Bad kitty, Bush, bad kitty!!

Bu2

Solve Problems with a Positive Attitude!
Posted Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 10:00 am PDT

Cats don't willfully misbehave out of spite, anger, or stupidity. Many owners assume their cats are deliberately scratching the furniture or eliminating outside of the box just to be spiteful, but the reality is that those cats are trying their best to come up with a solution on their own.

Many behaviors that we label "bad" are really just natural cat behaviors. The problem occurs when we don't understand or provide appropriate outlets for the cat. Take furniture scratching for instance. Your cat doesn't claw at the sofa because he wants to cause damage that will, in turn, evoke anger in you. He scratches the sofa because scratching is a natural and necessary behavior. The cat looks for the most convenient, appealing, and sturdy place to accomplish that goal. If the scratching post you bought isn't effective, then kitty looks for the next best location.

The same theory applies to other behavior issues. A cat who eliminates outside of the litter box may be doing so because the litter box is too dirty, too small, filled with an unappealing litter substrate, or the box itself may be located in an undesirable place. And kitty doesn't wake up and decide to urinate on the carpet just so he can get you mad. He urinates there because he feels he has no other choice. The cause may be due to a medical condition that is making him experience pain, or it may be due to unpleasant litter box conditions, or the result of a stressful change in the household.

Before assuming your cat is merely misbehaving, carefully examine the conditions surrounding him in his environment and what you might be able to do to reduce his stress and entice him back toward a behavior more acceptable to you.

Purple Hawk

Bu2 wrote:

Solve Problems with a Positive Attitude!
Posted Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 10:00 am PDT

Cats don't willfully misbehave out of spite, anger, or stupidity. Many owners assume their cats are deliberately scratching the furniture or eliminating outside of the box just to be spiteful, but the reality is that those cats are trying their best to come up with a solution on their own.

Many behaviors that we label "bad" are really just natural cat behaviors. The problem occurs when we don't understand or provide appropriate outlets for the cat. Take furniture scratching for instance. Your cat doesn't claw at the sofa because he wants to cause damage that will, in turn, evoke anger in you. He scratches the sofa because scratching is a natural and necessary behavior. The cat looks for the most convenient, appealing, and sturdy place to accomplish that goal. If the scratching post you bought isn't effective, then kitty looks for the next best location.

The same theory applies to other behavior issues. A cat who eliminates outside of the litter box may be doing so because the litter box is too dirty, too small, filled with an unappealing litter substrate, or the box itself may be located in an undesirable place. And kitty doesn't wake up and decide to urinate on the carpet just so he can get you mad. He urinates there because he feels he has no other choice. The cause may be due to a medical condition that is making him experience pain, or it may be due to unpleasant litter box conditions, or the result of a stressful change in the household.

Before assuming your cat is merely misbehaving, carefully examine the conditions surrounding him in his environment and what you might be able to do to reduce his stress and entice him back toward a behavior more acceptable to you.

i introduced my cat (D'arcy) to the lint brush today...she didn't mind so long as she could smell it.

the only annoying habit she has is that she meows incessently an hour before "treat" time...so i just meow back and she gets really pissed off and sulks for a while...

that's why cats are awesome, interesting animals! they have real personalities that you can identify. the article you posted shows this.

Bu2

...they didn't a few months ago when I brought them home from the North Shore Animal League.

But that's beside the point.

My point is, couldn't someone have trained Bush not to piss outside his litter box by now?

Bu2

Take the article posted above, and substitute "President" for "cat".

(PRESIDENTS) don't willfully misbehave out of spite, anger, or stupidity (MOST DON'T, ANYWAY). Many owners (PEOPLE) assume their cats (PRESIDENTS) are deliberately scratching the furniture (RUINING OUR COUNTRY) or eliminating outside of the box (RUINING OTHER COUNTRIES) just to be spiteful, but the reality is that those cats are trying their best to come up with a solution on their own (YEAH, Uh.....SURE).

Many behaviors that we label "bad" are really just natural cat (PRESIDENT) behaviors. The problem occurs when we don't understand or provide appropriate outlets for the cat (PRESIDENT). Take furniture scratching (THE WAR IN IRAQ) for instance. Your cat doesn't claw at the sofa because he wants to cause damage that will, in turn, evoke anger in you. He scratches the sofa because scratching is a natural and necessary behavior. The cat looks for the most convenient, appealing, and sturdy place to accomplish that goal. If the scratching post you bought isn't effective, then kitty looks for the next best location (IRAN).

The same theory applies to other behavior issues. A cat who eliminates outside of the litter box (SCOOTER LIBBY, GONZALEZ...ET. AL.) may be doing so because the litter box is too dirty, too small, filled with an unappealing litter substrate, or the box itself may be located in an undesirable place. And kitty doesn't wake up and decide to urinate on the carpet just so he can get you mad. He urinates there because he feels he has no other choice (I WILL STOP THE CAP EDITING HERE, LOL). The cause may be due to a medical condition that is making him experience pain, or it may be due to unpleasant litter box conditions, or the result of a stressful change in the household.

Before assuming your cat is merely misbehaving, carefully examine the conditions surrounding him in his environment and what you might be able to do to reduce his stress and entice him back toward a behavior more acceptable to you.

RolandTD20Kdrummer

Bu2 wrote:

Take the article posted above, and substitute "Bush" for "cat".

What?....pussy? .....sigh....I'm so confused now...

Bu2

and tell me that me and my pussycats don't know what's up....

Purple Hawk

Bu2 wrote:

and tell me that me and my pussycats don't know what's up....

rereading, i think your kitty kat is whacked out on kool-aid

only if we had a true conservative in the white house, could we REALLY be at polar opposites! I can see that D'arcy is only dreaming of the days of Ronnie

Bu2

White House, I wouldn't be whacked out on Kool-Aid!

Purple Hawk

Bu2 wrote:

White House, I wouldn't be whacked out on Kool-Aid!

W is the farthest thing from a conservative...he's a politician...so when that big, weird assed smiling pitcher is chasing after you, do you prefer lemonade, or fruit punch?

Bu2

I prefer K-Y.

Purple Hawk

Bu2 wrote:

I prefer K-Y.

ooooohhhh....

this belongs in the 10 point scale discussion...where fecal matter is 1, and shit is 10...and doodie is 5

again, this is a weird post...

RolandTD20Kdrummer

I've always wanted to coat a slip and slide in K-Y...toss on a few splashes of water and try it out.

Or, on a larger scale....an entire water slide. If only I had a spare $10,000 for this...any bets it'd get me national media attention?...hehe

Bu2

on how fucked up our current administration is.

If people would only learn to pay attention to their administration as much as they do on their administration of K-Y (as in, pour it on too thin, you are being too conservative.....pour it on too thick, and it's too liberal)....

We need a happy medium. We need a happy president.

We need happy pussy...cats.

More important.....WE NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR PRESIDENT!!!

Anyone here no of any?