 Sep 2008, 7:13 am

^

I used to have something called japanese dancing-mice,
they were soo 8) tiny with black and white fur, miss them
alot, they made alot of fun

aaawwwww
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13 Sep 2008, 7:19 am

Did they actualy dance? Sadley my brother has lost most of his mice, he got very upset about it, but he is going to get some more, I am getting a bit reluctent for my mum getting them from the markets as that is where she got the others.


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13 Sep 2008, 8:39 am

Not any dancing like we think of it
but they are very active and friendly
and cute :)



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13 Sep 2008, 8:42 am

I found some footage of some japanese dancing-mice
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZHGpvgzOR4[/youtube]


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13 Sep 2008, 8:44 am

^
8O thats why mice should never do drugs
the ones i had were active, but they made
more sense in a way

i get dizzy just watching them go



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19 Sep 2008, 12:20 am

Triangular_Trees wrote:
Cats don't avoid the litter box without reason. They avoid it for reasons like its scent, it being too rough on their paws, or the unbearability of the way clumping litter feels while they are using it


it sounds like all the problems are caused by taking her away from her mother to young. Ie kittens taken away before they are 8 weeks old will bite and scratch because they were never given a chance to learn what biting and scratching feel like - they don't know it hurts. She also appears to have the energy level that young kittens get rid of by playing with their siblings. Which gets significantly less is they get older. Also if you took her away too young then she might not be old enough to realize she needs to go to the litter box. Mother cats typically do something with older kittens such as eat, drink, then litter immediately afterward.When you find the poop on the floor are you make sure to put it in the litter box so she knows thats where it belongs? adding orange scent to the areas she is using instead

If she's still waking you up then you are either doing something to encourage it or not doing anything to discourage it. Do you pet her, play with her, pick her up etc when she wakes you up - if so you are encouraging it. What you need to do is hiss at her and ignore her



It was not my idea to take the kitten away from it's mother so soon. Flakey brought her home after we had had a few arguements about my not wanting a kitten.
She does not avoid the litter box, she just goes several places besides the litter box.
I do hiss at her and (try to) ignore her when she attacks my face in my sleep. It makes her more aggressive. She does not respond to hissing or no....or my sending her back to Flakeys side. She just comes back....
I will add orange scent to the areas she is using. She came from an apartment where the litter box was overflowing.

I am liking her better. I just went through several days of sleep deprivation because of her and was really cranky.



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19 Sep 2008, 4:22 pm

Poor kitty ! !!

I'm not much of a cat lover for all the above type behaviors. But I do have to say that not all pets act like little robots, some have a lot of personality. We have two Lovebirds, and the female just isn't as friendly as the male. That's the way she is, so I've had to change my expectations.


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19 Sep 2008, 4:27 pm

I am the opposite.

I miss my little dog, but I couldn't take her to school.


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19 Sep 2008, 4:51 pm

I had a mare; Angel Glory (big spook) Jay. Tennessee Walking Horse. Bred from here and there and back again; World Grand Champions all through her pedigree. Absolutely beautiful, 16 hands tall, flashy show-off girl.

She and I got along alright, but she bolted with everyone else. One day, she bolted with my friend onto the highway and went down hard on her knees. (Both were a little skinned up, but fine.) I eventually found another home for her. She is very happy now making babies. I didn't hate her, but every one else did. Boy did I wish she was a little less temperamental though.

I still kinda miss that silly horse.


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