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22-08-2010, 07:20 PM   #11

Re: Just got a new kitten!


Benny seems to have disappeared. They had a meet today and Benny hissed and growled then left the house. That was about 3 0clock. Al bet he is across the road. Hope he comes back.



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22-08-2010, 07:58 PM   #12

Re: Just got a new kitten!


Hes Back! There is now a face to face stand off on the windowsill, neither are backing off!!!



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22-08-2010, 08:06 PM   #13

Re: Just got a new kitten!


Hopefully they will work out the pecking order!

Cats need to scratch; it's the way they take care of their claws by keeping them sharp and getting rid of the old claw sheath. I presume Benny, as he goes out, has been using a tree or something similar; that's why he hasn't used your furniture. But as long as Casper is in the house he'll need something to claw, and you don't want him to get used to using the table!



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22-08-2010, 08:59 PM   #14

Re: Just got a new kitten!


I bought him a scratchpost today. The little beggar had a good look at it while he scratched the table!!!!! Benny uses the fenceposts in the back, but hes never done anything naughty.



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22-08-2010, 09:18 PM   #15

Re: Just got a new kitten!


lol i had a kitten before who didn't get the concept of the scratching post till i gently brought him over and put each paw onto it and then he put two and two together and the claws were latched in and he went to town on it ever since



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22-08-2010, 09:42 PM   #16

Re: Just got a new kitten!


Tink's right. that's the way to do it. What a cheeky little fellow!



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22-08-2010, 11:44 PM   #17

Re: Just got a new kitten!


Quote:
Originally Posted by Tink
lol i had a kitten before who didn't get the concept of the scratching post till i gently brought him over and put each paw onto it and then he put two and two together and the claws were latched in and he went to town on it ever since
that's what I did with Pip - he's generally been good since. Our old sofa sometimes gets clawed, but that's just because it got attacked before we had a scratching post!



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31-08-2010, 08:45 PM   #18

Re: Just got a new kitten!


Looks as tho Benny is going to be leaving. He hates the kitten and is spending more time across the road at the neighbours house. He only comes in at night when he knows the kitten wont be there, has a feed and is off again! Dont know whether to wait and see if he wil give in or not.



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31-08-2010, 08:54 PM   #19

Re: Just got a new kitten!


I'm sorry to hear that
Do you think if you seperate their living quarters a bit (Benny only in one half of the house, the kitten in the other...so they don't have to interact) till he can get used to the idea, he'll stay home more?..



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31-08-2010, 09:44 PM   #20

Re: Just got a new kitten!


I'd give that a try if it were me......



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