Re: Long Haired Cat advice

That's funny. When I was a kid, my mother used to whistle for our dog every evening. Wasn't long before an enterprising mockingbird was imitating mom and calling the poor old dog, too. 


On May 6, 2008, at 12:58 PM, Jesse Bell wrote:
Same here....in FACT...my cockatiel imitates me (I don't have an outdoor 
cat and haven't for years). I used to go to the door and call the cat
every evening..and the bird learned how to call the cat. Lovely...a
BIRD...who calls the CAT..that wants to eat him. Nice.

So..now, when the sun goes down at night...you'll hear Stevie calling
them in. He goes on and on for about 20 minutes. Then he tucks himself
in for the night. Silly bird.



----- Original Message ----
From: james singer <islandjim1@comcast.net>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 2:47:12 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Long Haired Cat advice

I've always let my cats go out during the day, if that's what they
wanted to do, but made them stay in at night.

On May 6, 2008, at 11:57 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:


If he is used to being an outdoor cat, and does not want to stay
indoors
all the time..you are fighting an uphill battle if you try to enforce
it. I would let him come and go - but just make sure it has it's shots 
and all that. Being outside is a risk..they can get hurt or
worse...but
some cats just don't want to be "domesticated". The call of the wild
is
stronger for some....



----- Original Message ----
From: DP <pulis@mindspring.com>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 1:12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Long Haired Cat advice
Thanks for the cat advice. I will get a comb and blunt-nosed scissors. 
You're right, Noreen, a mat is like felt.

Next question. ET has jumped on Dreyfuss (the elderly dog) and
Diesel (2
year old cat) without provocation. Before we brought ET into the
utility
room, he avoided the dog. Any way to stop this? I suspect it's alpha
cat
behavior, but I'm reluctant to have him beat up my furkids.

Third question, for those of you with indoor-outdoor cats. To me,
being
"inside" is being safe. ET can't live with us as it is, and he
adores being
outside, even though he craves attention and wants to follow me in
and out.
If we can't find another home ( oh, yeah- he attacks shoes, too),
how do you
reconcile danger vs. nature?

d

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Long Haired Cat advice



Same here...I've had several long hair cats...and they get into a
routine of wanting to be brushed. I left the brush on the laundry
room
counter and when I would go in to change a load of laundry
over...they
would follow me in there and wait to be brushed. It got to the point
where one of them actually listened for the buzzer go off on the
dryer
and he would run in there and wait for me. If I didn't brush
him...he'd
knock the brush off onto the floor and start yelling at me "HEY! You
forgot something..helloooooooooooo, brush time, remember!!! HEY"




----- Original Message ----
From: "TeichFauna@aol.com" <TeichFauna@aol.com>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2008 1:30:11 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Long Haired Cat advice

We've had pretty much nothing but long haired cats.  It is  almost
impossible to get a mat (almost like felt if it is an old mat and has 
gotten
wet).....my suggestion would be to cut any mats out of the fur, and
then
just begin a
routine to groom the cat. Daily is not necessary, although you can. 
THey
will get used to it quickly and actually enjoy  it.  My old cat
Flaksey
used to
come every morning for his grooming, if I  didn't have time, he
would get
highly upset until I literally HAD to do it, just to have peace. LOL 
I've
never had to use a slicker brush (metal) on  our long haired cats.
A comb
or a
bristle brush would do fine.  Cats  (even some dogs) have sensitive
skin,
and
don't care for the feel of the  metal.  Long haired cats don't
usually get
matted easily unless they  go outside.  They usually are pretty
good about
getting
anything out of  their fur themselves if it is stuck.  A treat
after being
good for the  brushing, doesn't hurt either.

Congratulations on the new kitty.
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast


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Sunset Zone 6
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