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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Jan 8, 2012 20:52:18 GMT -8
After losing my favorite moth to my cat followed by a skipper that I really liked, I became more cautious about my collection. I still lose the occasional specimen when I get careless though. The latest loss though had nothing to do with my collection. I got home and found that she had eaten a large portion of the cord of my favorite ear buds, not just chewed up, but eaten. This cat is a lunatic. That along with her love of moths earned her the name Luna. Most cats that I have seen will play with any small object that they can bat around the floor, but Luna will eat it after she is finished playing. It doesn't matter if it is a piece of lint, plastic, or metal. She will play with it, then swallow it. It really makes me worry for her safety. I have a spray bottle to discipline her, but it doesn't work. No matter how wet she gets, she just freaks out, runs away, and then comes right back to whatever it was I got on to her about (usually the bird cage). I cannot even leave my propane heater on while I am away now because of her. Not long after I brought her into my home, she caught her tail on fire at the heater. It didn't burn down to her skin so she was unharmed, but she couldn't seem to understand why I was squirting her with the spray bottle.  Luna is driving me loony!!! Sorry, just needed to rant a bit!  Rev. R. Farrier |
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Post by johnnyboy on Jan 9, 2012 1:49:22 GMT -8
Your cat is lucky it doesn't live in southern China. Last week a newspaper article, here in the UK, about "cat restaurants" in China ( the name of the particular restaurant translated in English as "Cat meat Hot Pot City") said that Chinese cat owners, who tire of their pet, hand them over to restauranteurs. Of course, the cat ends up in a casserole. The same fate awaits many dogs there too.
Johnny
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Post by prillbug2 on Jan 9, 2012 6:17:10 GMT -8
My cat is a sweet little thing. She's twenty years old, blind in one eye, but very well disciplined. I find that they calm down after a few years and become pretty much lap cats. In fact, she's leash trained, and pretty much is like a little dog. My cats have never bothered my insects. In fact, I've had some problems with mice eating them off of my spreading boards, and she loves to catch those little bastards, and I love killing those rodents, too. Be patient with the cat, she may settle down, in time. Show the cat love and patience.
Jeff Prill
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Post by Rev. Redmond Farrier on Jan 9, 2012 9:23:56 GMT -8
I am sure that she will calm down eventually, but in the mean time she is quite the little pest. She isn't quite grown yet so she is still in that playful kitten phase. Between trying to keep her from eating inanimate objects (she especially loves styrofoam) and her racing across my bed when I am trying to sleep, she has me exhausted. I cannot even make my bed unless I catch her asleep in another room otherwise we will end up tussling over the covers. When she does that, I cannot get on to her or discourage her in any way because she is just too darn cute when she pounces at every little twitch of the bedspread. It isn't quite as cute when I am in the bed trying to sleep and she does that though. I didn't realize what I was getting myself into when I pulled her off of my roof after returning from my light sheet that night. I thought I had found an adorable little innocent kitten when in fact it was an adorable little terror. |
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Post by ckswank on Jan 9, 2012 22:44:03 GMT -8
Sounds like you've got a hand full! Hang in there. She'll probably out grow it as she gets older, sort of like kids! LOL
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Post by entoman on Jan 10, 2012 7:34:37 GMT -8
I have two cats myself, one a Siamese (or at least mostly Siamese) and the other a cat of no distinct breed. The Siamese cat is about as docile as could be possible for a cat (he doesn't even fight when he's given a bath, he just makes this very pitiful crying sound); that said we still had to get him de-clawed because he would constantly tear up the carpet. Our other cat however can be quite ferocious and will often pick on the Siamese for no apparent reason (this is pretty enjoyable to watch as the Siamese is at least twice the size of the other). Oddly enough we've never had any problems with her clawing the carpet or chewing through wires, but she is definitely the braver of the two.
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Post by dertodesking on Jan 10, 2012 12:40:36 GMT -8
Hey Rev! You need to trade the cat in for a dog  Simon PS - only joking! Although I'm more a dog person that a cat person I'm sure the cat will come around...especially if you keep squirting her with your water bottle. |
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Post by politula on Jan 11, 2012 19:41:44 GMT -8
I keep my cats (6) out of my bug room. My fear as that they will jump onto a mounting board or into a unit tray full of beetles, (hasn't happened yet).
You are right to have concerns for her safety. I knew of a cat who would eat everything, and despite living in a "cat-proofed" home, she eventually chewed-up a camera strap that was sticking out of a purse and did not survive the surgery following.
Perhaps you could try some sort of aversion therapy. Ask a vet what you could use that would upset her stomach a little after she swallowed it. Or a red pepper or something similar. I founded a shelter for stray cats so I've been around them for many years. If you withdraw affections from this cat she will become more destructive.
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Post by jackblack on Jan 27, 2012 4:05:52 GMT -8
Hi Rev ,
Iv`e enjoyed reading your notes , but that cat seems a problem , ban it from the house , a lot of pople in Aus think cats are only useful as crab bait , I had the same opinion for a long time , but after having the wires eaten under the bonnet of my car repeatedly by rodents we aquired a ginger Tom , no special breed just a shed cat , now not rats chewing wiring or eating live insects like the rats.
Have you thought about feeding your cat a little more catfood !
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Post by colin12303 on Mar 6, 2012 14:28:32 GMT -8
It sounds like your cat is stir crazy.Put in a cat flap and it can come and go as it pleases.
It will get rid of it's pent up energy outside.
Trouble is they tend to bring back alive and release indoors most of the local rodent population
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Post by wingedwishes on Mar 9, 2012 6:25:49 GMT -8
I have to interject that a cat is a non native and invasive species. From my personal experiences, they should not be in the wild. I have witnessed them killing leps in my front yard as they eclosed. They have also chewed wires.
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Post by papilio28570 on Mar 9, 2012 13:11:09 GMT -8
Dispatch it and take it to a taxidermist.
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Post by saturniidave on Mar 9, 2012 16:34:06 GMT -8
Wingedwishes and Papilio28570, I could say the same about dogs. Running around our parks crapping everywhere for us to step in or sit on, not to mention Toxicaria! Then there is the wildlife they chase and the farmers livestock too. Not to mention the noise of barking dogs all day long around my neighbourhood. Also the big ones are very intimidating and can frighten young kids, like two did with mine when they were younger. And don't even get me started about the leg-mounting thing! I'll stick with my cats thanks, who are incidentally always neutered or spayed so they can't 'breed in the wild'. |
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Post by prillbug2 on Mar 9, 2012 17:13:46 GMT -8
Like I wrote, earlier, you show the cat a lot of love, and eventually they do begin to settle down. Also, spading and neutering them helps, too. My cat's a sweety.
Jeff Prill
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Post by wingedwishes on Mar 10, 2012 3:04:20 GMT -8
Most communities have rules to pick up after your animal as well as noise rules. Running at large is another fine too. While feral dogs have been a problem in areas, they are much less likely to cause an extinction than a rat or a cat. A dog threatens me, it won't do so for long.
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