Have you ever had trouble with cats minding? I have. My dog Air says this is the subject I should write about today.
I should first talk about my three cats, Trixie, Milo, and Truffles. They are always in trouble when no one watches them, scratching furniture, climbing on the table, hissing at the dogs or their people when they feel bad, etc.
This is what I do to make them mind.
To make cats stop scratching furniture or everything else, there are a few options.
Put fly paper on the places you don't want them to touch or scratch. It will getstuck on their claws every time they scratch or touch a spot the fly paper is, and they won't try again. Of course, before that, you have to pull the fly paper off their paws.
If this doesn't work (some cats are gluttons for punishment) drop the fly paper idea and use aluminum foil instead. When cats step on it, they don't like the texture or sound and probably that will deter them.
If these things don't work, spray the naughty cats in the face. If they are Egyptian breeds, like Absynnians, that like water, it probably won't work.
Spray cats in the face when they hiss, or hiss back at them to make them stop. That makes them run. Just make sure when you hiss that people aren't around, else they'll think you quite mad.
A simple thing cats don't like to have their owners say is "no". Say it with a firm voice when you want the cat that is not minding to behave. If this is new to it, you will have to remove it from the furniture, carry it somewhere else, etc. for a time before the cat learns the word "no".
What are you waiting for? Now go make sure your cats mind.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Introducing New Pets to Pets Already in the Household
I have a cute new half pug dog that I rescued from a street near South Campus Drive in SLC. She is Cuddles, and asks to tell people the best way to introduce new pets to the ones already in the household.
First, when brought home, give some water and food to your new animal before introducing it to the rest of the household. Make sure it has time to get used to its new surroundings before introductions.
If you are introducing ,say, a cat or dog to a snake, you better rethink that plan. They don't get along.
But if you are introducing perhaps a dog and a cat, proceed cautiously. Don't let them mingle all of a sudden or throw them together. If it is a big dog being introduced to a cat, it is best to have them introduced either with the dog on a leash and being held still by another person, or on opposite sides of the fence.
Cats usually don't have problems with dogs if raised around them, but can instigate a lot of fights between a dog and it if not trained around dogs. So if you have a timid dog that won't hurt a fly or a small dog, make sure to keep that dog away from cats that hiss, claw at it, or spit at it for a long time.
Dogs that are provoked or trained to go after things can and will bite other animals, even if raised around that certain species all of its life.
If you bring a smaller dog home to meet a big dog, hold your big dog back a very long way from the smaller dog until both the dogs are comfortable. You wouldn't want the big dog to harm the small dog.
Introducing a snake and a snake is pretty easy, except if it's around mating time and there is already a male and female in the cage and the snake waiting to meet them is another male. Two male snakes fight over a female at breeding time, ensuring the strongest snake mates with the female and produces strong baby snakes. It is like this with most of the natural world.
Do not try to introduce male rodents to one another. They will eat one another, and eat babies also that are in the cage along with them. I have seen this happen, sadly.
So - - now you have a guide on how to introduce pets. Go try it.
First, when brought home, give some water and food to your new animal before introducing it to the rest of the household. Make sure it has time to get used to its new surroundings before introductions.
If you are introducing ,say, a cat or dog to a snake, you better rethink that plan. They don't get along.
But if you are introducing perhaps a dog and a cat, proceed cautiously. Don't let them mingle all of a sudden or throw them together. If it is a big dog being introduced to a cat, it is best to have them introduced either with the dog on a leash and being held still by another person, or on opposite sides of the fence.
Cats usually don't have problems with dogs if raised around them, but can instigate a lot of fights between a dog and it if not trained around dogs. So if you have a timid dog that won't hurt a fly or a small dog, make sure to keep that dog away from cats that hiss, claw at it, or spit at it for a long time.
Dogs that are provoked or trained to go after things can and will bite other animals, even if raised around that certain species all of its life.
If you bring a smaller dog home to meet a big dog, hold your big dog back a very long way from the smaller dog until both the dogs are comfortable. You wouldn't want the big dog to harm the small dog.
