Problems with Jorgie....

[jennielynn1970]

My problems with Jorgie stem from the fact that he's still semi feral in his behavior. He's my gorgeous long haired Norwegian Forest kitty, whom I love to death, but he's driving me nuts. I can't get near him to groom him, or pick him up, and he runs like a bat out of h*ll when I do venture anywhere near him. I try to get him to associate me with good things (food, treats, toys... etc....), and all I get is the "deer in headlights, omg she's goona kill me" look from him!!! :(:(:(

I so need to get him groomed. I so need to get him to JenLuckenbach to groom him but can't even make an appt until I can figure out how to get him into a carrier without causing both of us heart attacks.

Any suggestions???

He's so bad at this point, he needs to be completely shaved down. He's like a mini rastafarian...:o:(

[Karen]

Any way you could leave a carrier around him for a few days, so he gets comfy about it, then move his food in there after a few days, etc., to lure him in? Then, not the first time you catch him relaxing in it, but a few times later, you can latch it and put up with the hollering ... or are there too many others around him who'd be more likely to take the bait?

[jennielynn1970]

Any way you could leave a carrier around him for a few days, so he gets comfy about it, then move his food in there after a few days, etc., to lure him in? Then, not the first time you catch him relaxing in it, but a few times later, you can latch it and put up with the hollering ... or are there too many others around him who'd be more likely to take the bait?

I have carriers out everywhere all the time because I have a few who like sleeping in them ... just NOT Jorgie. SIGH.

I can get out canned food but if I don't stop honeybunn first, he scarfs it all down, and without him there, Jorgie normally won't eat because it's like it's safe if Honey is there too. I have weird cats.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear that you're having problems.:( When I had my semi-feral cat Cirrus, I couldn't even pick him up and I was afraid to because he'd most likely bite me. The few times I had to get him into a carrier were always very stressful for both of us.:(
I know this sounds harsh but I had to put a carrier in my bathroom and I tried to put it behind or near the toilet. Then I had to chase Cirrus into the bathroom with a broom and then chase him into the carrier with a broom and try to close the carrier as quickly as possible so I wouldn't get bitten. This was the only way that I found that I could do this.:(

The reason he's no longer with me is because he and Storm would fight a lot and he was also trying to become the alpha cat. Sunny was the only cat that he liked but I knew it was only a matter of time before he wouldn't like him either. He needed to be an only cat.:(

If there's some kind of food that he loves, then I'd try putting this in the carrier to see if he'll go for it. You might have to do this for a few weeks. Maybe you could just try feeding him in a carrier with the door open so then over time he won't be afraid of it. Good luck.:)

[phesina]

Oh, he's gorgeous too. I hope he comes around.

[K2QC]

Have you considered getting Jorgie to calm down by using a homeopathic/natural product? When I first brought my 2nd cat in the household, the 1st cat went ballistic. It took me some time before I decided to use a product I found at Petsmart called Calm??? or something like that. Let me see if I can find the link.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752871

This is another product I've used in the past to detense my older cat when a younger cat was introduced into the family:
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...ductId=3240333

Both worked and I was able to reduce the dosage until she was totally calm and no more anxieties existed.

You may want to consider something like this? I would dose some wet cat food for your ferel cat (of course keep the other cats away from that food) and maybe then you'll be able to Jorgie into a cat carrier.

[Laura's Babies]

What a beautiful boy he is!

[catmandu]

I still have that problem with Scrappy 2 , Miquelito and Pouncierge who are friendly , but theres no way that I could ever get them into a carrier and get them in to see Our Vet , or even have him look at them.
I pray that you can calm Jorgie down enough to have him groomed, maybe even a Lion Cut so his fuur grows back in slowly.
Hes a Great Gentle Giant, and it may take time before he trusts and loves you back.:love:

[lvpets2002]

:love: Oh my He is of Such Beauty.. I would say get him in a room by himself & put a carrier in their with food in the back of it & try to temp him that way.. Maybe talk to your Vet about something to put in his food that will make him drowsy/sleepy & then you could catch him..

[jennielynn1970]

Oh, he's gorgeous too. I hope he comes around.

He's been with me for almost 5 years.... it would be nice if he'd come around soon, lol.

[jennielynn1970]

:love: Oh my He is of Such Beauty.. I would say get him in a room by himself & put a carrier in their with food in the back of it & try to temp him that way.. Maybe talk to your Vet about something to put in his food that will make him drowsy/sleepy & then you could catch him..

I'm thinking maybe a tranq might be the answer to my problem of getting him in a carrier. It's hard to get him in a room by himself, he panics and tries to climb the walls and the windows. He just totally freaks out. :(

I'll have to see if I can find something to put in the water and maybe that will help. Does any one use Rescue Remedy with any kind of success?? I tried that Calm stuff from PetSmart and didn't see any kind of change at all.

[K2QC]

I used with success something that came in a cobalt blue bottle, with an eyedropper in the lid. The name escapes me at the moment . . . but I found it in my local pet store.

This is what I was thinking of:
http://www.pet-dog-cat-supply-store.com/shop/index.php?page=shop-flypage-2141

[phesina]

He's been with me for almost 5 years.... it would be nice if he'd come around soon, lol.

They take their own time in these matters..

[cassiesmom]

He is so beautiful, Jenn. I hope you can find a way to work this out.