To the cat owners out there --- advice? - Page 2

**JClarke** · 12-08-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dogmom

if interested to teach a cat to accept a leash, though, it will take time to do it, though a kitten would acclimate faster.
Pair up the use of the leash with tasty - meaty, not kibble - treats and gradually increase initial leash use so that the cat learns to associate leash= good stuff. Then you can reduce or eliminate the treats.

My cats hates the leash - so won't need to use it, as they are indoor cats, if I need to transport them or take them to the vet, I will use the carrier.

AlleyCat · 12-08-2011, 04:43 PM

The carrier .. the trick is to leave it out WEEKS before you need to use it. Put a comfy blanket in it. Put cat toys in it. Put catnip in it. Make it feel like a cat-home. Then when you need to actually use it to transport them for vet or travel, it's not some "foreign" thing to them.

dogmom · 12-08-2011, 04:54 PM

JClarke...the carrier, yeah I understand. That is often the easier <between the two> way with cats though they may still have to be adjusted to one.
AC has some good ideas too about the carrier-

**JClarke** · 12-08-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AlleyCat

The carrier .. the trick is to leave it out WEEKS before you need to use it. Put a comfy blanket in it. Put cat toys in it. Put catnip in it. Make it feel like a cat-home. Then when you need to actually use it to transport them for vet or travel, it's not some "foreign" thing to them.

The carrier's out to them, for them to chill around with however we use the blanket they use to sleep with in the carrier when come to travelling

Audiofuzzy · 12-09-2011, 01:27 AM

If you really want your cats to love their carrier- sprinkle tiny amount of catnip inside.
But just tiny, or they'll might go drool crazy in it

Fuzzy

dogmom · 12-09-2011, 06:50 AM

now there are a few cats I've come across who don't like catnip and also a few who've had extreme reactions to it - fear/aggression.
the type and quality of catnip varies-

**KristinaB** · 12-09-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dogmom

now there are a few cats I've come across who don't like catnip and also a few who've had extreme reactions to it - fear/aggression.
the type and quality of catnip varies-

Right on!! Now, the current cats I have LOVE catnip and we only use enough here and there as a treat. We have had a cat that was allergic to it and we had to be really careful. I have also had cats the quite literally got sick from the catnip and lost too much weight before we found the cause. Luckily, they survived. Currently, Sammy is okay with it. It's not his favorite, but he does like it. Tinkerbell will go totally nuts over it and beg for more.

Now, these cats of mine do not have those plastic carriers at all. The previous owner had cardboard ones that the Shelter provided for him. The cats hate their carriers but since they never go anywhere except the vet, we don't have too much of a problem. When I had to take them recently, We let each kid pick up the cat, we brought in the "carriers" and deposited a cat in each. They were obviously upset, but eventually calmed down. We do have fleece baby blankets in them and then also put in their favorite toy. Luckily, the vet is just 12 miles down the road. Just too many stoplights along the way.

12-09-2011, 01:27 AM	#35 (permalink)
Audiofuzzy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,384	If you really want your cats to love their carrier- sprinkle tiny amount of catnip inside. But just tiny, or they'll might go drool crazy in it Fuzzy __________________ . A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mohandas Gandhi .

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12-08-2011, 04:43 PM	#32 (permalink)
AlleyCat Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In my time zone Posts: 10,793	The carrier .. the trick is to leave it out WEEKS before you need to use it. Put a comfy blanket in it. Put cat toys in it. Put catnip in it. Make it feel like a cat-home. Then when you need to actually use it to transport them for vet or travel, it's not some "foreign" thing to them.

12-08-2011, 04:54 PM	#33 (permalink)
dogmom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,472	JClarke...the carrier, yeah I understand. That is often the easier <between the two> way with cats though they may still have to be adjusted to one. AC has some good ideas too about the carrier-

12-09-2011, 06:50 AM	#36 (permalink)
dogmom Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 5,472	now there are a few cats I've come across who don't like catnip and also a few who've had extreme reactions to it - fear/aggression. the type and quality of catnip varies-