After 12 years a cat gets a forever home....

[taigagirl]

It is so wonderful to see an older pet get a new home. I wouldn't change Michelle's name though, but that is just me.

[Fatty MacButter]

Originally Posted by chaseystarz

With Jensen all you have to do is go into the kitchen. Since he has to have an insulin shot before food we have a step stool we unfold and all you have to do is start unfolding it and there he just appears. And sometimes he is already in the kitchen by the step stool.

If he is not in the kitchen and he is lounging all you have to do is say 'kitchen' and show him a coffee mug and off he darts to the step stool.

That's funny! Why do you show him a coffee mug?

[chaseystarz]

Originally Posted by Fatty MacButter

That's funny! Why do you show him a coffee mug?

It all started with my mother. He finally figured out when she was heading to the kitchen she would always take her mug to fill it back up.

And whats funny is he can be staring at her or waiting patiently for her to pick up the mug because if she goes to the kitchen he might get a morsel.

So i guess in his mind the formula works like this:

Mug + kitchen = food

[Fatty MacButter]

Originally Posted by chaseystarz

It all started with my mother. He finally figured out when she was heading to the kitchen she would always take her mug to fill it back up.

And whats funny is he can be staring at her or waiting patiently for her to pick up the mug because if she goes to the kitchen he might get a morsel.

So i guess in his mind the formula works like this:

Mug + kitchen = food

Cats can learn very well by association (when it involves something they really want!). The cat I grew up with would make a beeline to the kitchen whenever she heard the electric can opener in operation. Sort of like Pavlov's dogs.

Which reminds me.. couldn't resist this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwiMrBNWCA

[Minervah]

Originally Posted by Fatty MacButter

Cats can learn very well by association (when it involves something they really want!). The cat I grew up with would make a beeline to the kitchen whenever she heard the electric can opener in operation. Sort of like Pavlov's dogs.

Which reminds me.. couldn't resist this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwiMrBNWCA

Thanks for the URL. I love Izzard. As usual, he is right on target!