Harry - Free to a good home

**catmandu** · 01-23-2007, 09:50 AM

The Found Cats say just send Harry up to the Found Paradise Cat Hotel, and there will be a spot on the Cat Bed for that Handsome Boy.Theres always room on the Moose Angel Pillow for one more!

**emily_the_spoiled** · 01-23-2007, 10:13 AM

I have been having problems with one of my guys (oliver) attacking Charlie. I recently took him to a behavioral vet and she gave me some good suggestions. They were:

Put a collar with a bell on Harry (to warn the other guys)

Put soft paws on Harry so that if he does attack he can't seriously hurt the others.

Try to distract him from attacking and if you can give him a treat (if that is what motivates him). That way he may learn that by not attacking he will get a treat.

I was also given a prescription for Prozac (it was REALLY bad), but you may not want to go that route.

Good luck

Good luck

**Catty1** · 01-23-2007, 10:13 AM

Maybe HARRY should be on Valium!

(I am not sure I am kidding...)

**catfamily** · 01-23-2007, 10:29 AM

Catty 1 may have an answer.Of course it's up to your vet.Or maybe something different the vets use.
I use plug in Feliways all over my house.But i still have some trouble with one or two.

**Glacier** · 01-23-2007, 10:41 AM

I have a similar problem. I have one cat, Princess Ivy, who gets picked on by pretty much all the others! I have one room in the house, my computer room, that is off limits to all the other cats. Only Ivy is allowed in there. She has a litterbox, toys, scratching post ect in there. She spends a couple hours a day on her own. It greatly reduces the tension between all of them!

Since Harry is the instigator in your house, is there some way you could isolate him for brief periods? Like a kitty time out!

I use the Feliway diffusers too. I have three of them so most of the house is covered. I think they do work. I can always tell when they need to be refilled! I think they reduce the fighting, as well as helping with peeing in the wrong spots(like the kitchen counter!). I buy them from entirelypets.com. Even with the exchange rate and shipping, it costs about half of what my vet charges for them.

I put Rescue Remedy in the cats' water too. Don't know if it helps, but it can't hurt.

**Catty1** · 01-23-2007, 11:44 AM

Hmmm....giving Harry his own room, with box and everything....and he gets time outs!

Actually, he gets his OWN room, and I think he just might be a lot happier with his own space - and won't feel he has to bully everyone else for theirs.

Do you have a space for him???

**catfamily** · 01-23-2007, 12:11 PM

Great idea for his own room for time out.

This isn't for Harry's problem but may I also say that for pee problems w/Pouncer and URI problems....I've noticed since using Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Cat food
www.naturalbalanceinc.com
I'm hardley ever at the vets anymore.
I accually thought my Ethel had URI today (I was wrong..thank goodness)and brought in a pee sample but it showed her pee was perfect and had excellent concentration.She fooled me.(my Ethel)
I'm sure it's from this food I am feeding her.It has dried cranberries in it to help stop any cats from getting URI.
Plus I've been told by a veternarian that it's better than most vet's food.No kidding.
And it's not too expensive.About the same as other fairly good catfood.(Pricewise)
It's for all stages from kittens to adults.
I know I talk about this food a lot.Sorry.I just have had such unreal results.