12 Dec
2001
12 Dec
'01
11:23 a.m.
Ok, I give up -- how do you train a cat? :)
Water spray bottle works wonders. 3 spritz later and one of my cats has
stopped popping the hampster cage open and carrying the hampster around
the house.
Some people say tape works well to keep them off things (sticky side up),
but both my cats seem to rather like it, and I find they stand on it
padding at the tape purring happily.
-c
12 Dec
12 Dec
11:52 a.m.
Ok, I give up
-- how do you train a cat? :)
Water spray bottle works wonders. 3 spritz later and one of my cats has
stopped popping the hampster cage open and carrying the hampster around
the house. 
4:29 p.m.
On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:
This sounds interesting. I'm surprised the cat
didn't kill the hamster
playing with it.
Nah, when a cat's not hungry, it can be incredibly cruel.
We have 2 cats - the aforementioned hellbitch and her first kitten.
Rascal brought in a live deermouse one night and the 2 cats tortured
that mouse for nearly 4 hours. They would pick it up & carry it without
biting, bat it around with claws retracted, and let the mouse get nearly
to cover before heading it off. I had some cracked ribs and a head-full
of codeine, and couldn't catch the dern thing to put it out. When I did
catch it after 4 hours, the mouse was exhausted, but I don't think it
was seriously injured.
That's the night Rascal earned the "hellbitch" title....
See ya later,
Doc
6:06 p.m.
On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:
It's not that they're cruel. A mouse to a well fed cat is nothing more
than a self-propelled toy. :)
g.
This sounds interesting. I'm surprised the
cat didn't kill the hamster
playing with it.
Nah, when a cat's not hungry, it can be incredibly cruel.
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