Comments on: At What Age Is A Cat Considered To Be Old? http://www.catfactfiles.com/at-what-age-is-a-cat-considered-to-be-old/ Everything You Need To Know About Cats Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Karlene http://www.catfactfiles.com/at-what-age-is-a-cat-considered-to-be-old/comment-page-1/#comment-9785 Karlene Thu, 25 Nov 2010 23:37:22 +0000 http://www.catfactfiles.com/?p=12#comment-9785 Karl, cats seek higher places because they are trying to feel superior or feel threatened in some way. It may be that Corey and Simon have a little dominance/submission thing going on - whereby she is in charge and he must remain inferior, this occurs aturally and is established early in life between litter mates -starting with who gets the nipple and later through play fighting. This dominance is shown through scent marking as high as possible (spraying -even when neutered- in boys), but not always -and of course Corey is a girl -hence the alternative methods. Does she ever clean him? This is also a sign of dominance. The solution is simple: You must impose your dominance on her by being firm, but allowing her to remain higher than him (dont want to rock the boat), you are right to alway remove her from the table -but perhaps not to the floor but a slightly lower surface -perhaps the top of the back of the sofa - but don't give her attention afterwards for some time - by stroking her you are allowing her to scent you with her glands (you cant smell it but they can) - she's showing Simon that you carry her scent (nice and high) and therefore she is in charge . So try that and see how you get on. A good idea is to try to get hold of a copy of 'cat watching' by desmond morris (may be able to get it from a library, or it's on amazon for about £2 (incl p&p) -it's a must for all cat owners, I love my copy :) Karl, cats seek higher places because they are trying to feel superior or feel threatened in some way. It may be that Corey and Simon have a little dominance/submission thing going on – whereby she is in charge and he must remain inferior, this occurs aturally and is established early in life between litter mates -starting with who gets the nipple and later through play fighting. This dominance is shown through scent marking as high as possible (spraying -even when neutered- in boys), but not always -and of course Corey is a girl -hence the alternative methods. Does she ever clean him? This is also a sign of dominance.

The solution is simple: You must impose your dominance on her by being firm, but allowing her to remain higher than him (dont want to rock the boat), you are right to alway remove her from the table -but perhaps not to the floor but a slightly lower surface -perhaps the top of the back of the sofa – but don’t give her attention afterwards for some time – by stroking her you are allowing her to scent you with her glands (you cant smell it but they can) – she’s showing Simon that you carry her scent (nice and high) and therefore she is in charge . So try that and see how you get on. A good idea is to try to get hold of a copy of ‘cat watching’ by desmond morris (may be able to get it from a library, or it’s on amazon for about £2 (incl p&p) -it’s a must for all cat owners, I love my copy :)

]]> By: Karl Schmitt http://www.catfactfiles.com/at-what-age-is-a-cat-considered-to-be-old/comment-page-1/#comment-6900 Karl Schmitt Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:18:11 +0000 http://www.catfactfiles.com/?p=12#comment-6900 My name is Karl and I live in Albuquerque, NM and I have two 10 year old tabbies Cory and Simon. They are brother and sister and are a great source of joy to me. My question is do I need to start integrating food for senior cats into their diets? My vet says that I should, but would like to have another opinion. My cats are strictly indoor cats so they are not subjected to all the diseases that are outdoors, can I assume that they will live much longer than the average cat? Also, my female cat Cory likes to jump on tables which I don't want. What is the best way to handle getting her off and getting her out of the habit of jumping on tabels? I realize that some cats are jumpers and I do allow them to jump on chairs, couches, and window sills, but Cory seems to do it all the time, but Simon does not. I have tried just picking her up and putting her on the floor, being firm with my voice, but nothing seems to help her from jumping on the tables. I personally think she does it because she wants me to pet her and when I do 10 minutes later she is back on the table again. Please help :o) Karl My name is Karl and I live in Albuquerque, NM and I have two 10 year old tabbies Cory and Simon. They are brother and sister and are a great source of joy to me. My question is do I need to start integrating food for senior cats into their diets? My vet says that I should, but would like to have another opinion. My cats are strictly indoor cats so they are not subjected to all the diseases that are outdoors, can I assume that they will live much longer than the average cat? Also, my female cat Cory likes to jump on tables which I don’t want. What is the best way to handle getting her off and getting her out of the habit of jumping on tabels? I realize that some cats are jumpers and I do allow them to jump on chairs, couches, and window sills, but Cory seems to do it all the time, but Simon does not. I have tried just picking her up and putting her on the floor, being firm with my voice, but nothing seems to help her from jumping on the tables. I personally think she does it because she wants me to pet her and when I do 10 minutes later she is back on the table again. Please help :o )

Karl

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.catfactfiles.com/at-what-age-is-a-cat-considered-to-be-old/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Carolyn Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:45:17 +0000 http://www.catfactfiles.com/?p=12#comment-541 I had two cats who both lived 21yrs. As they got older...they stayed by my side constantly.And then all of a sudden..wanted to go outside...something they had never done before. I read later that they were looking for their place to die. I had two cats who both lived 21yrs. As they got older…they stayed by my side constantly.And then all of a sudden..wanted to go outside…something they had never done before. I read later that they were looking for their place to die.

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