As I suspected Vmax71 hasn't responded since 2nd page of this thread...........But I have to give it up to him for looking into advice and posting the thread!
Originally Posted by KittenKrazy
Just in case he comes back, I'm going to offer my two cents .....well, with the recession, might just be one, lol!
I have to give you points for looking for answers to your problem(s), and there's no one answer that is right for everyone, but do you know what I would do if I were you? Help your gf with her expenses where she lives for awhile, and find a psychiatrist or related mental health worker who can help you with the "neat-freak-worry-about-all-my-stuff" issues. I'm not saying this out of dislike or contempt, but it can be helped, and besides, what happens if you have kids? Unlike cats, they have opposable thumbs and can grab things to pull them off the shelf....whereas I've seen a grown cat weave his way through a Princess House Crystal display and never knock a thing over........admittedly, that almost caused ME to have a heart attack, lol!
Happy New Year to you to! This is great that you are connecting with them. As far as allergies, you are not alone! There are many generic allergy medications that will help. A simple fact about cats, they are gods, versus dogs who look at us as gods!Originally Posted by Vmax71
Hey everyone, Happy New Year to all!
thanks for all those replies, .. wow...there is some great advice I have been getting.
Well... first off, i went to buy a can of Ssscat.... wow... that stuff is great. My gf agreed that she didn't want the cats on her TV/Fish bowl area... So we set up the ssscat .... and after 20mins, while we were in the kitchen... one of the cats set off the spray.... and the cat went running out of the room.... we both found it funny, and as my gf went towards the TV, the ssscat sprayed her, and she jumped, oh man that was even more funny.
Ok, so I have been making a very big effort with the cats, and I think they sense this. The cats will now stay around me, and one of them will even roll over when i tell her to. I could make her roll over repeatedly. Thas was pretty cool. But i think i have to go to the Dr. and see if i have allergies, cause when the cats come brushing around me, i start to sneeze and my eyes become watery.
anyway, I know I will have to make some serious changes in my...or .."our" home if she moves in, but... its not going to be easy for me but I will try, i have no choice, i love her very much.
Yay, Vmax! Happy New Year to you, too!Originally Posted by Vmax71
Hey everyone, Happy New Year to all!
thanks for all those replies, .. wow...there is some great advice I have been getting.
Well... first off, i went to buy a can of Ssscat.... wow... that stuff is great. My gf agreed that she didn't want the cats on her TV/Fish bowl area... So we set up the ssscat .... and after 20mins, while we were in the kitchen... one of the cats set off the spray.... and the cat went running out of the room.... we both found it funny, and as my gf went towards the TV, the ssscat sprayed her, and she jumped, oh man that was even more funny.
Ok, so I have been making a very big effort with the cats, and I think they sense this. The cats will now stay around me, and one of them will even roll over when i tell her to. I could make her roll over repeatedly. Thas was pretty cool. But i think i have to go to the Dr. and see if i have allergies, cause when the cats come brushing around me, i start to sneeze and my eyes become watery.
anyway, I know I will have to make some serious changes in my...or .."our" home if she moves in, but... its not going to be easy for me but I will try, i have no choice, i love her very much.
It's what we use and it's fine - it only sprays when they jump on the table, and it also beeps. You change the setting after a while so it only beeps, so the cat puts a paw up on the table, it beeps, and they eye the can and take their paw back off the tableOriginally Posted by GoldenKitty45
Hope things work out, but IMO I would not be using that spray too much. It could make them very paranoid and skittish.
I've never heard of that stuff: where can you get it?Originally Posted by sarahp
It's what we use and it's fine - it only sprays when they jump on the table, and it also beeps. You change the setting after a while so it only beeps, so the cat puts a paw up on the table, it beeps, and they eye the can and take their paw back off the tableIt's harmless and effective for reconditioning their behaviour.
here you go! SsscatOriginally Posted by KittKatt
I've never heard of that stuff: where can you get it?I'd like to try using it to keep the kiddos off the counters...
They have it in my local pet storeOriginally Posted by KittKatt
I've never heard of that stuff: where can you get it?I'd like to try using it to keep the kiddos off the counters...
petmarts carries them. Here is sss cat while working: http://www.ssscat.com/Originally Posted by sarahp
They have it in my local pet storeThere's other brands that are just as good.
Originally Posted by laureen227
here you go! Ssscat
don't know if you can get it locally where you are, or not, tho...
Originally Posted by sarahp
They have it in my local pet store There's other brands that are just as good
Thanks, y'all!Originally Posted by cococat
petmarts carries them. Here is sss cat while working: http://www.ssscat.com/