Tuesday, January 14, 2003

We are implementing a new behavior management program with our big kitty. He has gradually become more and more agressive towards the little one. Not all the time - just every once in a while. She will be sleeping quietly somewhere and he will go over and attack her for no apparent reason. It has gotten to the point that if he walks past her she will hiss and swat at him in self-defense. So...he is going through behavior modification.

Every time he is aggressive towards her the following things happen...
1. He is told "No! Bad kitty!" in a loud voice.
2. He is physically taken to the little bathroom and shut inside for 2 minutes.
3. The person who put him in the bathroom opens the door and lets him out.
4. He gets love and attention from that person.

Hopefully, he will make the connection between his attacks and the consequences. *sigh* Raising cats is so hard. : )

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