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Never thought of it like that! I love thatDogs are wired to be obedient as their survival in pack depends on this. Cats are solitary hunters in nature and care less about what others think of them, which I value a lot.
Personally, dog's loyalty scares me, they don't seem to "care" about themselves at all. Cats are great teachers in self love.
There's this funny exaggerated saying/joke that I like a lot: If you want to experience to be loved, get a dog. If you want to experience to love, get a cat. (And get a hamster if you want to experience their death).
Sorry for OT!
I'll do some more research on wet food only diets! I wouldn't be able to do raw right now, but maybe in the future!I second that on the wet food. We transitioned to raw food almost two full years ago and we are convinced it's best for them. Here in the Twin Cities (MN) area we are lucky enough to have Woody's, a purveyor of raw cat and dog food which has all the necessary ingredients already added to it (although they do sell it without the additives too so you can custom-mix your own) which is good. The selection is great too, from quail and cornish hen to fresh air pork and rabbit. Just amazing. It's also very economical, but the main thing is that the cats love it (for the most part, they are partial to certain varieties) and we have the confidence of knowing they are getting what is best for THEM. If raw isn't an option for you right now, get them on the wet food ASAP and say good-bye to kibble once and for all because even if they don't exhibit health problems when they're young, they are likely to later. There are a lot of articles on this on the web, but this site is probably going to have plenty to convince you of the benefits of both wet and raw.
As far as the play goes, I recommend setting a schedule, even if it's just a loose one. Otherwise it's just too easy to let it slide. You know what I'm saying, being a busy student. Always so many other things to tend to. Play is soooo important. Otherwise they will get neurotic and will start doing weird things like licking themselves too much, etc. Any vets care to chime in on this comment?
She seems to react negatively to a hiss, but I don't think I've ever tried to turn my back to her after. Maybe that's the key that I was missing!If the "OW" isn't working you can try a "Hiss" and turn your back to her for a couple minutes.
The hissing and Ow worked for me but I would watch for her reaction as your trying to get her
to love you, and you don't want to hinder that, but the hiss is what the mother would do to show
her what not to do. You have to do this every time too otherwise it's like starting over.
I would just start with the hissing and turning your back, don't hiss and stare, that would be an aggressive move I think.