Introducing a snake and a snake is pretty easy, except if it's around mating time and there is already a male and female in the cage and the snake waiting to meet them is another male. Two male snakes fight over a female at breeding time, ensuring the strongest snake mates with the female and produces strong baby snakes. It is like this with most of the natural world.
Do not try to introduce male rodents to one another. They will eat one another, and eat babies also that are in the cage along with them. I have seen this happen, sadly.
So - - now you have a guide on how to introduce pets. Go try it.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
How To Tell the Mood of Your Pet
So, my really bothered cat(he hasn't gotten his night time dinner yet) told me to write on how to tell the mood of your pet.
Sometimes the mood of your pet is very obvious. If your cat yowls or pees on your stuff when he's not incontinent, that means he's mad.
But sometimes you can't figure out just what your pet is feeling. Did you know a purr can mean the cat you have is either frightened or happy? If it is frightened, it usually hides when people try to pet it. If it is happy, it lets people pet it.
Snakes are moody animals also. If they don't eat, they are sick, shedding, not hungry, breeding, or irritated. If a snake is not shedding and it has gotten used to its surroundings,and it eats on a schedule and has no other non-sexed snake in its cage, it is probably sick and should be brought to the vet. If it gets really fat around the middle and it is a girl snake while its companion is a boy, it is probably breeding. It would probably be best to take the snake to the vet in this instance also.
If snakes breed and are bothered, they can get really angry and bite. That's another way you can tell a snake's mood.
Of course, if a rattler rattles, it is warning you off. A rattler for a pet is crazy, some of you say. In California, it's legal to own a rattler for a pet.
A dog can growl when either happy or irritated. If it is irritated, the growl will be low in the throat, it will stop wagging its tail, and hair will stand up on the back of its neck in an extreme instance.
A happy dog will have a less throaty growl, and will wag its tail. I have a dog named Diamond. She uses this body language while she growls all the time. She loves being petted.
Have fun using this knowledge.
Sometimes the mood of your pet is very obvious. If your cat yowls or pees on your stuff when he's not incontinent, that means he's mad.
But sometimes you can't figure out just what your pet is feeling. Did you know a purr can mean the cat you have is either frightened or happy? If it is frightened, it usually hides when people try to pet it. If it is happy, it lets people pet it.
Snakes are moody animals also. If they don't eat, they are sick, shedding, not hungry, breeding, or irritated. If a snake is not shedding and it has gotten used to its surroundings,and it eats on a schedule and has no other non-sexed snake in its cage, it is probably sick and should be brought to the vet. If it gets really fat around the middle and it is a girl snake while its companion is a boy, it is probably breeding. It would probably be best to take the snake to the vet in this instance also.
If snakes breed and are bothered, they can get really angry and bite. That's another way you can tell a snake's mood.
Of course, if a rattler rattles, it is warning you off. A rattler for a pet is crazy, some of you say. In California, it's legal to own a rattler for a pet.
A dog can growl when either happy or irritated. If it is irritated, the growl will be low in the throat, it will stop wagging its tail, and hair will stand up on the back of its neck in an extreme instance.
A happy dog will have a less throaty growl, and will wag its tail. I have a dog named Diamond. She uses this body language while she growls all the time. She loves being petted.
Have fun using this knowledge.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Simple Questionsand Answers About Pets
The snake is here telling me that it's his turn to pick the daily topic. He picked the topic of simple questions and answers about pets.
Q: Should I help my snake shed?
A: Try not to. If you help a lot, it won't figure out how to do it by itself. On some occasions, though, you have to help a snake shed.
Q: Can you put a live animal underneath a microscope to see little features on it invisible to the human eye?
A: I have actually done it. I put a fish between two slide glasses. I put it underneath a microscope and could see the blood going through veins in the fish's tail. It was awesome. And for those of you who are wondering, yes, the fish was okay after.
Q: Should I help my snake shed?
A: Try not to. If you help a lot, it won't figure out how to do it by itself. On some occasions, though, you have to help a snake shed.
Q: Can you put a live animal underneath a microscope to see little features on it invisible to the human eye?
A: I have actually done it. I put a fish between two slide glasses. I put it underneath a microscope and could see the blood going through veins in the fish's tail. It was awesome. And for those of you who are wondering, yes, the fish was okay after.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Some Really Interesting Questions I've Been Asked About Animals - - Answered
Truffles thinks she wants to have some pet questions answered today, so I am going to do that.
