Category: Cats

She’s in my bed

On By CarynIn Cats, dog

Izzy the cat has decided that Missy the dog’s bed is the place to be.

Photo description: calico cat curled up in a round pastel rainbow pet bed, small black dog sitting beside the bed looking sad and confused

He got it

On By CarynIn Cats

It took over two months, but Thor the gray tabby cat finally figured out the cat flap to the catio.

Photo description: gray tabby cat going through a window installed cat door, picture from a motion camera

He is still skittish about it and it takes several minutes for him to build up the confidence to go out or in, but he eventually does it on his own.

Hang dry or lay flat

On By CarynIn Cats

If you have cats, hang dry your linens, else they will become cat beds.

Photo description: gray tabby cat laying on white linen that has been laid flat to dry on a nylon drying rack

Clicker

On By CarynIn Cats

Thor the gray tabby is still afraid of the cat flap. I think it is the click of the magnets, so I had the idea to use a clicker with treats to desensitize him to the click noise. Could I find my dog clicker? Nope. So I used a canning jar lid.

Photo description: Gray tabby sniffing a Ball canning jar lid insert with “Thor’s Clicker” written in Sharpie

The lid insert is designed to pop. The intention is to show when a glass jar is properly sealed, but the action in the steel can be manually manipulated. I push the can lid in, it gives a small click, then I give Thor a small piece of chicken, and push the center of the lid the other way and it makes a louder click. It isn’t as loud as a store bought clicker, but with my scaredy cat, that is better.

He stole my chair

On By CarynIn Cats

Thor the cat snuck onto my chair and got caught. He at least had the good sense to look chagrined.

Photo description: gray tabby on a leather recliner, one ear cocked

What is probably actually going on here is that he is trying to outmaneuver Izzy the calico cat. She likes to sit on the top of the back of the chair. One of his ears is facing me, and the other is cocked toward Izzy. Izzy, for her part, was probably on the other couch planning to attack him for his audacity.