Naughty Kitty!!!

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Arlo Guthrie — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:34:32 GMT

[quote user="SaskiaVN"]I'm not sure if Arlo is 'vetting' the embers. What I mean is there is so many of us, someone would need to be doing that full time![/quote]

Did a double take there. Vetting the embers?!

But yes, Saskia, we don't verify every member is a member of the veterinary profession, or associated with it, not just because there are so many, but also because if someone really wants to get it, they will anyway (they could just pretend to be a student for example, or ask a friend who is a nurse or vet to login).

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Anonymous — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:26:20 GMT

[quote user="sal the 1st"]

no problem -= i just didnt want history to repeat

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no i totally understand!! gosh i would feel so crap if that happened! hence why i was using an alias! lol

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:05:34 GMT

I'm not sure if Arlo is 'vetting' the embers. What I mean is there is so many of us, someone would need to be doing that full time!

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Sal the 1st — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:03:48 GMT

no problem -= i just didnt want history to repeat

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Anonymous — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:50:56 GMT

oh really?? eek! i've not mentioned any forum names on their as to where the veterinary forum was. is Arlo not 'vetting' the members here? to be sure they actually work in the industry? I will go back and delete some things I have posted on here linking the two. I totally don't mind you saying Sal as it was late last night and I think we were all a bit *tipsy* so to speak! haha xx

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Sal the 1st — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:26:04 GMT

If you don' mind me saying Steph B you may be playing a dangerous game there! - especially if somebody from that site comes on here and recognises you. Just be careful,(and this is said nicely) this is exactly how the old site ended up with posters from the pets mrsa forum, even with the best intentions that one resulted in some pretty nasty stuff

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dinkyd — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:45:35 GMT

so am i hehe im intrigued.

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:48:37 GMT

off to have a look..........

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Anonymous — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:47:20 GMT

bleep!

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:44:11 GMT

of course!! I'm all on for that lol what the web address?

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Anonymous — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:42:40 GMT

because the moderator on the forum doesn't like to be told his wrong. saying dogs aren't unpredictable animals just because they are creatures of habit. then i got his back up and pissed him off. after that what ever was said by me was blown out of proportion and then made to look bad. a few of his mates turned on me and complained about me apparently posting their replies about Raw food on this forum, which I never did I only posted links to the forum. basically it's full of breeder vet wanabees and they think they know all about everything.

naughty kitty.

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:16:30 GMT

how come you got banned Steph ?

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Anonymous — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:04:56 GMT

yes I can!! but i got banned from the form I wanted to add it too hahaha ... never mind. apparently they don't like veterinary people.

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Saskia Quinn — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:53:50 GMT

thank you Jenny. I will certainly keep you in mind! With my brood, I will most likely have the occassional question! lol. Good to know you are here, thank you xx

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Jenny T — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:23:05 GMT

Hi Saskia,

I do offer behaviour consultations from the practice I work at (charged by the practice). If I didn't work full-time, train and assess students and be part of VN council I probably would push my behaviour business side. I like to think it's just on a back-burner for now!

You can contact me on here or via my e-mail- jenny.978behaviour@hotmail.com

I am happy to give free advice to anyone on this site regarding their pets, but if I started getting, in effect, referrals for members of the public, then I would have to look at this as business.

Don't let that put you off asking me your questions though, just keep in mind that I can't do free consultations for your clients!

All the best.

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Saskia Quinn — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:46:25 GMT

Hi Jenny,

Do you practice as a behaviourist? I would likely have questions to ask you from time to time re clients problems and just general stuff. What would be the best way to contact you? Just on here?

Paula x

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Jenny T — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:34:05 GMT

Hi StephB,

Yes, of course you can. I appreciate you asking.

Please could you add "978 Behaviour" onto the sheet though as this is my behaviour brand name.

Many thanks.

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Anonymous — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:54:26 GMT

Jenny I hope you don't mind but I'm going to copy this infor for someone else having a similar issue. Is that ok??

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Jenny T — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:16:29 GMT

Thank you Saskia.

You are welcome Nick, I would be interested to hear how you get along with this.

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Nick Shackleton — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:01:42 GMT

Cheers Jen will try all the above. She seems a bit better today, but not gonna count the chickens so to speak. Thnx for the advice. Will get back in a few days and let you kno how we are gettin' on.

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Sal the 1st — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:58:51 GMT

yes Carolyn the 'fatman' has lost some weight (almost .2kg!) and can now make it onto the top of the freezer!

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Saskia Quinn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:58:07 GMT

Jenny,

Wow, I'm impressed!! You sure know your stuff!!

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Jenny T — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:54:20 GMT

Hi Nick,

Yes, from the extra info sounds even more likely to be predatory play.

If your cat didn't like your partner she would not rub around his legs. He is obviously just more attractive as prey than you are (or maybe seen by your cat as more playful)! My cat initiates play with my husband by biting his elbow, but he has never done this to me. So cats can show different behaviours towards different people in the home.

A course I attended discussed a cat behaviour study which concluded that cats needed to go through their predatory sequence at least 20 times per day just to keep them sane. You need to try and replicate this. A cat is hard-wired to hunt. It has to do this, to a greater or lesser extent depending on the individual.

It may be a good idea for you to write out a list of all the things the cat does that provide her with the opportunity to raise her mood-state (ie make her happy). Look at the time she spends per day doing each thing. The list will include things like playing, interacting with owners, being cuddled, eating, sleeping etc etc. As your cat can not go outdoors she is missing hunting, exploring, exercising, interacting with other cats, problem-solving (eg how do I get into that garden past that dog!), freedom etc, etc.

Does your list of behaviours compensate for all these lost (stimulating) activities in terms of both time and level of stimulation? It is not easy. Often we spend 10 mins or so playing with our cat with the same toys and think that is enough. Our cats may think otherwise!

The way to test if the cat is trying to increase her predatory opportunities is to increase her daily stimulation (especially anything to do with hunting behaviours) and see if the attacking behaviour diminishes. I would suggest-

Daily playtime of at least 20mins (or 2x10mins)
Rotate toys so that she is not playing with the same toys each day
Play with her with the toys so you can simulate prey behaviour
Use tunnels, boxes, large paper bags etc during the play
Leave her with new and interesting things to play with while you are out
Put dry food in a cat ball for her to play with rather than feed in a bowl
Food can also be scattered around the home for her to find
Encourage her to chase balls (foam or ping-pong are good)
Maybe make a climbing frame for her to climb / jump on
Anything else you can think of- you know her best!!

See how you get on.

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:44:34 GMT

ROFLMAO hehehehehe

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loobylou — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:33:20 GMT

[quote user="Caro Laithwaite"]

Am trying to help a friend in SA who has 11 cats and 3 dogs and around 400 carp. His Dad has just moved into a granny flat they have built. And he keeps having inappropriate toileting behaviour. I have explained about multicat houses behaviour etc and get no place long term.

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I read that as his dad was inappropriately toileting