Q: Can snakes eat spiders?
A: They can,and will if they are hungry, but things such as minnows and rodents have lot more nutritional value for a snake.
Q: Can dogs have a four foot long tongue?
A: No, they can't.
Q: Can snakes eat other pets?
A: They can, and will, as long as the snake is hungry and has big enough jaws to eat it. Remember, snake jaws unhinge, and this makes more room for the snake to grasp and swallow something.
Q: Can snakes eat spiders?
A: They can,and will if they are hungry, but things such as minnows and rodents have lot more nutritional value for a snake.
Q: Can dogs have a four foot long tongue?
A: No, they can't.
Q: Can snakes eat other pets?
A: They can, and will, as long as the snake is hungry and has big enough jaws to eat it. Remember, snake jaws unhinge, and this makes more room for the snake to grasp and swallow something.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Advice About Traveling With Cats
My cat Milo is helping me pick the topic of the blog today. He told me the topic of today was going to be advice about traveling with cats.
First off, don't travel with cats often. Cats are creatures of habit and they get stressed if their habits are interrupted. Usuallythey are not in the habit of traveling unless they are a starlett's spoiled cat or something like that.
If you do travel with a cat, make the cat feel secure. Put him in a cat carrying case. Make sure it is plastic and put a bowl of water and blanket in it. Plastic is the best for a cat carrier because anything less will make waste drip out of the carrier ifthe cat eliminates in it.
Make sure you latch the case tightly. You don't want your cat clawing your back seat.
Happy traveling!
First off, don't travel with cats often. Cats are creatures of habit and they get stressed if their habits are interrupted. Usuallythey are not in the habit of traveling unless they are a starlett's spoiled cat or something like that.
If you do travel with a cat, make the cat feel secure. Put him in a cat carrying case. Make sure it is plastic and put a bowl of water and blanket in it. Plastic is the best for a cat carrier because anything less will make waste drip out of the carrier ifthe cat eliminates in it.
Make sure you latch the case tightly. You don't want your cat clawing your back seat.
Happy traveling!
Friday, July 30, 2010
How To TAke a Dog on a Trip
My dog Diamond is in the mood for a trip, so she wanted me to talk about how to take a dog on a trip.
First, decide if your dog can stand being inside a car or a box for a few hours. If it can't don't take it on a trip.
If it can be in a container or a car for a few hours, by all means, take it on a trip.
Make sure if you are to put thedogin a container that it is well ventilated and very secure.
If you need to stop at a hotel before you end your trip and you have a dog with you, consider which hotels allow petsand which don't. Book withtheone that does allow pets.
Remember if yo uare on a driving trip to let the dog eliminate every few hours. If you don't, you're bound to have a very wet, very gross surprise.
If you are going on an airplane with a dog, note that if the dogis bigger than carry-on size, it will have to be put in withthe luggage. The luggage department has no temperature control, so if you're traveling through cold places on your trip, you might want to bring a blanket for your dog.
Airlines have been known to lose dogs in planes. Definitely take that into consideration.
If you travel overseas, the dog will have to be quarantined for about ten days. Keep that in mind also.
Happy traveling!
First, decide if your dog can stand being inside a car or a box for a few hours. If it can't don't take it on a trip.
If it can be in a container or a car for a few hours, by all means, take it on a trip.
Make sure if you are to put thedogin a container that it is well ventilated and very secure.
If you need to stop at a hotel before you end your trip and you have a dog with you, consider which hotels allow petsand which don't. Book withtheone that does allow pets.
Remember if yo uare on a driving trip to let the dog eliminate every few hours. If you don't, you're bound to have a very wet, very gross surprise.
If you are going on an airplane with a dog, note that if the dogis bigger than carry-on size, it will have to be put in withthe luggage. The luggage department has no temperature control, so if you're traveling through cold places on your trip, you might want to bring a blanket for your dog.
Airlines have been known to lose dogs in planes. Definitely take that into consideration.
If you travel overseas, the dog will have to be quarantined for about ten days. Keep that in mind also.
Happy traveling!
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