Catsnclay
03-19-2005, 01:22 PM
How do you teach an old dog, um cat a new trick???? :confused:
We bought Fluffy a ramp so it would be eaiser for him to climb into our bed at night. He is around 16-17 years old and has arthritis. We had a step stool by the bed, but it still wasn't enough and we can tell it hurt him to get up and down.
The day this ramp arrived I took it and all 3 cats into the bedroom, placed the ramp up against the bed and walked each one up and down the ramp. Lucky & Yoshi though I was strange because they can just jump up on the bed, and when I "taught" Fluffy he seemed to do well. Then late that night he was trying to come up the ramp and we think it wobbled or something (this ramp is only 7" wide, and Fluffy is 20 lbs !!) and we heard this crash, the ramp was down and Fluffy meowed loudly. Ever since that night he will NOT get back on that ramp.
Any suggestions on what else to do? Of course Fluffy HAS to sleep with us!! :D
We bought Fluffy a ramp so it would be eaiser for him to climb into our bed at night. He is around 16-17 years old and has arthritis. We had a step stool by the bed, but it still wasn't enough and we can tell it hurt him to get up and down.
The day this ramp arrived I took it and all 3 cats into the bedroom, placed the ramp up against the bed and walked each one up and down the ramp. Lucky & Yoshi though I was strange because they can just jump up on the bed, and when I "taught" Fluffy he seemed to do well. Then late that night he was trying to come up the ramp and we think it wobbled or something (this ramp is only 7" wide, and Fluffy is 20 lbs !!) and we heard this crash, the ramp was down and Fluffy meowed loudly. Ever since that night he will NOT get back on that ramp.
Any suggestions on what else to do? Of course Fluffy HAS to sleep with us!! :D