Obviously this is the best place on the internet to enquire about cat behaviour, so here goes...

we've had our cat three months now and she's still petrified of me. I think I've stroked her once this year.

She keeps putting her toy mice on my ruck sack overnight. Is it some sort of gift? Should I eat it to say thank you?

Any ideas?

a really big dog

I think cats like you better if you ignore them.

Obviously in your case it hasn't worked :)

Do you feed it? Dogs have a pack order and feeding it (at least after you have already eaten) promotes you ahead of them in the pack.

Cats on the other hand demand that you feed them, but you might try it and see if the cat behaves differently.

Does it perform better if you rig it on a 460?

FormulaNova said...

I think cats like you better if you ignore them.

Obviously in your case it hasn't worked :)

Do you feed it? Dogs have a pack order and feeding it (at least after you have already eaten) promotes you ahead of them in the pack.

Cats on the other hand demand that you feed them, but you might try it and see if the cat behaves differently.

Does it perform better if you rig it on a 460?

I sometimes feed her. Girlfriend does it the rest of the time. No real gratefulness when I feed her - she doesn't even come to the food till later...

formulanova....Peter, the cat probably prefers a non vegetarian diet and seeks a different form of cola.



good to see someone out there who actually reads/remembers what i say.

have been feeding her homebrand salmon but recently she has went a bit cool on this.

must be the pharma drugs used to kill off all the sea-lice.

petermac33 said...

formulanova....Peter, the cat probably prefers a non vegetarian diet and seeks a different form of cola.

good to see someone out there who actually reads/remembers what i say.

have been feeding her homebrand salmon but recently she has went a bit cool on this.

must be the pharma drugs used to kill off all the sea-lice.

I read somewhere recently that feeding a large fish-diet to cats is not a good thing. You might be out of luck though, as your neighbours are probably feeding her as well.

Drugs? No; cats wouldn't care about this, they probably just prefer different food. Hunt down a kangaroo and feed her this (I guess you could buy some mince instead, but it won't be as much fun).

P.S. be careful with drinking too much Pepsi. I drank so much once that I had a hard-on for weeks. I had to stop drinking it in the end.

P.P.S. I re-read your comment on feeding your cat home-brand salmon. We have laws against feeding your animals any no-name/home brand products over here, and the RSPCA would be onto us like a shot.

Maybe the cat can read the label?

theDoctor said...

ginger pom said...

Any ideas?

you're a ginger pom...?

sounds like a smart cat

(ginger people have no soul)

Is this from your 'pyramid - great facts' booklet

The cats know that ginger people are their supreme overlords and will bring about the end of the world! They are scared, and there is nothing they can do about it.

It's a conspiracy I tells ya!

carefully cut masking tape into 1" squares.

gently apply to the felines pads of their feet.

have video camera ready.

(cats really appreciate this as it shows to them who's boss!)

do not repeat.

whereas dogs deserve it regularly!

The cat is ignoreing you because you are not cleaning the toilet properly. If you clean the toilet properly the cat will have great respect for you.


Instructions for cleaning the toilet:
1. Lift the lid on the toilet and fill it with 1/8 cup of animal shampoo.
2. Take the cat in your arms and stroke it gently while slowly moving in the direction of the toilet.
3. At a suitable moment, throw the cat into the toilet bowl and close the lid quickly and either stand
or sit on the lid.
4. The cat will now start the cleaning process and will produce generate plenty of foam. Do not be concerned about the loud noises coming from the toilet; your cat is enjoying himself.
5. After several minutes flush the toilet to start the “Power-wash” pre-wash and then flush again for the main wash cycle.
6. Ask someone to open the front door and ensure that no-one is between the toilet and the front
door.
7. Get off the toilet seat and from a safe distance open the toilet lid quickly. The cat will dry off naturally due to the high speed he will be moving from the toilet to the front door.
8. The toilet and the cat are now both clean.
With best wishes,
The Dog.

Try not to wear heavy shoes around it..
it is little you are big...
it see's shoes, boots as something that will hurt it..
It has taken my littlest kittie about one year to come
around to my other half...
It's not that she did not like him...but she was (what about 1 foot long)
and the other half rises 6 foot out of the ground..enough to scare any one

Give your cat a future........as a astronaut..... [}:)],

tie skyrockets to its tail.........Russian Experiment.....

Help cure its arthritis........ band it's guts with penny bungers...,

Hey Bop!! .................Disco Dancer.....

Treat the cat poorly
It wont understand (as cats don't understand how anyone can dislike cats) and will eventually clamor for your affection

Alternatively don't worry about it your missing nothing.

Ginger there's a certain amount of macho cat-hate going on with this site.. as far as I can tell it's a bogan thing. As you say probly not the best place for a cat question.

For a straight answer you'd have to describe more of the situation.

For example..
Does it sleep on your girlfriend? You could sneak up and pet her then (yes, either one) get her used to it.
Buy a range of treats till you find one she really likes (from the gf) and then carry them, offer her one every time she comes near.
Try to spend some time, read a book or something and sit quietly near her without staring at her. See if she relaxes.

And yes, the mouse is probably a gift for you. Eating it probly won't help.

One fact to remember when owning a cat

The cat is not your pet

You are the cat's pet

I have the same problem with my wifes cat. Its a Russian Blue and apparantly they are known to attach to only one person in the house. Get over it. If you can't then poison it with snail bait.