September 3rd, 2010
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Cats groom for a variety of reasons: cleaning, cooling and parasite removal. Grooming is also a way of managing anxiety. If your cat is in a stand-off with another cat, you may notice that the cats begin grooming themselves. Your cat may also groom a lot after being denied access to something, or if he’s unsure of a situation. Grooming as a self-relieving mechanism is healthy but when taken to the extreme, the cat may groom to the point of creating bald patches. Overgrooming can also have underlying medical causes such as parasites or skin conditions. If your cat is grooming excessively, visit your vet. If kitty gets a clean bill of health then it’s time to look at stress triggers in his environment.
Pam Johnson-Bennett, CABC, is a certified cat behavior consultant and author of seven best-selling books on cat behavior. Her website is www.catbehaviorassociates.com. |
and doesn’t stop. She starts meowing and then cuts it off xD
With mine, it’s probably stress. My alpha female thinks he should be in one place and puts him there. Would love to take him to vet, but can’t catch him. He’s already 5 months behind on his rabies shot. He was born inside, has never been outside, but is wilder than some of the ferals around here. If anyone can come up with a solution to this, I would love to hear it. He’s longhaired, but at the moment his tail looks like a worn out bottle brush.
QUIT STRESSING ME!!!!! MEOW MEOW YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, DONT YOU???? MEOW MEOW!!! IF YOU HAVE NOT FIGURED IT OUT YET, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO:
FOLLOW YOUR NURSES SCRIPT: ALWAYS RIGHT.
1. SHUT UP.
2. KISS ME.
MEOW MEOW HAPPY B-DAY
GOT YOUR TREAT, OR WANT MORE!!!MEOW MEOW.
YOU CAN ALWAS HAVCE MORE ON YOUR – DAAYYYY MEOW MEOW
ANY MORE SUGGESTION.
NURSE KITTY. MEOW MEOW
WONDERFULL ADVICE. CUTEKITTY LOVES TO HAVE THE PEDICURE JUST THE WAY YOU SUGGESTED. YOU ARE RIGHT. AFTER STRESS , EVEN SHE MIGHT BE PRETENDING TO IGNORE YOU, SHE IS SUBMITTING TO ALL KINDS OF FUN, YOU CAN COME UP WITH. HERE I DID NOT GET A FEW SUGGESTION. BUT THATS QUITE ALLRIGHT. PLEASE MAKE SURE MANECURE FIRS . STARTING WITH THE PAWS. ONE AT A TIME. THAT WILL RELAX HER. RESTRAIN CAN BE FUN, IF VERY VERY GENLE, GENTLE ENOUGH FOR A CUTE LITTLE SOFT KITTY!!!!! MEOW MEOW!!! CUTEKITTY LIKES THE NAIL CLIPPER , GOING DEEPER, IF HELD DOWN, VERY SOFTLY, RELAXED , WITH PEDICURE AT THE BEGINNING. DOESNT HAVE TO BE FAST. LONGER CAN BE BETTER!!!! ,MEOW MEOW!!!! . PLEASE MAKE SURE, IF CUTEKITTY IS OVERWHEMED, TAKE HER TO A QUIK, DOCTORS VISIT. SHE WILL FEEL SAFE!!!! DONT WORRY . THE GROOMING TEQUNIQUE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CUTE KITTY, AND SHE WILL LET YOU KNOW. SO FAR, YOU SOUND LIKE VERY GOOD AT IT!!!! MEOW MEOW. CUTEKITTY CANT WAIT TO BE GROOMED BY YOU.
P.S. IF DONT HAVE TIME FOR LONGER SESSION, QUIKES C AN BE GOOOOOOOOD, TOOOOOO!!!! MAKE SURE SHE GETS SOME LOOOOONGER GROOOOOMING TOOOO MEOW MEOW
HI SPOOOOOOKY, WHATS THE FEED BACK???? WILL WORK FOR YOU??? OR CANT WAIT LIKE CUTEKITTY//??????? MEOW MEOW
YOU KNOW I WILL KEEP MEOWING AND WILL WAIT PATIENTLY UNTILL I GET IT!!! MEOW MEOW
I had a cat that was constantly licking her fur. She would end up with bald spots. The vet had me do a variety of things, from shots, lotions and etc. Nothing worked. One day my husband put a little whipped cream on a plate for her. She loved it. Within a month, she had a beautiful coat of fur again for the first time in several years. I told the vet what we had done. The vet stated she had never heard of anything like that, but she was glad I told her.
I was hoping someone could help, but all I see is a lot of silly talk by cutekitty, all in caps which is extremely irritating and which I can’t understand. If you really have a suggestion, put it in plain talk.