Badly behaving cats, all the sudden

[sasvermont]

Everyone was good last night. I left the heat on high in the living room, making the two skinny cats want to be there for the heat. I don't heat my bedroom, so they are less likely to sleep with me (and Lucy the cat and Prue the dog)......

I hope Juni has put two and two together and that if she is bad and fights, she will end up in a cold room, all by herself.

C A T S !

[Karen]

Hey, if it works, it works! Glad everything was peaceful, here's hoping for continued detente.

[Barbara]

Don't forget-there is always the option to send Chloe to Germany

[sasvermont]

Well, I kept the two offending cats, apart for over a week. Last night one managed to open a door and they seemed to get along UNTIL this afternoon. I had stopped at Petco and purchased liquid (spray) calming liquid. I soaked two cloth collars in the stuff then managed to capture each cat and put the collar on. WELL. You might think I put a cinderblock on them. They are sitting (in their own room of course) and looking sad and unhappy. MOM, what did you do? I hope the new collar soaked in love juice will do the trick. I am running out of tricks. I even reinstalled the window/door to the porch!

Ugh!

[kuhio98]

I'm wondering about cabin fever/winter blahs too.

Willow has turned into a royal *itch lately. She hisses and spits at all the kitties. She gets jealous if you give another kitty attention and tries to force her way between you and the other kitty. She grabs her brother by the neck and bites down pretty hard and growls.

Itty-bitty Pepper smacked the crap out of her and put her back in her place but Willy's feelings are hurt and he just tries to avoid her. But, he's sooooo sad.

[sasvermont]

The two cats are sitting in the living room, pouting. They must just hate having collars on! I have put collars on them in the past, so they know what it feels like to wear one. Maybe the aroma is getting to them. I surely hope so! The true test will be tomorrow and the next day, etc. etc. I will re-soak or soak another set of collars every few days. This just HAS to work. I have the collars put on nice and tightly so they don't slip down and into their mouths.

Juni is rubbing her furry face on my face right now. She does have an odd odor about her from her collar. Oh well. Odd to me, but just right for her!

Fingers crossed.

Spring is right around the corner, I hope.

[Karen]

The things our pets put us through, eh? Hope the collars keep working!